The Indie Next List

Lost and Lassoed

A Rebel Blue Ranch Novel

Rebel Blue Ranch

By: Lyla Sage
Narrated by: Jason Clarke, Samantha Brentmoor & Lyla Sage
Length: 8 hours 46 minutes

“Lyla Sage’s BEST Rebel Blue Ranch novel yet!!! Follow Gus and Teddy as forced proximity turns enemies to lovers (seriously, what’s not to love?!) Perfect for fans of Elsie Silver, steamy hot cowboys, and a darn tootin’ good time ;) Read more

The Blue Hour

A Novel

By: Paula Hawkins
Narrated by: Gemma Whelan
Length: 10 hours 15 minutes

“Paula Hawkins does it again, but in a new way. Unreliable narrators of their own memories and lives abound so the breadcrumbs are strewn all about. Just enough clues to make one vaguely uncomfortable about 'helpful' characters and some major incidents that are out of the blue (no pun intended). The island and the tides that make it unreachable... Read more

Pony Confidential

By: Christina Lynch
Narrated by: Erin Moon & Blair Young
Length: TBA

In this one-of-a-kind mystery with heart and humor, a hilariously grumpy pony must save the only human he’s ever loved after discovering she stands accused of a murder he knows she didn’t commit.

Pony has been passed from owner to owner for longer than he can remember. Fed up, he busts out and goes on a cross-country mission to... Read more

Blood Over Bright Haven

A Novel

By: M. L. Wang
Narrated by: Moira Quirk
Length: 15 hours 20 minutes

The first woman ever admitted to a prestigious order of mages unravels a secret conspiracy that could change the practice of magic forever, in this standalone dark fantasy from the author of The Sword of Kaigen.

“Powerful, thought-provoking. . . . Fans of R.F. Kuang’s Babel will find much to admire here, from the intricate magic system to the... Read more

Like Mother, Like Mother

A Novel

By: Susan Rieger
Narrated by: Rebecca Lowman
Length: TBA

An enthralling novel about three generations of strong-willed women, unknowingly shaped by the secrets buried in their family’s past.

“What a delight! Like Mother, Like Mother is sharp, fun, and witty.”—Ann Napolitano, bestselling author of Hello Beautiful

“A sprawling family saga, briskly told with the lightest of touches and an often-surprising... Read more

What the Chicken Knows

A New Appreciation of the World's Most Familiar Bird

By: Sy Montgomery
Narrated by: Sy Montgomery
Length: 2 hours 9 minutes

“Sy Montgomery takes us on a fascinating journey that's enjoyable, humorous and educational and I definitely learned a lot! I had no idea that chickens were so intelligent and complex. Apparently they know us humans far better than we know them. All of the specific details she shared were quite interesting. They can make up to 24 sounds each... Read more

The Teller of Small Fortunes

By: Julie Leong
Narrated by: Phyllis Ho
Length: TBA

“A must-read for fans of Legends & Lattes and The Spellshop, this cozy, inclusive fantasy follows a foreign-born fortune teller who flees home only to find it on the open road with an aspiring baker, a reformed thief, and the father of a missing girl. Read for a heart-warming and heart-opening story, pleasantly paced like a donkey-drawn cart... Read more

Didion and Babitz

By: Lili Anolik
Narrated by: Lili Anolik
Length: TBA

Joan Didion is revealed at last in this outrageously provocative and profoundly moving new work "that reads like a propulsive novel" (Oprah Daily) on the mutual attractions—and mutual antagonisms—of Didion and her fellow literary titan, Eve Babitz.

Could you write what you write if you weren’t so tiny, Joan? —Eve Babitz, in a letter to Joan... Read more

Vanishing Treasures

A Bestiary of Extraordinary Endangered Creatures

By: Katherine Rundell
Narrated by: Lenny Henry & Katherine Rundell
Length: TBA

A Most Anticipated Book from Boston Globe, Parade, & Literary Hub • From the award-winning author Katherine Rundell comes a “rare and magical book” (Bill Bryson) reckoning with the vanishing wonders of our natural world

The world is more astonishing, more miraculous, and more wonderful than our wildest imaginings. In this brilliant and... Read more

Blood Test

A Comedy

By: Charles Baxter
Narrated by: Rob Shapiro
Length: 7 hours 33 minutes

From the winner of the PEN/Malamud Award and “one of our most gifted writers” (Chicago Tribune) comes a comic novel about a divorced Midwestern dad who takes a cutting-edge medical test and learns that he has a predisposition to murder.

In this fresh take on love and trouble in America, Brock Hobson, an insurance salesman and Sunday-school... Read more

Servant of Earth

The Shards of Magic: Book #1

By: Sarah Hawley
Narrated by: Mia Hutchinson-Shaw
Length: TBA

In the underground Fae realm, only the strongest and most ruthless have power—but a young human woman forced into a life of servitude is about to change everything.

