Staff Picks

Twist

A Novel

By: Colum McCann
Narrated by: Colum McCann
Length: 8 hours 3 minutes

“Started this audio book today, and I'm loving it! His voice is so soothing, a slight Irish accent, and the way he weaves his tale 😘 Anthony Fennell, an Irish journalist and playwright, is assigned to cover the underwater cables that carry the world’s information. The sum of human existence—words, images, transactions, memes, voices,... Read more

Portalmania

Stories

By: Debbie Urbanski
Narrated by: Joy Osmanski
Length: 10 hours 46 minutes

If you could go anywhere, where would you go? And what happens to the people you leave behind?

From the author of After World comes a genre-busting collection of stories that reveal our lives in a startling new light, perfect for fans of Kelly Link and Carmen Maria Machado

In Portalmania, Debbie Urbanski wields sci-fi, fantasy, horror, and... Read more

Poets Square

A Memoir in Thirty Cats

By: Courtney Gustafson
Narrated by: Courtney Gustafson
Length: 6 hours 50 minutes

“An absolutely gorgeous memoir about one woman’s journey in caring for feral cats. It is in turns funny and heartbreaking, showing a depth of understanding of not just cats, but humanity. It's about cats, but it's also about capitalism; about TikTok virality, but also community care. The story is fascinating on its own, but Gustafson's writing... Read more

The Other Valley

A Novel

By: Scott Alexander Howard
Narrated by: Cindy Kay
Length: 10 hours 42 minutes

“Odile, who can capture a whole year of scenes in just a few details on a single woodblock, remains unclear about her own motives even as her life spins out of her control. The author, by contrast, gives the reader a strikingly realistic view of a fantastical world. The illusion that makes Odile's world look unbearable, the idea that life just... Read more

Tilt

A Novel

By: Emma Pattee
Narrated by: Ariel Blake
Length: 6 hours 53 minutes

“If you’ve even lived in Portland, you’ll recognize the places and types of people described in this story. Even the essence of the plot relies on something that it totally plausible. You will cheer for Annie as she struggles with traumatic events, her past and the exciting, but scary future. Read more

Great Big Beautiful Life: Reese's Book Club

By: Emily Henry
Narrated by: Julia Whelan
Length: 12 hours 2 minutes

“Henry’s latest gives Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo vibes mixed with her trademark charm as a romance builds between the two writers at the center of this story. While there is less sharp banter, the grumpy/sunshine trope is still an absolute delight. Henry’s books have such heart and rich context for her characters, but this was the first to... Read more

The River Has Roots

By: Amal El-Mohtar
Narrated by: Gem Carmella
Length: 3 hours 53 minutes

“Amal El-Mohtar is surely one of the greatest poetic storytellers of our time. This enchanting fairy tale gets brought to life beautifully by Gem Carmella. Please, please spend an afternoon with it. You will feel richer for it. Read more

Annie Bot

A Novel

By: Sierra Greer
Narrated by: Jennifer Jill Araya
Length: 9 hours 31 minutes

“The way Annie, a very expensive robot set to 'Cuddle Bunny' mode, perceives and interprets her owner’s behavior is eerily identical to the way we humans read and respond to each other. Listening to this story from Annie’s point of view was fascinating. Read more

The Ministry of Time

A Novel

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

“This book was so great and very different than anything I have ever read before. With many genres comedy, romance, sci-fi, time travel and a whole lot of speculative fiction, it was very fast-paced and entertaining! I became very attached to the main and side characters. It made me laugh out loud and cry. I was on my edge on the edge of my seat... Read more

Grief Is for People

By: Sloane Crosley
Narrated by: Sloane Crosley
Length: 5 hours 51 minutes

“TW: Suicide. Bestselling author, Sloane Crosley, came home to her New York apartment one afternoon to find she had been robbed and all of her valuable possessions - including several family heirlooms - stolen. For a month she struggled to comprehend her loss and sense of violation. Then she received a phone call informing her that her best... Read more

Who Owns This Sentence?

