Bookseller picks

Monstrous Regiment

By: Terry Pratchett

Narrated by: Stephen Briggs

Length: 11 hours 36 minutes

Abridged: No

""Wickedly satirical . . . nothing short of brilliant.”  — Publishers Weekly (starred review)The 31st entry in Sir Terry Pratchett’s internationally bestselling Discworld series about the art of war and the brave women who wage it.War has come to Discworld. The homes and businesses throughout the duchy of Borogravia limp along, doing the best... Read more

The Writing Retreat

By: Julia Bartz

Narrated by: Gail Shalan

Length: 11 hours 29 minutes

Abridged: No

In this instant New York Times bestselling and “utterly addictive thriller” (Ana Reyes, New York Times bestselling author), a young author is invited to an exclusive writer’s retreat that soon descends into a pulse-pounding nightmare.

Alex has all but given up on her dreams of becoming a published author when she receives a once-in-a-lifetime... Read more

Uncommon Type

By: Tom Hanks

Narrated by: Tom Hanks

Length: 10 hours 1 minute

Abridged: No

A collection of seventeen wonderful short stories showing that two-time Oscar winner Tom Hanks is as talented a writer as he is an actor.

A gentle Eastern European immigrant arrives in New York City after his family and his life have been torn apart by his country's civil war. A man who loves to bowl rolls a perfect game--and then another and... Read more

Masquerade

By: O.O. Sangoyomi

Narrated by: Ariel Blake

Length: 13 hours 39 minutes

Abridged: No

Set in a wonderfully reimagined 15th century West Africa, Masquerade is a dazzling, lyrical tale exploring the true cost of one woman’s fight for freedom and self-discovery, and the lengths she’ll go to secure her future.

“[Ariel] Blake is adept at describing romantic moments, sumptuous palace finery, and bloody battles. Her characters have depth... Read more

The Sparrow

By: Mary Doria Russell

Narrated by: David Colacci

Length: 15 hours 19 minutes

Abridged: No

A visionary work that combines speculative fiction with deep philosophical inquiry, The Sparrow tells the story of a charismatic Jesuit priest and linguist, Emilio Sandoz, who leads a scientific mission entrusted with a profound task: to make first contact with intelligent extraterrestrial life. The mission begins in faith, hope, and beauty, but... Read more

Lady in the Lake

By: Laura Lippman

Narrated by: Susan Bennett

Length: 10 hours 43 minutes

Abridged: No

SOON TO BE A SERIES FROM APPLE TV!A New York Times Bestseller2020 Audie Awards® Finalist - Thriller/SuspenseThe revered New York Times bestselling author returns with a novel set in 1960s Baltimore that combines modern psychological insights with elements of classic noir, about a middle-aged housewife turned aspiring reporter who pursues the... Read more

The Arsonists' City

By: Hala Alyan

Narrated by: Leila Buck

Length: 19 hours 34 minutes

Abridged: No

A rich family story, a personal look at the legacy of war in the Middle East, and an indelible rendering of how we hold on to the people and places we call home

The Nasr family is spread across the globe—Beirut, Brooklyn, Austin, the California desert. A Syrian mother, a Lebanese father, and three American children: all have lived a life of... Read more

Ariadne

By: Jennifer Saint

Narrated by: Barrie Kreinik

Length: 12 hours 16 minutes

Abridged: No

"An elegant performance by narrator Barrie Kreinik recounts the life of Ariadne...This production, with its outstanding narration, makes the classic story new again. Kreinik is the perfect voice for Ariadne, a noble young woman who bravely stands up for her values." -- AudioFile Magazine, Earphones Award winner

A mesmerizing debut novel for fans... Read more

Akata Witch

By: Nnedi Okorafor

Narrated by: Yetide Badaki

Length: 8 hours 49 minutes

Abridged: No

Twelve-year-old Sunny lives in Nigeria, but she was born American. Her features are African, but she has albinism. She's a terrific athlete, but can't go out into the sun to play soccer. There seems to be no place where she fits in. And then she discovers something amazing—she is a "free agent" with latent mystical power. Soon she's part of a... Read more

Raiders of the Lost Heart

By: Jo Segura

Narrated by: Frankie Corzo

Length: 10 hours 39 minutes

Abridged: No

An Indie Next and LibraryReads Pick!

Rival archaeologists must team up on a secret Aztec expedition, or it could leave their careers—and hearts—in ruins.

Archaeologist Dr. Socorro “Corrie” Mejía has a bone to pick. Literally. 

It’s been Corrie’s life goal to lead an expedition deep into the Mexican jungle in search of the long-lost remains of her... Read more

The Murder Rule

By: Dervla McTiernan

Narrated by: Kate Orsini, Sophie Amoss & Michael Crouch

Length: 9 hours 19 minutes

Abridged: No

A New York Times best thriller of the year!""Matters culminate in a courtroom fireworks display worthy of Perry Mason in his prime. The Murder Rule holds one’s interest from its cheeky opening pages through its final scene."" —Wall Street JournalFor fans of the compulsive psychological suspense of Ruth Ware and Tana French, a mother daughter... Read more

The Princess Diarist

By: Carrie Fisher

Narrated by: Carrie Fisher & Billie Lourd

Length: 5 hours 10 minutes

Abridged: No

2018 GRAMMY® Winner for Best Spoken Word Album

The Princess Diarist is Carrie Fisher’s intimate, hilarious and revealing recollection of what happened behind the scenes on one of the most famous film sets of all time, the first Star Wars movie.   *PEOPLE Magazine Best Book of Fall 2016  *New York Times Bestseller *

When Carrie Fisher recently... Read more

JELL-O Girls

By: Allie Rowbottom

Narrated by: Allie Rowbottom

Length: 7 hours 43 minutes

Abridged: No

A "gorgeous" (New York Times) memoir that braids the evolution of one of America's most iconic branding campaigns with the stirring tales of the women who lived behind its facade - told by the inheritor of their stories.

