Booked Club Reads!

The Antidote

A Novel

By: Karen Russell
Narrated by: Elena Rey, Sophie Amoss, Mark Bramhall, Shayna Small, Jon Orsini, Natasha Soudek, Karen Russell & James Riding In
Length: 16 hours 55 minutes

“Karen Russell’s The Antidote is weird, wild, and completely unforgettable—in the best way possible. Imagine if Flannery O’Connor, Ray Bradbury, and Jeff VanderMeer co-wrote a fever dream of a novel during a heatwave in a haunted prairie church. That’s The Antidote. Set against a surreal, drought-ravaged landscape where hope feels as scorched... Read more

All the Water in the World

A Novel

By: Eiren Caffall
Narrated by: Eunice Wong
Length: 8 hours 41 minutes

“This is climate fiction with a huge dose of Natural Science thrown in. Wonderful descriptive writing: with imagery so real I was there, and characters filled with a sense of wonder and curiosity. Perseverance and goodness of humanity are main themes as well as lessons from nature. I loved the references to past archives being saved and the... Read more

Great Expectations

A Novel

By: Vinson Cunningham
Narrated by: Aaron Goodson
Length: 6 hours 52 minutes

NATIONAL BESTSELLER • A historic presidential campaign changes the trajectory of a young Black man’s life in this “coming of age story that captures the soul of America” (The Washington Post), the debut novel from The New Yorker staff writer and Pulitzer Prize finalist Vinson Cunningham.

FINALIST FOR THE NATIONAL BOOK CRITICS CIRCLE AWARD/JOHN... Read more

Evil Eye

A Novel

By: Etaf Rum
Narrated by: Vaneh Assadourian & Gail Shalan
Length: 11 hours 13 minutes

“A moving meditation on motherhood, inter-generational trauma and how surface appearances often obscure a deeper truth. . . . A stunning second novel from a writer who set the bar very high with her first!”—Tara Conklin, New York Times bestselling author of The Last Romantics and Community BoardThe acclaimed New York Times bestselling author of... Read more

A Sunny Place for Shady People

Stories

By: Mariana Enriquez
Narrated by: Lee Osorio, Annette Amelia Oliveira, Sol Madariaga & Maria Liatis
Length: 8 hours 38 minutes

BRAM STOKER AWARD FINALIST • A diabolical collection of stories featuring achingly human characters whose lives intertwine with ghosts, goblins, and the macabre, by “Buenos Aires’s sorceress of horror” (Samanta Schweblin, The New York Times)

“Entertaining, political and exquisitely gruesome, these stories summon terror against the backdrop of... 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

The Mighty Red

A Novel

By: Louise Erdrich
Narrated by: Marin Ireland
Length: 11 hours 26 minutes

“A fantastic read! Set over the course of 2008 and 2009, The Mighty Red is a novel rich with characters and sense of place. At its core, it is a book about choices and the repercussions of those choices over time. I'll go out on a limb and say this is Erdrich's best novel yet! The narrator was pitch perfect, too. Read more

There's Always This Year

On Basketball and Ascension

By: Hanif Abdurraqib
Narrated by: Hanif Abdurraqib
Length: 8 hours 40 minutes

“Using basketball as a vehicle for reflection of East Columbus history and personal memoir, There’s Always This Year is a triumph of contemplative, emotionally-rich writing that will have you wiping tears and on the edge of your seat. Read more

Margo's Got Money Troubles

A Novel

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

“I loved Margo's Got Money Troubles by Rufi Thorpe. A freshman in college decides to have the baby. Her father, an ex pro-wrestler, moves in. She starts an Only Fans account. This is a SUPERB, fun, dynamic, revelatory novel. I devoured it and was so won over by Margo and her money troubles. Highly recommended for fans of Catherine Newman and... Read more

The Night Ends with Fire

The Dragon Spirit Duology: Book #1

By: K. X. Song
Narrated by: Natalie Naudus
Length: 12 hours 35 minutes

“Song has created a retelling of Mulan that flips the story we know on it's head. Hai Meilin glimpses the future in her reflection and refuses to accept the traditional woman's life staring back at her. She wants more than what she's been told she's allowed to have. In Anlai, it’s illegal for a woman to wield a sword, so she disguises herself as... Read more

