Honest Dog Books Author Chats

The Family

By: Jeff Sharlet
Narrated by: Jeremy Guskin
Length: 16 hours 50 minutes

They insist they are just a group of friends, yet they funnel millions of dollars through tax-free corporations. They claim to disdain politics, but congressmen of both parties describe them as the most influential religious organization in Washington. They say they are not Christians, but simply believers.Behind the scenes at every National... Read more

Small Game

A Novel

By: Blair Braverman
Narrated by: Kristen Sieh
Length: 7 hours 5 minutes

A gripping debut novel about a survival reality show gone wrong that leaves a group of strangers stranded in the northern wilds Four strangers and six weeks: this is all that separates Mara from one life-changing payday. She was surprised when reality TV producers came knocking at Primal Instinct—the survival school where she teaches rich... Read more

Flight Paths

How a Passionate and Quirky Group of Pioneering Scientists Solved the Mystery of Bird Migration

By: Rebecca Heisman
Narrated by: Allyson Ryan
Length: 8 hours 32 minutes

The captivating, little-known true story of a group of scientists and the methods and technology they developed to uncover the secrets of avian migration.For the past century, scientists and naturalists have been steadily unravelling the secrets of bird migration. How and why birds navigate the skies, traveling from continent to continent—flying... Read more

Welcome to the Goddamn Ice Cube

Chasing Fear and Finding Home in the Great White North

By: Blair Braverman
Narrated by: Blair Braverman
Length: 9 hours 8 minutes

“The brilliant and engaging writing in this memoir belies the author's young age. Braverman offers a taut and honest recounting of a young woman fiercely chasing down her dream and confronting myriad dangers -- both natural and man-made -- with intelligence and grit. This white-knuckle read left me in awe of Braverman's conviction, and her... Read more

Tidal Flats

By: Cynthia Newberry Martin
Narrated by: Cynthia Newberry Martin
Length: 6 hours 52 minutes

This is the story of a marriage.Mary Cassatt Miller falls for famous photojournalist Ethan Graham. But it’s complicated. For months at a time, Ethan’s work takes him to Afghanistan, and Cass, who’s passionate about her job in Atlanta, wants a husband who comes home at night. Then, there’s the issue of family―he wants one; she doesn’t.What they... Read more

The Net Beneath Us

A Novel

By: Carol Dunbar
Narrated by: Cassandra Campbell
Length: 10 hours 7 minutes

In her debut novel, Carol Dunbar draws from her own lived experiences, vividly describing the wonder and harshness of life off the grid. Told over the course of a year, The Net Beneath Us is a lyrical exploration of loss, marriage, parenthood, and self-reliance; a tale of how the natural world—without and within us—offers us healing, if we can... Read more

Orchid Muse

A History of Obsession in Fifteen Flowers

By: Erica Hannickel
Narrated by: Nicol Zanzarella
Length: 6 hours 31 minutes

One of Literary Hub's Most Anticipated Books of 2022



A kaleidoscopic journey into the world of nature's most tantalizing flower, and the lives it has inspired.



The epitome of floral beauty, orchids have long fostered works of art, tales of adventure, and scientific discovery. Tenacious plant hunters have traversed continents to collect rare... Read more

Air Mail

Letters of Politics, Pandemics, and Place

By: Pam Houston & Amy Irvine
Narrated by: Pam Houston & Amy Irvine
Length: 3 hours 32 minutes

“Air Mail is the record of an epistolary friendship forged in a time of political peril, in the midst of the coronavirus pandemic. These letters are pure outpourings of deep thought and daily life, sent back and forth across the Continental Divide, missives ‘as necessary as air, beautiful and maternal and brutal all at once.’ Houston and Irvine... Read more

The Barrens

A Novel of Love and Death in the Canadian Arctic

By: Kurt Johnson & Ellie Johnson
Narrated by: Erica Sullivan
Length: 7 hours 11 minutes

This riveting debut is at once a white-water adventure, coming-of-age novel, and tale of tragic love—and an extraordinary father-daughter collaboration.Two young women attending college decide to have a summer adventure canoeing the rapids-strewn Thelon River that runs 450 miles through the uninhabited Barren Lands of subarctic Canada. Holly... Read more

The Editor

By: Steven Rowley
Narrated by: Michael Urie
Length: 10 hours 20 minutes

“Steven Rowley’s new novel is exactly the balm I needed in today’s climate. Focusing on a young writer who discovers that his editor is none other than Jackie Kennedy Onassis, the book explores both romantic and familial relationships in a humorous and touching manner. Although the writing is wickedly barbed and the zingers fly at the speed of a... Read more

