Cobble Hill
A Novel
By Cecily von Ziegesar
Narrated by: Pete Simonelli
Length: 9 hours 39 minutes
“Best Novels of Fall 2020” —Vogue
“Most Anticipated List for Fall 2020” —Parade
“Best of Fall 2020” —PopSugar
“Best Books of 2020” —Marie Claire
From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of the Gossip Girl series, a deliciously irresistible novel chronicling a year in the life of four families in an upscale Brooklyn neighborhood as they... Read more »
The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue
By V. E. Schwab
Narrated by: Julia Whelan
Length: 17 hours 9 minutes
The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue
“Epic, beautifully written, heartwarming, and heartbreaking, The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue is a contemplation on life, death, what it means to make your mark on the world, and why we feel it’s important to do so. Addie makes a deal with a demon so she can live her life the way she wants to. But, like most deals, there are strings attached — and these strings make it so she is forgotten by everyone she meets. Dancing about time, the book shows Addie’s life over 300 years and takes a closer look at her modern life — after a boy in a bookshop remembers her. Months later, I’m still thinking about this book and how beautiful it is; my words don’t even come close to doing it justice. Read this book.”
Lindsey Pattavina, R.J. Julia Booksellers
Interior Chinatown
A Novel
By Charles Yu
Narrated by: Joel de la Fuente
Length: 4 hours 20 minutes
Interior Chinatown
“We all make choices throughout our lives, choosing different paths to follow, different roles to play. But who selects the options we choose from? Interior Chinatown is like a rapier taken to stereotypes that inhabit society's attitudes towards Asian Americans. The main character, Willis Wu, is a minor actor in an ongoing cop drama who wants to be more than a generic Asian male in the background, maybe even someday becoming "Kung Fu Guy". The novel bounces back and forth between the script Wu is inhabiting and an interior monologue . And one of the strengths of this book, for the reader, is how thin the line sometimes feels between these stereotypical roles that Willis is acting, and the ridiculousness of the particular situation. Interior Chinatown is a brilliant novel, one that challenged this reader in the best possible ways”
Martin, Green Apple Books
The Children's Blizzard
A Novel
By Melanie Benjamin
Narrated by: Cassandra Campbell
Length: 11 hours 25 minutes
The Children's Blizzard
“Melanie Benjamin is at her best in this historical fiction account of the terrifying blizzard of 1888. It seemingly came out of nowhere and caught the residents of the Midwest by surprise, especially the children and teachers who were preparing to go home for the day. Benjamin looks at the lives of two sisters — both teachers at different schools — and how their decisions that day meant life or death for their students. I spent several late nights on this one!”
Linda Hodges, Fiction Addiction
A Rogue of One's Own
A League of Extraordinary Women: Book #2
By Evie Dunmore
Narrated by: Elizabeth Jasicki
Length: 16 hours 2 minutes
A Rogue of One's Own
“Being excited about a follow-up to a debut novel can be fraught — will the second book live up to my expectations? A Rogue of One’s Own absolutely did! Evie Dunmore’s series (the first entry was Bringing Down the Duke) features a quartet of lively suffragettes and the men they fall in love with and bring over to The Cause. The characters are compelling and likable, the relationships solidly built. There are also some interesting tidbits for history buffs, like excerpts of actual letters written by women of the time.”
Sandy Scott, The Galaxy Bookshop
Take a Hint, Dani Brown
A Novel
The Brown Sisters
By Talia Hibbert
Narrated by: Ione Butler
Length: 10 hours
Take a Hint, Dani Brown
“Take a Hint, Dani Brown is a heartwarming romance that shines a light in dark times. Talia Hibbert normalizes quirks, coping mechanisms, and other human conditions that can get glossed over in a happily ever after. She makes it clear that verbalizing needs, sharing them with a loved one, and having them accepted is the true meaning of love. The depth of the characters and their struggles to come together are wonderfully balanced with charm, humor, and a large dollop of sarcasm. Take a Hint, Dani Brown is a delight.”
Julie Karaganis, Copper Dog Books
Unfaithful
An unputdownable and absolutely gripping psychological thriller
By Natalie Barelli
Narrated by: Emily Rankin
Length: 9 hours 43 minutes
Unfaithful
“I am a big fan of Natalie Barelli's. Her books just keep getting better. Unfaithful is a gripping domestic thriller that captivated my attention from the first page and held it until the last page. Nobody writes an unreliable character/heroine than Natalie Barelli. The story begins with a bang. The shady heroine witnesses one of her favorite students taking his life. She then leaves quickly so as not to be seen. She then drops in on her husband at his studio and finds two wine glasses - one bearing a lipstick stain. I could spill the rest of the story, but then I'd have to kill you. No pun intended. If you are looking for a pageturner to take your mind off this nightmare of a Pandemic, this book is for you. The narration was topnotch.”
