Hamilton: The Revolution (5/5 stars, unabridged, currently priced at $17.15/1 Audible Credit for Audible members, $20.95 for non-members) is the behind-the-scenes story of the juggernaut musical, including the full libretto and over 30 essays from cast members. Lin-Manuel Miranda’s groundbreaking musical, Hamilton, is as revolutionary as its subject: the poor kid from the Caribbean who … Read more
The wonderful Noel Streatfeild Shoe books are the ones mentioned by Meg Ryan’s character, Kathleen Kelly, in You’ve Got Mail, and they’re very real. This classic series was first published in the 30s and 40s, but its theme of finding one’s strengths still speaks to children in today’s world. The series has not yet been … Read more
Fans of Watership Down, Redwall and similar animal stories will want to give today’s Audible Daily Deal, The Green Ember (5/5 stars, priced at $1.95 TODAY ONLY), a try. Heather and Picket are extraordinary rabbits with ordinary lives until calamitous events overtake them, spilling them into a cauldron of misadventures. They discover that their own … Read more
In today’s Audible Daily Deal, Life and Other Near-Death Experiences (4.5/5 stars, priced at $2.95 TODAY ONLY), a woman who’s been unwilling to face the truth about her life and marriage embarks on a journey of self-discovery. From Amazon: Libby Miller has always been an unwavering optimist—but when her husband drops a bomb on their … Read more
In the Elizabeth Harris Mysteries, former NYPD homicide detective Elizabeth Harris knows evil lurks just beneath the peaceful surface of Amish country. Today’s Audible Daily Deal features Kingdom Come: The Elizabeth Harris Series 1 (4/5 stars, priced at $2.95 TODAY ONLY). From Amazon: Amish country in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, has always been a place of … Read more
Today’s Audible Daily Deal is an especially apropos selection for Independence Day: Bunker Hill: A City, a Siege, a Revolution (4.5/5 stars, priced at $3.95 TODAY ONLY). From Amazon: Nathaniel Philbrick, the bestselling author of In the Heart of the Sea and Mayflower, brings his prodigious talents to the story of the Boston battle that … Read more
In The Curse of Jacob Tracy (5/5 stars, priced at $3.95 TODAY ONLY), a Civil War vet wrestles with his newfound—and unwanted—ability to see the dead. St. Louis in 1880 is full of ghosts – mangled soldiers, tortured slaves, the innocent victims of war – and Jacob Tracy can see them all. Ever since Antietam, … Read more
Today’s Audible Daily Deal Adventures in Human Being (4.5/5 stars, priced at $1.95 TODAY ONLY) explores the geography and inner workings of the human body in a way that’s fascinating and accessible. We have a lifetime’s association with our bodies, but for many of us they remain uncharted territory. In Adventures in Human Being, Gavin … Read more