Megan's Recs

Compound Fracture

By: Andrew Joseph White
Narrated by: Dani Martineck
Length: 9 hours 42 minutes

“Andrew Joseph White has taken us to: an eco-Christofascist apocalypse, a Victorian asylum full of spirits and mediums, and now an Appalachia haunted by blood feuds and class war. This is his most unputdownable book yet, a bloody tour-de-force, mining and queering West Virginia’s buried socialist history, with a lovable, neurodivergent,... Read more

A Sorceress Comes to Call

By: T. Kingfisher
Narrated by: Eliza Foss & Jennifer Pickens
Length: 11 hours 7 minutes

“This book will transport you, it captivated me body and soul. Heck, I was getting a tattoo and barely felt it because I was so invested in A Sorceress Comes to Call. Kingfisher has penned another dark fairy tale that evokes love and terror in equal measure. I adored even the most despicable character (I didn’t particularly like her, but I can’t... Read more

A Lady for a Duke

By: Alexis Hall
Narrated by: Kay Eluvian
Length: 15 hours 26 minutes

“This book was everything I didn't know I needed in a romance. It was genuine, funny, and perfectly balanced a historical romance novel with beautiful representation across the LGBTQIA+ spectrum. Every moment was a delight and the audiobook had me smiling like a fool on my walks! Read more

Thalia Book Club: Emma Donoghue's Room

Thalia Book Club

By: Emma Donoghue
Narrated by: Michael Cunningham, John Connolly & Maria Tucci
Length: 1 hour 28 minutes

Emma Donoghue discusses her extraordinary new novel with author Michael Cunningham (The Hours and By Nightfall). This wondrous book is told from the point of view of a five-year-old boy who lives with his mother in an 11-by-11 foot room. Performance playlist: Reading by Michal Friedman, a conversation between Emma Donoghue and Michael... Read more

All the Birds in the Sky

By: Charlie Jane Anders
Narrated by: Alyssa Bresnahan
Length: 12 hours 36 minutes

“A modern fable of finding purpose and partnership, disguised in the build-up to an epic confrontation between science and magic, over the fate of the world and humanity. Two children, lost and alone in the modern world, find each other and lose each other again and again, as they grow and think they hold the earth in the palms of their hands. A... Read more

The Hero and the Crown

By: Robin McKinley
Narrated by: Roslyn Alexander
Length: 10 hours 50 minutes

“I have no idea how many times I read this book growing up! This Newbery Award-winning book has it all - a lonely, but brave daughter of a king, her faithful steed, a dire threat to the kingdom, a magic sword - and did I mention DRAGONS? There's no mystery why I became such a sci-fi/fantasy nerd - I owe it all to Robin McKinley! Read more

Parable of the Sower

Earthseed: Book #1

By: Octavia E. Butler
Narrated by: Lynne Thigpen
Length: 12 hours 2 minutes

“A definite classic! This acclaimed post-apocalyptic novel of hope and terror from an award-winning author pairs well with 1984 and The Handmaid's Tale. Read more