Indie Book of the Month

Outrage

How To Fight for LGBTQ+ Lives

By: Ellen Jones
Narrated by: Ellen Jones
Length: 7 hours 13 minutes

Read by the author, Ellen Jones.

Despite being more visible in mainstream culture than ever before, LGBTQ+ people are facing unacceptable levels of prejudice and danger – from a marked increase in homophobic and transphobic violence, to the rollback of rights around the world.

In this groundbreaking, compelling and essential book, author and... Read more about Outrage

Good Girl

A Novel

By: Aria Aber
Narrated by: Mozhan Navabi
Length: 9 hours 32 minutes

“Fans of Ocean Vuong and Kaveh Akbar, take note. Aria Aber’s bright coming-of-age novel centers a young woman grieving her mother, falling into a dangerous romance, and navigating the push and pull as the German-born daughter of Afghan immigrants. Read more

Good Girl

Shortlisted for the Women's Prize for Fiction 2025

By: Aria Aber
Narrated by: Mozhan Navabi
Length: 9 hours 32 minutes

Bloomsbury presents Good Girl by Aria Aber, read by Mozhan Navabi.

**Shortlisted for the Women's Prize for Fiction 2025**
**A Time Book of the Year 2025**

A portrait of the artist as a young woman in a Berlin that can’t escape its history: an electric debut novel about the daughter of Afghan refugees and her year of nightclubs, bad romance, and... Read more about Good Girl

The Bookseller

The Brand New George Cross Mystery

George Cross Mysteries

By: Tim Sullivan
Narrated by: Finlay Robertson
Length: 10 hours 58 minutes

Bloomsbury presents The Bookseller by Tim Sullivan, read by Finlay Robertson.

SOMEONE'S ABOUT TO TURN THEIR LAST PAGE...

'One of my favourite detectives.' ELLY GRIFFITHS

THE SETTING
The body of a bookseller is discovered, lying in a pool of blood in his Bristol bookshop. Police have one question: how did the man meet such a violent, murderous end in... Read more about The Bookseller

Petty Lies

A Novel

By: Sulmi Bak
Narrated by: Greta Jung
Length: 4 hours 8 minutes

WE NEED TO TALK ABOUT KEVIN meets THE VEGETARIAN in this chilly and chilling epistolary novel of four characters locked in a frightening cycle of vengeance and comeuppance.

Mira is a desperate young woman, hired by a wealthy single mother to tutor her lonesome son, Yuchan. But Mira is not who she presents herself to be; she is haunted by the... Read more about Petty Lies

Petty Lies

A twist-packed Korean revenge thriller that will keep you guessing til the very end

By: Sulmi Bak
Narrated by: Greta Jung
Length: 4 hours 8 minutes

Bloomsbury presents Petty Lies by Sulmi Bak, read by Greta Jung

For readers who revelled in the toxic obsession of Butter and the addictive horror of Bat Eater

Dear Jiwon,
I’m writing to you regarding the murder of your son...

Revenge is perhaps best served by letter. But letters get answered. And when a young tutor takes up the pen to write to her... Read more about Petty Lies

Swanfall

The Times Children's Book of the Week*

By: Sophie Kirtley
Narrated by: Sophie Kirtley
Length: 7 hours 2 minutes

Bloomsbury presents Swanfall written and read by Sophie Kirtley.

A thrilling new adventure story inspired by Irish folklore from Sophie Kirtley, author of The Wild Way Home. Perfect for fans of Sophie Anderson's The House with Chicken Legs, Amy Wilson's A Girl Called Owl and Aisha Bushby's A Pocketful of Stars.

Pip lives with Mum in their isolated... Read more about Swanfall

All of Us Murderers

By: KJ Charles
Narrated by: Sonny Archer
Length: 8 hours 23 minutes

“No one does historical queer romance better than KJ Charles, and All of Us Murderers is their best book yet. A stunning, atmospheric Gothic horror that is also a beautiful second-chance queer romance. There are spooks, thrills, and the tension you expect from the best of the Gothic. The atmosphere could be scooped with a spoon. Agatha Christie... Read more

Squirrel and Duck: Mission Improbable

By: Tom Percival
Narrated by: Stephen Alan Yorke
Length: 2 hours 28 minutes

Bloomsbury presents Squirrel and Duck: Mission Improbable by Tom Percival read by Stephen Alan Yorke

Hilarious fiction about unlikely friends Squirrel and Duck. Laugh as they outwit bungling burglars, with only the help of their pet cactus! Perfect for fans of the Dog Man and Grimwood series.

