Midwest Bookish Fest 2026

Together We Rot

By: Skyla Arndt
Narrated by: Michael Crouch & Jesse Vilinsky
Length: 8 hours 41 minutes

A teen girl looking for the truth about her missing mother forms a reluctant alliance with her former best friend...in exchange for hiding him from his cult-leading family.

“All hail the new queen of YA horrormance! Arndt’s unputdownable debut crackles with wit and seethes with terrors just beneath the surface. Equal parts tender and grisly,... Read more about Together We Rot

Ready or Not

A Novel

By: Cara Bastone
Narrated by: Alex Finke
Length: 10 hours 50 minutes

“What a gem! The narration of this story makes it a 5/5 stars. It has everything you want in a romance- humor, tender moments and more. Read more

Promise Me Sunshine

A Novel

By: Cara Bastone
Narrated by: Alex Finke
Length: 11 hours 10 minutes

“Grief is a tough journey and Lenny is smack dab in the middle of it. Quiet and mysterious Miles slowly and patiently helps her see that there is life after loss. I loved their story. If only we all had a Miles to help us get through life’s most difficult heartache. Read more

All the Stars and Teeth

All the Stars and Teeth Duology: Book #1

By: Adalyn Grace
Narrated by: Shayna Small
Length: 12 hours 24 minutes

“Fierce and unrelenting…Do yourself a favor and get lost in this beautiful book!” — Tomi Adeyemi, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Children of Blood and Bone

"Narrator Shayna Small delivers a versatile performance in this young adult fantasy filled with mermaids and magic." -- AudioFile Magazine

Set in a kingdom where danger lurks beneath... Read more about All the Stars and Teeth

Hot Girl Murder Club

A Novel

By: Ashley Winstead
Narrated by: Brittany Pressley
Length: TBA

From national bestselling author Ashley Winstead comes a buzzy, bloody new thriller about success, sisterhood, and demanding justice…by any means necessary.

What’s a girl got to do to get some fame, a few million record sales, and justice for murder?

Ten years ago, aspiring singer-actress Scout Sage lost the only thing that mattered: her sister,... Read more about Hot Girl Murder Club

All the Tides of Fate

All the Stars and Teeth Duology: Book #2

By: Adalyn Grace
Narrated by: Natalie Naudus
Length: 10 hours 33 minutes

The thrilling sequel to instant New York Times bestseller All the Stars and Teeth, called “captivating” by Tomi Adeyemi, “Vicious and alluring” by Hafsah Faizal, and “phenomenal” by Adrienne Young. Now author Adalyn Grace is back with more high seas adventure in All the Tides of Fate, this electrifying fantasy, perfect for fans of Stephanie... Read more about All the Tides of Fate

Just a Heartbeat Away

Forever Yours: Book #1

By: Cara Bastone
Narrated by: Patrick Zeller
Length: 10 hours 9 minutes

Some people change your life

Others change your heartNewly widowed dad Sebastian Dorner was unraveling at the edges—until his son’s teacher, Via DeRosa, threw him a lifeline. Now, two years later, they reconnect at Matty’s new school, and an inconvenient but unmistakable jolt of attraction crackles between them. But why does the first person to... Read more about Just a Heartbeat Away

Can't Help Falling

Forever Yours: Book #2

By: Cara Bastone
Narrated by: Wayne Mitchell
Length: 11 hours 3 minutes

The more you resist,

the deeper you’ll fall

Serafine St. Romain doesn’t need her psychic powers to know she’s no longer in Tyler Leshuski’s good graces. True, she did tear him to pieces when he asked her out, accusing him of being shallow and selfish. Despite the energy crackling between them, the gorgeous sports writer is a no-strings, no-kids... Read more about Can't Help Falling

Flirting with Forever

Forever Yours: Book #3

By: Cara Bastone
Narrated by: Susannah Jones
Length: 10 hours 59 minutes

Sometimes you get a second chance at a first impression

Mary Trace is bright, bubbly and back in the dating pool in her midthirties. All of her closest friends are in love, and she refuses to miss out on romance. So when a regular customer at her trendy Brooklyn boutique wants to set Mary up on a blind date with her son, she gives a hesitant yes.... Read more about Flirting with Forever

Fool Me Once

By: Ashley Winstead
Narrated by: Ann Marie Gideon
Length: 10 hours 42 minutes

 “A simmering slow burn bursting with banter… This is a romance for anyone who’s ever felt too messy to be loved.”

—ROSIE DANAN, author of The Roommate

In this fierce and funny battle of the exes, Ashley Winstead's Fool Me Once explores the chaos of wanting something you used to have.

