New in Winter 25/26

This Is Not About Us

Fiction

By: Allegra Goodman
Narrated by: Kimberly Farr
Length: 12 hours 11 minutes

“In this compelling series of related stories, Allegra Goodman brilliantly takes on family life in moments tender, troubled, torrid and traumatic. Told with humor and insight, we empathize with the Rubensteins as they take on birth, death, divorce, feuds and love in the best – and sometimes worst – ways they know how. Anyone with a family will... Read more

Good People

A Novel

By: Patmeena Sabit
Narrated by: Full Cast
Length: 10 hours 7 minutes

“A masterfully crafted family drama with the pulse and pace of a thriller at the intersection of immigrant dreams and deep-seated cultural values. A complex look at the fragile balance of assimilation, identity, and independence. Read more

Superfan

A Novel

By: Jenny Tinghui Zhang
Narrated by: Eric Yang & Katharine Chin
Length: 10 hours 21 minutes

From National Book Foundation 5 Under 35 honoree Jenny Tinghui Zhang, a novel about a pop idol and his superfan, whose stories shockingly collide

“Narrator Katharine Chin’s outstanding performance will have listeners weeping as they hear Zhang’s debut novel, based on actual events.” —Library Journal on Four Treasures of the Sky (Starred... Read more about Superfan

Brawler

Stories

By: Lauren Groff
Narrated by: Lauren Groff
Length: 6 hours 43 minutes

“Brawler is a ferocious collection of stories that homes in on power, survival, isolation, and devotion... with force! Groff delivers moments that feel primal, alive, and full of tension. Brutal in the most tender way—I can’t stop thinking about What’s the Time Mr Wolf? Read more

A Place Both Wonderful and Strange

The Extraordinary Untold History of Twin Peaks

By: Scott Meslow
Narrated by: Mark Turetsky
Length: 8 hours 57 minutes

For the first time, the complete history of David Lynch and Mark Frost’s Twin Peaks—from the landmark, original cult series that changed the course of television to its 25-years-in-the-making sequel—is told through fascinatingly detailed reporting and exclusive interviews with the show's cast and creators.

From its start, when studio... Read more about A Place Both Wonderful and Strange

The End of Romance

A Novel

By: Lily Meyer
Narrated by: Kristen Sieh
Length: 10 hours 54 minutes

"A dark valentine of a novel." --TIME Magazine

"A sly subversion and exemplar of the [romance] form." --The New York Times

A big-hearted, wise, unceasingly buoyant love story about a woman who, after escaping a bruising marriage, theorizes that happiness is possible solely with the eradication of all romance--only to find someone that could... Read more about The End of Romance

The Astral Library

A Novel

By: Kate Quinn
Narrated by: Kate Quinn & Saskia Maarleveld
Length: TBA

From New York Times bestselling author Kate Quinn comes a gorgeously written fantastical adventure which poses the question: Have you ever wished you could live inside a book? Welcome to the Astral Library, where books are not just objects, but doors to new worlds, new lives, and new futures.Alexandria “Alix” Watson has learned one lesson from... Read more about The Astral Library

Little One

A Novel

By: Olivia Muenter
Narrated by: Helen Laser
Length: 8 hours 53 minutes

This searing novel from the bestselling author of Such a Bad Influence, follows a young woman whose life is upended when a journalist uncovers her hidden past as the daughter of an insidious cult leader. From the outside, Catharine West’s childhood sounds idyllic—balmy days spent running barefoot through the gardens, plucking ripe tomatoes... Read more about Little One

Super Nintendo

The Game-Changing Company That Unlocked the Power of Play

By: Keza MacDonald
Narrated by: Keza MacDonald
Length: 8 hours 20 minutes

An exuberant, behind-the-scenes look at the designers and the company that brought us Mario, Zelda, Pokémon, and so much more

“Keza MacDonald pulls back the curtain on the Nintendo dream factory.” —Walt Williams, author of Significant Zero

What magical mushroom could have turned an unassuming playing card company into one of the dominant... Read more about Super Nintendo

American Struggle

Democracy, Dissent, and the Pursuit of a More Perfect Union: An Anthology

By: Jon Meacham
Narrated by: Fred Sanders, Jon Meacham, Steve Hendrickson, Mike Chamberlain, Robert Petkoff, January LaVoy, Kimberly Farr, Robert Fass, Jim Seybert, Aaron Goodson, JD Jackson, Tavia Gilbert, Keith Szarabajka & Full Cast
Length: 20 hours 22 minutes

The #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Soul of America unites centuries of essential American voices to understand our national debates and divisions from 1619 to the present, with his signature commentary on the consequential speeches, letters, and essays that led us to this moment.

