lala's playlist

Divine Might

Goddesses in Greek Myth

By: Natalie Haynes
Narrated by: Natalie Haynes
Length: 9 hours 11 minutes

“Natalie Haynes writes as if she knows these goddesses personally, and this audiobook is her telling us all their secrets. I found myself falling back in love with greek mythology, and looking at it's female deities in new lights, for better and for worse. Read more

How to Protect Bookstores and Why

The Present and Future of Bookselling

By: Danny Caine
Narrated by: Danny Caine
Length: 6 hours 47 minutes

“A call to action for all lovers of bookstores! Caine offers practical advice for what consumers can do to support independent bookstores - and why it matters. For those of us in the business of running bookstore, Caine also helps reinforce why what we’re doing is so important. Bookstores offer a critical service to our communities. As cherished... Read more

The Little Book of Exoplanets

By: Joshua N. Winn
Narrated by: Joshua N. Winn
Length: 8 hours 14 minutes

In this audiobook, astrophysicist Joshua Winn provides an accessible introduction to exoplanets and explains the cutting-edge science behind recent discoveries For centuries, people have speculated about the possibility of planets orbiting distant stars, but only since the 1990s has technology allowed astronomers to detect them. At this point,... Read more

Three Roads Back

How Emerson, Thoreau, and William James Responded to the Greatest Losses of Their Lives

By: Robert D. Richardson
Narrated by: William Hope
Length: 2 hours 34 minutes

This audiobook narrated by William Hope examines how Emerson, Thoreau, and William James forged resilience from devastating loss and changed the course of American thought In Three Roads Back, Robert Richardson, the author of magisterial biographies of Ralph Waldo Emerson, Henry David Thoreau, and William James, tells the connected stories of... Read more

Where We Go When All We Were Is Gone

By: Sequoia Nagamatsu
Narrated by: Brian Nishii & June Angela
Length: 4 hours 6 minutes

“This manages to both be a terse collection, building out 12 fully-realized stories in just four hours of listening, and an incredibly rich literary dreamscape, where the realms of the stories overlap and the creatures of Japanese mythology become real. Crawling with kaiju and yōkai, Where We Go When All We Were is Gone considers the relationship... Read more

Fierce Fairytales

Poems and Stories to Stir Your Soul

By: Nikita Gill
Narrated by: Nikita Gill
Length: 2 hours 43 minutes

“When I say listening to this was transcendent, know that I don't say such things lightly. The audiobook is narrated by the author herself, and it further reminded me that poetry is meant to be read aloud, to be listened to. To be spoken by the writers and consumed in the exact way they want you to. Reading poetry in your own voice, with your own... Read more

Even Though I Knew the End

By: C.L. Polk
Narrated by: January LaVoy
Length: 3 hours 51 minutes

“Who doesn't love a good vs evil story?! Full of magic, romance, and unexpected turns. Polk's writing will have you glued to the pages to see how this murder mystery turns out. (If you've seen the movieKiss Kiss Bang Bang, you'll definitely want to pick this up). Read more

What We Fed to the Manticore

By: Talia Lakshmi Kolluri
Narrated by: Nikki Massoud & Neil Shah
Length: 4 hours 56 minutes

In nine stories that span the globe, What We Fed to the Manticore takes readers inside the minds of a full cast of animal narrators to understand the triumphs, heartbreaks, and complexities of the creatures that share our world.

Through nine emotionally vivid stories, all narrated from animal perspectives, Talia Lakshmi Kolluri’s debut collection... Read more

The Raven Boys (The Raven Cycle, Book 1)

The Raven Cycle

By: Maggie Stiefvater
Narrated by: Will Patton
Length: 11 hours 7 minutes

“Magical, curious, beautifully written you'll feel both cozy and intrigued with every chapter! Read more

The Chronicles of Narnia Complete Audio Collection

Chronicles of Narnia

By: C. S. Lewis
Narrated by: Kenneth Branagh, Alex Jennings, Michael York, Lynn Redgrave, Derek Jacobi, Jeremy Northam & Patrick Stewart
Length: 33 hours 44 minutes

For over sixty years, readers of all ages have been enchanted by the magical realms, the epic battles between good and evil, and the unforgettable creatures of Narnia.
This box set includes all seven titles in The Chronicles of Narnia—The Magician's Nephew; The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe; The Horse and His Boy; Prince Caspian; The Voyage of... Read more

The Lightning Thief

Percy Jackson and the Olympians: Book 1

Percy Jackson and the Olympians: Book #1

By: Rick Riordan
Narrated by: Jesse Bernstein
Length: 10 hours 1 minute

“One of my absolute favorite series. Percy Jackson, a kid with ADHD and dyslexia, finds out he's the son of a Greek god. Embarking on an epic and hilarious quest to the Underworld to save his mother, he discovers his neurodivergence is what makes him strong. Read more

Triss

Redwall: Book #0

By: Brian Jacques
Narrated by: Brian Jacques & A Full Cast
Length: 12 hours 5 minutes

A thrilling story of Triss, a young squirrelmaid. She escapes a life of misery as a servant to the tyranical ruling ferret family in Riftgard and sets off to find her way to the Abbey of Redwall.

Parallel runs the tale of two young scamps, the hare Bescarum and the badger Sagaxus, who leave the Fortress of Salamandastron and set off on board ship... Read more