February '26 Staff Picks

The Secret History

By: Donna Tartt
Narrated by: Donna Tartt
Length: 22 hours 3 minutes

“Every page of this book is riveting and so, so rich. Richard as narrator is at first unreliable and, as the story unfolds, more and more sincere - as much an enigma as his cohort but more quietly so and ever compelling as the mystery itself. Somehow he is both blundering outsider D'Artagnan joining the Musketeers and Dante the Pilgrim. Tartt's... Read more

Whiskey Tender

A Memoir

By: Deborah Taffa
Narrated by: Charley Flyte
Length: 11 hours 38 minutes

Finalist for the National Book AwardLonglisted for a Carnegie Medal for ExcellenceWinner of the Southwest Book AwardA Best Book of the Year: Washington Post, Esquire, Time, The Atlantic, NPR, and Publishers WeeklyAn Oprah Daily ""Best New Book"" and ""Riveting Nonfiction and Memoir You Need to Read"" * A New York Times ""New Book to Read"" * A... Read more about Whiskey Tender

The Loneliness of Sonia and Sunny

A Novel

By: Kiran Desai
Narrated by: Sneha Mathan
Length: 25 hours 31 minutes

“Absolutely was swept up in this story! Truly one of my favorite books of the year! Read more

The Night Circus

A Novel

By: Erin Morgenstern
Narrated by: Jim Dale
Length: 13 hours 40 minutes

“"The circus arrives without warning. It is simply there, when yesterday it was not. Against the grey sky the towering tents are striped black and white. A sign hanging upon an iron gates reads: Opens at Nightfall Closes at Dawn" Our Book Club selection for July, The Night Circus is one of my all-time favourite books. A steampunk-tinged quirky... Read more

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

Never Let Me Go

By: Kazuo Ishiguro
Narrated by: Rosalyn Landor
Length: 9 hours 41 minutes

“Ishiguro is a master at transporting readers viscerally into his settings, and this book is no exception. It's dreary and haunting, brooding and intimate, and the nonchalance with which he presents the biggest twist of the novel can be quite jarring on your first read. Read more

The Diving Bell and the Butterfly

A Memoir of Life in Death

By: Jean-Dominique Bauby
Narrated by: René Auberjonois
Length: 2 hours 8 minutes

In 1995, Jean-Dominique Bauby was the editor-in-chief of French Elle, the father of two young childen, a 44-year-old man known and loved for his wit, his style, and his impassioned approach to life. By the end of the year he was also the victim of a rare kind of stroke to the brainstem.  After 20 days in a coma, Bauby awoke into a body... Read more about The Diving Bell and the Butterfly

Ultra-Processed People

Why We Can't Stop Eating Food That Isn't Food

By: Chris van Tulleken
Narrated by: Chris van Tulleken & Dr. Xand van Tulleken
Length: 11 hours 35 minutes

The Omnivore's Dilemma meets Fast Food Nation from a global perspective in this game-changing look at the science, economics, and history of ultra-processed food and the industry's effect on our health and planet.

It’s not you, it’s the food.

How much of our daily caloric intake comes from ingesting substances that, technically speaking, do not... Read more about Ultra-Processed People

The Little Prince

By: Antoine de Saint-Exupéry
Narrated by: Melissa Arredondo Jaramillo
Length: 2 hours 10 minutes

A pilot is lost in the Sahara desert after his plane suffered a breakdown, but to his surprise, it is there that he meets a small prince from another planet. The story has a philosophical theme, which includes social criticisms directed at the strangeness with which adults see things. Read more about The Little Prince

What the River Knows

A Novel

Secrets of the Nile: Book #1

By: Isabel Ibañez
Narrated by: Ahmed Hamad & Ana Osorio
Length: 16 hours 36 minutes

“I recommend this book to everyone who had a crush on ANY of the characters in The Mummy Read more

