Haven Bookworm Buys - 2025

Tourist Season

The Seasons of Carnage Trilogy

By: Brynne Weaver
Narrated by: Samantha Brentmoor & Robert Hatchet
Length: 11 hours 56 minutes

“This is everything the ruinous series was and more! Read more

Ghosted

By: Amy Hutton
Narrated by: Sarah Fitzgerald
Length: 10 hours 57 minutes

“Going into this, I thought it would be more like a romance book. I'm pleasantly surprised that it wasn't. The mystery of this book had me in a chokehold the entire time. It was giving Supernatural vibes, but with only Dean. Read more

Inferno's Heir

The Inferno's Heir Duology, Book 1

The Inferno's Heir Duology: Book #1

By: Tiffany Wang
Narrated by: Natalie Naudus
Length: 10 hours 48 minutes

Fearing for her life, an outcast princess joins the rebellion against her kingdom and family... but when playing with fire, someone always gets burned.  Teia Carthan abandoned her morals long ago. Now, there's nothing she won't do to stay alive. So far, she has survived her parents' deaths, the ire of the Council, and innumerable attempts... Read more about Inferno's Heir

The Secret Christmas Library

A Novel

By: Jenny Colgan
Narrated by: Eilidh Beaton
Length: 10 hours 16 minutes

“The Secret Christmas Library by Jenny Colgan is the perfect holiday read for booklovers. There's a bit of a puzzle and very old books, plus a cozy romance story with a low spice level. The relationships between all the characters are so well developed. And the Scottish castle setting is to die for. If you need a read to get you in the holiday... Read more

For the Love of Women

Uprooting and Healing Misogyny in America

By: Dorothy Littell Greco
Narrated by: Nan McNamara
Length: 7 hours 45 minutes

If we hope to fight and eventually heal from misogyny, we must first be able to identify and understand it.Despite the undeniable progress for women and girls in the 20th and 21st centuries, misogyny is still alive and well in today's culture—often in ways that are more subtle and more insidious than the outright sexism of the past, and in... Read more about For the Love of Women

Remain

A Supernatural Love Story

By: Nicholas Sparks & M. Night Shyamalan
Narrated by: Ari Fliakos, Julia Whelan & Nicholas Sparks
Length: 8 hours 55 minutes

“I had high hopes when I discovered a book by Nicholas Sparks AND M Night Shymalan and man did it deliver!! Hallmark love story meets Sixth Sense. Loved it and highly recommend it!! Read more

The Everlasting

By: Alix E. Harrow
Narrated by: Moira Quirk & Sid Sagar
Length: 13 hours 41 minutes

“Every time I thought I knew what The Everlasting was about, as I listened to it, I ended up being wrong. But in the best way. Excellent narrators! This book was beautiful from beginning to end. Read more

Listen to Your Sister

A Novel

By: Neena Viel
Narrated by: Eric Lockley, Kristolyn Lloyd & Zeno Robinson
Length: 11 hours 22 minutes

“Viel’s prose drew me in from the start, balancing dread and suspense perfectly with humor. I fell in love with the Williams siblings, and the multiple POV made me love and be exasperated with each of them in turn like I was in their shoes. Read more

Rejection

Fiction

By: Tony Tulathimutte
Narrated by: Micky Shiloah, Allyson Ryan, Quincy Surasmith, Dan Bittner, André Santana, Marcha Kia, Eunice Wong & Madeleine Maby
Length: 8 hours 1 minute

“Nothing will prepare you for this book, but I will try. Rejection is a series of interconnected (and deranged) short stories. Tony Tulathimutte understands the moment and culture we are currently surviving through in a way that few can put to words. He specifically targets millennials, and as a millennial myself, it rang incredibly true, so true... Read more

Female Fantasy

By: Iman Hariri-Kia
Narrated by: Samantha Brentmoor
Length: 9 hours 42 minutes

“Bonkers, hot, and absolutely badass! This book was perfect: an ode to the genre and a wink to its readers, mixed with the tropiest, twistiest romance plot line! Everything I want in a romcom. Read more

Babel

Or the Necessity of Violence: An Arcane History of The Oxford Translators' Revolution

