Managers' Picks

The House in the Cerulean Sea

Cerulean Chronicles: Book #1

By: TJ Klune
Narrated by: Daniel Henning
Length: 12 hours 12 minutes

“This story has me by the heart. At turns hilarious and heart-wrenching, Henning's reading does a wonderful job giving extra flavor to a text that really needs none. I could not recommend more. Read more

Mary

An Awakening of Terror

By: Nat Cassidy
Narrated by: Susan Bennett
Length: 15 hours 29 minutes

“Mary, Mary, how gory you are. Mary is a 49-year-old woman going through "textbook" menopause (apparently that entails hearing voices and seeing horrifying hallucinations). When Mary is fired from her job, she hops on a plane to Arroyo, Arizona, her home town and also the home of a mysterious serial killer. This novel was disturbing (beetles... Read more

The Safekeep

By: Yael van der Wouden
Narrated by: Stina Nielsen & Saskia Maarleveld
Length: 9 hours 29 minutes

“A unique gem of a book. I enjoyed it very much and found it full of heart with suspenseful relationship dynamics. Set in Holland in 1961, its themes revolve around cultural loss and forgiveness post WWII and about the universal meaning of home, family, and identity. I thought I was reading one book and then it suddenly and amazingly turned into... Read more

Under the Whispering Door

By: TJ Klune
Narrated by: Kirt Graves
Length: 14 hours 54 minutes

“Trigger warning: Suicide and death. TJ Klune has done it again. He has created a story (with some darkness) centered on a character that would otherwise have easily been seen as the villain. And again, he walked me through a funny, LGBTQ+ positive, and horror-esque journey where I grew in empathy for Wallace as he tackled questions about death,... 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

The Island of Missing Trees

A Novel

By: Elif Shafak
Narrated by: Amira Ghazalla & Daphne Kouma
Length: 11 hours 43 minutes

Bloomsbury presents The Island of Missing Trees by Elif Shafak, read by Daphne Kouma and Amira Ghazalla.

A REESE'S BOOK CLUB PICK
Winner of the 2022 BookTube Silver Medal in Fiction * Shortlisted for the Women's Prize for Fiction

"A wise novel of love and grief, roots and branches, displacement and home, faith and belief. Balm for our bruised... Read more

In the Lives of Puppets

By: TJ Klune
Narrated by: Daniel Henning
Length: 15 hours 22 minutes

“In this robotic twist on the classic Pinocchio, a band of lovable robots and one human explore life, love, and loss, and figure out how to accept what they can't change and change what they will not accept. Read more

A Child Alone with Strangers

A Novel

By: Philip Fracassi
Narrated by: Sterling Boyns
Length: 18 hours 58 minutes

When young Henry Thorne is kidnapped and held prisoner in a remote farmhouse surrounded by miles of forest, he finds himself connecting with a strange force living in the woods—using that bond to wreak havoc against his captors. Unknown to the boy, however, is that this ancient being has its own reasons for wanting the interlopers gone—there is... Read more

Wolfsong

A Green Creek Novel

Green Creek: Book #1

By: TJ Klune
Narrated by: Kirt Graves
Length: 18 hours 41 minutes

"Narrator Kirt Graves strikes just the right notes in this thoughtful exploration of grief, life, and the afterlife" —AudioFile on Under The Whispering Door

The Bennett family has a secret:
They're not just a family, they're a pack.
Wolfsong is Ox Matheson's story.

Oxnard Matheson was twelve when his father taught him a lesson: Ox wasn’t worth... Read more

The Wedding People

A Novel

By: Alison Espach
Narrated by: Helen Laser
Length: 11 hours 37 minutes

“This was a fun family drama that had very likable characters. I didn’t want to stop listening! Funny too! Read more

Divine Rivals

A Novel

Letters of Enchantment: Book #1

By: Rebecca Ross
Narrated by: Alex Wingfield & Rebecca Norfolk
Length: 10 hours 49 minutes

