Fiction Book Club Picks

The Count of Monte Cristo

By: Alexandre Dumas
Narrated by: John Lee
Length: 46 hours 56 minutes

Now a television miniseries directed by Bille August and starring Sam Claflin Dashing young Edmond Dantes has everything: a fine reputation, an appointment as captain of a ship, and the heart of a beautiful woman. But his perfect life is shattered when three jealous friends conspire to destroy him.Falsely accused of a political crime, Edmond... Read more

Fifty Words for Rain: A GMA Book Club Pick

A Novel

By: Asha Lemmie
Narrated by: Robin Eller, Siho Ellsmore, Katharine Lee McEwan, Jeena Yi, Sarah Skaer & Louis Ozawa
Length: 13 hours 13 minutes

A Good Morning America Book Club Pick and New York Times Bestseller!
 
From debut author Asha Lemmie, “a lovely, heartrending story about love and loss, prejudice and pain, and the sometimes dangerous, always durable ties that link a family together.” —Kristin Hannah, #1 New York Times–bestselling author of The Nightingale

Kyoto, Japan, 1948. “Do... Read more

The Wishing Game

A Novel

By: Meg Shaffer
Narrated by: Rachel L. Jacobs & Paul Boehmer
Length: 10 hours 37 minutes

“Takes the “story inside of a story” genre to a whole new level. Heroine Lucy’s lovability is matched by mysterious character Jack Masterson, aka The Mastermind and author of the fictional Clock Island children’s books. Characters are rich and memorable. The plot holds wonderful imagery and wit and is multi-layered and full of mystery. An... Read more

Migrations

A Novel

By: Charlotte McConaghy
Narrated by: Barrie Kreinik
Length: 8 hours 48 minutes

“Migrations is an unusual and amazing story – a bit of a modern Moby Dick. Franny is broken and adrift after years of searching for a sense of her troubled life and hope for our planet. Animals are extinct, except possibly a few Arctic Terns who Franny is determined to follow. The crew on the Saghani adds great depth to the story. Lovely prose... Read more

Swim Home to the Vanished

A Novel

By: Brendan Shay Basham
Narrated by: Shaun Taylor-Corbett
Length: 7 hours 13 minutes

Shortlisted for the Reading the West Book Award in the Debut Fiction “Swim Home to the Vanished is a lush and fantastic journey through strange lands and minds from an incandescent new voice full of my kind of melancholic brilliance and unromantic magic.”—Tommy Orange, author of There, ThereAfter the death of his brother, a grief-stricken young... Read more

Black Cake

A Novel

By: Charmaine Wilkerson
Narrated by: Lynnette R. Freeman & Simone Mcintyre
Length: 12 hours

“Books don't often make me cry, but this one got me right in the feels. Read more

The Angel's Game

By: Carlos Ruiz Zafón
Narrated by: Dan Stevens
Length: 15 hours 23 minutes

From master storyteller Carlos Ruiz Zafón, author of the international phenomenon The Shadow of the Wind, comes The Angel’s Game—a dazzling new page-turner about the perilous nature of obsession, in literature and in love.

“The whole of Barcelona stretched out at my feet and I wanted to believe that, when I opened those windows, its streets would... Read more

The Shadow of the Wind

By: Carlos Ruiz Zafon
Narrated by: Jonathan Davis
Length: 18 hours 4 minutes

“The Shadow of the Wind is set in Spain, specifically Barcelona, and Zafon’s beautiful and rich writing makes the city sound downright irresistible. And on top of THAT, it’s also a love letter to the world of books! I have many favorite quotes from this book, but here’s one that has stuck with me over the years: 'Every book, every volume you see... Read more

Chain Gang All Stars: A Read with Jenna Pick

National Book Award Finalist

By: Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah
Narrated by: Shayna Small, Aaron Goodson, Michael Crouch & Lee Osorio
Length: 13 hours 38 minutes

“Listened to the audio. Well done, author and narrator - 10/10! Read more

The Enchanted Hacienda

By: J.C. Cervantes
Narrated by: Frankie Corzo
Length: 12 hours 52 minutes

“This summer’s sweetest confection is J.C. Cervantes’s The Enchanted Hacienda. This book is like dipping your brain into a jar of serotonin.” —New York Times Book Review

"This is a contemporary coming-of-age story, with a sprinkling of magic, that’s one of my most anticipated reads of the year." —Emily Henry, #1 New York Times bestselling author,... Read more

Yellowface

A Novel

By: R. F. Kuang
Narrated by: Helen Laser
Length: 8 hours 39 minutes

“Equal parts modern satire, indictment of the publishing industry, and twisted ghost story, R. F. Kuang’s first foray into literary fiction pulls no punches and will have you reading late into the night. Read more

Shutter

Rita Todacheene: Book #1

By: Ramona Emerson
Narrated by: Charley Flyte
Length: 8 hours 52 minutes

Rita Todacheene is a forensic photographer working for the Albuquerque police force. Her excellent skills have cracked many cases—she is almost supernaturally good at capturing details. In fact, Rita has been hiding a secret: she sees the
ghosts of crime victims who point her toward the clues that other investigators overlook.

As a lone portal to... Read more

Dust Child

By: Que Mai Phan Nguyen
Narrated by: Quyen Ngo
Length: 12 hours 28 minutes

From the internationally bestselling author of The Mountains Sing, a suspenseful and moving saga about family secrets, hidden trauma, and the overriding power of forgiveness, set during the war and in present-day Việt Nam. 
 
In 1969, sisters Trang and Quỳnh, desperate to help their parents pay off debts, leave their rural village and become... Read more

Before the Coffee Gets Cold

A Novel

Before the Coffee Gets Cold Series: Book #1

By: Toshikazu Kawaguchi
Narrated by: Arina Ii
Length: 6 hours 52 minutes

“What if you could go back in time, and all it took was the price of a cup of coffee? Before the Coffee Gets Cold is a fun and touching speculative tale revolving around an innocuous café that not only offers friendly service and delicious homemade butter, but an unamusing way to revisit the past; the only caveat is that you must finish your... Read more

Still Life: A GMA Book Club Pick

A Novel

By: Sarah Winman
Narrated by: Sarah Winman
Length: 14 hours 54 minutes

“Still Life by Sarah Winman is historical literary fiction at its best. A group of English expatriates in Italy from the 1940s to 1980s, with flashbacks to the early 1900s, get on with life in post WWII Europe. This is one of my Top 3 books of 2021. Read more