Mindful May Staff Picks

Pax

Pax

By: Sara Pennypacker
Narrated by: Michael Curran-Dorsano
Length: 5 hours 31 minutes

New York Times Bestseller * National Book Award Longlist From bestselling and award-winning author Sara Pennypacker comes a beautifully wrought, utterly compelling novel about the powerful relationship between a boy and his fox. Pax is destined to become a classic, beloved for generations to come. Pax and Peter have been inseparable ever since... Read more

The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet

Wayfarers: Book #1

By: Becky Chambers
Narrated by: Rachel Dulude
Length: 14 hours 23 minutes

“One of my absolute favorite books, this 'cozy' sci-fi story is heartwarming and life affirming in a way that’s hard to describe. Found family, queer representation, unforgettable characters, and space ships… what more could you want? Read more

Sun of Blood and Ruin

A Novel

Godslayer: Book #1

By: Mariely Lares
Narrated by: Victoria Villarreal
Length: 12 hours 25 minutes

Rumor has it on the streets of sixteenth-century New Spain, there’s a new vigilante in town serving justice. This reimagining of Zorro—featuring a heroic warrior sorceress—weaves Mesoamerican mythology and Mexican history two decades after the Spanish conquest into a swashbuckling, historical debut fantasy with magic, intrigue, treachery, and... Read more

Black Leopard, Red Wolf

The Dark Star Trilogy: Book #1

By: Marlon James
Narrated by: Dion Graham
Length: 23 hours 59 minutes

“An ambitious read of epic proportions! African mythology, history and James' phenomenal imagination come together to make an adventure tale like no other. Engrossing! Daring! Beautifully strange! Read more

The Eyes and the Impossible

(Newbery Medal Winner)

By: Dave Eggers
Narrated by: Ethan Hawke
Length: 5 hours 18 minutes

“You will have a hard time finding a more joyous listening experience this summer than indulging in Ethan Hawke's inspired performance of Dave Egger's touching new novel, The Eyes and the Impossible. Told from the point of view of a wild dog in an urban park, this story of friendship is truly a story that readers and listeners of all ages will... Read more

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

“Beautiful, nuanced important. The ensemble voice cast does an incredible job with Orange’s characters, who have come to feel like old friends. Read more

The Reappearance of Rachel Price

By: Holly Jackson
Narrated by: Sophie Amoss
Length: 16 hours 33 minutes

“Fantastic for any Nancy Drew fan. I spent the few days I devoured this novel genuinely upset I had to work and sleep. Holly Jackson can't keep getting away with writing BANGER after BANGER or else she's going to have to solve MY murder. The coroner will attribute cause of death to whiplash from plot-twists I fear. Read more

Grief Is for People

By: Sloane Crosley
Narrated by: Sloane Crosley
Length: 5 hours 51 minutes

“TW: Suicide. Bestselling author, Sloane Crosley, came home to her New York apartment one afternoon to find she had been robbed and all of her valuable possessions - including several family heirlooms - stolen. For a month she struggled to comprehend her loss and sense of violation. Then she received a phone call informing her that her best... Read more

The Starship and the Canoe

By: Kenneth Brower
Narrated by: David de Vries
Length: 9 hours 32 minutes

Originally published in 1978, The Starship and the Canoe is the remarkable story of a father and son: Freeman Dyson is a world-renowned astrophysicist who dreams of exploring the heavens and has designed a spaceship to take him there. His son George, a brilliant high school dropout, lives in a treehouse and is designing a giant kayak to explore... Read more

Damnation Spring

By: Ash Davidson
Narrated by: CJ Wilson, Rebecca Lowman, Mark Sanderlin & Candace Thaxton
Length: 15 hours 38 minutes

“With this debut set in a Pacific Northwest logging town, Ash Davidson has immediately established herself as a true writer of the American experience, in all its potential for self-destruction and beauty. Read more

I'm Afraid You've Got Dragons

By: Peter S. Beagle
Narrated by: Shaun Taylor-Corbett
Length: 8 hours 1 minute

“This was just an absolutely wonderful story to listen to! It has pesky little dragons and reluctant knights. It has cynical princesses and tyrannical wizards. It’s a fantastic and satisfying adventure story in which loads of exciting things happen and everyone gets what they deserve in the end. If you’re looking for lighthearted and magical... Read more

The Ministry of Time

A Novel

By: Kaliane Bradley
Narrated by: George Weightman & Katie Leung
Length: 10 hours 22 minutes

“The Ministry of Time is an interesting look at the meaning of time and time lines. While it takes a little bit to get to the main plot, the character building is amazing. Bringing people from the past into the present brings up the question 'just because we can, should we?' Read more

The Widow's Guide to Dead Bastards

By: Jessica Waite
Narrated by: Cassandra Campbell
Length: 10 hours 58 minutes

“You will stay up all night reading this gem” (Christie Tate, New York Times bestselling author) about a widow whose life is turned upside down when she uncovers the truth about her late husband. A lyrical, witty, and deeply moving memoir of betrayal and forgiveness.

While mourning her husband’s sudden death, Jessica Waite discovered shocking... Read more

Living with Our Dead

On Loss and Consolation

By: Delphine Horvilleur
Narrated by: Jenna Rose Stein
Length: 5 hours 36 minutes

A MAJOR INTERNATIONAL BEST-SELLER A timely, powerful reflection on our relationship to death and an invitation to accept loss and vulnerability as essential and enriching parts of life, from France’s most prominent female rabbi and a leading intellectual.  The New York Times describes Delphine Horvilleur as “the rare intellectual to bring... Read more

Fi

A Memoir

By: Alexandra Fuller
Narrated by: Alexandra Fuller
Length: 6 hours 24 minutes

“When Alexandra Fuller’s son dies suddenly, she and her daughters and ex-husband are thrust into the abyss of grief. As Fuller adapts to her new reality, she practices both solitary retreat and the inclusion of her daughters and their grief in the process. This is a resource for those who have lost children and a lesson in empathy for those who... Read more

Maktub

An Inspirational Companion to The Alchemist

By: Paulo Coelho
Narrated by: Edoardo Ballerini
Length: 2 hours 42 minutes

An essential companion to the inspirational classic The Alchemist, filled with timeless stories of reflection and rediscovery.From one of the greatest writers of our age comes a collection of stories and parables unlocking the mysteries of the human condition. Gathered from Paulo Coelho’s daily column of the same name, Maktub, meaning “it is... Read more

The Bezzle

By: Cory Doctorow
Narrated by: Wil Wheaton
Length: 8 hours 25 minutes

New York Times bestseller Cory Doctorow's The Bezzle is a high stakes thriller where the lives of the hundreds of thousands of inmates in California’s prisons are traded like stock shares. The year is 2006. Martin Hench is at the top of his game as a self-employed forensic accountant, a veteran of the long guerrilla war between people who want... Read more