The most popular audiobooks on Libby this summer (June 1st – July 31st, to be precise) have been tallied, and there are a few surprises.
What’s not surprising, and something I find most times I look at the most popular ebooks or audiobooks on Libby, is that the list mirrors bestseller lists. This means that the list is also lacking in diversity.
As for where this list differs, for one, there is no Dungeon Crawler Carl, which is very much having a moment. I would suspect it would be prime audiobook material.
Secondly, amidst the sea of thrillers, historical fiction, and feel-good fiction, there is: a Jane Austen title, one nonfiction, a coming-of-middle-age tale, and one anti-capitalistic dystopian.
Also, the #1 spot is not Yesteryear…
Libby’s Most Popular Audiobooks This Summer
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20. Sunrise on the Reaping by Suzanne Collins, narrated by Jefferson White
19. Broken Country by Clare Leslie Hall, narrated by Hattie Morahan
18. Gone Before Goodbye by Harlan Coben, narrated by Reese Witherspoon, Chris Pine, Kiff, VandenHeuvel, Suehyla El-Attar Young, Peter Ganim, Saskia Maarleveld, James Fouhey
17. Remarkably Bright Creatures by Shelby Van Pelt, narrated by Marin Ireland, Michael Urie
16. Say You’ll Remember Me by Abby Jimenez, narrated by Christine Lakin, Matt Lanter
15. Strangers by Belle Burden, narrated byBelle Burden
14. My Friends by Fredrik Backman, narrated by Marin Ireland
13. The Wedding People by Alison Espach, narrated by Helen Laser
12. My Husband’s Wife by Alice Feeney, narrated by Bel Powley, Henry Rowley, Richard Armitage
11. Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen, narrated by Various
10. Shield of Sparrows by Devney Perry, narrated by Samantha Brentmoor, Jason Clarke
9. You Deserve to Know by Aggie Blum Thompson, narrated by Alex Picard
8. Dear Debbie by Freida McFadden, narrated by Julia Whelan, January LaVoy, Scott Brick
7. The Women by Kristin Hannah, narrated by Julia Whelan, Kristin Hannah
6. I See You’ve Called in Dead by John Kenney, narrated by Sean Patrick Hopkins
5. Theo of Golden by Allen Levi, narrated by David Morse
4. The Divorce by Freida McFadden, narrated by January LaVoy, Edoardo Ballerini, Marin Ireland
3. The Correspondent by Virginia Evans, narrated by Full Cast
2. Yesteryear by Caro Claire Burke, narrated by Rebecca Lowman
1. The Calamity Club by Kathryn Stockett, narrated by Jenna Lamia, January LaVoy
I just compiled a little round-up of the audiobooks coming out this month that I’m most excited about, if you’re looking for more diversity in your listening.