2024 Bookseller Favorites

Anna O

A Novel

By: Matthew Blake
Narrated by: Dan Stevens, Hannah Curtis, Sarah Cullum & Christine Rendel
Length: 12 hours 7 minutes

#1 International BestsellerGMA Buzz Pick • A Today Show Pick • A People Magazine Pick“A riveting, unsettling crime novel that will keep you turning pages well past your bedtime. Is Anna O a sleeping beauty or a sleeping killer? Matthew Blake's tension-filled thriller is as elusive and mysterious as sleep itself.”—Nita Prose, #1 New York... Read more

Middletide

A Novel

By: Sarah Crouch
Narrated by: Kaleo Griffith
Length: 9 hours 35 minutes

A USA TODAY BESTSELLER

In this gripping and intensely atmospheric debut, disquiet descends on a small town after the suspicious death of a beautiful young doctor, with all clues pointing to the reclusive young man who abandoned the community in chase of big city dreams but returned for the first love he left behind. Perfect for fans of All Good... Read more

We'll Prescribe You a Cat

By: Syou Ishida
Narrated by: Naruto Komatsu & Natsumi Kuroda
Length: 7 hours 7 minutes

A USA Today Bestseller

A cat a day keeps the doctor away…

Discover the award-winning, bestselling Japanese novel that has become an international sensation in this utterly charming, vibrant celebration of the healing power of cats.

Tucked away in an old building at the end of a narrow alley in Kyoto, the Kokoro Clinic for the Soul can only be found... Read more

All Friends Are Necessary

A Novel

By: Tomas Moniz
Narrated by: Andrew Joseph Perez
Length: 6 hours 51 minutes

In this “tender and open-hearted novel," (Nina LaCour, author of Yerba Buena) Tomas Moniz—a finalist for the PEN/Hemingway and Lambda Literary awards—delivers a commanding new story about the power of friendship, community, and the families we create for ourselves.

Efren “Chino” Flores has just moved back to the Bay Area from Seattle, jumping... Read more

By Any Other Name

A Novel

By: Jodi Picoult
Narrated by: Billie Fulford-Brown, Laura Benanti, Jodi Picoult, Jayne Entwistle, Andrew Fallaize, Joe Jameson, John Lee, Nicholas Guy Smith, Simon Vance & Steve West
Length: 18 hours 25 minutes

“Picoult’s mesmerizing tale is about the life of an English woman in the 1500’s who authored many plays released under Shakespeare’s name because a woman was not permitted to be a playwright then. In the present day, her ancestor (also a playwright) must still struggle to publish under her own name. Lush with historical references and famous... Read more

The Fellowship of Puzzlemakers

A novel

By: Samuel Burr
Narrated by: Penelope Keith & Russell Tovey
Length: 11 hours 51 minutes

“A warm hearted story about an eccentric found family of puzzle creators. Their adopted son’s search for his birth parents is constructed as a series of puzzles. I was charmed. Read more

The Warm Hands of Ghosts

A Novel

By: Katherine Arden
Narrated by: Michael Crouch, January LaVoy & Katherine Arden
Length: 11 hours 37 minutes

“The dual narrators do a fantastic job of bringing you in to this gripping tale of war and sorrow, family and love. Read more

The Great When

A Long London Novel

Long London

By: Alan Moore
Narrated by: Kobna Holdbrook-Smith
Length: 13 hours 28 minutes

“Post-WWII London merely sets the stage of Alan Moore’s newest novel, THE GREAT WHEN. What follows next is a tale of murder, mystery, and madness involving the discovery of an other-dimensional version of London that exists just outside human perception. An unintentional happenstance leads to an unexpected discovery that is laden with dire... Read more

The Ministry of Time

A Novel

By: Kaliane Bradley
Narrated by: George Weightman & Katie Leung
Length: 10 hours 22 minutes

“One of my favorites of 2024. I adored! Read more

The Games Gods Play

Crucible: Book #1

By: Abigail Owen
Narrated by: Piper Goodeve
Length: 17 hours 56 minutes

“Slow burn, absolutely stunning and enough twists and turns to keep you on your toes! Absolutely perfect for fans of The Hunger Games and Percy Jackson who want more of that, but with adult characters they can relate to, plus the author’s own unique twists and turns. I laughed and cried and now cannot wait to see what happens in the next book. Read more

