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See picks from all bookstoresThe Lincoln Highway
By: Amor Towles
Narrated by: Edoardo Ballerini, Marin Ireland & Dion Graham
Length: 16 hours 38 minutes
Abridged: No
#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER
More than ONE MILLION copies sold
A TODAY Show Read with Jenna Book Club Pick
A New York Times Notable Book, and Chosen by Oprah Daily, Time, NPR, The Washington Post, Bill Gates and Barack Obama as a Best Book of the Year
âWise and wildly entertaining . . . permeated with light, wit, youth.â âThe New York Times Book... Read more
Broken Horses
By: Brandi Carlile
Narrated by: Brandi Carlile
Length: 10 hours 2 minutes
Abridged: No
Brandi Carlile was born into a musically gifted, impoverished family on the outskirts of Seattle and grew up in a constant state of change, moving from house to house, trailer to trailer, fourteen times in as many years. Though imperfect in every way, her dysfunctional childhood was as beautiful as it was strange, and as nurturing as it was... Read more
View audiobookHappy-Go-Lucky
By: David Sedaris
Narrated by: David Sedaris
Length: 7 hours 30 minutes
Abridged: No
An Audie Award Winner
David Sedaris, the âchampion storyteller,â (Los Angeles Times) returns with his first new collection of personal essays since the bestselling Calypso.
Back when restaurant menus were still printed on paper, and wearing a maskâor notâwas a decision made mostly on Halloween, David Sedaris spent his time doing normal things. As... Read more
Ancillary Justice
By: Ann Leckie
Narrated by: Adjoa Andoh
Length: 12 hours 41 minutes
Abridged: No
Winner of the Hugo, Nebula, and Arthur C. Clarke Awards: This record-breaking novel follows a warship trapped in a human body on a quest for revenge. A must read for fans of Ursula K. Le Guin and James S. A. Corey.Â
"There are few who write science fiction like Ann Leckie can. There are few who ever could." -- John Scalzi
On a remote, icy... Read more
Between Two Kingdoms
By: Suleika Jaouad
Narrated by: Suleika Jaouad
Length: 13 hours 2 minutes
Abridged: No
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER ⢠A deeply moving memoir of illness and recovery that traces one young womanâs journey from diagnosis to remission to re-entry into ânormalâ lifeâfrom the founder of The Isolation Journals and a subject of the Netflix documentary American Symphony
ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR: The New York Times Book Review, The... Read more
Matrix
By: Lauren Groff
Narrated by: Adjoa Andoh
Length: 8 hours 51 minutes
Abridged: No
AN INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER
WINNER OF THE 2022 JOYCE CAROL OATES PRIZE
FINALIST FOR THE 2021 NATIONAL BOOK AWARD FOR FICTION
One of Barack Obama's Favorite Books of 2021
Named a Best Book of the Year by The New York Times, The Washington Post, TIME, NPR, The Financial Times, Good Housekeeping, Esquire, Vulture, Marie Claire, Vox, The Los... Read more
Nothing to See Here
By: Kevin Wilson
Narrated by: Marin Ireland
Length: 6 hours 40 minutes
Abridged: No
2020 Audie Winner â Best Female Narrator
A Read with Jenna Today Show Book Club Pick!Audiobook performed by Marin Ireland. âI canât believe how good this book is.... Itâs wholly original. Itâs also perfect.... Wilson writes with such a light touch.... The brilliance of the novel [is] that it distracts you with these weirdo characters and... Read more
Divine Rivals
By: Rebecca Ross
Narrated by: Alex Wingfield & Rebecca Norfolk
Length: 10 hours 49 minutes
Abridged: No
"This captivating production will leave listeners wanting more."- AudioFile
When two young rival journalists find love through a magical connection, they must face the depths of hell, in a war among gods, to seal their fate forever.
After centuries of sleep, the gods are warring again. But eighteen-year-old Iris Winnow just wants to hold her... Read more
Apples Never Fall
By: Liane Moriarty
Narrated by: Caroline Lee
Length: 18 hours 3 minutes
Abridged: No
2021 AudioFile Best Audiobooks
2021 Washington Post Best Books of the Year
From Liane Moriarty, the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Big Little Lies and Nine Perfect Strangers, comes Apples Never Fall, an audiobook that looks at marriage, siblings, and how the people we love the most can hurt us the deepest.
