Nonfiction Faves

The Cure for Women

Dr. Mary Putnam Jacobi and the Challenge to Victorian Medicine That Changed Women's Lives Forever

By: Lydia Reeder
Narrated by: Sara Sheckells
Length: 14 hours 8 minutes

“This extremely prescient book details the life of Mary Putnam Jacobi and other women doctors in her time. The way they championed women’s rights and changed medicine forever is inspiring! It was enraging to hear how men of the era spoke about women, and the parallels to the way men still speak about women today. Read more

Play Nice

The Rise, Fall, and Future Of Blizzard Entertainment

By: Jason Schreier
Narrated by: Ray Chase
Length: 9 hours 16 minutes

From a New York Times bestselling author and investigative journalist comes The Social Network for the video game industry, a riveting examination of Blizzard Entertainment's rise and shocking downfall.

For video game fans, the name Blizzard Entertainment was once synonymous with perfection. The renowned company behind classics like Diablo and... Read more

The Anatomy of Genres

How Story Forms Explain the Way the World Works

By: John Truby
Narrated by: Nick Mondelli
Length: 22 hours 16 minutes

A guide to understanding the major genres of the story world by the legendary writing teacher and author of The Anatomy of Story John Truby. Most people think genres are simply categories on Netflix or Amazon that provide a helpful guide to making entertainment choices. Most people are wrong. Genre stories aren’t just a small subset of the... Read more

The Bookshop

A History of the American Bookstore

By: Evan Friss
Narrated by: Jay Myers
Length: 10 hours 15 minutes

“A fascinating history of notable bookshops. A perfect gift for book lovers of all ages. Read more

The Third Gilmore Girl

A Memoir

By: Kelly Bishop
Narrated by: Kelly Bishop
Length: 6 hours 48 minutes

“Kelly Bishop has such an interesting life story! I devoured this audiobook. This book is for anyone who loves theater, Gilmore Girls, and memoirs! Read more

The Impostor Heiress

Cassie Chadwick, the Greatest Grifter of the Gilded Age

By: Annie Reed
Narrated by: Kate Udall
Length: 9 hours 51 minutes

“This book was extremely entertaining. About halfway through I just couldn't stop listening and I stayed up late to finish it! I’m not sure that’s ever happened to me with a non-fiction book. I highly recommend this to true crime fans looking for something different, as well as to fans of Gilded Age history. Even while I was horrified by Cassie... Read more

The House of Hidden Meanings

A Memoir

By: RuPaul
Narrated by: RuPaul
Length: 7 hours 7 minutes

***An Instant #1 New York Times Bestseller!***From international drag superstar and pop culture icon RuPaul, comes his most revealing and personal work to date--a deeply intimate memoir of discovery, found family, and self-acceptance. The House of Hidden Meanings is a self-portrait of the legendary icon on the road to global fame and changing... Read more

A City on Mars

Can we settle space, should we settle space, and have we really thought this through?

By: Kelly Weinersmith & Zach Weinersmith
Narrated by: Brittany Pressley, Kelly Weinersmith & Zach Weinersmith
Length: 11 hours 19 minutes

* THE INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER * Scientific American’s #1 Book for 2023
* A New York Times Book Review Editors' Choice * A Times Best Science and Environment Book of 2023 *

“Helpfully pulls back the curtain on some of the lesser-discussed challenges to humanity’s off-Earth pursuits . . . Any reader enthusiastic about space settlement will... Read more

The Future of Geography

How the Competition in Space Will Change Our World

Politics of Place

By: Tim Marshall
Narrated by: Tim Marshall
Length: 6 hours 52 minutes

“Fascinating account of what's happening and what could be in the world's continuing space exploration. From novel scientific enterprises to complicated political relations, this book covers it all. And does so with a touch of humor! It is thought provoking, a bit scary, and inspirational. Brilliantly read by author Tim Marshall. Read more

Southern Fried Sass

A Queen's Guide to Cooking, Decorating, and Living Just a Little "Extra"

By: Ginger Minj
Narrated by: Ginger Minj
Length: 6 hours 9 minutes

RuPaul’s Drag Race superstar Ginger Minj shares her favorite recipes, best advice, and wildest stories in this hilarious book that’s part memoir, part cookbook. Perfect for fans of Trixie and Katya’s Guide to Modern Womanhood.

