Our Favorite Fiction Picks

Days at the Morisaki Bookshop

A Novel

By: Satoshi Yagisawa
Narrated by: Catherine Ho
Length: 5 hours

“This is a wonderful and mellow listen, with loads of emotion and tension that keeps you listening right to the end. Read more

Galatea

By: Madeline Miller
Narrated by: Ruth Wilson
Length: 46 minutes

“The audio version of this is nothing short of magical. Completely captivating, and it made me view Pygmalion and My Fair Lady in an entirely new light. Fiercely feminist and the voice actor deserves an award. The perfect quick listen! Read more

The Fox Wife

A Novel

By: Yangsze Choo
Narrated by: Yangsze Choo
Length: 14 hours 36 minutes

“The stories of two characters slowly converge in this tale set in early 1900’s China. Bao has been fascinated by fox spirits and deities since his childhood, though he doesn’t quite commit to believing in them himself. Now an aging widower, he solves problems for other people - and can’t help but keep digging when foxes keep coming up in his... Read more

Colton Gentry's Third Act

A Novel

By: Jeff Zentner
Narrated by: Charlie Thurston
Length: 11 hours 1 minute

From an award-winning author, a down on his luck country musician moves back home and rekindles a relationship with his high school sweetheart in this moving novel that's "not to be missed" (Emily Henry, author of Beach Read and Book Lovers).

Colton Gentry's music career is riding high, but he's hurting after his best friend is killed by a mass... Read more

The Last List of Mabel Beaumont

THE NUMBER ONE BESTSELLER

By: Laura Pearson
Narrated by: Penelope Freeman
Length: 10 hours 59 minutes

THE NUMBER ONE BESTSELLER A heartbreaking read of loss and hope from Laura PearsonThe list he left had just one item on it. Or, at least, it did at first…Mabel Beaumont’s husband Arthur loved lists. He’d leave them for her everywhere. ‘Remember: eggs, butter, sugar’. ‘I love you: today, tomorrow, always’.But now Arthur is gone. He died: softly,... Read more

The Burnout

A Novel

By: Sophie Kinsella
Narrated by: Bessie Carter
Length: 12 hours 20 minutes

“Sophie Kinsella never disappoints. Her characters always feel real and she is so funny. Here, burnout is addressed and Sasha goes back to her favorite childhood vacation spot. She clashes with another guest but the two start to recover and bond over the past and their love of a surf instructor. Read more

The Good Part

By: Sophie Cousens
Narrated by: Kerry Gilbert
Length: 10 hours 18 minutes

“This story has a touch of magical realism, with the main character waking up in fifteen years in the future to see the "good part" of her life. Will she want to stay and miss the part that got her there or go back and risk missing ending up with this "good part" that is worth going back for? Read more

The Djinn Waits a Hundred Years

A Novel

By: Shubnum Khan
Narrated by: Soneela Nankani
Length: 10 hours 19 minutes

A NEW YORK TIMES BOOK REVIEW EDITOR'S CHOICE

"Rich and swoony...an ambitious delight, with rich characters and some exceptionally lovely writing...This is the start of a major career." -- The New York Times Book Review

AN INDIE NEXT PICK
A LIBRARY READS PICK

“A dark and heady dream of a book” (Alix E. Harrow) about a ruined mansion by the sea, the... Read more

North Woods

A Novel

By: Daniel Mason
Narrated by: Mark Bramhall, Michael Crouch, Jason Culp, Mark Deakins, Jayne Entwistle, Billie Fulford-Brown, Arthur Morey, George Newbern, Kirsten Potter & Simon Vance
Length: 11 hours 5 minutes

“A fascinating and, at times, mysterious story of place that provokes questions about change, loss, and what lingers on. North Woods gives the reader the impossible ability to experience history across multiple lifetimes. The audiobook version is a particular delight with a talented and wide-ranging cast who enliven the story. Read more

The Mystery Guest

A Maid Novel

Molly the Maid: Book #2

By: Nita Prose
Narrated by: Lauren Ambrose
Length: 8 hours 23 minutes

NATIONAL BESTSELLER • A new mess. A new mystery. It’s up to Molly the maid to uncover the truth, no matter how dirty, in this standalone novel from the #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Maid, a Good Morning America Book Club pick.

