Bookstore at Fitger's: Jennifer's Recommendations

Monsters We Have Made

A Novel

By: Lindsay Starck
Narrated by: Patricia Santomasso
Length: 8 hours 40 minutes

A poignant and evocative novel that explores the bounds of familial love, the high stakes of parenthood, and the tenuous divide between fiction and reality.

Thirteen years ago, Sylvia Gray's young daughter, Faye, attacked her babysitter in order to impress the Kingman, a monster she and her best friend had encountered on the Internet. When the... Read more

Tailspin

By: John Armbruster
Narrated by: Brandon Pollock
Length: 11 hours 56 minutes

World War II tail gunner Gene Moran fell four miles through the sky without a parachute and lived. Captured by the Germans, he survived a harrowing eighteen months as a prisoner of war, including a six-hundred-mile death march in 1945 across Central Europe.



When Gene returned home, he kept those memories locked up for nearly seventy years. His... Read more

Curves for Days

Big Love from Galway: Book #1

By: Laura Moher
Narrated by: Paul Bellantoni & Michelle Price
Length: 10 hours 22 minutes

Rose Barnes has got curves for days—and to Angus Drummond, the big, bearded contractor working on her new house, she's the perfect thorn in his side. Little does she know Angus is perturbed on a daily basis by his attraction to this cheery, smart-ass woman with her sunshiny enthusiasm, her kindness, and her beautiful body. Angus feels he has a... Read more

My Name Is Barbra

By: Barbra Streisand
Narrated by: Barbra Streisand
Length: 48 hours 7 minutes

“I am a diehard Streisand fan and was over the moon when she finally released her memoir. I started with the physical hardcover but found it was literally too heavy to read comfortably. I decided to download the audiobook for an upcoming drive and no decision has ever made me happier! This is audio perfection. From snippets of the songs she is... Read more

Making It So

A Memoir

By: Patrick Stewart
Narrated by: Patrick Stewart
Length: 18 hours 49 minutes

“As a life-long Trekky, this instantly made it to the top of my TBR list. It was a pleasure listening to Patrick Stewart's voice and learning about his extremely humble beginnings. Hearing his story gives me hope that no matter how low you start, you can achieve your dreams and climb even higher than you ever imagined. It was an honor to read his... Read more

Carrie Soto Is Back

A Novel

By: Taylor Jenkins Reid
Narrated by: Stacy Gonzalez, Mary Carillo, Patrick Mcenroe, Rob Simmelkjaer, Brendan Wayne, Max Meyers, Reynaldo Piniella, Vidish Athavale, Tom Bromhead, Heath Miller, Julia Whelan & Sara Arrington
Length: 10 hours 29 minutes

“The word 'Amazing' doesn't begin to describe this book. Carrie Soto is a tennis phenom called 'the next Billie Jean King' by reporters in the 1970's and Taylor Jenkins Reid takes you into the life of a competitive tennis player at the highest levels. You crawl inside her head and see the desire to be the BEST and win at any costs - even if it... Read more

The Long Game

Game Changers: Book #6

By: Rachel Reid
Narrated by: Cooper North
Length: 12 hours 52 minutes

Shane and Ilya’s story, first seen in Heated Rivalry, continues in this long-awaited hockey romance from USA TODAY bestselling author Rachel Reid.

To the world they are rivals, but to each other they are everything.

Ten years.

That’s how long Shane Hollander and Ilya Rozanov have been seeing each other. How long they’ve been keeping their... Read more

Demon Copperhead

A Novel

By: Barbara Kingsolver
Narrated by: Charlie Thurston
Length: 21 hours 2 minutes

“Barbara Kingsolver intentionally wrote this novel as a 'modern day David Copperfield' story. Fans of Kingsolver will be pleased to find her usual wonderful word-smithing and soulful storytelling. Read more

And There Was Light

Abraham Lincoln and the American Struggle

By: Jon Meacham
Narrated by: Jon Meacham
Length: 17 hours 49 minutes

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • Pulitzer Prize–winning biographer Jon Meacham chronicles the life of Abraham Lincoln, charting how—and why—he confronted secession, threats to democracy, and the tragedy of slavery to expand the possibilities of America.

“Meacham has given us the Lincoln for our time.”—Henry Louis Gates, Jr.

