Local bookseller recommendations

Joe Biden

By: Evan Osnos

Narrated by: Evan Osnos & David Remnick

Length: 4 hours 26 minutes

Abridged: No

*A FINANCIAL TIMES BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR*
A concise, brilliant, and trenchant examination of Joseph R. Biden Jr.’s successful lifelong quest for the presidency by National Book Award winner Evan Osnos.

President Joseph R. Biden Jr. has been called both the luckiest man and the unluckiest—fortunate to have sustained a fifty-year political career... Read more

Em

By: Kim Thúy

Narrated by: Eve Landry & Kim Thúy

Length: 2 hours 26 minutes

Abridged: No

"Em, c’est le fil qui relie les ouvriers des plantations de caoutchouc et les femmes des salons de manucure aux orphelins de l’opération Babylift, qui a évacué des enfants de Saigon en 1975. Em, c’est celle qui aime." Read more

Missing from the Village

By: Justin Ling

Narrated by: Justin Ling

Length: 8 hours 51 minutes

Abridged: No

The tragic and resonant story of the disappearance of eight men--the victims of serial killer Bruce McArthur--from Toronto's queer community.
 
Shortlisted for the 2021 Toronto Book Awards



In 2013, the Toronto Police Service announced that the disappearances of three men--Skandaraj Navaratnam, Abdulbasir Faizi, and Majeed Kayhan--from Toronto's gay... Read more

Crush

By: Tracy Wolff

Narrated by: Heather Costa & Tim Paige

Length: 18 hours 7 minutes

Abridged: No

Jaxon and Grace's story continues in New York Times bestselling author Tracy Wolff's captivating sequel to Crave.



I'm in the fight of my life. For my humanity. For Jaxon. And for the world I've only just begun to be a part of. I'm all in, even if saving the people I love means I risk losing myself forever. Read more

The End of the Day

By: Bill Clegg

Narrated by: Bill Clegg

Length: 9 hours 56 minutes

Abridged: No

Following his acclaimed New York Times bestseller Did You Ever Have a Family, Bill Clegg returns with a “delicate, deeply observed, and deftly crafted” (Nickolas Butler, author of Shotgun Lovesongs) second novel about the complicated bonds and breaking points of friendship, the corrosive forces of secrets, the heartbeat of longing, and the... Read more

Down Along with That Devil's Bones

By: Connor Towne O'Neill

Narrated by: Geoffrey Cantor

Length: 7 hours 25 minutes

Abridged: No

“We can no longer see ourselves as minor spectators or weary watchers of history a­fter finishing this astonishing work of nonfiction.” —Kiese Laymon, author of Heavy
 
Connor Towne O’Neill’s journey onto the battlefield of white supremacy began with a visit to Selma, Alabama, in 2015. There he had a chance encounter with a group of people... Read more

The Storyteller's Secret

By: Sejal Badani

Narrated by: Soneela Nankani

Length: 13 hours 35 minutes

Abridged: No

An Amazon Charts, USA Today, and Washington Post bestseller.From the bestselling author of Trail of Broken Wings comes an epic story of the unrelenting force of love, the power of healing, and the invincible desire to dream.Nothing prepares Jaya, a New York journalist, for the heartbreak of her third miscarriage and the slow unraveling of her... Read more

Crownchasers

By: Rebecca Coffindaffer

Narrated by: Reba Buhr

Length: 8 hours 47 minutes

Abridged: No

A deadly race across 1,001 planets will determine more than just the fate of the empire. This explosive first book in a duology jam-packed with tension and thrills is perfect for fans of The Hunger Games, Aurora Rising, and Three Dark Crowns.Alyssa Farshot has spent her whole life trying to outrun her family legacy, even leaving behind the... Read more

How to Fly (In Ten Thousand Easy Lessons)

By: Barbara Kingsolver

Narrated by: Barbara Kingsolver

Length: 2 hours 12 minutes

Abridged: No

""A gorgeous collection. . . . These poems unplug from TV and social media and the outrage of the moment and turn our attention to the immediate and the everlasting, human intimacy and the power and mystery of nature."" —Tampa Bay TimesIn this intimate collection, Barbara Kingsolver, beloved author of The Poisonwood Bible and the Pulitzer... Read more

Maori Made Easy

By: Scotty Morrison

Narrated by: Scotty Morrison

Length: 29 hours 57 minutes

Abridged: No

Let te reo Maori advocate and expert Scotty Morrison teach you the basics of the Maori language in easy 30-minute lessons - anywhere, anytime.

Scotty's bestselling Maori Made Easy books and workbooks in print have already helped over 100,000 people on their journey to learn te reo Maori.

Now, the same great resource is available in audio, voiced... Read more

Don't Look for Me

By: Wendy Walker

Narrated by: Thérèse Plummer

Length: 9 hours 51 minutes

Abridged: No

In Wendy Walker's thrilling novel Don't Look for Me, the greatest risk isn’t running away. It’s running out of time.

One night, Molly Clarke walked away from her life.

She doesn't want to be found.

Or at least, that's the story.

The car abandoned miles from home.

The note found at a nearby hotel.

The shattered family that couldn’t be put back... Read more

Stakes Is High

By: Mychal Denzel Smith

Narrated by: Mychal Denzel Smith

Length: 3 hours 30 minutes

Abridged: No

Brave, clear-eyed, and passionate, Stakes Is High is the book we need to guide us past crisis mode and through an uncertain future.

