Music Is History
By Questlove & Ben Greenman
Narrated by: Questlove
Length: 11 hours
In MUSIC IS HISTORY bestselling author and Sundance award-winning director Questlove harnesses his encyclopedic knowledge of popular music and his deep curiosity about history to examine America over the past fifty years. MUSIC IS HISTORY focuses on the years 1971 to the present, not only the country’s most complex and rewarding half-century... Read more »
Cloud Cuckoo Land
A Novel
By Anthony Doerr
Narrated by: Marin Ireland & Simon Jones
Length: 14 hours 51 minutes
Cloud Cuckoo Land
“Anthony Doerr's novel Cloud Cuckoo Land is a triumph. This cautionary yet hopeful tale of five very different people obsessed with one ancient book will transport you to Constantinople 600 years ago, present-day Idaho, and to a spaceship a generation or two in the future. It's not too late to be good stewards of Mother Earth. Cloud Cuckoo Land reminds us that the children might just save us all.”
Rachel, Avid Bookshop
Woke Up This Morning
The Definitive Oral History of The Sopranos
By Michael Imperioli & Steve Schirripa
Narrated by: Michael Imperioli, Steve Schirripa & Full Cast
Length: 13 hours 42 minutes
The definitive oral history of the landmark television series and streaming hit The Sopranos, packed with untold stories from behind the scenes and on the set. Stars Michael Imperioli and Steve Schirripa—whose Talking Sopranos podcast has become a sensational fan favorite—talk intimately with virtually everyone who has been involved with the... Read more »
This Is Ear Hustle
Unflinching Stories of Everyday Prison Life
By Nigel Poor & Earlonne Woods
Narrated by: Nigel Poor, Earlonne Woods, Lt. Sam Robinson, Chayne Hampton, Andrew Eiden, Gary Tiedemann, Landon Woodson, Cary Hite, Debi Tinsley, Joniece Abbot Pratt, Curt Bonnem, Teri Clark Linden & Pierce Cravens
Length: 10 hours 17 minutes
A “profound, sometimes hilarious, often heartbreaking” (The New York Times)view of prison life, as told by currently and formerly incarcerated people, from the co-creators and co-hosts of the Peabody- and Pulitzer-nominated podcast Ear Hustle
“A must-read for fans of the legendary podcast and all those who seek to understand crime, punishment,... Read more »
The 1619 Project
A New Origin Story
By Caitlin Roper, Ilena Silverman & Jake Silverstein
Narrated by: Nikole Hannah-Jones & Full Cast
Length: 18 hours 56 minutes
#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • A dramatic expansion of a groundbreaking work of journalism, The 1619 Project: A New Origin Story offers a profoundly revealing vision of the American past and present.
NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY The Washington Post • NPR • Marie Claire
In late August 1619, a ship arrived in the British colony of... Read more »
Harlem Shuffle
A Novel
By Colson Whitehead
Narrated by: Dion Graham
Length: 10 hours 35 minutes
Harlem Shuffle
“A wonderful evocation of a time and place, which is not to say it doesn't have the tension of a crime thriller. It's fun to ride along with Ray, who may be more than a little bent, but will likely become your favorite furniture salesman, nevertheless.”
Robin, Books & Books @ The Studios of Key West
Please Don't Sit on My Bed in Your Outside Clothes
Essays
By Phoebe Robinson
Narrated by: Phoebe Robinson
Length: 9 hours 29 minutes
“[A]nother hilarious essay collection from Phoebe Robinson.”
—The New York Times Book Review
“Strikes the perfect balance of brutally honest and laugh out loud funny. I didn’t want it to end.”
—Mindy Kaling, New York Times bestselling author of Why Not Me?
With sharp, timely insight, pitch-perfect pop culture references, and her always unforgettable... Read more »
Beautiful World, Where Are You
A Novel
By Sally Rooney
Narrated by: Aoife McMahon
Length: 10 hours 3 minutes
Beautiful World, Where Are You
“Rooney's characters are deeply drawn, complex people. No one is a hero or villian. I most enjoyed the email correspondence between Alice and Elieen, as they contemplate personal relationships, their friendship, and the state of the world.”
Amy, A Great Good Place for Books
Unbound
My Story of Liberation and the Birth of the Me Too Movement
By Tarana Burke
Narrated by: Tarana Burke
Length: 7 hours 9 minutes
"Tarana Burke, I just finished Unbound. Searing. Powerful. Needed!! Thank you." —Oprah
“Sometimes a single story can change the world. Unbound is one of those stories. Tarana’s words are a testimony to liberation and love.” —Brené Brown
One of BookPage's 10 Best Audiobooks of 2021
This program is read by the author.
From the founder and activist... Read more »
These Precious Days
Essays
By Ann Patchett
Narrated by: Ann Patchett
Length: 11 hours 13 minutes
These Precious Days
“I loved absolutely everything about this book and did not want it to end. Ann Patchett's narration is magical and I believe is best way to experience her writing. Though these are essays, they are expertly arranged and together feel like a memoir. Patchett talks about everything from life and death to bookstores and book covers and you immediately want to gift this book to everyone. I could not recommend it highly enough!”
Kimi, Buttonwood Books and Toys
Will
By Will Smith
Narrated by: Will Smith
Length: 16 hours 16 minutes
One of the most dynamic and globally recognized entertainment forces of our time opens up fully about his life, in a brave and inspiring book that traces his learning curve to a place where outer success, inner happiness, and human connection are aligned. Along the way, Will tells the story in full of one of the most amazing rides through the... Read more »
Going There (read by Katie Couric)
By Katie Couric
Narrated by: Katie Couric
Length: 15 hours 26 minutes
This heartbreaking, hilarious, and brutally honest memoir shares the deeply personal life story of a girl next door and her transformation into a household name.
For more than forty years, Katie Couric has been an iconic presence in the media world. In her brutally honest, hilarious, heartbreaking memoir, she reveals what was going on behind the... Read more »
My Name's Yours, What's Alaska?
A Memoir
By Alaska Thunderfuck 5000
Narrated by: Alaska Thunderfuck 5000
Length: 5 hours 43 minutes
Alaska Thunderfuck spills the tea on her meteoric rise from timid Pennsylvania kid to drag superstar in this intimate photographic memoir that will appeal to diehard Alaska admirers and broader drag fans alike.
Before RuPaul's Drag Race became a worldwide phenomenon, Drag was mostly an underground art form, performed by the daring and the... Read more »