Dark Academia Audiobooks

The Secret History

By: Donna Tartt
Narrated by: Donna Tartt
Length: 22 hours 3 minutes

A Read With Jenna Book Club Pick • International Bestseller“Enthralling. . . . A remarkably powerful novel.” —The New York TimesIn this brilliant novel from Donna Tartt, the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of The Goldfinch, comes a richly textured and hypnotic story of golden youth corrupted by its own moral arrogance.Richard Papen had never been... Read more

Babel

Or the Necessity of Violence: An Arcane History of The Oxford Translators' Revolution

By: R. F. Kuang
Narrated by: Chris Lew Kum Hoi & Billie Fulford-Brown
Length: 21 hours 45 minutes

“A fantasy novel set firmly in the very real world of 1830's Britain. Translation and the juxtaposition of similar words in different languages has become a source of power that will drive the British Empire to become dominant throughout the world. A wonderful evocation of life at the time and in Oxford in particular, this is a deeply researched... Read more

If We Were Villains

A Novel

By: M. L. Rio
Narrated by: Robert Petkoff
Length: 12 hours 49 minutes

“The quintessential and mysterious dark academic tale about the events leading to the murder and subsequent years-long inprisonment of two of the group's castmates at a prestigious university. The group, then fractured by substance abuse, flaring egos, uncontrollable lust, rippling jealousies, and outbreaks of violent rages, is now unsure of the... Read more

Catherine House

A Novel

By: Elisabeth Thomas
Narrated by: Inés del Castillo
Length: 11 hours 27 minutes

“Getting into Catherine House is the key to success. Spend three years here completely removed from the outside world, separate yourself from your life before Catherine House, and when the three years are over, you’ll be unstoppable. That’s the premise for this evocative and gripping gothic novel. Elisabeth Thomas’ ability to create at once an... Read more

Ninth House

Ninth House Series: Book #1

By: Leigh Bardugo
Narrated by: Lauren Fortgang & Michael David Axtell
Length: 16 hours 22 minutes

“The charter of the Leahy house is to manage and police the secret houses of the veil on the campus of Yale University. When a murder is connected to the magical activities of the houses, Galaxy Stern, Alex, the newest member of the Ninth House must find out what happened even if it means losing her place at Yale or her life. Ninth House grips... Read more

Ace of Spades

By: Faridah Àbíké-Íyímídé
Narrated by: Jeanette Illidge & Tapiwa Mugweni
Length: 13 hours 48 minutes

“I thoroughly enjoyed this 'Gossip Girl meets Get Out' social justice horror novel with its elite high school drama and an anonymous texter (that blasts the whole school) taking the popular and academically ambitious down a notch EXCEPT this tipster appears to be targeting a select few with far more nefarious intentions than GG ever had. Fans of... Read more

I Have Some Questions for You

A Novel

By: Rebecca Makkai
Narrated by: Julia Whelan & JD Jackson
Length: 14 hours 3 minutes

“It's the one where they rush to judgment and incarcerate a black man on flimsy evidence. It's the one where people knew more than they said. It's the one where a woman is at the mercy of a man. This is a compelling book; a dark window into our culture where assumptions, or proclamations of innocence or guilt, often get in the way of the... Read more

The Taking of Jake Livingston

By: Ryan Douglass
Narrated by: Kevin R. Free & Michael Crouch
Length: 7 hours 30 minutes

An Instant New York Times Bestseller!

Get Out meets Holly Jackson in this YA social thriller where survival is not a guarantee.

Sixteen-year-old Jake Livingston sees dead people everywhere. But he can't decide what's worse: being a medium forced to watch the dead play out their last moments on a loop or being at the mercy of racist teachers as one... Read more

They Wish They Were Us

By: Jessica Goodman
Narrated by: Kristen Sieh
Length: 9 hours 46 minutes

TV ADAPTATION "THE PLAYERS' TABLE" STARRING HALSEY AND EUPHORIA'S SYDNEY SWEENEY COMING TO HBO MAX

“A pristine infusion of Gossip Girl and Netflix's Elite, this prep-school thriller has it all: plaid skirts, secret societies, and a gripping murder mystery, but paired with an adept critique of the powers and privileges that goeth before the fall.”... Read more

One of Us Is Lying

ONE OF US IS LYING

By: Karen M. McManus
Narrated by: Kim Mai Guest, MacLeod Andrews, Shannon McManus & Robbie Daymond
Length: 10 hours 42 minutes

All the secrets of the Bayview Four will be revealed in the TV series now streaming on Peacock!

