When you use Libro.fm for your audiobook listening, you have plenty of options for how you listen, no matter your budget or bandwidth. And your purchases always support your independent bookshop of choice—a key difference between us and certain *mega audiobook retailers* we will not name.
Whether you’re a seasoned audiobook listener or you’re giving it a try for the first time, we’ve put together a list of 24 prompts to challenge you to shake up your listening habits in 2026.
The Audible alternative that supports independent bookshops with every audiobook purchase Over the past decade, the audiobook market has soared, with revenue in the United States alone hitting $9 billion in 2023—an increase in 9% from the previous year. With this surge in popularity, more readers are looking for audiobooks and often automatically turn to Amazon-owned […]
Any romance reader can tell you that “romance” is too broad of a term to accurately describe their reading habits. Just like IRL romance can’t be cleanly defined, stories about love and sensuality can’t be constrained. For every relationship dynamic, kink, and fantasy, there’s most likely a subgenre exploring it. But of all those subgenres—romantasy, […]
Newcomers to the Heated Rivalry universe might not realize that the book series it’s based on (Game Changers by Rachel Reid) is just one in a plethora of hockey romances—or that hockey romance itself is a subsection of the massive genre that is sports romance. How lucky for new fans, who have an entire world […]
When we think about carbon footprints, reading habits don’t immediately come to mind. There are many pastimes and hobbies that have a larger environmental impact, but that doesn’t mean the impact can’t be reduced. The printing process emits millions of metric tons of CO2 a year, and a depressingly large amount of those books end up […]
It goes without saying that there’s no shortage of must-listen literature written by Black women. Even so, those authors might be underrepresented in your reading repertoire—because Black writers, editors, and other publishing professionals are underrepresented in the publishing industry as a whole. Research shows that as of 2020, despite slow growth, Black writers still made […]
There’s a lifetime’s worth of options to choose from, but these standout science fiction audiobooks, some trusted classics and others brand new releases, are a great place to start.
There’s no shortage of digital spaces for fantasy readers to link up and share recommendations, but nothing beats walking into a brick and mortar store, flipping through a new book, and finding a cozy corner where you can read it.
In 2025, we fortified our mission to help more people read while supporting their independent bookshop.
Here’s a list of 16 great historical fiction audiobooks to explore, as selected by our bookselling partners at over 4,000 indie bookshops across the globe.
Here are some of the books that celebs have been spotted toting around, and the bookshops they’re frequenting.
From award winning literary fiction to exciting mysteries full of suspense, here are some of Libro.fm’s bestselling audiobooks of 2025 by genre!