PB Book Club

Intermezzo

A Novel

By: Sally Rooney
Narrated by: Éanna Hardwicke
Length: 16 hours 29 minutes

“After their father's death, two brothers, born 10 years apart, deal with their grief in different ways and seek to make sense of their relationship to each other. Rooney's talent for capturing the cultural moment shows as characters deal with overheated cell phones, earn income from only fans type accounts, and struggle to find affordable... Read more

All Fours

A Novel

By: Miranda July
Narrated by: Miranda July
Length: 10 hours 13 minutes

“This one is worth listening to for July's delivery alone. Her deadpan monotone highlights both the comedy and the heartbreaking pathos of the novel, which I went back to later to read on paper. A wonderful performance of one of my favorite books of the year thus far. Read more

Long Island Compromise

A Novel

By: Taffy Brodesser-Akner
Narrated by: Edoardo Ballerini & Taffy Brodesser-Akner
Length: 15 hours 23 minutes

“I truly enjoyed every moment of this audiobook! At times the crass behavior of these characters made me laugh out loud and cringe at the same time! But the poignant, emotional moments of humanness, grief, and healing made my heart ache. Read more

Real Americans

A novel

By: Rachel Khong
Narrated by: Louisa Zhu, Eric Yang & Eunice Wong
Length: 14 hours 40 minutes

“A sprawling multi-generational family saga that’s full of family secrets and mysteries. It opens in 1999 with Lily a poor student in NYC, then jumps to 2021 and her son Nick, and finally to 2030 to Lily’s mother May. An engrossing story with compelling characters. Read more

The Ministry of Time

A Novel

By: Kaliane Bradley
Narrated by: George Weightman & Katie Leung
Length: 10 hours 22 minutes

“From the moment our mostly-reliable narrator opens the door on the Secret Project that anchors this captivating, complex, and slightly bonkers novel there is nothing to do but sit back and enjoy the ride. The Ministry of Time is a marvellous tale of displacement, performative social mores, race, gender, self-understanding, imperialism, love,... Read more

The Morningside

A Novel

By: Téa Obreht 
Narrated by: Carlotta Brentan
Length: 8 hours 35 minutes

“There is so much to unpack in The Morningside and all coming at you through the eyes of an 11-year-old. Do you remember being 11? Having fantastical adventures solving all the "mysterious" happenings going on around you. Being rebellious and knowing you understand all the things that your Mom can't possibly understand? Obreht precisely uncovers... Read more

Eastbound

By: Maylis De Kerangal
Narrated by: Jennifer Pickens
Length: 2 hours 23 minutes

In this gripping tale, a Russian conscript and a French woman cross paths on the Trans-Siberian railroad, each fleeing to the east for their own reasons



Eastbound is both an adventure story and a duet of two vibrant inner worlds.



In mysterious, winding sentences gorgeously translated by Jessica Moore, De Kerangal gives us the story of two unlikely... Read more

The Fraud

A Novel

By: Zadie Smith
Narrated by: Zadie Smith
Length: 12 hours 24 minutes

“Hearing Zadie Smith narrate The Fraud only enhances the experience of this already great novel. The characters are unique and easily distinguishable, and her considerable skill with accents is astounding. A thoroughly unique and enjoyable experience, just like everything Smith writes. Listen, and let her words transport you. You won't regret it. Read more

Roman Stories

By: Jhumpa Lahiri
Narrated by: Deepti Gupta, Carlotta Brentan, Cassandra Campbell, Ari Fliakos & Michael Obiora
Length: 6 hours 4 minutes

“Feels like running into someone you used to know, or learning secrets about strangers. Lahiri has a gift for communicating humanity and what it desires, fears, and survives. Read more

Tom Lake

A Novel

By: Ann Patchett
Narrated by: Meryl Streep
Length: 11 hours 22 minutes

“I just finished listening to Tom Lake by Ann Patchett and I cannot say enough good things about this book! How I have not discovered Ann Patchett before, I will never know, but this book had me in so many feelings over the past 10 days. Set during the pandemic on a Michigan cherry farm, the family is working hard picking cherries and keeping the... Read more

Hello Beautiful (Oprah's Book Club)

A Novel

By: Ann Napolitano
Narrated by: Maura Tierney
Length: 15 hours 6 minutes

“This entertaining novel brings you fully into the richly detailed and realistic lives of the four Padavano sisters and their family. You'll alternately want to shake these characters out of their flaws and hug them. Read more

I Have Some Questions for You

A Novel

By: Rebecca Makkai
Narrated by: Julia Whelan & JD Jackson
Length: 14 hours 3 minutes

“A captivating cast of characters and highly provocative plot make this a page turner to the very end. After many years, Bodie returns to visit her boarding school where her roommate died under suspicious circumstances. While there, she is startled to re-examine that event through today’s filters and starts asking new questions about privilege... Read more

Lessons in Chemistry

A Novel

By: Bonnie Garmus
Narrated by: Miranda Raison, Bonnie Garmus & Pandora Sykes
Length: 11 hours 55 minutes

“Love love LOVED this book! Our one-of-a-kind Read & Run Audiobook Club selected this book for our inaugural group, and we all enjoyed it tremendously. Elizabeth Zott is a force to be reckoned with, Bonnie Garmus's writing is dry, witty, and refreshing, and the story has some fantastic twists and turns that keep you on your toes to the very... Read more

The Book of Goose

A Novel

By: Yiyun Li
Narrated by: Caroline Hewitt
Length: 9 hours 1 minute

“The Book of Goose by Yiyun Li is a beautifully told tale of friendship, obsession, power and creativity. Childhood friends Agnes and Fabienne entertain themselves by spinning tales about the strange characters and situations in their post-war French province. As in many intense friendships, one is the leader and one the follower but with a... Read more

Trespasses

A Novel

By: Louise Kennedy
Narrated by: Bríd Brennan
Length: 8 hours 58 minutes

“Trespasses is set during the Troubles and explores the relationship of a Catholic woman and a Protestant man. Interesting concept as the bleakness of the subject is intertwined with daily life. The lore of the Irish is spellbinding. They know how to tell stories and are always page-turners. I love their gift of gab. Read more

Bliss Montage

Stories

By: Ling Ma
Narrated by: Katharine Chin
Length: 6 hours 13 minutes

“I'm not a big fan of short story collections - I inevitably get bored halfway through - but I loved Ling Ma's debut novel Severance, so I gave Bliss Montage a chance. I burned through the whole thing in a single day. Every piece has its merits, but I'm still mulling over the toxic friendship at the center of the story G (not to mention the drug... Read more