Kenna Heron is best known in her village for being a little wild—some say half feral—but she’ll need every ounce of that ferocity to survive captivity in the cruel Fae court.

Trapped... Read more

If I Stopped Haunting You

By: Colby Wilkens
Narrated by: Curtis Michael Holland & Kyla Garcia
Length: 10 hours 9 minutes

“When I tell you that Colby Wilkens could write a book in any genre, I’ve never meant anything more. The horror elements of this book are so delightfully, disgusting, and creepy-crawly inducing. However, the comedic golden retriever personalities of all of the characters, soften the story and make it warm and fuzzy. The perfect October read. Most... Read more

Metal from Heaven

By: August Clarke
Narrated by: Vico Ortiz
Length: 14 hours 50 minutes

“WHEN MY VIOLENCE SUBSIDES, WE WILL HAVE NOTHING, AND BE CHAMPIONS.”

Ichorite is progress. More durable and malleable than steel, ichorite is the lifeblood of a dawning industrial revolution. Yann I. Chauncey owns the sole means of manufacturing this valuable metal, but his workers are on strike. They demand Chauncey
research the hallucinatory... Read more

Everyone This Christmas Has a Secret

A Festive Mystery

The Ernest Cunningham Mysteries: Book #3

By: Benjamin Stevenson
Narrated by: Barton Welch
Length: TBA

Benjamin Stevenson returns with a Christmas addition to his bestselling, “deviously good fun” (Nita Prose), Ernest Cunningham mysteries. Unwrap all the Christmas staples: presents, family, an impossible murder or two, and a deadly advent calendar of clues. If Knives Out and The Thursday Murder Club kissed under the mistletoe.My name’s Ernest... Read more

Blue Light Hours

By: Bruna Dantas Lobato
Narrated by: Gisela Chípe
Length: 4 hours 5 minutes

From the National Book Award–winning translator, an atmospheric and wise debut novel of a young Brazilian woman’s first year in America, a continent away from her lonely mother, and the relationship they build over Skype calls across borders.

In a small dorm room at a liberal arts college in Vermont, a young woman settles into the warm blue... Read more

This Will Be Fun

A Novel

By: E. B. Asher
Narrated by: Alexander Cendese, January LaVoy & Hope Newhouse
Length: 12 hours 51 minutes

Former friends and former flames reunite on a mayhem-spike quest in this cozy romantasy perfect for readers of Legends & Lattes and lovers of Shrek.“This delightful novel has the best The Princess Bride vibes.” —Jodi PicoultTEN YEARS AGO, THEY SAVED THE REALM. IT RUINED THEIR LIVES.Everyone in Mythria knows the story of how best friends... Read more

The Bloodless Princes

The Fireborne Blade: Book #2

By: Charlotte Bond
Narrated by: Helen McAlpine
Length: 4 hours 45 minutes

"McAlpine's wispy narration is a great fit...a satisfying start to a new series." —AudioFile on The Fireborne Blade

A tale of honor, dragons, and a love that endures beyond death

Come for the journey through the underworld. Stay for the suspiciously familiar winged cat.

After their dubiously successful quest to slay the White Lady and recover the... Read more

Libby Lost and Found

By: Stephanie Booth
Narrated by: Mia Barron
Length: 10 hours 58 minutes

Meet Libby Weeks, author of the mega-bestselling fantasy series the Falling Children—written as “F. T. Goldhero” to maintain her privacy. With the final manuscript months overdue to her publisher and rabid fans around the world growing impatient, Libby is diagnosed with early-onset Alzheimer’s. Already suffering from crippling anxiety, Libby’s... Read more

How Does That Make You Feel, Magda Eklund?

A Novel

By: Anna Montague
Narrated by: Cynthia Nixon
Length: 8 hours 57 minutes

“Magda Eklund is a loner, struggling to deal with the death of her long-time best friend. After finding a notebook with her friend's musings about taking a road trip with Magda to a set of meaningful places from their past, Magda packs up and takes leave from her job to make the road trip herself. Along the way, her tangled personal relationships... Read more

The Author's Guide to Murder

A Novel

By: Beatriz Williams, Lauren Willig & Karen White
Narrated by: Angus King, Saskia Maarleveld, Brittany Pressley & Lisa Flanagan
Length: TBA

""A pure delight from start to finish! Williams, White and Willig are in top form in this clever, engrossing whodunnit with a heart.” --Lisa Unger, New York Times bestselling author of The New Couple in 5BAgatha Christie meets Murder, She Wrote in this witty locked room mystery and literary satire by New York Times bestselling team of novelists:... Read more