October 2024 Releases
October 31, 2024
It was a scary good month for audiobooks! Here are the top releases for October!
Written by Law Roach
Performed by Law Roach
Published by Recorded Books
Award-winning celebrity stylist and image architect
Now, for the first time ever, Law shares the secrets of his approach. With How to Build a Fashion Icon, he takes readers behind the scenes of his process and journey, revealing his tips, tricks, and most memorable styling moments to show readers how to live their most iconic and fashionable lives
Written by Amber Wardell, PhD
Performed by Amber Wardell, PhD
Published by Recorded Books
Beyond Self-Care Potato Chips explores courageous self-care in the areas of marriage, motherhood, family dynamics, friendships, career life, and mental health. The author’s personal stories range from the hilariously-yet-painfully relatable to the resonantly heart-rending.
Written by Jennifer Donnelly
Performed by Jill Tanner
Published by Recorded Books
Bestselling and award-winning author Jennifer Donnelly continues her Rose Petals series—novella-length stories set within the world of her beloved Tea Rose saga.
Written by A.L. Brody
Performed by Eva Kaminsky
Published by Recorded Books
“An entertaining romance for readers with a taste for comedy and horror.” ― Kirkus Reviews
A romantic comedy full of love, laughter, and limbs. Darla and Jarko just might find that couples who slay together, stay together. Includes a new bonus chapter.
Written by Cecy Robson
Performed by Taylor Meskimen and Lucas Webley
Published by Recorded Books
“An expertly crafted page-turner with unpredictable twists, steamy romance, and magical creatures.” ― Kirkus Reviews
One hundred years. Tens of thousands of gladiators. And today, only one will rise.
Hot Mess (Diary of a Wimpy Kid, Book 19)
Written by Jeff Kinney
Performed by Ramón De Ocampo
Published by Recorded Books
Bestselling series
Get ready for the most hilarious Wimpy Kid book yet! International bestselling author Jeff Kinney serves up heaps of laughs in Hot Mess, the 19th book in the Diary of a Wimpy Kid series. Greg Heffley is caught in the middle as the two halves of his extended family come together in a sidesplittingly relatable summer story!
Written by S.H. Fernando Jr.
Performed by Leon Nixon
Published by Recorded Books
“This is an essential exploration into the world of ‘your favorite rapper’s favorite rapper.'”— Carlos Orellana, Booklist (starred review)
The definitive biography of MF DOOM, charting the reclusive and revered hip-hop artist’s life, career, and eventual immortality.
Written by Dava Sobel
Performed by Pat Rodrigues
Published by Recorded Books
“An essential read for anyone who values works that highlight women in the sciences.”— Shelf Awareness
The acclaimed Pulitzer Prize finalist and #1 New York Times bestselling author of Galileo’s Daughter crafts a luminous chronicle of the most famous woman in the history of science, and the untold story of the remarkable young women trained in her laboratory
Written by Candy Valentino
Performed by Amanda Ronconi and Candy Valentino
Published by Ascent Audio
91% of small and medium sized businesses fail in the first 10 years. What is the other 9% doing to succeed? The 9% Edge is a highly practical guide to entrepreneurship and taking your business to the next level, no matter where you currently are in your build.
Only the Clonely (Sunrise Cantina, Book 1)
Written by Ruby Dixon
Performed by Todd McLaren and Rebecca Estrella
Published by Tantor Audio
This is a friends-to-lovers between clones (one alien, one human) and starts a new spinoff series that melds the Corsair Brothers series and the Risdaverse stories.
A Decade of Death and Decisions
Written by Drew Hayes
Performed by Matt Godfrey
Published by Tantor Audio
In October of 2013, Drew Hayes began posting a story to his website. Written over the thirteen days leading up to Halloween, when each chapter ended the next step was chosen by the readers. Sometimes this led to great discoveries and triumphs, other paths led to Dead Ends, though even in those there was much to be gleaned.
For ten years, this tradition occurred, until in the year of 2022, the readers chose a finale.
This is their story: a tale of deaths and decisions that spanned a decade.
Christmas Crimes at The Mysterious Bookshop
Edited by Otto Penzler
Performed by Jennifer Pickens and Graham Rowat
Published by Highbridge
“The stories are all refreshingly good-natured and, in the spirit of the season, lean toward peace on earth and good will to most. A must for every mystery lover’s wish list.” ― Kirkus Reviews
The oldest mystery specialty bookstore in the world, The Mysterious Bookshop, has for most of its forty-five-year history commissioned an original short story as a holiday gift for its customers. Written exclusively for the store, the stories were given as a holiday gift to its customers as a thank you for their business, handed out or mailed between Thanksgiving and New Year’s Day. The twelve tales included in this volume are among the finest to be produced in this annual tradition.
