Audiobooks narrated by Oliver James Parkins

"Harlowe could use a break. With his academic future over, just like his relationship with Jackson, a suspiciously cheap summer rental on the Cape feels like just the escape he needs. But when he arrives at the picturesque seaside cottage, he's alarmed to find his discouraging old professor in the living room, his father making coffee in the kitchen, a mysterious young man fixing a hole in the wall, and worst of all, Jackson is in the bathroom. None of them will leave. No one else can see them. And they just won't leave him alone. But Harlowe soon realises he isn't the only one who can see the house's magic, and as the summer grows hot and thick with tourists, old wounds and fresh secrets – both in and outside its walls – begin to transform him. And that mysterious man seems almost to be everywhere he looks now... not that he’d want it another way."

Edward Underhill (Author), Oliver James Parkins (Narrator)

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We Are Green and Trembling: Longlisted for the International Booker Prize 2026

"**LONGLISTED FOR THE INTERNATIONAL BOOKER PRIZE 2026** **Winner of the National Book Award for Translated Literature** A sumptuous and surreal historical reimagining of one of South America’s best-known trans men, Antonio de Erauso From deep in the wilds of the New World, Antonio de Erauso writes a letter to his aunt, the prioress of the convent he escaped as a young girl. Since leaving his past behind, he’s become Antonio, conquistador. Now, hiding in the jungle and hounded by the army he deserted, Antonio is caring for two Guaraní girls he rescued from enslavement. But the New World has one more metamorphosis in store, which might save them all from extinction. Tender and surreal, We Are Green and Trembling conveys glimmers of hope for the future within the brutal colonial history of Latin America, finding in the rainforest a magical space for transformation. 'Playful and devastating, tender and enraging' INTERNATIONAL BOOKER JUDGES, 2026 'Luminous' SAMANTA SCHWEBLIN ‘Bold and compassionate’ Financial Times Translated by Robin Myers © Gabriela Cabezón Cámara 2026 (P) Penguin Audio 2026"

Gabriela Cabezón Cámara (Author), Elena Sanz, Oliver James Parkins (Narrator)

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The In-Between Bookstore

"A whimsical and healing novel about a trans man in New York who - almost 30, laid off, broke - moves back to his small Illinois hometown, walks into the bookstore he worked at in high school... and slips through time to come face to face with his pre-transition, teenage self. If you had one chance to talk to your younger self… would you? What would you say? When Darby left Oak Falls for university in New York City, all he wanted was to get as far away as possible, find a community where he could start afresh -- and finally forget about his childhood best friend Michael, and just how painfully their friendship ended. Now, about to turn 30, Darby suddenly finds himself unemployed. With no better alternative, and questioning where he really belongs, he moves back to his hometown. But the changes in Oak Falls make him feel off balance. And Michael’s still there, their relationship still distant and strained. One thing is familiar: In Between Books, Darby’s refuge growing up and high school job. When he walks inside, Darby feels an eerie sense of déjà vu – everything is exactly the same. Even the newspapers are dated 2009. And behind the till is a teen who looks a lot like Darby did at sixteen... a teen who just might give him the opportunity to change his own present for the better – if he can figure out how before his connection to the past vanishes forever."

Edward Underhill (Author), Oliver James Parkins (Narrator)

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Burning Chrome

"Tautly-written and suspenseful, BURNING CHROME collects 10 of William Gibson’s best short stories with a preface from Bruce Sterling, co-Cyberpunk and editor of the seminal anthology MIRRORSHADES. These brilliant, high-resolution stories show Gibson's characters and intensely-realized worlds at his absolute best. Contains 'Johnny Mnemonic' (filmed starring Keanu Reeves) and title story 'Burning Chrome' - both nominated for the Nebula Award - as well as the Hugo-and-Nebula-nominated stories 'Dogfight' and 'The Winter Market'."

William Gibson (Author), Oliver James Parkins, William Hope (Narrator)

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The Best of All Worlds

"The Times Children's Book of the Year 2025 The trip to the cottage should have been a fun family weekend for thirteen-year-old Zay, despite another summer of extreme weather. At least, that’s what his father and stepmother had in mind when they planned the weekend getaway. But that was before Zay’s older brother, Sam, decided to stay behind. Before Zay, Caleb, and Nia discovered their surroundings had inexplicably transformed overnight. Before they realized they were trapped inside a dome. And before the weekend turned into three long years. If this were a game, Zay would know how to win it. But this is no game. There is no trace of their mysterious captors, no clue as to their motives, and no way to escape. The only rule is survival. Just when Zay and his family have all but given up hope, something new shows up in their strange habitat: another family. The Jacksons are polar opposites of Zay’s family. Conservatives from Tennessee, they believe a government conspiracy is behind their strange abduction, and they’re willing to do just about anything to prove it and find a way out. Despite their family’s differences, Zay begins to fall for their daughter, Mackenzie. For the first time since their captivity, he begins to think he could be happy living inside the dome. But tensions rise as the Jacksons continue searching for a way out, and their actions trigger unexpected and dangerous consequences—for everyone."

