Après April Staff Picks

What the Fireflies Knew

A Novel

By: Kai Harris
Narrated by: Zenzi Williams
Length: 8 hours 35 minutes

“What the Fireflies Knew is a fantastic, powerful debut that tackles difficult themes with empathy and respect. KB's voice is funny and heartbreaking. I expect this to be taught in schools someday alongside Toni Morrison. Read more

I Must Betray You

By: Ruta Sepetys
Narrated by: Edoardo Ballerini & Ruta Sepetys
Length: 7 hours 9 minutes

“Historical thriller set in 1989 Romania during the dictatorship of Ceausescu. From award-winning Ruta Sepetys. For adults and older teens. Read more

The Tobacco Wives

A Novel

By: Adele Myers
Narrated by: Shannon McManus & Janet Metzger
Length: 10 hours 17 minutes

Most anticipated by USA Today, W Magazine, New York Post, Parade, Bustle, Buzzfeed, Reader's Digest, and PopSugar and named one of the best historical fiction books of the year by Cosmopolitan!"A beautifully rendered portrait of a young woman finding her courage and her voice."—Lisa Wingate, #1 New York Times bestselling author North Carolina,... Read more

Daughter of the Moon Goddess

A Novel

Celestial Kingdom: Book #1

By: Sue Lynn Tan
Narrated by: Natalie Naudus
Length: 15 hours

“This book was an amazing debut. The story of Xingyin just keeps you so invested. Magic, dragons, Chinese folklore, a love story, betrayal and plenty of action. Read more

Sixty Meters to Anywhere

By: Brendan Leonard
Narrated by: Brian Hansbury
Length: 5 hours 25 minutes

When Brendan Leonard moved to the West at age twenty-three, he was a mess. He had a tenuous grip on sobriety, only six months after his last drink had landed him in yet another jail cell. It was the final mistake in a long list that included multiple arrests, wrecked cars, broken bones, fistfights, and ruined relationships. In Montana, he took... Read more

In Love

A Memoir of Love and Loss

By: Amy Bloom
Narrated by: Amy Bloom
Length: 4 hours 48 minutes

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • A powerful memoir of a love that leads two people to find a courageous way to part—and a woman’s struggle to go forward in the face of loss—that “enriches the reader’s life with urgency and gratitude” (The Washington Post)

“A pleasure to read . . . Rarely has a memoir about death been so full of life. . . . Bloom has a... Read more

Letter to a Stranger

Essays to the Ones Who Haunt Us

By: Colleen Kinder
Narrated by: Imani Jade Powers, Kimberly Woods, Charley Flyte, Mirai Booth-Ong, Mirron Willis & Ramon del Campo
Length: 8 hours 52 minutes

“Beautiful. The human condition is on full display in these glimpses of our essential connectedness. Perfect for our times.” 
—Dani Shapiro, author of Inheritance

Sixty-five extraordinary writers grapple with this mystery: How can an ephemeral encounter with a stranger leave such an eternal mark?

When Colleen Kinder put out a call for authors to... Read more