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Listen to it, 100%YellowfaceR.F. KuangEither works, 50%StitchedEli McCannSolace HouseWill MacleanRead it, 75%Solace HouseWill MacleanListen to it, 64%Dune MessiahFrank HerbertListen to it, 65%TranscriptionBen LernerListen to it, 65%We Are All Guilty HereKarin Slaughter
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YellowfaceR.F. Kuang · Literary fictionListen to it, 100%StitchedEli McCann · Literary fictionEither works, 50%Solace HouseWill MacleanSolace HouseWill Maclean · Literary fictionRead it, 75%Dune MessiahFrank Herbert · Sci-fi & dystopianListen to it, 64%TranscriptionBen Lerner · Literary fictionListen to it, 65%We Are All Guilty HereKarin Slaughter · Crime & thrillersListen to it, 65%Wild Dark ShoreCharlotte McConaghy · Literary fictionEither works, 54%The Man Who Invented ChristmasLes StandifordThe Man Who Invented ChristmasLes Standiford · Non-fiction & memoirListen to it, 65%Skipping ChristmasJohn Grisham · Contemporary fictionListen to it, 65%Nothing Lasts ForeverRoderick Thorp · Crime & thrillersRead it, 100%The Polar ExpressChris Van Allsburg · Classics & gothicListen to it, 65%How the Grinch Stole Christmas!Dr. Seuss · Classics & gothicListen to it, 65%The Snowman and the SnowdogRaymond Briggs · Classics & gothicListen to it, 100%Miracle on 34th StreetValentine DaviesMiracle on 34th StreetValentine Davies · Classics & gothicListen to it, 100%The Christmas PigJ.K. Rowling · Fantasy & romantasyListen to it, 100%A Boy Called ChristmasMatt Haig · Fantasy & romantasyListen to it, 65%HogfatherTerry Pratchett · Fantasy & romantasyListen to it, 62%Holidays on IceDavid Sedaris · Contemporary fictionEither works, 50%The Snow ChildEowyn Ivey · Historical fictionListen to it, 65%The Wood at MidwinterSusanna Clarke · Fantasy & romantasyListen to it, 70%A Carol and a KillingRichard ColesA Carol and a KillingRichard Coles · Crime & thrillersEither works, 50%Leviathan WakesJames S. A. Corey · Sci-fi & dystopianListen to it, 65%Six Crimson CranesElizabeth Lim · Fantasy & romantasyListen to it, 100%Bridget Jones’s DiaryHelen Fielding · Romance & rom-comListen to it, 65%One Day in DecemberJosie Silver · Romance & rom-comEither works, 53%The Price of SaltPatricia Highsmith · Romance & rom-comListen to it, 65%Dash & Lily’s Book of DaresRachel Cohn and David Levithan · Romance & rom-comEither works, 50%Let It SnowJohn Green, Maureen Johnson and Lauren Myracle · Romance & rom-comListen to it, 100%The Christmas BookshopJenny Colgan · Romance & rom-comEither works, 50%Christmas ShopaholicSophie Kinsella · Romance & rom-comListen to it, 100%Hercule Poirot’s ChristmasAgatha Christie · Crime & thrillersEither works, 50%Midwinter MurderAgatha Christie · Crime & thrillersEither works, 50%The Mistletoe MurderP.D. James · Crime & thrillersListen to it, 65%The Christmas AppealJanice HallettThe Christmas AppealJanice Hallett · Crime & thrillersRead it, 60%Everyone This Christmas Has a SecretBenjamin Stevenson · Crime & thrillersListen to it, 100%Murder Under the MistletoeRichard ColesMurder Under the MistletoeRichard Coles · Crime & thrillersEither works, 50%The Christmas Card CrimeEdited by Martin Edwards · Crime & thrillersEither works, 50%A Child’s Christmas in WalesDylan Thomas · Classics & gothicListen to it, 65%The Gift of the MagiO. HenryThe Gift of the MagiO. Henry · Classics & gothicListen to it, 65%The Snow QueenHans Christian AndersenThe Snow QueenHans Christian Andersen · Classics & gothicListen to it, 100%Little WomenLouisa May Alcott · Classics & gothicListen to it, 65%The Box of DelightsJohn MasefieldThe Box of DelightsJohn Masefield · Classics & gothicEither works, 53%The Nutcracker and the Mouse KingE.T.A. HoffmannThe Nutcracker and the Mouse KingE.T.A. Hoffmann · Classics & gothicRead it, 65%Letters from Father ChristmasJ.R.R. Tolkien · Classics & gothicListen to it, 64%Into the BlueEmma Brodie · Romance & rom-comListen to it, 100%The Ballad of Songbirds and SnakesSuzanne Collins · Sci-fi & dystopianListen to it, 100%The Impossible FortuneRichard Osman · Crime & thrillersEither works, 53%Gone GirlGillian Flynn · Crime & thrillersListen to it, 70%The KeeperTana French · Crime & thrillersListen to it, 63%Bad