A Couple of Characters Podcast Audiobook Recommendations

Is Everyone Hanging Out Without Me? (And Other Concerns)

By: Mindy Kaling
Narrated by: Mindy Kaling, B. J. Novak, Michael Schur & Brenda Withers
Length: 4 hours 36 minutes

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER •  In this hilarious instant classic, the creator of The Mindy Project and Never Have I Ever invites readers on a tour of her life and her unscientific observations on romance, friendship, and Hollywood.

“[Kaling is] like Tina Fey’s cool little sister. Or perhaps . . . the next Nora Ephron.”—The New York Times
 
Mindy... Read more

Spinning Silver

A Novel

By: Naomi Novik
Narrated by: Lisa Flanagan
Length: 17 hours 56 minutes

“In her second standalone fantasy, Novik once again mines the tales we know to create something completely modern yet timeless. This reimagined version of Rumpelstiltskin, set in a tsarist, Eastern Europe-like country called Litvas, is breathtaking. It explores female autonomy, class, Jewish life, and oppression while telling a compelling and... Read more

Everything's Trash, But It's Okay

By: Phoebe Robinson
Narrated by: Phoebe Robinson
Length: 8 hours 55 minutes

“Phoebe Robinson narrates her collection of essays and she is so much fun. Her laugh makes you want to laugh with her and her personality just sparkles through. This essay isn't all fun and games as she in honest about personal matters such as debt, dating and struggle as well as feminism (and it's lack of intersectionality), beauty standards and... Read more

Why Not Me?

By: Mindy Kaling
Narrated by: Mindy Kaling, Greg Daniels & B. J. Novak
Length: 4 hours 57 minutes

#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • From the author of Is Everyone Hanging Out Without Me? and creator of The Mindy Project and Never Have I Ever comes a hilarious collection of essays about her ongoing journey to find contentment and excitement in her adult life.

“This is Kaling at the height of her power.”—USA Today

In Why Not Me?, Kaling shares... Read more

Wow, No Thank You.

Essays

By: Samantha Irby
Narrated by: Samantha Irby
Length: 10 hours 3 minutes

A new rip-roaring essay collection from the smart, edgy, hilarious, unabashedly raunchy, and bestselling Samantha Irby.

Irby is forty, and increasingly uncomfortable in her own skin despite what Inspirational Instagram Infographics have promised her. She has left her job as a receptionist at a veterinary clinic, has published successful books and... Read more

The Other Merlin

Emry Merlin: Book #1

By: Robyn Schneider
Narrated by: Rosie Jones
Length: 13 hours 34 minutes

“This novel is the start to an exciting new YA fantasy series. A twist on the Aurthurian Legend and lots of fun. It has everything you could ask for magic, romance, humor and a fantastic heroine to boot! It was a page turning read and perfect for young adults and the not so young as well. I highly recommend this book. Read more

Please Don't Sit on My Bed in Your Outside Clothes

Essays

By: Phoebe Robinson
Narrated by: Phoebe Robinson
Length: 9 hours 29 minutes

“[A]nother hilarious essay collection from Phoebe Robinson.”
—The New York Times Book Review

“Strikes the perfect balance of brutally honest and laugh out loud funny. I didn’t want it to end.”
—Mindy Kaling, New York Times bestselling author of Why Not Me?

With sharp, timely insight, pitch-perfect pop culture references, and her always unforgettable... Read more

Call Us What We Carry

Poems

By: Amanda Gorman
Narrated by: Amanda Gorman
Length: 3 hours 31 minutes

The instant #1 New York Times, Wall Street Journal, and USA Today bestseller


The breakout poetry collection by #1 New York Times bestselling author and presidential inaugural poet Amanda Gorman

Formerly titled The Hill We Climb and Other Poems, the luminous poetry collection by #1 New York Times bestselling author and presidential inaugural poet... Read more

Hunting by Stars

(A Marrow Thieves Novel)

By: Cherie Dimaline
Narrated by: Meegwun Fairbrother & Michelle St. John
Length: 12 hours 17 minutes

NATIONAL BESTSELLER

The thrilling follow-up to the bestselling, award-winning novel The Marrow Thieves, about a dystopian world where the Indigenous people of North America are being hunted for their bone marrow and ability to dream.

Years ago, when plagues and natural disasters killed millions of people, much of the world stopped... Read more

Let's Pretend This Never Happened

A Mostly True Memoir

By: Jenny Lawson
Narrated by: Jenny Lawson
Length: 8 hours 40 minutes

From the New York Times–bestselling author of Furiously Happy.

