Middleburg Books' Mother's Day Gift Guide

Bite by Bite

Nourishments and Jamborees

By: Aimee Nezhukumatathil
Narrated by: Aimee Nezhukumatathil
Length: 5 hours 32 minutes

From the New York Times bestselling author of World of Wonders, a lyrical book of short essays about food, offering a banquet of tastes, smells, memories, associations, and marvelous curiosities from natureIn Bite by Bite, poet and essayist Aimee Nezhukumatathil explores the way food and drink evoke our associations and remembrances—a subtext or... Read more

Selected Works of Audre Lorde

By: Audre Lorde
Narrated by: Mia Ellis
Length: 8 hours 11 minutes

A definitive selection of Audre Lorde's "intelligent, fierce, powerful, sensual, provocative, indelible" (Roxane Gay) prose and poetry, for a new generation of listeners.



Self-described "black, lesbian, mother, warrior, poet" Audre Lorde is an unforgettable voice in twentieth-century literature, and one of the first to center the experiences of... Read more

The New Brownies' Book

A Love Letter to Black Families

By: Karida L. Brown & Charly Palmer
Narrated by: Ruffin Prentiss & Jasmin Walker
Length: 3 hours 43 minutes

"[A] heartfelt tribute to young people of color and their 'reflection of resplendent beauty, ancient history ... and irreplaceable value.' It's a standout."—Publishers Weekly, starred review

Inspired by the groundbreaking work of W. E. B. Du Bois, this beautiful collection brings together an outstanding roster of Black creative voices to honor,... Read more

All the Dangerous Things

A Novel

By: Stacy Willingham
Narrated by: Karissa Vacker
Length: 10 hours 17 minutes

"Reader Vacker does a remarkable job voicing the main characters and keeping the tension high....Mystery and true crime fans will be drawn in and ultimately satisfied by this complex, tense tale read expertly by a talented narrator." - Booklist

"[Karissa] Vacker switches easily between the higher female voices and the lower male voices, creating... 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

All That She Carried

The Journey of Ashley's Sack, a Black Family Keepsake

By: Tiya Miles
Narrated by: Janina Edwards
Length: 9 hours 29 minutes

NATIONAL BOOK AWARD WINNER • NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • A renowned historian traces the life of a single object handed down through three generations of Black women to craft a “deeply layered and insightful” (The Washington Post) testament to people who are left out of the archives.
 
WINNER: Frederick Douglass Book Prize, Harriet Tubman Prize,... Read more

Why We Read

On Bookworms, Libraries, and Just One More Page Before Lights Out

By: Shannon Reed
Narrated by: Paige McKinney
Length: 8 hours 54 minutes

“I am obsessed with this book! Told with humor, care and love, Reeds takes you through the story of her life and relationship to books to understand why reading is so important. She makes the pitch that whoever you are, you should read more, of any kind of book. From Amish romances to thrillers to literary masterpieces and everything in between,... Read more

Did I Ever Tell You?

A Memoir

By: Genevieve Kingston
Narrated by: Genevieve Kingston
Length: 7 hours 9 minutes

The most “profound” (Booklist, starred review) memoir you will ever read about the power of love.

Did I Ever Tell You? reads like a novel but is an unforgettable true story.

Genevieve (Gwen) Kingston was just eleven years old when her mother passed away, leaving behind a chest filled with gifts and letters to celebrate the milestones of Gwen’s... Read more

The Hazelbourne Ladies Motorcycle and Flying Club

A Novel

By: Helen Simonson
Narrated by: Fiona Hardingham & Helen Simonson
Length: 15 hours 20 minutes

NATIONAL BESTSELLER • “Historical fiction of the highest order . . . an absolute joy of a book, warm and romantic, and with so much to say about the lives of women in the years following World War I.”—Ann Napolitano, bestselling author of Hello Beautiful

A timeless comedy of manners—refreshing as a summer breeze and bracing as the British... Read more

Women and Children First

A Novel

By: Alina Grabowski
Narrated by: Abigail Reno, EJ Lavery, Maria McCann, Veronica Giguere & Jordan Claire McCraw
Length: 10 hours 45 minutes

“I am a big fan of Women and Children First . . . Alina Grabowski is an astute and limber narrative artist and I could read her prose all day long and never grow weary.”?Lorrie Moore, author of A Gate at the Stairs A gripping literary puzzle that unwinds the private lives of ten women as they confront tragedy in a small Massachusetts town.... Read more