The events of the past decade have forced us to reckon with who we are and who we want to be. We have been invested in a set of beliefs about our American identity: our exceptionalism, the inevitable rightness of our... Read more

ArtCurious

By: Jennifer Dasal

Narrated by: Jennifer Dasal

Length: 9 hours 48 minutes

Abridged: No

A wildly entertaining and surprisingly educational dive into art history as you've never seen it before, from the host of the beloved ArtCurious podcast

We're all familiar with the works of Claude Monet, thanks in no small part to the ubiquitous reproductions of his water lilies on umbrellas, handbags, scarves, and dorm-room posters. But did you... Read more

Watch Over Me

By: Nina LaCour

Narrated by: Jorjeana Marie

Length: 5 hours 36 minutes

Abridged: No

A modern ghost story about trauma and survival, Watch Over Me is the much-anticipated new novel from the Printz Award-winning author of We Are Okay

★ “Gripping; an emotion-packed must-read.” –Kirkus, starred review
★ “A painfully compelling gem from a masterful creator.” –Booklist, starred review 
★ “Moving, unsettling, and full of atmospheric... Read more

The Big Door Prize

By: M. O. Walsh

Narrated by: Sean Pratt

Length: 12 hours 6 minutes

Abridged: No

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The New York Times bestselling author of My Sunshine Away returns with a gripping and heartfelt novel about a mysterious machine that upends a small Louisiana town, asking us all to wonder if who we truly are is who we truly could be.

What would you do if you knew your life's potential? That's the... Read more

You Can Keep That to Yourself

By: Adam Smyer

Narrated by: Donald Faison

Length: 25 minutes

Abridged: No

At long last, a much-needed guidebook for well-intentioned people of pallor on what not to say to their African American “friends.”
“A balm for tongues bitten and comments swallowed . . . A bitingly humorous compendium of the absurd subtle racism of the American workplace.” —Kirkus Reviews Greetings, well-intentioned person of pallor. Your good... Read more

Daddy

By: Emma Cline

Narrated by: Natasha Soudek

Length: 7 hours 21 minutes

Abridged: No

From the bestselling author of The Girls comes a “brilliant” (The New York Times) story collection exploring the dark corners of human experience.

“Daddy’s ten masterful, provocative stories confirm that Cline is a staggering talent.”—Esquire

NAMED ONE OF THE TEN BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY

An absentee father collects his son... Read more

Chaos

By: Iris Johansen

Narrated by: Elisabeth Rodgers

Length: 13 hours 37 minutes

Abridged: No

In this high-stakes thriller, a #1 New York Times bestselling author introduces CIA agent Alisa Flynn, who is willing to go rogue if it means catching the most heartless band of criminals she's ever encountered.

When CIA agent Alisa Flynn flaunts the rules by breaking into a mansion in the middle of the night, she skillfully circumvents alarms... Read more

Wayward Witch

By: Zoraida Cordova

Narrated by: Almarie Guerra

Length: 10 hours 29 minutes

Abridged: No

Rose Mortiz has always been a fixer, but lately she’s been feeling lost.She has brand new powers that she doesn’t understand, and her familyis still trying to figure out how to function in the wake of her amnesiacfather’s return home. Then, on the night of her Death Day party, Rosediscovers her father’s memory loss has been a lie.As she rushes... Read more

Red Pill

By: Hari Kunzru

Narrated by: Hari Kunzru

Length: 8 hours 44 minutes

Abridged: No

ONE OF THE NEW YORK TIMES'S 100 NOTABLE BOOKS OF 2020
ONE OF NPR's BEST BOOKS OF 2020
ONE OF THE A.V. CLUB'S 15 FAVORITE BOOKS OF 2020

From the widely acclaimed author of White Tears, a bold new novel about searching for order in a world that frames madness as truth.

After receiving a prestigious writing fellowship in Germany, the narrator of Red... Read more

Having and Being Had

By: Eula Biss

Narrated by: Alex McKenna

Length: 7 hours 14 minutes

Abridged: No

A NEW YORK TIMES EDITORS’ CHOICE

NAMED A BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR BY TIME , NPR, INSTYLE, AND GOOD HOUSEKEEPING

“A sensational new book [that] tries to figure out whether it’s possible to live an ethical life in a capitalist society. . . . The results are enthralling.” —Associated Press 

A timely and arresting new look at affluence by the New York... Read more

A Rogue of One's Own

By: Evie Dunmore

Narrated by: Elizabeth Jasicki

Length: 16 hours 2 minutes

Abridged: No

“Dunmore is my new find in historical romance. Her A League of Extraordinary Women series is extraordinary.”—Julia Quinn, #1 New York Times bestselling author

“This series balances friendship, politics, history, and romance in just the right mix.”—U.S. Representative Katie Porter

An Indie Next/LibraryReads pick!
An Apple Must Listen Audiobook for... Read more

Building Resilience in Children and Teens, 4th ed

By: Kenneth R. Ginsburg

Narrated by: Miles Meili

Length: 15 hours 9 minutes

Abridged: No

Help prepare the children and teens in your life to face life's challenges with grace and grit. In this award-winning guide, author and pediatrician Dr. Ken Ginsburg shares his 7 crucial Cs: competence, confidence, connection, character, contribution, coping, and control. You'll discover how to incorporate these concepts into your parenting... Read more

Mill Town

By: Kerri Arsenault

Narrated by: Kerri Arsenault

Length: 12 hours 22 minutes

Abridged: No

"This is a listen for anyone interested in small-town America, how it's changed, and why it matters...Though Arsenault may not be a professional narrator, her passion for these important stories comes through with just the right amount of sincerity." -- AudioFile Magazine

This program is read by the author.

A galvanizing and powerful debut, Mill... Read more