The Divorcées

A Novel

By: Rowan Beaird
Narrated by: Bailey Carr
Length: 9 hours 49 minutes

A "delicious" (Rebecca Makkai) and "deeply compelling" (Lauren Groff) debut novel set at a 1950s Reno "divorce ranch," about the complex friendship between two women who dare to imagine a different future

Lois Saunders thought that marrying the right man would finally cure her loneliness. But as picture-perfect as her husband is, she is... Read more

Why Fish Don't Exist

A Story of Loss, Love, and the Hidden Order of Life

By: Lulu Miller
Narrated by: Lulu Miller
Length: 4 hours 55 minutes

“Just... wow. Never have I read anything like this. It's remarkable. To say it's part memoir and part biography of David Starr Jordan, the famous taxonomist (don't worry, I didn't know who he was either), on some level is true, but it doesn't even begin to encompass everything this book is. In just over 200 pages, Miller tackles existential... 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

Absolution

A Novel

By: Alice McDermott
Narrated by: Jesse Vilinsky & Rachel Kenney
Length: 10 hours 2 minutes

"A breath of fresh air."—BookPage

"Both narrators bring deep emotional tonality...this exceptional listen will foster deep book club discussions." —Booklist

"Alternately gripping, moving, and thought-provoking...this is an audiobook to savor." - AudioFile

A riveting account of women’s lives on the margins of the Vietnam War, from the renowned... Read more

Memphis: A Read with Jenna Pick

A Novel

By: Tara M. Stringfellow
Narrated by: Karen Murray, Adenrele Ojo & Tara Stringfellow
Length: 9 hours 23 minutes

“Centering Black joy above all, Stringfellow’s life-affirming debut follows three generations of unforgettable women in a gifted but tested family. Readers will cry, laugh, and sing. I hope we read Stringfellow for a long, long time. Read more

The Heaven & Earth Grocery Store

A Novel

By: James McBride
Narrated by: Dominic Hoffman
Length: 12 hours 21 minutes

“Reminiscent of Author's like James Baldwin and John Steinbeck, The Heaven & Earth Grocery Store is a wonderful novel that focuses of racial division, poverty in America, and the importance of community. This was my first time reading McBride, but I will definitely be continuing on to his past works. If you're a character driven reader, I... Read more

Thinning Blood

A Memoir of Family, Myth, and Identity

By: Leah Myers
Narrated by: Kimberly Woods
Length: 3 hours 52 minutes

Named a Most Anticipated Book of 2023 by The Millions



Leah Myers may be the last member of the Jamestown S'Klallam Tribe in her family line, due to her tribe's strict blood quantum laws. In this unflinching and intimate memoir, Myers excavates the stories of four generations of women in order to leave a record of her family. Beginning with her... Read more

How Not to Drown in a Glass of Water

A Novel

By: Angie Cruz
Narrated by: Kimberly M. Wetherell & Rossmery Almonte
Length: 6 hours 16 minutes

“This story begs to be enjoyed in audio book format. The production was excellent. We all need some Cara Romero in our lives. Readers will fall for her heart and sass. Without a doubt my favorite audiobook this year! Read more

Shark Heart

A Love Story

By: Emily Habeck
Narrated by: Karissa Vacker, Shaun Taylor-Corbett & Soneela Nankani
Length: 7 hours 46 minutes

“A stunning representation of grief and the confusion in the aftermath. A love story unlike any other I have ever read. Unique storytelling and beautifully written. Read more

Oh My Mother!

A Memoir in Nine Adventures

By: Connie Wang
Narrated by: Connie Wang
Length: 5 hours 3 minutes

“Humorous, endearing, and intimate.” —TIME

“Mother and daughter relationships are always tricky but this peripatetic pair has outdone all of us with this most excellent adventure written by my namesake, author Connie Wang.” —Connie Chung

A dazzling mother-daughter adventure around the world in pursuit of self-discovery, a family reckoning, and... Read more