Bookseller picks from The Novel Neighbor
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See picks from all bookstoresTom Lake
By: Ann Patchett
Narrated by: Meryl Streep
Length: 11 hours 22 minutes
Abridged: No
#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER â˘Â A REESEâS BOOK CLUB PICK ⢠READ BY MERYL STREEPIn this beautiful and moving novel about family, love, and growing up, Ann Patchett once again proves herself one of Americaâs finest writers.âPatchett leads us to a truth that feels like life rather than literature.â âThe GuardianIn the spring of 2020, Laraâs three... Read more
View audiobookThe 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 womanâs determined quest to seize a final chance at gloryâand write her own legend.Amina al-Sirafi should be content. After a storied... Read more
View audiobookChain Gang All Stars
By: Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah
Narrated by: Shayna Small, Aaron Goodson, Michael Crouch & L...
Length: 13 hours 38 minutes
Abridged: No
A NEW YORK TIMES TOP TEN BOOK OF THE YEAR ⢠FINALIST FOR THE NATIONAL BOOK AWARD IN FICTION â˘Â A READ WITH JENNA BOOK CLUB PICK ⢠NATIONAL BESTSELLER â˘Â Two top women gladiators fight for their freedom within a depraved private prison system not so far-removed from Americaâs own in this explosive, hotly-anticipated debut novel from the New York... Read more
View audiobookMurder Your Employer
By: Rupert Holmes
Narrated by: Neil Patrick Harris & Simon Vance
Length: 14 hours 13 minutes
Abridged: No
A New York Times bestseller! From Edgar Awardâwinning novelist, playwright, and story-songwriter Rupert Holmes comes a diabolical thriller with a killer concept: The McMasters Conservatory for the Applied Arts, âa fantasy academy laid out like a combination of Hogwarts, Downton Abbey, and a White Lotusâstyle resortâ (Los Angeles Times) dedicated... Read more
View audiobookDoppelganger
By: Naomi Klein
Narrated by: Naomi Klein
Length: 14 hours 47 minutes
Abridged: No
This program is read by the author.
"An elegant hybrid of memoir and social science that traces the motif of the double throughout history, literature and Klein's personal life."âThe New York Times
âIf ever a book was necessary, itâs this one.â âBill McKibben
âThoughtful and honest . . . Incisive . . . Klein moves her reader toward the truer... Read more
Come and Get It
By: Kiley Reid
Narrated by: Nicole Lewis
Length: 12 hours 52 minutes
Abridged: No
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER
National Bestseller
USA Today Bestseller
A Good Morning America Book Club Pick
An Indie Next Pick
A LibraryReads Pick
From the celebrated New York Times bestselling author of Such a Fun Age comes a fresh and provocative story about a residential assistant and her messy entanglement with a professor and three unruly... Read more
Big Swiss
By: Jen Beagin
Narrated by: Rebecca Lowman, Carlotta Brentan, Stephen Grayb...
Length: 11 hours 15 minutes
Abridged: No
NATIONAL BESTSELLER AND CULT FAVORITE
Named a Best Book of the Year by the New Yorker, Time, NPR, Vogue, Elle, Cosmopolitan, Huffington Post, NBC News, Lit Hub, theSkimm, CondĂŠ Nast Traveler, Town & Country, and more!
âOne of the funniest books of the last few yearsâ (Los Angeles Times) about a sex therapistâs transcriptionist and her affair... Read more
Lady Tan's Circle of Women
By: Lisa See
Narrated by: Jennifer Lim & Justin Chien
Length: 13 hours 15 minutes
Abridged: No
*NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER!*
From âone of those special writers capable of delivering both poetry and plotâ (The New York Times Book Review) an immersive historical novel inspired by the true story of a woman physician in 15th-century Chinaâperfect for fans of Lisa Seeâs classics Snow Flower and the Secret Fan and Tea Girl of Hummingbird... Read more
The Fury
By: Alex Michaelides
Narrated by: Alex Jennings
Length: 8 hours 8 minutes
Abridged: No
"Alex Jennings' impeccable accent keeps the already propulsive novel quite engaging, and moving like a steam train about to run you over."âVulture
"Narrator Alex Jennings offers a sparkling performance, providing layered character portraits and enlivening the story with British, American, and Greek accents...listeners who enjoy whodunits and... 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
The Rachel Incident
By: Caroline O'Donoghue
Narrated by: Tara Flynn
Length: 9 hours 22 minutes
Abridged: No
A BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR ⢠A USA TODAY BESTSELLER ⢠A brilliantly funny novel about friends, lovers, Ireland in chaos, and a young woman desperately trying to manage all three ⢠âO'Donoghue deepens the familiar coming-of-age premise with riveting moral complications." âPeople
"If youâve ever been unsure what to do with your degree in English; if... Read more
When I Think of You
By: Myah Ariel
Narrated by: DeWanda Wise
Length: 10 hours 47 minutes
Abridged: No
In this sweeping second chance romance from debut author Myah Ariel, the unexpected spark of two former flames may force them to choose between their dreams and each other.
Kaliya Wilson has paid her dues. But all the years behind the reception desk at a flashy film studio have only pushed her movie-making dreams further out of reach. That is,... Read more
Canadian Boyfriend
By: Jenny Holiday
Narrated by: Joshua Jackson & Emily Ellet
Length: 10 hours 52 minutes
Abridged: No
READ BY JOSHUA JACKSON AND EMILY ELLET! Fate brings together a ballet teacher and a hockey player in this big-hearted novel about second chances and taking risks by the bestselling author Entertainment Weekly calls the âmaster of witty banter.â
Once upon a time teenage Aurora Evans met a hockey player at the Mall of America. He was from Canada.... Read more
Liberation Day
By: George Saunders
Narrated by: George Saunders, Tina Fey, Michael McKean, Edi ...