When Jenny Lawson was little, all she ever wanted was to fit in. That dream was cut short by her fantastically unbalanced father and a morbidly eccentric childhood. It did, however, open up an opportunity for Lawson to find the humor in the strange shame-spiral that is her life, and... Read more

Magic for Liars

A Novel

By: Sarah Gailey
Narrated by: Xe Sands
Length: 9 hours 7 minutes

“When Ivy was a child, her sister went off to a school for mages, leaving her feeling abandoned in the non-magical world. So when her sister’s boss turns up at Ivy’s detective practice a couple of decades later and asks her to solve a murder, she’s less than enthused. Mixing noir tropes with the classic setting of a school for practitioners of... Read more

The Echo Wife

By: Sarah Gailey
Narrated by: Xe Sands
Length: 8 hours 25 minutes

“I am new to the brilliance that is Sarah Gailey, but what a way to dive in. The Echo Wife is slow-moving in the best way—a story that focuses on relationships and social commentary over action-packed moments, but ultimately better for it. And what a commentary on how women are permitted to hold themselves on society. Tantalizing. The ultimate... Read more

Broken (in the best possible way)

By: Jenny Lawson
Narrated by: Jenny Lawson
Length: 8 hours 18 minutes

“I do love reading Jenny Lawson's books, but I have to admit: I love listening to them more. It's like having her sit with me, telling me stories, making me crack up and squirt water through my nose. It is hilarious and thoughtful at the same time. And definitely the perfect thing for right now. Read more

A Spindle Splintered

Fractured Fables: Book #1

By: Alix E. Harrow
Narrated by: Amy Landon
Length: 3 hours 20 minutes

“Get ready to push back your bedtime! You won’t want to get a wink of sleep until you’ve finished A Spindle Splintered. Alex E. Harrow breathes life into the sleepiest of fairytales in this sapphic retelling of sleeping beauty. Read more

Legends & Lattes

A Novel of High Fantasy and Low Stakes

Legends & Lattes

By: Travis Baldree
Narrated by: Travis Baldree
Length: 7 hours 18 minutes

“This is the cozy and heartwarming fantasy novel you didn't know you needed! It's a tender story with delightful characters in a snug setting. The kind of tale that Dungeon Masters will feel inspired to have for their next laid-back D&D campaign. So if you are a fan of wholesome, found-family stories do yourself a favor and listen to this book! Read more

The Name of the Wind

Kingkiller Chronicle: Book #1

By: Patrick Rothfuss
Narrated by: Nick Podehl
Length: 27 hours 55 minutes

“The Name of the Wind is a very straightforward book which you absolutely should not take at face value just because of its upfront nature. Rothfuss builds a slow burn fantasy narrative meant to keep you warm throughout dark nights of literary pursuits, rather than a showy bonfire that burns through all its material in order to hook you. Kvothe,... Read more

The Wise Man's Fear

Kingkiller Chronicle: Book #2

By: Patrick Rothfuss
Narrated by: Nick Podehl
Length: 42 hours 55 minutes

Discover #1 New York Times-bestselling Patrick Rothfuss’ epic fantasy series, The Kingkiller Chronicle.“I just love the world of Patrick Rothfuss.” —Lin-Manuel Miranda • “He’s bloody good, this Rothfuss guy.” —George R. R. Martin • “Rothfuss has real talent.” —Terry BrooksDAY TWO: THE WISE MAN’S FEAR“There are three things all wise men fear: the... Read more

Cinder

Book One of the Lunar Chronicles

The Lunar Chronicles: Book #1

By: Marissa Meyer
Narrated by: Rebecca Soler
Length: 10 hours 2 minutes

The #1 New York Times Bestselling Series!

A wicked mash-up of fairy tale and Terminator—set in a Star Wars kind of world—Marissa Meyer's Cinder is a fresh and fiercely ingenious futuristic retelling of Cinderella

Humans and androids crowd the raucous streets of New Beijing. A deadly plague ravages the population. From space, a ruthless lunar... Read more

Furiously Happy

A Funny Book About Horrible Things

By: Jenny Lawson
Narrated by: Jenny Lawson
Length: 8 hours 19 minutes

In Furiously Happy, #1 New York Times bestselling author Jenny Lawson explores her lifelong battle with mental illness. A hysterical, ridiculous book about crippling depression and anxiety? That sounds like a terrible idea.

But terrible ideas are what Jenny does best.

As Jenny says:

"Some people might think that being 'furiously happy' is just an... Read more

Nevernight

The Nevernight Chronicle: Book #1

By: Jay Kristoff
Narrated by: Holter Graham
Length: 20 hours 10 minutes

Nevernight is the first in an epic new fantasy series from the New York Times bestselling author, Jay Kristoff.

In a land where three suns almost never set, a fledgling killer joins a school of assassins, seeking vengeance against the powers who destroyed her family.

Daughter of an executed traitor, Mia Corvere is barely able to escape her... Read more