THE #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • NAMED ONE OF THE TEN BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY • BUZZFEED • POPCRUSH

“Pretty Little Liars meets The Breakfast Club” (Entertainment Weekly) in this addictive mystery about what happens when five... Read more

The Starless Sea

A Novel

By: Erin Morgenstern
Narrated by: Dominic Hoffman & Various
Length: 18 hours 36 minutes

“Harry Potter meets Greek mythology in this fantastical novel. Part adventure story, part fairytale compilation, The Starless Sea is an amazing book that takes listeners on a magical journey beyond time and fate. Zachary Ezra Rollins is a quiet man living a comfortable life of solitude. He allows himself just enough social interaction to not be... Read more

A Lesson in Vengeance

By: Victoria Lee
Narrated by: Lindsey Dorcus
Length: 10 hours 15 minutes

“This book is a very dark academia type of book. It was incredibly interesting. Read more

A Deadly Education

A Novel

The Scholomance: Book #1

By: Naomi Novik
Narrated by: Anisha Dadia
Length: 10 hours 58 minutes

“I loved this so much that I listened to the audiobook twice, back-to-back, the second time to share it with my mother so that we could talk about it. This is the magic school, hella-powered main character, high stakes series we all deserve and I am anxiously awaiting the next book to answer my many questions and give me all new ones!!! Read more

Never Let Me Go

By: Kazuo Ishiguro
Narrated by: Rosalyn Landor
Length: 9 hours 40 minutes

“Ishiguro is a master at transporting readers viscerally into his settings, and this book is no exception. It's dreary and haunting, brooding and intimate, and the nonchalance with which he presents the biggest twist of the novel can be quite jarring on your first read. Read more

The Atlas Six

Atlas Series: Book #1

By: Olivie Blake
Narrated by: Andy Ingalls, Caitlin Kelly, Damian Lynch, David Monteith, James Patrick Cronin, Munirih Grace, Siho Ellsmore & Steve West
Length: 15 hours 59 minutes

“This is Dark Academia at its finest! This was one of my most anticipated fantasies of 2022, and it did not disappoint. This story brings to life the beloved and long-lost Library of Alexandria in a deliciously dark world of wild and unusual magic, where the Medeians (magic folk) are self-indulgent and know their worth and power. The Atlas Six... Read more

Bunny

A Novel

By: Mona Awad
Narrated by: Sophie Amoss
Length: 11 hours 44 minutes

“This is a crazy weird read and that is just how I like it! Keep an open mind and let yourself fall down the rabbit hole! Read more

These Violent Delights

A Novel

By: Micah Nemerever
Narrated by: Michael Crouch
Length: 14 hours 12 minutes

A Literary Hub Best Book of Year • A Crime Reads Best Debut of the Year • A Newsweek 25 Best Fall Books • A Philadelphia Inquirer 10 Big Books for the Fall • An O Magazine.com LGBTQ Books That Are Changing the Literary Landscape • An Electric Lit Most Anticipated Debut • A Paperback Paris Best New LGBTQ+ Books To Read This Year Selection • A... Read more

Wilder Girls

By: Rory Power
Narrated by: Eileen Stevens & Jesse Vilinsky
Length: 8 hours 49 minutes

A feminist Lord of the Flies about three best friends living in quarantine at their island boarding school and the lengths they go to uncover the truth of their confinement when one disappears, this fresh new debut is a mind-bending novel unlike anything you’ve read before.It’s been eighteen months since the Raxter School for Girls was put under... Read more

The New Girl

By: Jesse Q. Sutanto
Narrated by: Eunice Wong
Length: 8 hours 40 minutes

Lia Setiawan has never really fit in. And when she wins a full ride to the prestigious Draycott Academy on a track scholarship, she's determined to make it work even though she's never felt more out of place.



But on her first day there she witnesses a girl being forcefully carried away by campus security. Her new schoolmates and teachers seem... Read more

Legendborn

The Legendborn Cycle

By: Tracy Deonn
Narrated by: Joniece Abbott-Pratt
Length: 18 hours 54 minutes

“A young black girl saving the day, sign me up! Bree’s journey to find out more about her family history and find her place in the world kept me engaged throughout. Loved the Arthurian legend tie-in. Secret societies always bring so much drama (in a gossip-y way). Read more