Satire Audiobooks | Fiction & Literature

The Seductive Lady Vanessa of Manhattanshire

A hilarious, multi-layered modern mashup of Don Quixote, Cold Comfort Farm, and The Thirteenth Tale, The Seductive Lady Vanessa of Manhattanshire is an ingenious must-read for fans of romantic fiction, literary satire, and books about books. When a famous translator receives a mysterious manuscript from Cairo, she becomes dizzy with excitement. The book by the enigmatic Aisha Benegeli, The Seductive Lady Vanessa of Manhattanshire, spins the tale of Maxine More, a romance novel–obsessed New York school teacher who envisions herself as a Georgian Lady and sees the world entirely through the prism of her beloved books. Designating her cleaning lady Magdalena Cruz as her lady-in-waiting, Lady Vee embarks on a series of misadventures. She mistakes a man from Grey’s Plumbing for a famous alpha male; pursues her poodle-owning crush, Nelson Dodge; searches for aphrodisiacal nail polish; dispenses misguided advice to the lovelorn and goes man-hunting on New York’s Upper East Side. When the manuscript abruptly ends, the translator journeys to Cairo to find the concluding pages, which contain a stunning confession from Lady Vee’s creator Benegeli about her own romantic troubles—including a betrayal by her billionaire husband. As the author struggles to find happiness for her crazed character and herself, the translator desperately searches for the elusive writer. In the end, this delightfully inventive novel unspools three very different stories about three very different women, all in pursuit of happy-ever-afters.

Seth Kaufman (Author), Samara Naeymi (Narrator)

Audiobook

The Invisible Things: A Novel

A sharp allegorical novel about a hidden human civilization, a crucial election, and a mysterious invisible force that must not be named, by one of our most imaginative comic novelists ONE OF THE MOST ANTICIPATED BOOKS OF 2022-The Millions When sociologist Nalini Jackson joins the SS Delany for the first manned mission to Jupiter, all she wants is a career opportunity: the chance to conduct the first field study of group dynamics on long-haul cryoships. But what she discovers instead is an entire city encased in a bubble on Europa, Jupiter's largest moon. Even more unexpected, Nalini and the rest of the crew soon find themselves abducted and joining its captive population, forced to start new lives in a place called New Roanoke. New Roanoke is a city riven by wealth inequality and governed by a feckless, predatory elite, its economy run on heedless consumption and income inequality. But in other ways it's different from the cities we already know: it's covered by an enormous dome, it's populated by alien abductees, and it happens to be terrorized by an invisible entity so disturbing that no one even dares acknowledge its existence. Albuquerque chauffer Chase Eubanks is pretty darn sure aliens stole his wife. People mock him for saying that, but he doesn't care who knows it. So when his philanthropist boss funds a top-secret rescue mission to save New Roanoke's abductees, Chase jumps at the chance to find her. The plan: Get the astronauts out and provide the population with the tech they need to escape this alien world. The reality: Nothing is ever simple when dealing with the complex, contradictory, and contrarian impulses of everyday earthlings. This is a madcap, surreal adventure into a Jovian mirror world, one grappling with the same polarized politics, existential crises, and mass denialism that obsess and divide our own. Will New Roanoke survive? Will we?

Mat Johnson (Author), Nicole Lewis (Narrator)

Audiobook

Anachrony

Susana Imaginário (Author), Sarah Kempton (Narrator)

Audiobook

A Taste of Greek Summer: The BRAND NEW Greek Summer romance from author Mandy Baggot

This summer, on the Greek island of Corfu, sparks will fly as dreams come true... Lydia Broom is living her second-best life. With her dreams of being a chef left in the dust she instead finds solace writing about the dishes she wished she created. When Lydia's sent to Corfu on an assignment, she's excited to see what culinary delights the island has to offer, but nothing seems to tickle her fancy - until she tastes the creations of local cook, Thanos Nicolaidis. After one sizzling afternoon in the kitchen together, Lydia and Thanos both allow themselves to dream of the futures they desperately want. And as they grow closer, sharing secret ingredients and family recipes, Thanos begins to realise he has to show Lydia the parts of him he's done so well to hide... Get ready for the hottest Greek meze on the menu as Lydia and Thanos discover that amid the sirtaki dancing and the smashing plates, they might just be cooking up their very own love story. Praise for A Taste of Greek Summer: 'Mandy Baggot is the queen of summer romance.' - NetGalley Reviewer 'Absolutely delightful, my favourite book this year!' NetGalley Reviewer 'What a bountiful banquet this book is!' NetGalley Reviewer 'Beautifully written, this lovely story made me smile, laugh, and left me with a lovely, warm glow.' NetGalley Reviewer 'A delightful read from start to end; one that left me smiling long after I finished the last chapter.' NetGalley Reviewer 'This book is heart-warming and hilarious. I would give it six stars if I could!' NetGalley Reviewer 'Tempting, tantalising and tasty. This book was a one-sitting read for me.' - NetGalley Reviewer

