Bookish 2025

Good Dirt

A Novel

By: Charmaine Wilkerson
Narrated by: January LaVoy
Length: 11 hours 26 minutes

“What a wonderful story! Read more

Count My Lies

A GMA Book Club Pick!

By: Sophie Stava
Narrated by: Andrew Eiden, Devon Sorvari & Emily Tremaine
Length: 10 hours 49 minutes

“Count My Lies is an absolute thrill ride! A woman lies her way into the lives of a couple and their young daughter. But is she the only one keeping secrets? Order some take-out and settle in. Once you start reading, it’s impossible to stop! Read more

Witchcraft for Wayward Girls

By: Grady Hendrix
Narrated by: Leslie Howard, Hillary Huber & Sara Morsey
Length: 16 hours 18 minutes

“"Step into the past, where the fate of pregnant teens hung in the balance. This poignant tale follows a young girl's journey through sorrow, self-discovery, and the shadows that haunt her world. As she navigates the dark realities of her life, she finds an unlikely solace in the mysterious local witches, who weave a spell of hope and... Read more

Dream State: Oprah's Book Club

A Novel

By: Eric Puchner
Narrated by: MacLeod Andrews
Length: 13 hours 44 minutes

“Spanning 50 years of two families set amongst the ever-changing landscape of Montana, Dream State begins with one ill-fated wedding, where Cece makes a wildly improbable choice to leave her new groom for his best friend. As we see their relationship evolve, and the friendships that once defined their lives come together, break apart, and repair... Read more

Wild Dark Shore

A Novel

By: Charlotte McConaghy
Narrated by: Cooper Mortlock, Katherine Littrell, Saskia Maarleveld & Steve West
Length: 9 hours 34 minutes

“If you love books where the setting feels like a character, this one’s for you. Sweeping landscapes, turbulent seas, and a protagonist searching for answers in a world that seems determined to break her. McConaghy’s prose is lyrical, immersive, and guaranteed to leave you feeling something long after you turn the last page. This book is for the... Read more

The Favorites

A Novel

By: Layne Fargo
Narrated by: Christine Lakin, Louisa Zhu, Amy Landon, Elena Rey, Valerie Rose Lohman, Suzanne Toren, Graham Halstead, Julia Emelin, Layne Fargo, Eric Yang & Johnny Weir
Length: 13 hours 35 minutes

“This book has all of my favorite components: ice skating, interview formatting, and a badass FMC. This book had me absolutely obsessed and flipping pages to find out what happened next in Katarina and Heath’s skating career. I obsessed over this book like Heath obsessed over Kat and Kat obsessed over winning. Read more

Care and Feeding

A Memoir

By: Laurie Woolever
Narrated by: Laurie Woolever
Length: 12 hours 45 minutes

A candid, funny, and occasionally devastating memoir of a woman making her way through the food world, navigating addiction, a cultural reckoning, and an unexpected tragedyIn this moving, hilarious, and insightful memoir, Laurie Woolever traces her path from a small-town childhood to working at revered restaurants and food publications,... Read more

Death of the Author

A Novel

By: Nnedi Okorafor
Narrated by: Liz Femi, Anthony Oseyemi, Jason Culp & Chris Djuma
Length: 16 hours 12 minutes

“Death of the Author is a book within a book. It’s genre-bending. It’s a masterpiece. It’s not what you expect. And it will be hard to beat as my favorite book of 2025! Read more

Penitence

A Novel

By: Kristin Koval
Narrated by: Thérèse Plummer
Length: 12 hours 13 minutes

“When one of the worst possible thing happens to a family you learn the back history of these extremely well developed characters and how they deal with this horrific event. Read more

Long Island Compromise

A Novel

By: Taffy Brodesser-Akner
Narrated by: Edoardo Ballerini & Taffy Brodesser-Akner
Length: 15 hours 23 minutes

“Over the top satire in all the best ways. I couldn’t get enough of this wild story that twists and turns and surprised me with delight at each new event. Narrator does an incredible job. I was enthralled from beginning to end. Read more

The God of the Woods

A Novel

By: Liz Moore
Narrated by: Saskia Maarleveld
Length: 14 hours 34 minutes

“Friends. This book is . . . simply incredible. For sure one of my favorite books of the year, and perhaps one of my favorites of all time. Truthfully, I'm having a hard time writing a review that does this book justice and reflects how much I truly loved it. Just know this: it is rich, vivid, and complex. I feel so intimately connected... Read more

None of This is True

A Novel

By: Lisa Jewell
Narrated by: Kristin Atherton, Ayesha Antoine, Louise Brealey, Alix Dunmore, Elliot Fitzpatrick, Lisa Jewell, Thomas Judd, Dominic Thorburn, Nicola Walker & Jenny Walser
Length: 10 hours 28 minutes

“Some similar themes to some of her other books (TW: sexual abuse of minors) but still really enjoyed! When you think you know what happened it changes again! Read more

The Lion Women of Tehran

By: Marjan Kamali
Narrated by: Mozhan Navabi & Nikki Massoud
Length: 10 hours 29 minutes

“Set in Tehran in the 60s, we are thrown straight into a country in turmoil, seen through the eyes of two friends navigating childhood in different social and family circumstances. I loved this story, narrated brilliantly - I hung on to every word. Read more

Orbital

By: Samantha Harvey
Narrated by: Sarah Naudi
Length: 5 hours 6 minutes

“Exquisite. It made me feel the way I did reading The Alchemist for the first time, but on a cosmic scale. It is humanity distilled. If this book had existed 30 years ago, would I have been inspired to become an astronaut instead of a bookseller? Apropos of nothing important, Sarah Naudi's American accent is immaculate (and her natural accent... Read more

Anita de Monte Laughs Last

Reese's Book Club Pick (A Novel)

By: Xochitl Gonzalez
Narrated by: Jessica Pimentel, Jonathan Gregg & Stacy Gonzalez
Length: 13 hours 36 minutes

“This was a super fun listen. I enjoyed Olga Dies Dreaming, but I like this one even better. Told from multiple character’s viewpoints and moving back and forth through time, the story comes together so well. I loved the late 90’s setting for the modern portion of the novel and the supernatural, haunting in the last third of the book. Great... Read more

Vantage Point

A Novel

By: Sara Sligar
Narrated by: Adam Ewer, Helen Laser & Jess Nahikian
Length: 12 hours 9 minutes

“At first glance, The Wielands seem to be the perfect affluent New England family marred only by a century-spanning string of deaths occurring in April. Suspicious but entirely damning, right? It's not until ruinous videos starring Clara Wieland, Senate-candidate Teddy Wieland, and his wife Jess begin leaking that the family has to face the... Read more

Liars

A Novel

By: Sarah Manguso
Narrated by: Rebecca Lowman
Length: 6 hours 7 minutes

“Searing exploration of a marriage unraveling under the weight of ambition, neglect, and self-deception. The novel follows Jane, an aspiring writer whose marriage to filmmaker John Bridges devolves into a toxic cycle of emotional labor and unfulfilled promises. Read more