Katy Budget Books

Mal Goes to War

By: Edward Ashton

Narrated by: John Pirhalla & Katharine Chin

Length: 10 hours 1 minute

Abridged: No

The humans are fighting again. Go figure.

As a free A.I., Mal finds the war between the modded and augmented Federals and the puritanical Humanists about as interesting as a battle between rival anthills. He’s not above scouting the battlefield for salvage, though, and when the Humanists abruptly cut off access to infospace he finds himself... Read more

Hiding Mengele

By: Betina Anton

Narrated by: Taylor Harvey

Length: 9 hours 12 minutes

Abridged: No

Read the international sensation already translated into 9 languages! A Brazilian journalist’s investigation unearths the story of a network of people responsible for hiding The Angel of Death, the infamous Nazi doctor who fled to South America and escaped justice for over thirty years. Josef Mengele, known worldwide for unimaginably cruel human... Read more

The Dictionary of Obscure Sorrows

By: John Koenig

Narrated by: John Koenig

Length: 4 hours 42 minutes

Abridged: No

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER

“It’s undeniably thrilling to find words for our strangest feelings…Koenig casts light into lonely corners of human experience…An enchanting book. “ —The Washington Post

A truly original book in every sense of the word, The Dictionary of Obscure Sorrows poetically defines emotions that we all feel but don’t have the... Read more

Murder on the Orient Express [Movie Tie-in]

By: Agatha Christie

Narrated by: Kenneth Branagh

Length: 6 hours 12 minutes

Abridged: No

A new recording of the most widely read mystery of all time, performed by Kenneth Branagh.Now a major motion picture from Twentieth Century Fox, releasing November 10, 2017 and directed by Kenneth Branagh.“The murderer is with us - on the train now...”Just after midnight, the famous Orient Express is stopped in its tracks by a snowdrift. By... Read more

Trouble

By: Lex Croucher

Narrated by: Ell Potter

Length: 11 hours 38 minutes

Abridged: No

A Regency-era romantic comedy with a deliciously feminist and queer twist, from the New York Times bestselling author of Gwen & Art Are Not in Love.

There's a new governess at Fairmont House, and she's going to be nothing but trouble.

Emily Laurence is a liar. She is not polite, she's not polished, and she has never taught a child in her life.... Read more

Love, Naturally

By: Sophie Sullivan

Narrated by: Julie Rogers

Length: 10 hours 53 minutes

Abridged: No

A charming opposites-attract romance, Love, Naturally by Sophie Sullivan is for anyone who ever stepped outside their comfort zone and found that all the best things can happen when you take a chance.

Presley Ayers is not the woman you bring on a camping trip. An accomplished concierge at an exclusive hotel in Great Falls, MI, she knows more... Read more

Weekends with You

By: Alexandra Paige

Narrated by: Eva Kaminsky

Length: 9 hours 24 minutes

Abridged: No

For fans of Beth O’Leary and Josie Silver, a heartwarming and romantic debut told over the course of one year in monthly weekend installments, about found family, new love, and the magic of London.Flowers have always been the best communicators. They’ve mastered falling over one another in the perfect way to announce exactly what they need:... Read more

Infinite Life

By: Jules Howard

Narrated by: Jules Howard

Length: 5 hours 51 minutes

Abridged: No

Eggs are the origins of ninety percent of the Earth's organisms. They can be found as far apart as deep-sea volcanoes and in space. Yet despite their fundamental importance, eggs often find themselves an afterthought in the discussion of evolution of life on Earth as the interests of scientists congregate around the things that emerge from eggs... Read more

Plus Size Player

By: Danielle Allen

Narrated by: Wesleigh Siobhan

Length: 12 hours 54 minutes

Abridged: No

“No one does banter, humor, or spice as magnificently as Danielle Allen! She’s one of the most unique, sizzling voices in romance, and I am obsessed with the way she combines sexual tension, comedy and truly empowering stories...She’s a true gift to all romance readers!” --Ali Hazelwood, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Love,... Read more

The Vintage Village Bake Off

By: Judy Leigh

Narrated by: Phyllida Nash

Length: 10 hours 24 minutes

Abridged: No

From MILLION COPY BESTSELLER Judy Leigh‘Brilliantly funny, emotional and uplifting’ Miranda DickinsonNow in his seventies, Robert Parkin is stunned to find himself the unlikely sex symbol of the village gardening club.Living in happy solitude with his cat Isaac Mewton in the Devon village of Millbrook, entertained by his mischievous chickens and... Read more

Is Everyone Happier Than Me?

By: Sarah Bragg

Narrated by: Sarah Bragg

Length: 4 hours 59 minutes

Abridged: No

Read by the author.The point where you feel like your life is unraveling can actually be a place of unimaginable growth--an awakening--if you're willing to ask yourself a few simple questions.In an age where everyone else's successes are flaunted in front of you on social media, it can be a struggle to feel true happiness and contentment exactly... Read more

24/6

By: Tiffany Shlain

Narrated by: Tiffany Shlain

Length: 4 hours 55 minutes

Abridged: No

Winner of the Marshall McLuhan Outstanding Book Award
Entrepreneur’s 12 Productivity and Time-Management Books to Read

“I’m won over to a day with people, not screens….I tried Shlain’s idea. I highly recommend it.” —The New York Times
“Tiffany Shlain is a modern-day prophet, brilliant and incredibly funny in equal measure...24/6 is timeless and... Read more

If Something Happens to Me

By: Alex Finlay

Narrated by: Helen Laser, John Pirhalla & Paul Dateh

Length: 7 hours 15 minutes

Abridged: No

This program features multicast narration.

