Black History Month: Inspiring Figures

An inspiring portrait of an overlooked pioneer in Black history and American archaeology.

Embrace Black girl magic and learn about the historical Black women who made their impact on society as we know it. In The Book of Awesome Black Women, celebrate the power of Black women who have shaped, and continue to shape, our future.

A long overdue testament to the courage and skill of black cowboys, Black Cowboys of the Old West finally gives these courageous men their rightful place in history.

The inspiring true story of a high-school basketball team that overcame desperate circumstances in 1980s Baltimore.

Celebrate MLK Day in Audio

From the Montgomery bus boycott to the Little Rock Nine to the Selma–Montgomery march, thousands of ordinary people who participated in the American civil rights movement; their stories are told in Eyes on the Prize.

Performed by JD Jackson

The classic story of nonviolent resistance in America—the Montgomery bus boycott—written by Martin Luther King, Jr.

Living the Dream tells the history behind the establishment of Martin Luther King Jr. Day and the battle over King’s legacy that continued through the decades that followed.

Kathryn Johnson’s personal account of this period of history is a singular addition to the story of the Civil Rights movement.

Barnes & Noble Best Books of 2025

Mystery & Thriller

From resident lexicographer Susie Dent comes a linguistic mystery that will both delight and shock listeners.

eBook series

Shelly Laurenston presents Book 6 in the Honey Badger Chronicles.

A magical office comedy with grumpy bosses, snarky frogs, and definitely-not-feelings.

History

A magisterial history of the seven rivers representing the great natural arteries running through civilization.

Science & Technology

A deeply-reported and wide-ranging look at the people and technology providing vital weather forecasts, in a world where preparation and prevention is a life-and-death issue.

Young Readers

The Letter for the King meets The Incredible Journey in this story of one dog’s quest to save the human he loves.

Native American Heritage Month: Indigenous Fiction

An epic quest fantasy debut that is the Tlingit indigenous response to The Lord of the Rings.

A novel that that moves between past and present, the Native and the non-Native, history and myth, and tradition and survival.

Two lost sisters find family, and themselves, among the voices of an Ojibwe reservation.

A fifty-year-old mystery converges with a present-day struggle over family, land, and history.

In this must-listen thriller, Dawn recons with trauma and violence, loss and reclamation in an unsettling world where spirit realms entwine with the living—and where it is humans who carry out the truly monstrous acts.

Celebrate Native American Heritage Month

Indigenous author Kaitlin Curtice shows that we can learn to practice embodied ways of belonging and connection to ourselves and one another through everyday practices, such as getting more in touch with our bodies, resting, and remembering our ancestors.

An inspired weaving of indigenous knowledge, plant science, and personal narrative. Performed by the author.

Sharing the traditional stories she learned at Keewaydinoquay’s side as well as stories from other American Indian traditions and her own experiences, Geniusz brings the plants to life with narratives that explain their uses, meaning, and history. 

In a world facing a mounting climate crisis and record economic inequality, Invisible No More exposes the deep wounds of a racist past while offering a powerful call to care for one another and the planet.

In fifty short essays, Grover reflects on the spiritual beliefs and everyday practices that carry the Ojibwe through the year and connect them to this northern land of rugged splendor.

Press Play on these Ghost Stories . . . If You Dare

Ghost stories for the digital age by the Booker Prize–longlisted author of The Wall.

But they soon come to realize it isn’t Brackenby House that’s haunted. They are. And the ghosts will stop at nothing to continue The Suffering . . . 

Inspired by true events and informed by historical accounts, this modern Gothic tale evokes the mass hysteria of the Salem witch trials and the terror of the events in Pont-Saint-Esprit, France, in 1951.

A must-listen ghost story.

A must-listen debut novel about how we forever haunt the places we love and how they haunt us in return.

Marjorie Hudson lays out the boundaries of a field that contains the soul of the South, and leads us to a day of reckoning.

Anne feels sure her prayers have been heard. Until the terrifying night she stumbles upon a tortured spirit roaming the dark halls of Northfield, a spirit that only she can see. 

Horror Audiobooks that Will Haunt Your Headphones

Las Posadas is V. Castro’s first Christmas horror novelette set in Texas.

A brutal murder. A seaside village drenched in fog. A vile history . . .

In an effort to escape some local bullies, best friends, Ashley and Jude, decide to brave Devil’s Ditch, a place deep in the woods that everyone says is haunted. There’s a naked woman chained up inside. Her name is Rose, and there’s something not quite right about her.

A terrifying horror novel set in a melting Arctic landscape. Something deadly has lain dormant for thousands of years, but now the permafrost is giving up its secrets . . .

Soon the hotel will find itself under siege by something much worse than the storm.

The shadow of all Evil is about to eclipse the world. Just one person stands in its way . . .

Fall Into a Fantasy

Fantasy Romances Perfect for Fall

Magic is real, and Viola is going to prove it!

Jamie is harboring a deep secret. Sure, he’s been in love with his best friend since high school, but he’s also a werewolf.

Return to Scotland where a tale of passion, revelations, and new beginnings unfolds.

A city girl who’s inherited a small town magical storefront, the minotaur single dad next door, and a rivalry that’ll drive them both wild.

An arranged marriage to a grim reaper? Whatever keeps me on this side of the dirt.

Read a Romance Month!

Sapphic Audiobooks

This is an Age Gap, Enemies to Lovers, Ice Queen, Opposites Attract Lesbian/Sapphic Romance. It is a steamy, yet loving, always with a Happy Ever After.

How far would you go to live the life of your dreams? Would you fake-date your total opposite while trapped on a road trip together? A charming, fake-relationship lesbian romance about being bold and taking chances.

Outdrawn is a slow-burn, rivals-to-lovers sapphic romance. 

Meeting Millie is a sapphic romance about the nature of friendship, how two people change over the years, and how they see themselves and each other.

Those Who WaitMidnight Rain provides the opportunity to fall in love with Sutton and Charlotte all over again in a parallel universe.

Elisa Benitez is proud of who she is. If someone doesn’t like her, that’s their problem, and Elisa couldn’t care less. Particularly if that person is Darcy Fitzgerald, a snobby, socially awkward heiress.