Lee Stone is a twenty-first-century woman:... Read more about Fool Me Once

The Boyfriend Candidate

By: Ashley Winstead
Narrated by: Ann Marie Gideon
Length: 10 hours 52 minutes

“THE BOYFRIEND CANDIDATE is a total freaking delight. It’s smart, sexy, funny and so sharply written.”
—CARLEY FORTUNE, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Meet Me at the Lake

A laugh-out-loud rom-com about learning to embrace living outside your comfort zone.

As a shy school librarian, Alexis Stone is comfortable keeping out of the... Read more about The Boyfriend Candidate

You Shouldn't Be Here

A Novel

By: Lauren Thoman
Narrated by: Christina Ho
Length: 11 hours 37 minutes

Two strangers search for the truth behind bizarre occurrences no one else dares to discuss—only to discover that they’re connected by secrets that could destroy them both. A thrilling and twisty novel by the acclaimed author of the Mindy’s Book Studio pick I’ll Stop the World.When sixteen-year-old Angie Stewart starts hearing a mysterious voice... Read more about You Shouldn't Be Here

Belladonna

By: Adalyn Grace
Narrated by: Kristin Atherton
Length: 13 hours 14 minutes

“Wonderfully dark and atmospheric young adult novel. Read more

Foxglove

By: Adalyn Grace
Narrated by: Kristin Atherton
Length: 13 hours 55 minutes

An instant #1 New York Times bestseller! Foxglove is the captivating sequel to the Gothic-infused Belladonna, in which Signa and Death face a supernatural foe determined to tear them apart.

A duke has been murdered. The lord of Thorn Grove has been framed. And Fate, the elusive brother of Death, has taken up residence in a sumptuous palace... Read more about Foxglove

Wisteria

By: Adalyn Grace
Narrated by: Kristin Atherton
Length: 11 hours 55 minutes

#1 New York Times bestselling author Adalyn Grace delivers a sensational conclusion to the deathly and decadent Belladonna trilogy, with dramatic twists and a seductive new romance that will set readers' hearts ablaze.

Blythe Hawthorne has never let anyone tell her what to do—not society, not her overprotective father, and... Read more about Wisteria

Holly: A Belladonna Novella

Belladonna

By: Adalyn Grace
Narrated by: Kristin Atherton
Length: 4 hours 49 minutes

A mysterious and magical holiday novella set in the romantic, Gothic-infused world of Belladonna, from #1 New York Times bestselling author Adalyn Grace. Features a special endpaper design, a printed case cover, interior art, and will be printed in a festive colored ink!

Something strange is happening at Wisteria Gardens, the... Read more about Holly: A Belladonna Novella

In My Dreams I Hold a Knife

A Novel

By: Ashley Winstead
Narrated by: Vanessa Johansson
Length: 10 hours 22 minutes

Six friends. One college reunion. One unsolved murder.



Ten years after graduation, Jessica Miller has planned her triumphant return to her southern, elite Duquette University, down to the envious whispers that are sure to follow in her wake. Everyone is going to see the girl she wants them to see—confident, beautiful, indifferent. Not the girl... Read more about In My Dreams I Hold a Knife

The Future Saints

A Novel

By: Ashley Winstead
Narrated by: Ali Andre Ali, Brittany Pressley, Vikas Adam & Tyla Collier
Length: 11 hours 11 minutes

“Who knew a book about a bratty, party animal band could be so wholesome? The slow burn to loving each individual character is intensely intimate and wonderfully done; each overflowing with grief and loss as they navigate the world within the music industry. Read more

I'll Stop the World

A Novel

By: Lauren Thoman
Narrated by: Michael Crouch, Natasha Tina Liu, Alaska Jackson, Brian Holden, Mark Sanderlin, Sarah Naughton, Scott Merriman, Marcus Stewart & David de Vries
Length: 12 hours 28 minutes

“Lauren Thoman’s I’ll Stop the World is a whip-smart mystery with a vibrant cast of characters that gives off great eighties vibes. I was absolutely dazzled by this unputdownable genre-bending novel that’s equal parts coming-of-age suspense and emotional tale of forgiveness and second chances.” —Mindy KalingThe end and the beginning become one... Read more about I'll Stop the World

The Last Housewife

A Novel

By: Ashley Winstead
Narrated by: Alexis Van Aiken
Length: 12 hours 11 minutes

From the author of the acclaimed In My Dreams I Hold a Knife comes a pitch-black thriller about a woman determined to destroy a powerful cult and avenge the deaths of the women taken in by it, no matter the cost.While in college in upstate New York, Shay Evans and her best friends met a captivating man who seduced them with a web of lies about... Read more about The Last Housewife