New Reviews by Title: K-O

Ami Okumura Jones narrates this quiet character-driven family drama about three mixed-race British Japanese sisters. Rei, the oldest, works in corporate finance in London, while middle sister Kiki is a single mother working in a retirement home in Tokyo. Youngest sister Ai is a rising J-pop idol caught in a national scandal. Ai's troubles bring the sisters back to their seaside... Read More

Zola seems equally focused on all forms of corruption in Second Empire France--financial, political, and sexual. So it's fitting that narrator Leighton Pugh applies a high level of emotional intensity to this tawdry drama. The novel ranges from near incestuous lovemaking in a literal hothouse to the intricate details of women's gowns, styles of architecture, and real estate... Read More

Nia Serge and Jason Clarke perform this beautiful contemporary romance featuring a billionaire. Vuk has always avoided social events as much as possible and seldom chooses to talk due to a past traumatic experience. Ayana is his one exception and his forever obsession. However, she's off-limits since she's engaged to his best friend. But now, he may be willing to risk it all.... Read More

Many listeners will remember Malcolm Hillgartner's fine narration of Scott Anderson's compelling, much-admired LAWRENCE IN ARABIA. Here again, Hillgartner's frank, unbiased tone is a fitting complement to Anderson's scrupulous reporting of a history heavily encrusted with bias, controversy, and lingering grievances. America's long support of Iran's repressive Shah, its... Read More

Golden Voice Hillary Huber masterfully delivers two very different stories that dramatically collide: a tragic family saga unfolding around the U.S. troop withdrawal from Afghanistan and a fast-paced thriller set in Arizona. In this fourth series entry, Frankie Elkin searches for a missing Afghan immigrant woman, quickly discovering that no one is truly who they seem. New... Read More

Samantha Hydeson delivers an immersive performance of this fantasy-romance. In the land of Traum, shrouded diviners like Sybil are revered for their ability to divine visions from the Omens. When her fellow diviners begin to go missing, Sybil embarks on a quest to find them, accompanied by Sir Rodrick and a grumbling gargoyle. Rodrick's heretical beliefs may save Sybil as she... Read More

Kristin Atherton shows off her vocal versatility throughout the second installment of the adventures of Lady Augusta Colebrook and her twin, Julia. Both are avid amateur detectives who hide behind the facade of being "old maids." Together, they seek justice for women who are mistreated by their husbands, brothers, or fathers, including Lady Hester, who has been brutalized and... Read More

Sophie Amoss's gripping narration propels listeners through Alice Springer's memories. As the 19-year-old waits in an 1886 Dodge City jail cell, her hanging imminent, the abusive husband she admits she killed reappears to add further torment. Amoss's Southern accent reflects Alice's Kentucky birthplace, but rather than sounding gentle, her voice has a bitter tone. Amoss's... Read More

With genuine emotion, Jennifer Riker narrates this story about the demise of a romance. Sydney meets Victor, a wealthy older gentleman who is used to getting his way. He wants Sydney, and from the beginning is overbearing yet charming enough to make it happen. When they decide to marry, a controversial prenuptial agreement involving an Italian villa causes a bitter rift. So... Read More

Carlotta Brentan narrates Giulia Caminito's English-language debut, giving its main character, Gaia, two believable voices. Set in Italy in the 1990s, this novel recounts the struggles of the Colombo family, who seek to rise out of poverty and find their place in a judgmental society. Brentan takes listeners into teenage Gaia's mind, emphasizing her frustration and... Read More

Jorjeana Marie beautifully narrates the story of 17-year-old Arizona, a puzzle-solving loner who is still reeling from her father's recent death. When her mother is kidnapped by members of a mysterious organization while they're traveling, Arizona is forced to solve progressive cyphers and other puzzles that may solve an ancient mystery. Marie is outstanding at portraying... Read More