WordsRíoghnach Robinson · Romance & rom-comListen to it, 100%PartitaBarbara KingsolverPartitaBarbara Kingsolver · Literary fictionListen to it, 68%Peck & PeckBonnie GarmusPeck & PeckBonnie Garmus · Literary fictionListen to it, 56%It’s Not What You ThinkClare MackintoshIt’s Not What You ThinkClare Mackintosh · Crime & thrillersRead it, 57%Say NothingPatrick Radden KeefeSay NothingPatrick Radden Keefe · Non-fiction & memoirListen to it, 59%The Hate U GiveAngie Thomas · Contemporary fictionListen to it, 100%The Picture of Dorian GrayOscar Wilde · Classics & gothicListen to it, 65%Alice in WonderlandLewis CarrollAlice in WonderlandLewis Carroll · Classics & gothicListen to it, 65%This Is How It Always IsLaurie FrankelThis Is How It Always IsLaurie Frankel · Contemporary fictionListen to it, 64%Ordinary LoveMarie RutkoskiOrdinary LoveMarie Rutkoski · Literary fictionRead it, 68%A Court of Mist and FurySarah J. Maas · Fantasy & romantasyListen to it, 77%A Court of Wings and RuinSarah J. Maas · Fantasy & romantasyListen to it, 77%A Court of Frost and StarlightSarah J. Maas · Fantasy & romantasyRead it, 65%A Court of Silver FlamesSarah J. Maas · Fantasy & romantasyEither works, 50%Harry Potter and the Order of the PhoenixJ.K. Rowling · Fantasy & romantasyListen to it, 100%Harry Potter and the Half-Blood PrinceJ.K. Rowling · Fantasy & romantasyListen to it, 62%Harry Potter and the Deathly HallowsJ.K. Rowling · Fantasy & romantasyListen to it, 62%Heated RivalryRachel Reid · Romance & rom-comRead it, 65%The DealElle Kennedy · Romance & rom-comListen to it, 100%IcebreakerHannah Grace · Romance & rom-comListen to it, 100%Twisted LoveAna Huang · Romance & rom-comListen to it, 100%The Love HypothesisAli Hazelwood · Romance & rom-comEither works, 50%In a HolidazeChristina LaurenIn a HolidazeChristina Lauren · Romance & rom-comListen to it, 65%It Ends with UsColleen Hoover · Romance & rom-comEither works, 53%Great Big Beautiful LifeEmily Henry · Romance & rom-comListen to it, 67%Remarkably Bright CreaturesShelby Van Pelt · Contemporary fictionListen to it, 65%Tom LakeAnn PatchettTom LakeAnn Patchett · Contemporary fictionEither works, 53%My FriendsFredrik Backman · Contemporary fictionEither works, 53%A Man Called OveFredrik Backman · Contemporary fictionListen to it, 67%Normal PeopleSally Rooney · Contemporary fictionEither works, 50%The Midnight LibraryMatt Haig · Contemporary fictionListen to it, 100%Eleanor Oliphant Is Completely FineGail HoneymanEleanor Oliphant Is Completely FineGail Honeyman · Contemporary fictionListen to it, 100%Me Before YouJojo Moyes · Contemporary fictionListen to it, 65%RebeccaDaphne du Maurier · Classics & gothicListen to it, 100%Catching FireSuzanne Collins · Sci-fi & dystopianListen to it, 100%MockingjaySuzanne Collins · Sci-fi & dystopianListen to it, 100%MatildaRoald Dahl · Classics & gothicListen to it, 100%The Lion, the Witch and the WardrobeC.S. Lewis · Fantasy & romantasyListen to it, 65%Harry Potter and the Prisoner of AzkabanJ.K. Rowling · Fantasy & romantasyListen to it, 100%Harry Potter and the Goblet of FireJ.K. Rowling · Fantasy & romantasyListen to it, 100%Throne of GlassSarah J. Maas · Fantasy & romantasyRead it, 73%A Game of ThronesGeorge R.R. Martin · Fantasy & romantasyRead it, 55%The Great GatsbyF. Scott Fitzgerald · Classics & gothicListen to it, 65%A Little LifeHanya Yanagihara · Literary fictionRead it, 72%The Secret HistoryDonna Tartt · Literary fictionEither works, 55%Murder on the Orient ExpressAgatha Christie · Crime & thrillersListen to it, 65%SapiensYuval Noah Harari · Non-fiction & memoirListen to it, 77%Jane EyreCharlotte Brontë · Classics & gothicListen to it, 84%Mad MabelSally Hepworth · Crime & thrillersListen to it, 67%FlashlightSusan Choi · Literary fictionRead it, 64%DominionAddie E. Citchens · Literary fictionListen to it, 100%The Mercy StepMarcia HutchinsonThe Mercy StepMarcia Hutchinson · Literary fictionListen to it, 65%KingfisherRozie Kelly · Literary fictionEither works, 50%Heart the LoverLily King · Literary fictionListen to it, 65%Red RisingPierce Brown · Sci-fi & dystopianListen to it, 100%The End of EverythingM. John Harrison · Literary fictionRead it, 100%The DisappearersMarlon James · Literary fictionRead