Some of my favorite books (and audiobooks) are the ones I would’ve never discovered without translation, thanks to the incredible work translators do to bring these stories to readers around the world. But the reality is that books in translation remain a rare gift, and stories by translated women are even rarer. Only a small […]
From poolside page-turners to epic reads the whole family will enjoy, our 2026 summer audiobook list has picks for every mood and moment.
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.!
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.
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
We chat with critically-acclaimed and award-winning author Silvia Moreno-Garcia about the inspiration behind her latest novel, The Bewitching.
As wildfires continue to rage across Los Angeles, California, local bookshops and libraries have opened their doors to provide essential resources for the surrounding community. From hosting physical donation drives to offering safe spaces amidst displacement, these hubs are highlighting once again the importance of supporting small businesses that are invested in their neighborhoods. It’s […]