Hear clips from five new audios, hand-selected by members (and avid book club enthusiasts!) on our marketing and editorial teams, that are perfect for summer book clubs.
We’ll never forget The New York Times headline from a few years ago, “Really? You’re Not in a Book Club?” that stated an “estimated five million Americans gather every few weeks in someone’s living room or in a bar or bookstore or local library to discuss [what they’re reading].” And with the steady, skyrocketing popularity of audiobooks, and the endless quests to…perfect our work-life balance while hitting our work-out goals; succeed at studying and pleasure-reading; try that new recipe without letting the laundry pile up; or simply enjoy more fresh air…perhaps we can also say, “Really? You’re not using audiobooks with your book club?”
In addition to allowing you to get ready for book club while working out, cooking up a storm, dropping off the kids, and commuting, audiobooks also add another dimension to any book club’s conversation—play a clip during a discussion and appreciate the writing in a different way! So encourage these known lifesavers (perhaps placing the audio alongside the print at your library) to remind guilt-ridden book club members who didn’t have time to read the book (whaaat?! whoops! We know you’ve never been there…) that there is a better way to be in a book club while being busier than ever. Want to share more (audio)book club ideas with patrons? Introduce them to tryaudiobooks.com/bookclub.
Brieana’s Pick: SUSPENSE/THRILLER
THE MARSH KING’S DAUGHTER
By Karen Dionne
Read by Emily Rankin
On Sale June 13, 2017

Brieana Garcia
Marketing Assistant
Listen Alike: The Widow by Fiona Barton
By Paula Hawkins
Read by Rachel Bavidge with a Full Cast
On Sale May 2, 2017

Kristen Luby
Marketing Associate
Listen Alike: The Girl on the Train by Paula Hawkins
Cast of Narrators:
Rachel Bavidge, as third person narrator/Nel’s voice
Sophie Aldred, as Jules
Daniel Weyman, as Sean & Josh
Imogen Church, as Erin Morgan
Laura Aikman, as Lena
By Ariel Levy
Read by the Author
View Discussion Guide
On Sale March 14, 2017

Megan Mills
Assistant Acquisitions Editor
Listen Alike: Wild by Cheryl Strayed
By Susan Rieger
Read by Kimberly Farr
On Sale May 23, 2017

Catherine Bucaria
Sr. Acquisitions Editor
Listen Alike: The Divorce Papers by Susan Rieger or Seating Arrangements by Maggie Shipstead
By Anita Shreve
Read by Suzanne Elise Freeman
View Discussion Guide
On Sale April 18, 2017

Louise Quayle
Sr. Acquisitions Editor
Listen Alike: A Spool of Blue Thread by Anne Tyler
