Fortuitous February Staff Picks

The Willoughbys Return

The Willoughbys: Book #2

By: Lois Lowry
Narrated by: Jorjeana Marie
Length: 3 hours 36 minutes

Now a Netflix animated film starring Will Forte, Maya Rudolph, Alessia Cara, Terry Crews, Martin Short, Jane Krakowski, Séan Cullen, and Ricky Gervais!

It's been 30 years and with rising temperatures melting icy mountain tops the previously frozen Willoughbys have thawed out and are about to return! From living legend and Newbery medalist Lois... Read more

The Lost Library

By: Rebecca Stead & Wendy Mass
Narrated by: Christopher Gebauer, Jennifer Blom & Rob Dircks
Length: 4 hours 15 minutes

“Such a sweet and charming book! This is a wholesome middle grade book about the importance of books and community, with a charming cat, mice, and not-so-spooky ghosts. I listened to this book on audio through Libro.fm - it would be an excellent book for families to listen to together! Read more

Dogtown

A Dogtown Book: Book #1

By: Katherine Applegate & Gennifer Choldenko
Narrated by: Cassandra Morris
Length: 3 hours 11 minutes

“Dogtown is a shelter, a place where pups go when their humans lose them or leave them (I know, but don’t cry). I was in one when I was a puppy. They found me with my two brothers, but that’s another whole story! Chance is a pup who has been at Dogtown for a long time, and she’s smart and knows how to work things. Her best friend is a mouse, and... Read more

A Tempest of Tea

Blood and Tea: Book #1

By: Hafsah Faizal
Narrated by: Maya Saroya
Length: 11 hours 1 minute

“Do you like Heist Movies? Vampires? Tea? and Mystery? Then this is the perfect book for you it has all that and more! This book explores colonialism and a world where the characters have to work the system to survive. Read more

Delirium

Delirium Trilogy: Book #1

By: Lauren Oliver
Narrated by: Sarah Drew
Length: 11 hours 42 minutes

Lauren Oliver's powerful New York Times bestselling novel Delirium—the first in a dystopian trilogy—presents a world as terrifying as George Orwell's 1984 and a romance as true as Romeo & Juliet.In an alternate United States, love has been declared a dangerous disease, and the government forces everyone who reaches eighteen to have a... Read more

Why We Remember

Unlocking Memory's Power to Hold on to What Matters

By: Charan Ranganath, PhD
Narrated by: Mark Deakins & Charan Ranganath, PhD
Length: 7 hours 18 minutes

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • LOS ANGELES TIMES BESTSELLER • Memory is far more than a record of the past. In this groundbreaking tour of the mind and brain, one of the world’s top memory researchers reveals the powerful role memory plays in nearly every aspect of our lives, from recalling faces and names, to learning, decision-making, trauma and... Read more

The Globemakers

The Curious Story of an Ancient Craft

By: Peter Bellerby
Narrated by: Simon Ludders
Length: 4 hours 15 minutes

Bloomsbury presents The Globemakers by Peter Bellerby, read by Simon Ludders.

“Beautifully conceived and skillfully executed . . . encourages the reader to linger and explore." —The Wall Street Journal

“Peter Bellerby’s tale of learning how to fashion worlds—a journey through history, science, craft, and passion—spun me on my axis.” —Dava Sobel,... Read more

The Universal Christ

How a Forgotten Reality Can Change Everything We See, Hope For, and Believe

By: Richard Rohr
Narrated by: Arthur Morey
Length: 8 hours 45 minutes

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • From one of the world’s most influential spiritual thinkers, a long-awaited book exploring what it means that Jesus was called “Christ,” and how this forgotten truth can restore hope and meaning to our lives.

“Anyone who strives to put their faith into action will find encouragement and inspiration in the pages of this... Read more

The Hard Crowd

Essays 2000-2020

A Must-Read Collection of Essays

By: Rachel Kushner
Narrated by: Rachel Kushner
Length: 7 hours 52 minutes

AUDIO EXCLUSIVE: INCLUDES GALAXIE 500’S SONG “ANOTHER DAY!”

“The Hard Crowd is wild, wide-ranging, and unsparingly intelligent throughout.” —Taylor Antrim, Vogue

From a writer celebrated for her “chops, ambition, and killer instinct” (John Powers, Fresh Air), a career-spanning collection of spectacular essays about politics and culture.

