Staff Reads (July)

The Space Between Worlds

By: Micaiah Johnson
Narrated by: Nicole Lewis
Length: 11 hours 46 minutes

“I was thoroughly impressed by this imaginative debut high-concept sci-fi novel about multiverse travel! The protagonist, Cara, is unapologetically Queer, fearless and delightfully snarky! The social commentary is currently relevant and on point! Fans of confronting parallel selves, genre-bending political thrillers and depictions of dystopian... Read more

The God of the Woods

A Novel

By: Liz Moore
Narrated by: Saskia Maarleveld
Length: 14 hours 34 minutes

“A thirteen-year-old girl goes missing in the same woods that her own brother disappeared from fourteen years ago. The setting of this book, a summer camp in 1975, is positively lush with detail. Readers follow not one but TWO mysterious disappearances in this book, a journey studded with red hearings, subtle clues, and intriguing plot twists.... Read more

Lula Dean's Little Library of Banned Books

A Novel

By: Kirsten Miller
Narrated by: January LaVoy
Length: 10 hours 13 minutes

“A fantastic look at the power of reading, the necessity of libraries, and the conversations that books on hard subjects can inspire! We have the opportunity to choose whose footsteps we follow in, so why choose the monsters? Read more

All the Colors of the Dark

By: Chris Whitaker
Narrated by: Edoardo Ballerini
Length: 14 hours 34 minutes

“This is one of the best books I've read in 2024! Fast-paced thriller, accessible prose. Understated beauty and dramatic turns. Not overwrought! Read more

Ne'er Duke Well

By: Alexandra Vasti
Narrated by: Mhairi Morrison
Length: 12 hours 3 minutes

“For fans of Sarah Maclean and Eve Dunmore, this fresh new and funny voice in historical romance will have you laughing and swooning the whole way through. Read more

South to America

A Journey Below the Mason-Dixon to Understand the Soul of a Nation

By: Imani Perry
Narrated by: Imani Perry
Length: 16 hours 32 minutes

“The spirit and essence of “America” are things quintessentially, essentially elusive. In South to America, Imani Perry—native Black Southerner, award-winning author, Princeton professor—submits a gorgeously written, eminently worthy entry in the search. Crafting a compelling balance between recorded history, current events, and personal... Read more

The Spellshop

By: Sarah Beth Durst
Narrated by: Caitlin Davies
Length: 12 hours 11 minutes

“A wonderful cozy cottage core about magic, an introverted librarian, and talking plants! The characters are lovely! Read more

Horror Movie

A Novel

By: Paul Tremblay
Narrated by: Ari Fliakos, Dani Martineck, Micky Shiloah, Michael Crouch, Frankie Corzo, Stacy Gonzalez, Tyla Collier, Ariel Blake, Johnathan McClain, Dan Bittner, Eva Kaminsky & Gisela Chipe
Length: 7 hours 22 minutes

“I had a lot of fun with this book. Characters are relatable and likable, storyline is comfortably upsetting, and the horror is gruesome and psychologically scary. So glad I chose to listen to the audio because this book is written precisely for that format! What a great job by the ensemble cast. Read more

The Wedding People

A Novel

By: Alison Espach
Narrated by: Helen Laser
Length: 11 hours 37 minutes

“This book was one of my favorites this year. It has wonderful characters, mixed with heartbreak, laugh out loud humor, found friendship, and a classic comeback story to boot. I loved it! Read more

Death Comes to Marlow

Marlow Murder Club: Book #2

By: Robert Thorogood
Narrated by: Nicolette McKenzie
Length: 9 hours 28 minutes

The Marlow Murder Club meets again …

It’s been an enjoyable and murder-free time for Judith, Suzie and Becks—AKA the Marlow Murder Club—since the events of last year. The most exciting thing on the horizon is the upcoming wedding of Marlow grandee, Sir Peter Bailey. Sir Peter is having a party at his grand mansion on the Thames
the day before the... Read more

The Book Eaters

By: Sunyi Dean
Narrated by: Katie Erich
Length: 13 hours 27 minutes

“The Book Eaters is my favorite kind of dark fantasy and possibly my favorite audiobook of 2022. It has so many layers to peel into; all dark and terrifyingly beautiful. Getting glimpses into Devon's childhood throughout the novel added so much agency to her character as an adult as she fights tooth and nail to have the chance to write her own... Read more

Pink Glass Houses

A Novel

By: Asha Elias
Narrated by: Stacy Gonzalez, Saskia Maarleveld, Andi Arndt, Helen Laser, André Santana, Amy Landon, John Pirhalla, Robin Miles, Michael Crouch & Jane Oppenheimer
Length: 8 hours 17 minutes

“As fun and satisfying as a poolside mojito, this debut novel from Asha Elias is a piercing satire set in the viper’s den of PTA moms at an elite Miami Beach public school. Pink Glass Houses is fun, gossipy, dramatic, and cringy but moments of insight, empathy, and humor make it much more. Is it The Real Housewives set to the page? Yes, it is and... Read more

Husbands & Lovers

A Novel

By: Beatriz Williams
Narrated by: Helen Laser & Caroline Hewitt
Length: 12 hours 31 minutes

“This poignant novel is told in parallel; a mother caught up in her son's health and a woman caught up in her quest to become a mother. Told with interwoven viewpoints, taking place in 2022 New England and 1940s Cairo, it is a testament to motherhood spanning generations. Beautifully narrated and lovingly written, this one took me by surprise. ... Read more

James

A Novel

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

“This isn't a retelling of a classic - this is MUCH better! Percival Everett does it again, another phenomenal novel in his own unique style. James is a powerhouse of a novel. Percival's discussion of language throughout the novel is something I will come back to over and over again. Dominic Hoffman is such a talented narrator - he truly helped... 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

Not in Love

By: Ali Hazelwood
Narrated by: Callie Dalton & Jason Clarke
Length: 11 hours 56 minutes

“Fun, steamy read, good distraction from everything. Readers do a great job on this audio book! Read more