A Little Life
By Hanya Yangihara
Read by Oliver Wyman, 33 hours
After graduation four college classmates move to New York to pursue their creative ambitions, Jude a lawyer, actor Willem, Malcom an architect, and JB an artist. In the coming decades the four friends share love, loss, addiction as their friendships and careers falter and strengthen. Narrator Wyman delivers an astonishing performance of Yangihara's new heartbreaking novel.
Truly Madly Guilty
By Liane Moriarty
Read by Caroline Lee, 17.5 hours
A typical afternoon barbecue among friends becomes something much bigger when one vital moment of inattention leads to repercussions for all in attendance. The story flashes back and forth between the day of the barbecue and two months later, slowly revealing the events of the day and its consequences. Moriarty has another hit with this look at the intricacies of friendship, marriage, and familial relationships. Lee's performance is emotionally astute and entertaining.
The Underground Railroad
By Colson Whitehead
Read by Bahni Turpin, 10.75 hours
Magical realism meets historical fiction in this tragic story of Cora's escape from the horrors of enslavement on a Georgia cotton plantation and her dream of freedom in the North. Bahni Turpin's telling is near perfection as she captures the emotional heart of the audiobook. Turpin's strong performance combined with Whitehead's affecting writing makes this one audiobook you cannot miss.
Sweetbitter
By Stephanie Danler
Read by Alex McKenna, 12.5 hours
Narrator McKenna's husky voice is the perfect match for this coming-of-age story about a 22-year-old Midwestern woman who moves to New York City to begin her adult life. At her new job at one of the city's best restaurants, Tess falls for a mysterious bartender and negotiates the politics of the service industry while building a social life.
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