Literary Fiction

After Sappho

by Selby Wynn Schwartz; read by Daniela Acitelli

An exhilarating debut from a radiant new voice, After Sappho reimagines the intertwined lives of feminists at the turn of the twentieth century. Learn More

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by Diane Seuss; read by Diane Seuss

A resplendent life in sonnets from the author of Four-Legged Girl, a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize. Learn More

The Seven Moons of Maali Almeida

by Shehan Karunatilaka; read by Shivantha Wijesinha

AudioFile Earphone Award Winner

Winner of the 2022 Booker Prize, The Seven Moons of Maali Almeida is a searing satire set amid the mayhem of the Sri Lankan civil war. Learn More

The Hole We're In

by Gabrielle Zevin; read by Mara Wilson

A "sharply funny and sobering . . . portrait of a family in financial free fall" from the New York Times bestselling author of Young Jane Young (People). Learn More

Lars Horn's Voice of the Fish, the latest Graywolf Press Nonfiction Prize winner, is an interwoven essay collection that explores the trans experience through themes of water, fish, and mythology. Learn More

Bodies of Light

by Jennifer Down; read by Casey Withoos

A must-listen novel from two-time Sydney Morning Herald Young Novelist of the Year, Jennifer Down. Learn More

Mother Country

by Jacinda Townsend; read by Kellye A. Saunders

A transnational feminist novel about human trafficking and motherhood from award-winning author Jacinda Townsend. Learn More

This Place That Place

by Nandita Dinesh; read by Deepa Samuel

An impassioned and inventive debut novel about two people earnestly searching for a way to preserve their friendship across seemingly insurmountable political divides. Learn More

New to Liberty

by DeMisty D. Bellinger; read by Mia Ellis

A novel told in three parts, New to Liberty showcases the growth and strength of three unforgettable women as they evolve in a society that refuses to. In lustrous prose, DeMisty Bellinger brings the quiet but treacherous landscape to life, offering a vivid snapshot of mid-century America and keeping listeners guessing until the end as to how these three women are connected. Learn More

A Ballet of Lepers

by Leonard Cohen; read by Ottessa Moshfegh

Before Leonard Cohen's worldwide fame expanded to fourteen studio albums, Grammy awards, and late-career global tours, he yearned for literary stardom. The Canadian songwriter of iconic hits like "Hallelujah," "Suzanne," and "Famous Blue Raincoat" first ventured into writing in his early twenties, and in A Ballet of Lepers: A Novel and Stories, listeners will discover that the magic that animated Cohen's unforgettable body of work was present from the very beginning of his career. Learn More

Mid-Air

by Victoria Shorr; read by Candace Joice

Victoria Shorr's remarkable gift for depicting the inner lives of complex characters shines in two powerful explorations of family, ambition, class, and status. Learn More

At the Edge of the Woods

by Kathryn Bromwich; read by Gemma Dawson

With assurance and remarkable dexterity, Kathryn Bromwich's masterful debut novel is a rich, gorgeously descriptive account of a woman hiding from old ghosts and new in the Italian Alps, while rekindling her own sense of self through nature. Learn More

The Islands

by Dionne Irving; read by Chante McCormick

2023 Giller Prize Shortlist

Powerful stories that explore the legacy of colonialism, and issues of race, immigration, sexual discrimination, and class in the lives of Jamaican women across London, Panama, France, Jamaica, Florida, and more. Learn More