Mandy Baggot (Author), Daphne Kouma (Narrator)

Audiobook

BadAsstronauts

From New York Times bestselling author of My Best Friend's Exorcism, The Southern Book Club's Guide to Slaying Vampires, and The Final Girl Support Group, Grady Hendrix takes a break from horror and goes all-in on sci-fi in this novella about backyard rocket jockeys trying to get into low earth orbit. Melville, South Carolina was out of money, it was out of jobs, it was out of hope, and today it was out of astronauts. There were only two to begin with, and now one is stuck on the abandoned International Space Station after his mission went south. With NASA's budget cut to the bone, there's no one to bring him back home, so everyone is only too happy to ignore this embarrassing sign of American Failure and just let him die. But his cousin, Walter Reddie, isn't going to let that happen. Tanked on vodka, living on a "farm" whose only crop is cars on cinderblocks, Walter's a wash-out from the Shuttle Program and he'll be damned if he's going to let his cousin die in the sky like a dog. And so he begins to build a rocket. If America won't rescue its astronauts, he'll do it himself. Violating numerous laws, good taste, common sense, logic, and reason, Walter becomes a lightning rod for people who aren't ready to give up. His farm is transformed into the promised land for misfits, drifters, rocket junkies, pyromaniacs, dreamers, science nerds, and astro-hippies who believe that space shouldn't just be for billionaires. But it won't be easy. Chances are good they'll blow themselves up, get arrested, or kill each other before they ever get into orbit.

Grady Hendrix (Author), Ezra Buzzington (Narrator)

Audiobook

One Potato

Eddie Morales finds his lowly R&D life completely upended when his Boise-based biotech firm dispatches him to Puerto Malogrado, a tiny but tumultuous country in South America where the international media is accusing their experimental potatoes of causing a bizarre medical crisis. Eddie unwillingly arrives in South America only to find his plans for a quick resolution thwarted when he gets caught between the two sides of an impending revolution, each hoping to capitalize on the potato scandal in order to seize power. Eddie stumbles into a conspiracy that reveals just how far his company will go to advance its potato empire. He is forced to make a choice. What-and who-will he sacrifice to preserve his own future in this brave new world of biotechnology?

Tyler Mcmahon (Author), Gary Tiedemann (Narrator)

Audiobook

Fatgirl: Spring Fling

A former agent is retiring … and relocating to Florida … Kallie once looked forward to the Spring Fling, the one dance allowed at Cuttingham City High School. It was too easy to dream of Blake Turner as her perfect date … But now, thanks to her deal with Abuela-Blanca, they’re spending the weekend in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, attending the “retirement gala” for Zina “ZZ” Morozova -- one of the last and youngest inductions to the KGB. Once a harsh and ruthless killer, ZZ’s softened up a little in recent years, if only because she has enough blackmail and black market goods to support her -- including AB’s doughnut recipe. Things are what they are, but the things take a turn for the worst when Kallie and AB infiltrate ZZ’s party, looking for answers -- only to discover the devastating truth about Kallie's mother ... From award-winning author C. S. Johnson, Fatgirl is a serial, episodic work of fiction, with a blend of satire, superhero fiction, and contemporary genres.

C. S. Johnson (Author), Jennifer Groberg (Narrator)

Audiobook

Small Gods: (Discworld Novel 13)

Brought to you by Penguin. The audiobook of Small Gods is narrated by the BAFTA award-winning actor and director Andy Serkis (The Lord of the Rings; Planet of the Apes). BAFTA and Golden Globe award-winning actor Bill Nighy (Love Actually; Pirates of the Caribbean; Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows) reads the footnotes, and Peter Serafinowicz (Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace; Shaun of the Dead) stars as the voice of Death. Featuring a new theme tune composed by James Hannigan. 'You should do things because they're right. Not because gods say so. They might say something different another time.' Religion is a competitive business in the Discworld. Everyone has their own opinion and their own gods, of every shape and size - all fighting for faith, followers, and a place at the top. So when the great god Om accidentally manifests himself as a lowly tortoise, stripped of all divine power, it's clear he's become less important than he realised. In such instances, you need an acolyte, and fast. Enter Brutha, the Chosen One - or at least the only One available. He wants peace, justice and love - but that's hard to achieve in a world where religion means power, and corruption reigns supreme... 'An intriguing satire on institutionalized religion corrupted by power . . .' Independent 'Deftly weaves themes of forgiveness, belief and spiritual regeneration' The Times You can listen to the Discworld novels in any order, but Small Gods is a standalone. The first book in the Discworld series - The Colour of Magic - was published in 1983. Some elements of the Discworld universe may reflect this. ©1992 Terry and Lyn Pratchet (P)2022 Penguin Audio

