The Great American Read

A Confederacy of Dunces

By: John Kennedy Toole
Narrated by: Barrett Whitener
Length: 13 hours 32 minutes

Winner of the Pulitzer Prize“A masterwork . . . the novel astonishes with its inventiveness . . . it is nothing less than a grand comic fugue.”—The New York Times Book ReviewA green hunting cap squeezed the top of the fleshy balloon of a head. The green earflaps, full of large ears and uncut hair and the fine bristles that grew in the ears... Read more

A Separate Peace

By: John Knowles
Narrated by: Scott Snively
Length: 6 hours 8 minutes

Devon School, an exclusive prep school for boys in New Hampshire, is a world unto itself. But it’s the summer of 1942, and the massive thundercloud of World War II threatens the school’s peaceful environment. Paralleling the war, where enemies real and imagined are sometimes collaborated with and sometimes destroyed, is the friendship between... Read more

A Tree Grows in Brooklyn

By: Betty Smith
Narrated by: Kate Burton
Length: 15 hours 1 minute

A PBS Great American Read Top 100 PickThe beloved American classic about a young girl's coming-of-age at the turn of the twentieth century.From the moment she entered the world, Francie Nolan needed to be made of stern stuff, for growing up in the Williamsburg slums of Brooklyn, New York demanded fortitude, precocity, and strength of spirit.... Read more

The Adventures of Tom Sawyer

The Adventures of Tom and Huck Series: Book #1

By: Mark Twain
Narrated by: Grover Gardner
Length: 6 hours 50 minutes

Who could forget the pranks, the adventures, the sheer fun of Tom Sawyer? From Tom’s sly trickery with the whitewashed fence to his and Becky Thatcher’s calamities in Bat Cave, the enjoyment never ends.Just what did boys do in a small town during the mid-1800s, a time when there were no televisions, no arcades, and no videos? They whitewashed... Read more

The Alchemist

By: Paulo Coelho
Narrated by: Jeremy Irons
Length: 4 hours

AN INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER • OVER 120 MILLION COPIES SOLD WORLDWIDE • PUBLISHED IN 89 LANGUAGES “Teaches us about dreams, destiny, and the reason we are all here.”—Oprah Daily, “Best Self-Help Books of a Generation”A spellbinding audio presentation of the extraordinary bestseller, narrated by Academy Award winner Jeremy Irons–Discover the true... Read more

Alice in Wonderland - Abridged

By: Lewis Carroll
Narrated by: Georgia Lee Schultz, Barbara Rosenblat & a full cast
Length: 59 minutes

Lewis Carroll's Alice in Wonderland comes to life again in this dramatized version of the timeless classic, with stellar performances by Georgia Lee Schultz as Alice, and multi-award-winning Barbara Rosenblat as the Mouse, Duchess, Cheshire Cat, and the Queen. This version features a full cast of characters, music, and sound effects and... Read more

And Then There Were None

By: Agatha Christie
Narrated by: Hugh Fraser
Length: 5 hours 36 minutes

“From the queen of mysteries comes the inspiration for all of your favorite modern-day remote-location murder mysteries. Ten seemingly unconnected strangers arrive at a remote private island owned by an anonymous millionaire, where they all begin to be murdered one by one. And Then There Were None is perfect for those who dream of donning a... Read more

Anne of Green Gables

The Anne of Green Gables Series: Book #1

By: L. M. Montgomery
Narrated by: Susan O’Malley
Length: 10 hours 41 minutes

“I adored this book and literally COULD NOT PUT IT DOWN! Matthew’s love for Anne is one of the most deeply moving parts to me. I wanted Anne’s story to never end. Another great work of classic literature that is a true personal favorite! Read more

Another Country

By: James Baldwin
Narrated by: Dion Graham
Length: 16 hours 13 minutes

“Have you ever read a book and immediately thought “I feel like a different person now?” That’s exactly how I felt upon completing Another Country. The book tackles many topics, including sexuality, race, privilege, politics, and art. But as usual, my favorite aspect is Baldwin’s unparalleled character work. He writes the most vivid and alive... Read more

Atlas Shrugged

By: Ayn Rand
Narrated by: Christopher Hurt
Length: 52 hours 20 minutes

Atlas Shrugged is the “second most influential book for Americans today” after the Bible, according to a joint survey of five thousand people conducted by the Library of Congress and the Book of the Month Club in 1991.In a scrap heap within an abandoned factory, the greatest invention in history lies dormant and unused. By what fatal error of... Read more

Beloved

Pulitzer Prize Winner

By: Toni Morrison
Narrated by: Toni Morrison
Length: 12 hours 2 minutes

PULITZER PRIZE WINNER • NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • A spellbinding novel that transforms history into a story as powerful as Exodus and as intimate as a lullaby. With a new afterword by the author. 

