James
By: Percival Everett
Narrated by: Dominic Hoffman
Length: 7 hours 48 minutes
Abridged: No
AN INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER ā¢ A brilliant, action-packed reimagining of Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, both harrowing and darkly humorous, told from the enslaved Jim's point of view
"Genius"āThe Atlantic ā¢ "AĀ masterpiece that will help redefine one of the classics of American literature, while also being a major achievement on its... Read more
The Heaven & Earth Grocery Store
By: James McBride
Narrated by: Dominic Hoffman
Length: 12 hours 21 minutes
Abridged: No
THE RUNAWAY NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER
A NEW YORK TIMES NOTABLE BOOK
FROM ONE OF TIME MAGAZINE'S 100 MOST INFLUENTIAL PEOPLE OF 2024
NAMED A BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR BY NPR/FRESH AIR, WASHINGTON POST, THE NEW YORKER, AND TIME MAGAZINE
ONE OF BARACK OBAMA'S FAVORITE BOOKS OF 2023
āA murder mystery locked inside a Great American Novel . . . Charming,... Read more
Circe
By: Madeline Miller
Narrated by: Perdita Weeks
Length: 12 hours 8 minutes
Abridged: No
This #1 New York Times bestseller is a "bold and subversive retelling of the goddess's story" that brilliantly reimagines the life of Circe, formidable sorceress of The Odyssey (Alexandra Alter, TheNew York Times).
In the house of Helios, god of the sun and mightiest of the Titans, a daughter is born. But Circe is a strange child -- not... Read more
The Familiar
By: Leigh Bardugo
Narrated by: Lauren Fortgang
Length: 12 hours 57 minutes
Abridged: No
#1 NATIONAL BESTSELLER * #1 INDIE BESTSELLER * NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER
āAn immersive, sensual experience.ā āThe New York Times
"Essential." āThe Washington Post
"Narrator Lauren Fortgang channels the currents of magic and intrigue running throughout Bardugoās layered historical fantasy...Skillful narration combined with an enchanting storyline... Read more
North Woods
By: Daniel Mason
Narrated by: Mark Bramhall, Michael Crouch, Jason Culp, Mark...
Length: 11 hours 5 minutes
Abridged: No
NATIONAL BESTSELLER ā¢ A NEW YORK TIMES BOOK REVIEW TOP TEN BOOK OF THE YEAR
A WASHINGTON POST TOP TEN BOOK OF THE YEAR ā¢Ā FINALIST FOR THE NATIONAL BOOK CRITICS CIRCLE AWARD
A sweeping novel about a single house in the woods of New England, told through the lives of those who inhabit it across the centuriesāāa time-spanning, genre-blurring work of... Read more
Long Island
By: Colm Toibin
Narrated by: Jessie Buckley
Length: 9 hours 27 minutes
Abridged: No
OPRAHāS BOOK CLUB PICK * Named a Most Anticipated Book by The New York Times, The Washington Post, The Financial Times, The Minneapolis Star-Tribune, Good Housekeeping, AARP, and more *
From the beloved, critically acclaimed New York Times bestselling author comes a spectacularly moving and intense novel of secrecy, misunderstanding, and love,... Read more
The Frozen River
By: Ariel Lawhon
Narrated by: Jane Oppenheimer & Ariel Lawhon
Length: 15 hours 5 minutes
Abridged: No
GMA BOOK CLUB PICKĀ ā¢ AN NPR BOOK OF THE YEARĀ ā¢ From the New York Times bestselling author of I Was Anastasia and Code Name HĆ©lĆØne comes a gripping historical mysteryĀ inspired by the life and diaryĀ of Martha Ballard,Ā a renownedĀ 18th-century midwife who defied the legal system and wrote herself into American history.
