Rebecca G's Favorite Listens - Rediscovered Books

Hello Stranger

A Novel

By: Katherine Center
Narrated by: Patti Murin
Length: 10 hours 39 minutes

“Those who unabashedly love Katherine Center books will adore this read. Sadie, an artist, after a brain incident that leaves her face blind, falls for not one, but two completely different men. And, on top of that, she has to deal with her best friend's elopement and family dynamics that put the 'dys', in dysfunction. How she navigates all of... Read more

The Waters

By: Bonnie Jo Campbell
Narrated by: Lili Taylor
Length: 14 hours 40 minutes

“An exquisite story combining nature and three generations of extraordinary women. Read more

American Midnight

The Great War, a Violent Peace, and Democracy’s Forgotten Crisis

By: Adam Hochschild
Narrated by: Jonathan Todd Ross
Length: 15 hours 6 minutes

From legendary historian Adam Hochschild, a groundbreaking reassessment of the overlooked but startlingly resonant period between World War I and the Roaring Twenties, when the foundations of American democracy were threated by war, pandemic, and violence fueled by battles over race, immigration, and the rights of labor""A riveting, resonant... Read more

The Husbands: A Read with Jenna Pick

A Novel

By: Holly Gramazio
Narrated by: Miranda Raison
Length: 10 hours 30 minutes

“Laugh-out-loud funny and thought provoking at the same time. If your attic produced a never ending stream of husbands that you could exchange the moment they got on your nerves, what would you do? When would your life be enough for you to settle down and stop looking for the next best thing? I enjoyed this book, the narration was great, and I... Read more

The Salt Grows Heavy

By: Cassandra Khaw
Narrated by: Susan Dalian
Length: 2 hours 54 minutes

“A lovely little horror novella about mermaids...with teeth. I have never read a story that so beautifully describes viscera and entrails. I devoured this book in one sitting...kind of like the mermaids do with an entire kingdom. Read more

Flush

The Remarkable Science of an Unlikely Treasure

By: Bryn Nelson
Narrated by: Fred Berman
Length: 13 hours 7 minutes

For readers of Giulia Enders’ Gut and Bill Bryson’s The Body, a surprising, witty and sparkling exploration of the teeming microbiome of possibility in human feces from microbiologist and science journalist Bryn Nelson.

The future is sh*t: the literal kind. For most of human history we’ve been, well, disinclined to take a closer look at our... Read more

The Storm We Made

A Novel

By: Vanessa Chan
Narrated by: Samantha Tan
Length: 10 hours 52 minutes

“An incredible book from a strong new voice, focusing on the choices that a mother makes in the middle of colonial occupation during WWII. Vanessa Chan touches upon the murky grey areas of survival in a time of oppression and upheaval. Read more

The Great Divide

A Novel

By: Cristina Henriquez
Narrated by: Robin Miles
Length: 13 hours 21 minutes

“This story of the building of the Panama Canal is full of interesting characters and colorful descriptions, told from three different points of view, giving the reader a well-rounded informational foundation. Not to mention, the cover is stunning!I thoroughly enjoyed listening to this production on Libro.fm. Read more

The Bullet Swallower

A Novel

By: Elizabeth Gonzalez James
Narrated by: Lee Osorio
Length: 9 hours 59 minutes

“An absolute stunner. Gritty, enthralling, and is such an example that no matter how hard we try, we can't divorce ourselves from history. Grounded in authentic literary renderings of Mexico/US history and culture, I'll be talking about this for a long time. Lee Osorio breathes such life to the narration, I couldn't put it down. Read more

A Letter to the Luminous Deep

By: Sylvie Cathrall
Narrated by: Claire Morgan, Kit Griffiths, Justin Avoth & Joshua Riley
Length: 12 hours 30 minutes

“A slow-burn fantasy with a touch of neurodivergent romance. E. and Henery have disappeared from their underwater habitat with no trace. Stunning in its world building, unique in its epistolary format, I cannot wait for the next in the series! Read more

