We’ve all been there: the book club meeting is two days away, and the book you were supposed to have finished a month ago is still sitting on the coffee table. Recommend audiobooks to help patrons stay on top of their to-be-read piles while they go about their daily lives. Listening to a book also lets patrons appreciate the writing of a story through a narrator’s performance, which adds a new layer to book discussion. And audiobooks aren’t just for preparation! Playing an audiobook clip at a gathering is the perfect way for book clubs to enjoy their selected story together. There are listens for every kind of book club out there—prepare to amaze with these recommendations:
For the Quirky Book Club
“Green makes an entertaining book debut in this fast-paced, witty first contact novel…At once funny, exciting, and a tad terrifying, this exploration of aliens and social media culture is bound to have wide appeal.”—Booklist (starred review)
“Crisp and lyrical, emotionally assured, delightfully inventive—Reed has made a marvelous debut.”
—Kirkus
For the Non-Fiction Lovers
“A sobering book that deserves a wide audience among politics-watchers in an age of reaction.”—Kirkus
For Fans of The Handmaid’s Tale
“Narrator Julia Whelan brings this realistic, thought-provoking debut to life with heart.”—AudioFile
For Agatha Christie Superfans
“MacNeal uses [Agatha] Christie’s And Then There Were None as a framework for a character-driven mystery/thriller that successfully emulates the original.”—Kirkus
“Lapena has written a great whodunit, with a delicious Christie-like vibe. Fans of the author’s first novel will want this, and anyone who savors a well-crafted murder mystery will gobble it up!” —Library Journal (starred review)
For the Comedy Buffs
“LAKE SUCCESS is a big, busy, amusing, needling, and outraging novel, one to revel in and argue with, a nervy and chewy choice for book discussions.” —Booklist
For the Drama Enthusiasts
“Picoult delivers another riveting yarn…in this carefully crafted, utterly gripping tale.” —Booklist (starred review)
“Zusak pushes the parameters of the YA in this gorgeously written novel.”—Booklist (starred review)
