Talia's Favourite Audiobooks

Jillian

A Novel

By: Halle Butler
Narrated by: Halle Butler
Length: 4 hours 35 minutes

The "sublimely awkward and hilarious" (Chicago Tribune), National Book Award "5 Under 35"-garnering first novel from the acclaimed author of The New Me--now in a new edition

Twenty-four-year-old Megan may have her whole life ahead of her, but it already feels like a dead end, thanks to her dreadful job as a gastroenterologist's receptionist and... Read more

Lapvona

A Novel

By: Ottessa Moshfegh
Narrated by: Ottessa Moshfegh
Length: 8 hours 43 minutes

An Instant New York Times Bestseller!

“Lapvona flips all the conventions of familial and parental relations, putting hatred where love should be or a negotiation where grief should be . . . Through a mix of witchery, deception, murder, abuse, grand delusion, ludicrous conversations, and cringeworthy moments of bodily disgust, Moshfegh creates a... Read more

The Shards

A novel

By: Bret Easton Ellis
Narrated by: Bret Easton Ellis
Length: 23 hours 4 minutes

NEW YORK TIMES BEST SELLER • A novel of sensational literary and psychological suspense from the best-selling author of Less Than Zero and American Psycho that tracks a group of privileged high school friends in a vibrantly fictionalized 1980s Los Angeles as a serial killer strikes across the city

“A thrilling page turner from Ellis, who revisits... Read more

Kindred

By: Octavia E. Butler
Narrated by: Kim Staunton
Length: 10 hours 54 minutes

The first science fiction written by a Black woman, Kindred has become a cornerstone of Black American literature. This combination of slave memoir, fantasy, and historical fiction is a novel of rich literary complexity. Having just celebrated her 26th birthday in 1976 California, Dana, an African-American woman, is suddenly and inexplicably... Read more

I'm Thinking of Ending Things

By: Iain Reid
Narrated by: Candace Thaxton
Length: 5 hours 22 minutes

“This is a story of loneliness and regret. A psychological thriller that moves slowly, but ultimately settles you into this felling of unease and dread the more you read. You know something is wrong, but you don’t know what it is you should be afraid of. Read more

Vacuum in the Dark

A Novel

By: Jen Beagin
Narrated by: Jayme Mattler
Length: 8 hours 15 minutes

“Mona is a housecleaner with a complicated past whose closest confidant is the host of NPR's FRESH AIR, Terry Gross, who Mona has a personal relationship with (in her active fantasy world=mind). Mona falls in love with all the wrong people (and houses) and is secretly a gifted photographer. This book is weird and I loved it. Read more

Everyone in This Room Will Someday Be Dead

A Novel

By: Emily Austin
Narrated by: Emily Tremaine
Length: 7 hours 46 minutes

“Gilda never wants to disappoint anyone, which is exactly how she ends up with a job as a secretary at a Catholic church. As a gay atheist, it's problematic. Alternatively hilarious and tragic, Gilda’s story is one that stays with you. Read more

You Made a Fool of Death with Your Beauty

A Novel

By: Akwaeke Emezi
Narrated by: Bahni Turpin
Length: 9 hours 57 minutes

“This is my top read of 2022 so far! I just loved this steamy gorgeously written novel about a young artist finding a second chance at love in the most unconventional of ways, five years after her husband's tragic death. Filled with lush descriptions of tropical gardens, transformative sunsets, and mouth-watering Michelin star concoctions! It's... Read more

Bunny

A Novel

By: Mona Awad
Narrated by: Sophie Amoss
Length: 11 hours 44 minutes

“Mona Awad tells a harrowing story of a writer trying to overcome her writer’s block while simultaneously refusing to look deeper into herself or acknowledge her own needs or desires. This lack of self-knowledge leads her to a friendship with a group of young MFA students who are always ‘workshopping’…with disastrous consequences. The writing... Read more