Fiction Book Club

Nothing to See Here

By: Kevin Wilson
Narrated by: Marin Ireland
Length: 6 hours 40 minutes

“Lillian will melt your heart. Well, maybe "melt" is a bit too descriptive for the brilliant but down-on-her-luck protagonist who agrees to care for twins Roland and Bessie, who, through no fault of their own, sometimes spontaneously combust. Kevin Wilson (The Family Fang) has a talent for weird but wonderful plots, and in his telling the trio --... Read more

Tom Lake

A Novel

By: Ann Patchett
Narrated by: Meryl Streep
Length: 11 hours 22 minutes

“Narrated by Meryl Streep - of course, the narration was perfect. This book is one of those that stays with you a long time. The characters have a lot of depth and their growth (or not) over the years of the story reflect the real complexity of relationships at different times of life. It’s a beautiful story, sometimes sad. Highly recommend... Read more

The Personal Librarian: A GMA Book Club Pick

By: Marie Benedict & Victoria Christopher Murray
Narrated by: Robin Miles
Length: 12 hours 22 minutes

“I dearly loved this historical fiction based on the life of J.P. Morgan's personal librarian. My favorite combination of entertaining and educational! Read more

Henry Henry

By: Allen Bratton
Narrated by: Sebastian Humphreys
Length: 11 hours 37 minutes

LAUGH NOW. CRY LATER.
Two stars keep not their motion in one sphere...

It’s London, 2014, and Hal Lancaster, son and heir of Henry, Duke of Lancaster, is in a holding pattern: his mother is dead, his father is dying or remarrying or both, his siblings are fighting, his internship is pointless, and nobody will leave him alone. 

Everything is as it... Read more

Less (Winner of the Pulitzer Prize)

A Novel

By: Andrew Sean Greer
Narrated by: Robert Petkoff
Length: 8 hours 17 minutes

“What would you do if you found yourself at the precipice of your 50th birthday with nothing to say for yourself other than your long term relationship with a famous author, now former relationship? Maybe Arthur Less can fall back on his own writing, which has been poorly received, or maybe he can fall back into the arms of his lover, who has... Read more

The Dallergut Dream Department Store

A Novel

By: Miye Lee
Narrated by: Shannon Tyo
Length: 6 hours 26 minutes

“A whimsical world where travelers are clad in plaid stripes and robes. When we fall asleep, our subconscious visits the dream world. To pursue dreams that are for sale. One such shop renowned for their selection is the Dallergut Dream Department Store. For Penny, there is no better place to work. This book is a collection of cozy stories... Read more

Erasure

A Novel

By: Percival Everett
Narrated by: Sean Crisden
Length: 8 hours 16 minutes

“The novel on which the film American Fiction is based: Percival Everett’s caustic, funny and thought-provoking novel about race, stereotypes, and the publishing industry. Read more

Shanghailanders

A Novel

By: Juli Min
Narrated by: Mei Mei Macleod
Length: 8 hours 43 minutes

A dazzling and ambitious debut novel that follows a cosmopolitan Shanghai household backward in time—beginning in 2040 and moving through our present and the recent past—exploring their secrets, their losses, and the ways a family makes and remakes itself across the years.2040: Wealthy real estate investor Leo Yang—handsome, distinguished, a... Read more

The Ministry of Time

A Novel

By: Kaliane Bradley
Narrated by: George Weightman & Katie Leung
Length: 10 hours 22 minutes

“In the near future, a woman serves as a "bridge" to an expat of history. She is tasked with living with, assisting, and monitoring an expatriate from the year 1847. Over the course of a year, the mildly awkward roommate situation turns into something much deeper. The bridge has fallen in love, which complicates both history and future, and begs... Read more

Love & Saffron

A Novel of Friendship, Food, and Love

By: Kim Fay
Narrated by: Kimberly Farr, Cassandra Campbell, Mark Bramhall, Maggi-Meg Reed & Kim Fay
Length: 3 hours 46 minutes

“Set in both Washington state and California in the 1960s, young Joan Bergstrom strikes up a correspondence with her favorite magazine columnist and includes a small packet of saffron. So many descriptions of sumptuous feasts and tantalizing recipes are interwoven into the letters between Joan and Imogen. These two very different women become... Read more

Chain Gang All Stars: A Read with Jenna Pick

National Book Award Finalist

By: Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah
Narrated by: Shayna Small, Aaron Goodson, Michael Crouch & Lee Osorio
Length: 13 hours 38 minutes

“What 1984 did for big government… what Brave New World did for social engineering… what Handmaid’s Tale did for patriarchy… Chain Gang All Stars does for the prison industrial complex and our contemporary obsession with spectacle and violence. Chain Gang’s dystopian vision is haunting and eerily plausible, really just an artful exaggeration of... Read more

Blue Sisters: A Read with Jenna Pick

A Novel

By: Coco Mellors
Narrated by: Kit Griffiths
Length: 14 hours 26 minutes

“I’ve always wanted a sister; this book gifted me four. Four unique characters, each flawed but lovable in their own way, who seem like they would never be able to get along. Pick up this book, then call your therapist. Better yet, your sister. Read more