Books set in Tennessee

A Death in the Family

By: James Agee
Narrated by: Lloyd James
Length: 10 hours 30 minutes

Decades after its original publication, James Agee’s last novel seems, more than ever, an American classic. For in his lyrical, sorrowful account of a man’s death and its impact on his family, Agee painstakingly created a small world of domestic happiness and then showed how quickly and casually it could be destroyed.On a sultry summer night in... Read more

Christy

By: Catherine Marshall
Narrated by: Kellie Martin
Length: 19 hours 1 minute

Christy Huddleston left home at 19 to teach school in the Smokey Mountains. There she came to know and love the wild mountain people with their fierce pride, their dark superstitions, their terrible poverty, their yearning for beauty and truth. Christy found her faith severely challenged in these primitive surroundings; and, confronted with two... Read more

Before We Were Yours

A Novel

By: Lisa Wingate
Narrated by: Emily Rankin & Catherine Taber
Length: 14 hours 27 minutes

“Based loosely on a very real institution, I was quickly drawn into the story. The narrative went back and forth in time and I could hardly wait to reach the connection between the past and present. Read more

The Silence of the Lambs

25th Anniversary Edition

By: Thomas Harris
Narrated by: Frank Muller
Length: 10 hours 43 minutes

“Featuring arguably the best female protagonist in horror history as well as one of horror's most acclaimed villains, this is a must read for any horror/thriller fan. Whether you’ve seen its acclaimed film adaption or not, this book is shocking and spine tingling all the same. Don't forget to check out the first novel in the Hannibal series, Red... Read more

American Gods: The Tenth Anniversary Edition

By: Neil Gaiman
Narrated by: Full Cast
Length: 19 hours 39 minutes

“War is brewing in America! The old gods VS The new gods. Tradition VS Change. Shadow, a regular mortal, must travel across America with a mysterious individual in preparation for the pending war. Read more

Flight Behavior

By: Barbara Kingsolver
Narrated by: Barbara Kingsolver
Length: 16 hours 56 minutes

New York Times Bestseller""An intricate story that entwines considerations of faith and faithlessness, inquiry, denial, fear and survival in gorgeously conceived metaphor. Kingsolver has constructed a deeply affecting microcosm of a phenomenon that is manifesting in many different tragic ways, in communities and ecosystems all around the globe.”... Read more

Last Train to Memphis

The Rise of Elvis Presley

By: Peter Guralnick
Narrated by: Kevin Stillwell
Length: 22 hours 32 minutes

Written with grace, humor, and affection, Last Train to Memphis has been hailed as the definitive biography of Elvis Presley. It is the first to set aside the myths and focus on Elvis' humanity in a way that has yet to be duplicated.
A New York Times Notable BookWinner of the Ralph J. Gleason Music Book Award
"Elvis steps from the pages. You can... Read more

The Firm

The Firm Series: Book #1

By: John Grisham
Narrated by: Scott Brick
Length: 17 hours 8 minutes

#1 WORLDWIDE BESTSELLER • The iconic legal thriller that launched the career of America’s favorite storyteller, hailed as “an absolute master” (The Washington Post)

“[An] ingenious man-in-the-middle thriller.”—Entertainment Weekly
 
Mitch McDeere has worked hard to get where he is: third in his class at Harvard Law. Aggressively recruited by all... Read more

Nothing to See Here

By: Kevin Wilson
Narrated by: Marin Ireland
Length: 6 hours 40 minutes

“One of my favorite audiobooks this year! I loved the narration nearly as much as I loved each of the characters and their journey. You can't help but root for the children, and appreciate how the weirdness actually accentuates the trials and tribulations of found family versus those we're related to in a very real way. Delightful. Read more

The Fortunate Ones

By: Ed Tarkington
Narrated by: MacLeod Andrews
Length: 7 hours 43 minutes

“Ed Tarkington is the mastermind behind this tender tale of love and betrayal, politics and social divide. A teenage boy growing up with a single mom in a low-income area of Nashville receives a mysterious scholarship offer to attend an elite private school for boys. Charlie Boykin is now in the midst of the children of billionaires and... Read more

Stillhouse Lake

Stillhouse Lake: Book #1

By: Rachel Caine
Narrated by: Emily Sutton-Smith
Length: 10 hours 3 minutes

An Amazon Charts and USA Today bestseller.Gina Royal is the definition of average—a shy Midwestern housewife with a happy marriage and two adorable children. But when a car accident reveals her husband’s secret life as a serial killer, she must remake herself as Gwen Proctor—the ultimate warrior mom.With her ex now in prison, Gwen has finally... Read more

Dolly Parton, Songteller

My Life in Lyrics

By: Dolly Parton
Narrated by: Dolly Parton
Length: 5 hours 17 minutes

A Recorded Books Audio Original production of songs and stories performed by Dolly herself, Dolly Parton, Songteller: My Life in Lyrics goes beyond the glitz, glamour, and rhinestones to the warmth, heart, and soul of a treasured pop-culture icon.

In this exclusive audio performance, the ten-time Grammy Award–winning artist weaves her words with... Read more