Susan's Picks

An Enchantment of Ravens

By: Margaret Rogerson
Narrated by: Julia Whelan
Length: 8 hours 45 minutes

“I was drawn to this book the moment I saw the cover. And like a lot of beautiful, anticipated reads, I hoarded it away like a book dragon. 2020 might be a terrible, bad, no good year, but it is the year I’ve decided to focus on my TBR shelves by listening to all the books on audio. And An Enchantment of Ravens is a gorgeous book made even more... Read more

Little Women

The Little Women Series: Book #1

By: Louisa May Alcott
Narrated by: C. M. Hébert
Length: 18 hours 59 minutes

This favorite book for children, based on the author’s own youthful experiences, describes the life of the March family in a small New England community in the 1800s.Meg, Jo, Beth, and Amy March are raised in genteel poverty by their loving mother while their father serves as chaplain during the American Civil War. Jo at fifteen is ungainly,... Read more

The Blue Castle

By: L.M. Montgomery
Narrated by: Barbara Barnes
Length: 8 hours 3 minutes

All her life, Valancy Stirling lived on a quiet little street in an ugly little house and never dared to contradict her domineering mother and her unforgiving aunt. At twenty-nine, she's never been in love, and her only consolation has been the forbidden books of John Foster and her daydreams of the Blue Castle. Then, one day, she gets a letter... Read more

The Very, Very Far North

Very, Very Far North

By: Dan Bar-el
Narrated by: Tim Campbell
Length: 3 hours 23 minutes

An inquisitive polar bear named Duane befriends an array of animals as he discovers where he belongs in this charming classic-in-the making.



In the Very, Very Far North, past the Cold, Cold Ocean and just below the hill that looks like a baby whale, you’ll find Duane and his friends.



Duane is a sweet and curious young bear who makes friends with... Read more

A Killer in King’s Cove

A Lane Winslow Mystery: Book #1

By: Iona Whishaw
Narrated by: Marilla Wex
Length: 11 hours 6 minutes

A smart and enchanting postwar mystery that will appeal to fans of the Maisie Dobbs series by Jacqueline Winspear. It is 1946, and war-weary young ex-intelligence officer Lane Winslow leaves London to look for a fresh start. When she finds herself happily settled into a sleepy hamlet in the interior of British Columbia surrounded by a... Read more

Welcome to the Pine Away Motel and Cabins

A Novel

By: Katarina Bivald
Narrated by: Phoebe Strole
Length: 14 hours 41 minutes

The next novel from Katarina Bivald, author of the #1 Indie Next pick and New York Times bestseller, The Readers of Broken Wheel Recommend

After an accident kills Henny, the manager of the Pine Away Motel and Cabins, she watches as the three people who mean the most to her are reunited at her funeral. All three are unhappy, and Henny is... Read more

Joy at Work

Organizing Your Professional Life

By: Marie Kondo & Scott Sonenshein
Narrated by: Brittany Ishibashi & Dan Woren
Length: 5 hours 19 minutes

“I found a lot to love in this application of Kon Mari method to work. I am finding it especially comforting at this time when I am working mostly from home as many of you are. It is a very slow process as, by nature, I am a slob and my surroundings are usually chaos. Little by little, I feel gently guided by Kondo and Sonenshein to eliminate... Read more

The Woman Who Knew Everything

By: Debbie Viggiano
Narrated by: Imogen Church
Length: 9 hours 17 minutes

‘She couldn’t remember the last time they’d stared at each other with dewy eyes over the cornflakes, or when they’d last tumbled into bed and bonked like spring bunnies, but they loved each other. Didn’t they?’

Chrissie, Dee and Amber each feel a marriage proposal is overdue from their respective boyfriends. When the women are invited to a... Read more

The City of Ember

The First Book of Ember

The City of Ember: Book #1

By: Jeanne DuPrau
Narrated by: Wendy Dillon
Length: 6 hours 49 minutes

Ember is the only light in a dark world. But when its lamps begin to flicker, two friends must race to escape the dark. This highly acclaimed adventure series is a modern-day classic—with over 4 MILLION copies sold! 
 
The city of Ember was built as a last refuge for the human race. Two hundred years later, the great lamps that light the city are... Read more

The Last Garden in England

By: Julia Kelly
Narrated by: Shiromi Arserio, Marisa Calin, Danielle Cohen, Katherine Littrell & Siobhan Waring
Length: 10 hours 46 minutes

From the author of the international bestsellers The Light Over London and The Whispers of War comes “a compelling read, filled with lovable characters and an alluring twist of fates” (Ellen Keith, author of The Dutch Wife) about five women living across three different times whose lives are all connected by one very special garden.

Present day:... Read more

When We Believed in Mermaids

A Novel

By: Barbara O'Neal
Narrated by: Sarah Naughton & Katherine Littrell
Length: 11 hours 55 minutes

An Amazon Charts, Washington Post, Wall Street Journal, and USA Today bestseller.From the author of The Art of Inheriting Secrets comes an emotional new tale of two sisters, an ocean of lies, and a search for the truth.Her sister has been dead for fifteen years when she sees her on the TV news…Josie Bianci was killed years ago on a train during... Read more

Ender's Game

The Ender Saga: Book #1

By: Orson Scott Card
Narrated by: Stefan Rudnicki & Harlan Ellison
Length: 11 hours 18 minutes

“This was my first ever audiobook and it set the standard impossibly high. The narration sinks you into the plot so thoroughly that when it's over you feel like you've woken up from a dream. Valentine's chapters are particularly gripping, you could feel her dread, fear, and exasperation. Absolutely stunning. Read more

The Lost City of Z

A Tale of Deadly Obsession in the Amazon

By: David Grann
Narrated by: Mark Deakins
Length: 10 hours 3 minutes

A grand mystery reaching back centuries. A sensational disappearance that made headlines around the world. A quest for truth that leads to death, madness or disappearance for those who seek to solve it. The Lost City of Z is a blockbuster adventure narrative about what lies beneath the impenetrable jungle canopy of the Amazon.

After stumbling... Read more

Thirty-Three Teeth

The Dr. Siri Paiboun Series: Book #2

By: Colin Cotterill
Narrated by: Clive Chafer
Length: 6 hours 41 minutes

Feisty Dr. Siri Paiboun is no respecter of persons or party; at his age he feels he can afford to be independent. In this, the second novel in the series, he travels to Luang Prabang, where he communes with the deposed king who is resigned to his fate: it was predicted long ago. And he attends a conference of shamans called by the Communist... Read more

Lily and the Octopus

By: Steven Rowley
Narrated by: Michael Urie
Length: 8 hours 3 minutes

“I loved this book so much I chose it as a Book of the Month for my customers. There is magical realism, reality, a dog named Lily, an octopus that may or may not be real, a high seas adventure, and love, lots of love. It is the book I now want to hand to everyone and say READ IT! YOU'LL LOVE IT! Read more

The Memoirs of Stockholm Sven

By: Nathaniel Ian Miller
Narrated by: Olafur Darri Olafsson
Length: 10 hours 52 minutes

“Poor misanthropic Sven, his great Arctic adventures tend toward the bumbling and catastrophic, but he persists in his dream to be alone in the great north - only to find that the few friends (including a very shaggy dog) he has made in his travels are what he needs most. It's a lovely, wry and insightful novel, and Olafur Dari Olafsson's deep... Read more