The Delaney family love one... Read more
American Dirt (Oprah's Book Club)
By: Jeanine Cummins
Narrated by: Yareli Arizmendi
Length: 16 hours 55 minutes
Abridged: No
#1 New York Times Bestseller
OPRAHâS BOOK CLUB PICK
âExtraordinary.ââStephen King
âThis book is not simply the great American novel; itâs the great novel of las Americas. Itâs the great world novel! This is the international story of our times. Masterful.ââSandra Cisneros
TambiĂŠn de este lado hay sueĂąos. On this side too, there are dreams.
Lydia... Read more
These Precious Days
By: Ann Patchett
Narrated by: Ann Patchett
Length: 11 hours 13 minutes
Abridged: No
The beloved New York Times bestselling author reflects on home, family, friendships and writing in this deeply personal collection of essays.  ""The elegance of Patchettâs prose is seductive and inviting: with Patchett as a guide, readers will really get to grips with the power of struggles, failures, and triumphs alike."" âPublisher's... Read more
View audiobookThings You Save in a Fire
By: Katherine Center
Narrated by: ThÊrèse Plummer
Length: 9 hours 36 minutes
Abridged: No
"In this charming listen, narrator Therese Plummer portrays Cassie Hanwell--a confident, talented firefighter whose solitary life is upended when her estranged mother asks her to relocate to Boston...A wonderful story of forgiveness, friendship, love, and hope." â AudioFile
From the New York Times bestselling author of How to Walk Away comes... Read more
How Not to Drown in a Glass of Water
By: Angie Cruz
Narrated by: Kimberly M. Wetherell & Rossmery Almonte
Length: 6 hours 16 minutes
Abridged: No
This program features original sound design.
"Together, [narrators] Almonte and Wetherell are the key to this exceptional novel. A brilliantly narrated immigrant story, spiked with heart and flair, that will have patrons rooting for Caraâs success." - Library Journal
"Rossmery Almonte's pitch-perfect narration of Angie Cruz's inventive new novel... Read more
Act Your Age, Eve Brown
By: Talia Hibbert
Narrated by: Ione Butler
Length: 10 hours 51 minutes
Abridged: No
AN INSTANTÂ NEW YORK TIMESÂ BESTSELLERIn Talia Hibbertâs newest rom-com, the flightiest Brown sister crashes into the life of an uptight B&B owner and has him falling hardâliterally.Featured on Parade, PopSugar, Marie Claire, Oprah Mag, Bustle, Shondaland, CNN.com, Kirkus Magazine, Vulture, Bookpage, USA Today, Bookish, Bookriot, and more!Eve... Read more
View audiobookThe Rose Code
By: Kate Quinn
Narrated by: Saskia Maarleveld
Length: 16 hours 1 minute
Abridged: No
âThe hidden history of Bletchley Park has been waiting for a master storyteller like Kate Quinn to bring it to life. THE ROSE CODE effortlessly evokes the frantic, nervy, exuberant world of the Enigma codebreakers through the eyes of three extraordinary women who work in tireless secrecy to defeat the Nazis. Quinnâs meticulous research and... Read more
View audiobookThe Last Love Note
By: Emma Grey
Narrated by: Leeanna Walsman
Length: 10 hours 32 minutes
Abridged: No
A December Indie Next PickA Book of the Month SelectionA Washington Post Noteworthy Book
You may never stop loving the one you lost. But you can still find love again.
