From Edward Burns’s debut coming-of-age story to TikTok sensation Kyle Prue’s ultimate guide to pissing off men and a horror film guide for the scarediest of cats, here are this month’s top audiobook releases!

The Games Gods Play

Written by Abigail Owen

Performed by Piper Goodeve

Published by Recorded Books

The instant #1 New York Tims Bestseller

I have never been favored by the gods. Far from it, thanks to Zeus.

Living as a cursed office clerk for the Order of Thieves, I just keep my head down and hope the capricious beings who rule from Olympus won’t notice me. Not an easy feat, given San Francisco is Zeus’ patron city, but I make do. I survive. Until the night I tangle with a different god. The worst god. Hades.

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Want

Collected by Gillian Anderson

Performed by Gillian Anderson 

Published by Recorded Books

A collection of sexual fantasies from women around the world, Want is a revelatory, sensational, and game-changing exploration of women’s sexuality that asks, and answers: How do women feel about sex when they have the freedom to be totally anonymous?

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A Kid From Marlboro Road

Written by Edward Burns

Performed by Edward Burns

Published by Recorded Books

“I love this book. It’s delightful.” —Savannah Guthrie on the Today Show

In A Kid from Marlboro Road, past and present intermingle as family stories are told and retold. The narrative careens between the prior generation’s colorful sojourns in the Bronx and Hell’s Kitchen and the softer world of Gibson, the town on Long Island where they live now. There are scenes in the Rockaways, at Belmont racetrack, and in Montauk. Edward Burns’s buoyant first novel is a bildungsroman, yet out of one boy’s story a collective warmth emerges, a certain kind of American tale, raucous and joyous.

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The Deaf Girl

Written by Abigail Heringer

Performed by Abigail Heringer

Published by Recorded Books

An inspiring story of hearing loss and hope from The Bachelor’s first deaf contestant. Hopeful, vulnerable, and uplifting, The Deaf Girl shares Abigail’s journey of navigating life with a profound hearing loss and her transformation from merely accepting her disability to embracing it wholeheartedly. This memoir serves as an inspiring reminder for anyone who has ever felt like an outsider or struggled to embrace their differences, showcasing that every voice is worthy of being heard.

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We Will Be Jaguars: A Memoir of My People

Written by Nemonte Nenquimo and Mitch Anderson

Performed by Christine Anne-Roche

Published by Recorded Books

Most Anticipated Feminist Books of 2024 for MS. magazine 

From a fearless, internationally acclaimed activist comes an impassioned memoir about an Indigenous childhood, a clash of cultures, and the fight to protect the Amazon rainforest.

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How to Piss Off Men: 109 Things to Say to Shatter the Male Ego

Written by Kyle Prue

Performed by Kyle Prue

Published by Recorded Books

Have you ever been badgered by an annoying pick-up artist at the bar? Ever felt a burning desire to emotionally torture a friend’s boyfriend? Have you ever endured just talking to a man before?

If so, then this book is for you.

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Difficult Conversations Don’t Have to Be Difficult

Written by Jon Gordon and Amy P. Kelly

Performed by Amy P. Kelly

Published by Ascent Audio

National Bestseller

In Difficult Conversations Don’t Have to be Difficult, bestselling author Jon Gordon and veteran human resources professional and executive coach Amy P. Kelly deliver an inspiring new take on how to make tough workplace conversations an asset in building a stronger team and organization.

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She-Wolves: The Untold History of Women on Wall Street

Written by Paulina Bren

Performed by Rebecca Lam

Published by Ascent Audio

In development with Mark Gordon Pictures!

A Washington Post Most Anticipated Book for Fall

The propulsive story of the women who sought, and gained, a piece of the action on Wall Street. In She-Wolves, award-winning historian Paulina Bren tells the story of the first generations of women who fought their way into the bad-boy culture and lavish opulence of the finance world.

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Pucking Sweet (Jacksonville Rays, Book 3)

Written by Emily Rath

Performed by Sean Crisden, Alex Kydd, and Desiree Ketchum

Published by Tantor Audio

A brand new installment in the internationally bestselling series that set TikTok on fire!

