Historical Must Reads

Wandering Stars

A novel

By: Tommy Orange
Narrated by: Shaun Taylor-Corbett, MacLeod Andrews, Alma Cuervo, Curtis Michael Holland, Calvin Joyal, Phil Ava, Emmanuel Chumaceiro, Christian Young & Charley Flyte
Length: 9 hours 37 minutes

“Tommy Orange has struck gold again! Read more

A Place to Hang the Moon

By: Kate Albus
Narrated by: Polly Lee
Length: 8 hours 5 minutes

For fans of The War That Saved My Life and other World War II fiction, A Place to Hang the Moon is the tale of three orphaned siblings who are evacuated from London to live in the countryside with the secret hope of finding a permanent family.



It is 1940 and William, twelve, Edmund, eleven, and Anna, nine, aren't terribly upset by the death of... Read more

The Berry Pickers

By: Amanda Peters
Narrated by: Aaliya Warbus & Jordan Waunch
Length: 8 hours 44 minutes

“This was one of my favorites of 2024! Read more

The First Ladies

By: Marie Benedict & Victoria Christopher Murray
Narrated by: Robin Miles & Tavia Gilbert
Length: 14 hours 32 minutes

“Imagine how much we could accomplish in this world if we looked past partisan politics, and just rolled up our sleeves and got things done! The second author pairing of Marie Benedict and Victoria Christopher Murray dives into the unlikely friendship and extraordinary partnership of Eleanor Roosevelt and Mary McLeod Bethune, as seen in dual... Read more

The Wind Knows My Name

A Novel

By: Isabel Allende
Narrated by: Edoardo Ballerini & Maria Liatis
Length: 7 hours 59 minutes

NATIONAL BESTSELLER • “The lives of a Jewish boy escaping Nazi-occupied Europe and a mother and daughter fleeing twenty-first-century El Salvador intersect in this ambitious, intricate novel about war and immigration” (People), from the author of A Long Petal of the Sea and Violeta

“Timely, provocative . . . emotionally satisfying . . . [a... Read more

The Heaven & Earth Grocery Store

A Novel

By: James McBride
Narrated by: Dominic Hoffman
Length: 12 hours 21 minutes

“Reminiscent of Author's like James Baldwin and John Steinbeck, The Heaven & Earth Grocery Store is a wonderful novel that focuses of racial division, poverty in America, and the importance of community. This was my first time reading McBride, but I will definitely be continuing on to his past works. If you're a character driven reader, I... Read more

The Secret Book of Flora Lea

A Novel

By: Patti Callahan Henry
Narrated by: Cynthia Erivo & Patti Callahan Henry
Length: 12 hours 24 minutes

“A dual-timeline historical mystery based on World War II's Operation Pied Piper. The story centers around Hazel and Flora, two children sent as evacuees to the countryside in England at the start of the war. Flora goes missing one day on the banks of the River Thames, and is presumed drowned. Twenty years later Hazel, who now works in a rare... Read more

The Frozen River: A GMA Book Club Pick

A Novel

By: Ariel Lawhon
Narrated by: Jane Oppenheimer & Ariel Lawhon
Length: 15 hours 5 minutes

“The Frozen River by Ariel Lawhon is a historical fiction novel set in 1789 Maine, following midwife Martha Ballard as she investigates a murder after a man is found dead in the frozen Kennebec River, uncovering a scandal and a rape trial that implicates those she loves. Just started this one myself and I was hooked after the first page! So... Read more