mtw staff picks

First-Time Caller

Heartstrings: Book #1

By: B.K. Borison
Narrated by: E.J. Bingham & Hathaway Lee
Length: 11 hours 53 minutes

“This is a very cute romance! It focuses on Lucy and Aiden and a late night romance talk show. If you want to giggle and kick your feet, this is the book for you. Read more

The Serviceberry

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

“Fans of Braiding Sweetgrass, rejoice! Robin Wall Kimmerer has blessed us with a compulsively shareable contemplation of nature’s exquisite gift economy and how it can inspire us to imagine and act toward a saner, more sustainable, equitable, and joyful biophilic economy. As I was reading, I kept feeling that a new classic had arrived in the nick... Read more

I Who Have Never Known Men

By: Jacqueline Harpman
Narrated by: Nikki Massoud
Length: 6 hours 10 minutes

“What does it mean to be “human”—what is “humanity” when all we’ve used to define it is stripped away or was never there at all? Maybe that sounds trite, but no! This was a beautiful, isolating, and unexpectedly tender story that will stay with me for a long time and has become a new personal favorite. I’d especially recommend this to fans of... Read more

Saltwater

A Novel

By: Katy Hays
Narrated by: Allyson Ryan, Cassandra Campbell & Carlotta Brentan
Length: 11 hours 49 minutes

On glittering Capri, anything can be a mirage. And no one holds a grudge like family.

From the New York Times bestselling author of The Cloisters comes an electrifying thriller about an opulent family retreat to Italy that’s shattered by the resurfacing of a decades-old crime.

“Perfect for fans of White Lotus, this is a spring break murder mystery... Read more

Everything Is Tuberculosis

The History and Persistence of Our Deadliest Infection

By: John Green
Narrated by: John Green
Length: 5 hours 35 minutes

“Who knew that tuberculosis influenced so many things in our lives today? John Green tenderheartedly tells us Henry's story - a young TB patient - and opens our eyes to barriers to treatment depending on where and when you live. Read more

The Unworthy

A Novel

By: Agustina Bazterrica
Narrated by: Imani Jade Powers
Length: 4 hours 36 minutes

“The secluded Sacred Sisterhood sect thrives by being violent, abusive, and cruel but the narrator finds unexpected hope to survive. As the days, weeks, years pass by, 'The Unworthy' leaves you gut punched with more unsettling questions than answers -- ones the reader might not want explained. Read more

Finlay Donovan Digs Her Own Grave

A Novel

The Finlay Donovan Series: Book #5

By: Elle Cosimano
Narrated by: Angela Dawe
Length: 9 hours 11 minutes

“Finlay has gotten into another pickle - age and Vero add a burger, cheese and fries - and now there’s a satisfying listen - fun and funny - enough to wish the drive to work was longer! Read more

Any Trope but You

A Novel

By: Victoria Lavine
Narrated by: Tim Paige & Jesse Vilinsky
Length: 11 hours 17 minutes

“Margot acknowledges that Forrest is stupidly perfect (tall, hot, green eyes, smells like trees, strong, good relationship with his father, a cancer researcher... etc etc) and the reader should probably also think he's stupidly annoying... but let me tell you it did not bother me in the slightest. Let me enjoy an improbable romance book man and... Read more

A Bit Much

Poems

By: Lyndsay Rush
Narrated by: Lyndsay Rush
Length: 1 hour 46 minutes

This program is read by the author.

The debut poetry collection from Lyndsay Rush (aka @maryoliversdrunkcousin) is a humorous and joyful celebration of big feelings, tender truths, and hard-won wisdom, for fans of Maggie Smith, Kate Baer, and Kate Kennedy.

