Local bookseller recommendations

Silver Sparrow

By: Tayari Jones

Narrated by: Rosalyn Coleman-Williams & Heather Alicia Simms

Length: 10 hours 22 minutes

Abridged: No

With the opening line of Silver Sparrow, “My father, James Witherspoon, is a bigamist,” author Tayari Jones unveils a breathtaking story about a man’s deception, a family’s complicity, and two teenage girls caught in the middle. Set in Atlanta in the 1980s, the novel revolves around James Witherspoon’s two families—the public one and the secret... Read more

Empire of Wild

By: Cherie Dimaline

Narrated by: Michelle St. John

Length: 8 hours 16 minutes

Abridged: No

“Deftly written, gripping and informative. Empire of Wild is a rip-roaring read!”—Margaret Atwood, From Instagram
“Empire of Wild is doing everything I love in a contemporary novel and more. It is tough, funny, beautiful, honest and propulsive—all the while telling a story that needs to be told by a person who needs to be telling it.”—Tommy... Read more

Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda

By: Becky Albertalli

Narrated by: Michael Crouch

Length: 6 hours 45 minutes

Abridged: No

Now a major motion picture from Twentieth Century Fox: Love, SimonWilliam C. Morris Award Winner: Best Young Adult Debut of the Year * National Book Award Longlist""A remarkable gift of a novel.""—Andrew Smith, author of Grasshopper Jungle""I am so in love with this book.""—Nina LaCour, author of Hold Still""Feels timelessly, effortlessly... Read more

Books for Living

By: Will Schwalbe

Narrated by: Jeff Harding

Length: 7 hours 3 minutes

Abridged: No

From the author of the beloved New York Times best-selling The End of Your Life Book Club, an inspiring and magical exploration of the power of books to shape our lives in an era of constant connectivity.


Why is it that we read? Is it to pass time? To learn something new? To escape from reality? For Will Schwalbe, reading is a way to entertain... Read more

The Wrong Hands

By: Mark Billingham

Narrated by: David Threlfall

Length: 9 hours 38 minutes

Abridged: No

This is one case Detective Miller won't want to open . . .



The second rip-roaring mystery from multi-award-winning international bestseller Mark Billingham starring Detective Miller: unique, unconventional, and criminally underestimated . . .



Unconventional Detective Declan Miller has a problem. Well, two problems. First, there's his dead wife and... Read more

Dream Girl

By: Laura Lippman

Narrated by: Jason Culp

Length: 8 hours 53 minutes

Abridged: No

“My dream novel. I devoured this in three days. The sharpest, clearest-eyed take on our #MeToo reckoning yet. Plus: enthralling."" —Megan Abbott, Edgar Award-winning author of Dare Me and The FeverFollowing up on her acclaimed and wildly successful New York Times bestseller Lady in the Lake, Laura Lippman returns with a dark, complex tale of... Read more

A Cosmology of Monsters

By: Shaun Hamill

Narrated by: Sean Patrick Hopkins

Length: 10 hours 47 minutes

Abridged: No

"If John Irving ever wrote a horror novel, it would be something like this. I loved it.” —Stephen King

Noah Turner sees monsters.

His father saw them—and built a shrine to them with The Wandering Dark, an immersive horror experience that the whole family operates.

His practical mother has caught glimpses of terrors but refuses to believe—too... Read more

The Savage Detectives

By: Roberto Bolaño

Narrated by: Eddie Lopez & Armando Durán

Length: 26 hours 58 minutes

Abridged: No

The late Chilean writer Roberto Bolaño has been called the García Márquez of his generation. In this dazzling novel, the book that established his international reputation, Bolaño tells the story of two modern-day Quixotes—the last survivors of an underground literary movement, perhaps of literature itself—on a tragicomic quest through a... Read more

A Boy and His Dog at the End of the World

By: C. A. Fletcher

Narrated by: C. A. Fletcher

Length: 10 hours 48 minutes

Abridged: No

A "suspenseful, atmospheric tale. . .punctured by a gut-punch twist" (Entertainment Weekly), A Boy and His Dog at the End of the World is a story of survival, courage and hope amid the ruins of our world.

My name's Griz. I've never been to school, I've never had friends, and in my whole life I've not met enough people to play a game of football.... Read more

Clever Creatures of the Night

By: Samantha Mabry

Narrated by: Ana Osorio

Length: 7 hours

Abridged: No

In this gripping literary horror, Case’s best friend Drea goes missing, forcing her into a bizarre, cultlike—and possibly murderous world—perfect for fans of The Honeys and Mexican Gothic. Something bad happened here.

When Case arrives at a run-down, ivy-covered house tucked deep in the West Texas woods, an ashy haze lingers in the air and the... Read more

Breaking Time

By: Sasha Alsberg

Narrated by: Elle Newlands & Joshua Manning

Length: 10 hours 8 minutes

Abridged: No

"Perfect for fans of Outlander... A lush story of star crossed lovers and time traveling assassins." —Laura Sebastian, New York Times bestselling author of Ash Princess

Fate brought them together. Time will tear them apart.