Things You Save in a Fire

A Novel

By: Katherine Center
Narrated by: Thérèse Plummer
Length: 9 hours 36 minutes

“There is something so comforting about reading Katherine Center’s books. Strong women who want to lead their lives, who get thrown a curveball. Here, Cassie, a Texas talented firefighter and EMT, moves to the north shore area of Massachusetts, to help her mother who has vision problems. Despite her exceptional physical fitness, job skills and... Read more

The Wishing Game

A Novel

By: Meg Shaffer
Narrated by: Rachel L. Jacobs & Paul Boehmer
Length: 10 hours 37 minutes

“The most magical book I've read in years! A masterful blend of light and dark, and a heartwarming homage to the power of children's books. Read more

Demon Copperhead

A Novel

By: Barbara Kingsolver
Narrated by: Charlie Thurston
Length: 21 hours 2 minutes

“Demon Copperhead is one of my favorite books of 2022. Demon is a boy growing up in Appalachia, struggling to survive poverty, neglect and the opioid crisis. I listened to the audiobook from Libro.fm, and Kingsolver's beautiful writing is expertly brought to life by narrator Charlie Thurston. Read more

Tom Lake

A Novel

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

“I finished listening to Tom Lake. I can see why it’s at the top of the best seller list. Ann Patchett has a way of weaving so much into a straightforward story. Set during the pandemic, Lara’s three adult daughters have returned to the family’s cherry orchard in Michigan to quarantine and harvest the fruit. Lara entertains them by sharing the... Read more

What You Are Looking For Is in the Library

A Novel

By: Michiko Aoyama
Narrated by: Hanako Footman, Susan Momoko Hingley, Kenichiro Thomson, Winson Ting & Shiro Kawai
Length: 7 hours 18 minutes

“In a series of heartwarming vignettes Aoyama reminds us of the magic of books and the unexpected treasures we can find when we open our hearts and minds to new possibilities. In each tale, the protagonist, intentionally or not so intentionally, finds themself in the library requesting books on a topic they believe they need to research in order... Read more

Bookshops & Bonedust

Legends & Lattes

By: Travis Baldree
Narrated by: Travis Baldree
Length: 8 hours 1 minute

“This prequel to Legends & Lattes is so DELICIOUSLY COZY that it CURED my common cold - or at the very least it warmed me all the way up, gave me a kiss on the forehead, and made me feel a whole lot better! Wounded in her first venture as a mercenary, a young Viv washes up in a seaside town with a ramshackle bookshop and ends up finding... Read more

The Six

The Untold Story of America's First Women Astronauts

By: Loren Grush
Narrated by: Inés del Castillo
Length: 11 hours 41 minutes

“This book was like a mini-biography of each of America's first six women astronauts. It was really uplifting to read about their professional successes especially at a time where women were not seen as equals to men in a scientific realm. A great addition to the library of anyone wanting to familiarize themselves with six heroic and courageous... Read more

None of This is True

A Novel

By: Lisa Jewell
Narrated by: Kristin Atherton, Ayesha Antoine, Louise Brealey, Alix Dunmore, Elliot Fitzpatrick, Lisa Jewell, Thomas Judd, Dominic Thorburn, Nicola Walker & Jenny Walser
Length: 10 hours 28 minutes

“While a singular unreliable narrator throws any story for a loop, imagine a book with multiple unreliable narrators and WOW! You have None of This is True" in a nutshell. This psychological thriller kept me on the edge of my seat and continually wondering what pile of crazy was coming next. I am still puzzling over what really happened and who... Read more

Illuminations

By: T. Kingfisher
Narrated by: Raquel Beattie
Length: 8 hours 3 minutes

From the author of the award-winning book A Wizard's Guide To Defensive Baking . . .



Rosa Mandolini knows in her heart that her family are the greatest painters of magical illuminations in the city. But the eccentric Studio Mandolini has fallen on hard times and the future is no longer certain. While trying to help her family, Rosa discovers a... Read more

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By: Kiersten White
Narrated by: Emma Galvin
Length: 8 hours 9 minutes

“A fast paced and horrific re-imagining of the myth of the Minotaur for anxiety-ridden millennials. Read more