Kenneth Oppel (Author), Oliver James Parkins (Narrator)

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He Came Back For My Daughter

"FROM BESTSELLING AUTHOR SONYA BATEMAN COMES AN UNPUTDOWNABLE PSYCHOLOGICAL THRILLER. It’s been a real journey, but I finally have a normal life. A nice life. A wonderful husband and a beautiful daughter. My sixteen-year-old soccer-loving girl is everything. But now he wants to take it all away. I won’t let him. It’s been twenty years, but this morning, I saw him again. Watching me. Taunting me. I was the girl who escaped. I was sixteen when he dragged me into the woods. I remember his harsh breathing and heavy footsteps, his weight falling on me. The broken branch I jammed into his throat. Twenty years ago he tried to kill me. I got away, but now he’s come back for my daughter."

Sonya Bateman (Author), Jessica Fells, Oliver James Parkins (Narrator)

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Serial Killer Games

"What would you do if you thought your coworker was getting away with murder - literally? Dolores dela Cruz has been dying to spot one in the wild, and he fits the mold perfectly: strangler gloves, calculated charm, dashing good looks that give a leg up in any field ... including fields of unmarked graves. The new office temp is definitely a serial killer. Jake Ripper finds a welcome distraction in his combative and enigmatic new coworker. He hasn't come across anyone as interesting as Dolores in a long time. But when mere curiosity evolves into a darkly romantic flirtation, Jake can't help but wonder if, finally, he's found someone who really sees him, skeletons in the closet and all. Until Dolores asks Jake's help to dispose of a body..."

Kate Posey (Author), Bridget Lappin, Oliver James Parkins (Narrator)

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Human, Animal

"Human, Animal is an ode to the wild, an elegy for what we have lost and a reproof of our society's inability to find common ground. Since the death of his brother, veteran dairy farmer George has been struggling to keep the family business afloat. His troubles only worsen when animal rights activists descend on his cowshed one morning to film content for their social media. The fallout is unprecedented, especially as George's youngest child appears to side with the activists. As the family navigate the real-world consequences of going viral, George's elderly mother sleepwalks back to her youth, and a secret she has carried with her for decades – one that could change everything for them all."

Seth Insua (Author), Florian Windel, Greg Wagland, Oliver James Parkins (Narrator)

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Some Strange Music Draws Me In

"It’s summer, 1984, in blue-collar Swaffham, Massachusetts. Mel is thirteen, drinking a Slush Puppie at the drugstore, when she hears a voice, ‘deep and movie-star dramatic, like Lauren Bacall’: Sylvia. What follows is a story of transgender awakening. Sylvia’s shameless swagger and tough-girl trans femininity is an affront to the Swaffham locals, and her presence triggers hatred and, ultimately, violence. But it is also a catalyst for Mel. Through her friendship with Sylvia, Mel comes to realise that not only is there a world beyond Swaffham, there are other ways of being, free from the class and gender roles embodied by her cruel, vulnerable mother Irene or her best friend, the troubled Jules. Narrating this blistering coming-of-age tale from the present day is Max – formerly Mel, long since transitioned – who finds himself back in Swaffham while on leave from his job for defying speech codes around trans identity. In prose rich with allusions to Carson McCullers, Jan Morris and Patti Smith, Some Strange Music Draws Me In is a compassionate, gripping and emotionally charged narrative. In focusing on the pre-transition subject, Griffin Hansbury explores the dangerous forces they often must escape to survive. ‘This gorgeous, propulsive novel is filled with beauty and danger, youth and wisdom and the life-saving lifelines of counterculture. With writing so tense and honest and real, I recognised this place and these people deeply, and felt them all in my heart long after the book was finished.’ Michelle Tea ‘Some Strange Music Draws Me In is luminous, propulsive, tender, and full of light. Hansbury’s prose is both scathing and soulful, delivered with care and grace and aplomb. This novel’s warmth is palpable, and Hansbury has crafted a truly rare thing – a gift and a guide.’ Bryan Washington ‘Some Strange Music Draws Me In is a story of how latent queerness can point toward the exit from poverty and despair. It’s about inter-generational queer care, about how even with a clean getaway we nurse our wounded pasts . . . a book filled with compassion.’ McKenzie Wark"

Griffin Hansbury (Author), Oliver James Parkins (Narrator)

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Audiobooks Narrated by Oliver James Parkins

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