A Short Walk Through a Wide World

A Novel

By: Douglas Westerbeke
Narrated by: Saskia Maarleveld
Length: 11 hours 3 minutes

“A Short Walk Through a Wide World is an epic novel charting the adventurous journey of one woman trying to outrun a mysterious curse. Douglas Westerbeke’s debut captures the imagination. A dazzling read! Read more

Vera Wong's Unsolicited Advice for Murderers

A Vera Wong Novel: Book #1

By: Jesse Q. Sutanto
Narrated by: Eunice Wong
Length: 10 hours 41 minutes

“In true Jesse Q. Sutanto fashion, her newest book brings lovable characters, hijinks, and a rollicking good time. I don't know how she makes murder so wholesome and funny but she does in a forget-your-worries-and-only-read-this-book way every time. Read more

Killers of a Certain Age

By: Deanna Raybourn
Narrated by: Jane Oppenheimer & Christina Delaine
Length: 10 hours 15 minutes

“Great mystery, thriller with heavy themes of agism especially towards women who become invisible after a certain age. Read more

The Second Ending

A Novel

By: Michelle Hoffman
Narrated by: Gabra Zackman
Length: 10 hours 25 minutes

A former prodigy who refuses to believe her best years are behind her and a young virtuoso searching for his passion both get an unlikely shot at their dreams in this sparkling debut about second chances, unexpected joys, and the miraculous power of music.

Prudence Childs was once the most famous kindergartner on the planet. After teaching... Read more

Mrs. Quinn's Rise to Fame

A Novel

By: Olivia Ford
Narrated by: Melanie Crawley
Length: 11 hours 11 minutes

“At the age of 77 and after 59 years of marriage, amateur baker Jennifer Quinn appears content with her life as it quietly slows down. She fills her days baking decadent desserts, looking after her dear husband Bernard and visiting with their extended family. Beneath this facade of doting wife and loving aunt lies an intense desire for something... Read more

The Twilight Garden

A Novel

By: Sara Nisha Adams
Narrated by: Shaheen Khan, Mikhail Sen & Emily Stride
Length: 12 hours 8 minutes

Two feuding neighbors unite to resurrect a neglected city garden in this uplifting and quietly joyful novel by Sara Nisha Adams, author of the beloved The Reading List.In a small pocket of London, between the houses of No.77 and No.79 Eastbourne Road, lies a neglected community garden. It was a beautiful thing once, a little oasis in a bustling... Read more

Chain Gang All Stars: A Read with Jenna Pick

National Book Award Finalist

By: Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah
Narrated by: Shayna Small, Aaron Goodson, Michael Crouch & Lee Osorio
Length: 13 hours 38 minutes

“Sometimes I read a book so profound, and yet so profoundly disturbing, that I don’t know whether to beg everyone to read it or caution them not to. Chain-Gang All Stars by Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah is a novel, but I found myself checking again and again to see what was factual and what was fiction, and much of the commentary on the prison system... Read more

Just for the Summer

By: Abby Jimenez
Narrated by: Christine Lakin, Zachary Webber & Abby Jimenez
Length: 11 hours 42 minutes

“Buckle up and batten down the hatches - Abby’s newest is coming, like a hailstorm through a glass house. You’ll want to bolt things down before your soul is fully unseated. The highs, the lows, the drop - I saw none of it coming. The chaos is beautiful, heartfelt, and so authentic that you will bask in its magic - the realness of it all.... Read more

Family Family

A Novel

By: Laurie Frankel
Narrated by: Laurie Frankel & Patti Murin
Length: 14 hours 57 minutes

“Laurie Frankel is becoming one of my must-read authors. In Family Family, she weaves a complex story around families formed and cemented by adoption. Frankel’s books are gems for handselling; I can’t wait to put this into readers’ hands. Read more

Symphony of Secrets

By: Brendan Slocumb
Narrated by: Chanté McCormick & Brendan Slocumb
Length: 13 hours 45 minutes

A gripping page-turner from the celebrated author of book club favorite The Violin Conspiracy: Music professor Bern Hendricks discovers a shocking secret about the most famous American composer of all time—his music may have been stolen from a Black Jazz Age prodigy named Josephine Reed.

Determined to uncover the truth that a powerful... Read more