In 1899, Allie Rowbottom's great-great-great-uncle bought the patent to Jell-O from its inventor for $450. The sale would turn... Read more

The Palace Papers

By: Tina Brown

Narrated by: Tina Brown

Length: 18 hours 11 minutes

Abridged: No

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • The “addictively readable” (The Washington Post) inside story of the British royal family’s battle to overcome the dramas of the Diana years—only to confront new, twenty-first-century crises
 
“Frothy and forthright, a kind of Keeping Up with the Windsors with sprinkles of Keats.”—The New York Times (Notable Book of... Read more

The Mermaid, the Witch, and the Sea

By: Maggie Tokuda-Hall

Narrated by: Kate Rudd

Length: 9 hours 34 minutes

Abridged: No

In a world divided by colonialism and threaded with magic, a desperate orphan turned pirate and a rebellious imperial lady find a connection on the high seas.Aboard the pirate ship Dove, Flora the girl takes on the identity of Florian the man to earn the respect and protection of the crew. For Flora, former starving urchin, the brutal life of a... Read more

The Fountains of Silence

By: Ruta Sepetys

Narrated by: Maite Jáuregui, Ruta Sepetys, Richard Ferrone, ...

Length: 12 hours 22 minutes

Abridged: No

From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Salt to the Sea and Between Shades of Gray comes a gripping, extraordinary portrait of love, silence, and secrets under a Spanish dictatorship.

Madrid, 1957. Under the fascist dictatorship of General Francisco Franco, Spain is hiding a dark secret. Meanwhile, tourists and foreign businessmen flood... Read more

The Survivors

By: Jane Harper

Narrated by: Stephen Shanahan

Length: 11 hours 56 minutes

Abridged: No

Coming home dredges up deeply buried secrets in The Survivors, a thrilling mystery by New York Times bestselling author Jane Harper

Kieran Elliott's life changed forever on the day a reckless mistake led to devastating consequences.

The guilt that still haunts him resurfaces during a visit with his young family to the small coastal community he... Read more

Blackouts

By: Justin Torres

Narrated by: Ozzie Rodriguez & Torian Brackett

Length: 6 hours 54 minutes

Abridged: No

Winner of the National Book Award for Fiction

A Best Book of the Year: The Washington Post, Time, BookPage

A Must-Read: The New York Times, Time, Los Angeles Times, Chicago Tribune, The Guardian, Boston Herald, Literary Hub, The Rumpus, The Bay Area Reporter, Datebook, Electric Literature, The Stacks, Them, Publishers Weekly

“Sweeping, ingenious .... Read more

This Spells Love

By: Kate Robb

Narrated by: Khaya Fraites

Length: 9 hours 37 minutes

Abridged: No

GOOD MORNING AMERICA BUZZ PICK • “A romcom-meets-magic delight!”—Sarah Adams, New York Times bestselling author of Practice Makes Perfect

A young woman tries to heal her heartbreak by casting a spell to erase her ex from her past, but she wakes up in an alternate reality where she’s lost more than she wished for in this witty, whimsical... Read more

The Exiles

By: Christina Baker Kline

Narrated by: Caroline Lee

Length: 10 hours 43 minutes

Abridged: No

AN INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLEROPTIONED FOR TELEVISION BY BRUNA PAPANDREA, THE PRODUCER OF HBO'S BIG LITTLE LIES“A tour de force of original thought, imagination and promise … Kline takes full advantage of fiction — its freedom to create compelling characters who fully illuminate monumental events to make history accessible and forever... Read more

Age of Vice

By: Deepti Kapoor

Narrated by: Vidish Athavale

Length: 19 hours 28 minutes

Abridged: No

AN INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER

A GOOD MORNING AMERICA BOOK CLUB PICK

Named a Best Book of the Year by Publishers Weekly, Oprah Daily and NPR!

“Dazzling...Finally free from the book’s grip, now all I want to do is get others hooked.”— The Washington Post

“A page-turning social novel…It stirs the pulse while digging into the entrenched and... Read more

New Nigeria County

By: Clare Brown

Narrated by: Clare Brown, Ayanna Dookie, Korey Jackson, Andr...

Length: 3 hours 33 minutes

Abridged: No

“A stupendous full-cast, fully-realized production…Buffered in hilarity, Brown also provides a brilliant exposé of undeniable, inescapable inequity and injustice.” —Booklist (starred review)

Written and performed by TikTok star Clare Brown, New Nigeria County is a whip-smart, full-cast satire tackling race, gender, and nationalism in today’s... Read more

Shelterwood

By: Lisa Wingate

Narrated by: Christine Lakin, Jenna Lamia & Dan Bittner

Length: 14 hours 1 minute

Abridged: No

USA TODAY AND PUBLISHERS WEEKLY BESTSELLER • “Wingate’s stellar latest explores a centuries-long legacy of missing child cases. . . . Her portrayal of the region’s history, culture, and landscape enthralls. Wingate is at the top of her game.”—Publishers Weekly, starred review

From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Before We Were Yours... Read more

Chouette

By: Claire Oshetsky

Narrated by: Julia Whelan

Length: 6 hours 19 minutes

Abridged: No

""Claire Oshetsky’s novel is a marvel: its language a joy, its imagination dizzying."" —Rumaan Alam, New York Times bestselling author of Leave the World BehindAn exhilarating, provocative novel of motherhood in extremisTiny is pregnant. Her husband is delighted. “You think this baby is going to be like you, but it’s not like you at all,” she... Read more