School’s out! Sun is shining! What’s more perfect than listening to this month’s top audiobook releases on your summer vacay?

Fire Exit

Written by Morgan Talty

Performed by Darrell Dennis

Published by Recorded Books

A Best Book of June at The New York Times and Chicago Review of Books

From the award-winning author of Night of the Living Rez, Morgan Talty’s debut novel, Fire Exit, is a masterful and unforgettable story of family, legacy, bloodlines, culture and inheritance, and what, if anything, we owe one another.

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Official Audiobook Trailer

 

Entrances and Exits

Written by Michael Richards, foreword by Jerry Seinfeld

Performed by Michael Richards

Published by Recorded Books

The man who brought the kavorka to the Seinfeld show through one of the most remarkable and beloved television characters ever invented, Kramer, shares the extraordinary life of a comedy genius—the way he came into himself as an artist, the ups and downs as a human being, the road he has traveled in search of understanding.

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youthjuice

Written by E.K. Sathue

Performed by Suzy Jackson

Published by Recorded Books

Glittering with ominous flashes of Sophia’s coming-of-rage story, former beauty editor E.K. Sathue’s horror debut is as incisive as it is stomach-churning in its portrayal of all-consuming female friendship and the beauty industry’s short attention span.

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Praise for youthjuice

 

Running Close to the Wind

Written by Alexandra Rowland

Performed by Casey Jones

Published by Recorded Books

A LitHub most anticipated book of 2024

For fans of Our Flag Means Death, discover low fantasy on the high seas in Alexandra Rowland’s Running Close to the Wind. Avra Helvaçi, former field agent of the Arasti Ministry of Intelligence, has accidentally stolen the single most expensive secret in the world—and the only place to flee with a secret that big is the open sea.

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The Comfort of Ghosts (Maisie Dobbs, Book 18)

Written by Jacqueline Winspear

Performed by Orlagh Cassidy

Published by Recorded Books

“An outstanding historical series.”—The New York Times

A milestone in historical mystery fiction as Maisie Dobbs takes her final bow. This final assignment of her own choosing not only opens a new future for Maisie and her family, but serves as a fascinating portrayal of the challenges facing the people of Britain at the close of the Second World War.

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Orlagh Cassidy In Studio

 

Small Town Horror

Written by Ronald Malfi

Performed by Joe Hempel

Published by Tantor Audio

Maybe this is a ghost story . . .Five childhood friends are forced to confront their own dark past as well as the curse placed upon them in this horror masterpiece from the bestselling author of Come with Me.

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A Great Gay Book: Stories of Growth, Belonging, and Other Queer Possibilities

Edited by Ryan Fitzgibbon

Performed by Lee Osorio 

Published by Tantor Audio

A Great Gay Book: Stories of Growth, Belonging and Other Queer Possibilities is a gorgeously designed collection of essays, short fiction, poetry, interviews, profiles, as well as new material from many of today’s biggest LGBTQ+ creatives.

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The Road Trip Rewind

Written by Danny Tamberelli and Kate Tamberelli

Performed by Mara Wilson and Danny Tamberelli

Published by HighBridge

Up-and-coming screenwriter Beatrix Noel’s dream project is finally a reality—her 90s-era script is in production. Less dreamy is the A-list actor in the starring role—none other than Rocco Riziero, who jilted Beatrix on New Year’s Eve back in 1999. Without his celebrity status, the project would likely still be withering on her hard drive, but that doesn’t mean Beatrix won’t shame him at every opportunity on-set—especially when it becomes painfully obvious he doesn’t even remember her.

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A Crown of Petals and Ice (Honey and Ice, Book 3)

Written by Shannon Mayer and Kelly St. Clare

Performed by a full cast

Published by GraphicAudio

Queen of the fae courts. Faced with an impossible battle. Destined to never be with the Unseelie I love.

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