Summer Reads 2023

The House of Lincoln

A Novel

By: Nancy Horan
Narrated by: Sarah Welborn
Length: 10 hours 30 minutes

An unprecedented view of Lincoln's Springfield from the acclaimed and bestselling author of Loving Frank.



Nancy Horan returns with a sweeping historical novel, which tells the story of Abraham Lincoln's ascendance from rumpled lawyer to U.S. president to the Great Emancipator through the eyes of a young asylum-seeker who arrives in Lincoln's home... Read more

One Summer in Savannah

A Novel

By: Terah Shelton Harris
Narrated by: Zuzu Robinson
Length: 13 hours 12 minutes

A compelling debut that glows with bittersweet heart and touching emotion, deeply interrogating questions of family, redemption, and unconditional love in the sweltering summer heat of Savannah, as two people discover what it means to truly forgive.



It's been eight years since Sara Lancaster left her home in Savannah, Georgia. Eight years since... Read more

When You Can Swim

By: Jack Wong
Narrated by: Shannon Tyo
Length: 16 minutes

A reverent celebration of learning to swim among a diverse cast of children and families who each experience the mysterious joys of water in nature. In this exploration of what it truly means to swim, expansive vignettes introduce sandpipers, tannin-soaked lakes, and the feeling of a small waterfall on sun-soaked shoulders. But what about those... Read more

Remember

By: Joy Harjo
Narrated by: Joy Harjo
Length: 5 minutes

US Poet Laureate Joy Harjo’s iconic poem "Remember" invites young listeners to pause and reflect on the wonder of the world around them, and to remember the importance of their place in it.

Remember the sky you were born under,
Know each of the star's stories.
Remember the moon, know who she is.
Remember the sun's birth at dawn,
That is the strongest... Read more

Dork Diaries

Tales from a Not-So-Fabulous Life

Dork Diaries: Book #1

By: Rachel Renée Russell
Narrated by: Lana Quintal
Length: 3 hours 36 minutes

Nikki Maxwell is starting eighth grade at a new school—and her very first diary is packed with hilarious stories and art in this SUPER SQUEE first book in the #1 New York Times bestselling Dork Diaries series!

Nikki confesses all in her first diary ever: her epic battle with her mom for an iPhone, meeting her new soon-to-be BFFs Chloe and Zoey,... Read more

Greenwild

The World Behind the Door

Greenwild: Book #1

By: Pari Thomson
Narrated by: Sophia Nomvete
Length: 9 hours 5 minutes

“Full of adventure, friendships and magic! Read more

Pippa Park Raises Her Game

Pippa Park Raises Her Game

By: Erin Yun
Narrated by: Jennifer Sun Bell
Length: 6 hours 22 minutes

Listeners will cheer on Pippa Park in this wonderful middle school book about friendships, bullying, crushes, and family. In this relatable story, Pippa reinvents herself and discovers who she really is on and off the basketball court.



Life is full of great expectations for Korean-American Pippa Park. It seems like everyone, from her family to... Read more

Hell Followed with Us

By: Andrew Joseph White
Narrated by: Shaan Dasani, Graham Halstead & Avi Roque
Length: 10 hours 47 minutes

“Religious trauma, trans rage, and teen romance await in this tender and gruesome horror novel. In a disturbing near-future, with the help of a band of young queer survivors, trans-boy Benji escapes the eco-Christo-fascist cult that raised him (and brought about the apocalypse), but not before being injected with a bioweapon that will transform... Read more

The Davenports

By: Krystal Marquis
Narrated by: Joniece Abbott-Pratt
Length: 12 hours 1 minute

*Instant New York Times Bestseller*

The Davenports delivers a totally escapist, swoon-worthy romance while offering a glimpse into a period of African American history often overlooked.

"The perfect read for fans of escapist historical fiction.” —NBC’s TODAY

The Davenports are one of the few Black families of immense wealth and status in a changing... Read more

The Swifts: A Dictionary of Scoundrels

By: Beth Lincoln
Narrated by: Nikki Patel
Length: 9 hours 53 minutes

“A deliciously gothic, madcap 'whodunit' with an array of eccentric characters! For ages 8+. Read more

Four Eyes: A Graphic Novel (Four Eyes #1)

By: Rex Ogle
Narrated by: Benjamin Valic, Krizia Bajos, Eileen Galindo, Banks Pierce, Alyssa Cheatham, Randall McFadden & Full Cast
Length: 2 hours 20 minutes

