Have Some Seconds

Ohio

By: Stephen Markley
Narrated by: Caitlin Davies, Jayme Mattler, Joy Osmanski, Jonathan Todd Ross, Corey Brill & Gibson Frazier
Length: 16 hours 10 minutes

“Stephen Markley’s powerful debut plumbs the depths of the cruel trick played on small-town America during the recession, war, and political and cultural hostility of the last 15 years and delivers us the gift of surprising and exquisite beauty and hope. In this story of four former classmates and one summer night in 2013, Markley gives us... Read more

The Deluge

By: Stephen Markley
Narrated by: Corey Brill, Danny Campbell, Gibson Frazier, Stephen Graybill, Soneela Nankani, Joy Osmanski, Melissa Redmond, Aida Reluzco, André Santana, Neil Shah, Aven Shore, Shakira Shute, Pete Simonelli & Shaun Taylor-Corbett
Length: 40 hours 39 minutes

“This madly ambitious, sprawling, epic work of near future climate fiction packs a serious punch. Yes, it is 900+ pages, and yes it is a little demanding. The emotional depth of the multiple character storylines provides balance for the heavy political themes in a way that really pays off. If you enjoyed The Overstory by Richard Powers, The... Read more

The Violin Conspiracy

A Novel (Good Morning America Book Club)

By: Brendan Slocumb
Narrated by: JD Jackson & Brendan Slocumb
Length: 12 hours 4 minutes

“This was such an excellent mystery and it's so refreshing reading a mystery that doesn't involve a dead body. Here, we have a stolen, priceless violin. But most of all, we have Ray's journey and his love of playing the violin. Unsupported by his family, other than a loving grandmother, Ray, perseveres with his love of the violin, first playing... Read more

Symphony of Secrets

By: Brendan Slocumb
Narrated by: Chanté McCormick & Brendan Slocumb
Length: 13 hours 45 minutes

A gripping page-turner from the celebrated author of book club favorite The Violin Conspiracy: Music professor Bern Hendricks discovers a shocking secret about the most famous American composer of all time—his music may have been stolen from a Black Jazz Age prodigy named Josephine Reed.

Determined to uncover the truth that a powerful... Read more

Tuesday Nights in 1980

By: Molly Prentiss
Narrated by: George Newbern
Length: 9 hours 43 minutes

“A synesthetic art critic rises to prominence by capturing the je ne sais quoi of great new paintings in terms of sound, aura, and taste. A young painter escapes war in his native Argentina to bring his unusual portraits to New York. A wide-eyed farm girl leaves home for the gritty promise of the big city, destined to become a muse of the art... Read more

Old Flame

By: Molly Prentiss
Narrated by: Soneela Nankani
Length: 12 hours 4 minutes

This “enthralling” (The New York Times Book Review) and “introspective, energetic novel” (Booklist) explores what it means to be a woman in her many forms—daughter, friend, partner, lover, and mother—from the acclaimed author of Tuesday Nights in 1980.

Emily writes for women’s catalogs for a living, but she’d rather be writing books. She has a... Read more

Something Wild

A Novel

By: Hanna Halperin
Narrated by: Rebecca Lowman
Length: 11 hours 3 minutes

"Propulsive . . . . Good books sometimes cut to the bone, and this one feels like a scythe." —The New York Times Book Review

"This wise, brilliant novel is so special, so overflowing with honesty and love—about motherhood, sisterhood, what it’s like to be a woman—that every paragraph feels like an epiphany. Hanna Halperin knows the fierce love... Read more

I Could Live Here Forever

A Novel

By: Hanna Halperin
Narrated by: Megan Trout
Length: 9 hours 11 minutes

A BELLETRIST BOOK CLUB PICK

“Halperin’s radiant second novel walks the fine line between the longing for couplehood and the torture of codependency. . . . Let the rapturous intimacy and gut-churning ups and downs begin!” —Leigh Haber, The New York Times Book Review

“I read this book in three days and canceled plans to finish it. It is... Read more