Underdog Picks: February 2025 New Releases

Lover Birds

By: Leanne Egan
Narrated by: Julia Cranney
Length: 8 hours 10 minutes

A fantastic, queer enemies-to-lovers story -- in one corner, a girl with ADHD experiencing her first girl crush in a monumental way; in the other corner, a posh, rich girl who's new to school and has her own reasons to be guarded. Told with humor and heart, this is a perfect novel for Alice Oseman and Becky Albertalli fans, and marks a great new... Read more

Where Shadows Bloom

By: Catherine Bakewell
Narrated by: Emily Mount & Shiromi Arserio
Length: 11 hours 41 minutes

Fans of Allison Saft and Margaret Rogerson will be swept away into this lush and beguiling sapphic romantasy from the bestselling author of Flowerheart, Catherine Bakewell. Ofelia has lived her life dreaming of entering Le Château Enchanté—the mysterious court of the gods-blessed King Léo, where the shadow monsters that roam Ofelia’s home never... Read more

The Girl You Know

By: Elle Gonzalez Rose
Narrated by: Victoria Villarreal
Length: 9 hours 36 minutes

“The main character walks us through every stage of grief she feels, and helps us understand the pain and anger she feels at herself and others for the turmoil her sister was put through. All the characters are complex, even the antagonists. I was quite satisfied with the ending. Read more

Lucha of the Forgotten Spring

By: Tehlor Kay Mejia
Narrated by: Elena Rey
Length: 12 hours 33 minutes

Fresh off her triumph in the Night Forest, Lucha Moya is back in Robado to settle unfinished business. The stunning fantasy duology about addiction, power, and love comes to a close in tale of treacherous villains, environmental disaster, and a love triangle its heroine doesn’t see coming.

A ruthless monster.
A daring heist.
A heart pulled in two... Read more

Needy Little Things

By: Channelle Desamours
Narrated by: Alaska Jackson
Length: 8 hours 6 minutes

In this debut speculative YA mystery, a Black teen with premonition-like powers must solve her friend's disappearance before she finds herself in the same danger, perfect for fans of Ace of Spades.

Sariyah Lee Bryant can hear what people need—tangible things, like a pencil, a hair tie, a phone charger—an ability only her family and her best... Read more

This Ends in Embers

By: Kamilah Cole
Narrated by: Kamali Minter & Keylor Leigh
Length: 11 hours 25 minutes

Perfect for fans of Raybearer and Fourth Wing, this astonishing sequel to the bestselling novel So Let Them Burn doesn't hold back. After all, there are no easy endings in war—especially when sisters are forced to fight on opposite sides.
 
Faron Vincent was once the saint of San Irie. Now, she’s done the unthinkable: betrayed her country.... Read more

Alligator Tears

A Memoir in Essays

By: Edgar Gomez
Narrated by: Edgar Gomez
Length: 6 hours 25 minutes

A darkly comic memoir-in-essays about the scam of the American Dream and doing whatever it takes to survive in the Sunshine State—from the award-winning author of High-Risk Homosexual

“Relatable, funny and deeply heartfelt, this memoir is one not to miss.”—Today

“Edgar Gomez is a young writer of deep talent and enormous grace.” —James McBride,... Read more

Who I Always Was

A Memoir

By: Theresa Okokon
Narrated by: Theresa Okokon
Length: 6 hours 6 minutes

For fans of Aftershocks and How to Slowly Kill Yourself and Others in America, a gripping and deeply honest memoir in essays, this debut collection sets out to answer the universal question of: Why am I like this?

When Theresa Okokon was nine, her father traveled to his hometown in Nigeria to attend his mother’s funeral…and never returned. His... Read more

Sun & Ssukgat

The Korean Art of Self-Care, Wellness & Longevity

By: Michelle Jungmin Bang
Narrated by: Jolene Kim
Length: 6 hours 28 minutes

A charming, life-changing guide to living a longer, happier, healthier life, rooted in Korean self-care. From the country scientists predict will top longevity charts in 2030.Ssukgat, or Chrysanthemum greens, are treasured in Korean culture for their healing abilities. You can coax its withered stalks to bloom again, with sun, water, soil, and... Read more

Fated Winds and Promising Seas

A tender-hearted tale of forging fates, fantastic creatures, and found family

By: Rose Black
Narrated by: Theo Solomon
Length: 12 hours 16 minutes

'An absolute bear-hug of a book!' SANGU MANDANNA

When a promise is made, a fate is woven.