Jilly Bond paints a charming portrait of Eugénie de Montijo, the last empress of France. The Spanish-born aristocrat married to Emperor Napoleon III was a woman ahead of her time. The Napoleonic Code defined women as little more than chattel. They were uneducated, taught only to be good wives and unable to do or think for themselves. Bond's narration portrays a fierce advocate... Read More

Narrator Timothy Andrés Pabon, a gifted storyteller, is an excellent choice for this sweeping retrospective of the counterculture movement of the 1950s-1960s and what made it so influential. Pabon deftly manages long lists of names, deep scholarship, and stories of bohemian life. McNally's scholarship shines with Pabon's voice. Pabon shares what could have been dry research in... Read More

This audiobook was inspired by the forbidden love of the authors' grandparents in early-twentieth-century Korea amid its colonization by Japan. Their story, told in alternating chapters, combines history, folklore, romance, and magic. Julia Riew delivers the chapters of Eunji, a Korean girl who is trapped in her wealthy life. Joshua Hyunho Lee portrays Seung, who is trapped by... Read More

Thérèse Plummer and Saskia Maarleveld, both outstanding storytellers, portray Laura and Helaine, two characters who span decades during and after WWII. Years after her traumatic experience volunteering for the Red Cross in Nazi Germany, Laura discovers half of an engraved necklace in England. Recognizing that the necklace is connected to her friend Franny, who mysteriously died... Read More

Full of delights and narrated with extraordinary charm, this audiobook invites listeners to take a break from their smartphones and open their senses to the serendipity and randomness of life. The man-about-town British author has been hosting recurring no-phones dinners in London, where guests from all walks of life are encouraged to be present and curious about the... Read More

Magical creatures abound in this audiobook. Tiny flying dragons, a giant golem who gardens, and two young humans--Nyssa, a librarian, and Roan, a wandering adventurer--try to bring the Misty Mountain Library back to life before the Tales and Tomes Festival begins. Narrator Jess Moran portrays Nyssa as a bright, bubbly young woman who is in love with books and the characters... Read More

Narrator Adelaide Fernport performs this opposites-attract contemporary romance. When Sadie Fox agrees to return to her small town to care for her father's pumpkin patch, she makes a deal with the universe: She'll grow a huge pumpkin and win the Indiana State Fair's blue ribbon, and all will be well with her father again. However, some wild hogs ruin her entire patch. Then, she... Read More

Narrator Sorcha Groundsell brings to life 11-year-old Gwen MacKinnon, who is sent to spend several weeks with her Great-Uncle Matthew, sparing her a stay with her inattentive dad. There, she's delighted to make friends with his dog, Pumpkin, who accompanies her to the town library. Groundsell's tone imbues this story with intrigue, also fostering listener interest with her... Read More

After a decade away, Brent Walker returns to his Southern hometown and an impressive new job in the legal department of its major employer, a huge paper manufacturer. Scott Brick describes Brent's growing concern as labor contract negotiations approach and he discovers some details that don't add up. Brent leans on his old family friendship with one of the labor leaders and his... Read More

Erin Bennett's complex narration of this historical audiobook wraps listeners in a web of mystery. In early 1942, June Hudson manages the luxurious Avallon Hotel with calm certainty of her place in the world. When the State Department commandeers the West Virginia hotel to house Axis diplomats in the wake of Pearl Harbor, June realizes that nothing will ever be the same again.... Read More

Golden Voice narrator Kimberly Farr reflects the shimmering light of Mary Oliver's poetry and amplifies the meaning in her appealing prose. Farr simply gets Oliver's nuance and grace and sound; as narrator, she has a gift for pace and knows just how to intensify and heighten the language. This extraordinary collection of two volumes of poems and a third of prose shows the... Read More

Author Varian Johnson delivers his story of a little boy who is shouldering big responsibilities. Elijah's looking forward to spending time with his father on the weekend, but with a new baby in the family, Daddy needs to work--and Elijah needs to be a "little big man" at home. Johnson leans into the onomatopoeia and repetition that underscore the challenges of helping Mama and... Read More