When a mysterious Scotsman suddenly appears in the middle of the road, Klara thinks the biggest problem is whether she hit... Read more

I Done Clicked My Heels Three Times

By: Taylor Byas

Narrated by: Taylor Byas

Length: 1 hour 51 minutes

Abridged: No

Inspired by The Wiz, this debut, full-length poetry collection celebrates South Side Chicago and a Black woman's quest for self-discovery—one that pulls her away from the safety of home and into her power



I Done Clicked My Heels Three Times takes its inspiration and concept from the cult classic film The Wiz to explore a Black woman's journey out... Read more

The Gilded Ones

By: Namina Forna

Narrated by: Shayna Small

Length: 12 hours 46 minutes

Abridged: No

INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY TEEN VOGUE
 
"A dark feminist tale spun with blood and gold. Must read!" –Dhonielle Clayton, New York Times bestselling author of The Belles
 
Sixteen-year-old Deka lives in fear and anticipation of the blood ceremony that will determine whether she will become a member... Read more

Charles Darwin's Barnacle and David Bowie's Spider

By: Stephen B. Heard, PhD

Narrated by: Jonathan Todd Ross

Length: 7 hours 17 minutes

Abridged: No

An engaging history of the surprising, poignant, and occasionally scandalous stories behind scientific names and their cultural significance.



Ever since Carl Linnaeus's binomial system of scientific names was adopted in the eighteenth century, scientists have been eponymously naming organisms in ways that both honor and vilify their namesakes.... Read more

Whichwood

By: Tahereh Mafi

Narrated by: Bronson Pinchot

Length: 7 hours 5 minutes

Abridged: No

Embark on a wondrous journey through the land of Whichwood in this stunning companion to Tahereh Mafi’s acclaimed bestseller Furthermore.

A Kirkus Best Book of the Year!

★ "Deliciously descriptive prose. . . . Darkly fascinating." −Kirkus
★ "Unforgettable heroine." −Booklist
★ "Mafi's language choices create visually arresting moments." –Shelf... Read more

Magic Lessons

By: Alice Hoffman

Narrated by: Sutton Foster

Length: 13 hours 25 minutes

Abridged: No

In this “ bewitching” (The New York Times Book Review) novel that traces a centuries-old curse to its source, beloved author Alice Hoffman unveils the story of Maria Owens, accused of witchcraft in Salem, and matriarch of a line of the amazing Owens women and men featured in Practical Magic and The Rules of Magic.

Where does the story of the... Read more

Murtagh

By: Christopher Paolini

Narrated by: Gerard Doyle & Christopher Paolini

Length: 24 hours 32 minutes

Abridged: No

Master storyteller and internationally bestselling author Christopher Paolini returns to the World of Eragon in this stunning epic fantasy set a year after the events of the Inheritance Cycle. Join Dragon Rider—and fan favorite—Murtagh and his dragon as they confront a perilous new enemy!
 
“Christopher Paolini is a true rarity.” —The Washington... Read more

Snake Oil

By: Kelsey Rae Dimberg

Narrated by: Kristen Sieh, Andi Arndt & Renata Friedman

Length: 12 hours 41 minutes

Abridged: No

A razor-sharp literary thriller about three women vying for power at a wellness startup, where the cost of ambition might be deadlyOne woman’s elixir is another woman’s poisonRhoda West is Silicon Valley’s favorite female CEO: the luminously charismatic founder of the fast-growing startup Radical, a wellness company whose core mission is the... Read more

Infectious Generosity

By: Chris Anderson

Narrated by: Chris Anderson

Length: 6 hours 58 minutes

Abridged: No

“If you want to help create a more equitable world but don’t know where to start, Infectious Generosity is for you.”—Bill Gates, GatesNotes 

The bestselling author, media pioneer, and curator of TED explores one of humankind’s defining but overlooked impulses, and how we can super-charge its potential to build a hopeful future

Let’s face it:... Read more

A Thousand Ways to Pay Attention

By: Rebecca Schiller

Narrated by: Rebecca Schiller

Length: 11 hours 12 minutes

Abridged: No

It should have been Rebecca Schiller's dream come true: moving her young family to the English countryside to raise goats and coax their own fruit and vegetables from the land. But, as she writes: The summer of striding out toward a life of open fields and sacks of corn, I brought a confused black hole of something pernicious but not yet... Read more

Bad Summer People

By: Emma Rosenblum

Narrated by: January LaVoy

Length: 10 hours 6 minutes

Abridged: No

This program includes a bonus conversation between the author and Chandler Baker, author of Cutting Teeth.

"Narrator January LaVoy's range is highlighted in this audiobook about a single summer on Fire Island when gossip among vacationers and townies is ratcheted up to new levels."- AudioFile

Emma Rosenblum's Bad Summer People is a whip-smart,... Read more

This Motherless Land

By: Nikki May

Narrated by: Weruche Opia & Florence Howard

Length: 10 hours 35 minutes

Abridged: No

READ WITH JENNA BOOK CLUB PICK AS FEATURED ON TODAYNPR BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR""A vibrant coming-of-age story."" — Charmaine Wilkerson""I was completely immersed.” — Nita ProseFrom the acclaimed author of Wahala, a stunning reimagining of Jane Austen’s Mansfield Park: Split between England and Nigeria, two extraordinary cousins are set on vastly... Read more

Lost Boy

By: Christina Henry

Narrated by: Samuel Roukin

Length: 7 hours 43 minutes

Abridged: No

The author of Alice takes readers through a dark tale of Peter Pan, who turns his best friend into his nemesis, Captain Hook. On an island lives a boy called Peter and his band of merry lost boys, young forever. That is, unless they get sick or killed by pirates or eaten by crocodiles or unless-inexplicably-they grow old. For some of them do... Read more

We Must Not Think of Ourselves

By: Lauren Grodstein

Narrated by: Brad Griffith, Jesse Vilinsky, Sharon Freedman,...

Length: 9 hours 2 minutes

Abridged: No

From a New York Times bestselling author Lauren Grodstein, a story inspired by a little-known piece of history in the lives of Jewish occupants of the Warsaw Ghetto in World War II. Called a "masterpiece", and as seen on The Today Show with Jenna pick (Madeline Miller).

On a November day in 1940, Adam Paskow becomes a prisoner in the Warsaw... Read more