Gigi Griffis' Audiobook Picks

The Empress

A Novel

By: Gigi Griffis
Narrated by: Ellie Rose Boswell & Dominic Burgess
Length: 8 hours 6 minutes

The year is 1853, and Princess Elisabeth “Sisi” of Bavaria has been very clear: She will wait for the head-over-heels love the poets speak of, or she will have no love at all. Just because her older sister, Helene, is eagerly heeding their mother’s advice and preparing to marry Emperor Franz of Austria does not mean Sisi must also subject... Read more

Kaikeyi

A Novel

By: Vaishnavi Patel
Narrated by: Soneela Nankani
Length: 17 hours 22 minutes

“With a graceful, measured elegance” (The New York Times), this lyrical novel reimagines the life of the infamous queen from the ancient epic the Ramayana, giving voice to an extraordinary woman determined to leave her mark in a world where gods and men dictate the shape of things to come.I was born on the full moon under an auspicious... Read more

Love & Other Disasters

Nashville Love: Book #1

By: Anita Kelly
Narrated by: Lindsey Dorcus
Length: 10 hours 38 minutes

“I’m not a huge romance book person but I really enjoyed this one! This queer love story between a quirky self–taught cook and her seasoned (haha) nonbinary rival on a cooking show is incredibly charming and the perfect amount of hot, too. London’s quest to come out isn’t easy but ultimately validating. I hope to see more stories like theirs... Read more

The War Widow

A Billie Walker Novel: Book #1

By: Tara Moss
Narrated by: Corinne Davies
Length: 12 hours 29 minutes

AN INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER!
The war may be officially over, but journalist Billie Walker's search for a missing young immigrant man will plunge her right back into the danger and drama she thought she'd left behind in Europe in this thrilling tale of courage and secrets set in glamorous postwar Sydney. 

Sydney, 1946. Though war correspondent... Read more

The Poisonwood Bible

By: Barbara Kingsolver
Narrated by: Dean Robertson
Length: 15 hours 33 minutes

“I read this book when it first came out, but the audiobook just blew me away. It was like a new book to me, with the voice of the sisters beautifully done by the narrator. Highly recommended. Read more

The Downstairs Girl

By: Stacey Lee
Narrated by: Emily Woo Zeller
Length: 10 hours 22 minutes

“I never expected to love The Downstairs Girl as much as I did. This book has it all - love, romance, family secrets, and a delightful, well-crafted story. It takes place in Atlanta in 1890 and Jo is the lovable protagonist who works as a ladies maid by day and an undercover advice columnist by night. The writing was the star of this lovely... Read more

Daughters of a Dead Empire

By: Carolyn Tara O'Neil
Narrated by: Anna Fikhman & Saskia Maarleveld
Length: 8 hours 33 minutes

A historical thriller perfect for fans of Ruta Sepetys and Elizabeth Wein, about two girls from separate worlds flee across the Russian countryside at the height of the Russian Civil War. Read more

An Unexpected Kind of Love

When Snow Falls

By: Hayden Stone
Narrated by: Gary Furlong
Length: 7 hours 57 minutes

Bookstore owner Aubrey Barnes likes his quiet, orderly London life, thank you very much. His shop may be struggling, his only employee is a menace, and his plumbing is one creaky pipe away from disaster, but he can handle it. Maybe. He cannot, however, handle the film company that's thrown his Soho street into chaos.



And he definitely can't... Read more

Love from Scratch

By: Kaitlyn Hill
Narrated by: Bailey Carr
Length: 9 hours 58 minutes

Rival interns with sizzling chemistry in and out of the kitchen? That’s a recipe for love.
 
“Sweet and satisfying!”—Jenna Evans Welch, New York Times bestselling author of Love & Gelato

This summer, Reese Camden is trading sweet tea and Southern hospitality for cold brew and crisp coastal air. She's landed her dream marketing internship at... Read more