Author Drew Daywalt delivers his comedic picture book with the exasperation of its unseen narrator, who must deal with Freddie, a dog who has unusual habits of dressing. In a series of vignettes, Daywalt voices the growing frustration of a human who responds to Freddie Two Pants, a canine who more than lives up to his name. Because of Daywalt's expressive talents, listeners... Read More

Kate DiCamillo's third installment in the Norendy Tales soars with a controlled narration by a very proper-sounding Allan Corduner. A childless shoemaker and his wife are surprised when a tiny child appears one day in a boot in his shop. He names her Evangeline. Corduner gracefully captures the tension that grows between the husband and wife as they focus on the child's... Read More

Narrator Andi Arndt transports listeners to Lake Tahoe as Lexi Clark returns home after years away. Lexi joins her stepsister, Ashley, and former classmate, Heath, who've been tasked with delivering envelopes to people who were wronged by Lexi's late mother, from whom she was estranged. A free spirit, Ashley is the more joyful of the sisters, while Lexi is more cautious. Arndt... Read More

Kyla Garcia takes listeners to rural Oklahoma with this slow-burn contemporary romance written by and featuring Native Americans. After an ill-advised magazine cover causes backlash and claims of cultural appropriation, pop superstar Avery Fox goes to her mother's hometown, where she hopes to learn about her heritage. Ranch worker Lucas Iron Eyes agrees to help her. As the two... Read More

Imogen Church and John Hartley perform this warm romantasy. Sloane MacGregor, whose family is hexed, once swore she'd never return home to the town of Briarhaven, Scotland. But on her twenty-fifth birthday, she'll come into her powers, and her grandmother has one request: Break the hex. Mayor Knox Douglas, who's been working hard to keep the town's magical folks safe, doesn't... Read More

Narrator Dion Graham and biographer Eig set the record straight on the triumphant and ultimately tragic life story of Lou Gehrig, one of the best first basemen and consistent hitters in baseball history. But the "Iron Horse," as sportswriters dubbed him because of his consecutive game streak, had his career cut short when he was diagnosed with ALS in 1939 and forced into... Read More

Mara Wilson strikes a serious tone as this existential horror audiobook becomes gradually more absurd. Vera is a passionate statistics and probability professor and soon-to-be-author. But a global catastrophe, termed a Low Probability Event, leads to the sudden deaths of millions, including her own mother, under astronomically improbable odds. Years later, agent Special Agent... Read More

For a fun, witchy listen, you can't go wrong with Aubrey Plaza, who hams it up in a quirky narration. Luna has always wanted to be a witch like her grandma in Puerto Rico. When she finds a real witch's house, she gets the curmudgeonly witch, Pheenie, to teach her all she knows. But first, Luna needs to help get the house ready for a Halloween party. Plaza doesn't disappoint.... Read More

This debut novel based on the author's German immigrant heritage takes listeners back to Pittsburgh as the country faces involvement in WWI and the devastating Spanish flu. Narrator Heidi Housh brings personalities to life, distinguishing individuals in the large cast. Madga is frustrated when she's forced to leave school before her senior year to care for her baby brother and... Read More

Edoardo Ballerini narrates this tale of two kingdoms that were set to enforce an arranged marriage in order to save the princess's kingdom. But right before the wedding, the princess fell in love with a lowly scribe. Anatole, once a prestigious magician, was ordered to create a potion to make the princess acquiesce to the arrogant prince. But Anatole felt fatherly towards the... Read More

Author/narrator Stephen Grant goes from a lucrative marketing job to being unemployed with cancer during Covid. Listeners join him as he moves back to Virginia and begins working as a rural mail carrier. He describes his joy at landing a job with health insurance, his in-depth training, the complexities of mail sorting, and various unique co-workers. Once he begins delivering... Read More

