Bookseller picks

Zero Stars, Do Not Recommend

By: MJ Wassmer

Narrated by: Stephen R. Thorne

Length: 11 hours 2 minutes

Abridged: No

VACATION CHECKLIST• Pack swim trunks.• Apply sunscreen. Survive the apocalypse?Professional underachiever Dan Foster is finally taking a vacation. Sure, his life has been average at best, and yeah, he’s never quite lived up to his potential. But after a few Miller Lites in paradise with his girlfriend, Mara, things are starting to look... Read more

Strange Folk

By: Alli Dyer

Narrated by: Megan Tusing, Suehyla El Attar-Young & Kitty He...

Length: 10 hours 36 minutes

Abridged: No

A woman returns to her estranged, magical family in Appalachia, where a conjuring meant to protect the community may have summoned something sinister in this lush and “bewitching debut” (Andrea Bartz, New York Times bestselling author) that is perfect for fans of Alice Hoffman, Deborah Harkness, and Sarah Addison Allen.

Lee left Craw Valley at... Read more

Ne'er Duke Well

By: Alexandra Vasti

Narrated by: Mhairi Morrison

Length: 12 hours 3 minutes

Abridged: No

In this steamy Regency romp, Lady Selina is determined to find the Duke of Stanhope the perfect wife—the only problem is she's starting to think that might be her. Peter Kent—newly inherited Duke of Stanhope and recently of New Orleans, Louisiana—must become respectable. Between his radical politics and the time he interrupted a minor royal... Read more

Our Long Marvelous Dying

By: Anna DeForest

Narrated by: Maggi-Meg Reed

Length: 5 hours 25 minutes

Abridged: No

Palliative-care physician and award-winning author Anna DeForest returns with an ode to life and to death, and the ways we care for ourselves and others on our long, marvelous walk toward the end.

In a pandemic-hushed city, a young doctor lives a life of insecure attachments: to a distant partner in an untended marriage, to a loaner child who... Read more

The Match

By: Sarah Adams

Narrated by: Rusty Mewha & Leanne Woodward

Length: 9 hours 7 minutes

Abridged: No

From the New York Times bestselling author of Practice Makes Perfect comes an expanded edition of The Match—a charming romance novel about second chances and the healing power of love, with a never-before-seen chapter. Sometimes love finds you when you least expect it. Evie Jones has dedicated her life and very limited funds working for Southern... Read more

Everyone I Kissed Since You Got Famous

By: Mae Marvel

Narrated by: Mia Hutchinson-Shaw

Length: 13 hours 35 minutes

Abridged: No

Most Anticipated LGBTQ+ Reads of 2024

Hollywood glamor meets “‘Tis the Damn Season” in this irresistibly buzzy sapphic romance, perfect for fans of Alexandria Bellefleur and Casey McQuiston.

Katie Price is known in every living room in America. A small-town Wisconsin girl who became an A-list star, she rarely makes it home, but this year is... Read more

Long Time Gone

By: Charlie Donlea

Narrated by: Vivienne Leheny

Length: 9 hours 19 minutes

Abridged: No

In this engrossing, masterfully twisting new thriller from the #1 internationally bestselling author, a forensics trainee learns through a DNA test that she mysteriously disappeared as a baby thirty years ago—and her life is still in danger …When Dr. Sloan Hastings submits her DNA to an online genealogy site for a research assignment, her goal... Read more

Savor It

By: Tarah DeWitt

Narrated by: Karissa Vacker & Zachary Webber

Length: 9 hours 5 minutes

Abridged: No

"An absolutely delightful treat to savor! Relatable, sexy, and beautiful." —Elena Armas, New York Times bestselling author of The Spanish Love Deception

Summer won't last forever.

