June is Audiobook Month! Read with your ears this month and find an audiobook that you will love! From stellar full-cast audios and laugh-out-loud celebrity memoirs to swoon-worthy romances and nonfiction novelties, there is an audiobook on this list for everyone!
For a Peek Behind the Broadway Curtain:
In the Heights: Finding Home by Lin-Manuel Miranda, Quiara Alegría Hudes and Jeremy McCarter; Read by America Ferrera, Lin-Manuel Miranda, Quiara Alegría Hudes and Jeremy McCarter
In the Heights: Finding Home reunites Miranda with Jeremy McCarter, co-author of Hamilton: The Revolution, and Quiara Alegría Hudes, the Pulitzer Prize–winning librettist of the Broadway musical and screenwriter of the film. They do more than trace the making of an unlikely Broadway smash and a major motion picture: They give readers an intimate look at the decades-long creative life of In the Heights.
Like Hamilton: The Revolution, the audiobook offers untold stories, perceptive essays, and the lyrics to Miranda’s songs—complete with his funny, heartfelt annotations.
Available in Hardcover, eBook, and Audio Editions.
Listen to a Clip from the Audiobook.
For a Hilarious Full Cast:
Yearbook by Seth Rogen; Read by Seth Rogen and a Full Cast
A collection of funny personal essays from one of the writers of Superbad and Pineapple Express and one of the producers of The Disaster Artist, Neighbors, and The Boys. (All of these words have been added to help this book show up in people’s searches using the wonders of algorithmic technology. Thanks for bearing with us!) The audiobook cast features more than 80 voices, including cameos by Rogen’s mom and dad, Nick Kroll, Jay Pharoah, Jason Segel, Dan Aykroyd, Ike Barinholtz, Simon Helberg, Tommy Chong, and Billy Idol.
“Come for the pot jokes, stay for the good vibes. This is the perfect road-trip audiobook . . . as long as the kids are otherwise occupied.”—Booklist, starred audio review
Available in Hardcover, eBook, and Audio Editions.
Listen to a Clip from the Audiobook.
Click to Learn More About the Full Cast narrating YEARBOOK.
For Hemingway Fans Who Can’t Get Enough of Martha Gellhorn:
Yours, For Probably Always: Martha Gellhorn’s Letters of Love and War 1930-1949 by Janet Somerville; Read by Ellen Barkin
Yours, for Probably Always is a curated collection of letters between Gellhorn and the extraordinary personalities that were her correspondents in the most interesting time of her life. Through these letters and the author’s contextual narrative, the book covers Gellhorn’s life and work, including her time reporting for Harry Hopkins and America’s Federal Emergency Relief Administration in the 1930s, her newspaper and magazine reportage during the Spanish Civil War, World War II and the Vietnam War, and her relationships with Hemingway and General James M. Gavin late in the war, and her many lovers and affairs.
“We feel as though we are hearing from Gellhorn herself as Barkin balances the tension, drama, and affection that passed between Gellhorn and her intended recipients.”—AudioFile
Available in an Audio Download Edition.
Listen to a Clip from the Audiobook.
Click to Read an Interview with Janet Somerville.
For the Diehard Sports Fan:
Letters to a Young Athlete by Chris Bosh & Pat Riley; Read by Chris Bosh & Pete Larkin
A legendary NBA player shares his remarkable story, infused with hard-earned wisdom about the journey to self-mastery from a life at the highest level of professional sportstters
Chris Bosh, NBA Hall of Famer, eleven-time All-Star, two-time NBA champion, Olympic gold medalist, and the league’s Global Ambassador, had his playing days cut short at their prime by a freak medical condition. His extraordinary career ended not at a time of his choosing but “in a doctor’s office in the middle of the afternoon.” Forced to reckon with how to find meaning to carry forward, he found himself looking back over his path, from a teenager in Dallas who balanced basketball with the high school robotics club to the pinnacle of the NBA and beyond.
Available in Hardcover, eBook, and Audio Editions.
Listen to a Clip from the Audiobook.
For a Pick Read by an Award-Winning Narrator:
The Personal Librarian by Marie Benedict & Victoria Christopher Murray; Read by Robin Miles
The remarkable story of J. P. Morgan’s personal librarian, Belle da Costa Greene, the Black American woman who was forced to hide her true identity and pass as white to leave a lasting legacy that enriched our nation, from New York Times bestselling author Marie Benedict, and acclaimed author Victoria Christopher Murray.
