Book Lovers Day

The Paris Novel

By: Ruth Reichl
Narrated by: Kiiri Sandy
Length: 9 hours 25 minutes

“For anyone who can't afford to go to Paris right now, listen to this! It's a cold glass of Chablis with fresh oysters at an outdoor bistro table. It's an original, custom, Dior black dress that fits perfectly and smells of apricots and vanilla. It's an art mystery solved. It's funny and memorable characters. It's about finding yourself in a... Read more

The Sentence

By: Louise Erdrich
Narrated by: Louise Erdrich
Length: 11 hours 49 minutes

“The Sentence is a ghost story, although it is as comforting as it is haunting. It’s an intimate picture of bookselling, and of bookselling during a pandemic and social justice reckoning, set in Erdrich’s own store in Minneapolis. Its heroine, queer Indigenous ex-con Tookie, is so alive she leaps right off the page—gritty, passionate, and human.... Read more

Days at the Morisaki Bookshop

A Novel

By: Satoshi Yagisawa
Narrated by: Catherine Ho
Length: 5 hours

The wise and charming international bestseller and hit Japanese movie—about a young woman who loses everything but finds herself—a tale of new beginnings, romantic and family relationships, and the comfort that can be found in books. Twenty-five-year-old Takako has enjoyed a relatively easy existence—until the day her boyfriend Hideaki, the man... Read more

The Cat Who Saved Books

A Novel

By: Sosuke Natsukawa
Narrated by: Kevin Shen
Length: 5 hours 6 minutes

AN INDIE NEXT PICK!From the #1 bestselling author in Japan comes a celebration of books, cats, and the people who love them, infused with the heartwarming spirit of The Guest Cat and The Travelling Cat Chronicles.Bookish high school student Rintaro Natsuki is about to close the secondhand bookstore he inherited from his beloved bookworm... Read more

Book Lovers

By: Emily Henry
Narrated by: Julia Whelan
Length: 11 hours 23 minutes

“I love love love that this main character does not apologize for her passion. She is the 'cold, works-too-hard, villain' of other romances and this novel says that not only are those traits not inherently bad, it says she deserves love too! The most charming read and a great follow up Emily Henry's previous romances, with so much heart and small... Read more

The Book Woman of Troublesome Creek

A Novel

By: Kim Michele Richardson
Narrated by: Katie Schorr
Length: 9 hours 25 minutes

“I loved this wonderful story about Cussy Mary, a pack horse librarian in eastern Kentucky in the 1930s and one of the last of the blue-skinned people of that area. As Cussy faces pressure to marry and difficulties maintaining her arduous book route through twisty and dangerous mountain passes, she earns the respect of the mountain people she... Read more

The Toni Morrison Book Club

By: Juda Bennett, Winnifred Brown-Glaude, Cassandra Jackson & Piper Kendrix Williams
Narrated by: Daniel Henning, Bahni Turpin, Adenrele Ojo & Robin Eller
Length: 7 hours 7 minutes

In this startling group memoir, four friends—black and white, gay and straight, immigrant and American-born—use Toni Morrison’s novels as a springboard for intimate and revealing conversations about the problems of everyday racism and living whole in times of uncertainty. Tackling everything from first love and Soul Train to police brutality and... Read more

The Paris Library

A Novel

By: Janet Skeslien Charles
Narrated by: Nicky Diss, Sarah Feathers, Esther Wane & Janet Skeslien Charles
Length: 11 hours 53 minutes

“I can’t think of a more perfect novel to recommend to book lovers than The Paris Library! Not only does it bring to life the true story of the heroic librarians of the American Library in Nazi-occupied Paris, its interwoven narrative of a bereft teenager in 1980s Montana who finds a kindred spirit in her mysterious, reclusive, and book-loving... Read more

That Night in the Library

By: Eva Jurczyk
Narrated by: Hannah Cabell
Length: 8 hours 29 minutes

“This one is for fans of Ninth House and The Secret History! A group of pretentious university students sneaks into the basement of a rare book library after hours to perform an ancient Greek ritual. Mix in drugs, a power outage, and no escape - a bloodbath is bound to happen. Tensions rise as their group thins, and they turn on each other. I... Read more

The Reading List

A Novel

By: Sara Nisha Adams
Narrated by: Tara Divina, Sagar Arya & Paul Panting
Length: 12 hours 47 minutes