"Fans of Outlanderās Claire... Read more
The Adventures of Amina al-Sirafi
By: Shannon Chakraborty
Narrated by: Lameece Issaq & Amin El Gamal
Length: 16 hours 59 minutes
Abridged: No
Shannon Chakraborty, the bestselling author of The City of Brass, spins a new trilogy of magic and mayhem on the high seas in this tale of pirates and sorcerers, forbidden artifacts and ancient mysteries, in one womanās determined quest to seize a final chance at gloryāand write her own legend.Amina al-Sirafi should be content. After a storied... Read more
View audiobookBabel
By: R. F. Kuang
Narrated by: Chris Lew Kum Hoi & Billie Fulford-Brown
Length: 21 hours 45 minutes
Abridged: No
From award-winning author R. F. Kuang comesĀ Babel, a thematic response toĀ The Secret HistoryĀ and a tonal retort toĀ Jonathan Strange & Mr. NorrellĀ that grapples with student revolutions, colonial resistance, and the use of language and translation as the dominating tool of the British empire. Traduttore, traditore: An act of translation is... Read more
View audiobookWeyward
By: Emilia Hart
Narrated by: Aysha Kala, Helen Keeley & Nell Barlow
Length: 10 hours 51 minutes
Abridged: No
This is a multicast program.
"A spellbinding story about what may transpire when the natural world collides with a legacy of witchcraft."
āSarah Penner, New York Times bestselling author of The Lost Apothecary
"Narrators Aysha Kala, Helen Keeley, and Nell Barlow are a magical, moving trio. Their emotional and expressive performance of the parallel... Read more
The Song of Achilles
By: Madeline Miller
Narrated by: Frazer Douglas
Length: 11 hours 14 minutes
Abridged: No
āAt once a scholarās homage to The Iliad and startlingly original work of art by an incredibly talented new novelistā¦.A book I could not put down.ā
āAnn PatchettāMary Renault lives again!ā declares Emma Donoghue, author of Room, referring to The Song of Achilles, Madeline Millerās thrilling, profoundly moving, and utterly unique retelling of the... Read more
The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue
By: V. E. Schwab
Narrated by: Julia Whelan
Length: 17 hours 9 minutes
Abridged: No
"[Narrator Julia] Whelan's performance is unforgettable in this darkly romantic fantasy about one young woman cursed always to be forgotten...Her depiction of the darkness is smooth with a low cadence, capturing listeners' attention and their heart strings." āBooklist
In the vein of The Time Travelerās Wife and Life After Life, The Invisible Life... Read more
You Should Be So Lucky
By: Cat Sebastian
Narrated by: Joel Leslie
Length: 11 hours 58 minutes
Abridged: No
An emotional, slow-burn, grumpy/sunshine, queer mid-century romance for fans ofĀ Evvie Drake Starts Over, about grief and found family, between the new star shortstop stuck in a batting slump and the reporter assigned to (reluctantly) cover his first seasonāset in the same universe as We Could Be So Good.The 1960 baseball season is shaping up to... Read more
View audiobookMexican Gothic
By: Silvia Moreno-Garcia
Narrated by: Frankie Corzo
Length: 10 hours 39 minutes
Abridged: No
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER ā¢Ā āItās Lovecraft meets the BrontĆ«s in Latin America, and after a slow-burn start Mexican Gothic gets seriously weird.āāThe Guardian
Ā
ONE OF TIMEāS 100 BEST MYSTERY AND THRILLER BOOKS OF ALL TIME ā¢ WINNER OF THE LOCUS AWARD ā¢ NOMINATED FOR THE BRAM STOKER AWARD
ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR: The New Yorker, Vanity... Read more
Night Watch (Pulitzer Prize Winner)
By: Jayne Anne Phillips
Narrated by: Karissa Vacker, Theo T. Stockman & Maggi-Meg Reed
Length: 10 hours 12 minutes
Abridged: No
PULITZER PRIZEĀ WINNERĀ ā¢Ā LONGLISTED FOR THE NATIONAL BOOK AWARD IN FICTION ā¢ A NEW YORKER BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR ā¢Ā From one of our most accomplished novelists, a mesmerizing story about a mother and daughter seeking refuge in the chaotic aftermath of the Civil Warāand a brilliant portrait of family endurance against all odds
"A tour de force."... Read more
A Fate Inked in Blood
By: Danielle L. Jensen
Narrated by: Nina Yndis
Length: 15 hours 15 minutes
Abridged: No
A shield maiden blessed by the gods battles to unite a nation under a power-hungry kingāwhile also fighting her growing desire for his fiery sonāin the first book of a Norse-inspired fantasy romance series from the bestselling author of The Bridge Kingdom series.
Bound in an unwanted marriage, Freya spends her days gutting fish, but dreams of... Read more
Trust (Pulitzer Prize Winner)
By: Hernan Diaz
Narrated by: Edoardo Ballerini, Jonathan Davis, Mozhan MarnĆ²...
