How to Take an Audiobook Walk
If you want to start an audiobook walking club, or just start taking your own, read on for tips.
The Most Anticipated Audiobooks of 2026
With each passing year, more and more people discover the joy of audiobooks. Since Edison Research started tracking listening habits ten years ago, the number of U.S. readers who listen to audiobooks has increased by 167 percent. And publishers are responding to that growing interest with more—and more diverse—audiobooks at our disposal. Now, we have […]
How to Ethically Divest from Amazon: A Practical Guide to Everyday Alternatives
In recent years, as the wealth gap has expanded and people in power have increasingly used that power to exploit and oppress everyone else, consumers have become more aware of which mega corporations are part of the problem. And as this information has spread, particularly via social media, so have impassioned calls for protesting through […]
How to Buy Audiobooks With Libro.fm
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.
Libro.fm’s 2026 Audiobook Listening Challenge
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.
Libro.fm vs. Audible
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 […]
Simple Ways to Support Margins Bookselling Month
This July, we’re celebrating Margins Bookselling Month, a month dedicated to amplifying BIPOC, LGBTQIA+, disabled, and neurodiverse booksellers and their communities across the U.S.!
How to Start an Audiobook Club (and Why It Might Be Better Than a Book Club)
Learn how to start an audiobook club with friends, coworkers, or online. Pick titles, set a listening schedule, and discover why audiobook clubs beat traditional book clubs.
Yes, Audiobooks Are Reading
Every few months the “do audiobooks really count as reading” conversation pops up on our social media feeds. So, we’re here to share why exactly audiobooks are a form of reading.
13 Ways to Support Your Indie Bookshop
These days, there are more ways than ever to show support for our independent bookshop, no matter our budget or accessibility needs. And not only does it feel good to shop small, but it’s so much fun!
Book Bans and Black History
This Juneteenth and beyond, we can all take action to fight book bans that threaten Black history.
Merging Audiobooks With Community
We caught up with Morgan Menzies of @prettylittlebookshelf and @pagesonthepath!
Amidst Big Tech, Readers Are Showing Up for Indie Bookshops
On April 25, thousands of readers across the US and Canada headed to their independent bookshop to celebrate Independent Bookstore Day—and their support showed. In fact, we at Libro.fm saw our strongest Independent Bookstore Day in company history!
The Complete Guide to 2026 Runaway Hit Operation Bounce House
One of this year’s most highly anticipated books is now one of its biggest hits: Operation Bounce House by Matt Dinniman. Why is everyone talking about this sci-fi release, and what is it about? Here’s a quick, complete guide to author Matt Dinniman’s standalone debut, what makes it so exciting—and why you should listen to […]
2026 Book-to-Screen Adaptations: Listen Before You Watch
It’s a great cultural moment for people who love all types of storytelling media. We could call it a golden age, producing some of out best book adaptations. And every year there seems to be more than the last, especially in mini-series format. Limited-run series have been around for decades, but they dominate the book […]
Percy Jackson Audiobooks: The Complete Series Guide & Reading Order
If you’re a book-lover or fantasy fan born anytime after, say, 1994, there’s a good chance you’re well acquainted with the name Percy Jackson. The 12-year-old boy who discovers he’s a demigod is the star of a series that spawned a universe: Percy Jackson and the Olympians. In 2005, when the author Rick Riordan—a crime […]