Imprisoned for a crime he cannot remember committing, Lucky is more comfortable with the four walls of his cell than the world outside. That is until he's ripped free from his prison and swept out into the ocean. . . and rescued by The Dreamer.

But The Dreamer... Read more

The Other March Sisters

By: Linda Epstein, Ally Malinenko & Liz Parker
Narrated by: Rachel Botchan, Laura Knight Keating & Taylor Meskimen
Length: 11 hours 5 minutes

Giving all the “Little Women” the stories they deserve at last, this imaginative historical novel and companion to the much-loved classic draws Meg, Beth, and Amy March from behind the shadow of Jo—Louisa May Alcott’s alter-ego and the “author” of Little Women—as vibrant and unforgettable characters grappling with societal strictures, queer... Read more

On Her Terms

Out In Hollywood: Book #3

By: Amy Spalding
Narrated by: Lori Prince
Length: 10 hours 37 minutes

For fans of Casey McQuiston, Alexis Hall, and Meryl Wilsner, an actually hilarious, sweetly sexy, gloriously relatable sapphic rom-com about a fake relationship, very real emotions, and writing your own Hollywood love story—from the acclaimed author of For Her Consideration. Fresh off breaking up with her boyfriend and swerving away from the... Read more

Waiting for the Long Night Moon

Stories

By: Amanda Peters
Narrated by: Ussani Taylor & Megan Tooley
Length: 5 hours 23 minutes

“This short story collection is filled with stunning prose, ranging chronologies, and characters that will stick with you after even the shortest vignette. A beautiful homage and moving contribution to the lineage of Indigenous storytelling. Read more

Listen to Your Sister

A Novel

By: Neena Viel
Narrated by: Eric Lockley, Kristolyn Lloyd & Zeno Robinson
Length: 11 hours 21 minutes

“I cried off all my makeup reading the end of this one. I loved Listen to Your Sister more than I ever imagined I would. It’s timely. It’s political. It’s heartfelt and heartbreaking. Simultaneously a love letter to oldest sisters and Black women and a vicious rejection of the expectations the world puts on them to save us over themselves. Read more

People of Means

A Novel

By: Nancy Johnson
Narrated by: Nancy Johnson & Bahni Turpin
Length: 12 hours 10 minutes

One of People magazine's most anticipated books!""A memorable story of mothers and daughters, family dynamics, the complicated meaning of success, the pull of love, and the fight for racial equality, People of Means is a timely look at who we are as a nation—and who we can become, if only we have the courage to follow our hearts."" —Kristin... Read more

A Wedding in the Lowcountry

A Novel

By: Preslaysa Williams
Narrated by: Carmen Jewel Jones
Length: 7 hours 51 minutes

Preslaysa Williams, author of the “emotionally stirring debut” A Lowcountry Bride (Oprah Daily), returns to the Lowcountry with a heartwarming friends to lovers story about the courage to fall in love again.Avila Rogers’ mother kicked her out of the house as a teenager when a one night stand left her pregnant. So when her mother passes away and... Read more

The Grand Scheme of Things

A Novel

By: Warona Jay
Narrated by: Ony Uhiara & Sam Stafford
Length: 11 hours 8 minutes

“This book is a combination of Queenie, some Sally Rooney vibes, and Erasure/American Fiction. A 20-something Black playwright fresh out of school trying to get a chance at seeing her show on stage but knows that the cards are stacked against her leads her to seek out alternative ways of making it work. Read more

A House for Miss Pauline

A Novel

By: Diana McCaulay
Narrated by: Sasha Frost
Length: 10 hours 15 minutes

Starring an unforgettably fierce ninety-nine-year-old Jamaican heroine, this “profound and beautiful novel” transports readers to the heart of rural Jamaica with a tender and urgent story about who owns the land on which our identities are forged (Julia Alvarez). 

When the stones of her house begin to rattle and shift and call out mysterious... Read more