Our Favorite Books of 2024

The Serviceberry

By: Robin Wall Kimmerer
Narrated by: Robin Wall Kimmerer
Length: 1 hour 56 minutes

“Don’t let the size of this book fool you! It’s brimming with nuggets of wisdom regarding our relationship to the natural world and pleas for reciprocity in all aspects of living. A wonderful reference for a more equitable, meaningful existence. Read more

Triple Sec

A Novel

By: TJ Alexander
Narrated by: Jeremy Carlisle Parker
Length: 11 hours 36 minutes

A jaded bartender is wooed by a charmingly quirky couple in this fresh and sizzling polyamorous rom-com, set in the glamorous world of high-end cocktail bars—from the acclaimed author of the “tender, decadent, and sparklingly funny” (Lana Harper, New York Times bestselling author) Chef’s Choice.

As a bartender at Terror & Virtue, a swanky... Read more

From the Ashes

Grief and Revolution in a World on Fire

By: Sarah Jaffe
Narrated by: Sarah Jaffe
Length: 11 hours 4 minutes

From a social critic and journalist, a poignant book that encourages publicly grieving what we've lost in order to move towards a hopeful future.

Our era is one of significant and substantial loss, of unraveling hopes and expectations, of dreams curtailed, of aspirations desiccated. At the same time, we are denied the means of mourning the... Read more

Margo's Got Money Troubles

A Novel

By: Rufi Thorpe
Narrated by: Elle Fanning
Length: 10 hours 21 minutes

“So: a professional wrestler, an unemployed teen mom, and a sex worker walk into a bar...But this isn't a setup for a long-winded joke - it's the premise of Margo's Got Money Troubles. By turns tender, bold, and comical, Thorpe's tale of a teen-mom-turned-OnlyFans-personality is a thought-provoking exploration of what it means to survive and own... Read more

Funny Story

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

“This made me laugh days after I finished it. Read more

Come and Get It: A GMA Book Club Pick

By: Kiley Reid
Narrated by: Nicole Lewis
Length: 12 hours 52 minutes

“A fun and thought provoking book that depicts young women, and not so young women, thinking about money, love and academia. I read this on vacation, and it was a good pick. Light enough for an airplane read, but still had a lot going on and interesting characters. The college girls and RAs in the dorms were all quite engaging, while Agatha, the... Read more

The Truth According to Ember

By: Danica Nava
Narrated by: Siena East
Length: 9 hours 7 minutes

“Ember - a down-on-her-luck Chickasaw woman who manages to score a job in the Oklahoma City tech sector by lying on her application - and Danuwoa, the fellow Native man she meets at work, stole my heart. I loved their relationship, I loved the back and forth and slow burn of it all. And I really loved the way Nava wove in the ways Native peoples... Read more

The Lion Women of Tehran

By: Marjan Kamali
Narrated by: Mozhan Navabi & Nikki Massoud
Length: 10 hours 15 minutes

“A wonderful story of a lifelong friendship through all of the turmoil in Iran from the 1950's through the present. Read more

Blessed Water

A Sister Holiday Mystery

Sister Holiday Mysteries: Book #2

By: Margot Douaihy
Narrated by: Mara Wilson
Length: 7 hours 12 minutes

Tattooed from her neck to her toesand sporting a gold tooth as sharp as her wisecracks, Sister Holiday struggles to stay on the righteous path. Never one to make things easy for herself, she’s committed to taking her permanent vows with the Sisters of the Sublime Blood and joining former fire inspector Magnolia Riveaux’s latest venture,... Read more

The Moon That Turns You Back

Poems

By: Hala Alyan
Narrated by: Hala Alyan
Length: 1 hour 37 minutes

From the author of The Arsonists’ City and The Twenty-Ninth Year, a new collection of poetry that traces the fragmentation of memory, archive, and family–past, present, future–in the face of displacement and war. A diaspora of memories runs through this poetry collection—a multiplicity of voices, bodies, and houses hold archival material for one... Read more

It's Not Hysteria

Everything You Need to Know About Your Reproductive Health (but Were Never Told)

By: Dr. Karen Tang
Narrated by: Dr. Karen Tang
Length: 9 hours 39 minutes

This program is read by the author.