Melinda, Buttonwood Books and Toys
Space Unicorn Blues
Space Unicorn: Book #1
By T.J. Berry
Narrated by: Jonathan Todd Ross
Length: 11 hours 56 minutes
A misfit crew race across the galaxy to prevent the genocide of magical creatures, in this unique science fiction debut. Having magical powers makes you less than human, a resource to be exploited. Half-unicorn Gary Cobalt is sick of slavery, captivity, and his horn being ground down to power faster-than-light travel. When he's finally free, all... Read more »
If I Knew Then
Finding wisdom in failure and power in aging
By Jann Arden
Narrated by: Jann Arden
Length: 3 hours 9 minutes
If I Knew Then
“There comes a time in all our lives when we say, “If I knew then, ...” In this memoir, Jann Arden takes us there with humor, warmth, and honesty. Her words resonated deeply with me, a woman “of a certain age”. She reflects on growing up and growing older, on the ways her body has changed, on her father’s alcoholism, on her parents’ dementia and Altzheimer’s disease and deaths, and on the wisdom she has gained along the way. Some of us can relate very intimately with her story; others can relate to the humanity of it - to the conflicting emotions, to the loss, love, change, and growth. And above all, to the humor and hope. This is an entertaining and thought- and emotion-provoking quick listen.”
Nancy, Raven Book Store
Ordinary Insanity
Fear and the Silent Crisis of Motherhood in America
By Sarah Menkedick
Narrated by: Sarah Menkedick
Length: 14 hours 53 minutes
A groundbreaking exposé and diagnosis of the silent epidemic of fear afflicting new mothers, and a candid, feminist deep dive into the culture, science, history, and psychology of contemporary motherhood
Anxiety among mothers is a growing but largely unrecognized crisis. In the transition to motherhood and the years that follow, countless... Read more »
Hidden Valley Road
Inside the Mind of an American Family
By Robert Kolker
Narrated by: Sean Pratt
Length: 13 hours 8 minutes
OPRAH’S BOOK CLUB PICK
#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER
ONE OF THE NEW YORK TIMES TOP TEN BOOKS OF THE YEAR
ONE OF THE WALL STREET JOURNAL TOP TEN BOOKS OF THE YEAR
PEOPLE'S #1 BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR
Named a BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR by The New York Times, The Washington Post, NPR, TIME, Slate, Smithsonian, The New York Post, and Amazon
The heartrending story... Read more »
No Barriers
A Blind Man's Journey to Kayak the Grand Canyon
By Erik Weihenmayer & Buddy Levy
Narrated by: Holter Graham & Bob Woodruff
Length: 19 hours 34 minutes
Erik Weihenmayer is the first and only blind person to summit Mount Everest, the highest point on Earth. Descending carefully, he and his team picked their way across deep crevasses and through the deadly Khumbu Icefall; when the mountain was finally behind him, Erik knew he was going to live. His expedition leader slapped him on the back and... Read more »
A Promised Land
By Barack Obama
Narrated by: Barack Obama
Length: 29 hours 9 minutes
A riveting, deeply personal account of history in the making—from the president who inspired us to believe in the power of democracy
#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • NAMED ONE OF THE TEN BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY THE NEW YORK TIMES BOOK REVIEW
NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY The Washington Post • Jennifer Szalai, The New York Times • NPR •... Read more »
Amari and the Night Brothers
Supernatural Investigations: Book #1
By B. B. Alston
Narrated by: Imani Parks
Length: 11 hours 11 minutes
Artemis Fowl meets Men in Black in this exhilarating debut middle grade fantasy, the first in a trilogy filled with #blackgirlmagic. Perfect for fans of Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky, the Percy Jackson series, and Nevermoor.
Amari Peters has never stopped believing her missing brother, Quinton, is alive. Not even when the police told... Read more »
Early Departures
By Justin A. Reynolds
Narrated by: A.J. Beckles & Preston Butler III
Length: 7 hours 44 minutes
Justin A. Reynolds, author of Opposite of Always, returns with another charming and powerful YA contemporary novel with a speculative twist, perfect for fans of Nicola Yoon, Becky Albertalli, and Adam Silvera.
What if you could bring your best friend back to life—but only for a short time?
Jamal’s best friend, Q, doesn’t know that he died, and... Read more »
Daughter of Smoke & Bone
Daughter of Smoke & Bone: Book #1
By Laini Taylor
Narrated by: Khristine Hvam
Length: 12 hours 32 minutes
In a nation on the brink of war, a young art student's star-crossed love begins to bloom in the first book of the New York Times bestselling epic fantasy trilogy by award-winning author Laini Taylor.
Around the world, black handprints are appearing on doorways, scorched there by winged strangers who have crept through a slit in the sky.
In a dark... Read more »
Teen Killers Club
By Lily Sparks
Narrated by: Jesse Vilinsky
Length: 10 hours 40 minutes
Seventeen-year-old Signal Deere has raised eyebrows for years as an unhappy Goth misfit from the trailer park. When she's convicted of her best friend Rose's brutal murder, she's designated a Class A—the most dangerous and manipulative criminal profile.To avoid prison, Signal signs on for a secret program for eighteen-and-under Class As and is... Read more »
The Left-Handed Booksellers of London
By Garth Nix
Narrated by: Marisa Calin
Length: 11 hours 15 minutes
A girl's quest to find her father leads her to an extended family of magical fighting booksellers who police the mythical Old World of England when it intrudes on the modern world. From the bestselling master of teen fantasy, Garth Nix.
In a slightly alternate London in 1983, Susan Arkshaw is looking for her father, a man she has never met. Crime... Read more »
Concrete Rose
By Angie Thomas
Narrated by: Dion Graham
Length: 8 hours 17 minutes
International phenomenon Angie Thomas revisits Garden Heights seventeen years before the events of The Hate U Give in this searing and poignant exploration of Black boyhood and manhood.
If there’s one thing seventeen-year-old Maverick Carter knows, it’s that a real man takes care of his family. As the son of a former gang legend, Mav does that... Read more »