Length: 7 hours 6 minutes
Abridged: No
MacArthur "genius" and Booker Prize winner George Saunders returns with a collection of short stories that make sense of our increasingly troubled world, his first since the New York Times bestseller and National Book Award finalist Tenth of December
The âbest short story writer in Englishâ (Time) is back with a masterful collection that explores... Read more
How to Be a Good Savage and Other Poems
By: Mikeas SĂĄnchez
Narrated by: Mikeas SĂĄnchez, Wendy Call & Shook
Length: 3 hours 47 minutes
Abridged: No
The latest in the Seedbank series, the debut in English of a groundbreaking Indigenous poet of the Americas.In a fiercely personal yet authoritative voice, prolific contemporary poet Mikeas SĂĄnchez explores the worldview of the Zoque people of southern Mexico. Her paced, steely lyrics fuse cosmology, lineage, feminism, and environmental activism... Read more
View audiobookHappily Never After
By: Lynn Painter
Narrated by: Helen Laser & Sean Patrick Hopkins
Length: 7 hours 39 minutes
Abridged: No
Their name? The objectors.
Their job? To break off weddings as hired.
Their dilemma? They might just be in love with each other.
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When Sophie Steinbeck finds out just before her nuptials that her fiancĂŠ has cheated yet again, she desperately wants to call it off. But because her future father-in-law is her dadâs cutthroat boss, she doesnât want... Read more
Catherine House
By: Elisabeth Thomas
Narrated by: InĂŠs del Castillo
Length: 11 hours 27 minutes
Abridged: No
âElisabeth Thomas had me mesmerized from the first page. Dreamy and brimming with dread, Catherine House will swallow you whole."" â Rory Power, New York Times bestselling author of Wilder Girls
Trust us, you belong here. A gothic-infused debut of literary suspense, set within a secluded, elite university and following a dangerously curious,... Read more
The List
By: Yomi Adegoke
Narrated by: Sheila Atim & ArinzĂŠ Kene
Length: 11 hours 40 minutes
Abridged: No
A GOOD MORNING AMERICA BOOK CLUB PICK!Recommended by The New York Times ⢠Vogue ⢠People ⢠NPR ⢠Vulture ⢠The Guardian ⢠Cosmopolitan â˘Â Rolling Stone ⢠Publishers Weekly ⢠The Sunday Times ⢠and many more!In this sensational, page-turning debut novel, a high-profile female journalistâs world is upended when her fiancĂŠâs name turns up in a viral... Read more
View audiobookA Governess's Guide to Passion and Peril
By: Manda Collins
Narrated by: Mary Jane Wells
Length: 6 hours 34 minutes
Abridged: No
Two friends reuniteâand discover hidden feelingsâwhile investigating a murder in this sensual, witty historical romance perfect for fans of Evie Dunmore and Netflix's Bridgerton!
Jane Halliwell once dreamed of a home of her ownâbut those dreams (and her dowry) died with her father. Now, she works as a governess, preparing her charge for a future... Read more
Crook Manifesto
By: Colson Whitehead
Narrated by: Dion Graham
Length: 10 hours 47 minutes
Abridged: No
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER â˘Â The two-time Pulitzer Prize winner and bestselling author of Harlem Shuffle continues his Harlem saga in a powerful and hugely-entertaining novel that summons 1970s New York in all its seedy glory.
A Best Book of the Year: The New York Times, The Washington Post, TIME, NPR, BookPage
âDazzlingâ âWalter Mosley, The New... Read more
Mortal Follies
By: Alexis Hall
Narrated by: Nneka Okoye
Length: 11 hours 49 minutes
Abridged: No
A young noblewoman must pair up with an alleged witch to ward off a curse in this irresistible sapphic romance from the bestselling author of Boyfriend Material.
âFresh and delightful . . . All the interpersonal drama of Jane Austen meets all the complex treachery of Greek mythology.ââPublishers Weekly (starred review)
A KIRKUS REVIEWS BEST BOOK... Read more
Tastes Like Shakkar
By: Nisha Sharma
Narrated by: Soneela Nankani & Vikas Adam
Length: 9 hours 58 minutes
Abridged: No
In the hilarious follow-up to the breakout rom-com Dating Dr. Dil, Nisha Sharma adds shakkar and mirch to Shakespeareâs iconic comedy Much Ado About Nothing for one sweet and spicy love story.Bobbi Kaur is determined to plan a celebration to remember for her best friendâs wedding. But she has two problems that are getting in her way:1. The... Read more
View audiobookGood Bad Girl
By: Alice Feeney
Narrated by: Katherine Press & Stephanie Racine
Length: 9 hours 20 minutes
Abridged: No
"Stephanie Racine's talented narration helps create an atmospheric backdrop for this dark mystery.... Her timing helps the tension build as the events head to a revealing climax." âAudioFile on Daisy Darker
Sometimes bad things happen to good people, so good people have to do bad things.
Our Queen of Twists, bestselling author of Daisy Darker and... Read more
The Wife App
By: Carolyn Mackler
Narrated by: Jennifer Jill Araya, Joy Osmanski & Allyson Ryan
Length: 10 hours 8 minutes
Abridged: No
Because every wife deserves a happy ending.
Three best friends decide theyâre finally done with their ex-husbands taking their work as wives and moms for granted. Theyâre ready to monetize the mental load, stick it to their exes, and have a wild ride in the process in this novel that is âfresh, funny, empowering, and totally satisfyingâ (Judy... Read more
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