By: R. F. Kuang
Narrated by: Chris Lew Kum Hoi & Billie Fulford-Brown
Length: 21 hours 46 minutes

“One of the best books I've ever read. Magic in Babel is the manifestation of the meaning lost between two languages. Beware, this dark academia novel about revolution against British colonialism may also have you crying at two in the morning. Read more

The Dead Cat Tail Assassins

By: P. Djèlí Clark
Narrated by: Lynnette R. Freeman
Length: 7 hours 22 minutes

“A great read, or should I say listen. The main character and her personality were very entertaining. The story had good progression and character development. It was a fast read and obviously not an author feeling like they absolutely have to be over 300 pages for each book thankfully. The ending was enjoyable and could definitely see this as... Read more

How to Pronounce Knife

Stories

By: Souvankham Thammavongsa
Narrated by: James Tang & Kulap Vilaysack
Length: 2 hours 59 minutes

“A great collection of varied stories of Laotian immigrants in Canada. It showcases immigrant lives in their various forms. And lots of food is discussed! Just lovely. Read more

Bat Eater and Other Names for Cora Zeng

By: Kylie Lee Baker
Narrated by: Natalie Naudus
Length: 8 hours 47 minutes

“Reads like a novice detective book with gore and scares and creeps. Beautifully written, haunting images, and powerful themes, this is a must-read horror. Read more

Native Guard

Poems

By: Natasha Trethewey
Narrated by: Natasha Trethewey
Length: 53 minutes

Winner of the 2007 Pulitzer Prize for Poetry Former U.S. Poet Laureate, Natasha Trethewey’s Native Guard is a deeply personal volume that brings together two legacies of the Deep South.Through elegaic verse that honors her mother and tells of her own fraught childhood, Natasha Trethewey confronts the racial legacy of her native Deep... Read more about Native Guard

Of Floating Isles

On Growing Pains and Video Games

By: Kawika Guillermo
Narrated by: Kawika Guillermo
Length: 10 hours 2 minutes

An immersive journey into the author's lifelong attachment to video games, revealing how they shape us, shatter us, and give us the courage to start again Of Floating Isles is a captivating collection of personal essays that unpack the mystifying and often intimate roles that video games play in our lives. Interweaving memoir with cultural... Read more about Of Floating Isles

Secrets of the Purple Pearl

The Millicent Quibb School of Etiquette for Young Ladies of Mad Science

By: Kate McKinnon
Narrated by: Kate McKinnon & Emily Lynne
Length: 4 hours 42 minutes

A 2026 Audie Awards Finalist!

From Saturday Night Live legend Kate McKinnon comes the highly anticipated second book in her #1 New York Times bestselling series about mad science, three peculiar sisters, and the mysterious Millicent Quibb!
 
It’s summertime in Antiquarium and everyone has flocked to the majestic lakeside Purple... Read more about Secrets of the Purple Pearl

The Bone Thief

By: Vanessa Lillie
Narrated by: Carolina Hoyos & Vanessa Lillie
Length: 10 hours 51 minutes

“The Bone Thief should be required reading for anyone looking forward to celebrating "Thanksgiving" this year. This dark thriller of a mystery does so much heavy lifting and yet never loses the pace of the plot, which kept me on my toes the whole way through. Pulling from real events and horrific policies, this is as much about untangling the... Read more

The Book of Hope

A Survival Guide for Trying Times

Global Icons Series

By: Jane Goodall & Douglas Abrams
Narrated by: Douglas Abrams & Jane Goodall
Length: 6 hours 49 minutes

“Fascinating interview of naturalist Dr Jane Goodall by biographer Douglas Adams. I listened to the Libro.fm edition which is narrated by both. Interesting to learn how she first got interested in studying animal behavior and how the field has changed. Her research at Gombe National Park has given us an in-depth understanding of chimpanzee... Read more

The Forget-Me-Not Library

A Novel

By: Heather Webber
Narrated by: Hallie Ricardo & Stephanie Willis
Length: 11 hours 44 minutes

“The Forget-Me-Not Library by Heather Webber is an incredibly sweet romance book with multiple couples set in a magical town in Alabama. I loved that the magic was something the townspeople were aware of and just accepted, not some bringer of strife and hardship. If you're looking for a good cozy read, definitely pick this one up. Read more