Katy Budget Books

Wild Dark Shore

By: Charlotte McConaghy

Narrated by: Cooper Mortlock, Katherine Littrell, Saskia Maa...

Length: 9 hours 34 minutes

Abridged: No

This program features multicast narration.

An ENTHRALLING new novel from the NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLING author of Migrations and Once There Were Wolves

"The ensemble narration brings this intense story to life.” — AudioFile

"A WILDLY TALENTED writer." ―Emily St. John Mandel

A family on a remote island. A mysterious woman washed ashore. A rising... Read more

Slayers, Every One of Us

By: Kristin Russo & Jenny Owen Youngs

Narrated by: Jenny Owen Youngs & Kristin Russo

Length: 6 hours 34 minutes

Abridged: No

Read by the authors and hosts of the hit podcast Buffering the Vampire Slayer, this memoir reflects on heartbreak, perseverance, building community, and life lessons learned from Buffy the Vampire Slayer. This audiobook features bonus songs, jingles, and clips from the podcast and live shows, and contributions from fans/committed... Read more

The Sirens

By: Emilia Hart

Narrated by: Barrie Kreinik

Length: 10 hours 56 minutes

Abridged: No

A GOOD MORNING AMERICA BOOK CLUB PICK • #1 LibraryReads Pick • Indie Next Pick

A spellbinding novel about sisters separated by centuries, but bound together by the sea, from the author of the runaway New York Times bestseller Weyward.

“Narrator Barrie Kreinik offers a first-rate performance, embodying the characters with distinctive voices and... Read more

The Anthropocene Reviewed

By: John Green

Narrated by: John Green

Length: 10 hours 42 minutes

Abridged: No

“Masterful. The Anthropocene Reviewed is a beautiful, timely book about the human condition—and a timeless reminder to pay attention to your attention.” —Adam Grant, #1 bestselling author of Think Again and host of the podcast Re:Thinking

The instant #1 bestseller from John Green, author of The Fault in Our Stars and Turtles All the Way Down, is... Read more

Vera Wong's Unsolicited Advice for Murderers

By: Jesse Q. Sutanto

Narrated by: Eunice Wong

Length: 10 hours 41 minutes

Abridged: No

A USA Today bestseller
Edgar Award Winner for Best Original Paperback
Audie Award Winner for Mystery
Libby Award Winner for Best Mystery


A lonely shopkeeper takes it upon herself to solve a murder in the most peculiar way in this captivating mystery by Jesse Q. Sutanto, bestselling author of Dial A for Aunties.

Vera Wong is a lonely little old... Read more

Water Moon

By: Samantha Sotto Yambao

Narrated by: Cindy Kay

Length: 9 hours 40 minutes

Abridged: No

A woman inherits a pawnshop where you can sell your regrets, and then embarks on a magical quest when a charming young physicist wanders into the shop, in this dreamlike fantasy novel.

“Race through a lush world of pure wonder and romance—kites made of wishes that become stars, origami that holds time in its folds, and a night market in the... Read more

The River Has Roots

By: Amal El-Mohtar

Narrated by: Gem Carmella

Length: 3 hours 53 minutes

Abridged: No

The River Has Roots is the hugely anticipated solo debut of the New York Times bestselling and Hugo Award winning author Amal El-Mohtar. Follow the river Liss to the small town of Thistleford, on the edge of Faerie, and meet two sisters who cannot be separated, even in death.

This program features music performed by the author and her sister,... Read more

You Didn't Hear This From Me

By: Kelsey McKinney

Narrated by: Kelsey McKinney

Length: 7 hours 14 minutes

Abridged: No

“Gossip is the only cultural tradition I care about, and Kelsey McKinney has written its Bible” – Samantha Irby, #1 NYT bestselling author

From the host of the Normal Gossip podcast, a delightfully insightful exploration of our obsession with gossip that weaves together journalism, cultural criticism, and memoir.

As the pandemic forced us to... Read more

Finlay Donovan Digs Her Own Grave

By: Elle Cosimano

Narrated by: Angela Dawe

Length: 9 hours 11 minutes

Abridged: No

"The fantastic Angela Dawe returns as the series narrator. Dawe shines with her incredible ability to create unique dynamic voices for every character." —Booklist on Finlay Donovan Rolls the Dice (Starred Review)

"With heaps of suspense and plenty of laugh-out-loud moments, this audiobook delivers entertainment from start to finish." —AudioFile on... Read more

Talking to Strangers

By: Malcolm Gladwell

Narrated by: Malcolm Gladwell

Length: 8 hours 57 minutes

Abridged: No

A Best Book of the Year: The Financial Times, Bloomberg, Chicago Tribune, and Detroit Free Pres
Malcolm Gladwell, host of the podcast Revisionist History and author of the #1 New York Times bestseller Outliers, offers a powerful examination of our interactions with strangers -- and why they often go wrong.
How did Fidel Castro fool the CIA for a... Read more

Our Infinite Fates

By: Laura Steven

Narrated by: Sofia Oxenham

Length: 11 hours 12 minutes

Abridged: No

This program is read by British actor Sofia Oxenham, best known for her starring role in Extraordinary and her performance as Princess Eugenie in A Very Royal Scandal.

The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue meets This is How You Lose The Time War in this fantastical love story that defies death as two souls reincarnate through the centuries.

They've... Read more

The Queens of Crime

By: Marie Benedict

Narrated by: Bessie Carter

Length: 10 hours 23 minutes

Abridged: No

This program is read by actor Bessie Carter, best known for her role as Prudence Featherington on the Netflix series Bridgerton.

