General Fiction

Black Card

by Chris L. Terry; read byLeon Nixon

With dark humor, Chris L. Terry's Black Card is an uncompromising examination of American identity. Learn More

I Heart Oklahoma!

by Roy Scranton; read by Rebecca Gibel

Roy Scranton, controversial and critically acclaimed, brings us a formally daring road trip into the heart of present-day America. Learn More

Meet Me in the Future

by Kameron Hurley; read by

A must-listen collection of edgy, futuristic tales from Kameron Hurley, author of The Light Brigade and The Stars Are Legion. Learn More

The Trojan War Museum

by Ayse Papatya Bucak read by Emily Sutton-Smith

PEN/Robert W. Bingham Prize for Debut Short Story Collection

A debut story collection of spectacular imaginative range and lyricism from a Pushcart Prize–winning author. Learn More

The World Doesn't Require You

by Rion Amilcar Scott; read by JD Jackson

PEN/Jean Stein Book Award Finalist
2020 Aspen Words Literary Prize Longlist
Publishers Weekly Best of 2019
Buzzfeed’s 29 Summer Reads 2019
Kirkus Best Fiction of 2019

The World Doesn't Require You announces the arrival of a generational talent, as Rion Amilcar Scott shatters rigid genre lines to explore larger themes of religion, violence, and love—all told with sly humor and a dash of magical realism. Learn More

This Poison Will Remain

by Fred Vargas; read by Chris MacDonnell

Publishers Weekly Best of 2019

Commissaire Adamsberg investigates the death of three men linked by their childhood at an orphanage in Nimes, all killed by the venom of the recluse spider, in the new novel by the #1 bestselling French crime writer. Learn More

Pay Day

by ReShonda Tate Billinglsey & Richelle Denise; read by Janina Edwards & Leon Nixon

When the office lotto pool lands the winning ticket for four friends, each will embark on journeys that change their lives forever. Learn More

Our New Normal

by Colleen Faulkner; read by Amy Melissa Bentley & Callie Beaulieu

How much more can you give when you've already given everything? In Colleen Faulkner's affecting, thought-provoking new novel, the mother of a pregnant teenager discovers there are no easy answers—and that a mistake-proof life may not be worth living . . . Learn More

Who Are You, Calvin Bledsoe?

by Brock Clarke; read by Peter Berkrot

With the comic unpredictability of a Wes Anderson movie and the inventive sharpness of a John Irving novel, author Brock Clarke introduces listeners to an ordinary man who is about to embark on an absurdly extraordinary adventure. Learn More

Sweeney on the Rocks

by Allen Morris Jones; read by J. Rodney Turner

From Allen Morris Jones comes Sweeney on the Rocks, a literary crime novel that shows how we can run from ourselves, but can never really hide. Learn More

The Missing Ones

by Edwin Hill; read by Karen White

Edwin Hill, author of the acclaimed Little Comfort, returns with his next book featuring Harvard librarian Hester Thursby—an intimate, intricate mystery as smart and complex as it is riveting. Learn More

The Sixth Conspirator

by Max Byrd; read by Shawn Compton

Acclaimed historical novelist Max Byrd delivers a riveting account of America's secret mission to track down the conspirators in Lincoln's assassination. The Sixth Conspirator is both a fascinating spy story and irresistible love story. Learn More

The Judas Rose

by Suzette Haden Elgin; read by Amy Landon

In the second volume of the Native Tongue trilogy, the time has come for Láadan—the secret language created to resist an oppressive patriarchy—to empower womankind worldwide. Learn More

Ruby and Roland

by Faith Sullivan; read by Chloe Cannon

From the author of Good Night, Mr. Wodehouse and The Cape Ann comes a new tale of resilient womanhood in Harvester, Minnesota. Learn More

Opioid, Indiana

by Brian Allen Carr; read by Shawn Compton

2020 Aspen Words Literary Prize Longlist

With amazing directness and insight, Brian Allen Carr explores what it's like to be a high school kid in in the age of Trump, a time of economic inequality, addiction, confederate flags, and mass shootings. A work of empathy and insight, Opioid, Indiana pierces to the heart of our moment through an unforgettable protagonist. Learn More

A Fortune For Your Disaster

by Hanif Abdurraqib; read by Hanif Abdurraqib

In his much-anticipated follow-up to The Crown Ain't Worth Much, poet, essayist, biographer, and music critic Hanif Abdurraqib has written a book of poems about how one rebuilds oneself after a heartbreak, the kind that renders them a different version of themselves than the one they knew. Learn More

Bluesman

by Andre Dubus III; read by Andre Dubus III

With House of Sand and Fog, his National Book Award–nominated novel, Andre Dubus III demonstrated his mastery of the complexities of character and desire. In this earlier novel he captures a roiling time in American history and the coming-of-age of a boy who must decide between desire, ambition, and duty. Learn More

The Off-Islander

by Peter Colt; read by Keith Sellon-Wright

In Peter Colt's gritty, gripping new series set along the New England coast, a Boston-born Vietnam veteran and P.I. is hired to find a missing father—but may find far more than he bargained for . . . Learn More

Earthsong

by Suzette Haden Elgin; foreword by Karen Lord; read by Amy Landon

In the stunning conclusion to the Native Trilogy, female linguists must once again come forward and fight for the future of humanity. Learn More

Pursuit

by Joyce Carol Oates; read by Andi Arndt

With a suspenseful, alternating narrative that travels between the present and the protagonist's tortured childhood, The Pursuit is a meticulously crafted, deeply disquieting tale that showcases Joyce Carol Oates's masterful storytelling. Learn More

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