Farcical February Staff Picks

Chrome Valley

Poems

By: Mahogany L. Browne
Narrated by: Mahogany L. Browne
Length: 1 hour 57 minutes

"Browne’s narration of her work is masterful, capturing a range of emotion through inflection, cadence, and volume. It’s an unfettered celebration of Black resilience that will leave listeners satisfied, yet eager to hear more from this gifted poet." - Library Journal, Starred Review
From Lincoln Center’s inaugural poet-in-residence comes this... Read more

Make Your Art No Matter What

Moving Beyond Creative Hurdles

By: Beth Pickens
Narrated by: Beth Pickens
Length: 5 hours 31 minutes

The Artist's Way for the 21st century—from esteemed creative counselor Beth Pickens.

If you are an artist, you need to make your art. That's not an overstatement—it's a fact; if you stop doing your creative work, your quality of life is diminished. But what do you do when life gets in the way? In this down-to-earth handbook, experienced artist... Read more

I'm Wearing Tunics Now

On Growing Older, Better, and a Hell of a Lot Louder

By: Wendi Aarons
Narrated by: Wendi Aarons
Length: 7 hours 6 minutes

“A laugh out loud look at hitting 50 and all the chaos of being a Gen X mom in a Millennials world. I swear Wendi Aarons was living in my head with some of these chapters. I highly recommend this for anyone in the 40-55 crowd. Read more

A Dowry of Blood

By: S.T. Gibson
Narrated by: Abby Craden
Length: 5 hours 8 minutes

“This was the most seductive audiobook I've ever listened to. Both the prose and the reader's voice are quite sexy and dangerous, and it leaves you with the feeling of being drunk on Dracula's blood. But make no mistake: this is a feminist story that sees Dracula's partners wanting to be free and willing to do whatever it takes. Read more

Emily Wilde's Encyclopaedia of Faeries

Emily Wilde: Book #1

By: Heather Fawcett
Narrated by: Ell Potter & Michael Dodds
Length: 12 hours 5 minutes

“When prodigy fae scholar Emily Wilde hauls herself off to cold and snowy Hrafnsvik for field study, she does so with a plan to finish the world's first definitive encyclopaedia of fairies. She doesn't anticipate Wendell Brambleby—her all-too-appealing academic rival, (unfortunately) her only friend, and perhaps a member of the fae himself if her... Read more

Astrid Parker Doesn't Fail

A Bright Falls Novel: Book #2

By: Ashley Herring Blake
Narrated by: Kristen DiMercurio
Length: 11 hours 36 minutes

“A lovely addition to the quaint Bright Falls universe (Book #2). From the first book (Delilah Green Doesn't Care), I didn't think I would vibe with Astrid, as she was controlling with lots of misplaced anger. In this book, however, Astrid is revealed to be much more complex, compassionate, and interesting. Fans of dual POVs, unraveling... Read more

These Violent Delights

These Violent Delights

By: Chloe Gong
Narrated by: Cindy Kay
Length: 14 hours 14 minutes

The year is 1926, and Shanghai hums to the tune of debauchery.



A blood feud between two gangs runs the streets red, leaving the city helpless in the grip of chaos. At the heart of it all is eighteen-year-old Juliette Cai, a former flapper who has returned to assume her role as the proud heir of the Scarlet Gang—a network of criminals far above... Read more

The Windeby Puzzle

History and Story

By: Lois Lowry
Narrated by: Lois Lowry, Lauren Ezzo & Andrew Gibson
Length: 3 hours 20 minutes

Newbery Medalist and New York Times bestselling author Lois Lowry transports readers to an Iron Age world through the suspenseful dual narrative of a boy and girl both battling to survive. In an utterly one-of-a-kind blend of fiction and history, a master storyteller explores the mystery and life of the 2,000-year-old Windeby bog body.Estrild is... Read more

Sister, Maiden, Monster

By: Lucy A. Snyder
Narrated by: Arielle DeLisle, Katherine Littrell & Lindsey Dorcus
Length: 8 hours 53 minutes