Length: 10 hours 20 minutes
Abridged: No
WINNER OF THE PULITZER PRIZE FOR FICTION
A NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER
ONE OF THE NEW YORK TIMES TOP TEN BOOKS OF 2022
ONE OF BARACK OBAMA'S FAVORITE BOOKS OF 2022
LONGLISTED FOR THE 2022 BOOKER PRIZE
āBuzzy and enthralling ā¦A glorious novel about empires and erasures, husbands and wives, staggering fortunes and unspeakable miseryā¦Fun as hell to read.ā... Read more
A Gentleman in Moscow
By: Amor Towles
Narrated by: Nicholas Guy Smith
Length: 17 hours 51 minutes
Abridged: No
The mega-bestseller with more than 2 million readersāNow a Paramount+ with Showtime series starring Ewan McGregor as Count Alexander Rostov
From the #1 New York Times-bestselling author of The Lincoln Highway and Table for Two, aĀ beautifully transporting novel about a man who is ordered to spend the rest of his life inside a luxury hotel
In 1922,... Read more
She Who Became the Sun
By: Shelley Parker-Chan
Narrated by: Natalie Naudus
Length: 14 hours 36 minutes
Abridged: No
Read by fan-favorite narrator Natalie Naudus
Mulan meets The Song of Achilles in Shelley Parker-Chan's She Who Became the Sun, a bold, queer, and lyrical reimagining of the rise of the founding emperor of the Ming Dynasty from an amazing new voice in literary fantasy.
To possess the Mandate of Heaven, the female monk Zhu will do anything
āI refuse... Read more
Black Sun
By: Rebecca Roanhorse
Narrated by: Cara Gee, Nicole Lewis, Kaipo Schwab & Shaun Ta...
Length: 12 hours 46 minutes
Abridged: No
From the New York Times bestselling author of Star Wars: Resistance Reborn comes the āengrossing and vibrantā (Tochi Onyebuchi, author of Riot Baby) first book in the Between Earth and Sky trilogy inspired by the civilizations of the Pre-Columbian Americas and woven into a tale of celestial prophecies, political intrigue, and forbidden magic.
A... Read more
The Fraud
By: Zadie Smith
Narrated by: Zadie Smith
Length: 12 hours 24 minutes
Abridged: No
The New York Times bestsellerĀ ā¢Ā One of the New York Times 10 Best Books of the YearĀ ā¢ One of NPR's Best Books of the YearĀ ā¢Ā Named a Best Book of the Year by Publishers Weekly
ā[A] brilliant new entry in Smithās catalog . . . The Fraud is not a change for Smith, but a demonstration of how expansive her talents are.ā āLos Angeles Times
From... Read more
The Paris Novel
By: Ruth Reichl
Narrated by: Kiiri Sandy
Length: 9 hours 25 minutes
Abridged: No
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER ā¢ A āmouthwateringā (The New York Times) adventure through the food, art, and fashion scenes of 1980s Parisāfrom the bestselling author of Save Me the Plums and Delicious!
āAn enchanting and irresistible feast . . . As with a perfect meal in the worldās most magical city, I never wanted this sublime novel to... Read more
The Postcard
By: Anne Berest
Narrated by: Barrie Kealoha
Length: 13 hours 5 minutes
Abridged: No
A BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR
TIME Magazineć»NPRć»Library Journalć»The Globe and Mailć»Lilithć»Forward Magazineć»Toronto Starć»The New Yorker
Winner of the Choix Goncourt Prize, Anne BerestāsĀ The PostcardĀ is a vivid portrait of twentieth-century Parisian intellectual and artistic life, an enthralling investigation into family secrets, and poignant tale of a... Read more
Brooklyn
By: Colm Toibin
Narrated by: Kirsten Potter
Length: 7 hours 38 minutes
Abridged: No
Colm TĆ³ibĆnās New York Times bestselling novelāalso an acclaimed film starring Saoirse Ronan and Jim Broadbent nominated for four Academy Awards including Best Pictureāis āa moving, deeply satisfying readā (Entertainment Weekly) about a young Irish immigrant in Brooklyn in the early 1950s.
āOne of the most unforgettable characters in contemporary... Read more