Historical Fiction

The Stone Witch of Florence

By: Anna Rasche
Narrated by: Soneela Nankani
Length: 11 hours 45 minutes

“A feast of a novel, The Stone Witch of Florence is erudite, transportive, and addicting. Magical in every sense of the word.” —Katy Hays, New York Times bestselling author of The Cloisters

A woman's secret. A deadly Plague. Unleash the hidden magic…

1348. As the Black Plague ravages Italy, Ginevra di Gasparo is summoned to Florence after nearly a... Read more

Kaikeyi

A Novel

By: Vaishnavi Patel
Narrated by: Soneela Nankani
Length: 17 hours 22 minutes

“With a graceful, measured elegance” (The New York Times), this lyrical novel reimagines the life of the infamous queen from the ancient epic the Ramayana, giving voice to an extraordinary woman determined to leave her mark in a world where gods and men dictate the shape of things to come.I was born on the full moon under an auspicious... Read more

The Whalebone Theatre: A Read with Jenna Pick

A Novel

By: Joanna Quinn
Narrated by: Olivia Vinall
Length: 18 hours 22 minutes

“The Whalebone Theatre by Joanna Quinn is my favorite book of 2022. The setting, the coast of England after WWI and through WWII, is one of my favorite for historical fiction. Quinn’s gorgeous use of language takes the already compelling story and complex characters into another realm. I couldn’t put it down, yet I didn’t want it to end. Read more

The American Daughters

A Novel

By: Maurice Carlos Ruffin
Narrated by: Lynnette R. Freeman
Length: 9 hours 52 minutes

“An enthralling tale of a secret resistance movement run by Black women in pre-Civil War New Orleans.”—Time

“Stirring . . . In telling this important, neglected history with imagination-fueled research, The American Daughters offers an inspiring story of people who show a way forward with their perseverance, bravery and love.”—The New York Times... Read more

The Dictionary of Lost Words

A Novel

By: Pip Williams
Narrated by: Pippa Bennett-Warner
Length: 11 hours 11 minutes

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • REESE’S BOOK CLUB PICK • “Delightful . . . [a] captivating and slyly subversive fictional paean to the real women whose work on the Oxford English Dictionary went largely unheralded.”—The New York Times Book Review

“A marvelous fiction about the power of language to elevate or repress.”—Geraldine Brooks, New York... Read more

In the Time of the Butterflies

By: Julia Alvarez
Narrated by: Noemi De La Puente, Alma Cuervo, Blanca Camacho & Melanie Martinez
Length: 13 hours 23 minutes

It is November 25, 1960, and the bodies of three beautiful, convent-educated sisters have been found near their wrecked Jeep at the bottom of a 150-foot cliff on the north coast of the Dominican Republic. El Caribe, the official newspaper, reports their deaths as an accident. It does not mention that a fourth sister lives. Nor does it explain... Read more

The Lost Journals of Sacajewea

By: Debra Magpie Earling
Narrated by: Mandy Smoker Broaddus
Length: 8 hours 2 minutes

Among the most memorialized women in American history, Sacajewea served as interpreter and guide for Lewis and Clark's Corps of Discovery. In this visionary novel, acclaimed Indigenous author Debra Magpie Earling brings this mythologized figure vividly to life, casting unsparing light on the men who brutalized her and recentering Sacajewea as... Read more

Great Circle: A Read with Jenna Pick

A Novel (Man Booker Prize Finalist)

By: Maggie Shipstead
Narrated by: Cassandra Campbell & Alex McKenna
Length: 25 hours 16 minutes

“It’s been a while since I’ve committed to a book this size, but Great Circle was compelling and absorbing enough to keep me turning the pages. The story moves from the last century to this one, tracing the life of stunt-loving, fiercely independent aviatrix Marian Graves as it affects the career of the claustrophobic, headstrong woman set to... Read more

The Flamethrowers

A Novel

By: Rachel Kushner
Narrated by: Rachel Kushner
Length: 15 hours 27 minutes

* Selected as ONE of the BEST BOOKS of the 21st CENTURY by The New York Times * NATIONAL BOOK AWARD FINALIST * New York magazine’s #1 Book of the Year * Best Book of the Year by: The Wall Street Journal; Vogue; O, The Oprah Magazine; Los Angeles Times; The San Francisco Chronicle; The New Yorker; Time; Flavorwire; Salon; Slate; The Daily... Read more

The Safekeep

By: Yael van der Wouden
Narrated by: Stina Nielsen & Saskia Maarleveld
Length: 9 hours 29 minutes

“This obsessive, claustrophobic, smothering tale of hate, love, lust, and longing will open your eyes to what it is to be a different kind of woman in 1960s Netherlands. Read more

Clytemnestra

By: Costanza Casati
Narrated by: Olivia Vinall
Length: 14 hours 54 minutes

Monarch. Mother. Murderer. Magnificent.

