Bookseller picks

Oak Flat

By: Lauren Redniss

Narrated by: Lauren Redniss, Darrell Dennis, Kyla Garcia, Ki...

Length: 4 hours 15 minutes

Abridged: No

A powerful work of visual nonfiction about three generations of an Apache family struggling to protect sacred land from a multinational mining corporation, by MacArthur “Genius” and National Book Award finalist Lauren Redniss, the acclaimed author of Thunder & Lightning.

Oak Flat is a serene high-elevation mesa that sits above the... Read more

The Orchard

By: David Hopen

Narrated by: Micky Shiloah

Length: 17 hours 13 minutes

Abridged: No

A Recommended Book From:
Entertainment Weekly * Electric Literature * AlmaA commanding debut and a poignant coming-of-age story about a devout Jewish high school student whose plunge into the secularized world threatens everything he knows of himselfAri Eden’s life has always been governed by strict rules. In ultra-Orthodox Brooklyn, his days are... Read more

Soulswift

By: Megan Bannen

Narrated by: Hayden Bishop

Length: 12 hours 18 minutes

Abridged: No

A dark, epic fantasy about a girl who must rethink everything she believes after she is betrayed and hunted by the religion that raised her—from Megan Bannen, author of The Bird and the Blade. Perfect for fans of The Winner’s Curse and The Girl of Fire and Thorns. Gelya is a Vessel, a girl who channels the word of the One True God through song.... Read more

The Star-Crossed Sisters of Tuscany

By: Lori Nelson Spielman

Narrated by: Carlotta Brentan, Kathleen Garrett & Lori Nelso...

Length: 13 hours 14 minutes

Abridged: No

An International Bestseller!

A LibraryReads and Indie Next Pick!

A trio of second-born daughters sets out on a whirlwind journey through the lush Italian countryside to break the family curse that says they’ll never find love, by New York Times bestseller Lori Nelson Spielman, author of The Life List.
 
Since the day Filomena Fontana cast a curse... Read more

Eartheater

By: Dolores Reyes

Narrated by: Frankie Corzo

Length: 3 hours 55 minutes

Abridged: No

NAMED A ""FALL 2020 MUST-READ"" AND ONE OF THE ""BEST BOOKS OF FALL 2020"" BY TIME, VULTURE, THE BOSTON GLOBE, WIRED, COSMOPOLITAN AND MOREElectrifying and provocative, visceral and profound, a powerful literary debut novel about a young woman whose compulsion to eat earth gives her visions of murdered and missing people—an imaginative synthesis... Read more

Little Wishes

By: Michelle Adams

Narrated by: Joan Walker

Length: 9 hours 28 minutes

Abridged: No

ONE OF POPSUGAR'S BEST ROMANCE NOVELS OF NOVEMBER 2020!""A story of love long postponed but never forgotten, Little Wishes is a tale to be treasured. Michelle's Adam's lovely, luminous writing is a beacon that draws readers closer and brings them home to the lasting truths about life and love."" —Marie Bostwick, New York Times bestselling author... Read more

Pretending

By: Holly Bourne

Narrated by: Heather Long

Length: 9 hours 50 minutes

Abridged: No

“It made me cry and laugh and rage…A really important, timely book. Sheer brilliance.” —Lucy Foley, New York Times bestselling author of The Guest List

“Thoughtful, smart and painfully true.” —Cosmopolitan UK

He said he was looking for a “partner in crime,” which everyone knows is shorthand for “a woman who isn’t real.”

April is kind, pretty and... Read more

An Onion in My Pocket

By: Deborah Madison

Narrated by: Deborah Madison

Length: 9 hours 51 minutes

Abridged: No

From the author of Vegetarian Cooking for Everyone ("The Queen of Greens," The Washington Post)—a warm, bracingly honest memoir that also gives us an insider's look at the vegetarian movement.

Madison’s “insightful memoir” (The Wall Street Journal) is “a true delight to read as she uncovers her love for all real foods, peeling off layer by layer... Read more

The Decameron Project

By: The New York Times

Narrated by: Alex Allwine, Dennis Boutsikaris, Edwidge Danti...

Length: 6 hours 13 minutes

Abridged: No

A stunning collection of new fiction previously published as The Decameron Project and originally commissioned by The New York Times Magazine as the COVID-19 pandemic first spread across the world, from twenty-nine authors including Margaret Atwood, Tommy Orange, Edwidge Danticat, Rachel Kushner, Colm Tóibín, Charles Yu, and more.

When reality is... Read more

This Is Your Time

By: Ruby Bridges

Narrated by: Ruby Bridges

Length: 13 minutes

Abridged: No

Inspired by the recent wave of activism led by young people fighting for racial justice, civil rights icon Ruby Bridges--who, at the age of six, was the first black child to integrate an all-white elementary school in New Orleans--shares her story and offers a powerful call to action with this elegant gift book.

Written as a letter from civil... Read more

Seven Kinds of People You Find in Bookshops

By: Shaun Bythell

Narrated by: Peter Kenny

Length: 2 hours

Abridged: No

A wickedly witty field guide to bookstore customers by the curmudgeonly shop owner and author of Confessions of a Bookseller. Shaun Bythell knows them all—from the “Person Who Doesn’t Know What They Want (But Thinks It Might Have a Blue Cover)” to the “Parents Secretly after Free Childcare.” The business of books has never been funnier.In a... Read more

This Time Next Year We'll Be Laughing

By: Jacqueline Winspear

Narrated by: Jacqueline Winspear

Length: 10 hours 7 minutes

Abridged: No

The New York Times bestselling author of the Maisie Dobbs series offers a deeply personal memoir of her Kentish childhood and her family’s resilience in the face of war and privation.After sixteen novels, Jacqueline Winspear has taken the bold step of turning to memoir, revealing the hardships and joys of her family history. Both shockingly... Read more

The Butchers' Blessing

By: Ruth Gilligan

Narrated by: John Keating & Heather O'Neill

Length: 9 hours 8 minutes

Abridged: No

Every year, Úna prepares for her father to leave her. He will wave goodbye early one morning, then disappear with seven other men to traverse the Irish countryside. Together, these men form the Butchers, a group that roams from farm to farm, enacting ancient methods of cattle slaughter.

