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20 Great Reads We Loved on Audiobook

  • NONFICTION

    EVERYONE WHO IS GONE IS HERE

    JAN. 30, 2024

NONFICTION

EVERYONE WHO IS GONE IS HERE

by Jonathan Blitzer

A sobering, well-reported history in which no one emerges a winner. Full review >

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  • FICTION

    COME AND GET IT

    JAN. 30, 2024

FICTION

COME AND GET IT

by Kiley Reid

Reid is a genius of mimicry and social observation. Full review >

FULL REVIEW >
  • NONFICTION

    GATOR COUNTRY

    NOV. 14, 2023

  • NONFICTION

    MY NAME IS BARBRA

    NOV. 7, 2023

NONFICTION

MY NAME IS BARBRA

by Barbra Streisand

What a talent, what a career, what a life, and what a treat to relive it all with this most down-to-earth of demigods. Full review >

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  • FICTION

    THE REFORMATORY

    OCT. 31, 2023

FICTION

THE REFORMATORY

by Tananarive Due

A novel that reminds its readers that racism forges its own lasting, unbearable nightmares. Full review >

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  • NONFICTION

    HOW TO SAY BABYLON

    OCT. 3, 2023

  • NONFICTION

    THE TIMES

    SEPT. 26, 2023

HISTORY

THE TIMES

by Adam Nagourney

An exemplary work of journalism about journalism, of surpassing interest to any serious consumer of the news. Full review >

FULL REVIEW >
  • FICTION

    BRIGHT YOUNG WOMEN

    SEPT. 19, 2023

FICTION

BRIGHT YOUNG WOMEN

by Jessica Knoll

A stunning, engaging subversion of the Bundy myth—and the true-crime genre. Full review >

FULL REVIEW >
  • NONFICTION

    WHILE YOU WERE OUT

    SEPT. 5, 2023

NONFICTION

WHILE YOU WERE OUT

by Meg Kissinger

An impassioned argument for reform in caring for the afflicted. Full review >

FULL REVIEW >
  • FICTION

    TOM LAKE

    AUG. 1, 2023

FICTION

TOM LAKE

by Ann Patchett

Poignant and reflective, cementing Patchett’s stature as one of our finest novelists. Full review >

FULL REVIEW >
  • NONFICTION

    SHY

    AUG. 9, 2022

NONFICTION

SHY

by Mary Rodgers & Jesse Green

A Broadway tell-all that deserves to become a classic of music theater lore. Full review >

FULL REVIEW >
  • FICTION

    KALA

    JULY 25, 2023

FICTION

KALA

by Colin Walsh

Part heartfelt coming-of-age tale, part brutal Irish noir, this is a spectacular read for Donna Tartt and Tana French fans. Full review >

FULL REVIEW >
  • FICTION

    CROOK MANIFESTO

    JULY 18, 2023

FICTION

CROOK MANIFESTO

by Colson Whitehead

It’s not just crime fiction at its craftiest, but shrewdly rendered social history. Full review >

FULL REVIEW >
  • NONFICTION

    THE ART THIEF

    JUNE 27, 2023

NONFICTION

THE ART THIEF

by Michael Finkel

Finkel’s extensive research, survey of art history, and hours of interviews with his subject combine for a compelling read. Full review >

FULL REVIEW >
  • NONFICTION

    GEORGE

    JUNE 6, 2023

  • FICTION

    SMALL MERCIES

    APRIL 25, 2023

FICTION

SMALL MERCIES

by Dennis Lehane

This taut, gripping mystery is also a novel of soul-searching, for the author and reader alike. Full review >

FULL REVIEW >
  • NONFICTION

    THE BEST MINDS

    APRIL 18, 2023

NONFICTION

THE BEST MINDS

by Jonathan Rosen

An affecting, thoughtfully written portrait of a friendship broken by mental illness and its terrible sequelae. Full review >

FULL REVIEW >
  • FICTION

    THE SURVIVALISTS

    JAN. 10, 2023

FICTION

THE SURVIVALISTS

by Kashana Cauley

Funny and fresh, Cauley’s prose moves dynamic characters through a vivid, living New York City. Full review >

FULL REVIEW >

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