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Beautiful Ugly

A Novel

By: Alice Feeney
Narrated by: Richard Armitage & Tuppence Middleton
Length: 9 hours 23 minutes

“This mysterious story had me on the edge of my seat wanting more! This book is hauntingly beautiful and full of surprises! Following Grady Green as he struggles to find his ability to write after his wife’s strange disappearance was a journey full of unexpected dark revelations. Read more

The Serviceberry

By: Robin Wall Kimmerer
Narrated by: Robin Wall Kimmerer
Length: 1 hour 56 minutes

“Can a book be cozy, loving, encouraging, compassionate AND a threat to the brutal and cutthroat consumer capitalism of our era? I present to you Robin Wall Kimmerer’s first book since her surprise mega bestselling sleeper hit Braiding Sweetgrass. The Serviceberry is a bushy, under appreciated fruit tree native to Eastern North America that... Read more

Good Dirt

A Novel

By: Charmaine Wilkerson
Narrated by: January LaVoy
Length: 11 hours 26 minutes

“Thank you to Libro.fm and Penguin Random House Audiobooks for the ALC. Another great read by Charmaine Wilkerson! I became a fan of her debut, Black Cake, and just like that book, this one was also amazing. A tragedy reshapes the Freeman family's history, influencing their journey through perception, trauma, resentment, and redemption,... Read more

Witchcraft for Wayward Girls

By: Grady Hendrix
Narrated by: Leslie Howard, Hillary Huber & Sara Morsey
Length: 16 hours 18 minutes

“This Grady Hendrix horror lite novel was a hit for me! It felt like yellowjackets but they’re ALL pregnant and they’re pissed. It felt new though, I thought the relationships between the girls were really especially good! This also feels timely and I didn’t have it on my bingo card for Hendrix to nail the misery of pregnancy and absurdity of... Read more

The Wedding People

A Novel

By: Alison Espach
Narrated by: Helen Laser
Length: 11 hours 37 minutes

“Phoebe wants to kill herself. Phoebe goes to a Gilded Age Nantucket hotel to do it. One last lobster and champagne kind of night before she offs herself. Fortunately, her plan gets derailed as she becomes entangled in a wedding party, specifically with a needy yet loveable bridezilla. Phoebe is a curious depressive who realizes it's not too late... Read more

All the Water in the World

A Novel

By: Eiren Caffall
Narrated by: Eunice Wong
Length: 8 hours 41 minutes

“All the Water in the World by Eiren Caffall is cli-fi for anyone who loved Station Eleven. It's a beautiful look at what we do to stay connected and what we save when the world has mostly ended. It deals with some tough topics and it gets a little gritty, but overall it's just a gorgeous read. Read more

Penitence

A Novel

By: Kristin Koval
Narrated by: Thérèse Plummer
Length: 12 hours 13 minutes

“This story of 2 families intertwined and connected by community, love, heartbreak and tragedy. When a murder rocks the Sheehan family to its core, they struggle with the how any why of the crime. Lies and secrets always lead to collateral damage. Read more

The Three Lives of Cate Kay

Reese's Book Club: A Novel

By: Kate Fagan
Narrated by: Marin Ireland, Tessa Albertson, Genevieve Kingston, Imani Jade Powers, Corey Brill, Kevin R. Free, Daniel Henning, Hillary Huber, Helen Laser, Fred Sanders, Jackie Sanders & Emily Woo Zeller
Length: 9 hours 52 minutes

“4.5 out of 5 stars Brilliantly written! A twist of characters with pasts and presents woven together. Secrets ever so slowly making their way to the surface. I loved the ride of this book and where it deposited me in the end. Read more

Too Soon

A Novel

By: Betty Shamieh
Narrated by: Betty Shamieh, Jacqueline Antaramian & Lameece Issaq
Length: 12 hours 35 minutes

“Three brilliant and complicated Palestinian women contend with the frustrations of motherhood, family, discrimination, ambition, tradition, and love, all while trying to figure out what home means when your people have been forcibly removed from their homeland. Read more

The Instrumentalist

By: Harriet Constable
Narrated by: Emilia Clarke
Length: 10 hours 55 minutes

“Feminist rage, music, historical fiction, and Emilia Clarke as the narrator. The prose is breath takingly captivating, and it's rather easy to get lost and feel as if you are a member at this orphanage. Read more

The Lion Women of Tehran

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

“Set in Tehran in the 60s, we are thrown straight into a country in turmoil, seen through the eyes of two friends navigating childhood in different social and family circumstances. I loved this story, narrated brilliantly - I hung on to every word. Read more

The Small and the Mighty

Twelve Unsung Americans Who Changed the Course of History, from the Founding to the Civil Rights Movement

By: Sharon McMahon
Narrated by: Sharon McMahon
Length: 10 hours 13 minutes

“A thoroughly informative and enjoyable look at 12 Americans who made a difference. Sharon McMahon narrates the book herself, and it’s all the better for her own inflections and emotions. Cannot recommend enough! Read more

A Pirate's Life for Tea

Tomes & Tea: Book #2

By: Rebecca Thorne
Narrated by: Jessica Threet
Length: 13 hours 4 minutes

“Reyna and Kianthe’s hunt for dragon eggs takes them out of Tawney and into the great Nacean River. Jessica Threet brings even more fun narration to new characters, like the dastardly Pirate Dreggs. I was immersed into the pirate fights and rooting Serina and Bobbie. Read more

That Librarian

The Fight Against Book Banning in America

By: Amanda Jones
Narrated by: Amanda Jones
Length: 9 hours 56 minutes

“This book is the incredible - and highly stress inducing, don't read before bedtime - the memoir of a Louisiana middle-school librarian who finds herself at the front line of the culture wars. Powerful!! Read more

Hum

By: Helen Phillips
Narrated by: Ariel Blake
Length: 7 hours 16 minutes

“Helen Phillips takes us on a wild, anxious ride into the (near?) future: an AI-driven world. Fast-paced and tense, Hum ponders the current state of technology and its effect on human behavior. A brilliant, futuristic page-turner! Read more

The Women

A Novel

By: Kristin Hannah
Narrated by: Julia Whelan & Kristin Hannah
Length: 14 hours 56 minutes

“An eye-opening perspective to give a woman's voice of the Vietnam war. Well-written covering an array of emotions from resilience to heartbreak to hope. Read more

Here One Moment

By: Liane Moriarty
Narrated by: Caroline Lee & Geraldine Hakewill
Length: 15 hours 52 minutes

“I really enjoyed the voice actor's way of speaking, and the way the author wrote the different characters personalities into their daily activities. the story timeline changes were not abrupt and the flow of them kept me guessing! Loved the book. Read more

Intermezzo

A Novel

By: Sally Rooney
Narrated by: Éanna Hardwicke
Length: 16 hours 29 minutes

“Rooney’s dazzling masterpiece explores the hidden depths of our relationships to one another. Peter and Ivan grieve the recent loss of their father. Never close, they struggle to avoid estrangement while navigating their very different lives. Read more

Madwoman

By: Chelsea Bieker
Narrated by: Saskia Maarleveld
Length: 9 hours 15 minutes

“Anna Marie Tendler tells the all too common story of a woman consistently undermined and misunderstood by men. It's fantastic to hear real and subtle examples of how this happens all the time. I so related to these stories. Read more

The Bookshop

A History of the American Bookstore

By: Evan Friss
Narrated by: Jay Myers
Length: 10 hours 15 minutes

“A history of American bookstores and their sometimes-eccentric owners. A fascinating listen that will have you wanting to visit bookstores across the country, in the past and in the present. Read more