Johnny-Boy (Delia Marola, Book 4)
Written by A.F. Carter
Performed by Amy McFadden
Published by Highbridge
“Brutal yet satisfying . . . thriller fans with strong stomachs will have a blast.” ― Publishers Weekly
The newest entry in the Edgar-nominated Delia Mariola series.
Johnny-Boy is a killer. He lives for the thrill of the hunt, the stalking of human prey. Fittingly, he works as a hitman but always finds time for extracurricular activity on the side. When a new assignment sends him to Baxter, a depressed Rust Belt town experiencing a chaotic upheaval at the dawn of a new economic beginning, Johnny-Boy plans to keep things professional. But when he realizes that the streets are awash with drug activity, small-time mobsters, and loads of transitory laborers in town to construct a new car plant, Johnny-Boy sees an opportunity to have a little fun while he’s there.
Tyrant’s Stars Parts One and Two (Vampire Hunter D, Book 16)
Written by Hideyuki Kikuchi and Yoshitaka Amano
Performed by a full cast
Published by GraphicAudio
In this chilling adventure, Vampire Hunter D has been dispatched to vanquish the ancient vampiric Noble Count Braujou, guardian of an ancient buried treasure. But when a mysterious object crashes into the earth, destroying half of the northern Frontier, D faces an even more terrifying opponent-the renegade vampire Valcua, the Ultimate Noble!
The Frugal Wizard’s Handbook for Surviving Medieval England
Written by Brandon Sanderson
Performed by a full cast
Published by GraphicAudio
A man awakens in a clearing in what appears to be medieval England with no memory of who he is, where he came from, or why he is there. Chased by a group from his own time, his sole hope for survival lies in regaining his missing memories, making allies among the locals, and perhaps even trusting in their superstitious boasts. His only help from the “real world” should have been a guidebook entitled The Frugal Wizard’s Handbook for Surviving Medieval England, except his copy exploded during transit. The few fragments he managed to save provide clues to his situation, but can he figure them out in time to survive?
Written by Emily A. Jensen and Laura Wifler
Performed by Emily A. Jensen and Laura Wifler
Published by Christian Audio
As friends, fellow moms, and expert guides, Emily and Laura walk you step-by-step through the practices and thinking of how to rest in the grace of Christ, gaining peace and assurance in your motherhood.
The Widow’s Husband’s Secret Lie
Written by Freida McFadden
Performed by Marin Ireland
Published by Dreamscape
The Widow’s Husband’s Secret Lie is an utterly addictive, unputdownable, nail-biting, absolutely gripping psychological thriller novella with a shocking, breathtaking, heartstopping, spine-chilling twist that you won’t see coming, will leave you stunned, and will literally have you picking your jaw up off the floor and bringing it to the nearest hospital for major facial reconstructive surgery.
Written by Mark Oshiro
Performed by Vico Ortiz
Published by Dreamscape
An Indie Next Pick
Jasmine Garza has a problem: a ghost has been following her for years, ever since her Papi died. Not that Mami will admit anything supernatural is going on. But even the ghost she won’t acknowledge makes real trouble, so Jasmine and her mami are moving (again) to a new apartment in East Hollywood. This time Jasmine is committed to living a normal life with normal friends.
Enter: Bea Veracruz and Jorge Barrera. They’re the only two members of Jasmine’s middle school’s Gay Straight Alliance and they’re already obsessed with all things supernatural.
Written by Noelle Douglas
Performed by Kim Churchill
Published by Dreamscape
“A charming yuletide romance.” — Library Journal
A small-town baker and a career woman working for a cookie conglomerate get all mixed up in this Christmas romcom, perfect for fans of Tessa Bailey and Maggie Knox.
Una meta es todo lo que necesitas (All It Takes Is a Goal)
Written by Jon Acuff
Performed by Juan Manuel Abraham
Published by BookaVivo
¿Qué pasaría si pudieras tener una carrera satisfactoria, un matrimonio próspero, amistades sólidas ypasatiempos gratificantes, todo mientras estás en el mejor momento de tu vida? ¿Qué pasaría si cada díaque vivieras fuera mejor que el anterior?¿Qué pasaría si aprovechar tu potencial no fuera tan difícil como crees? Según el autor de éxitos de ventasdel New York Times, Jon Acuff, podría no serlo.
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