A History of Copyrights and Wrongs

By: David Bellos & Alexandre Montagu
Narrated by: David Bellos
Length: 11 hours 8 minutes

Copyright is everywhere. Your smartphone incorporates thousands of items of intellectual property. Someone owns the reproduction rights to photographs of your dining table. At this very moment, battles are raging over copyright in the output of artificial intelligence programs. Not only books but wallpaper, computer programs, pop songs, cartoon... Read more

Old Soul

By: Susan Barker
Narrated by: George Blagden, Jill Winternitz & Olivia Vinall
Length: 11 hours 13 minutes

The Historian meets Under the Skin in this searingly provocative  literary horror novel about one woman’s determination to stay alive at any terrifying cost.

In Osaka, two strangers, Jake and Mariko, miss a flight, and over dinner, discover they've both brutally lost loved ones whose paths crossed with the same beguiling woman no one has seen... Read more

Blue Ruin

A novel

By: Hari Kunzru
Narrated by: Hari Kunzru
Length: 8 hours 50 minutes

A MOST ANTICIPATED BOOK • From one of the sharpest voices in fiction today, a profound and enthralling novel about beauty and power, capital, art and those who devote their lives to creating it

Once, Jay was an artist. After graduating from art school in London, he was tipped for greatness, a promising career taking shape before him. That was not... 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

“David Grann's The Wager: A Tale of Shipwreck, Mutiny and Murder is the shocking true story of the wreck of the ship, the Wager, and how that crew survived, separated from their home country for years. The lengths that these castaways were pushed to is shocking, and makes for a captivating story of adventure and survival. A shocking story from... Read more

The Last American Road Trip

A Memoir

By: Sarah Kendzior
Narrated by: Sarah Kendzior
Length: 10 hours 47 minutes

Written and read by New York Times bestselling author of They Knew, Hiding in Plain Sight, and The View from Flyover Country, Sarah Kenzidor, The Last American Road Trip navigates a changing America as Sarah and her family embark on a series of road trips in an audiobook that is part memoir, part history, and wholly unique.

"...a thoughtfully... Read more

The Midnight Feast

A Novel

By: Lucy Foley
Narrated by: Joe Eyre, Sarah Slimani, Roly Botha, Laurence Dobiesz & Tuppence Middleton
Length: 10 hours 19 minutes

“Lucy Foley is back with another multi-layered mystery in a vividly atmospheric location. Her rotating cast of narrators all have something to hide, even before someone turns up dead. Between the aftermath of the discovery of the body, the lavish opening festivities of the Manor—an exclusive countryside resort—and the secrets buried in the... Read more

Vera Wong's Unsolicited Advice for Murderers

A Vera Wong Novel: Book #1

By: Jesse Q. Sutanto
Narrated by: Eunice Wong
Length: 10 hours 41 minutes

“This book had me laughing out loud. Everyone needs a Vera Wong in their life! A body shows up in Vera's Tea House and the story unfolds from there as she decides to solve the mystery of what happened. A great group of suspects become great friends along the way. I have recommended this book to so many people and gave it as gifts. It's the... Read more

Vera Wong's Guide to Snooping (on a Dead Man)

A Vera Wong Novel: Book #2

By: Jesse Q. Sutanto
Narrated by: Eunice Wong
Length: 10 hours 34 minutes

“I love Vera Wong! So happy to have second book with Vera! Touching, funny and a mystery all in one great book! Read more

Sure, I'll Join Your Cult

A Memoir of Mental Illness and the Quest to Belong Anywhere

By: Maria Bamford
Narrated by: Maria Bamford
Length: 7 hours 40 minutes

“I laughed, cried, questioned my entire life, laughed again, gasped, realized I needed therapy, cried again (unrelated), and related hard to so much of Maria's experiences that I began to question my reality. 11/10 will read again Read more

The Book of Love

A Novel

By: Kelly Link
Narrated by: January LaVoy
Length: 23 hours 30 minutes

“This is not your mom's second-chance story! When three teenagers suddenly return from the dead, they are tasked with finding the perfect gift for their former music teacher who has the ability to fully return one or some of them to life (since he is actually an ancient being, naturally). Link has given us a detailed, multi-POV, real-world... Read more