The Indie Next List

Of Monsters and Mainframes

By: Barbara Truelove
Length: TBA

Spaceships aren’t programmed to seek revenge—but for Dracula, Demeter will make an exception.Demeter just wants to do her job: shuttling humans between Earth and Alpha Centauri. Unfortunately, her passengers keep dying—and not from equipment failures, as her AI medical system, Steward, would have her believe. These are paranormal murders, and... Read more

The Girls of Good Fortune

A Novel

By: Kristina McMorris
Narrated by: Cindy Kay
Length: 9 hours 56 minutes

The New York Times bestselling author of Sold on a Monday and The Ways We Hide shines a light on shocking events surrounding Portland's dark history in this gripping novel of love, lore, and betrayal.  She came from a lineage known for good fortune … by those who don't know the whole story.  Oregon, 1888. Amid the subterranean labyrinth of... Read more

My Friends

A Novel

By: Fredrik Backman
Narrated by: Marin Ireland
Length: 13 hours 7 minutes

“Fredrik Backman does not miss! Follow the story of a group of friends, each broken in their own ways, and witness how art and their unwavering support of each other becomes the key to their survival. Backman’s keen understanding of humans and his sense of humor shine through in My Friends. Read more

The Names: A Read with Jenna Pick

A Novel

By: Florence Knapp
Narrated by: Dervla Kirwan
Length: 9 hours 40 minutes

“A mother goes to register her baby son’s name on the birth certificate. Three choices: Bear, the name that his nine-year-old sister has chosen; Julian, which means “sky father,” his mother’s choice; and Gordon, the family name that his father wants. Florence Knapp, in her novel The Names, has taken each of the three names and given us three... Read more

The Lilac People

By: Milo Todd
Narrated by: Max Meyers
Length: 11 hours 19 minutes

“The Lilac People by Milo Todd paints a vivid picture of queer joy and resilience in a brutal time, and it highlights the very real history of trans and queer people who lived through, and resisted, the horrors of the Nazi regime. Todd weaves in real historical figures like Dr. Magnus Hirschfeld, bringing extra depth to this moving and urgent... Read more

The Road to Tender Hearts

A Novel

By: Annie Hartnett
Narrated by: Mark Bramhall
Length: 11 hours 47 minutes

“I hate cats - even fictional ones - but Pancakes is a hero and this book is golden. If you aren't won over by the gas leak, question your humanity. Read more

The Correspondent

A Novel

By: Virginia Evans
Narrated by: Maggi-Meg Reed, Jane Oppenheimer, Carly Robins, Jeff Ebner, David Pittu, Chris Andrew Ciulla, Mark Bramhall, Petrea Burchard, Robert Petkoff, Kimberly Farr, Cerris Morgan-Moyer, Peter Ganim, Jade Wheeler & Various
Length: 8 hours 34 minutes

“This was one of the finest audio books I’ve ever heard. I’m not sure after listening to the artistry of the narrators I could even recommend this as a read. It came alive as the letters were read back and forth. Time well spent. Highly recommend. Read more

The Emperor of Gladness: Oprah's Book Club

A Novel

By: Ocean Vuong
Narrated by: James Aaron Oh
Length: 14 hours 5 minutes

“A story about the everyday magic of knowing people, and finding purpose in the mundane. More than just your usual coming of age story, The Emperor of Gladness is life and death and laughter all rolled up into one beautiful book. Read more

My Best Friend's Honeymoon

By: Meryl Wilsner
Narrated by: Blair Baker & Emily Shaw
Length: 7 hours 42 minutes

“Meryl Wilsner is easily a favorite author of mine. Though hard to beat Cleat Cute, this one is definitely duking it out to be my favorite of theirs. The only downside to me is that the narrators voices sound a little too similar and having both MC names ending in an "ee" sound muddles them up in my brain sometimes. Don't let that deter... Read more

The Dad Rock That Made Me A Woman

By: Niko Stratis
Narrated by: Niko Stratis
Length: 6 hours 21 minutes

A memoir-in-essays on transness, dad rock, and the music that saves us.