Sage Byrd has lived in the coastal town of Spunes, Oregon (not to be confused with Forks, Washington) her entire life. She's learned to love her small world, with... Read more

Every Time I Go on Vacation, Someone Dies

By: Catherine Mack

Narrated by: Elizabeth Evans

Length: 9 hours 34 minutes

Abridged: No

Ten days, eight suspects, six cities, five authors, three bodies . . . one trip to die for.

"Quick, captivating, and oh-so-much-fun! This delicious mystery is as spellbinding as Knives Out."—Elle Cosimano, New York Times bestselling author of the Finlay Donovan series

"Evans demonstrates her talent for accents and finds voices that capture the... Read more

Tree. Table. Book.

By: Lois Lowry

Narrated by: Hope Newhouse

Length: 3 hours 10 minutes

Abridged: No

May 2024 AudioFile Earphones Award Winner!From two-time Newbery medalist Lois Lowry comes this warm and resonant story of an unlikely friendship, which unfolds as a revelation on how we hold on to—and pass on—what matters most.Everyone knows the two Sophies are best friends. One is in elementary school, and one is . . . well . . . in a little... Read more

When I Think of You

By: Myah Ariel

Narrated by: DeWanda Wise

Length: 10 hours 47 minutes

Abridged: No

In this sweeping second chance romance from debut author Myah Ariel, the unexpected spark of two former flames may force them to choose between their dreams and each other.

Kaliya Wilson has paid her dues. But all the years behind the reception desk at a flashy film studio have only pushed her movie-making dreams further out of reach. That is,... Read more

The Prospects

By: KT Hoffman

Narrated by: Shaan Dasani & KT Hoffman

Length: 11 hours 34 minutes

Abridged: No

“A queer sports romance and a triumphant debut . . . a heartstring-pulling tale of two minor-league baseball rivals who realize they play much better together.”—Elle, The Best (and Most Anticipated) Romance Books of 2024, So Far

“I completely adored it.”—Casey McQuiston, author of Red, White & Royal Blue

A PUBLISHERS WEEKLY BEST BOOK OF THE... Read more

A Short Walk Through a Wide World

By: Douglas Westerbeke

Narrated by: Saskia Maarleveld

Length: 11 hours 3 minutes

Abridged: No

“Imagine The Life of Pi, The Alchemist, and The Midnight Library rolled into one fantastical fable.” —The New York Times Book Review * “An epic adventure…rich with all the possibilities the world can hold.” —People

NATIONAL BESTSELLER • A dazzlingly epic debut that charts the incredible, adventurous life of one woman as she journeys the globe... Read more

Begin Again

By: Helly Acton

Narrated by: Emma Sidi

Length: 10 hours

Abridged: No

Have you ever wanted to change the past and discover the result of choices not taken? Now, in this brilliantly fun novel of what-ifs, missed chances, and new beginnings, Frankie McKenzie discovers what starting over might bring…Despite living firmly in her comfort zone, Frankie McKenzie feels unsettled. She can’t help feeling something’s... Read more

Ferris

By: Kate DiCamillo

Narrated by: Cherry Jones

Length: 4 hours 5 minutes

Abridged: No

The beloved author of Because of Winn-Dixie has outdone herself with a hilarious and achingly real love story about a girl, a ghost, a grandmother, and growing up.

It’s the summer before fifth grade, and for Ferris Wilkey, it is a summer of sheer pandemonium: Her little sister, Pinky, has vowed to become an outlaw. Uncle Ted has left Aunt Shirley... Read more

Trouble

By: Lex Croucher

Narrated by: Ell Potter

Length: 11 hours 38 minutes

Abridged: No

A Regency-era romantic comedy with a deliciously feminist and queer twist, from the New York Times bestselling author of Gwen & Art Are Not in Love.

There's a new governess at Fairmont House, and she's going to be nothing but trouble.