“Bessie Carter’s excellent dialect work makes the banter between feminist New Zealander Marsh and Hungarian-born aristocrat Orczy both fun and revelatory.” —BookPage

From the New York Times bestselling author of The... Read more

The Next Conversation

By: Jefferson Fisher

Narrated by: Jefferson Fisher

Length: 6 hours 35 minutes

Abridged: No

THE INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER

From communication expert Jefferson Fisher, the definitive book on making your next conversation the one that changes everything

No matter who you’re talking to, The Next Conversation gives you immediately actionable strategies and phrases that will forever change how you communicate. Jefferson Fisher, trial... Read more

Say Nothing

By: Patrick Radden Keefe

Narrated by: Matthew Blaney

Length: 14 hours 40 minutes

Abridged: No

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • NOW AN FX LIMITED SERIES STREAMING ON HULU • NATIONAL BOOK CRITICS CIRCLE AWARD WINNER • From the author of Empire of Pain—a stunning, intricate narrative about a notorious killing in Northern Ireland and its devastating repercussions.

One of The New York Times’s 20 Best Books of the 21st Century • A Kirkus Reviews... Read more

Back After This

By: Linda Holmes

Narrated by: Linda Holmes

Length: 9 hours 11 minutes

Abridged: No

From the New York Times bestselling author of Evvie Drake Starts Over and Flying Solo, a podcast producer agrees to host a new series about modern dating—but will the show jeopardize her chance at finding real love?

“Romantic, smart, and exactly the book we all need right now. I adored this.”—Annabel Monaghan, author of Nora Goes Off Script
... Read more

The Demon of Unrest

By: Erik Larson

Narrated by: Will Patton & Erik Larson

Length: 17 hours 17 minutes

Abridged: No

#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • The author of The Splendid and the Vile brings to life the pivotal five months between the election of Abraham Lincoln and the start of the Civil War in this “riveting reexamination of a nation in tumult” (Los Angeles Times).

“A feast of historical insight and narrative verve . . . This is Erik Larson at his best,... Read more

Challenger

By: Adam Higginbotham

Narrated by: Jacques Roy

Length: 17 hours 9 minutes

Abridged: No

Winner of the 2024 National Book Critics Circle Award in Nonfiction • Winner of the 2024 Kirkus Nonfiction Prize • Shortlisted for the 2025 Andrew Carnegie Medal for Excellence in Nonfiction • A New York Times Notable Book of 2024

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • “Stunning…A heart-pounding thriller…Challenger is a remarkable book.” —The Atlantic •... Read more

Can't Spell Treason Without Tea

By: Rebecca Thorne

Narrated by: Jessica Threet

Length: 11 hours 44 minutes

Abridged: No

“The sapphic romance is brought to the forefront through Jessica Threet’s emotional depth and compelling lilt.”—Booklist

In the tradition of Legends & Lattes, comes a cozy fantasy steeped in sapphic romance about one of the Queen’s private guards and a powerful mage who want to open a bookshop and live happily ever after…if only the world... Read more

Revenge of the Tipping Point

By: Malcolm Gladwell

Narrated by: Malcolm Gladwell

Length: 8 hours 25 minutes

Abridged: No

A lot has changed in 25 years. A quarter-century after the publication of his groundbreaking first book, Malcolm Gladwell returns with a brand-new volume that reframes the lessons of The Tipping Point in a startling and revealing light — this time in an immersive audio format that transports you, the listener, directly inside of each riveting... Read more

By Any Other Name

By: Jodi Picoult

Narrated by: Billie Fulford-Brown, Laura Benanti, Jodi Picou...

Length: 18 hours 25 minutes

Abridged: No

From the New York Times bestselling co-author of Mad Honey comes an “inspiring” (Elle) novel about two women, centuries apart—one of whom is the real author of Shakespeare’s plays—who are both forced to hide behind another name.

“You’ll fall in love with Emilia Bassano, the unforgettable heroine based on a real woman that Picoult brings vividly... Read more

Go Luck Yourself

By: Sara Raasch

Narrated by: Dylan Reilly Fitzpatrick

Length: 10 hours 32 minutes

Abridged: No

It’s enemies to lovers in this sexy and delightful holiday mash up that pairs the spare prince of Christmas with the crown prince of St. Patrick’s Day!

Someone has been stealing Christmas’s joy, and there’s only one clue to the culprit—a single shamrock.

With Coal busy restructuring Christmas—and their dad now having a full midlife crisis in the... Read more

The Bletchley Riddle

By: Ruta Sepetys & Steve Sheinkin

Narrated by: Louis Hill, Georgina Jane, Ruta Sepetys & Steve...

Length: 9 hours 29 minutes

Abridged: No

A stunning collaboration between award-winning and bestselling authors Ruta Sepetys and Steve Sheinkin, this middle grade historical adventure follows two siblings at Bletchley Park, the home of WWII codebreakers, as they try to unravel a mystery surrounding their mother’s disappearance.

Remember, you are bound by the Official Secrets Act…

Summer,... Read more

Kate & Frida

By: Kim Fay

Narrated by: Kelsey Jaffer & Ines del Castillo

Length: 6 hours 27 minutes

Abridged: No

From the author of instant national bestseller Love & Saffron, this bright and comforting novel follows the surprising friendship between two young women in 1990s Seattle and Paris, illuminating the power of books to change our lives.

Sometimes a book can change your life...

Twentysomething Frida Rodriguez arrives in Paris in 1991, relishing... Read more

I'm Starting to Worry About This Black Box of Doom

By: Jason Pargin

Narrated by: Ari Fliakos

Length: 12 hours 43 minutes

Abridged: No

A standalone darkly humorous thriller set in modern America's age of anxiety, by New York Times bestselling author Jason Pargin.

Outside Los Angeles, a driver pulls up to find a young woman sitting on a large black box. She offers him $200,000 cash to transport her and that box across the country, to Washington, DC.

But there are rules:

He cannot... Read more