River & Hill's Favorite Audiobooks

Everything Is Tuberculosis

The History and Persistence of Our Deadliest Infection

By: John Green
Narrated by: John Green
Length: 5 hours 35 minutes

“Leabhar an-spéisiúil faoi stair na heitinne agus an nasc atá ag an ngalar seo le neart codanna éagsúla den saol. Thug mise suntas don ábhar ó bhí Seán Ó Ríordáin buailte ag an eitinn, agus léirigh sé a eispéireas i gcuid dá dhánta. Ní raibh mórán eolais agam faoin eitinn roimh dom éisteacht leis seo. Má chuardaíonn tú ainm.ie le haghaidh... Read more

This Is How You Lose The Time War

By: Amal El-Mohtar & Max Gladstone
Narrated by: Cynthia Farrell & Emily Woo Zeller
Length: 4 hours 15 minutes

“Part romance, part mind blowing sci-fi novella Read more

Memorial Days

A Memoir

By: Geraldine Brooks
Narrated by: Geraldine Brooks
Length: 4 hours 55 minutes

“When bestselling author Geraldine Brooks (Horse) unexpectedly loses her husband, beloved author Tony Horwitz, she finds herself moving through an unimagined life without him. In this emotionally honest and deeply personal memoir, we bear witness to her waves of grief as she both remembers and cherishes her past, and starts to reclaim her future.... Read more

The Message

By: Ta-Nehisi Coates
Narrated by: Ta-Nehisi Coates
Length: 5 hours 20 minutes

“Ta-Nehisi Coates originally set out to write a book about writing, in the tradition of Orwell’s classic Politics and the English Language, but found himself grappling with deeper questions about how our stories - our reporting and imaginative narratives and myth making - expose and distort our realities. And he does this in such a great,... Read more

Everything I Know About Love

A Memoir

By: Dolly Alderton
Narrated by: Dolly Alderton
Length: 8 hours 34 minutes

“Everything I Know About Love was a joy to read and relatable to me as a young woman in her early 20's. Dolly Alderton gives a transparent, brutally honest look at herself at the various stages of her 30 years of life. She accurately depicts the hedonistic nature of being young, somewhat clueless, and attempting to navigate through life's... Read more

Everyone in My Family Has Killed Someone

A Novel

The Ernest Cunningham Mysteries: Book #1

By: Benjamin Stevenson
Narrated by: Barton Welch
Length: 9 hours 30 minutes

“All those who love the classic mystery genre will greatly enjoy this jaunty and exceptionally written novel. I look forward to Benjamin Stevenson’s next book, as this is one fabulous read! Read more

The Volcano Daughters

A Novel

By: Gina María Balibrera
Narrated by: Gisela Chipe, Elena Rey, Alma Cuervo, E. A. Castillo & Ines del Castillo
Length: 12 hours 26 minutes

A MOST ANTICIPATED BOOK • A searingly original debut about two sisters and their flight from genocide—which takes them from Hollywood to Paris to San Francisco’s Cannery Row—each haunted along the way by the ghosts of their murdered friends, who are not yet done telling their stories

“Gripping and spellbinding...Unforgettable.”—Brit Bennett,... Read more

The Small and the Mighty

Twelve Unsung Americans Who Changed the Course of History, from the Founding to the Civil Rights Movement

By: Sharon McMahon
Narrated by: Sharon McMahon
Length: 10 hours 13 minutes

“A thoroughly informative and enjoyable look at 12 Americans who made a difference. Sharon McMahon narrates the book herself, and it’s all the better for her own inflections and emotions. Cannot recommend enough! Read more

The Wild Robot

The Wild Robot: Book #1

By: Peter Brown
Narrated by: Kate Atwater
Length: 4 hours 14 minutes

“Lovely read for middle graders - soon to be a film! Read more

The Third Gilmore Girl

A Memoir

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

“I absolutely loved this book. It was a deeply personal read that I plan on recommend in my store. Read more

