Carmel's Picks

Havoc

A Novel

By: Christopher Bollen
Narrated by: Maggi-Meg Reed
Length: 10 hours 58 minutes

“Oh, my! I have no idea what I have just listened to. Definitely dark, often crazy, sometimes funny, and impossible to quit listening to. A psychological thriller unlike anything I have ever read. A meddlesome 81-year-old woman who has an unstoppable urge to “help” people she thinks are troubled meets her match with an 8-year-old little boy who... Read more

The Husbands: A Read with Jenna Pick

A Novel

By: Holly Gramazio
Narrated by: Miranda Raison
Length: 10 hours 30 minutes

“Laugh-out-loud funny and thought provoking at the same time. If your attic produced a never ending stream of husbands that you could exchange the moment they got on your nerves, what would you do? When would your life be enough for you to settle down and stop looking for the next best thing? I enjoyed this book, the narration was great, and I... Read more

In the Realm of Hungry Ghosts

Close Encounters with Addiction

By: Gabor Maté, MD
Narrated by: Daniel Maté
Length: 16 hours 25 minutes

In this timely and profoundly original new book, bestselling writer and physician Gabor Maté looks at the epidemic of addictions in our society, tells us why we are so prone to them and what is needed to liberate ourselves from their hold on our emotions and behaviours.

For over seven years Gabor Maté has been the staff physician at the Portland... Read more

What My Bones Know

A Memoir of Healing from Complex Trauma

By: Stephanie Foo
Narrated by: Stephanie Foo
Length: 10 hours 5 minutes

“Stephanie Foo, formerly of This American Life, shares her story of abuse and the lessons she learns about living with complex post-traumatic stress. Read more

How to Be Perfect

The Correct Answer to Every Moral Question

By: Michael Schur
Narrated by: Michael Schur, Kristen Bell, D'Arcy Carden, Ted Danson, William Jackson Harper, Manny Jacinto, Marc Evan Jackson, Jameela Jamil & Todd May
Length: 9 hours 13 minutes

“Tempting title, right? If you’re like me and you loved the series The Good Place and want to deep dive into moral philosophy except the actual texts are incredibly difficult to go through and you don’t care that much about trying to read such boring texts, then this is the perfect book for you! It’s informative, accessible and relatable. I... Read more

Satellite Love

A Novel

By: Genki Ferguson
Narrated by: Aya Furukawa, Alex Aoki & Hiro Kanagawa
Length: 8 hours 50 minutes

“Two unreliable narrators, and an incredible exploration of mental illness and the struggles of so many people. Written from multiple points of view, the reader still won't know quite what happened, which is the best way to end this book- left wondering what parts were real. Read more

Hench

A Novel

By: Natalie Zina Walschots
Narrated by: Alex McKenna
Length: 14 hours 14 minutes

“Super witty, super charged, and super villainous! Anna is a normal temp hench, working for ho-hum villains to make rent. But when she finally steps out from behind her desk, she's severely injured by a superhero. The pain and unpaid time off leads her to start running the numbers on the damage to humans and material objects caused by the... Read more

Convenience Store Woman

By: Sayaka Murata
Narrated by: Nancy Wu
Length: 3 hours 21 minutes

“Keiko loves rules. Having worked a part-time job in a Japanese convenience store for 18 years, she loves having a corporate script to recite, sales goals to reach, and a list of tasks to complete. What she doesn't love - or even understand - are the more complicated rules of society at large. She doesn't want a husband, or children, or a real... Read more

The Every

A novel

By: Dave Eggers
Narrated by: Dion Graham
Length: 16 hours 3 minutes

From the award-winning, bestselling author of The Circle comes an exciting new follow-up. When the world’s largest search engine/social media company, the Circle, merges with the planet’s dominant ecommerce site, it creates the richest and most dangerous—and, oddly enough, most beloved—monopoly ever known: the Every.

Delaney Wells is an unlikely... Read more

What Happened to You?

Conversations on Trauma, Resilience, and Healing

By: Oprah Winfrey & Bruce D. Perry
Narrated by: Bruce D. Perry & Oprah Winfrey
Length: 8 hours 27 minutes

“A must read. Even better as an audio book - but grab a physical copy to jot notes in! Read more

The Anthropocene Reviewed

Essays on a Human-Centered Planet

By: John Green
Narrated by: John Green
Length: 10 hours 42 minutes

“An entertaining and fascinating collection of essays - perfect for your commute! Read more

From the Ashes

My Story of Being Indigenous, Homeless, and Finding My Way

By: Jesse Thistle
Narrated by: Jesse Thistle
Length: 9 hours 54 minutes

This #1 internationally bestselling and award-winning memoir about overcoming trauma, prejudice, and addiction by a Métis-Cree author as he struggles to find a way back to himself and his Indigenous culture is “an illuminating, inside account of homelessness, a study of survival and freedom” (Amanda Lindhout, bestselling coauthor of A House in... Read more

Circe

By: Madeline Miller
Narrated by: Perdita Weeks
Length: 12 hours 8 minutes

“A bold retelling of the Circe episode from Homer's Odyssey that not only captures the interlocking pieces of Greek mythology, but also gives each god, titan, and Grecian a pulsing complexity. Both Circe the book and the character are quiet, sensual and--at times--freewheeling, adventurous, and devastating. Perdita Week's performance here is... Read more

Braiding Sweetgrass

Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge and the Teachings of Plants

By: Robin Wall Kimmerer
Narrated by: Robin Wall Kimmerer
Length: 16 hours 44 minutes

“A Native American botanist shares indigenous wisdom and scientific facts blended with her own narrative. A beautiful way to learn what the earth has to tell us, and the narration is sublime. Read more