When Wilco's 2007 album Sky Blue Sky was infamously criticized as "dad rock," Niko Stratis was a twenty-five-year-old closeted trans woman working in her dad's glass shop in the Yukon Territory. As she sought escape from her hypermasculine environment, Stratis found an... Read more

The Original Daughter: A GMA Book Club Pick

A Novel

By: Jemimah Wei
Narrated by: Eunice Wong
Length: 13 hours 29 minutes

“When an unexpected sibling shows up in Genevieve's life, it immediately transformed her pressure-cooker home and academic life into daily tests of loyalty, jealousy, and love. In this powerful debut novel set in Singapore, Jemimah Wei explores a sister’s bond, a mother’s love, and the psychological intrigue into how people can use and abuse... Read more

Ordinary Time

Lessons Learned While Staying Put

By: Annie B. Jones
Narrated by: Annie B. Jones & Emily P. Freeman
Length: 6 hours 7 minutes

“Fans of Annie Jones will love this peek behind the scenes, but even for those unfamiliar with Annie’s story, these essays are deeply relatable. Perfect for people who stayed in their hometowns, who lead a quieter life, and who have struggled with their faith. Read more

The Man Made of Smoke

A Novel

By: Alex North
Narrated by: Shane Zaza
Length: 8 hours 52 minutes

"Fans of Thomas Harris will be creeped out by North’s hair-raising antagonist... This is a winner."
—Publishers Weekly

The latest gripping serial killer thriller from the New York Times bestselling author Alex North.

Dan Garvie’s life has been haunted by the crime he witnessed as a child—narrowly escaping an encounter with a notorious serial... Read more

The Manor of Dreams

By: Christina Li
Narrated by: Catherine Ho
Length: 12 hours 2 minutes

“When Vivian, an Oscar-winning Chinese immigrant and wife of a well-known leading man in Hollywood, passes away, two families gather for the reading of her will. It will take two timelines spanning three generations to tell this Southern California gothic story, which includes multiple points of view, two queer love stories, a tragedy that... Read more

The Missing Half

A Novel

By: Ashley Flowers
Narrated by: Saskia Maarleveld & Ashley Flowers
Length: 8 hours 14 minutes

“Ashley Flowers’ knowledge of true crime has lent to her ability to tell crime based thrillers. Two women seek justice for their missing sisters and embark on a thrilling journey with many twists and turns. Read more

Old School Indian

By: Aaron John Curtis
Narrated by: Jason Grasl
Length: 9 hours 56 minutes

“Curtis is a pugilist on the page, fighting tropes in a landscape that uses language to marginalize the Indigenous experience. Abe Jacobs wrestles colonization in the world and with the disease inside his body, forces that gnaw at his very existence. Read more

Brighter than Scale, Swifter than Flame

By: Neon Yang
Narrated by: Nancy Wu
Length: 4 hours 54 minutes

“A very well written knight’s tale about honor, oaths, and duty in the face of what is truly right. Subtle themes of geopolitics are set carefully alongside the disarming nature of real love. So easy to recommend. Read more

No One Was Supposed to Die at This Wedding

A Novel

The Vacation Mysteries: Book #2

By: Catherine Mack
Narrated by: Elizabeth Evans
Length: 8 hours 44 minutes

“A cozy mystery that twists and turns all through a tropical storm! Read more

The Amalfi Curse

By: Sarah Penner
Narrated by: Saskia Maarleveld, Carlotta Brentan, Chris Andrew Ciulla & Eric Yang
Length: 10 hours 1 minute

“One woman caught between love and duty, another between her father’s dying wish and the deceit of her company. Both will have to use their wits, and give up a part of themselves, to surmount seemingly impossible hurdles. Read more

The Staircase in the Woods

By: Chuck Wendig
Narrated by: Jay Myers, Amber Benson & Xe Sands
Length: 13 hours 24 minutes

“This book is one that will pull you in and won't let go. I didn't want to put it down and would sneakily try to read more at every chance I got. Amazing, cryptid, haunting, and will leave you wondering what secrets your home is keeping. Read more