“A beautifully written novel about people connected by a local library and an amazing reading list. As the characters’ lives are revealed through interweaving storylines, readers will root for them, cry for them, and celebrate their victories. Read more

The Department of Rare Books and Special Collections

By: Eva Jurczyk
Narrated by: Hannah Cabell
Length: 9 hours 40 minutes

“Missing manuscripts, disappearing librarians, and university politics — Leisl Weiss is tasked with dealing with it all. The Department of Rare Books and Special Collections hits the mark. No book lover could ask for more! Read more

Writers & Lovers

A Novel

By: Lily King
Narrated by: Stacey Glemboski
Length: 8 hours 13 minutes

“Casey is the writer of our time: in debt, trying to hang on to something like a writers' community, envious of others' successes, trying to choose where to live and how to make money and whom to love, while everything 'certain' around her changes: her restaurant job turns ugly, her apartment lease won't be renewed, her boyfriend isn't the person... Read more

In Praise of Good Bookstores

By: Jeff Deutsch
Narrated by: Ako Mitchell
Length: 5 hours 1 minute

This audiobook narrated by Ako Mitchell provides an eloquent and charming reflection on the singular importance of bookstores

Do we need bookstores in the twenty-first century? If so, what makes a good one? In this beautifully written book, Jeff Deutsch—the director of Chicago’s Seminary Co-op Bookstores, one of the finest bookstores in the... Read more

The Lost Library

By: Rebecca Stead & Wendy Mass
Narrated by: Christopher Gebauer, Jennifer Blom & Rob Dircks
Length: 4 hours 15 minutes

“Everything about this make it a perfect middle-grade read. A library-loving cat, a mystery to be solved, friendly ghosts, and friendships. Read more

The Lost Bookshop

By: Evie Woods & Nick Biadon
Narrated by: Avena Mansergh-Wallace & Olivia Mace
Length: 12 hours

**Evie Woods' stunning new novel The Story Collector is available now** The Echo of Old Books meets The Lost Apothecary in this evocative and charming novel full of mystery and secrets. ‘The thing about books,’ she said ‘is that they help you to imagine a life bigger and better... Read more

Miss Morgan's Book Brigade

A Novel

By: Janet Skeslien Charles
Narrated by: Marin Ireland, Sarah Gadon, Jackie Sanders & Cassandra Campbell
Length: 9 hours 31 minutes

“Do you remember your favorite children's librarian? The one who always remembered your name, danced during story time, and read the same book over and over to you? Miss Morgan's Book Brigade is a love letter to librarians and how their position can leave lasting impressions (and memories) on the community. Set against the backdrop of World War... Read more

The Secret Book of Flora Lea

A Novel

By: Patti Callahan Henry
Narrated by: Cynthia Erivo & Patti Callahan Henry
Length: 12 hours 24 minutes

“This novel is The Secret Garden meets Goodnight Mr. Tom meets Gone Girl. I loved it! I've been listening to this as an audiobook on my morning walks and I've been having to take afternoon and evening walks as well, because I just can't wait to hear more. I love the thought of a magical world only the sisters share with their stories. Patti... Read more

The Storied Life of A. J. Fikry

By: Gabrielle Zevin
Narrated by: Scott Brick
Length: 7 hours 2 minutes

“Ever wonder what it's like to be a bookseller? Read this! Full of love, heartbreak, redemption, and every-day-life stuff. I love Zevin's writing style and have a feeling I need to continue reading through her book list. My only regret is that I didn't write down all the books mentioned throughout the story, it's a fantastic list. Read more

The Bromance Book Club

Bromance Book Club: Book #1

By: Lyssa Kay Adams
Narrated by: Andrew Eiden & Maxwell Caulfield
Length: 9 hours 9 minutes

“This spicy romance made me laugh and cry. A professional baseball player on the verge of divorce gets a crash course in how to revive his marriage through a secret men's book club that reads romance novels as guidebooks. Read more

The Shadow of the Wind

By: Carlos Ruiz Zafon
Narrated by: Jonathan Davis
Length: 18 hours 4 minutes

“The Shadow of the Wind is set in Spain, specifically Barcelona, and Zafon’s beautiful and rich writing makes the city sound downright irresistible. And on top of THAT, it’s also a love letter to the world of books! I have many favorite quotes from this book, but here’s one that has stuck with me over the years: 'Every book, every volume you see... Read more