Beach Reads

Saturday Night at the Lakeside Supper Club

A Novel

By: J. Ryan Stradal
Narrated by: Aspen Vincent
Length: 9 hours 20 minutes

“This book is delicious and midwestern and will rip out your heart and serve it with a relish tray. Read more

The Celebrants

A Read with Jenna Pick (A Novel)

By: Steven Rowley
Narrated by: Steven Rowley
Length: 9 hours 43 minutes

New York Times Bestseller
A TODAY Show #ReadWithJenna Book Club Pick

A Big Chill for our times, celebrating decades-long friendships and promises—especially to ourselves—by the bestselling and beloved author of The Guncle.

It’s been a minute—or five years—since Jordan Vargas last saw his college friends, and twenty-eight years since their... Read more

Cassandra in Reverse

By: Holly Smale
Narrated by: Kristin Atherton
Length: 13 hours 15 minutes

A REESE'S BOOK CLUB PICK
"Fascinating...witty...self-deprecating...We meet Cassandra on the worst day of her life. She's getting fired, her boyfriend dumps her, and her roommates hate her. On that same day, she discovers she has the power to go back in time. You'd think you would know how this book is going to end, but it really surprised me.... Read more

Lessons in Chemistry

A Novel

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

“The hype for this book is well deserved! The story never devolves into simple storyline of love, success, family. It is complex and beautiful and at time hilarious and horrific. Everyone on our staff recommends! Read more

The Summer I Turned Pretty

Summer I Turned Pretty: Book #1

By: Jenny Han
Narrated by: Lola Tung
Length: 5 hours 59 minutes

“Oh first loves stories, they are both charming and infuriating. If I was a tween reading this it's a perfect summer read - the anticipation of a first kiss, the validation of finally being included, and the jealousy that destroys us all at that age. But as an adult reading this, I wanted more of the friendship between the moms and the struggle... Read more

The Seaside Library

By: Brenda Novak
Narrated by: Amy McFadden
Length: 12 hours 17 minutes

From the New York Times bestselling author of The Bookstore on the Beach

There are secrets that bring friends together, and others that drive them apart…

Mariners Island is barely ten miles long, but when Ivy, Ariana and Cam were teenagers, it was their whole world. Beyond the pristine beaches and iconic lighthouse lies the beautiful old library... Read more

Hello Stranger

A Novel

By: Katherine Center
Narrated by: Patti Murin
Length: 10 hours 39 minutes

“Oh my goodness! Where to begin? As if I did not love all of Katherine Center's books, Hello Stranger really hit me in the feels! I always love narration, the tone of her books, the strong female lead, and the plot twists and story lines that get you in the heart. This book is probably her best yet for all of these. Sadie, a portrait artist,... Read more

Love, Theoretically

By: Ali Hazelwood
Narrated by: Thérèse Plummer
Length: 12 hours 33 minutes

“Love, Theoretically combines meme-based humor, sizzling romantic tension, soul-searching personal growth, and blazing critiques of the glaring disparities in academia. This book isn’t just awesome in theory — it’s a proven fact! Read more

The Five-Star Weekend

By: Elin Hilderbrand
Narrated by: Erin Bennett
Length: 12 hours 44 minutes

From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Hotel Nantucket: After tragedy strikes, Hollis Shaw gathers four friends from different stages in her life to spend an unforgettable weekend on Nantucket, by the #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Hotel Nantucket.

Hollis Shaw’s life seems picture-perfect. She’s the creator of the... Read more

Pack Up the Moon

By: Kristan Higgins
Narrated by: Xe Sands & Dion Graham
Length: 13 hours 36 minutes

“Another wonderful romance story from Kristan Higgins! I listened to the audiobook version (and highly recommend it for this book as it really brings the wife's character to life). This story kept me on my toes...I was always wanting to know what the next letter would say, or what the husband would do next. Overall I found the book to be... 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

One of Us Is Dead

By: Jeneva Rose
Narrated by: various narrators, Cassandra Campbell, Elizabeth Evans, Hillary Huber, Brittany Pressley & Andi Arndt
Length: 9 hours 21 minutes

“What if Blair Waldorf and Regina George were housewives in Buckhead, Georgia? Would they be willing to kill in order to be Queen Bee of the "Real Housewives"? In One of Us is Dead, these women know how to play dirty, and Jenny, the owner of an exclusive salon in this affluent community, knows all their salacious secrets. She is unwillingly... Read more

Yellowface

A Novel

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

“Are you curious about how the book publishing industry works? Yellowface explores the publishing world from the point of view of an envious, unlikeable character; who at the core is battling loneliness, grief, and failure. I love the way the story unfolds from an extremely one-sided voice, who doesn't understand how her actions impact others.... Read more

The Newcomer

A Novel

By: Mary Kay Andrews
Narrated by: Kathleen McInerney
Length: 14 hours 29 minutes

“Mary Kay Andrews knows how to put mystery and beach together to make a blockbuster novel. I know it’s really summer when a new novel by Andrews becomes available. The Newcomer is perfect for us right now. It’s got it all. I can’t wait to start hand-selling it. Read more

The Hotel Nantucket

By: Elin Hilderbrand
Narrated by: Erin Bennett
Length: 12 hours 26 minutes

“I was totally sucked in to the details of running a new hotel and I was swept away by the Nantucket setting. I loved the hotel’s resident ghost. I wanted the hotel to succeed, and I was so sad when the book ended. I am ready to visit the Hotel Nantucket again, and I can see why Hilderbrand has so many fans! Read more

Happy Place

By: Emily Henry
Narrated by: Julia Whelan
Length: 11 hours 2 minutes

“Another great beach read from Emily Henry! I found myself unable to stop listening to this book. Henry just knows how to write a love story that makes you go noooo then yeeees then whaaaat then yeeees! The story of Wyn and Harriet will make your heart throb. And Harriet's journey to find herself and keep her friends will prove that self-love is... Read more

Beach Read

By: Emily Henry
Narrated by: Julia Whelan
Length: 10 hours 12 minutes

“What do you get when you cross a disillusioned romance author with a Hemingway wannabe? A compulsively readable book where you kind of hope for your train to be delayed so you can spend a few more minutes with January and Gus. These two, saddled with writer’s block, make a pact to write the other’s genre. Literary snobbery is (rightfully) called... Read more