From the bestselling author of the Big Bright Feelings... Read more about Squirrel and Duck: Mission Improbable

How To Roller-Skate with One Leg

a funny, uplifting story about friendship and living your best life

By: Ella Dove
Narrated by: Ella Dove
Length: 5 hours 47 minutes

"A book to race through, heart thudding, cheering Maya's courage - a book to keep forever because it's so subtle, so surprising, so very special." JACQUELINE WILSON

Maya Bright has spent months recovering from a car accident - and the loss of her leg. Now, she's finally going back to school. She can't wait to hang out with her friends again! But... Read more about How To Roller-Skate with One Leg

Hard by a Great Forest

By: Leo Vardiashvili
Narrated by: Luke Thompson
Length: 10 hours 24 minutes

“Such an amazing book, with a little bit of everything in. Part coming of age, part, adventure, with a touch of the fairytale to it. I absolutely adored this book! Read more

The Coast Road

‘A perfect book club read’ Sunday Times

By: Alan Murrin
Narrated by: Jessica Regan
Length: 7 hours 52 minutes

“Izzy Keaveney is in an unhappy marriage; her friend Colette Crowley ruefully observes, ‘So what if your husband’s a bit of a bully, they all are in their own way.’ It’s 1994 in a small coastal town in County Donegal and legal divorce is two years away. Despite offering such advice, writer Colette has escaped her own unhappy marriage through a... Read more

The Extinction of Irena Rey

By: Jennifer Croft
Narrated by: Lanessa Tremblett
Length: 12 hours 1 minute

Bloomsbury presents The Extinction of Irena Ray by Jennifer Croft, read by Lanessa Tremblett.

NATIONAL BESTSELLER * NAMED A BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR BY WALL STREET JOURNAL, ELLE, TOWN & COUNTRY, ELECTRIC LITERATURE, LIBRARY JOURNAL, CRIMEREADS, DOCUMENT JOURNAL, AND WORDS WITHOUT BORDERS * NAMED A MUST READ BY NPR, PEOPLE, VANITY FAIR, NYLON,... Read more about The Extinction of Irena Rey

They Dream in Gold

A Novel

By: Mai Sennaar
Narrated by: Julia Kwamya
Length: 11 hours 42 minutes

When Bonnie and Mansour meet in New York in 1968―his piercing gaze in a downtown jazz club threatening to carry her away―their connection is undeniable. Both from fractured homes, with childhoods spent crossing the Atlantic, they quickly find peace with each other. And as Mansour's soaring Senegalese melodies continue to break new ground,... Read more about They Dream in Gold

Hungerstone

By: Kat Dunn
Narrated by: Perdita Weeks
Length: 10 hours 15 minutes

“A delicious, bloody romp about a haunted Victorian woman, her dastardly husband, and a mysterious woman seemingly sent to tear her life apart. This vengeful Carmilla retelling will boil your blood, cook your goose, and rip out your treacherous throat. Read more

Spirit Warriors: A fast-paced, middle-grade fantasy adventure, perfect for Percy Jackson fans

By: Ashley Thorpe
Narrated by: Esme Sears
Length: 7 hours 57 minutes

Ancient magic and all-new heroes in a battle between the living and the dead! When evil spirits overrun her island home, Evie is saved only by the powerful gemstone her parents entrusted to her. Her best friend Arthur is not so lucky - caught in the magical crossfire, he finds himself turned into a cat. On a mission to return him to his body and... Read more about Spirit Warriors: A fast-paced, middle-grade fantasy adventure, perfect for Percy Jackson fans

Turtle Moon

By: Hannah Gold
Narrated by: Kristin Atherton
Length: 4 hours 59 minutes

“We have loved Hannah Gold's books since her first book The Last Bear was published. This book once again includes an amazing story, lovely characters, incredible animals and a feel good vibe we all need in our lives. 🐢 Best for 8 years+ readers, but I recommend for adults too! Read more

Hagstone

By: Sinéad Gleeson
Narrated by: Tara Flynn
Length: 7 hours 6 minutes

THE INSTANT TOP 5 IRISH BESTSELLER SHORTLISTED FOR THE JOHN McGAHERN BOOK PRIZE 2025 ‘Wild, singular…gripped me from the start’ DOUGLAS STUART 'Passionate, wild, hugely atmospheric' DAVID NICHOLLS ‘Intelligent, probing’ MAGGIE O'FARRELL ... Read more about Hagstone

The Coast Road

A Novel

By: Alan Murrin
Narrated by: Jessica Regan
Length: 7 hours 52 minutes

“The Coast Road is a brilliantly observant novel about a small isolated community, the limits the community's expectations place on women's lives and the consequences of daring to step out of these boundaries. An addictive read with a sadly compelling final chapter. Read more

Great Expectations

A Novel

By: Vinson Cunningham
Narrated by: Aaron Goodson
Length: 6 hours 52 minutes

NATIONAL BESTSELLER • A historic presidential campaign changes the trajectory of a young Black man’s life in this “coming of age story that captures the soul of America” (The Washington Post), the debut novel from The New Yorker staff writer and Pulitzer Prize finalist Vinson Cunningham.

FINALIST FOR THE NATIONAL BOOK CRITICS CIRCLE AWARD/JOHN... Read more about Great Expectations