The title suggests the quintessential summer listen, and it doesn't disappoint. Jaime Lamchick delivers a strong performance of this audiobook, confidently telling the story of Nicola, Juliana, David, and Taylor. She captures nuances in conversations well, and the way she uses shifts in tone to add personality is quite effective. Inspired by the Fitzgerald classic THE GREAT... Read More

Marisa Calin narrates this fraught tale of shipwreck, marriage, and survival. Maurice and Marilyn quit their jobs and embark on sailing the ocean without an engine or radio. They see it as the experience of a lifetime. When a whale sinks their boat and leaves them adrift on a raft in the Pacific, the two struggle for four months to stay alive and maintain their sanity. Calin... Read More

This audiobook tells a fascinating multifaceted story about life in Shanghai from the 1920s to the 1940s. Christine Lin narrates this vivid and immersive account of a Chinese orphan girl who, through a series of amazing circumstances, becomes the protégé of a Russian Jewish master jeweler. Anyu Zhang, the protégé, possesses phenomenal talent and achieves acclaim. Lin gives Anyu... Read More

Tlingit narrator Erin Tripp brings an authentic voice to Mary Annette Pember's investigation of the legacy of Indian boarding schools in the U.S. and Canada. Pember's mother, Bernice, attended a government-run and Catholic-operated school in Wisconsin in the 1930s, where she was starved, abused, and worked to the bone while being unable to practice her Ojibwe customs or speak... Read More

Brittany Bradford tenderly narrates this speculative meditation on grief and family connections. Twins Olivia and Ayanna grow up physically together but ideologically separate. Olivia is raised by their staunchly Catholic mother, and Ayanna by their father, who worships a mysterious blue door--one of several that spontaneously appeared throughout the world decades before.... Read More

Channie Waites delivers a committed narration of this queer fantastical thriller about memory and legacy. Key, one of the most celebrated memory hunters of her time, is able to dive back into history to pull out relevant stories for the Museum of Human Memory. Vale serves as Key's guardian, protecting her from black market hunters. When Key dives too far back, she uncovers a... Read More

This powerful audiobook history of the closing months of the Civil War is fascinating and compelling. However, its narration by author Scott Ellsworth proves stiff, and several beats too slow. The listener will be riveted by Ellsworth's descriptions of the brutal battles that finally crushed Lee's army, Sherman's calculated ravaging of the Confederate heartland, and the... Read More

Simply perfect! No detail is missing from an enchanting picture-book adaptation that needs no images. An orchestral score is seamlessly layered with the sounds of nocturnal creatures and the frightened murmured voices of Garden Glen residents who are scurrying to light lanterns to keep the darkness at bay. Narrator Elizabeth Knowelden's prim English accent perfectly suits... Read More

Author Pria Anand narrates her thought-provoking examination of the wonders and vulnerabilities of the human brain. In the process she blends memoir, history, folklore, and medical facts. Anand lacks the vocal resonance and nuances of a voice-over professional, but she speaks clearly and with conviction. Her narration is both accessible and relatable. Listeners will learn a... Read More

Marnye Young reprises her portrayal of former Army investigator Rachel Hatch in this 13th installment of the popular series. Now Hatch's only assignment is her own promise to deliver a message on behalf of a trusted associate, but, in doing so, she stumbles into chaos in tiny Riverton, Texas. Young depicts Hatch's cool capability as she unravels the surprising scheme that... Read More

Delivering these essays with a sense of urgency and passion, narrator Karen Chilton is excellent in this powerful audiobook. It opens with the essay "That Day in January," about the January 6th insurrection, and what follows is a perfect mix of history lessons, personal stories, and social commentary. No topic is off-limits as author Jeffers shares vulnerable stories and... Read More

Elaine Castillo performs her novel featuring a millennial woman living in Las Vegas with her extended family who is trying to get by after losing everything in the 2008 financial crisis. She spends her days wading through the worst humanity has to offer at her job as a moderator for a major social media company. When she accepts a promotion to work in her company's new virtual... Read More

