Tattered Cover Books of the Month

What an Owl Knows

The New Science of the World's Most Enigmatic Birds

By: Jennifer Ackerman
Narrated by: Jennifer Ackerman
Length: 9 hours 13 minutes

An instant New York Times bestseller!

A New York Times Notable Book of 2023

Named a Best Book of 2023 by Publishers Weekly

From the author of The Genius of Birds and The Bird Way, a brilliant scientific investigation into owls—the most elusive of birds—and why they exert such a hold on human imagination

With their forward gaze and quiet flight, owls... Read more

Nigeria Jones

A Novel

By: Ibi Zoboi
Narrated by: Marcella Cox
Length: 9 hours 49 minutes

Coretta Scott King Author Award Winner!“An unwavering proclamation of Black girlhood.” —Candice Iloh, author of National Book Award finalist Every Body LookingFrom Ibi Zoboi, bestselling, award-winning author of American Street and coauthor of Punching the Air, comes a bold new YA coming-of-age story that explores race, feminism, and complicated... Read more

The Road to Roswell

A Novel

By: Connie Willis
Narrated by: Jesse Vilinsky
Length: 14 hours

A delightful novel about alien invasions, conspiracies, and the incredibly silly things people are willing to believe—some of which may actually be true—from the Nebula and Hugo award-winning author of Blackout and All Clear

“An absolute blast with abundant humor, copious references to old westerns, and . . . a delightful, intergalactic twist on... Read more

Just as You Are

A Novel

By: Camille Kellogg
Narrated by: Bailey Carr
Length: 8 hours 20 minutes

“It feels like I have read every Pride and Prejudice retelling that exists. So it is my expert opinion when I say this is one of the best. Take P&P and make it queer and about publishing in NYC. Make sisters into a group of queer roommates. Make Mr. Darcy a hot butch lesbian. It's fun, it's steamy, it's romantic - and everyone should read it.... Read more

The Eyes and the Impossible

(Newbery Medal Winner)

By: Dave Eggers
Narrated by: Ethan Hawke
Length: 5 hours 18 minutes

“I think would have loved the bold, beautiful, triumphant story of Johannes the dog even if I had read it on paper, but nothing could be better than hearing it read by narrator Ethan Hawke. A virtuoso performance - pure audiobook perfection. Read more

Pageboy

A Memoir

By: Elliot Page
Narrated by: Elliot Page
Length: 8 hours 23 minutes

“While this book can be all over the place as far as timeline goes, it is also moving and fun as well as being educational and at times very brutal. Elliot Page does not hold back when discussing his feelings and the events that he went through in his career and personal life. Read more

Life in Five Senses

How Exploring the Senses Got Me Out of My Head and Into the World

By: Gretchen Rubin
Narrated by: Gretchen Rubin
Length: 7 hours 20 minutes

The #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Happiness Project discovers a surprising path to a life of more energy, creativity, luck, and love: by tuning in to the five senses.

“An inspiring and practical guide to living in the moment.”—Susan Cain, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Bittersweet and Quiet

For more than a decade, Gretchen... Read more

No Two Persons

A Novel

By: Erica Bauermeister
Narrated by: Barrie Kreinik, Braden Wright, Carol Jacobanis, Cassandra Campbell, Gabra Zackman, George Newbern, Jesse Vilinsky, Max Meyers, Rachel L. Jacobs & Stephen Graybill
Length: 8 hours 54 minutes

“This is a wonderfully written story about a how one book impacts the lives of 10 people, including its author, agent, audiobook narrator, and those who happen to read it. Each chapter focuses on a different person whose life the book significantly touches, and I was equally invested in each of them. I don't usually like when stories focus on... Read more

Silver in the Bone

Silver in the Bone: Book #1

By: Alexandra Bracken
Narrated by: Sophie Amoss
Length: 17 hours 33 minutes

“I would expect nothing less than greatness from Alexandra Bracken, and this book is no exception. I am not usually a big fan of Autherian retellings, but this book swept me off my feet with its refreshingly original take, incorporating a new world, interesting magic systems, found family, betrayal, and an intriguing cast of characters and the... Read more

We Are All So Good at Smiling

By: Amber McBride
Narrated by: Amber McBride
Length: 3 hours 45 minutes

"McBride brings a special gift to this production by narrating her own material." - AudioFile Magazine


This audiobook features music and special effects. Listen along and enjoy the fun that is We Are All So Good at Smiling.

This program is read by the author.