Drag icon Ginger Minj brings her signature humor and sass to this tongue-in-cheek memoir-cum-life manual-cum-cookbook.... Read more

Everything I Learned, I Learned in a Chinese Restaurant

A Memoir

By: Curtis Chin
Narrated by: Curtis Chin
Length: 8 hours 12 minutes

“I loved Curtis Chin's memoir. Chin grew up in 1980s Detroit with the center of his world being his family's restaurant, Chung’s Cantonese Cuisine. One of six children and the son of immigrants, Chin's tight-knit family and community weathered social injustice, racism, and violence by providing a welcoming environment, delicious food, and open... Read more

How to Protect Bookstores and Why

The Present and Future of Bookselling

By: Danny Caine
Narrated by: Danny Caine
Length: 6 hours 47 minutes

“A friend of mine reached out to ask if I'd read How to Protect Bookstores and Why by Danny Caine a few days ago, so I went ahead and bumped the audiobook up my TBR. I adored his first nonfiction, How to Resist Amazon and Why (if you haven't read it, definitely do), but it turns out I love this one even more. As a career bookseller, I obviously... Read more

The Art Thief

A True Story of Love, Crime, and a Dangerous Obsession

By: Michael Finkel
Narrated by: Edoardo Ballerini & Michael Finkel
Length: 5 hours 39 minutes

“Fascinating and devastating. Excellent on audio. Read more

Better Living Through Birding

Notes from a Black Man in the Natural World

By: Christian Cooper
Narrated by: Christian Cooper
Length: 10 hours 25 minutes

Central Park birder Christian Cooper takes us beyond the viral video that shocked a nation and into a world of avian adventures, global excursions, and the unexpected lessons you can learn from a life spent looking up.

"Wondrous . . . captivating.”—Ed Yong, Pulitzer Prize–winning author of An Immense World

Christian Cooper is a self-described... Read more

The Wager

A Tale of Shipwreck, Mutiny and Murder

By: David Grann
Narrated by: Dion Graham & David Grann
Length: 8 hours 28 minutes

“How has this story been kept under wraps for so long? It plays like a novel with vivid characters and escalating tension. Fans of Erik Larson or Patrick O'Brian will love this equally. Read more

You Could Make This Place Beautiful

A Memoir

By: Maggie Smith
Narrated by: Maggie Smith
Length: 7 hours 46 minutes

“A memoir about the dissolution of marriage is not something I would normally gravitate towards, but I'm so glad I decided to give it a shot. You Could Make This Place Beautiful is about so much more than that - uneven division of household labor, the dismissal of creative careers, the intuitiveness of children, and how to rebuild a life after... Read more

Woman, Captain, Rebel

The Extraordinary True Story of a Daring Icelandic Sea Captain

By: Margaret Willson
Narrated by: Ann Richardson
Length: 11 hours 34 minutes

“Awesome. Thuridur was Iceland's first female punk, sea captain, woman to wear trousers, and all-around badass. She's the hero you didn't know you needed. Margaret Wilson did an excellent job researching this book learning from the people of Iceland. I listened on Libro.fm, but will also read a physical copy because I like to party. Read more

The Exceptions

Nancy Hopkins, MIT, and the Fight for Women in Science

By: Kate Zernike
Narrated by: Kathe Mazur
Length: 14 hours 30 minutes

A New York Times Notable Book

As late as 1999, women who succeeded in science were called “exceptional” as if it were unusual for them to be so bright. They were exceptional, not because they could succeed at science but because of all they accomplished despite the hurdles.

“Gripping…one puts down the book inspired by the women’s grit, tenacity,... Read more

Lifesavers and Body Snatchers

Medical Care and the Struggle for Survival in the Great War

By: Tim Cook
Narrated by: John Fleming
Length: 11 hours 41 minutes

*WINNER OF THE 2023 OTTAWA BOOK AWARD*
*SHORTLISTED FOR THE 2022 TEMPLER MEDAL FOR BEST BOOK*

From Canada’s top war historian, a definitive medical history of the Great War, illuminating how the carnage of modern battle gave birth to revolutionary life-saving innovations. It brings to light shocking revelations of the ways the brutality of combat... Read more

Bitch

On the Female of the Species

By: Lucy Cooke
Narrated by: Lucy Cooke
Length: 11 hours 54 minutes

“Bitch: On the Female of the Species takes a humorous but thoroughly researched look at evolution and nature, and (I think) fairly successfully demolishes the stale and sexist myths of a male dominated animal kingdom once and for all. Cooke highlights research done by scientists of all genders to show that moving forward is a new world of... Read more