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BURIED DEEP AND OTHER STORIES

BURIED DEEP AND OTHER STORIES

by Naomi Novik | Read by Frankie Corzo, Nicholas Guy Smith, Imani Jade Powers, Simon Vance, Elizabeth Knowelden, Saskia Maarleveld, Lauren Fortgang, Ell Potter, Billie Fulford-Brown, Steve West, Lisa Flanagan, Bronwen Price, Anisha Dadia, Naomi Novik

Random House Audio
Fantasy

An amazing group of narrators enlivens this collection of 13 stories. They range in subject matter from ancient Greece and Rome to modern times and beyond and share a common theme: finding and seizing destiny. Genres vary from fantasy to fairy tale, mystery, and science fiction, and they include dragon riders and pirates. There are plenty of surprises, but one thing is... Read More

COLORED TELEVISION

COLORED TELEVISION

by Danzy Senna | Read by Kristen Ariza

Penguin Audio
Fiction

Narrator Kristen Ariza lends her expert skills to this intimate character study. The story follows Jane, a biracial author who is struggling with finishing her novel, which she believes to be revolutionary. She moves her family near Hollywood, where she meets a producer who wants to make her book into a television show. Jane is a complex character who is often skeptical, and... Read More

CREATION LAKE

CREATION LAKE

Earphones Award Winner

by Rachel Kushner | Read by Rachel Kushner

Simon & Schuster Audio
Fiction

It's hard to imagine anyone other than Rachel Kushner narrating her gripping and highly original novel about an unconventional spy. Sadie is hired by governments and unnamed private entities to infiltrate radical eco and industrial terrorist groups. She is now in France, where she is blending into a group of potentially violent animal rights activists with a brewing plot... Read More

THE CRESCENT MOON TEAROOM

THE CRESCENT MOON TEAROOM

by Stacy Sivinski | Read by Nikki Massoud

Simon & Schuster Audio
Fantasy

This pleasant fantasy is given an appropriately lighthearted narration by Nikki Massoud. The magical Quigley sisters--Anne, Violet and Beatrix--run the Crescent Moon Tearoom, serving enchanted cups of tea and hopeful readings to their satisfied clients. All is serene until the Council of Witches appear, demanding that the Quigleys coach three other witches who haven't properly... Read More

DEATH AT THE SIGN OF THE ROOK

DEATH AT THE SIGN OF THE ROOK Jackson Brodie, Book 6

Earphones Award Winner

by Kate Atkinson | Read by Jason Isaacs

Random House Audio
Mystery & Suspense

Jason Isaacs is clearly having a rollicking good time narrating Kate Atkinson's latest Jackson Brodie novel. It's jammed full of Agatha Christie tropes--butlers, vicars, nobles, retired veterans, and detectives all trapped in a great house in a snowstorm--but they're all turned on their heads. The butler is Australian, the vicar has lost faith, the nobles are broke, and the... Read More

ENTITLEMENT

ENTITLEMENT

Earphones Award Winner

by Rumaan Alam | Read by Nicole Lewis

Penguin Audio
Fiction

This novel tells the story of a mega-rich octogenarian and a 33-year-old Black woman. Audie Award winner Nicole Lewis is an excellent narrator who does subtle gradations of tone and tempo. She makes an excellent guide to the gilded world in this story of wealth and aspiration, race and power. The plot involves Vassar-educated Brooke Orr; Lewis gets her sound and style. Orr goes... Read More

THE GREY WOLF

THE GREY WOLF Chief Inspector Gamache, Book 19

Earphones Award Winner

by Louise Penny | Read by Jean Brassard

Macmillan Audio
Mystery & Suspense

Jean Brassard, Louise Penny's choice to narrate her 19th Armand Gamache/Three Pines novel, proves an inspired selection. From his portrayals of familiar Three Pines residents to his introduction of new characters, Brassard, a native Quebecois and award-winning actor, gets it right. Domestic terrorism takes Gamache, Jean-Guy, and Isabelle from Montreal to the Vatican and to an... Read More

INTERMEZZO

INTERMEZZO

Earphones Award Winner

by Sally Rooney | Read by Eanna Hardwicke

Macmillan Audio
Fiction

Eanna Hardwicke's narration highlights the rich emotionality of Rooney's newest novel. Hardwicke's smooth voice shifts to capture every mood--becoming desperately angry, bitter, and frantic yet also achingly tender, patient, and loving--as he performs a story of two grieving brothers. Peter and Ivan's father has died, leaving them unmoored and their relationship strained. Peter... Read More

JOHN LEWIS

JOHN LEWIS A Life

Earphones Award Winner

by David Greenberg | Read by David Sadzin

Simon & Schuster Audio
Biography & Memoir

John Lewis has been described as a quiet revolutionary and the conscience of Congress. This sums up the two halves of this biography, which covers his early years as a frontline civil rights campaigner and his later years as a driving force on Capitol Hill. Narrator David Sadzin offers a solid and engaging narration. He carries listeners along through detailed descriptions of... Read More

