General Fiction

The Widening Stain

by W. Bolingbroke Johnson; introduction by Nicholas A. Basbanes; read by Todd Menesses

Murders plague a university library—and only an intrepid book cataloger can solve them. Learn More

The Widow Hamilton

by Mollie Ann Cox; read by Cassandra Campbell

F O R T H C O M I N G ! Available February

The widow of Alexander Hamilton faces another mystery in the second Eliza Hamilton mystery, perfect for fans of Deanna Raybourn. Learn More

Widow's Blush

by Michelle Bennington; read by Courtney Patterson

Michelle Bennington presents Book 1 in the Widows and Shadows series. Learn More

Widow's Fire

by Michelle Bennington; read by Courtney Patterson

Michelle Bennington presents Book 2 in the Widows and Shadows series. Learn More

Widow's Peak

by Michelle Bennington; read by Courtney Patterson

F O R T H C O M I N G ! Available November

Michelle Bennington presents Book 3 in the Widows and Shadows series. Learn More

The Wig, The Bitch & The Meltdown

by Jay Manuel: read by Daniel Henning

The Wig, The Bitch & The Meltdown is a satirical look behind the scenes of Model Muse, a fictional reality model competition show and global phenomenon. Seen through the eyes of our moral compass Pablo Michaels—the heart of production in the helter-skelter world of Model Muse—we see behind the scenes and backstage shenanigans of the fashion/reality TV world. Learn More

Wigfield

Amy Sedaris, Paul Dinello, and Stephen Colbert; read by the authors

Amy Sedaris, Paul Dinello, Stephen Colbert join forces to write and read this satire on the American Small Town. Learn More

Wild and Distant Seas

by Tara Karr Roberts; read by Natasha Soudek

A gorgeous debut, laced through with magic, following four generations of women as they seek to chart their own futures. Learn More

The Wild Hunt

by Emma Seckel; read by Ruth Urquhart

Indie Next List

A transporting, otherworldly debut of a young woman's fated return to a wind-battered island off the coast of Scotland, and the dark forces—old and new—that she finds there. Learn More

The Wild Life

by David Gordon; read by Joe Barrett

Joe the Bouncer seeks the killer of NYC's most desirable call girls in the newest caper in "a unique and worthwhile series" (CrimeReads). Learn More

The Wind That Lays Waste

by Selva Almada; read by Almarie Guerra

A taut, lyrical portrait of four people thrown together on a single day in rural Argentina. Learn More

Winter

by Len Deighton; read by James Lailey

Peter and Paul Winter, sons of a German businessman, are bonded by childhood trauma. When they grow apart, only to meet again under the shadow of the Third Reich—and then again at the Nuremburg trials—they find themselves divided by war and differing ideals. In this expansive, rich, and deeply tragic portrait of a German family from 1899 to 1945, Len Deighton brilliantly weaves a portrait of the fortunes of two sons, and a nation, over half a century.
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The Wisdom of Perversity

Rafael Yglesias; read by Paul Boehmer

Brian and Jeff were best friends when they were young, leading lives of promise in New York City of the late 1960s, until something happened that brought an end to both their childhood and their friendship. Forty years later, when their secret surfaces in a terrible new context, they are forced to reunite by Jeff?s cousin Julie who was also a victim of their childhood trauma. Together they must decide whether to tell all?unbalancing their lives and threatening their future?or continue to hide the truth and allow others to be victimized. Learn More

The Wish Child

by Catherine Chidgey; read by Simon Vance

Winner of the Acorn Foundation Fiction Prize

This internationally bestselling historical novel follows two children and a mysterious narrator as they navigate the falsehoods and wreckage of World War II Germany. Learn More