Books We Love

The Confessions of Frannie Langton

A Novel

By: Sara Collins
Narrated by: Sara Collins & Roy McMillan
Length: 12 hours 13 minutes

“Drawing on her experiences of growing up in the Cayman Islands, attending university in London, and practicing law, outstanding debut author Sara Collins has drawn a character one will not soon forget. Told with evocative language, Frannie Langton’s confession is a life story not to be missed. Raised on a sugar plantation in Jamaica, then... Read more

On the Come Up

By: Angie Thomas
Narrated by: Bahni Turpin
Length: 11 hours 42 minutes

Don't miss this audiobook, Audible's Young Adult Audiobook of the Year and an Audie Award finalist!The YA love letter to hip-hop—streaming on Paramount+ September 23, 2022! Starring Sanaa Lathan (in her directorial debut), Jamila C. Gray, Da’Vine Joy Randolph, Lil Yachty, Method Man, Mike Epps, GaTa (Davionte Ganter), Miles... Read more

The Hidden Power of F*cking Up

By: The Try Guys, Keith Habersberger, Zach Kornfeld, Eugene Lee Yang & Ned Fulmer
Narrated by: The Try Guys
Length: 8 hours 55 minutes

The four co-creators of The Try Guys, one of the Internet’s most popular and viral sensations, deliver their first book—an inspirational self-improvement guide that teaches you that the path to success is littered with humiliating detours, embarrassing offenses, and unexpected failures.Best friends and social media stars Eugene, Keith, Ned, and... Read more

New Kid

By: Jerry Craft
Narrated by: Jesus Del Orden, Nile Bullock, Robin Miles, Guy Lockard, Peyton Lusk, Rebecca Soler, Dan Bittner, Phoebe Strole, Marc Thompson, Miles Harvey & Ron Butler
Length: 1 hour 58 minutes

2020 Audie Awards® Finalist—Middle GradeWinner of the Newbery Medal, Coretta Scott King Author Award, and Kirkus Prize for Young Readers’ Literature, and an Audie Award finalist!
An original full-cast audio adaptation of the graphic novel from award-winning author-illustrator Jerry Craft, performed by the author with Jesus Del Orden, Nile... Read more

With the Fire on High

By: Elizabeth Acevedo
Narrated by: Elizabeth Acevedo
Length: 7 hours 26 minutes

“This was a great listen. Emoni, a single teen mom, has so much on her plate and has maturity beyond her years. She’s realistic and responsible and navigates high school, parenting, college decisions and a budding love interest. She’s becoming a talented chef and her feelings are expressed in her food. The author narrates and she had me hooked... Read more

Everything is F*cked

A Book About Hope

By: Mark Manson
Narrated by: Mark Manson
Length: 7 hours 2 minutes

From the author of the international mega-bestseller The Subtle Art of Not Giving A F*ck comes a counterintuitive guide to the problems of hope.We live in an interesting time. Materially, everything is the best it’s ever been—we are freer, healthier and wealthier than any people in human history. Yet, somehow everything seems to be irreparably... Read more

Notes from a Black Woman's Diary

Selected Works of Kathleen Collins

By: Kathleen Collins
Narrated by: Nina Collins, January LaVoy, Robin Miles, Bahni Turpin, Adenrele Ojo & Mari
Length: 10 hours 1 minute

A RECOMMENDED BOOK OF 2019 FROM
Vanity Fair * Vogue * The Huffington PostA stunning multi-cast audio collection of fiction, diary entries, screenplays, and scripts by the brilliant African-American artist and filmmaker, featuring the voices of Nina Collins, Mari, Bahni Turpin, Adenrele Ojo, January LaVoy, and Robin Miles.Relatively unknown during... Read more

Unlearn

101 Simple Truths for a Better Life

By: Humble the Poet
Narrated by: Humble the Poet
Length: 3 hours 54 minutes

The internationally bestselling self-empowerment book from influencer, rapper, and spoken word artist Humble the Poet, now available in a new edition with a new foreword by the author. Unlearn offers short, accessible, and counterintuitive lessons for reaching our full potential.Beloved for his sincerity, playfulness, and sage advice, globally... Read more

Boy Swallows Universe

A Novel

By: Trent Dalton
Narrated by: Stig Wemyss
Length: 16 hours 41 minutes

Soon to be a Netflix original series starring Simon Baker, Travis Fimmel, and Phoebe Tonkin!“Hypnotizes you with wonder, and then hammers you with heartbreak. . . . Eli’s remarkably poetic voice and his astonishingly open heart take the day. They enable him to carve out the best of what’s possible from the worst of what is, which is the miracle... Read more

The Rest of the Story

By: Sarah Dessen
Narrated by: Rebecca Soler
Length: 12 hours 4 minutes

“I love Sarah Dessen books for my summer reads (or in winter when I'm craving summer again) so I found this to be the perfect summer read. In fact, it would be perfect for the beach! As always she delivered an entertaining read that has plenty of depth as well. In this one we have Emma who is introduced to her 'other' family for the first time... Read more

Beautiful Bad

By: Annie Ward
Narrated by: Xe Sands, Vivienne Leheny & Paul Fox
Length: 10 hours 58 minutes

“Beautiful Bad opened with a police detective at the scene of a murder – but we have no idea who is murdered. More than a murder mystery it was a compelling story of the complex love between two friends and the hurt that results when their lives change. I loved hearing about Maddie and Joanna’s adventures in the dangerous places they lived and... Read more