March '25 Book Clubs

The Only One Left

A Novel

By: Riley Sager
Narrated by: Christine Lakin & Dawn Harvey
Length: 12 hours 31 minutes

“I was surprised again and again as the many buried secrets in the Hope family’s story were revealed. Kit knows that the woman in her care is suspected by most everyone of having murdered her parents and sister many years ago. But as Lenora begins to tell her own story, Kit becomes increasingly uncertain about what really happened. Sager weaves a... Read more

Someone You Can Build a Nest In

By: John Wiswell
Narrated by: Carmen Rose
Length: 9 hours 36 minutes

“The single most charming horror fantasy you will ever read! Told from the perspective of the monster this one is both slightly gruesome and super adorable all at once. Read more

The Lathe of Heaven

By: Ursula K. Le Guin
Narrated by: George Guidall
Length: 6 hours 48 minutes

A classic science fiction novel by one of the greatest writers of the genre, set in a future world where one man's dreams control the fate of humanity. In a future world racked by violence and environmental catastrophes, George Orr wakes up one day to discover that his dreams have the ability to alter reality. He seeks help from Dr. William... Read more

Ab(solutely) Normal

Short Stories That Smash Mental Health Stereotypes

By: Mercedes Acosta, Francisco Stork, Isabel Quintero, Jonathan Kastin, Anna Drury, Nikki Grimes, Val Howlett, Alechia Dow, Patrick Downes, Sonia Patel, Marcella Pixley, Ebony Stewart, James Bird, Karen Bao, Nora Shalaway Carpenter & Rocky Callen
Narrated by: Priya Ayyar, Merissa Czyz, Maxwell Glick, Tamika Katon-Donegal, Sophie Oda, Vico Ortiz, Ana Osorio & Shaun Taylor-Corbett
Length: 10 hours 52 minutes

Sixteen extraordinary authors subvert mental health stereotypes in this powerful and uplifting mix-genre collection of fiction.

A boxer whose strength is tested more outside the ring than in it. A hiker who develops magical powers when her serotonin is finally balanced. A teen activist wrestling with protest-related anxiety and PTSD. A boy whose... Read more

Everyone in My Family Has Killed Someone

A Novel

The Ernest Cunningham Mysteries: Book #1

By: Benjamin Stevenson
Narrated by: Barton Welch
Length: 9 hours 30 minutes

“This first-person mystery set in a snowed-in mountain resort in Australia delivers on both intrigue and wit. Everyone at the Cunningham family reunion has killed someone. When a body turns up, Ernie Cunningham, crime writer, tries to figure out who did it and why. But no one is missing from the remote resort and no one from the outside could... Read more

Wellness

A Novel (Oprah's Book Club)

By: Nathan Hill
Narrated by: Ari Fliakos
Length: 18 hours 56 minutes

“Jack and Elizabeth are Gen-Xers who meet and fall in love in Chicago. It is a fairytale romance. Twenty-years later they are still married but the fairytale has ended. Their only child is on the autism spectrum. They have put all of their money into designing a dream condominium, which may or may not ever be built. Both have trauma from... Read more

The Factory Witches of Lowell

By: C.S. Malerich
Narrated by: Rachel Botchan
Length: 3 hours 2 minutes

C.S. Malerich's The Factory Witches of Lowell is a riveting historical fantasy about witches going on strike in the historical mill-town of Lowell, Massachusetts.

Faced with abominable working conditions, unsympathetic owners, and hard-hearted managers, the mill girls of Lowell have had enough. They're going on strike, and they have a secret... Read more

Margo's Got Money Troubles

A Novel

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

“A chaotically goofy tale of a young Margo, new to adulthood, motherhood, and fending for herself. Margo sure does have money troubles, and she's creative enough to solve them in unconventional ways. Full of strife, empathy, learning, and forgiveness, this honest and hilarious story deserves a listen. Read more

The Tale of Despereaux

Being the Story of a Mouse, a Princess, Some Soup and a Spool of Thread

By: Kate DiCamillo
Narrated by: Graeme Malcolm
Length: 3 hours 30 minutes

This is the story of Desperaux Tilling, a mouse in love with music, stories, and a princess named Pea. It is also the story of Miggery Sow, a slow-witted serving girl with a simple, impossible wish. These characters are about to embark on a journey that will lead them down into a horrible dungeon, up into a glittering castle, and ultimately,... Read more

Hip-Hop Is History

By: Questlove
Narrated by: Questlove
Length: 11 hours 20 minutes

“I have long wished I knew more about hip-hop as a genre, and Questlove’s new book on the history, influence and progression of hip-hop has me (and you!) covered. Whether you are a complete newbie to the genre like me, or someone who has followed these artists for years, this book has context and insights that cannot be missed. Questlove has such... Read more

The Denial of Death

By: Ernest Becker
Narrated by: Raymond Todd
Length: 11 hours 46 minutes

Winner of the Pulitzer Prize in 1974 and the culmination of a life’s work, The Denial of Death is Ernest Becker’s brilliant and impassioned answer to the “why” of human existence. In bold contrast to the predominant Freudian school of thought, Becker tackles the problem of the vital lie: man’s refusal to acknowledge his own mortality. In doing... Read more