An inclusive and essential new resource for reproductive health—including period problems, pelvic pain, menopause, fertility, sexual health, vaginal and urinary conditions, and overall wellbeing—from leading expert and fierce advocate Dr. Karen Tang

Did you know that up to 90% of women experience menstrual... Read more

Model Home

A Novel

By: Rivers Solomon
Narrated by: Gabby Beans
Length: 8 hours 24 minutes

Welcome to Rivers Solomon's dark and wondrous Model Home, a new kind of haunted-house novel.

The three Maxwell siblings keep their distance from the lily-white gated enclave outside Dallas where they grew up. When their family moved there, they were the only Black family in the neighborhood. The neighbors acted nice enough, but right away bad... Read more

The Cemetery of Untold Stories

By: Julia Alvarez
Narrated by: Alma Cuervo
Length: 8 hours 56 minutes

“I loved the cemetery setting filled with the characters whose unfinished stories were literally buried because the writer didn’t want to lose her mind, with so many voices and tales rambling around in her head. She thought they would lie to rest and leave her be, but instead they burst to life, their stories pouring out to anyone who would... Read more

The Fox Wife

A Novel

By: Yangsze Choo
Narrated by: Yangsze Choo
Length: 14 hours 36 minutes

“Author Yangsze Choo reads her magical novel as no one else could. In her tale of foxes, spirits and Chinese folklore, mystery and magical realism intertwine, and Choo's performance includes all of the subtlety, humor and enunciation that guarantees a rich experience. I listened to fox-woman Snow tell her story of love and revenge to follow her... Read more

So Thirsty

By: Rachel Harrison
Narrated by: Brittany Pressley
Length: 8 hours 57 minutes

“Friendship forever! Great narration. A unique coming of age story. Read more

The Art of Vanishing

A novel

By: Lynne Kutsukake
Narrated by: Emily Shelton
Length: 8 hours 2 minutes

"A fascinating glimpse into the intersection of art, class, and the complexity of adult friendship. . . . I couldn’t put this book down.” —Waubgeshig Rice, author of Moon of the Turning Leaves

An intimate, explosive story of creativity and friendship between two young Japanese women in 1970s Tokyo.

Akemi’s desire for independence and aversion to... Read more

Housemates

A Novel

By: Emma Copley Eisenberg
Narrated by: Marin Ireland
Length: 9 hours 13 minutes

“I fear calling it too early, but this is currently sitting in the number one spot of my list of favorite 2024 releases. I read this right when it came out and I still think about it all the time. It’s a love letter to queer friendship, love, connection (and to Philadelphia, my hometown) in the most lovely way. This book is exactly what I needed... Read more

Sheine Lende

A Prequel to Elatsoe

By: Darcie Little Badger
Narrated by: Kinsale Drake
Length: 13 hours 47 minutes

Shane works with her mother and their ghost dogs, tracking down missing persons even when their families can’t afford to pay. Their own family was displaced from their traditional home years ago following a devastating flood—and the loss of Shane’s father and her grandparents. They don’t think they’ll ever get their home back. Then Shane’s... Read more

The Spellshop

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

“This is an absolutely delightful listen/read. A cozy fantasy novel that you will love to escape into, time and time again. Read more

I'm Mostly Here to Enjoy Myself

One Woman's Pursuit of Pleasure in Paris

By: Glynnis MacNicol
Narrated by: Glynnis MacNicol
Length: 7 hours 15 minutes

“A delight, the literary equivalent of a long catch-up with a brilliant friend.” —New York Times

“One of the most talked-about books of the year.” —Gayle King

When you’re a woman of a certain age, you are only promised that everything will get worse. But what if everything you’ve been told is a lie?

Come to Paris, August 2021, when the City of... Read more