“A historical fiction romance that is easy to fall in love with! Magical typewriters connect our two main characters, Iris Winnow and Roman Kitt, allowing them to send letters to each other through their dressers. Iris has no idea that Roman is on the other side of the letters as he is her sworn enemy and rival at work. When Iris goes to report... Read more

Little Eve

By: Catriona Ward
Narrated by: Carolyn Bonnyman
Length: 10 hours 32 minutes

“An intense gothic horror novel that I devoured in one night! Set on the Scottish coast, the story begins with a horrifying discovery and never loses momentum! A man known as 'Uncle' lives on the island with his cult, consisting of two women and four children. Nothing is off limits here! A deadly snake, violent rituals and a gruesome sacrifice... Read more

The Wild Hunt

By: Emma Seckel
Narrated by: Ruth Urquhart
Length: 8 hours 50 minutes

The islanders have only three rules: don't stick your nose where it's not wanted, don't mention the war, and never let your guard down during October.



Leigh Welles has not set foot in on the island in years, but when she finds herself called home from a disappointing life on the Scottish mainland by her father's unexpected death, she is... Read more

Camp Damascus

By: Chuck Tingle
Narrated by: Mara Wilson
Length: 9 hours 29 minutes

“Neverton is home to the only gay conversion camp in the country to boast a 100% success rate: Camp Damascus. God-fearing Rose Darling knows all about the camp from the commercials starring the charismatic Pastor Pete Bend. But when Rose starts coughing up flies and getting flashes of a life she doesn't remember living -- and a girl she doesn't... Read more

George

A Magpie Memoir

By: Frieda Hughes
Narrated by: Frieda Hughes
Length: 8 hours 58 minutes

“As someone whose passive love of birds transformed into a more fervent birding habit over the last few years, I enjoyed poet and painter Freida Hughes’s recounting of taking in the funny, naughty, and remarkably memorable George. It was the perfect listen during a stressful week. Read more

Boys in the Valley

By: Philip Fracassi
Narrated by: David Aaron Baker
Length: 10 hours 55 minutes

This program is read by David Aaron Baker, who brings the nightmare to life with his sinister narration. He has earned several AudioFile Earphones Awards and has been a three-time finalist for the prestigious Audie Award for Best Male Narrator.

The Exorcist meets Lord of the Flies, by way of Midnight Mass, in Boys in the Valley, a brilliant... Read more

What My Bones Know

A Memoir of Healing from Complex Trauma

By: Stephanie Foo
Narrated by: Stephanie Foo
Length: 10 hours 5 minutes

“Stephanie Foo, formerly of This American Life, shares her story of abuse and the lessons she learns about living with complex post-traumatic stress. Read more

You Could Make This Place Beautiful

A Memoir

By: Maggie Smith
Narrated by: Maggie Smith
Length: 7 hours 46 minutes

“Poet Maggie Smith narrates her memoir of gorgeous prose about her heartbreaking divorce. Maggie Smith is a lovely writer and explores the purpose of memoir as she mines her formerly married and currently divorcing selves. I've seen this referred to as a middle-aged coming-of-age and I think that's an apt description. You Could Make This Place... Read more

The Historian - Abridged

By: Elizabeth Kostova
Narrated by: Rosalyn Landor, Jim Ward, Martin Jarvis, Dennis Boutsikaris, Joanne Whalley & Robin Atkin Downes
Length: 11 hours 27 minutes

The record-breaking phenomenon from Elizabeth Kostova is a celebrated masterpiece that "refashioned the vampire myth into a compelling contemporary novel, a late-night page-turner" (San Francisco Chronicle). 

Breathtakingly suspenseful and beautifully written, The Historian is the story of a young woman plunged into a labyrinth where the secrets... Read more

Vampires of El Norte

By: Isabel Cañas
Narrated by: Jose Nateras & Krysta Gonzales
Length: 12 hours 1 minute

“A love story first, vampire story second, we follow two young lovers as they find each other again after a monstrous attack. Amidst the carnage - and vampires - of war in 1840s Mexico, this book has atmosphere to spare. Light on scares, it's a good place to dip your toes into spookier waters. Read more