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Staff picks
Audiobooks our audio curators keep pressing into customers' hands.
The Last Season of Saltmarsh
Tamsin Durand · Mystery & Thriller
“I gave away three copies.”
Six suspects, one snowed-in night and a town that wants to forget. Nobody leaves until the truth does.
Orbit of Windows
Clara Castellan · Science Fiction
“Surprising on every page.”
A sharp, humane space opera about an inheritance with strings attached, told through the eyes of a young cartographer.
The Glass Harbor
Silas Vega · Science Fiction
“Read it twice already.”
A sharp, humane space opera about an inheritance with strings attached, told through the eyes of a retired lighthouse keeper.
Song of the Slow Orchard
Daniel Gray · Fantasy
“Couldn't put it down.”
An empire of salt and iron. A rebellion of embers. And a disgraced detective caught in between.
Love, Among the Gardens
Kira Mensah · Romance
“The best thing I read all year.”
A night-shift nurse swore off love until a reluctant partnership and a town that wants to forget changed the plan. Warm, funny and full of heart.
The Lamplighter's Cellar
Callum Gray · Historical Fiction
“Read it twice already.”
Meticulously researched and beautifully told: an unlikely translator and a stranger who knows too much, against the backdrop of a vanished era.
The Hollow Seamstress
Jonas Haddad · Historical Fiction
“Couldn't put it down.”
Meticulously researched and beautifully told: a runaway bride and a map that should not exist, against the backdrop of a vanished era.
The Burning Seamstress
Ravi Calloway · Historical Fiction
“Cozy, clever, and quietly devastating.”
Meticulously researched and beautifully told: a small-town pharmacist and a town that wants to forget, against the backdrop of a vanished era.
A Short History of Tides
Nadia Brennan · Nonfiction
“I gave away three copies.”
A lively, accessible journey through the hidden systems that shape our world, from the people who spent their lives studying them.
Field Notes on Growing Up
Nadia Durand · Memoir
“Press this into a friend's hands.”
After years as a radio producer, the author walked away from everything familiar. This is the honest, funny account of what came next.
Kitchen Table Sundays
Isaac Lindqvist · Cooking
“Cozy, clever, and quietly devastating.”
Sixty tested recipes built around a short pantry list, with honest timings, make-ahead notes and stories from a working kitchen.
Wren's Big Idea
Kofi Park · Children's
“Perfect rainy-day audiobook.”
A gentle, funny read-aloud about courage, friendship and one very small adventure. Beautifully illustrated throughout.
The Season Detectives
Gideon Okoro · Children's
“The best thing I read all year.”
Bedtime has never been this fun. A warm story with a clever twist your kid will want again tomorrow.
Pip and the Salt Boat
Isaac Lindqvist · Children's
“Press this into a friend's hands.”
A gentle, funny read-aloud about courage, friendship and one very small adventure. Beautifully illustrated throughout.
Otis's Big Idea
Ayesha Ferrand · Children's
“Perfect rainy-day audiobook.”
Bedtime has never been this fun. A warm story with a clever twist your kid will want again tomorrow.
The Lantern Detectives
Clara Castellan · Children's
“Surprising on every page.”
Bedtime has never been this fun. A warm story with a clever twist your kid will want again tomorrow.
Juniper's Big Idea
Jonas Haddad · Children's
“Couldn't put it down.”
Bedtime has never been this fun. A warm story with a clever twist your kid will want again tomorrow.
Pip and the Midnight Kite
Lena Kovacs · Children's
“Press this into a friend's hands.”
Bedtime has never been this fun. A warm story with a clever twist your kid will want again tomorrow.