Independent Bookstore Day 2024

The Secret Lives of Booksellers and Librarians

True Stories of the Magic of Reading

Heroes Among Us: Book #4

By: James Patterson & Matt Eversmann
Narrated by: Tom Force, Nancy Peterson, Jenn Lee, Jennifer Pickens, Amy Jensen, Deanna Anthony, Jane Oppenheimer, Susan Hanfield, Marni Penning, Daniel Henning & Rob Reider
Length: 7 hours 55 minutes

This “celebration of the world of books” (Kirkus) from New York Times bestselling author James Patterson is a collection of riveting stories celebrating the heroic efforts of the people who are on the front lines getting our books into the world.​

To be a bookseller or librarian…
 
You have to play detective. 
 
Be a treasure hunter. A... Read more

How to Resist Amazon and Why

Concrete Steps for Booksellers

By: Danny Caine & Joe Biel
Narrated by: Danny Caine & Joe Biel
Length: 55 minutes

Booksellers naturally understand the dangers of Amazon and the need to resist its growing power, but what can they do about it? How do we have conversations with our customers and communities about resisting Amazon without alienating potential allies in the fight for small businesses? Join Danny Caine and Microcosm Publishing founder Joe Biel to... Read more

The Everything War

Amazon's Ruthless Quest to Own the World and Remake Corporate Power

By: Dana Mattioli
Narrated by: Caroline Hewitt & Dana Mattioli
Length: 14 hours 23 minutes

Most Anticipated by Foreign Policy, Globe and Mail

“Riveting and explosive.” – Christopher Leonard

From veteran Amazon reporter for The Wall Street Journal, The Everything War is the first untold, devastating exposé of Amazon's endless strategic greed, from destroying Main Street to remaking corporate power, in pursuit of total domination, by any... Read more

Table for Two

Fictions

By: Amor Towles
Narrated by: Edoardo Ballerini & J. Smith-Cameron
Length: 13 hours 23 minutes

“Amor Towles fans will be delighted with this sophisticated, witty, set of six short stories and novella. The stories are filled with memorable, sharply-drawn characters who come vividly to life. These glimpses into the lives of of a varied cast New Yorkers - and of Evelyn Ross from Rules of Civility are Towles at his best. Read more

Funny Story

By: Emily Henry
Narrated by: Julia Whelan
Length: 11 hours 22 minutes

“This is without a doubt my favorite Emily Henry book I’ve read so far! Daphne and Miles are roommates recovering from horrendous breakups. With the tropes of forced proximity and fake dating, their relationship quickly blossoms into a true friendship that is sure to make you laugh and become teary-eyed. The themes of community and finding joy... Read more

The Sicilian Inheritance

A Novel

By: Jo Piazza
Narrated by: Rachel F. Hirsch & Carlotta Brentan
Length: 11 hours 53 minutes

NATIONAL BESTSELLER

One of the NY Post's Best Beach Reads, an US Weekly pick for "mystery novels to read on the beach”, a Woman's World "captivating beach read you won't be able to put down this summer" ("a riveting saga"), an Eater food-filled beach read for your summer vacation ("an appealing mix of romantic escapism, whodunit intrigue, and... Read more

The Paris Novel

By: Ruth Reichl
Narrated by: Kiiri Sandy
Length: 9 hours 25 minutes

“Travel to Paris and back in time with a glass of chablis in your hand. Ruth Reichl's Paris is one of pleasure and curiosity. The whimsy of the little black dress that sets Stella's new life in motion to the mouth-watering descriptions of Parisian food, you will enjoy watching Stella bloom as a protagonist as she works to solve an art mystery. Read more

The Best Minds

A Story of Friendship, Madness, and the Tragedy of Good Intentions

By: Jonathan Rosen
Narrated by: Jonathan Rosen
Length: 16 hours 43 minutes

“Rosen deftly explores how language, the law, politics and the media impact our perceptions of 'madness', while also telling us the moving life story of his genius childhood friend Michael who is battling schizophrenia. Well-researched. Moving. Thought-provoking. Unforgettable. Read more

Trick Mirror

Reflections on Self-Delusion

By: Jia Tolentino
Narrated by: Jia Tolentino
Length: 9 hours 45 minutes

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • “From The New Yorker’s beloved cultural critic comes a bold, unflinching collection of essays about self-deception, examining everything from scammer culture to reality television.”—Esquire

Book Club Pick for Now Read This, from PBS NewsHour and The New York Times • “A whip-smart, challenging book.”—Zadie Smith • “Jia... Read more

