Women’s History Month is an annual observance to highlight the contributions of women to events in history and contemporary society. We want to spotlight our women authors and narrators with these recent RB audiobook releases written by women, performed by women, celebrating and empowering women.

The Waters

Written by Bonnie Jo Campbell

Performed by Lili Taylor

Published by Recorded Books

A TODAY Show #ReadWithJenna Book Club Selection • One of Oprah Daily’s Most Anticipated Books of 2024

A master of rural noir returns with a fierce, mesmerizing novel about exceptional women and the soul of a small town.

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Women Money Power

Written by Josie Cox

Performed by Josie Cox

Published by Recorded Books

A narrative history of women fighting for financial freedom, and the social and political hurdles that have kept them from equality.

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King Nyx

Written by Kirsten Bakis

Performed by Bahni Turpin

Published by Recorded Books

A contemporary feminist tale with a dreamlike, gothic setting, King Nyx reintroduces audiences, twenty-five years after Kirsten Bakis’s acclaimed debut, to one of our most astonishingly imaginative storytellers.

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Mani Semilla Finds Her Quetzal Voice

Written by Anna Lapera

Performed by Allison Aguilar

Published by Recorded Books

From debut author Anna Lapera comes Mani Semilla Finds Her Quetzal Voice—a middle grade novel full of spunk and activist heart.

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Spying on Spies: How Elizebeth Smith Friedman Broke the Nazis’ Secret Codes

Written by Marissa Moss

Performed by Sandy Rustin

Published by Recorded Books

The fascinating story of America’s first female code-breaker, Elizebeth Smith Friedman

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The Woman With No Name

Written by Audrey Blake

Performed by Amy Scanlon

Published by Recorded Books

On a warm night in September, Yvonne Rudellat’s house is bombed. Almost everything she owns is destroyed, and though she escapes unharmed, the same cannot be said for Bones, her cat. Yvonne has no one left. She and her husband have long been estranged; her daughter, Jackie, is married and occupied with war work. Yvonne, 45, is no use to anyone—grey-haired, diminutive, always overlooked. As she prepares to take her own life, chance offers her a new path.

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Burnt: A Memoir of Fighting Fire

Written by Clare Frank

Performed by Clare Frank

Published by Tantor Audio

Burnt is Clare Frank’s inspiring, richly detailed, and open-hearted account of an extraordinary life in fire. It chronicles the transformation of a young adult determined to prove her mettle into a scarred and sensitive veteran, grappling with the weight of her duties as chief of fire protection-one of the highest-ranking women in Cal Fire history-while record-setting fires engulf her home state.

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I Promise It Won’t Always Hurt Like This

Written by Clare Mackintosh

Performed by Clare Mackintosh

Published by Tantor Audio

Inspired by a viral Twitter thread Clare wrote on the anniversary of her son’s death, this deeply honest, compassionate memoir will bring solace and encouragement to anyone who finds themselves walking with grief, whether for a season or for several years.

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I Done Clicked My Heels Three Times

Written by Taylor Byas

Performed by Taylor Byas

Published by Highbridge

Inspired by The Wiz, this debut full-length poetry collection celebrates South Side Chicago and a Black woman’s quest for self-discovery—one that pulls her away from the safety of home and into her power.

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The Silence

Written by Mary McGarry Morris

Performed by Cassandra Campbell

Published by Highbridge

From a New York Times bestselling, Mary McGarry Morris, comes a psychological suspense about a woman whose life is fractured by a childhood crime.

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