Narrator David Timson, renowned for his narration of the Sherlock Homes canon, performs this slowly unfolding tale of murder and deception written by a pioneer of detective stories in 1868. After the murder of two men and the injury of a third, sharp-eyed police detective Monsieur Lecoq follows clues through the streets of Paris. For the narrative Timson adopts a flat accent,... Read More

Narrator Eva Kaminsky creates a youthful voice for 12-year-old Maisie, whose mysterious text messages on her phone lead her to discover that she's a moonleaper. As one of these special kinds of time travelers, she's tasked with helping her dying Great-Aunt Hazel to change the future by changing the past. Maisie is uneasy at first as she tries to understand what is going on, all... Read More

William DeMeritt's commanding performance is the perfect complement to Kevin Sack's tenth anniversary tribute to the 9 slaughtered members of Charleston's Mother Emanuel AME Church. This work is also a tribute to the rich and inspiring story of the Black church in America--a story laden with hope and hardship. Sack focuses mainly on the African Methodist Episcopal Church (AME),... Read More

Nicholas Boulton's dignified English voice sets the stage for this novel about several mental hospital outpatients who are experiencing various aspects of life in London in the period from WWII to the 1980s. Golden Voice Boulton's narration is descriptive and employs various emotions when needed, such as gravitas for the bombings of London in the 1940s. The relationships among... Read More

When book conservator Tory Van Dyne comes face-to-face with the ghost of Agatha Christie, hilarity and hijinks make this audiobook a must-listen. Because the afterlife is too dull for the Queen of Crime, Christie is given special dispensation to return to Earth to solve a murder. From the Christie Room of the Mystery Guild Library, Christie; Tory; Tory's actress cousin, Nic;... Read More

Debra Michaels's lively performance takes full advantage of the descriptive scenes and energetic dialogue in this first novel from playwright Mel Pennant. Miss Hortense, who immigrated to the UK from Jamaica in 1960, was the backbone of her suburban Birmingham neighborhood. She even ran the Pardner, a money-raising and savings club that allowed members to accumulate modest... Read More

Kimberly Farr delivers a pitch-perfect performance in this cozy mystery featuring widowed Mrs. Muriel Blossom. Just when she needs a fresh start, Muriel finds a winning lottery ticket and sets off for a Seine River cruise. On her way to Paris she meets the gentlemanly Allan. With his help, she is upgraded to business class and receives a sleep aid, which causes her to miss her... Read More

What makes a killer kill--nature or nurture? Could it be something else entirely? Narrator Patty Nieman guides listeners through this expansive exploration of one theory behind the rise of the American serial killer in the 1970s-80s. The author, herself raised in Washington State during this time period, methodically builds the case that the proliferation of American serial... Read More

An interactive cast narrates this interview-style audiobook about a rock band headed by the ex-girlfriend of the Antichrist. To save the world, the band must defeat the Antichrist's new group in a battle-of-the-bands competition. Lisa Flanagan voices lead singer Lily Lawless with tenacity and poise. Flanagan's harsh, beautiful singing voice for the band's apocalypse-preventing... Read More

Hazar Elbayya narrates her picture book, bringing alive the emotions of a powerful story that speaks of war, hope, community, and resilience. In the opening, Elbayya expresses the tenderness between young Salaam and her grandfather, who teaches her the specialness of olive trees: their deep roots in the land and their ability to connect everyone. Elbayya's neutral tone reflects... Read More

Clearly, care and effort have gone into this audio production. Claire Warrillow's voice is lovely, and intervals of effectively spooky music add atmosphere. Warrillow voices Agatha Dorn, a solitary, resentful, gin-soaked, lesbian grammar snob and crank who might have been fun to watch on TV but is far less appealing as an unpleasant first-person voice in your head. Agatha is... Read More

Isabella Star LaBlanc skillfully narrates this YA audiobook set in prehistoric Spain. From the time of her birth, Nahia has been expected to lead the Sea People. But when invaders threaten their hunter-gatherer way of life, she challenges the Headwoman, her mother, to move their people inland for safety. Nahia is punished for her audacity: stripped of her rank; apprenticed to... Read More

