Staff Picks: Helen

The Wager

A Tale of Shipwreck, Mutiny and Murder

By: David Grann
Narrated by: Dion Graham & David Grann
Length: 8 hours 28 minutes

“I loved this nautical true story of mutiny on the high seas. The men lived by such a strict code. What IS to be done when the captain loses the confidence and respect of some of his crew? In a culture and atmosphere where your RANK determines whether your account of events is to be read, let alone believed, it makes for a very interesting... Read more

Animal

A Novel

By: Lisa Taddeo
Narrated by: Emma Roberts
Length: 10 hours 47 minutes

“Raw, visceral, disturbing. Animal delivers gut punch after gut punch, and kept me eagerly listening, wondering what would come next and where it would all ultimately lead. Joan is not a likable protagonist; she is a fascinating one. She is telling her story to an unnamed audience of one whose identity becomes more apparent as the novel... Read more

Poverty, by America

By: Matthew Desmond
Narrated by: Dion Graham
Length: 5 hours 40 minutes

“Yeah, yeah we all know how income inequality has skyrocketed in recent decades, but do you want to get fired up about it? Matthew Desmond targets the usual suspects in this damning manifesto, but he also asks complicated, nuanced questions about how all of us are complicit in the status quo. An important read for everyone interested in creating... 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

The Rachel Incident

A novel

By: Caroline O'Donoghue
Narrated by: Tara Flynn
Length: 9 hours 22 minutes

“Last night I finished The Rachel Incident by Caroline O’Donoghue and I just can’t stop thinking about it. In the tradition of a Curtis Sittenfeld or a Sally Rooney novel, The Rachel Incident is the story of best friends, lovers, Ireland in chaos and a young woman desperately trying to navigate all three. I can’t wait to put a copy of it in your... Read more

My Murder

A Novel

By: Katie Williams
Narrated by: Rebecca Lowman
Length: 7 hours 52 minutes

“My Murder, as the title suggests, is a novel told from the point of view of the victim of a serial killer - after her brutal murder. Made possible by "the Commission," an experimental organization which clones, then rebuilds the psyches and bodies of victims deemed worthy of a second chance, Lou is basically the same woman she was, aside from a... Read more

Mercury Pictures Presents

A Novel

By: Anthony Marra
Narrated by: Carlotta Brentan
Length: 14 hours 2 minutes

“I would call Mercury Pictures Presents historical fiction for intellectuals. I learned about U.S. propaganda during World War II, making movies, Italy, Los Angeles during the war, and miniature cities and the people who built them; I also pondered leaving home and family members behind, and how one becomes someone else. Read this if you like... Read more

Good Eggs

A Novel

By: Rebecca Hardiman
Narrated by: Alana Kerr Collins, Gary Furlong & Siobhan Waring
Length: 10 hours 17 minutes

“A lovely, multi-generational novel that takes place in Ireland. A man has lost his job, and both his mother and one of his daughters are needy and getting into trouble. This was a completely delightful audiobook! Read more