Emily Laurence is a liar. She is not polite, she's not polished, and she has never taught a child in her life.... Read more

Where the Dark Stands Still

By: A. B. Poranek

Narrated by: Ola Forman

Length: 11 hours 54 minutes

Abridged: No

A New York Times bestseller

A girl with dangerous magic makes a risky bargain with a demon to be free of her monstrous power in this “dark, devastating, and gothic” (Kirkus Reviews) young adult fantasy perfect for fans of An Enchantment of Ravens and House of Salt and Sorrows.

Liska knows that magic is monstrous, and its practitioners are... Read more

The Guest

By: B.A. Paris

Narrated by: Emily Joyce

Length: 8 hours 14 minutes

Abridged: No

New York Times bestselling author B. A. Paris captivated psychological thriller readers everywhere with Behind Closed Doors. Now she invites you into another home full of heart-pounding secrets, in The Guest.

Some secrets never leave.

Iris and Gabriel have just arrived home from a make-or-break holiday. But a shock awaits them. One of their... Read more

Where You End

By: Abbott Kahler

Narrated by: Megan Tusing & Samantha Desz

Length: 11 hours 15 minutes

Abridged: No

"Tusing keeps listeners' attention from the start. At first, her voice has the quality of an ingenue. Desz, as Jude, sounds dominating, subtle, and quietly terrifying. Their voices align beautifully, with a darkness that entices deeper listening, particularly when motivations aren't clear." —AudioFile (Earphones Award Winner)

“A perfectly paced,... Read more

The Curse of Pietro Houdini

By: Derek B. Miller

Narrated by: Gabra Zackman

Length: 11 hours 23 minutes

Abridged: No

A vivid, thrilling, and moving World War II art-heist-adventure tale where enemies become heroes, allies become villains, and a child learns what it means to become an adult—that “has the ring of truth and the echo of myth…[deserving of] all the lucky readers who discover it” (The Wall Street Journal).

August, 1943. Fourteen-year-old Massimo is... Read more

Arya Khanna's Bollywood Moment

By: Arushi Avachat

Narrated by: Nikhaar Kishnani

Length: 9 hours 16 minutes

Abridged: No

Save the Date meets Never Have I Ever in this sparkling debut rom-com about a high school senior whose life suddenly gets a Bollywood spin when her sister gets engaged.

Shaadi preparations are in full swing, which means lehenga shopping, taste testing, dance rehearsals, and best of all, Arya’s sister Alina is home. The Khannas are together again,... Read more

The Storm We Made

By: Vanessa Chan

Narrated by: Samantha Tan

Length: 10 hours 52 minutes

Abridged: No

NATIONAL BESTSELLER * A GOOD MORNING AMERICA BOOK CLUB PICK * LONGLISTED FOR THE CENTER FOR FICTION 2024 FIRST NOVEL PRIZE

In this “espionage-laden family epic” (Vanity Fair), an ordinary housewife becomes an unlikely spy—and her dark secrets will test even the most unbreakable ties.

Malaya, 1945. Cecily Alcantara’s family is in terrible danger:... Read more

The Vulnerables

By: Sigrid Nunez

Narrated by: Hillary Huber

Length: 5 hours 18 minutes

Abridged: No

NATIONAL BESTSELLER 

NAMED A BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR BY NPR, HARPER'S BAZAAR, VOGUE, THE SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICE, THE IRISH TIMES, NEW REPUBLIC AND KIRKUS REVIEWS

The New York Times–bestselling, National Book Award–winning author of The Friend and What Are You Going Through brings her singular voice to a story about modern life and connection

“I am... Read more

West Heart Kill

By: Dann McDorman

Narrated by: Robert Petkoff

Length: 9 hours 11 minutes

Abridged: No

SHORTLISTED FOR THE CWA NEW BLOOD DAGGER AWARD • A remote lodge. A stormy night. A shot in the dark. You may think you’ve read this story before. Think again. •  Fans of The 7 ½ Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle and Magpie Murders, look no further.

“Potent. . . . McDorman's knowledge is abundant, as is his cleverness.”—Sarah Weinman, The New York... Read more