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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Despite the best efforts of people in power trying to erase LGBTQIA+ voices (see the drastic increase in book bans, which disproportionately target queer authors) there’s no suppressing the popularity of their stories. While fiction sales as a whole have decreased in recent years, LGBTQIA+ fiction sales keep growing. Readers know what they want, and […]
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.