KAREEM BETWEEN

KAREEM BETWEEN

by Shifa Saltagi Safadi | Read by Peter Romano

Listening Library
Children

Narrator Peter Romano's soft voice is at an appropriate volume for Syrian American Kareem, a middle child who feels unseen at home and at school. Kareem's deep feelings are revealed through the verses delivered by Romano. He narrates attentively with careful attention to the football idioms and metaphors that depict Kareem's passion. Romano's ability to shift between Syrian... Read More

THE LIFE IMPOSSIBLE

THE LIFE IMPOSSIBLE

by Matt Haig | Read by Joanna Lumley, Jordan Stephens

Penguin Audio
Fiction

While listening to this audiobook, one must believe the impossible is possible--maybe even probable. The otherworldly story begins with an email from a despondent college student, Morris, to his former math teacher, Grace. Jordan Stephens narrates the gloomy email, and listeners feel his pain. Grace responds by telling her amazing story of how she, at age 72, found new energy... Read More

THE MISTLETOE MYSTERY

THE MISTLETOE MYSTERY Molly the Maid, Book 3

by Nita Prose | Read by Lauren Ambrose

Penguin Audio
Mystery & Suspense

Narrator Lauren Ambrose is back for the latest Molly the Maid installment, and her crisp diction and emphatic tones are perfect for the neurodivergent title character. Molly and her boyfriend, Juan, are intent on making Christmas festive in this heartwarming story. Instead of solving a murder this time, Molly is trying her best to decipher the secretive behaviors of everyone... Read More

RULES FOR GHOSTING

RULES FOR GHOSTING

by Shelly Jay Shore | Read by Petey Gibson, Shelly Jay Shore

Random House Audio
Fiction

Petey Gibson gives an exuberant and emotional performance of this charming queer love story about ghosts, grieving, and big family messes. Ezra has been able to see ghosts since his grandfather died when he was a kid, and he wants nothing to do with his family's Jewish funeral home. But when his mom announces she's leaving his dad for the rabbi's wife, he reluctantly agrees to... Read More

TWENTY-FOUR SECONDS FROM NOW

TWENTY-FOUR SECONDS FROM NOW A LOVE Story

by Jason Reynolds | Read by Guy Lockard

Simon & Schuster Audio
Young Adult

Guy Lockard narrates this fresh and funny novel from Jason Reynolds. Told from the perspective of 17-year-old Neon, the novel moves backward over Neon's past 24 months. As he prepares to celebrate his anniversary with his girlfriend, Aria, he reflects on everything that has happened since they first met. From work to school to family, Neon's life is average but warm and loving.... Read More

THE VILLAGE LIBRARY DEMON-HUNTING SOCIETY

THE VILLAGE LIBRARY DEMON-HUNTING SOCIETY

by C. M. Waggoner | Read by Cindy Piller

Random House Audio
Fantasy

Narrator Cindy Piller is an ideal match for voicing Sherry Pinkwhistle, a Miss Marple-esque amateur sleuth who always solves the case--much to the chagrin of the local sheriff. This cozy mystery has everything listeners expect: a charming small-town setting, a cast of quirky characters, an endearing pet, and, of course, a murder or two . . . or sixteen. About three hours in,... Read More

WE SOLVE MURDERS

WE SOLVE MURDERS We Solve Murders, Book 1

Earphones Award Winner

by Richard Osman | Read by Nicola Walker

Penguin Audio
Mystery & Suspense

British actress Nicola Walker's subdued tone, unhurried cadence, and restrained use of accents perfectly suits the characters and situations in Richard Osman's newest mystery. The story revolves around jet-setting bodyguard Amy Wheeler and her widowed father-in-law, Steve, a former London cop she's close with. Also featured is Amy's current client, the fabulously wealthy... Read More

WE'RE ALONE

WE'RE ALONE Essays

by Edwidge Danticat | Read by Edwidge Danticat

Recorded Books
Contemporary Culture

Edwidge Danticat has a fine sense of language. This audiobook of essays testifies to a close reader and observer of human affairs. The famed Haitian American novelist, memoirist, and children's author is clearly a practiced narrator, and her delivery of the various French passages is musical. The essay topics range from the horrors of racism, the toll of hurricanes, and the... Read More

WHAT I ATE IN ONE YEAR

WHAT I ATE IN ONE YEAR (and related thoughts)

Earphones Award Winner

by Stanley Tucci | Read by Stanley Tucci

Simon & Schuster Audio
Biography & Memoir

Soon Stanley Tucci may be as famous as a food writer as he is as an actor. A nuanced narrator who plays with tone and tempo like a jazz musician, he knows how to be ironic, self-effacing, witty, and charming, yet his performance is most satisfying because of his restraint. Often he describes a dish as simply "delicious" rather than extolling its virtues. Happily, this candid... Read More

WHEN THE WORLD TIPS OVER

WHEN THE WORLD TIPS OVER

Earphones Award Winner

by Jandy Nelson | Read by Michael Crouch, Alex McKenna, Briggon Snow, Caitlin Kinnunen, Julia Whelan

Listening Library
Young Adult

This performance by a five-narrator cast is truly special. The Fall children harness unique powers. Wynton can warm a room, Miles can hear dogs, and Dizzy sees spirits. When a magical rainbow-haired girl they have all seen once in their lives returns, she reveals her connection with the family, thus beginning a whirlwind of secrets that will either break the family apart or... Read More

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