Max in the House of Spies

A Tale of World War II

Operation Kinderspion

By: Adam Gidwitz
Narrated by: Euan Morton
Length: 7 hours 57 minutes

“A beautiful beginning to a new middle grade duology that highlights the antisemitism prevalent throughout Europe during WWII. Readers follow Max and his two magical companions as they navigate the ignorance, cruelty, and nationalism thrown their way while living in England as Jewish Germans. Far from home, Max must rely on his resilience,... Read more

The Wedding People

A Novel

By: Alison Espach
Narrated by: Helen Laser
Length: 11 hours 37 minutes

“An AMAZING book. One of my favorites of the year. It starts off sad but then it’s funny, funny, funny. I can’t recommend it enough. The story is lovely. You can’t help falling in love with the characters and how they evolve. You root for both women and hope they make the right choices so they can be happy… and oh do they deliver!!! Read more

James

A Novel

By: Percival Everett
Narrated by: Dominic Hoffman
Length: 7 hours 48 minutes

“This is one of those books that I would recommend the audio over the physical book, or experience both! The narrator is so good, it needs to be listened to! It was an interesting take on the Huckleberry Finn story from the viewpoint of the slave Jim, or James as he prefers. Read more

Humor Me

A Novel

By: Cat Shook
Narrated by: Ferdelle Capistrano
Length: 10 hours 18 minutes

“Even the complicated characters are charming in Cat Shook’s new book. Shook captures the awkward mix of confusion and competence in her narrator Presley, a young woman navigating loss, an improbable new friendship, and her job as an assistant at the Night Show’s talent booking department. Read more

The Night War

By: Kimberly Brubaker Bradley
Narrated by: Gilli Messer
Length: 8 hours 23 minutes

From the two-time Newbery Honor-winning author of The War That Saved My Life and Fighting Words comes a middle grade novel set at the border between freedom and fear in World War II France, at the Chateau de Chenonceau, where a Jewish girl who has lost everything but her life must decide whether to risk even that to bring others to freedom.

“We... Read more

The Thursday Murder Club

A Novel

A Thursday Murder Club Mystery: Book #1

By: Richard Osman
Narrated by: Lesley Manville
Length: 12 hours 25 minutes

“Richard Osman is my new favorite mystery writer. Starting with The Thursday Murder Club to The Man Who Died Twice and now The Bullet That Missed there’s fun, suspense, and superb writing and characters throughout! Read more

The Storm We Made

A Novel

By: Vanessa Chan
Narrated by: Samantha Tan
Length: 10 hours 52 minutes

“Stunning. Horrifying. Raw. Gritty. Luscious. The WWII novel you haven't seen before. 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

“Over the course of eight years, master thief Stephane Breitwieser carried out over 200 brazen heists of fine art from museums and cathedrals across Europe! Amassing a private art collection with an estimated value of two billion dollars (in the top floor of his mother's home where he lived with his girlfriend and accomplice), Breitwieser saw... Read more

Thank You For Listening

A Novel

By: Julia Whelan
Narrated by: Julia Whelan
Length: 11 hours 15 minutes

“Oh this book. I laughed, I cried, I snorted, I told all my friends, I learned how to make A Last Word. What an absolute delight. Julia Whelan is truly incomparable. She takes romance novels, favorite tropes, and - dare I say it!? - HEA's and makes even the grumpiest cynic (me - I was dragged, kicking and screaming, into reading romances) swoon.... Read more

The Bomber Mafia

A Dream, a Temptation, and the Longest Night of the Second World War

By: Malcolm Gladwell
Narrated by: Malcolm Gladwell
Length: 5 hours 14 minutes

In The Bomber Mafia: A Dream, a Temptation, and the Longest Night of the Second World War, Malcolm Gladwell, author of New York Times bestsellers including Talking to Strangers and host of the podcast Revisionist History, uses original interviews, archival footage and his trademark insight to weave together the stories of a Dutch genius and his... Read more