Terry Pratchett (Author), Andy Serkis, Bill Nighy, Peter Serafinowicz (Narrator)

Audiobook

Witches Abroad: (Discworld Novel 12)

Brought to you by Penguin. The audiobook of Witches Abroad is narrated by Indira Varma (Game of Thrones; Luther; This Way Up). BAFTA and Golden Globe award-winning actor Bill Nighy (Love Actually; Pirates of the Caribbean; Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows) reads the footnotes, and Peter Serafinowicz (Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace; Shaun of the Dead) stars as the voice of Death. Featuring a new theme tune composed by James Hannigan. 'You can't go around building a better world for people. Only people can build a better world for people. Otherwise, it's just a cage.' There's power in stories. The Fairy Godmother is good. The servant girl marries the Prince. Everyone lives happily ever after... don't they? The witches Granny Weatherwax, Nanny Ogg and Magrat Garlick are travelling to far-distant Genua to stop a wedding and save a kingdom. But how do you fight a happy-ever-after, especially when it comes with glass slippers and a power-hungry Fairy Godmother who has made Destiny an offer it can't refuse? It's hard to resist a good story, even when the fate of the kingdom depends on it... 'No one mixes the fantastical and mundane to better comic effect' Daily Mail 'One of our greatest fantasists, and beyond a doubt the funniest' George R.R. Martin Witches Abroad is the third book in the Witches series, but you can listen to the Discworld novels in any order. The first book in the Discworld series - The Colour of Magic - was published in 1983. Some elements of the Discworld universe may reflect this. © Dunmanifestin Ltd 1991 (P) Penguin Audio 2022

Terry Pratchett (Author), Bill Nighy, Indira Varma, Peter Serafinowicz (Narrator)

Audiobook

The Big Break-Up of 1948

James Grant Goldin (Author), Nancy Bober (Narrator)

Audiobook

[French] - Novice

'Pendant que Gabrielle assemble des bûches dans le foyer et démarre le feu du premier coup, le groupe se passe un gros sac de guimauves, et chacun des participants s’en enfourne une ou deux dans la bouche. Mathieu les regarde sans rien dire, à la lueur de quelques lanternes, et trouve leur ignorance stupéfiante. Voyons donc, crisse. Ces gens-là doivent bien savoir que les guimauves se mangent après les avoir grillées au-dessus des flammes ? Il semble que non.' Quand onze personnes s'inscrivent dans un camp de débranchement, elles sont loin de réaliser l’ampleur du deuil auquel elles devront faire face. Rien ne les a préparées au régime de sevrage aux appareils électroniques qu’elles devront suivre durant une semaine. Face à un environnement hostile et un tueur anonyme, trouveront-elles la débrouillardise nécessaire pour survivre? Avec Novice, Stéphane Dompierre détourne les codes du cinéma d’horreur pour produire une comédie aussi finement articulée qu’impitoyable envers notre époque.'

Stéphane Dompierre (Author), Karine Gonthier-Hyndman (Narrator)

Audiobook

Manuel de civilité pour les petites filles à l'usage des maisons d'éducation

Une parodie des rigoureux manuels d'éducation du début du xxème siécle, et est ainsi composée de conseils courts (le plus souvent une phrase ou deux) regroupés en thèmes : « À la maison », « Devoirs envers votre mère », « En classe », etc. Le ton de l'ouvrage est vif, voire lapidaire, le style particulièrement cru et chatoyant. Pierre Louÿs use volontiers d'ironie pour évoquer les amours viles des jeunes filles perverses, et cette relative distanciation lui permet de faire fi de toute censure morale (inceste, pédophilie...). De fait, on est loin du raffinement précieux des Chansons de Bilitis par exemple, et le Manuel de civilité est sans doute l'œuvre la plus subversive de Louÿs, véritable attaque en règle contre le puritanisme bourgeois de la Belle Époque. À titre d'illustration, le « Glossaire » qui ouvre l'ouvrage se compose de cet avertissement : « Nous avons jugé inutile d'expliquer les mots : con, fente, moniche, motte, pine, queue, bitte, couille, foutre (verbe), foutre (subst.), bander, branler, sucer, lécher, pomper, baiser, piner, enfiler, enconner, enculer, décharger, godmiché, gougnotte, gousse, soixante-neuf, minette, mimi, putain, bordel. Ces mots-là sont familiers à toutes les petites filles. »

Pierre Louÿs (Author), Scott Fins (Narrator)

Audiobook

Satire Audiobooks in Fiction & Literature