Staff Picks - Fiction

Women Talking

By: Miriam Toews
Narrated by: Matthew Edison
Length: 5 hours 57 minutes

“Women Talking is an eloquent exploration of how a group mind coalesces — as a kind of vision that comes in fits and starts, arguments and digression — to finally arrive at a decision. Or, read another way, it’s a compelling examination of the opposing voices in our own heads as we wrestle with impossible choices between the known and the... Read more

The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo

A Novel

By: Taylor Jenkins Reid
Narrated by: Alma Cuervo, Julia Whelan & Robin Miles
Length: 12 hours 10 minutes

“Evelyn Hugo has lived a lavish life with many husbands. Finally ready to tell her story to only one journalist in particular, Monique Grant. Monique is not a well known journalist by any means, but jumps at the opportunity to interview Old Hollywood star Evelyn. Monique discovers all of Evelyn's deepest secrets and her rise to fame. She also... Read more

Turbulence

A Novel

By: David Szalay
Narrated by: Gabra Zackman
Length: 2 hours 29 minutes

“I was immediately swept into Turbulence by David Szalay, a short novel that is really a collection of interconnected vignettes. From one character to the next, our perception is constantly shifting and constantly challenged. Each character is satisfyingly complex and interesting, which, in combination with the brevity of each chapter, really... Read more

Celine

A novel

By: Peter Heller
Narrated by: Kimberly Farr
Length: 11 hours 19 minutes

“There should be an excused absence from life when a new Peter Heller novel is released to the world. There is a pace and a quality to his writing that will make you want to drink it down in one gulp. Heller's strong narrative voice and complex plotting have always stood out to me and Celine is another example of this. Loosely based on Heller's... Read more

Hum If You Don't Know the Words

By: Bianca Marais
Narrated by: Katharine Lee McEwan & Bahni Turpin
Length: 14 hours 24 minutes

“Hum If You Don't Know the Words is a marvel. Set in South Africa in 1978, this is the story of Robin, a white child, and Beauty, a black mother, both of whom experience immense loss after the Soweto student uprising. Bianca Marais has written a book about apartheid - a book about tragedy, injustice, grief, and survival - that manages to sparkle... Read more

The Garden of Small Beginnings

By: Abbi Waxman
Narrated by: Emily Rankin
Length: 9 hours 50 minutes

“Lilian Girvan is a young widow going through the motions: mother of two, newly unemployed, and navigating life's daily aggravations. When she grudgingly signs up for a weekly gardening class, she's surprised to find support, wisdom, and the possibility of a new relationship. Lilian is a funny, sassy everywoman who will make you laugh out loud,... Read more

Who Is Vera Kelly?

The Vera Kelly Series: Book #1

By: Rosalie Knecht
Narrated by: Elisabeth Rodgers
Length: 6 hours 49 minutes

“This book gives an amazing new twist to spy fiction! Absolutely captivating and keeps you on the edge of your seat. Vera is such a unique character living so much of her life in secrecy. This book has been on so many anticipated lists, and now I see exactly why. Read more

The Ladies of the Secret Circus

By: Constance Sayers
Narrated by: Emily Lawrence
Length: 16 hours 31 minutes

From the author of A Witch in Time comes a magical story spanning from Jazz Age Paris to modern-day America of family secrets, sacrifice, and lost love set against the backdrop of a mysterious circus.

Paris, 1925: To enter the Secret Circus is to enter a world of wonder—a world where women weave illusions of magnificent beasts, carousels take you... Read more

Akin

By: Emma Donoghue
Narrated by: Jason Culp
Length: 11 hours 30 minutes

This "soul stirring" novel by the New York Times bestselling author of Room (O Magazine) is one of the New York Post's best books of the year.
Noah Selvaggio is a retired chemistry professor and widower living on the Upper West Side, but born in the South of France. He is days away from his first visit back to Nice since he was a child, bringing... Read more

Lucky Turtle

By: Bill Roorbach
Narrated by: Brittany Pressley
Length: 14 hours 29 minutes

In this “thrilling” love story (Lily King, author of Writers & Lovers and Five Tuesdays in Winter), a teenage girl with a checkered past finds instant chemistry with a mysterious stranger.​

When sixteen-year-old Cindra Zoeller is sent to a reform camp in Montana after being involved in an armed robbery, she is thrust into a world of... Read more

Night of the Living Rez

By: Morgan Talty
Narrated by: Darrell Dennis
Length: 7 hours 6 minutes

“The twelve stories intersect creating more of a novel than a set of separate stories. I love the characters--Paige, Frick, Fellis, grandmother, mom, Tyson, and JP, all of them doing the best they can under the circumstances. I think what I love most is that the stories are told without judgment or snark but with compassion and understanding.... Read more

The Cloisters

A Novel

By: Katy Hays
Narrated by: Emily Tremaine
Length: 10 hours 16 minutes

“A fast-paced thriller about ancient cartomancy and dark academia. Full of mystery, intrigue, and alchemy. Perfect for a cold winter day by the fire! Read more

If You Want to Make God Laugh

By: Bianca Marais
Narrated by: Bianca Amato, Katharine Lee McEwan & Bahni Turpin
Length: 12 hours 38 minutes

From the author of the beloved Hum If You Don't Know the Words comes a rich, unforgettable story of three unique women in post-Apartheid South Africa who are brought together in their darkest time and discover the ways that love can transcend the strictest of boundaries.

In a squatter camp on the outskirts of Johannesburg, seventeen-year-old... Read more