New Books this Week 9.4.24

Pride and Prejudice

By: Jane Austen
Narrated by: Kate Reading
Length: 12 hours 6 minutes

“One of Austen's most ingenious pastiches of late-18th-century English culture. Primarily focusing on subtly dismantling the 'marriage plot' - the cultural confinement of women to marriage - Pride and Prejudice tells the enemies-to-lovers story of Elizabeth Bennett and Mr. Darcy, who both must overcome their enmity for one another. Featuring a... Read more

Frankenstein - Abridged

Penguin Audio Classics

By: Mary Shelley
Narrated by: Richard Pasco
Length: 3 hours 6 minutes

The epic battle between man and monster reaches its greatest pitch in the famous story of Frankenstein. In trying to create life, the young student Victor Frankenstein unleashes forces beyond his control, setting into motion a long and tragic chain of events that brings Victor himself to the very brink. How he tries to destroy his creation, as... Read more

Dracula

By: Bram Stoker
Narrated by: Simon Vance
Length: 14 hours 32 minutes

This blood-curdling tale of thirsty vampires continues to hold audiences spellbound more than a century after its publication.Summoned to assist with legal matters regarding a real estate transaction, young Englishman Jonathan Harker journeys to the dismal, dreary castle of Count Dracula in Transylvania. The fledgling solicitor is completely... Read more

Emma

By: Jane Austen
Narrated by: Wanda McCaddon
Length: 15 hours 17 minutes

Often considered Jane Austen’s finest work, Emma is the story of a charmingly self-deluded heroine whose naive matchmaking schemes often lead to substantial mortification. Emma, “handsome, clever, and rich, with a comfortable home and happy disposition, seemed to unite some of the best blessings of existence; and had lived nearly twenty-one... Read more

For Girls Who Walk Through Fire

By: Kim DeRose
Narrated by: Mia Hutchinson-Shaw
Length: 10 hours 28 minutes

Elliott D’Angelo-Brandt is sick and tired of putting up with it all. Every week, she attends a support group for teen victims of sexual assault, but all they do is talk. Elliott’s done with talking. What she wants is justice. And she has a plan for getting it: a spell book that she found in her late mom’s belongings that actually works. Elliott... Read more

Immortal Dark

By: Tigest Girma
Narrated by: Jordan Cobb
Length: 17 hours 1 minute

“Immortal Dark was a beautifully dark exploration of the human experience on the false dichotomous spectrum of good and evil. I loved how the main character was allowed to be a girl who experiences moral ambiguity and is given the freedom to act upon it. Her love interest does not wish to change her to fit the typical mold of a girl protagonist,... Read more

A Broken Blade

The Halfling Saga: Book #1

By: Melissa Blair
Narrated by: Kyla Garcia
Length: 13 hours 20 minutes

My body is made of scars,some were done to me,but most I did to myself.Keera is a killer. As the King’s Blade, she is the most talented spy in the kingdom. And the king’s favored assassin. When a mysterious figure moves against the Crown, Keera is called upon to hunt down the so-called Shadow.She tracks her target into the magical lands of the... Read more

The Night Guest

By: Hildur Knútsdóttir
Narrated by: Mary Robinette Kowal
Length: 2 hours 41 minutes

“What begins as a common and highly relatable tale of feminine exhaustion and complaints expands outward into the unsettling, unreliable, unknown. A quick tale that takes a turn down the dark alleyways of one woman’s mind leaving you wondering if it’s perhaps you, the listener, who hasn’t been entirely awake. Read more

All Hallows

A Novel

By: Christopher Golden
Narrated by: January LaVoy & Ron Butler
Length: 10 hours 46 minutes

With the 80's nostalgia of Stranger Things, this horror drama from NYT bestselling author Christopher Golden follows neighborhood families and a mysterious, lurking evil on one Halloween day.It’s Halloween night, 1984, in Coventry, Massachusetts, and two families are unraveling. Up and down the street, horrifying secrets are being revealed, and... Read more

Elusive

An electrifying tale of magic and vampires in Revolutionary France

By: Genevieve Cogman
Narrated by: Georgia Maguire
Length: 12 hours 20 minutes

Revolutionary France is full of blood and bite . . .

1793. Eleanor, once a lowly English maid, is now a member of the League of the Scarlet Pimpernel: renowned for their daring deeds, and for rescuing aristocrats and vampires from the guillotine. When the notorious French diplomat Charles-Maurice de Talleyrand goes missing, Eleanor and the League... Read more

The Pumpkin Princess and the Forever Night

By: Steven Banbury
Narrated by: Alyssa Bresnahan
Length: 9 hours 33 minutes

“I can’t recommend this one highly enough. My daughters and I all LOVED it! It’s the perfect fall read for all ages 8+ Read more

Act Like a Lady, Think Like a Lord

A Mystery

Lady Petra Inquires: Book #1

By: Celeste Connally
Narrated by: Eilidh Beaton
Length: 11 hours 14 minutes

"Beaton casts a spell on listeners as she disappears into the aristocratic and working-class characters. Shifting tempo, she captures the fear of the women as they become helpless pawns manipulated by the evil doctor."—AudioFile

Bridgerton meets Agatha Christie in Act Like a Lady, Think Like a Lord, a dazzling first entry in a captivating new... Read more

The Games Gods Play

Crucible: Book #1

By: Abigail Owen
Narrated by: Piper Goodeve
Length: 17 hours 56 minutes

“Such a fun take on greek mythology characters and herculean trials! I really enjoyed the tension with a bit of spice and drama in this book and absolutely unhinged main character. Read more

Repeat After Me

By: Jessica Warman
Narrated by: Tina Wolstencroft & Matt Weisgerber
Length: 10 hours 12 minutes

Palm Springs meets 50 First Dates with a whole new twist when a teen relives the day she lost her virginity over and over again in this fresh, hilarious, subversive, and thought-provoking YA novel. Read more

The Life Impossible

A Novel

By: Matt Haig
Narrated by: Joanna Lumley & Jordan Stephens
Length: 10 hours 42 minutes

“Quite possibly the best audiobook I have ever listened to. Absolutely brilliant narrating takes an incredible story and lifts it to new heights. When a widowed woman is left a house on an island off the coast of Spain, her life will change in ways she could never have imagined. This is a story of hope, healing and, most of all, living life to... Read more

The Age of Magical Overthinking

Notes on Modern Irrationality

By: Amanda Montell
Narrated by: Amanda Montell
Length: 6 hours 5 minutes

“I really enjoyed this collection of ponderings on current events and current thought processes. Amanda Montell has her finger on the pulse of society today! I listened to the author read this on Libro.fm! It felt like having a great conversation with a friend. Read more

The Well-Lived Life

A 102-Year-Old Doctor's Six Secrets to Health and Happiness at Every Age

By: Gladys McGarey
Narrated by: Elizabeth Wiley
Length: 8 hours 55 minutes

Dr. Gladys McGarey, the centenarian mother of holistic medicine, reveals “a story that teaches as much as it inspires” (Edith Eger, New York Times bestselling author), filled with life-changing secrets for how to live with joy, vitality, and purpose at any age.

Dr. Gladys McGarey, cofounder of the American Holistic Medical Association, began her... Read more

Ne'er Duke Well

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

“Hilarious, outrageous and sweet, this is a great find for anyone who likes their historical heroines with a lot less shame and a lot more revolution. Can’t wait to read the next one! Read more

Swift River

A Read with Jenna Pick

By: Essie Chambers
Narrated by: Shayna Small, Janina Edwards & Robin Miles
Length: 10 hours 17 minutes

“Diamond is such a raw and worthy character, I loved every minute of her. Read more