March 2024 Bull Moose Book Club Picks

Rainbow Black

A Novel

By: Maggie Thrash
Narrated by: Hope Newhouse
Length: 12 hours 53 minutes

“A weird, and yet utterly compelling, look at the consequences of a child getting caught in the American 'justice' system. Thrash captures both the uncertainty and impulsiveness of a young teen who has both utterly lost her way and has been put in a situation where she needs to make life-changing decisions. Excellent on audio, as the narrator... Read more

Fruit of the Dead

A Novel

By: Rachel Lyon
Narrated by: Carlotta Brentan & Joy Osmanski
Length: 10 hours 46 minutes

“In this Persephone and Hades retelling, a freshly 18-year-old woman is whisked away to a private island owned by a darkly repugnant billionaire to work as his live-in nanny. His intentions from the jump are nothing but suspect, but Cory, angry at her mother, wayward after high school, and blind against the world's inherent iniquity, willingly... Read more

James

A Novel

By: Percival Everett
Narrated by: Dominic Hoffman
Length: 7 hours 48 minutes

“Loved this book and didn't want to leave it. James is a great character, and Percival Everett does an equally great job creating his world - the constant fear and vigilance, the pain, the power of the river and the land. I listened to the audiobook - excellent narrator - and am already looking forward to coming back to.it and reading again.... Read more

The Other Fab Four

The Remarkable True Story of the Liverbirds, Britain's First Female Rock Band

By: Mary McGlory & Sylvia Saunders
Narrated by: Sylvia Wiggins & Mary McGlory
Length: 10 hours 45 minutes

For readers of Sheila Weller’s Girls Like Us comes a fiercely feminist, heartwarming story of friendship and music about The Liverbirds, Britain’s first all-female rock group.

The idea for Britain’s first female rock band, The Liverbirds, started one evening in 1962, when Mary McGlory, then age 16, saw The Beatles play live at The Cavern Club in... Read more

Cascade Failure

A Novel

Ambit's Run: Book #1

By: L. M. Sagas
Narrated by: Torian Brackett
Length: 14 hours 13 minutes

“Wow Wow Wow!! I love this book so much! I love the chaotic and messy crew of the Ambit, with its snarky, lovable AI captain, grumpy war vet, pragmatic and witty engineer, and secret-cinnamon-roll stowaway soldier. This book is packed with non-stop action, great banter, found family, and a space saga shootout that will have you laughing and... Read more

The Riddles of the Sphinx

Inheriting the Feminist History of the Crossword Puzzle

By: Anna Shechtman
Narrated by: Anna Shechtman
Length: 8 hours 18 minutes

Combining the soul-baring confessional of Brain on Fire and the addictive storytelling of The Queen’s Gambit, a renowned puzzle creator’s compulsively readable memoir and history of the crossword puzzle as an unexpected site of women’s work and feminist protest.The indisputable “queen of crosswords,” Anna Shechtman published her first New York... Read more

The Breakup Vacation

MTV Beach House

Beach House

By: Anna Gracia
Narrated by: Yu-Li Alice Shen
Length: 7 hours 33 minutes

It’s the summer before senior year of college, and Grace is about to make the worst decision of her life in this “sexy, sun-drenched cocktail of chaotic good fun and heartfelt hilarity” (Sarah Kuhn, author of the Heroine Complex series) that captures the messiness of your early twenties, while highlighting the necessity of girlfriends at any—and... Read more

Ellie Haycock Is Totally Normal

By: Gretchen Schreiber
Narrated by: Natalie Naudus
Length: 8 hours 56 minutes

“Truly loved this YA about a chronically ill teen whose attempt to keep her hospital life and high school life separate goes completely awry. I love the discussion of medical autonomy, especially with a 'mommy blogger' mother who shares a few too many details online. Read more

Listen for the Lie

A Novel

By: Amy Tintera
Narrated by: January LaVoy & Will Damron
Length: 9 hours 17 minutes

“Where are my true-crime-podcast junkies at? You're lying to yourself if this book doesn't intrigue you. Then again, they say the truth doesn't matter. Tintera deftly doles out information in this small-town whodunnit that's anything but cozy. Our could-be-murderer and unreliable narrator Lucy charmed me with her gallows humor and unapologetic... Read more

The Last Bloodcarver

The Last Bloodcarver Duology

By: Vanessa Le
Narrated by: VyVy Nguyen
Length: 10 hours 33 minutes

“You will undoubtedly fall in love with Nhika, a young girl who has the power to heal but is only seen by others as her ability to hurt. She’s fierce, intelligent, funny, and deeply compassionate (despite how hard she tries to hide it). This book has everything – mystery, magic, friendships, and incredible world building. Delve into the rich... Read more

Where Sleeping Girls Lie

By: Faridah Àbíké-Íyímídé
Narrated by: Natalie Simpson
Length: 16 hours 59 minutes

“This book was so GOOD! A masterfully crafted boarding school mystery where the new girl's roommate goes missing her second day on campus. The new girl is hiding something, but it's not what you think. Everyone thinks the new girl had something to with her roommate's disappearance but the two roommates barely knew each other so how does that make... Read more

Worry

A Novel

By: Alexandra Tanner
Narrated by: Helen Laser
Length: 7 hours 13 minutes

“Insidious millennial malaise and the exhaustion of performative activism are contrasted through the story of two sisters who overstay their welcome in one another’s orbit. The dialogue will split you, gut you, and stitch you back up again. Read more

Cursed Bread

A Novel

By: Sophie Mackintosh
Narrated by: Genevieve Gaunt
Length: 5 hours 20 minutes

WOMEN'S PRIZE FOR FICTION NOMINEE • Best Book of the Month: The Washington Post, Los Angeles Times, The Philadelphia Inquirer, Book Riot, CrimeReads • An elegant and hypnotic new novel of obsession that centers on the real unsolved mystery of the 1951 mass poisoning of a French village, by the Booker Prize–nominated author of The Water... Read more

Annie Bot

A Novel

By: Sierra Greer
Narrated by: Jennifer Jill Araya
Length: 9 hours 31 minutes

“Really fun look at AI and ownership. Do robots own themselves? Do they have autonomy? Also a look at power imbalances in relationships. I enjoyed this one. Quite a few sex scenes, so be forewarned if you're listening to this one without headphones. Read more

How to Solve Your Own Murder

A Novel

Castle Knoll Files: Book #1

By: Kristen Perrin
Narrated by: Alexandra Dowling & Jaye Jacobs
Length: 10 hours 51 minutes

“Mysteries are tricky for me, because a good, well-written mystery is often lost to other story lines in a book that force it to stray too far from the mystery plot. How To Solve Your Own Murder, though, is a fresh and fun whodunit that plays out like a locked-door Clue-esque murder mystery. Frances has spent her entire life trying to figure... Read more