The Butchers’ Blessing moves between the events of 1996 and... Read more

The Patriots

By: Winston Groom

Narrated by: George Guidall

Length: 10 hours 21 minutes

Abridged: No

In this masterful narrative, historian Winston Groom transports readers to the world of the American Revolution, where bold ideas, improbable events, and three extraordinary characters led to theremarkable birth of the country we know today. When the Revolutionary War ended in victory, there remained a stupendous problem: establishing a workable... Read more

Instant Karma

By: Marissa Meyer

Narrated by: Rebecca Soler

Length: 14 hours 31 minutes

Abridged: No

In New York Times bestselling author Marissa Meyer's young adult contemporary romance, a girl is suddenly gifted with the ability to cast instant karma on those around her – both good and bad.

Chronic overachiever Prudence Daniels is always quick to cast judgment on the lazy, rude, and arrogant residents of her coastal town. Her dreams of karmic... Read more

White Ivy

By: Susie Yang

Narrated by: Emily Woo Zeller

Length: 12 hours 50 minutes

Abridged: No

“A truly addictive read” (Glamour) about how a young woman’s crush on a privileged former classmate becomes a story of love, lies, and dark obsession, offering stark insights into the immigrant experience, as it hurtles to its electrifying ending in this “twisty, unputdownable, psychological thriller” (People).

Ivy Lin is a thief and a liar—but... Read more

Hollowpox: The Hunt for Morrigan Crow

By: Jessica Townsend

Narrated by: Gemma Whelan

Length: 14 hours 26 minutes

Abridged: No

From a New York Times bestselling author: our beloved heroine battles a new evil as a strange, frightening illness takes hold of Nevermoor in this captivating and heart-pounding tale. Morrigan Crow and her friends have survived their first year as proud scholars of the elite Wundrous Society, helped bring down the nefarious Ghastly Market, and... Read more

Fortune Favors the Dead

By: Stephen Spotswood

Narrated by: Kirsten Potter

Length: 8 hours 31 minutes

Abridged: No

A wildly charming and fast-paced mystery written with all the panache of the hardboiled classics, Fortune Favors the Dead introduces Pentecost and Parker, an audacious new detective duo for the ages.

“Razor-sharp style, tons of flair, a snappy sense of humor, and all the most satisfying elements of a really good noir novel, plus plenty of... Read more

Crazy Stupid Bromance

By: Lyssa Kay Adams

Narrated by: Andrew Eiden

Length: 9 hours 50 minutes

Abridged: No

"[A] catchy premise with surprising wisdom and specificity."--New York Times Book Review on The Bromance Book Club

A LibraryReads Hall of Fame Title 

A hacktivist and a cat café owner decode the friend zone in this romantic comedy from the author of Undercover Bromance.
 
Alexis Carlisle and her cat café, ToeBeans, have shot to fame after she came... Read more

The Love Lives of Birds

By: Laura Erickson

Narrated by: Laura Erickson

Length: 3 hours 2 minutes

Abridged: No

From the lifelong devotion of the American crow to the dalliances of the eastern bluebird, from the bald eagle’s dazzling aerial display to the male ruby-throated hummingbird’s reputation as a “deadbeat dad” — courtship, mating, and parenting differ dramatically among birds. Ornithologist and author Laura Erickson takes readers on a... Read more

Ana on the Edge

By: A. J. Sass

Narrated by: Sagan Chen

Length: 7 hours 6 minutes

Abridged: No

Perfect for fans of George and Ivy Aberdeen's Letter to the World: a heartfelt coming of age story about a nonbinary character navigating a binary world. Twelve-year-old Ana-Marie Jin, the reigning US Juvenile figure skating champion, is not a frilly dress kind of kid. So, when Ana learns that next season's program will be princess themed, doubt... Read more

The Mirror Man

By: Jane Gilmartin

Narrated by: James Anderson Foster

Length: 9 hours 31 minutes

Abridged: No

“A cloning story that reads like a thriller… [for] fans of science fiction and corporate espionage.” —Library Journal

Meet Jeremiah Adams. There are two of him.

The offer is too tempting: be part of a scientific breakthrough, step out of his life for a year, and be paid hugely for it. When ViMed Pharmaceutical asks Jeremiah to be part of an... Read more

Make Me Rain

By: Nikki Giovanni

Narrated by: Nikki Giovanni

Length: 2 hours 7 minutes

Abridged: No

An extraordinary listening experience! Hear Nikki Giovanni read from her newest collection of poems!One of America’s most celebrated poets challenges us with this powerful and deeply personal collection of verse that speaks to the injustices of society while illuminating the depths of her own heart.For more than fifty years, Nikki Giovanni’s... Read more

The Midnight Bargain

By: C.L. Polk

Narrated by: Moira Quirk

Length: 11 hours 49 minutes

Abridged: No

From the beloved World Fantasy Award-winning author of Witchmark comes a sweeping, romantic new fantasy set in a world reminiscent of Regency England, where women’s magic is taken from them when they marry. A sorceress must balance her desire to become the first great female magician against her duty to her family.Beatrice Clayborn is a... Read more