Any listener who was ever more than a casual fan of the band R.E.M. will find much of interest along with a good dose of nostalgia in this detailed history of the group. Mike Chamberlain provides a straightforward, steady, and clear narration with a bit of an edge, appropriate for a biography of a rock band. Notably, author Carlin doesn't include any firsthand interviews with... Read More

John Sackville's academic-sounding British accent does quite well in narrating this audiobook. A scholar of the national socialist period in Germany, Rees draws many parallels between how Hitler came to power and present-day politics in the West. However, while he decries the "us versus them" dichotomy--the propensity for humans to act in tribes--he seems to find it difficult... Read More

Former child actor Mara Wilson (MRS. DOUBTFIRE) narrates this sapphic romance in which young actor Katrina Kelly hopes that coming out will jump-start her career and help her land adult roles. Dating the hot, butch manager of a bookstore starts off as a mere publicity stunt, but when she falls in love and realizes she hates the project she's auditioning for, she begins to... Read More

In Arya's latest romantic thriller, narrator Samantha Leatherwood takes on the role of Brooke Montgomery, a young woman struggling on her own who is about to marry attractive surgeon Noah Wimberly. Brooke embraces the idea of marriage but becomes uneasy when she hears that Noah's previous wife, who eerily resembled her, died under mysterious circumstances. Leatherwood portrays... Read More

This audiobook excels by blending the tension of a psychological thriller with the structure of a crime novel. This ideal pairing allows narrator Ina Barron to showcase her full vocal range to bring every character to life. At its center are Harry Kugel, the infamous PDQ Killer, who disappeared 15 years ago after committing a string of unsolved murders, and Flynn Martin, a... Read More

Journalist Ronan Farrow narrates his exploration of a socialite who was once Miss Arizona who is linked to attempted murder, jewel thieves, and accusations against a U.S. president. Ronan Farrow began investigating Cece Doane's credibility in regard to a series of messages she posted on social media, vetting her as a source for an article. What he discovered was a woman accused... Read More

Narrator Alex McKenna shines as Jet Mason is this high-stakes audiobook, author Holly Jackson's first adult suspense novel. After suffering a terrifying attack, Jet is told she has a fatal brain aneurysm and has a week to live. Instead of undergoing risky surgery, she decides to use the time to solve the attempt on her life. McKenna excels as Jet, capturing her determination,... Read More

Jonathan Keeble's calm baritone adds just the right period touches to this seemingly simple mystery. In the small Dorsetshire village of Anneypenny, David Sewell witnesses the agonizing death of his friend. The local doctor claims the cause of death was gastric ulcers. David doesn't believe his diagnosis and slowly builds a case to prove otherwise. Keeble subtly introduces a... Read More

This slow-burn novel features two brilliant Harvard undergraduates who are caught up in the intoxicating allure of start-up culture when their biotech brainchild promises to change the world. Zoe, portrayed by Helen Laser, is born into an elite family and destined for greatness. Laser's boldly confident tone is perfect for the sharp, privileged young woman who is studying the... Read More

Who writer Joan Didion was has never been clearer than in her attempt to trace the emotional cosmos of her deeply troubled adopted daughter, Quintana. Built from a set of notes left on her desk, this posthumous work lends itself particularly well to narrator Julianne Moore's delicate twang. Whereas much of Didion's oeuvre is identifiable for its razor-sharp economy of language,... Read More

Narrator Clare Corbett brings struggling author Jane Hepburn to life as she attends a crime fiction festival in northern England. When Jane's covert plan to promote her own books results in her finding the murdered body of her much-reviled agent, she and a group of newfound friends set out to investigate. Corbett's strong characterizations create likable characters, and she... Read More