A humorous and heartwarming middle-grade graphic memoir audio adaptation about fitting in, facing bullies, and finding the right pair of glasses.Sixth grade isn't as great as Rex thought it would be. He's the only kid who hasn't had a growth spurt, and the bullies won't let him forget it. His closest friend is unreliable, at best. And there's a... Read more

Iron and Blood

A Military History of the German-Speaking Peoples since 1500

By: Peter H. Wilson
Narrated by: Rory Alexander
Length: 34 hours 54 minutes

German military history is typically viewed as an inexorable march to the rise of Prussia and the two world wars, the road paved by militarism and the result a specifically German way of war. Peter Wilson challenges this narrative. Looking beyond Prussia to German-speaking Europe across the last five centuries, Wilson finds little unique or... Read more

The Saints of Swallow Hill

By: Donna Everhart
Narrated by: Amy Melissa Bentley
Length: 12 hours 13 minutes

During the Great Depression, labor camps crop up in remote areas throughout the American South. Destitute workers live under terrible conditions. Trapped in these isolated locations, workers are entirely dependent on the often greedy, abusive camp owners who provide food and housing at grossly inflated prices. But for the most desperate among... Read more

The Suicide House

Rory Moore/Lane Phillips: Book #2

By: Charlie Donlea
Narrated by: Vivienne Leheny
Length: 10 hours 23 minutes

“Charlie Donlea is a superb psychological suspense writer … the book has a fast-paced plot and main characters unlike any typically found in this genre.”—Seattle Book Review An Apple Books Best of the Month SelectionA Publishers Weekly Summer Reads 2020 Editors’ PickA Library Journal “12 Novels Featuring Protagonists on the Autism Spectrum”... Read more

Someone Else's Bucket List

By: Amy T. Matthews
Narrated by: Brenda Scott Wlazlo
Length: 14 hours 54 minutes

"A poignant look at how the bonds of sisterhood can shape our lives." —Namrata Patel, author of The Candid Life of Meena Dave



Readers of Josie Silver and Rebecca Serle will adore this bingeworthy, bittersweet P.S. I Love You for the digital age. After the untimely death of her outgoing, hugely successful influencer sister, an introverted woman... Read more

Famous in a Small Town

By: Viola Shipman
Narrated by: Nancy Peterson
Length: 11 hours 19 minutes

A magical tale of destiny and small-town charm. The summer read you’ve been waiting for!


"Full of summertime delight…and sweet, nostalgic charm, Famous in a Small Town is a beautiful reminder to…fully embrace the magic that lives inside you." —Heather Webber, USA TODAY bestselling author of Midnight at the Blackbird Café

For most of her eighty... Read more

The Summer of Songbirds

By: Kristy Woodson Harvey
Narrated by: Jennifer Jill Araya, Reena Dutt & Jackie Sanders
Length: 10 hours 58 minutes

In this instant New York Times bestselling novel by “Southern sensation Kristy Woodson Harvey” (Good Morning America), four women come together to save the summer camp that changed their lives and rediscover themselves in the process.

Nearly thirty years ago, June Moore bought Camp Holly Springs and turned it into a thriving summer haven for... Read more

Slow Horses

The Slough House Series: Book #1

By: Mick Herron
Narrated by: Gerard Doyle
Length: 10 hours 46 minutes

“I'll admit it. I watched Slow Horses before reading it. The show is among my favorites of 2022, maybe of all time. As I prepared to watch Season 2, I decided to listen to the audiobook as a refresher. I'm so glad I did. I won't say the book is better—because Gary Oldman—but it's every bit as good in different, and also in the exact same ways.... Read more

Even If Everything Ends

By: Jens Liljestrand
Narrated by: Matt Addis, Tamsin Kennard, Joe Jameson & Imogen Wilde
Length: 16 hours 31 minutes

Life goes on in the face of a climate crisis in this unforgettable, “relevant, and entertaining” (Fredrik Backman, New York Times bestselling author) debut novel that follows four characters as they struggle to survive in a burning world.

Even when the climate crisis escalates beyond our worst nightmares and people become refugees, the world... Read more

The Other Mistress

By: Shanora Williams
Narrated by: Ebony Mendez & Niecey Bethea
Length: 7 hours 41 minutes

In this thrillingly twisty tale of seduction, betrayal, and obsession, a scorned wife isn’t the only one looking for answers—at any price …

Adira Smith-Cortez knows how to turn around a troubled past. Now she’s a selfmade multi-millionaire who takes exquisite care of herself and her only true love: her husband, Gabriel. Adira has it all—except... Read more