Winner of the Gilder... Read more

The Ski Jumpers

A Novel

By: Peter Geye
Narrated by: Robert Fass
Length: 13 hours 24 minutes

A writer and former ski jumper facing a terminal diagnosis takes one more leap—into a past of soaring flights and broken family bondsA brilliant ski jumper has to be fearless—Jon Bargaard remembers this well. His memories of daring leaps and risks might be the key to the book he’s always wanted to write: a novel about his family, beginning with... Read more

Surrender

40 Songs, One Story

By: Bono
Narrated by: Bono
Length: 20 hours 24 minutes

“In Surrender, Bono gives you personal insight into his life, the creation of U2, and the inspiration for some of U2’s most iconic songs. But even more so, he goes into detail about his advocacy and how they came to be. And he shares some amazing stories about the famous people that he has had the opportunity to meet and work with. With every... Read more

A Death in Door County

A Monster Hunter Mystery: Book #1

By: Annelise Ryan
Narrated by: Susan Bennett
Length: 10 hours 19 minutes

A Wisconsin bookstore owner and cryptozoologist is asked to investigate a series of deaths that just might be proof of a fabled lake monster in this first installment of a new mystery series by USA Today bestselling author Annelise Ryan.

Morgan Carter, owner of the Odds and Ends bookstore in Door County, Wisconsin, has a hobby. When she’s not... Read more

Mr. Perfect on Paper

By: Jean Meltzer
Narrated by: Dara Rosenberg
Length: 10 hours 26 minutes

From the author of The Matzah Ball comes a pitch-perfect romcom following a third-generation Jewish matchmaker who unwittingly finds her own search for love thrust into the spotlight...

The perfect Jewish husband should be: A doctor or lawyer (preferably a doctor) Baggage-free (no previous marriages, no children) And of course—he must... Read more

The Lost Girls of Willowbrook

By: Ellen Marie Wiseman
Narrated by: Morgan Hallett
Length: 13 hours 13 minutes

In this powerful novel of survival and resilience, New York Times bestselling author Ellen Marie Wiseman takes readers on a gripping, emotional journey as one brave young woman’s search for the truth about her sister leads her to an infamous institution called Willowbrook …

Sage Winters always knew her sister was a little different even though... Read more

The Bodyguard

A Novel

By: Katherine Center
Narrated by: Patti Murin
Length: 9 hours 44 minutes

“The Bodyguard is the perfect comfort read. You’ll feel your shoulders drop in the safety of the world of this book. There’s great chemistry between the characters and it’s a joy to get to know them. I’m already rooting for a movie version. Read more

The Daughters of Erietown

A Novel

By: Connie Schultz
Narrated by: Cassandra Campbell
Length: 14 hours 11 minutes

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • Hidden desires, long-held secrets, and the sacrifices people make for family are at the heart of this powerful first novel by the popular Pulitzer Prize–winning journalist.

“A moving, unforgettable story about time, progress, and how the mistakes of one generation get repeated or repaired by the next.”—J. Courtney... Read more

Every Summer After

By: Carley Fortune
Narrated by: AJ Bridel
Length: 9 hours 43 minutes

"A radiant debut."—Emily Henry, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Great Big Beautiful Life

THE NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER!

As featured in Today ∙ Parade ∙ PopSugar ∙ USA Today ∙ SheReads ∙ BuzzFeed ∙ BookBub ∙ Bustle ∙ and more!

Six summers to fall in love. One moment to fall apart. A weekend to get it right.

They say you can never go home... Read more

How Are You, Really?

Living Your Truth One Answer at a Time

By: Jenna Kutcher
Narrated by: Jenna Kutcher
Length: 9 hours 7 minutes

Forget hustle harder. Forget a mandatory 5 a.m. wake-up. Forget outlining your life plan in six-month, one-year, and five-year spans. We're living in a cultural shift as we reframe our perspectives around the purpose of work, what work/life balance really means, and how we want to spend our time on this planet. In her first book, Jenna... Read more

The Summer Place

A Novel

By: Jennifer Weiner
Narrated by: Sutton Foster
Length: 14 hours 19 minutes

INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER

From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of That Summer comes another “must-have” (USA TODAY) beach read about family, secrets, and the ties that bind.

When her twenty-two-year-old stepdaughter announces her engagement to her pandemic boyfriend, Sarah Danhauser is shocked. But headstrong Ruby has already set... Read more

And There He Kept Her

By: Joshua Moehling
Narrated by: Linda Jones
Length: 9 hours 28 minutes

When two teenagers break into a house on a remote lake in search of prescription drugs, what starts as a simple burglary turns into a nightmare for all involved. Emmett Burr has secrets he's been keeping in his basement for more than two decades, and he'll do anything to keep his past from being revealed. As he gets the upper hand on his... Read more