At long last, a book of poetry for people who didn’t even know they liked poetry. And... Read more

Maya & Natasha

A Novel

By: Elyse Durham
Narrated by: Yelena Shmulenson
Length: 13 hours 5 minutes

“I loved this story of 2 sisters in Cold War Russia, struggling to make a name for themselves in a place that prefers uniformity to originality. Their story is heart-wrenching but hopeful. Read more

Piranesi

WINNER OF THE AUDIES AUDIOBOOK OF THE YEAR

By: Susanna Clarke
Narrated by: Chiwetel Ejiofor
Length: 6 hours 58 minutes

“If there was one book I wish I could read for the first time again, it would be this one! Piranesi describes the most beautiful and interesting world I've ever traveled to while reading. Although it is a fairly quick read, you will be filled with childlike wonder that will haunt you long after finishing the book. My one piece of advice is to... Read more

The Hummingbird's Daughter

By: Luis Alberto Urrea
Narrated by: Luis Alberto Urrea
Length: 18 hours 24 minutes

From a Pulitzer Prize finalist and author of The House of Broken Angels and Good Night, Irene, discover the epic historical novel following the journey of a young saint fighting for her survival.

This historical novel is based on Urrea's real great-aunt Teresita, who had healing powers and was acclaimed as a saint. Urrea has researched... Read more

Middletide

A Novel

By: Sarah Crouch
Narrated by: Kaleo Griffith
Length: 9 hours 35 minutes

A USA TODAY BESTSELLER

In this gripping and intensely atmospheric debut, disquiet descends on a small town after the suspicious death of a beautiful young doctor, with all clues pointing to the reclusive young man who abandoned the community in chase of big city dreams but returned for the first love he left behind. Perfect for fans of All Good... Read more

Gifted & Talented

By: Olivie Blake
Narrated by: Eunice Wong
Length: 18 hours 49 minutes

“Olivie Blake has truly mastered the art of writing complex and chaotic family relationships. Take a hefty dose of childhood trauma, add a whole lot of money and unrealized potential, and toss in the death of a perpetually unsatisfied patriarch, and you've got a wonderfully darkly comedic novel. Oh yeah, and there's magic. This was such a good... Read more

Cross My Heart

A Novel

By: Megan Collins
Narrated by: Gail Shalan & Chris Andrew Ciulla
Length: 10 hours 25 minutes

“Part (possible) murder mystery, part deep dive into out-of-control social media addiction, and part sleight-of-hand trick by the author...terrific.” —The New York Times

The author of The Family Plot brings her signature “taut, emotionally charged, and propulsive” (Jeneva Rose, New York Times bestselling author) prose to a twisty novel about a... Read more

You Didn't Hear This From Me

(Mostly) True Notes on Gossip

By: Kelsey McKinney
Narrated by: Kelsey McKinney
Length: 7 hours 14 minutes

“This was just SO GOOD. Impeccably researched and unputdownable, you will close this book thinking about gossip in a completely different way . Read more

Yours, Eventually

A Novel

By: Nura Maznavi
Narrated by: Farah Kidwai
Length: 9 hours 18 minutes

“I immediately fell in love with the characters in this book. I could feel their family dynamics as if they were my own family or neighbors. To add, this is such a flawless Jane Austen adaptation that if you didn't know it was an adaptation, you wouldn't think anything was forced but for JA fans, you'll fondly recognize an old favorite in this... 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

The True Love Experiment

By: Christina Lauren
Narrated by: Jonathan Cole & Cindy Kay
Length: 10 hours 59 minutes

Sparks fly when a romance writer and a documentary filmmaker join forces to craft the ultimate Hollywood love story—but only if they can keep the chemistry between them from taking the whole thing off script—from the “divine” (Jodi Picoult) New York Times bestselling authors of Love and Other Words and The Unhoneymooners.

Felicity “Fizzy” Chen is... Read more

So I'm a Spider, So What?, Vol. 1

So I'm a Spider, So What? (light novel): Book #1

By: Okina Baba
Narrated by: Caitlin Kelly
Length: 8 hours 46 minutes

I used to be a normal high school girl but in the blink of an eye, I woke up in a place I've never seen before and-and I was reborn as a spider?! How could something that's nothing more than a tiny spider (that's me) possibly survive in literally the worst dungeon ever? Are there no rules? There should be some rules! Who the hell is responsible... Read more