Fountain Bookstore: Book Club Favorites

The MANIAC

By: Benjamin Labatut
Narrated by: Gergo Danka & Eva Magyar
Length: 9 hours 50 minutes

“What do you do next if your first book to be translated into English becomes a worldwide sensation shortlisted for numerous literary prizes? If you are Benjamín Labatut, the brilliant Chilean author, you write a new novel in your non-native English. Some writers tackle the same plots, characters, or themes over and over until they descend into... Read more

Assembly

By: Natasha Brown
Narrated by: Pippa Bennett-Warner
Length: 1 hour 59 minutes

This visionary and unflinching novel is about a black woman who has spent her life carefully navigating cutthroat worlds of privilege in her career and relationships—until one day she is pulled up short by a life and death decision.

Come of age in the credit crunch. Be civil in a hostile environment. Go to college, get an education, start a... Read more

Magic, Lies, and Deadly Pies

Pies Before Guys Mystery: Book #1

By: Misha Popp
Narrated by: Tanya Eby
Length: 8 hours 1 minute

The first time Daisy Ellery killed a man with a pie, it was an accident. Now, it’s her calling. Daisy bakes sweet vengeance into her pastries, which she and her dog, Zoe, deliver to the men who’ve done dirty deeds to the town’s women. But if she can’t solve the one crime that’s not of her own baking, she’ll be out of the pie pan and into the... Read more

Warrior Girl Unearthed

By: Angeline Boulley
Narrated by: Isabella Star LaBlanc
Length: 11 hours 32 minutes

“Perry Firekeeper-Birch's summer plans of fishing and lazing are upturned when she wrecks her Jeep and owes her Auntie Daunis for the repairs. Instead, she interns for her Ojibwe Tribe and kindles a passion for the repatriation of her ancestors' remains and cultural artifacts. Easily one of my top reads of this year, Warrior Girl Unearthed is a... Read more

Damned If You Do

By: Alex Brown
Narrated by: Amielynn Abellera
Length: 11 hours 37 minutes

“I loved this audiobook that was queer Buffy PLUS the dramatics of high school drama club and tech week. Loved the pining between best friends paired with the darkness of killing demons. Read more

Know My Name

A Memoir

By: Chanel Miller
Narrated by: Chanel Miller
Length: 15 hours 24 minutes

“Wow! Everybody should read this book. A stunning memoir about a devastating subject. It was eye opening, gut wrenching, powerful and brave. Chanel Miller writes with such honesty and vulnerability–I immediately felt that I knew her and she had me walking in her shoes throughout the entire book. I’m still reeling from the roller coaster of... Read more

Hell's Half Acre

The Untold Story of the Benders, a Serial Killer Family on the American Frontier

By: Susan Jonusas
Narrated by: Lee Osorio
Length: 9 hours 15 minutes

One of NPR's "Books We Love"
New York Times Book Review's "The Best True Crime of 2022"

"Rich in historical perspective and graced by novelistic touches, grips the reader from first to last.”—Wall Street Journal

A suspense filled tale of murder on the American frontier—shedding new light on a family of serial killers in Kansas, whose horrifying... Read more

Tastes Like Shakkar

A Novel

If Shakespeare Were an Auntie: Book #2

By: Nisha Sharma
Narrated by: Soneela Nankani & Vikas Adam
Length: 10 hours 13 minutes

“Ready to get ALL your senses activated?? Nisha Sharma does it with immersing descriptions of tastes, smells, sights, sounds, and definitely feels. A Shakespeare retelling at its best, this novel is hilarious, hot, and full of hijinks! So. Much. Fun. I listened nonstop on Libro.fm - the dual narration was perfect, from the internal monologs to... Read more

Back in a Spell

The Witches of Thistle Grove: Book #3

By: Lana Harper
Narrated by: Carlotta Brentan
Length: 9 hours 44 minutes

An awkward first date leads to a sparkling romance between one of the most powerful witches in town and a magical newbie in this rom-com by Lana Harper, New York Times bestselling author of Payback’s a Witch.
 
Even though she won’t deny her love for pretty (and pricey) things, Nineve Blackmoore is almost painfully down-to-earth and sensible by... Read more

The Christmas Guest

A Novella

By: Peter Swanson
Narrated by: Esther Wane
Length: 2 hours 48 minutes

“Delicious…I defy you to stop reading The Christmas Guest once you begin.” — New York Times Book ReviewNew York Times bestselling author Peter Swanson pens a spectacularly spine-chilling novella in which an American art student in London is invited to join a classmate for the holidays at Starvewood Hall, her family’s Cotswold manor house. But... Read more

The Very Secret Society of Irregular Witches

By: Sangu Mandanna
Narrated by: Samara MacLaren
Length: 9 hours 59 minutes

“This book is such a cozy, comforting read. If you're looking for a good book to curl up with, this will whisk you away to a safe, magical place filled with characters that will feel like family from start to finish. Read more

A Psalm for the Wild-Built

A Monk and Robot Book

Monk & Robot: Book #1

By: Becky Chambers
Narrated by: Em Grosland
Length: 4 hours 8 minutes

“A Psalm for the Wild-Built is a lovely, cozy, optimistic cli-fi story that made me cry from feeling seen. Sibling Dex - a non-binary tea monk, very talented at helping people process through tea and time - is having a quarter-life crisis. They enjoy what they do but can’t help but feel like something’s missing - a purpose? In walks Mosscap, a... Read more