If you’ve yet to watch “The Last of Us”, are you even alive right now? Go watch it, so we can have someone to commiserate with. If you have graced your eyeballs with the wonder that is TLOU and are now going through some dystopian withdrawal, we’ve got the answer …
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It’s Called Healing, People
We don’t know about you, but we love us a redemption arc, which is why we picked this list of listens that’s sure to drag you down and then lift you up higher than when you started. Here we meet characters who make their mistakes and then own them, which …
Read More »Revisiting John Grisham
Did you know that John Grisham was a Mississippi State Representative? Because we sure didn’t know. How did he find the time? He got into politics after getting a doctorate and practicing law. Show off. Remind us this the next time we think we need an entire day to grocery …
Read More »Classic Retellings
This week it’s time to take a second look at classics you always thought were too boring to be interested in. Any one of these classic retellings on this list would make a compelling selection for your next listen. Also no offense to Shakespeare or Emily Bronte or any other …
Read More »Other Julia Quinn
If our Netflix queue is any indication, we and half the world are still very much in love with all things Bridgerton…but Julia Quinn actually has a lot more to offer than that singular series. Don’t get us wrong, we’ll hold the Bridgerton fam near and dear to our hearts …
Read More »Cozy Cat mysteries with Miranda James and the rise of “cozy” literature
Words like “cozy” and “murder mystery” might seem like contradictory terms, but the cozy mystery murder has been around since Agatha Christie, and they don’t seem ready to go anywhere anytime soon. It makes sense, especially given the times we live in these days, that we’re seeking an extra-literary blanket …
Read More »British Literature Everyone Should Have Read By Now
Below you’ll find classics that hipsters at micro-breweries know well – classics that while they have merit in the literary world, might have missed a spot on a standard reading list. If you’ve ever dreamed of connecting with an English professor as you drift across moors, (one or both of …
Read More »Let’s Hear It For The Boys
Who doesn’t love a good hero saves-the-day kinda story? You know the type- boy hero is good and if you want bonus points, an underdog. He comes in (often at the last minute during a fantastic fight scene or pivotal plot twist) and saves the world, gets the girl, or …
Read More »Merry Christmas Listens
Tis the season to Fa-la-la-la- listen to some Christmastime tales full of whimsy, nostalgia, romance, and more. We’ve got audiobooks for whatever your holiday cheer requires; whether you’re making cookies, endlessly gift-wrapping, or closet-crouching for 5 minutes of peace from visiting family, we’ve got the Yuletide listen for you. Happy …
Read More »Coming of Age Bonanza
Sometimes, nothing cuts the mustard as well as a book that has you in your feels. You know the kind of listen we’re talking about; the kind where you watch the snow or rain fall softly in your favorite warm sweater as you clutch a cup of lukewarm tea to …
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