A USA Today Bestseller!

From “one of the genre’s most exciting voices” (E! News) comes one of the year’s most-anticipated thrillers.

For the past five years, Ryan Richardson has relived that terrible night. The car door ripping open. The crushing blow to the head. The hands yanking him from the vehicle.... Read more

Sucker Punch

By: Scaachi Koul

Narrated by: Scaachi Koul

Length: 6 hours 14 minutes

Abridged: No

"Certain authors are their own best narrators.... Here, Koul's accomplished reading comes with the bonus of regular vocal interjections from her father." —Library Journal on One Day We'll All Be Dead and None of This Will Matter

This program is read by the author.

The long-awaited follow-up from one of the most original and hilarious voices... Read more

The Lords of Easy Money

By: Christopher Leonard

Narrated by: Jacques Roy

Length: 10 hours 19 minutes

Abridged: No

The New York Times bestseller from business journalist Christopher Leonard infiltrates one of America’s most mysterious institutions—the Federal Reserve—to show how its policies spearheaded by Chairman Jerome Powell over the past ten years have accelerated income inequality and put our country’s economic stability at risk.

If you asked most... Read more

The Day Tripper

By: James Goodhand

Narrated by: James Meunier

Length: 11 hours 13 minutes

Abridged: No

"I loved it!”—Shelby Van Pelt, New York Times bestselling author of Remarkably Bright Creatures 

“An essential, profound read.” —The Washington Post

The right guy, the right place, the wrong time.

It’s 1995, and Alex Dean has it all: a spot at Cambridge University next year, the love of an amazing woman named Holly and all the time in the world... Read more

Weavers, Scribes, and Kings

By: Amanda H. Podany

Narrated by: Amanda H. Podany

Length: 18 hours 26 minutes

Abridged: No

In this sweeping history of the ancient Near East, Amanda Podany takes listeners on a gripping journey from the creation of the world's first cities to the conquests of Alexander the Great. The book is built around the life stories of many ancient men and women, from kings, priestesses, and merchants to brickmakers, musicians, and weavers. Their... Read more

Ice Apprentices

By: Jacob North

Narrated by: Joe Jameson

Length: 8 hours 7 minutes

Abridged: No

A frozen world, mighty monsters and spellbinding magic. Journey to the very edge of the world in this BREATHTAKING fantasy trilogy. 
Perfect for fans of Skandar and Philip Pullman . . .

“The Ice Apprentices is an extraordinary fantasy debut. The world-building is stunning, the pacing perfect, the characters immediately relatable. Oswin is... Read more

Erased

By: Anna Malaika Tubbs

Narrated by: Anna Malaika Tubbs

Length: 12 hours 12 minutes

Abridged: No

This new audiobook is written and read New York Times bestselling author of The Three Mothers, Anna Malaika Tubbs. In Erased, Anna recovers all that American patriarchy has tried to destroy.

Patriarchy has oppressed women and denied their contributions worldwide, but the United States of America has its own unique gendered hierarchy. Dr. Anna... Read more

Begin Again

By: Helly Acton

Narrated by: Emma Sidi

Length: 10 hours

Abridged: No

Have you ever wanted to change the past and discover the result of choices not taken? Now, in this brilliantly fun novel of what-ifs, missed chances, and new beginnings, Frankie McKenzie discovers what starting over might bring…Despite living firmly in her comfort zone, Frankie McKenzie feels unsettled. She can’t help feeling something’s... Read more

Divining the Leaves

By: Shveta Thakrar

Narrated by: Soneela Nankani

Length: 12 hours 1 minute

Abridged: No

""Filled with beautiful and dangerous magic, this book swirls around you like irresistible perfume."" —Sarah Beth Durst, New York Times bestselling author of The SpellshopFrom critically acclaimed author Shveta Thakrar comes a beautifully imagined contemporary fantasy about two teens, one a believer of magic who yearns to belong, the other a... Read more

Ghost Station

By: S.A. Barnes

Narrated by: Zura Johnson

Length: 14 hours 51 minutes

Abridged: No

A crew must try to survive on an ancient, abandoned planet in the latest space-horror novel from S.A. Barnes, acclaimed author of Dead Silence.

An abandoned plant. A hidden past. A deadly danger.

Psychologist Dr. Ophelia Bray has dedicated her life to the study and prevention of ERS—the most famous case of which resulted in the brutal murders of... Read more

Mysterious Ways

By: Wendy Wunder

Narrated by: Georgina Sadler

Length: 9 hours 4 minutes

Abridged: No

From acclaimed author Wendy Wunder comes a sharp and hilarious coming-of-age novel for fans of John Green and Nicola Yoon about an omniscient teenage girl who must grapple with whether there’s such a thing as knowing too much...

Seventeen-year-old Maya knows everything. When she looks at someone, she instantly knows their history, their private... Read more

The No-Girlfriend Rule

By: Christen Randall

Narrated by: Natalie Naudus

Length: 9 hours 50 minutes

Abridged: No

An instant USA TODAY bestseller
Three starred reviews!

Julie Murphy meets Heartstopper with a D&D twist in this “magical, heartwarming” (Rachael Lippincott, #1 New York Times bestselling author of She Gets the Girl) queer romance about a teen girl whose foray into fantasy tabletop roleplaying brings her new confidence, true friends, and a... Read more