Enjoy the best new fiction and bestsellers like The Time Traveler's Wife, Life of Pi, The Elegance of the Hedgehog, and Water for Elephants in exceptional unabridged editions. We have your favorite authors, from Louis L'Amour to Stephen King to JRR Tolkien.
Set against the unexpected splendor of an ostrich ranch in the California desert, April Dávila's beautifully written debut conjures an absorbing and compelling heroine in a story of courage, family, and forgiveness. Learn More
An Esquire "Best Book of Spring 2022" selection A Literary Hub "Most Anticipated Book of 2022" selection
From "an important writer in every sense" (David Foster Wallace), a novel that imagines a future in which sweeping civil conflict has forced America's young people to flee its borders, into an unwelcoming world. Learn More
The 2020 Commission Report on the North Korean Nuclear Attacks Against the United States posits that there was a nuclear attack against the U.S. on March 21, 2020 by North Korea, and that a national bipartisan commission was created to investigate what and how it happened. Learn More
John Allyn; foreword by Stephen Turnbull; read by David Shih
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For those looking for the real story behind the fictionalized movie account of the 47 Ronin story, this is the definitive, fascinating account of this unforgettable tale of a band of samurai who defied the Emperor to avenge the disgrace and death of their master, and faced certain death as a result. It led to one of the bloodiest episodes in Japanese history, and in the process, created a new set of heroes in Japan. Learn More
In her sweeping debut, Diane C. McPhail offers a powerful, profoundly emotional novel that explores a little-known aspect of Civil War history—Southern Abolitionists—and the timeless struggle to do right even amidst bitter conflict. Learn More
When the director of the Center for Reproductive Choice is murdered, a town must confront the consequences of choice, the nature of guilt, and the hidden allegiances and hostilities that animate and destroy families and communities. Learn More
A spellbinding story about a family of women separated by oceans, generations and war, but connected by something much greater -- the gift of wings. Prudence Eleanor Vilkas was born with a pair of wings molded to her back. Considered a birth defect, her wings were surgically removed, leaving only the ghost of them behind. Learn More
Ali Smith; read by Heather O'Neill, Stina Nielsen, Jeff Woodman, Simon Prebble, Ruth Moore
Fearlessly intelligent, disarmingly playful, The Accidental is a Joycean tour-de-force of literary improvisation that explores the nature of truth, the role of chance, and the transformative power of storytelling. Learn More
by Gaute Heivoll, translated by Nadia Christensen; read by Alex Bloch
With warmth, gentle humor, and deep compassion, Gaute Heivoll portrays an unconventional family as it navigates an uncertain and often unkind world. Learn More
For fans of Roddy Doyle, Nick Hornby, and Mark Haddon, The Adulterants is a piercingly funny―and cringingly poignant―take on how hard it is to grow up and how hard it is when you don't. Learn More
The "master of . . . cerebral puzzle mysteries" sends his Yorkshire detectives back to college to be taught a lesson in murder (The New York Times). Learn More
Mark Twain; adapted by Garrison Keillor; read by Garrison Keillor
First published in 1884, Mark Twain's The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn is a masterpiece of world literature. Garrison Keillor's adaptation approaches this classic with the respect and affection it deserves. Learn More
A very funny English Bull Terrier with a politically incorrect sense of humor and a heart of gold tells the story of his rise to fame on both his master's TV talk show and social media, and the price he pays for that fame. Learn More
Virgil; translated by Robert Fitzgerald; read by Christopher Ravenscroft
Robert Fitzgerald’s magnificent translation of Virgil’s epic poem was a major literary event at its release in 1983; today it is an acknowledged masterpiece. Learn More