Available in Hardcover, eBook, Audio, and Large Print Editions.
On Sale June 29, 2021
For the Hopeless Romantic on the Hunt for a Summer Fling:
The Layover by Lacie Waldon; Read by Jorjeana Marie
The Unhoneymooners meets The Hating Game in this breezy debut romantic comedy about life—and love—30,000 feet above the ground.
Available in Hardcover, eBook, Audio Editions.
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For the True Crime Enthusiast:
What Happened to Paula: On the Death of an American Girl by Katherine Dykstra; Read by Nan McNamara
A riveting investigation into a cold case asks how much control women have over their bodies and the direction of their lives.
In July 1970, eighteen-year-old Paula Oberbroeckling left her house in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, and never returned. A cold case for fifty years, Paula’s story had been largely forgotten when Katherine Dykstra began looking for answers. A woman was dead. Why had no one been held responsible? How could a community give up and move on? Could there ever be justice for Paula?
Available in an Audio Download Edition.
Listen to a Clip from the Audiobook.
For the History Buff:
Facing the Mountain: A True Story of Japanese American Heroes in World War II by Daniel James Brown; Read by Louis Ozawa
From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Boys in the Boat, a gripping World War II saga of patriotism, highlighting the contributions and sacrifices that Japanese immigrants and their American-born children made for the sake of the nation: the courageous Japanese-American Army unit that overcame brutal odds in Europe; their families, incarcerated back home; and a young man who refused to surrender his constitutional rights, even if it meant imprisonment.
“[Ozawa’s narration] furthers the depth of humanity here that one can only hope will find resonance in a United States still tragically riven by anti–Asian American sentiment.”—Booklist, starred audio review
Available in Hardcover, eBook, Audio, and Large Print Editions.
Listen to a Clip from the Audiobook.
Click to Watch Daniel James Brown Discuss FACING THE MOUNTAIN.
For an Out of This World Fan Experience:
Star Wars: The Rising Storm (The High Republic) by Cavan Scott; Read by Marc Thompson
The heroes of the High Republic era return to face a shattered peace and a fearsome foe, following the dramatic events of Light of the Jedi. Star Wars audiobooks feature official sound effects and music, and fan-favorite narrator Marc Thompson’s impressive vocal characterizations will blow you away!
Available in Hardcover, eBook, and Audio Editions.
For the Family Road Trip:
Franklin Endicott and The Third Key by Kate DiCamillo; Read by William Jackson Harper
The latest tale from Deckawoo Drive—and New York Times bestselling creators Kate DiCamillo and Chris Van Dusen—is a balm for young worrywarts facing the unknown.
The Good Place’s William Jackson Harper will be narrating this endearing installment of two-time Newbery Medalist, Kate DiCamillo’s Mercy Watson book series.
Available in Hardcover and Audio Editions.
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Marcus Makes A Movie by Kevin Hart and Geoff Rodkey; Read by Kevin Hart
Stand-up comedian and Hollywood box-office hit Kevin Hart keeps the laughs coming in a middle-grade novel about a boy who has big dreams of making a blockbuster superhero film. Perfect for readers of James Patterson’s Middle School series and Lincoln Peirce’s Big Nate series.
Available in Hardcover, eBook, and Audio Editions.
Listen to a Clip from the Audiobook.
She Persisted: Sonia Sotomayor
by Meg Medina, Chelsea Clinton & Alexandra Boiger; Read by Frankie Corzo
Inspired by the #1 New York Times bestseller She Persisted by Chelsea Clinton and Alexandra Boiger comes a chapter book series about women who stood up, spoke up and rose up against the odds!
Available in Hardcover, eBook, and Audio Editions.
Listen to a Clip from the Audiobook.
More Ways to Celebrate Audiobook Month!
Listen With SYNC All Summer Long!
SYNC
is a free summer audiobook program for teens 13+ continuing 13 weeks until August 4, SYNC gives participants two thematically paired audiobooks a week. Listening Library is proud to be involved with this wonderful program once again, and will be sponsoring two weeks and a total of four terrific titles this year. Click HERE to register and learn more about the titles we are featuring this summer!