Rachel... Read more

Sex with a Brain Injury

On Concussion and Recovery

By: Annie Liontas
Narrated by: Natalie Naudus
Length: 9 hours 21 minutes

“I want to put this book into everyone’s hands for them contemplate. Sex with a Brain Injury is a must-read that sheds light on an often-overlooked aspect of injuries to the head. Annie Liontas has created a compelling narrative that educates its readers in the complexity of head trauma; it is a testament to her capacity for resilience, and the... Read more

Class

A Memoir

By: Stephanie Land
Narrated by: Stephanie Land
Length: 8 hours 31 minutes

NATIONAL BESTSELLER

A Good Morning America Book Club Pick
A New York Times Most Anticipated Books of Fall

From the New York Times bestselling author who inspired the hit Netflix series about a struggling mother barely making ends meet as a housecleaner, a “raw and inspiring” (People) memoir about college, motherhood, poverty, and life after... Read more

A Life in Light

Meditations on Impermanence

By: Mary Pipher
Narrated by: Jessica Garcie
Length: 6 hours 27 minutes

Bloomsbury presents A Life in Light by Mary Pipher, read by Jessica Garcie.

A USA Today Must Read New Book

From the bestselling author of Women Rowing North and Reviving Ophelia—a memoir in essays reflecting on radiance, resilience, and the constantly changing nature of reality.

In her luminous new memoir in essays, Mary Pipher—as she did in her... Read more

Convergence Problems

By: Wole Talabi
Narrated by: Ben Arogundade
Length: 10 hours 28 minutes

From the Hugo, Nebula, Locus and Nommo award nominated author of Shigidi and The Brass Head Of Obalufon comes a stunning new collection of stories that investigate the rapidly changing role of technology and belief in our lives as we search for meaning, for knowledge, for justice; constantly converging on our future selves.

In “An Arc of Electric... Read more

Funny Story

By: Emily Henry
Narrated by: Julia Whelan
Length: 11 hours 22 minutes

“Emily Henry is always a good time, and this audiobook proves it! Funny Story may just be Emily's best book yet. Read more

The Fury

By: Alex Michaelides
Narrated by: Alex Jennings
Length: 8 hours 8 minutes

“This mystery thriller is akin to a five act Greek tragedy crossed with the classic styling of an Agatha Christie novel. All told through the POV of a highly unreliable narrator with all of the delicious twists and turns you'd expect from Michaelides. Clever and captivating! Read more

The Book of Doors

A Novel

By: Gareth Brown
Narrated by: Miranda Raison
Length: 13 hours 15 minutes

“Brown has such an incredible writing style, the world of magic and books he created was delightful to experience! This novel was filled with adventure, making you want to know more about the magical world of books and why people will kill to have them. Read more

Diary of an Oxygen Thief

By: Anonymous
Narrated by: Anonymous
Length: 3 hours 38 minutes

Hurt people hurt people.

Say there was a novel in which Holden Caulfield was an alcoholic and Lolita was a photographer’s assistant and, somehow, they met in Bright Lights, Big City. He’s blinded by love. She by ambition. Diary of an Oxygen Thief is an honest, hilarious, and heartrending novel, but above all, a very realistic account of what we... Read more

The Scandalous Confessions of Lydia Bennet, Witch

By: Melinda Taub
Narrated by: Amy Hoggart
Length: 13 hours 53 minutes

In this "magical, brilliant" (Lev Grossman, New York Times bestselling author) reimagining of Pride and Prejudice, the youngest Bennett sister is given the spotlight.

In this exuberant retelling of Jane Austen’s Pride and Prejudice, Lydia Bennet puts pen to paper to relate the real events and aftermath of the classic story. Some facts are well... Read more

The Women

A Novel

By: Kristin Hannah
Narrated by: Julia Whelan & Kristin Hannah
Length: 14 hours 56 minutes

“This should be required reading for all Americans Read more

Welcome to the Hyunam-dong Bookshop

The heart-warming Korean sensation

By: Hwang Bo-reum
Narrated by: Rosa Escoda
Length: 8 hours

Bloomsbury presents Welcome to the Hyunam-dong Bookshop by Hwang Bo-reum, read by Rosa Escoda.

INSTANT USA TODAY BESTSELLER * NATIONAL INDIE BESTSELLER
INDIE NEXT PICK * Debutiful Most Anticipated Book of 2024 * Powell's Pick of the Month * A Bookshop Best Book of the Year So Far

The Korean smash hit available for the first time in English, a... Read more