it, 71%Black BagLuke Kennard · Literary fictionListen to it, 65%May We Feed the KingRebecca Perry · Literary fictionRead it, 100%The Things We Never SayElizabeth Strout · Literary fictionListen to it, 65%The Hunger GamesSuzanne Collins · Sci-fi & dystopianListen to it, 100%1984George Orwell1984George Orwell · Sci-fi & dystopianListen to it, 65%The HobbitJ.R.R. Tolkien · Fantasy & romantasyRead it, 61%Wuthering HeightsEmily Brontë · Classics & gothicRead it, 68%VerityColleen Hoover · Crime & thrillersRead it, 65%A Court of Thorns and RosesSarah J. Maas · Fantasy & romantasyListen to it, 77%DraculaBram StokerDraculaBram Stoker · Classics & gothicEither works, 50%FrankensteinMary Shelley · Classics & gothicRead it, 100%Sunrise on the ReapingSuzanne Collins · Sci-fi & dystopianListen to it, 100%John of JohnDouglas Stuart · Literary fictionRead it, 56%Pride and PrejudiceJane Austen · Classics & gothicListen to it, 100%A Christmas CarolCharles Dickens · Classics & gothicListen to it, 62%DuneFrank Herbert · Sci-fi & dystopianListen to it, 66%Atomic HabitsJames Clear · Non-fiction & memoirListen to it, 70%ProtocolsAndrew D. Huberman · Non-fiction & memoirListen to it, 77%Swan SongCharles Spencer · Non-fiction & memoirListen to it, 65%The Mirror of Infinite EndingsStephanie Garber · Fantasy & romantasyRead it, 65%The Sweetest FiendRaven KennedyThe Sweetest FiendRaven Kennedy · Fantasy & romantasyListen to it, 100%Letters to Our SonsStephen Graham and Orly KleinLetters to Our SonsStephen Graham and Orly Klein · Non-fiction & memoirListen to it, 100%The CorrespondentVirginia Evans · Literary fictionListen to it, 100%Murder at the Grand Alpine HotelLucy Foley · Crime & thrillersEither works, 50%We Chase ShadowsRichard Osman · Crime & thrillersRead it, 84%Hollow BonesJodi PicoultHollow BonesJodi Picoult · Literary fictionRead it, 73%Hollywood, EndingJohn Green · Literary fictionEither works, 50%CommunionJ. D. VanceCommunionJ. D. Vance · Non-fiction & memoirListen to it, 100%Dogs, Boys, and Other Things I've Cried AboutIsabel KleeDogs, Boys, and Other Things I've Cried AboutIsabel Klee · Non-fiction & memoirListen to it, 65%StrangersBelle Burden · Non-fiction & memoirListen to it, 65%Biological WarAnnie Jacobsen · Non-fiction & memoirRead it, 73%Regime ChangeMaggie Haberman and Jonathan Swan · Non-fiction & memoirEither works, 50%Dungeon Crawler CarlMatt Dinniman · Fantasy & romantasyListen to it, 100%WhistlerAnn Patchett · Literary fictionRead it, 57%YesteryearCaro Claire Burke · Literary fictionListen to it, 62%The Calamity ClubKathryn Stockett · Historical fictionListen to it, 100%Theo of GoldenAllen Levi · Literary fictionRead it, 65%People We Meet on VacationEmily Henry · Romance & rom-comListen to it, 62%HamnetMaggie O'Farrell · Historical fictionRead it, 65%Someone Else's ShoesJojo MoyesSomeone Else's ShoesJojo Moyes · Contemporary fictionListen to it, 65%Harry Potter and the Philosopher's StoneJ.K. Rowling · Fantasy & romantasyListen to it, 100%Harry Potter and the Chamber of SecretsJ.K. Rowling · Fantasy & romantasyListen to it, 100%The Hotel AvocadoBob MortimerThe Hotel AvocadoBob Mortimer · Literary fictionListen to it, 100%The Wedding PeopleAlison Espach · Contemporary fictionListen to it, 100%The Housemaid Is WatchingFreida McFadden · Crime & thrillersListen to it, 100%The Housemaid's SecretFreida McFadden · Crime & thrillersRead it, 65%The HousemaidFreida McFadden · Crime & thrillersRead it, 65%AtmosphereTaylor Jenkins Reid · Historical fictionListen to it, 67%CirceMadeline Miller · Fantasy & romantasyRead it, 68%The Thursday Murder ClubRichard Osman · Crime & thrillersRead it, 57%Demon CopperheadBarbara Kingsolver · Literary fictionListen to it, 100%The Seven Husbands of Evelyn HugoTaylor Jenkins Reid · Historical fictionRead it, 57%Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and TomorrowGabrielle Zevin · Literary fictionEither works, 53%Fourth WingRebecca Yarros · Fantasy & romantasyListen to it, 75%Lessons in ChemistryBonnie Garmus · Literary fictionRead it, 100%Daisy Jones & The SixTaylor Jenkins Reid · Historical fictionListen to it, 100%Project Hail MaryAndy Weir · Sci-fi & dystopianListen to it, 76%

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