The Light We Carry

Overcoming in Uncertain Times

By: Michelle Obama
Narrated by: Michelle Obama
Length: 9 hours 58 minutes

“Michelle Obama is back with more words of wisdom, pillars of humility, and just simply Michelle. The Light We Carry is an uplighting book that will help you deal with the emotions and isolation that we have had to deal with during and after the pandemic. But more than that, she has compiled questions that she has been asked again and again, and... Read more

The Myth of Normal

Trauma, Illness, and Healing in a Toxic Culture

By: Gabor Maté, MD & Daniel Maté
Narrated by: Daniel Maté
Length: 18 hours 12 minutes

“An absolutely epic synthesis of an emerging consensus on mind/body research and it’s implications for public health. Mate is already a well respected doctor specializing in addiction treatment (see his bestseller In The Realm of a Hungry Ghosts). The impacts of trauma (both major and minor), especially during childhood, cannot be overstated, and... Read more

Men Without Women

Stories

By: Haruki Murakami
Narrated by: Kirby Heyborne
Length: 7 hours 17 minutes

NATIONAL BESTSELLER • Including the story "Drive My Car”—now an Academy Award–nominated film—this collection from the internationally acclaimed author "examines what happens to characters without important women in their lives; it'll move you and confuse you and sometimes leave you with more questions than answers" (Barack Obama).

Across seven... Read more

The Hidden Life of Trees

What They Feel, How They Communicate

By: Peter Wohlleben
Narrated by: Mike Grady
Length: 7 hours 32 minutes

“Wow! This book enlightened and truly moved me. I can’t look at a tree without thinking about how amazing they are. It saddens me when they aren’t treated appropriately. This book inspired me to want to learn even more about these incredible beings! Read more

Strong Passions

A Scandalous Divorce in Old New York

By: Barbara Weisberg
Narrated by: Elisabeth Ashby
Length: 8 hours 51 minutes

What could possibly go wrong in a wealthy matriarch's country home when her dilettante son, his restless wife, and his widowed brother live there together? Strong Passions, rooted in the beguiling times of Edith Wharton's "old New York," recounts the true story of a tumultuous marriage. In 1862, Mary Strong stunned her husband, Peter, by... Read more

Jane Eyre

By: Charlotte Brontë
Narrated by: Wanda McCaddon
Length: 18 hours 52 minutes

Jane Eyre, the plain yet spirited governess, introduced a new kind of heroine to literature: one whose virtuous integrity, sharp intellect, and tireless perseverance broke through class barriers to win equal stature with the man she loved.Orphaned and subject to a cruel regime at Lowood charity school, Jane nonetheless emerges unbroken in spirit... Read more

Take What You Need

A Novel

By: Idra Novey
Narrated by: Christina Delaine & Idra Novey
Length: 5 hours 49 minutes

A New York Times Notable Book of 2023

A Best Book of the Year: The New Yorker, L.A. Times, Boston Globe, NPR, The Guardian Author Pick, and Today

Longlisted for the 2024 Dublin Literary Award

Longlisted for 2024 Joyce Carol Oates Prize

“A heart-rending book, but also a beautiful celebration of ‘the glorious pleasure of erecting something new,’ be... Read more

Redwood Court (Reese's Book Club)

Fiction

By: DéLana R. A. Dameron
Narrated by: Ashley J. Hobbs, Robin Miles, De'Onna Prince, Aaron Goodson & Dominic Hoffman
Length: 9 hours 16 minutes

REESE’S BOOK CLUB PICK • “[A] richly textured and deeply moving debut” (The New York Times Book Review, Editors’ Choice) about one unforgettable Southern Black family and its youngest daughter’s coming of age in the 1990s.

“A triumph . . . Redwood Court is storytelling at its best: tender, vivid, and richly complicated.”—Jacqueline Woodson, New... Read more

Women! In! Peril!

By: Jessie Ren Marshall
Narrated by: Rachel Noe Nishizawa
Length: 7 hours 59 minutes

“Women! In! Peril! is a sharply written, eclectically bizarre collection that starts with a bang and ends in tender tears, and everything in-between. A fantastic debut from an author to watch out for! Read more

Tangerine

By: Christine Mangan
Narrated by: Barrie Kreinik & Erin Mallon
Length: 9 hours 28 minutes

“Set in Morocco in the 50s, this dark tale of college roommates reads like a noir thriller. Haunting, atmospheric, and reminiscent of Single White Female. Read more

A Tempest of Tea

Blood and Tea: Book #1

By: Hafsah Faizal
Narrated by: Maya Saroya
Length: 11 hours 1 minute

“Spindrift is a teahouse for the high elite by day and an illegal bloodhouse by night, serving the population of vampires of White Roaring. After being threatened with closure, Spindrift's owner Arthie is offered a chance to save her establishment, but it requires a risky heist. Hafsah Faizal’s writing is deeply enjoyable and quickly draws you... Read more