My name is Poppy St. James and I’ve just landed my dream job as the Director of Public Relations for the NHL’s hottest new team, the Jacksonville Rays. But if I want to stay beyond my one-year contract, I’ll have to prove myself. Easy. PR is in my blood. What’s not so easy are the hockey players.

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The Sinner (Black Arrowhead, Book 5)

Written by Dannika Dark

Performed by Nicole Poole

Published by Tantor Audio

After a one-night stand, a disabled Shifter and an abuse victim find their lives intersecting in this powerful opposites-attract romance about trust, family, and the courage to leave the past behind.

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Horror for Weenies

Written by Emily C. Hughes

Performed by Cassidy Brown

Published by Tantor Audio

A Lit Hub Most-Anticipated Sci-Fi, Fantasy, and Horror Book for the Rest of 2024

A September LibraryReads Notable Nonfiction Pick

A smart, funny crash course in 25 iconic horror movies, from Psycho to Hereditary, for people who love getting the reference but hate being scared. Horror for Weenies will turn even the scarediest of cats into a confident connoisseur.

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We Kept Her in the Cellar

Written by W. R. Gorman

Performed by EJ Lavery

Published by Highbridge

“This masterful and horrific interpretation of Cinderella follows the well-known plot in entirely unexpected ways, a welcome addition to the retold-fairy-tale genre.” — Booklist

Eunice lives her life by three simple rules: One, always refer to Cinderella as family. Two, never let Cinderella gain access to rats or mice. Three, never look upon Cinderella between the hours of twelve and three a.m.

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The Vanishing at Smokestack Hollow

Written by Jake Anderson

Performed by Chris Abernathy

Published by Highbridge

An immersive descent into one of the most mysterious and bizarre unsolved cases of this century. Through extensive research, personal interviews, and exclusive evidence, Anderson unearths the truth behind the disappearance of a loving, plucky family that was gradually worn down, warped–by pain and pathology–into a radicalized cell.

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This World Is Not Yours

Written by Kemi Ashing-Giwa

Performed by Catherine Ho

Published by Highbridge

“Tense and immersive, this is a nail-biter. ”― Publishers Weekly

This World Is Not Yours by USA Today bestseller Kemi Ashing-Giwa is the perfect blend of S. A. Barnes’s space horror and Cassandra Khaw’s beautiful but macabre worlds. An action-packed, inventive novella about a toxic polycule consumed by jealousy and their attempts to survive on a hostile planet.

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Hellboy And The BPRD: The Goddess Of Manhattan

Written by Christopher Golden and Thomas E. Sniegoski

Performed by a full cast

Published by GraphicAudio

In the early 1990’s, Hellboy, Liz Sherman, and Abe Sapien are drawn into a bizarre case in New York, linked both to Hellboy’s 1980 adventure with Anastasia in Brazil and to The Lobster’s encounter with the Proteus Club in 1933. A strange community of bizarre humans has been living in secret beneath Manhattan for more than sixty years. Now, though, someone is stalking them, murdering them one by one—someone who claims to be the ancient goddess Sem-Karul. With aid from the now elderly Cynthia Tynan, Hellboy and the BPRD must face the Goddess of Manhattan, and the monsters who serve her.

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Tress of the Emerald Sea (A Cosmere Novel)

Written by Brandon Sanderson

Performed by a full cast

Published by GraphicAudio

“Engrossing worldbuilding, appealing characters, and a sense of humor make this a winning entry in the Sanderson canon.”― Kirkus, starred review

From #1 New York Times bestselling author Brandon Sanderson comes a rollicking, riveting tale set in the Cosmere universe―a standalone adventure perfect for fans of The Princess Bride.

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House of Sky and Breath Part 2 (Crescent City Book 2)

Written by Sarah J. Maas

Performed by a full cast

Published by GraphicAudio

“An action-packed, page-turning urban fantasy romance which readers will devour.” ―Booklist, starred review

Bryce Quinlan and Hunt Athalar are trying to get back to normal-they may have saved Crescent City, but with so much upheaval in their lives lately, they mostly want a chance to relax. Slow down. Figure out what the future holds.

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