You were born to a king, but you marry a tyrant. You stand by helplessly as he sacrifices your child to placate the gods. You watch him wage war on a foreign shore, and you comfort yourself with violent thoughts of your own. Because this was not the first offense against you. This was not the life you ever... Read more

Invisible Cities

By: Italo Calvino
Narrated by: Richard Higgins
Length: 2 hours 52 minutes

“This novel deconstructs an archetypal example of the travel literature genre; specially, the 13th-century travelogue that depicts the journey of the Venetian merchant, Marco Polo. Known for his brevity and fluidity, Calvino depicts transient experiences as invisible edges between reality and fiction. Calvino employs semiotics and structuralism... Read more

You Dreamed of Empires

A Novel

By: Álvaro Enrigue
Narrated by: Gabriel Porras
Length: 6 hours 23 minutes

“Hilarious and beautiful. The final days of the Aztec empire as if they were taking place in the boardrooms of today. A poignant satire of colonialism and the evil that lives on in its descendants. Read more

West with Giraffes

A Novel

By: Lynda Rutledge
Narrated by: Danny Campbell
Length: 10 hours 28 minutes

“The time period is 1938 and travel looks different than it does today. Two giraffes have miraculously survived a hurricane and must be transported to a zoo for care. The decision is made to travel cross country by truck to the San Diego Zoo. This epic road trip is adventurous, daring, time sensitive, and charming. Inspired by true events! This... Read more

Wolf Hall

A Novel

Wolf Hall Trilogy: Book #1

By: Hilary Mantel
Narrated by: Simon Slater
Length: 22 hours 58 minutes

WINNER OF THE MAN BOOKER PRIZE
WINNER OF THE NATIONAL BOOK CRITICS CIRCLE AWARD FOR FICTION

In inimitable style, Hilary Mantel's New York Times bestselling Wolf Hall is "a darkly brilliant reimagining of life under Henry VIII. . . . Magnificent." (The Boston Globe).

The basis for the TV series on BBC and PBS Masterpiece starring Mark Rylance as... Read more

The Nickel Boys (Winner 2020 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction)

A Novel

By: Colson Whitehead
Narrated by: JD Jackson & Colson Whitehead
Length: 6 hours 45 minutes

“This is the story of boys at a reform school in Florida in the 1960s. Based on the true story of the Dozier School for Boys, and the atrocities that took place there. This isn’t for the faint of heart; the cruelty and violence are terrible. However, Whitehead is a master novelist. The haunting beauty of his prose makes this a must-read. The... Read more

33 Place Brugmann

A Novel

By: Alice Austen
Narrated by: Shiromi Arserio, Jilly Bond, Nicholas Boulton, Billie Brown Fulford, Danielle Cohen, Raphael Corkhill, Matthew Lloyd Davies, James Meunier, Joshua Riley & Simon Slater
Length: 11 hours 17 minutes

“Set in Brussels as the storm clouds of WWII amass over Europe, the residents of an apartment building are forced to make difficult choices that will forever change their lives. Fans of The Postcard and All the Light We Cannot See, this is your next great read. Read more

The Lion Women of Tehran

By: Marjan Kamali
Narrated by: Mozhan Navabi & Nikki Massoud
Length: 10 hours 29 minutes

“A wonderful story of a lifelong friendship through all of the turmoil in Iran from the 1950's through the present. Read more

Long Island

By: Colm Toibin
Narrated by: Jessie Buckley
Length: 9 hours 40 minutes

“In Colm Tóibín’s new book, Long Island, his masterful language and ability to draw quietly engaging characters is on full display. When a stranger knocks on Eilis Lacey’s door with an alarming message, her life and that of her family is thrown into disarray. After receiving the news, she returns to her hometown of Enniscorthy, where she... Read more

Isola: Reese's Book Club

A Novel

By: Allegra Goodman
Narrated by: Fiona Hardingham & Allegra Goodman
Length: 12 hours 53 minutes

“Based on the real life of a 16th century French noblewoman, this harrowing tale held me enthralled. Marooned on an island off Newfoundland after being betrayed by her guardian, Marguerite must rely on ingenuity and love to survive in the harsh wilderness, discovering her true strength. Read more