“Jon Meacham has done it again. If there is a soul in... Read more about American Struggle

Strangers

A Memoir of Marriage

By: Belle Burden
Narrated by: Belle Burden
Length: 7 hours 3 minutes

“When half of all marriages end in divorce, why are we surprised when it happens to us? This book is a well-crafted tale of someone completely blindsided by her husband leaving her, and it was quite believable that she was surprised. She was pretty naive. What stunned me was how her husband just severed the relationship with their three... Read more

Vigil

A Novel

By: George Saunders
Narrated by: Judy Greer, Stephen Root, MacLeod Andrews, Kimberly Farr, Mark Bramhall, Barrett Leddy, Eric Jason Martin, Karissa Vacker, Sunil Malhotra, Cassandra Campbell, Kimberly M. Wetherell, Aaron Goodson, Maggi-Meg Reed & Full Cast
Length: 5 hours 32 minutes

“George Saunders is kind of obsessed with the afterlife. His brilliant novel, Lincoln in the Bardo, is sure to one day be a classic. If you loved it, you will like his new book, Vigil. A host of dearly departed souls sits and floats and marches vigil for J. K. Boone, a dying oil executive with a conscience that needs clearing. The spirit in... Read more

Discipline

A Novel

By: Larissa Pham
Narrated by: Quyen Ngo
Length: 6 hours 41 minutes

A taut, electrifying debut about a woman forced to confront unsettling truths about herself, her past, and the life she rebuilt following a ruinous affair with her former mentor, from “a writer to keep a close eye on” (The New York Times Book Review)

“Precise and spellbinding . . . That knotty relationship, as propulsive as it is maddening,... Read more about Discipline

Lost Lambs

A Novel

By: Madeline Cash
Narrated by: Christine Lakin
Length: 9 hours 3 minutes

“Fun, inventive, and wacky! Highly recommended. Read more

How to Commit a Postcolonial Murder

A Novel

By: Nina McConigley
Narrated by: Reena Dutt
Length: 5 hours 18 minutes

“Quirky and heartfelt account of two sisters who grow up mixed race in small-town America and take justice into their own hands. Read more

This Is Where the Serpent Lives

By: Daniyal Mueenuddin
Narrated by: Daniyal Mueenuddin
Length: 11 hours 58 minutes

A stunning new work from universally acclaimed Daniyal Mueenuddin, whose debut short story collection won the Story Prize and was a finalist for the Los Angeles Book Prize, the National Book Award, and the Pulitzer Prize.

NAMED A MOST ANTICIPATED BOOK OF 2026: Town & Country, Bustle, AARP, Kirkus

Moving from Pakistan’s dazzling chaotic cities... Read more about This Is Where the Serpent Lives

Homeschooled

A Memoir

By: Stefan Merrill Block
Narrated by: Stefan Merrill Block
Length: 7 hours 9 minutes

A heartbreaking and empowering debut memoir about a mother’s all-consuming love, a son’s perilous quest to discover the world beyond the front door and the unregulated homeschool system that impacts millions like him

Stefan Merrill Block was nine when his mother pulled him from school, certain that his teachers were “stifling his... Read more about Homeschooled

Kings and Pawns

Jackie Robinson and Paul Robeson in America

By: Howard Bryant
Narrated by: JD Jackson
Length: 10 hours 9 minutes

“I loved this book.... I looked forward to [it] more than any other in a long time, and Howard Bryant exceeded my great expectations. Kings and Pawns is brilliantly conceived and powerfully written.” — David Maraniss, author of Path Lit by LightningA path-breaking work of biography of two American giants, Jackie Robinson and Paul Robeson,... Read more about Kings and Pawns

Half His Age

A Novel

By: Jennette McCurdy
Narrated by: Jennette McCurdy
Length: 4 hours 34 minutes

“I enjoyed this fun, flirty, dark humor story! Read more

Tom's Crossing

A Novel

By: Mark Z. Danielewski
Narrated by: Susan Dalian
Length: 58 hours 9 minutes

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • From the bestselling author of House of Leaves comes a magisterial novel about two friends determined to rescue a pair of horses set for slaughter.

A BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR: The Washington Post, The Boston Globe, Vulture, and Library Journal

“This is an amazing work of fiction. I absolutely loved it. At the heart you’ll... Read more about Tom's Crossing