The Guncle

THE GUNCLE: Book #1

By: Steven Rowley
Narrated by: Steven Rowley
Length: 11 hours 23 minutes

“I am late to the party on this one. It was the perfect mix of humor and sadness. It explored grief and loss with a delicate but realistic touch. I heard someone say once that this was the book that Rowley was born to write, and wholeheartedly agree! Read more

Lily and the Octopus

By: Steven Rowley
Narrated by: Michael Urie
Length: 8 hours 3 minutes

“Lily and the Octopus is a profound book about all the important things in life -- love, how to let go, how important it is to live in the moment, and how one big love can lead to another. And Lily, dear Lily, is at the center -- a smart, movie-loving dog who would never pass up the chance at some good ice cream, tofurkey dinner, or beaming her... Read more

Eager

The Surprising, Secret Life of Beavers and Why They Matter

By: Ben Goldfarb
Narrated by: Will Damron
Length: 11 hours 24 minutes

In Eager, environmental journalist Ben Goldfarb reveals that our modern idea of what a healthy landscape looks like and how it functions is wrong, distorted by the fur trade that once trapped out millions of beavers from North America’s lakes and rivers. The consequences of losing beavers were profound: streams eroded, wetlands dried up, and... Read more

Always Home: A Daughter's Recipes & Stories

Foreword by Alice Waters

By: Fanny Singer
Narrated by: Fanny Singer & Alice Waters
Length: 8 hours 40 minutes

A cookbook and culinary memoir about growing up as the daughter of revered chef/restaurateur Alice Waters: a story of food, family, and the need for beauty in all aspects of life.

In this extraordinarily intimate portrait of her mother--and herself--Fanny Singer, daughter of food icon and activist Alice Waters, chronicles a unique world of food,... Read more

The Radium Girls

The Dark Story of America’s Shining Women

By: Kate Moore
Narrated by: Angela Brazil
Length: 15 hours 52 minutes

1917. As a war raged across the world, young American women flocked to work, painting watches, clocks and military dials with a special luminous substance made from radium. It was a fun job, lucrative and glamorous—the girls themselves shone brightly in the dark, covered head to toe in the dust from the paint. They were the radium girls.


As the... Read more

The Woman They Could Not Silence

One Woman, Her Incredible Fight for Freedom, and the Men Who Tried to Make Her Disappear

By: Kate Moore
Narrated by: Kate Moore
Length: 14 hours 36 minutes

“As this country waged war against slavery, a quiet heroine fought for the rights of women. A must read for all! Read more

Born to Run

A Hidden Tribe, Superathletes, and the Greatest Race the World Has Never Seen

By: Christopher McDougall
Narrated by: Fred Sanders
Length: 11 hours 6 minutes

“This pasty nerd never thought she’d be hanging on to every word about long distance running! That’s how riveting, joyful, meaningful, and fun this book about racing, community, physiology, prehistory, and, greatest runners in the world, the indigenous Tarahumara, is. A modern classic published 15 years ago, the science here may be dated... Read more

Running with Sherman

The Donkey with the Heart of a Hero

By: Christopher McDougall
Narrated by: Christopher McDougall
Length: 12 hours 12 minutes

“After he is rescued from an abusive owner, Sherman the Donkey gets a fresh lease on life, thanks to his new human and animal friends. They and the larger rural community around his new home come together to introduce him to the joys of life, friends, and running. This book reminds me about the kindnesses we are all capable of when someone is in... Read more

The Dog Says How

By: Kevin Kling
Narrated by: Kevin Kling
Length: 3 hours 38 minutes

A popular storyteller and National Public Radio commentator weaves scenes of childhood antics and adult absurdities into tales that provoke laughter—and elicit tears.

Kevin Kling is a master storyteller, as anyone knows who has seen him perform or heard him on National Public Radio's All Things Considered. Drawing on his memories—an eventful... Read more

Little and Often

A Memoir

By: Trent Preszler
Narrated by: Matt Bomer
Length: 9 hours 17 minutes

“Little and Often is a beautiful memoir of grief, love, the shattered bond between a father and son, and the resurrection of a broken heart. Trent Preszler tells his story with the same level of art and craftsmanship that he brings to his boat making, and he reminds us of creativity’s power to transform and heal our lives. This is a powerful and... Read more