The River Has Roots

By: Amal El-Mohtar
Narrated by: Gem Carmella
Length: 3 hours 53 minutes

“This lyrical fantasy novella is a retelling of a 17th-century murder ballad that has such a beautiful atmospheric setting and wonderful characters with a unique magic system built on grammar, about two sisters love that transcends the border between worlds. It’s stunning! I will definitely re-read! Read more

The Book of George

A Novel

By: Kate Greathead
Narrated by: Blair Baker
Length: 9 hours 17 minutes

From the author of the critically acclaimed Laura & Emma comes a The Love Affairs of Nathaniel P. for our times: Kate Greathead's razor-sharp but big-hearted excavation of millennial masculinity, The Book of George.

"Baker captures the overarching impact of the audiobook, making this listening experience exceptional, especially for the... Read more about The Book of George

Best Offer Wins

A Novel

By: Marisa Kashino
Narrated by: Cia Court
Length: 8 hours 38 minutes

“If you love to hate an unhinged, unreliable narrator — meet your new favorite character, Margo. All she's trying to do is snag her Dream Home to ensure her Dream Life comes true. How far is too far when trying to win The House Bidding War Games? A light bit of stalking, trespassing, and amateur sleuthing? All's fair in love and house hunting,... Read more

The Hunger Games (Hunger Games, Book One)

The Hunger Games

By: Suzanne Collins
Narrated by: Tatiana Maslany
Length: 10 hours 35 minutes

“The revolution absolutely will be televised in this perennially important dystopian fiction entry focused on Katniss Everdeen, a girl without much aside from the mountain of trauma heaped on her by circumstance and situation. Fending largely for herself, her sister and mother, and her friend Gale, Katniss lives a painfully mundane life until her... Read more

His Dark Materials: The Golden Compass (Book 1)

His Dark Materials: Book #1

By: Philip Pullman
Narrated by: Philip Pullman, Joanna Wyatt, Rupert Degas, Alison Dowling, Douglas Blackwell, Jill Shilling, Stephen Thorne, Sean Barrett, Garrick Hagon, John O'Connor, Susan Sheridan & Full Cast
Length: 10 hours 33 minutes

“Philip Pullman has a stunningly intimate way of writing characters; their motivations, dreams, deepest fears, personalities, quirks, virtues, and vices come to the surface, making them so, so vivid and alive. As I was reading I was struck by this talent of getting inside his character's minds many, many times. One could just about believe in the... Read more

City of Thieves

A Novel

By: David Benioff
Narrated by: Ron Perlman
Length: 8 hours 29 minutes

From the critically acclaimed author of The 25th Hour and When the Nines Roll Over and co-creator of the HBO series Game of Thrones, a captivating novel about war, courage, survival — and a remarkable friendship that ripples across a lifetime.

During the Nazis’ brutal siege of Leningrad, Lev Beniov is arrested for looting and thrown into... Read more about City of Thieves

Powder Days

Ski Bums, Ski Towns and the Future of Chasing Snow

By: Heather Hansman
Narrated by: Jennifer Jill Araya
Length: 7 hours 57 minutes

*An Outside Magazine Book Club Pick*

"A sparkling account."—Wall Street Journal

An electrifying adventure into the rich history of skiing and the modern heart of ski-bum culture, from one of America's most preeminent ski journalists

The story of skiing is, in many ways, the story of America itself. Blossoming from the Tenth Mountain... Read more about Powder Days

Heated Rivalry

Game Changers

By: Rachel Reid
Narrated by: Tor Thom
Length: 9 hours 32 minutes

“OMG I have no words Read more

The Floating World

Floating World

By: Axie Oh
Narrated by: Eden Jun
Length: 11 hours 8 minutes

“Fascinating! Characters are great; world building is awesome! Read more

They Can't Kill Us Until They Kill Us

By: Hanif Abdurraqib
Narrated by: Hanif Abdurraqib
Length: 8 hours 38 minutes

“For anyone who has ever felt our collective beating heart in the crowd of a concert. Read more