Kate is a bit of a mess. Two years after losing her young husband Cameron, sheâs grieving, solo parenting, working like mad at her university fundraising job, always dropping the... Read more
Leave the World Behind
By: Rumaan Alam
Narrated by: Marin Ireland
Length: 7 hours 26 minutes
Abridged: No
Now a Netflix film starring Julia Roberts, Mahershala Ali, Ethan Hawke, Myha'la, Farrah Mackenzie, Charlie Evans and Kevin Bacon. Written for the Screen and Directed by Sam Esmail. Executive Producers Barack and Michelle Obama, Tonia Davis, Daniel M. Stillman, Nick Krishnamurthy, Rumaan AlamA Read with Jenna Today Show Book Club Pick! Finalist... Read more
View audiobookThe Only Good Indians
By: Stephen Graham Jones
Narrated by: Shaun Taylor-Corbett
Length: 9 hours 2 minutes
Abridged: No
A NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER
From USA TODAY bestselling author Stephen Graham Jones comes a âmasterpieceâ (Locus Magazine) of a novel about revenge, cultural identity, and the cost of breaking from tradition. Labeled âone of 2020âs buzziest horror novelsâ (Entertainment Weekly), this is a remarkable horror story that âwill give you nightmaresâthe... Read more
The Book Eaters
By: Sunyi Dean
Narrated by: Katie Erich
Length: 13 hours 27 minutes
Abridged: No
"Katie Erichâs riveting and emotionally rich realization of Deanâs strange and vivid world makes this an entrancing listen from start to finish; we hope to hear much more from author and narrator alike." - The Seattle Times
"Katie Erich narrates Devon with the voice of a true storyteller, providing a mesmerizing performance that communicates the... Read more
Kiss Her Once for Me
By: Alison Cochrun
Narrated by: Natalie Naudus
Length: 10 hours 38 minutes
Abridged: No
Winner of Lambda Literary Award for Best LGBTQ+ Romance
A Best New Holiday Romance by PopSugar, BuzzFeed, Refinery29, and more!
The author of the âswoon-worthy debutâ (Harperâs Bazaar) The Charm Offensive returns with a festive romantic comedy about a woman who fakes an engagement with her landlordâŚonly to fall for his sister.
One year ago,... Read more
This Time Tomorrow
By: Emma Straub
Narrated by: Marin Ireland & Emma Straub
Length: 8 hours 37 minutes
Abridged: No
#1 NATIONAL BESTSELLER
âThe pages brim with tenderness and an appreciation for what we had and who we were. I could not have loved it more."âAnn Patchett
âOne of the most moving and intelligent time travel novels I have ever read. Nostalgic, wise, funny, and filled with love."âGabrielle Zevin
âThe kind of book that will make you laugh, make you... Read more
The Final Revival of Opal & Nev
By: Dawnie Walton
Narrated by: Janina Edwards, Bahni Turpin, James Langton, An...
Length: 13 hours 16 minutes
Abridged: No
2022 FICTION AUDIE AWARD WINNER!
An electrifying novel about the meteoric rise of an iconic interracial rock duo in the 1970s, their sensational breakup, and the dark secrets unearthed when they try to reunite decades later for one last tour.
A GOOD MORNING AMERICA BUZZ PICK
NAMED A BEST BOOK OF 2021 BY BARACK OBAMA * THE WASHINGTON POST * NPR *... Read more
The Love Songs of W.E.B. Du Bois
By: Honoree Fanonne Jeffers
Narrated by: Adenrele Ojo, Karen Chilton & Prentice Onayemi
Length: 29 hours 48 minutes
Abridged: No
An instant New York Times, Washington Post and USA Today Bestseller ⢠AN OPRAH BOOK CLUB SELECTION ⢠ONE OF BARACK OBAMA'S FAVORITE BOOKS OF 2021 ⢠WINNER OF THE NATIONAL BOOK CRITICS CIRCLE AWARD FOR FICTIONA BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR: New York Times â˘Â Time â˘Â Washington Post ⢠Oprah Daily â˘Â People â˘Â Boston... Read more
View audiobookThe Book of Form and Emptiness
By: Ruth Ozeki
Narrated by: Kerry Shale & Ruth Ozeki
Length: 18 hours 50 minutes
Abridged: No
Winner of the Womenâs Prize for Fiction
âNo one writes like Ruth Ozekiâa triumph.â âMatt Haig, New York Times bestselling author of The Midnight Library
âInventive, vivid, and propelled by a sense of wonder.â âTIME
âIf youâve lost your way with fiction over the last year or two, let The Book of Form and Emptiness light your way home.â âDavid... Read more