This "brutally powerful, mesmerizing story” (People) is an unflinchingly look into the abyss of slavery, from the acclaimed Nobel Prize winner.

Sethe... Read more

Bless Me, Ultima

By: Rudolfo Anaya
Narrated by: Robert Ramirez
Length: 11 hours 12 minutes

Exquisite prose and wondrous storytelling have helped make Rudolfo Anaya the father of Chicano literature in English. Indeed, Anaya's tales fairly shimmer with the haunting beauty and richness of his culture. The winner of the Pen Center West Award for Fiction for his unforgettable novel Alburquerque, Anaya is perhaps best loved for his classic... Read more

The Book Thief

By: Markus Zusak
Narrated by: Allan Corduner
Length: 13 hours 55 minutes

DON’T MISS BRIDGE OF CLAY, MARKUS ZUSAK’S FIRST NOVEL SINCE THE BOOK THIEF.
 
The extraordinary #1 New York Times bestseller that is now a major motion picture, Markus Zusak's unforgettable story is about the ability of books to feed the soul.
 
Nominated as one of America's best-loved novels by PBS’s The Great American Read.

When Death has a... Read more

The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao

By: Junot Díaz
Narrated by: Jonathan Davis
Length: 15 hours 58 minutes

“This is one of my all-time favorite novels; I even wrote a chapter of my dissertation on it! Read more

The Call of the Wild

By: Jack London
Narrated by: John Lee
Length: 3 hours 26 minutes

Jack London’s masterpiece describing the timeless bonds between man, dog, and wildernessBuck, half St. Bernard and half Scotch shepherd, is a bold-spirited dog living the good life in the Santa Clara Valley. But when a treacherous act of betrayal results in his kidnapping, he is stripped from his comfortable life on the California estate and... Read more

Charlotte's Web

By: E. B. White
Narrated by: E. B. White
Length: 3 hours 34 minutes

“I listened to this audiobook on a road trip and had such a great time! The full cast really brought this beloved, well-known story to life, and Meryl Streep - legend that she is - added so much to this classic! (Warning: Even if you have already read this story, there is a very good chance this version will make you cry!). Read more

The Clan of the Cave Bear

Earth's Children® Series: Book #1

By: Jean M. Auel
Narrated by: Sandra Burr
Length: 22 hours 17 minutes

This novel of awesome beauty and power is a moving saga about people, relationships, and the boundaries of love.Nominated as one of America’s best-loved novels by PBS’s The Great American ReadThrough Jean M. Auel’s magnificent storytelling we are taken back to the dawn of modern humans, and with a girl named Ayla we are swept up in the harsh and... Read more

The Count of Monte Cristo

By: Alexandre Dumas
Narrated by: John Lee
Length: 46 hours 56 minutes

Now a television miniseries directed by Bille August and starring Sam Claflin Dashing young Edmond Dantes has everything: a fine reputation, an appointment as captain of a ship, and the heart of a beautiful woman. But his perfect life is shattered when three jealous friends conspire to destroy him.Falsely accused of a political crime, Edmond... Read more

Crime and Punishment

By: Fyodor Dostoevsky
Narrated by: Anthony Heald
Length: 20 hours 28 minutes

One of the greatest works of fiction ever written, Crime and Punishment is at once an intense psychological study, a terrifying murder mystery, and a fascinating detective thriller instilled with philosophical, religious, and social commentary.Dostoevsky studies the psychological impact upon a desperate and impoverished student when he murders a... Read more

The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time

By: Mark Haddon
Narrated by: Jeff Woodman
Length: 6 hours 3 minutes

Christopher John Francis Boone knows all the countries of the world and their capitals and every prime number up to 7,057. He relates well to animals but has no understanding of human emotions. He cannot stand to be touched. And he detests the color yellow.This improbable story of Christopher's quest to investigate the suspicious death of a... Read more