This engaging fantasy-romance audiobook features the deadly, fast-paced sport of phoenix racing. Seventeen-year-old Kel Varra is the leader of the underdogs, the Crimson Howlers. Forced to team up with her rival, Warren Coupers, Kel becomes caught in a high-stakes conspiracy involving a powerful tech mogul and her phoenix, Savita. The story mixes action, political intrigue, and... Read More

British narrator Catherine Bailey brings listeners neuroscientist Gina Rippon's exploration of the calamitous underdiagnosis of autism in girls and women. Braiding together the history of autism research, accounts of copious experiments, and the voices of autistic girls and women themselves, Rippon makes a powerful case that autism research has ignored its distinctive... Read More

This audiobook benefits from the fine narration of actor John Grasl. Abe Jacob, a Mohawk living in Miami, returns to his tribal home on the New York-Canadian border. He's a failed poet who's divorced from a polyamorous wife and suffers from a rare autoimmune disease that has no cure. He also has a snarky alter-ego named Dominick Dear Woods, who narrates this compelling debut... Read More

Jennifer Aquino and James Fouhey take turns swapping the mic in this story of crush at first sight. It begins in the school nurse's office and continues when bullheaded Pacy and anxiety-ridden Cecil find themselves working together on the planning committee for the freshman dance. In alternating chapters, Aquino and Fouhey voice each teen's first-person account of the blooming... Read More

Joe Jameson guides listeners through a dark yet hopeful fable of a boy who is reborn at a terrible cost. From the moment Willem awakens--neither fully alive nor wholly revenant--Jameson's gruff tone and English accent suggest a rugged, intimately human presence. Jameson's storytelling strikes a deft balance between eerie surrealism and heartfelt warmth, drawing listeners into... Read More

Eva Feiler gives an emotionally expressive performance of this historical novel. Listeners will feel they are witnessing history as they learn of the harrowing conditions two young Jewish women found themselves in during WWII in Nazi-occupied northern Italy. Anti-Semitic laws were in force, and military officers were rounding up Jews for deportation. Determined Esti, who is... Read More

Narrated by the versatile Will Damron, this informative audiobook explores Sam Altman's key role in developing artificial intelligence and co-founding OpenAI, the company that created ChatGPT. Like many tech visionaries, Altman was a precocious student who left college (Stanford) to create his first start-up, a location-based mobile app called Loopt. Narrator Damron keeps the... Read More

These disparate stories demonstrate Park's range, literary skill, and talent for capturing a significant moment. Narrated with guile and energy by Raymond J. Lee, "Machine City" spins the tale of an ill-fated short film and a relationship at Yale. Lee also does outstanding work with Gabrielle De Cuir as the aging director and actress in a send-up of a vintage sci-fi movie in... Read More

The author's gentle speaking voice and relaxed pacing are perfect vehicles for the wisdom and altruistic intentions of this exceptional audiobook. With fascinating research findings, moving stories, and impressive insights, the Stanford professor describes small interventions that can help people feel more worthwhile, productive, and supported by their communities. The kindness... Read More

In this "reimagined companion" to Louisa May Alcott's beloved LITTLE WOMEN, the emphasis is on the distinct voices of the three slightly less known but just as bright, energetic, and independent-minded sisters of budding writer Jo March. With a straightforward delivery, Laura Knight Keating finds the eldest, Meg, balancing motherhood (twins) with a new interest in turning her... Read More

Caitlin Kelly narrates this horror story about a race of alien plants and their impending invasion. Anastasia was forever altered at 3 years old when she went missing in the woods and encountered a cannibalistic plant. Now her mundane adult life includes working at a call center and dating her trans boyfriend, but she'll tell anyone she meets that the invasion is coming. Kelly... Read More

Samantha Summers and Connor Crais deliver a uniquely narrated romance novel. Danica, voiced by Summers, is a divorce lawyer who has been assigned a high-stakes case that could elevate her to partner. Ezra, portrayed by Crais, is the opposing counsel, who is from a powerful family firm. The two have sparred in and out of the courtroom multiple times and are struggling to keep... Read More