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The Pointed Word is an online independent bookstore that spotlights books from indie publishers and books in translation with special collections curated monthly on our website, a Concierge Service offering personalized book recommendations, and Subscription Boxes individualized to each customer's interests or available by genre or age group.

All-Time Favorites

Just to kick things off, here are some of our all-time favorite audiobooks...

Bookseller pick
Our Wives Under the Sea by Julia Armfield
Our Wives Under the Sea
Julia Armfield
Bookseller pick
Girl, Woman, Other by Bernardine Evaristo
Girl, Woman, Other
Bernardine Evaristo
IRL by Tommy Pico
IRL
Tommy Pico
Bookseller pick
Lincoln in the Bardo by George Saunders
Lincoln in the Bardo
George Saunders
Bookseller pick
My Sister, the Serial Killer by Oyinkan Braithwaite
My Sister, the Serial Killer
Oyinkan Braithwaite
Bookseller pick
My Year of Rest and Relaxation by Ottessa Moshfegh
My Year of Rest and Relaxation
Ottessa Moshfegh
Bookseller pick
Dept. of Speculation by Jenny Offill
Dept. of Speculation
Jenny Offill
Asymmetry by Lisa Halliday
Asymmetry
Lisa Halliday
Bookseller pick
Lost Children Archive by Valeria Luiselli
Lost Children Archive
Valeria Luiselli
The Vegetarian by Han Kang
The Vegetarian
Han Kang
Bookseller pick
Circe by Madeline Miller
Circe
Madeline Miller
Bookseller pick
Gingerbread by Helen Oyeyemi
Gingerbread
Helen Oyeyemi
New People by Danzy Senna
New People
Danzy Senna
The Answers by Catherine Lacey
The Answers
Catherine Lacey
On sale
Ponti by Sharlene Teo
Ponti
Sharlene Teo
Bookseller pick
On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous by Ocean Vuong
On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous
Ocean Vuong
Bookseller pick
Convenience Store Woman by Sayaka Murata
Convenience Store Woman
Sayaka Murata
Bookseller pick
The Lonesome Bodybuilder by Yukiko Motoya
The Lonesome Bodybuilder
Yukiko Motoya
Bookseller pick
Manhattan Beach by Jennifer Egan
Manhattan Beach
Jennifer Egan
Bookseller pick
Exit West by Mohsin Hamid
Exit West
Mohsin Hamid
Bookseller pick
Inland by Téa Obreht 
Inland
Téa Obreht 
Bookseller pick
Luster by Raven Leilani
Luster
Raven Leilani
Bookseller pick
The Confessions of Frannie Langton by Sara Collins
The Confessions of Frannie Langton
Sara Collins
Portrait of an Unknown Lady by Maria Gainza
Portrait of an Unknown Lady
Maria Gainza
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