“Absolutely recommended for readers of the cosmic and gloriously horrific.” ―Seanan McGuire, New York Times bestselling author

"Snyder’s story follows three infected women; each is given a unique voice and perspective thanks to the vocal talents of Arielle DeLisle, Katherine Littrell, and Lindsey Dorcus."- Library Journal

Sister, Maiden, Monster... Read more

Hell of a Book: National Book Award Winner

A Novel

By: Jason Mott
Narrated by: JD Jackson & Ronald Peet
Length: 9 hours 39 minutes

***2021 NATIONAL BOOK AWARD WINNER***

***THE NATIONAL BESTSELLER***

Winner of the 2021 Sir Walter Raleigh Award for Fiction, Joyce Carol Oates Literary Prize Finalist, 2022 Chautauqua Prize Finalist, Willie Morris Award for Southern Writing Shortlist, 2021 Aspen Words Literary Prize Shortlist, 2022 Maya Angelou Book Award Shortlist, 2022 Carnegie... Read more

Fifteen Dogs

By: André Alexis
Narrated by: André Alexis
Length: 6 hours 20 minutes

— I wonder, said Hermes, what it would be like if animals had human intelligence.— I'll wager a year's servitude, answered Apollo, that animals – any animal you like – would be even more unhappy than humans are, if they were given human intelligence.And so it begins: a bet between the gods Hermes and Apollo leads them to grant human... Read more

Jane Eyre

By: Charlotte Brontë
Narrated by: Wanda McCaddon
Length: 18 hours 52 minutes

Jane Eyre, the plain yet spirited governess, introduced a new kind of heroine to literature: one whose virtuous integrity, sharp intellect, and tireless perseverance broke through class barriers to win equal stature with the man she loved.Orphaned and subject to a cruel regime at Lowood charity school, Jane nonetheless emerges unbroken in spirit... Read more

Code Name Sapphire

By: Pam Jenoff
Narrated by: Nancy Peterson
Length: 13 hours 4 minutes

INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER

"A heart-wrenching exploration of the decisions women must make when their loyalties are put to the test.” –Sarah Penner, New York Times bestselling author of The Lost Apothecary

A woman must rescue her cousin's family from a train bound for Auschwitz in this riveting tale of bravery and resistance, from the... Read more

Small Mercies

A Novel

By: Dennis Lehane
Narrated by: Robin Miles
Length: 10 hours 23 minutes

“Small Mercies is not f****** around. It hits with the force of a sledgehammer in all respects, and it succeeds resoundingly. It lays bare what Boston was in August 1974, and often still is. While it never strays far from hope, that hope remains largely abstract and unrealized, and what's left is a cold world where the poor are ground to dust no... Read more

Maame

A Today Show Read With Jenna Book Club Pick

By: Jessica George
Narrated by: Heather Agyepong
Length: 10 hours 10 minutes

“Maddie, a 25 year old daughter of Ghanaian immigrants, is living at home with her father in London. Her father has Parkinson’s and her mother mostly lives in Ghana, so she is left to manage her father’s care while trying to start an adult life. I enjoyed the complex relationship between Maddie and her mother and Maddie’s efforts to navigate the... Read more

Brotherless Night

A Novel

By: V. V. Ganeshananthan
Narrated by: Nirmala Rajasingam
Length: 13 hours 28 minutes

New York Times Book Review Editors’ Choice • A courageous young Sri Lankan woman tries to protect her dream of becoming a doctor in this “heartbreaking exploration of a family fractured by civil war” (Brit Bennett, #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Vanishing Half).

“This book, a careful, vivid exploration of what’s lost within a... Read more

This Is How You Lose The Time War

By: Amal El-Mohtar & Max Gladstone
Narrated by: Cynthia Farrell & Emily Woo Zeller
Length: 4 hours 15 minutes

“This book was beautifully written in love letter style. While it was slightly confusing for the first few chapters once I sunk into the plot I couldn't stop until it was finished. It was beautifully complex while still simple. 10/10 recommend. Read more