As queen Emily Henry says in her latest banger, Funny Story, audiobooks are reading.
“What about audiobooks?” I say.
“Does that count?” he asks.
“Of course it counts,” I say.
His eyes narrow. “Are you sure?”
“I’m a librarian,” I say. ‘If anyone gets to decide whether it counts or not, it’s me.”
End of argument. We asked some of our bookstagram friends who their favorite audiobook narrators are, and a book they recommend listening to in celebration of audiobook appreciation month this June!
The narrator: Caroline Lee
The book recommendation: Apples Never Fall by Liane Moriarty
The narrator: Bahni Turpin
The book recommendation: The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas
The narrator: Julia Whelan
The book recommendation: Evie Drake Starts Over by Linda Holmes
The narrator: Robin Miles
The book recommendation: Yellow Wife by Sadeqa Johnson
The narrator: Marin Ireland
The book recommendation: Remarkably Bright Creatures by Shelby Van Pelt
The narrator: Savannah Peachwood
The book recommendation: Not Another Love Song by Julie Soto
The narrator: Moira Quirk
The book recommendation: The Locked Tomb series by Tamsyn Muir
The narrator: Jim Dale
The book recommendation: The Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern
The narrator: Tim Curry
The book recommendation: A Series of Unfortunate Events series by Lemony Snicket
The narrator: Katherine Kellgen
The book recommendation: The Book of Speculation by Erika Swyler
The narrator: Trini Alvarado
The book recommendation: The Song of the Lioness series by Tamora Pierce
The narrator: Adam Lazzare White
The book recommendation: Razor Blade Tears by S.A. Cosby
The narrator: Natalie Naudus
The book recommendation: She Who Became the Sun by Shelley Parker-Chan
The narrator: Kevin R. Free
The book recommendation: The Murderbot series by Martha Wells
The narrator: January LaVoy
The book recommendation: The Diviners series by Libba Bray
The narrator: Edoardo Ballerini
The book recommendation: The Patient by Jasper Dewitt
Bonus recommendation:
The narrator: Leslie Jones
The book: Leslie F*cking Jones, obviously
And as always, we recommend that you pick up an audiobook from Libro.fm to support your local indie bookstore!
Thanks to @thebooksinmylapp, @readmollyread, @gidgetreads, @allisonreadsdc, @thepaperbackplanner, @whatsjennareading, @jlm.bookstagram, @lozziereads, @bookpals, @runoutofpages, @brigid_emily, @_lia_reads_, @ohtheplacesyouread, @angiesreading, and @bookdigits for their recommendations!
Ellen Whitfield is senior publicist at Books Forward, an author publicity and book marketing firm committed to promoting voices from a diverse variety of communities. From book reviews and author events, to social media and digital marketing, we help authors find success and connect with readers.
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