“Polished to perfection!”—Shari Lapena, author of Everyone Here Is Lying
 
“Lives up to the hype . . . both a... Read more

10 Things That Never Happened

Material World: Book #1

By: Alexis Hall
Narrated by: Will Watt
Length: 10 hours 9 minutes

Sam Becker loves—or, okay, likes—his job. Sure, managing a bed-and-bath retailer isn't exactly glamorous, but it's good work, and he gets on well with the band of misfits who keep the store running. He could see himself being content here for the long haul. Too bad, then, that the owner is an infuriating git. Jonathan Forest should never have... Read more

The Frozen River: A GMA Book Club Pick

A Novel

By: Ariel Lawhon
Narrated by: Jane Oppenheimer & Ariel Lawhon
Length: 15 hours 5 minutes

“A great historical fiction title! A kick ass woman as a lead character, unforgettable story. Read more

All the Sinners Bleed

A Novel

By: S. A. Cosby
Narrated by: Adam Lazarre-White
Length: 13 hours 42 minutes

“S.A. Cosby has given us an early favorite for the best crime fiction novel of the year with All the Sinners Bleed. We are big fans of his two previous books (Blacktop Wasteland and Razorblade Tears), and Cosby knocks it out of the park as he writes from the perspective of a town’s first black sheriff and his descent into the mid of a serial... Read more

Kinfolk

A Novel

By: Sean Dietrich
Narrated by: Sean Dietrich
Length: 9 hours 44 minutes

Read by the author.Sometimes it’s the most unlikely meetings that give us life’s greatest gifts.1970s, Southern Alabama. Sixty-two-year-old Jeremiah Lewis Taylor, or “Nub,” has spent his whole life listening to those he loves tell him he’s no good—first his ex-wife, now his always-disapproving daughter. Sure, his escapades have made him, along... Read more

Deadlock

A Thriller

A Dez Limerick Novel: Book #2

By: James Byrne
Narrated by: John Keating
Length: 10 hours 57 minutes

In this sequel to the highly praised The Gatekeeper, Dez Limerick, one of the best new thriller heroes returns.

Desmond Aloysius Limerick ("Dez" to his friends and close personal enemies) is a man with a shadowy past, certain useful hard-won skills, and, if one digs deep enough, a reputation as a good man to have at your back. Now retired from... Read more

The Kind Worth Saving

A Novel

By: Peter Swanson
Narrated by: Keith Szarabaijka, Kathleen Early, Helen Laser & Micky Shiloah
Length: 8 hours 36 minutes

“Some killers are actually good people and kill for good reasons, others are just plain evil and it is up to P.I. Henry Kimball to figure out if he is dealing with someone evil or if some of the things that bother him are just coincidental. The Kind Worth Saving is a companion book, or as Swansons says a 'half sequel,' to The Kind Worth Killing... Read more

The Connellys of County Down

A Novel

By: Tracey Lange
Narrated by: Barrie Kreinik
Length: 9 hours 21 minutes

"Talented Barrie Kreinik narrates this complicated contemporary story about the hardships of the Connelly family." - AudioFile

From Tracey Lange, the New York Times bestselling author of We Are the Brennans, comes The Connellys of County Down: a story about fierce family loyalty, good intentions gone awry, and the consequences of improbable love.... Read more

The First Ladies

By: Marie Benedict & Victoria Christopher Murray
Narrated by: Robin Miles & Tavia Gilbert
Length: 14 hours 32 minutes

“Imagine how much we could accomplish in this world if we looked past partisan politics, and just rolled up our sleeves and got things done! The second author pairing of Marie Benedict and Victoria Christopher Murray dives into the unlikely friendship and extraordinary partnership of Eleanor Roosevelt and Mary McLeod Bethune, as seen in dual... Read more

Tom Lake

A Novel

By: Ann Patchett
Narrated by: Meryl Streep
Length: 11 hours 22 minutes

“This is a heartwarming story, about likeable people, who figured out what was important in life and chose not glitter but substance. A lovely story. Read more

Romantic Comedy (Reese's Book Club)

A Novel

By: Curtis Sittenfeld
Narrated by: Kristen Sieh
Length: 9 hours 5 minutes

“Curtis Sittenfeld is back! With Romantic Comedy, Sittenfeld creates a believable romcom between Sally, a writer for The Night Owl (think SNL) and Noah, a musician who guest hosts. Their unlikely romance is chuck full of laugh out loud lines and seamless writing. What can I say? I ABSOLUTELY LOVE THIS BOOK! Read more