They Both Die at the End meets The Bell Jar in this haunting, beautiful young adult... Read more

The Love You Save

A Memoir

By: Goldie Taylor
Narrated by: Bahni Turpin
Length: 7 hours 24 minutes

“The Love You Save will console and inspire countless people."—J.R. Moehringer, New York Times bestselling author of The Tender Bar

I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings meets Educated in this harrowing, deeply hopeful memoir of family, faith and the power of books—from acclaimed journalist and human rights activist Goldie Taylor 
 
Aunt Gerald takes in... Read more

And Other Mistakes

By: Erika Turner
Narrated by: Danielle B
Length: 8 hours 53 minutes

A teenage girl deals with insecurities, a stressful family life, tension with friends, and being on the cross-country team, in this inspiring YA story about accepting oneself, flaws and all.
For most of her life, Aaliyah's home situation hasn't been great, but she's at least had her childhood best friend and role as a cross-country star to... Read more

The Exceptions

Nancy Hopkins, MIT, and the Fight for Women in Science

By: Kate Zernike
Narrated by: Kathe Mazur
Length: 14 hours 30 minutes

A New York Times Notable Book

As late as 1999, women who succeeded in science were called “exceptional” as if it were unusual for them to be so bright. They were exceptional, not because they could succeed at science but because of all they accomplished despite the hurdles.

“Gripping…one puts down the book inspired by the women’s grit, tenacity,... Read more

The Sun Walks Down

A Novel

By: Fiona McFarlane
Narrated by: Emma Jones
Length: 12 hours 57 minutes

“A riveting read. I was grabbed by the landscape, the characters and the premise right off the bat. Set in South Australia in the 1880's, it's the story of a missing child and the varied crowd that searches for him amid the backdrop of the mountains and desert of the outback. I couldn't put it down. Read more

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A Novel

By: Esther Yi
Narrated by: Greta Jung
Length: 5 hours 8 minutes

Surreal, hilarious, and shrewdly poignant—a novel about a Korean American woman living in Berlin whose obsession with a K-pop idol sends her to Seoul on a journey of literary self-destruction.
It’s as if her life only began once Moon appeared in it. The desultory copywriting work, the boyfriend, and the want of anything not-Moon quickly fall away... Read more

Welcome to the Circus of Baseball

A Story of the Perfect Summer at the Perfect Ballpark at the Perfect Time

By: Ryan McGee
Narrated by: Ryan McGee
Length: 8 hours 47 minutes

A gloriously funny, nostalgic memoir of a popular ESPN reporter who, in the summer of 1994, was a fresh-out-of-college intern for a minor league baseball team. Madness and charm ensue as Ryan McGee spends the season steeped in sweat, fertilizer, nacho cheese sauce, and pure, unadulterated joy in North Carolina with the Asheville Tourists.

"A... Read more

Delicious Monsters

By: Liselle Sambury
Narrated by: Sandra Okuboyejo
Length: 15 hours 11 minutes

“A haunted house thriller packed with cryptic mystery, dark humor, and bone-chilling twists.” —Ryan Douglass, New York Times bestselling author of The Taking of Jake Livingston

The Haunting of Hill House meets Sadie in this “genuinely terrifying” (School Library Journal, starred review) psychological thriller following two teen girls navigating... Read more

The Bandit Queens

A Novel

By: Parini Shroff
Narrated by: Soneela Nankani
Length: 13 hours 14 minutes

“This was even better than I was expecting! Shroff's writing felt heartfelt, honest, and full of real-life conversations between friends. I'll be honest, I struggled with the Indian language, the amount of r*pe and violence toward women, and culture history. But it didn't keep me from being totally invested in Geeta's life (and vulgar dialogue -... Read more

Nine Liars

By: Maureen Johnson
Narrated by: Kate Rudd
Length: 11 hours 1 minute

Stevie Bell solved the case of Truly Devious, and now she’s taking her detecting skills abroad when she becomes embroiled in a mystery from 1990s England. Another pulse-pounding and laugh-out-loud stand-alone mystery from New York Times bestselling author Maureen Johnson.Senior year at Ellingham Academy for Stevie Bell isn’t going well. Her... Read more

The Good Life

Lessons from the World's Longest Scientific Study of Happiness

By: Robert Waldinger & Marc Schulz
Narrated by: Robert Waldinger & Marc Schulz
Length: 11 hours 9 minutes

“The book tackles almost every type of relationship in expressing data from their longitudinal study as well as linking it to today’s challenges of social media overdose and disconnectedness. If you think your life could use some spring cleaning, The Good Life is just the book for you. Read more