The Emperor and the Endless Palace

By: Justinian Huang
Narrated by: Dylan J. Locke, Will Dao & Telly Leung
Length: 9 hours 52 minutes

“The Emperor and the Endless Palace is a hard novel to sum up, but let me try: an erotic love story, three eras, loyalty, betrayal, intrigue, mythology. The story is gloriously addictive and will keep you turning page after page! Read more

The Serpent and the Wolf

By: Rebecca Robinson
Narrated by: Jesse Vilinsky
Length: 13 hours 25 minutes

“Vassa is haunted by dark magic after her mother's death and is forced into a marriage of convenience by her tyrant brother, who's after political power. To secure his throne, though, Vassa must die whether by his hand or by her magic. Her new husband Reid refuses to let that happen and will do anything to keep her safe. A political romantasy... Read more

Bloodguard

BloodGuard: Book #1

By: Cecy Robson
Narrated by: Taylor Meskimen & Lucas Webley
Length: 16 hours 21 minutes

ONE HUNDRED YEARS. TENS OF THOUSANDS OF GLADIATORS. AND TODAY, ONLY ONE WILL RISE …

Everything in the Kingdom of Arrow is a lie.

Leith of Grey thought coming to this new land and volunteering to fight in the gladiator arena—vicious, bloodthirsty tournaments where only the strongest survive—would earn him enough gold to save his dying sister. He... Read more

A Dark and Drowning Tide

A Novel

By: Allison Saft
Narrated by: Saskia Maarleveld
Length: 12 hours 12 minutes

“This is a lesbian romance with dark academia aspects, but it also so much more. It talks about the pain of assimilation, the cost of war, and the hard choices that come up in light of both. I found it to be a book about four traumatized women. Some who cause damage and meet their end. Some who cause damage and heal. All of whom I found to be... Read more

Asunder

By: Kerstin Hall
Narrated by: Alyssa Appleton
Length: 19 hours 34 minutes

WE CHOOSE OUR OWN GODS HERE.

Karys Eska is a deathspeaker, locked into an irrevocable compact with Sabaster, a terrifying eldritch being—three-faced, hundred-winged, unforgiving—who has granted her the ability to communicate with the newly departed. She pays the rent by using her
abilities to investigate suspicious deaths around the troubled city... Read more

The Bright Sword

A Novel of King Arthur

By: Lev Grossman
Narrated by: Nicholas Guy Smith & Lev Grossman
Length: 23 hours 9 minutes

“The Bright Sword is nothing short of absolute brilliance! Lev Grossman has created a sharp and realized re-imagination of the classic Arthurian tale with whip-snap dialog, rich world-building, and an intriguing assortment of sundry characters that come together to create a story that is refreshing, exciting, thought-provoking, and downright... Read more

Moonbound

A Novel

By: Robin Sloan
Narrated by: Gabra Zackman
Length: 10 hours 40 minutes

“In a post-apocalyptic far-future, where the animals speak and the sky is shrouded, there are no children, save one—a boy meant for more, who must choose between a story written for him, and writing his own. This is pure, old-school adventure, a legend crossing roads and forests, wizards and spaceships, robots, beavers, and scholars, a narrator... Read more

The Wild Huntress

By: Emily Lloyd-Jones
Narrated by: Moira Quirk
Length: 11 hours 49 minutes

“If you’re looking for an atmospheric fall read that’s well-written, adventurous, and reminiscent of your favorite childhood fairytales, The Wild Huntress is your next pick! Read more

When the World Tips Over

By: Jandy Nelson
Narrated by: Michael Crouch, Alex McKenna, Briggon Snow, Caitlin Kinnunen & Julia Whelan
Length: 17 hours 16 minutes

“An all-star cast delivers one of my favorite books of 2024. Love, deception, tragedy, creativity, generational curses, brothers, soul mates and legacies, all set in a fictional Northern California wine town. This family saga of four generations of Falls will take your breathe away. I won't be the first nor last to compare it to East of Eden. Read more

Everything We Never Had

By: Randy Ribay
Narrated by: Ramón de Ocampo, Jesse Inocalla, Manny Jacinto & JB Tadena
Length: 6 hours 41 minutes

“A beautiful and engaging story of four generations of Filipino-American men and how their fathers influenced each generation after them. Each son experiences generational trauma, misunderstandings, and ultimately, sympathy for how their fathers shaped them. I loved this audiobook! Read more