Cozy Up With the Best Fall Audiobooks for Listening
The light is changing, the leaves are turning orange, the constant “La, la, la-la-la” of Gilmore Girls is playing in the background. Finally, it’s cozy season, and there’s no better time to curl up with a warm drink, a fluffy blanket, and an audiobook to complete the vibe.
From romance to fantasy to horror to mystery and beyond, we’ve rounded up the best fall audiobooks that capture the magic of autumn, however you like to celebrate.
We Love You, Bunny
“I was so excited to revisit the world of Bunny, and could not have predicted the journey Mona Awad would bring me on. It has the dark feminine occult mood of the first book, but with an added biting humor and deep heart.”
— Ann Branson • Look Around Books
Katabasis
“An epic journey through dark academia and through hell! This was a beautiful story about being human and it will become an instant classic.”
— Leslie • The Cozy Book Nook
The Loneliness of Sonia and Sunny
“This book is so ambitious, yet intimate. Desai covers enormous ground – both geographically and on family, class, race, and love in its many permutations.”
— Sharon Weinberg • The Chatham Bookstore
Somebody Is Walking on Your Grave
In this rich book of essays—“excursions through death,” she calls them—Enriquez travels through North and South America, Europe and Australia, visiting Paris’s catacombs, Prague’s Old Jewish Cemetery, New Orleans’s aboveground mausoleums, Buenos Aires’s opulent Recoleta, and more. Enriquez investigates each cemetery’s history and architecture, its saints and ghosts, its caretakers and visitors, and, of course, its dead.
The Impossible Fortune
It’s been a quiet year for the Thursday Murder Club. But when Elizabeth meets Nick, a wedding guest asking for her help, she finds the thrill of the chase is ignited once again. And when Nick becomes lost without a trace, his cagey business partner becomes the gang’s next stop. It seems the duo have something valuable—something worth killing for.
Cursed Daughters
When Ebun gives birth to her daughter, Eniiyi, on the day they bury her cousin Monife, there is no denying the startling resemblance between the child and the dead woman. So begins the belief, fostered and fanned by the entire family, that Eniiyi is the actual reincarnation of Monife, fated to follow in her footsteps in all ways, including that tragic end.
Mother Mary Comes to Me
“Sometimes memoirs are fascinating due solely to the life lived by their subject; sometimes the lyricism of the prose is what propels you through. But then, you get a book like this and are just slammed by the unbelievable writing, galvanized by the force of life. This memoir, grounded in Roy’s relationship with her difficult mother, is a fascinating look into an activist writer’s life unlike any you have read. Intimate and uncompromising.”
— Michelle • Cavalier House Books
Mate
Serena Paris is orphaned, pack-less, and one of a kind. Coming forward as the first Human-Were hybrid was supposed to heal a centuries-long rift between species. Instead, it made her a target. With her enemies closing in on her, she has only one option left—if he’ll have her. As Alpha of the Northwest pack, Koen Alexander commands obedience. His authority is so absolute, only a fool would threaten his mate. It doesn’t matter if Serena doesn’t reciprocate his feelings, nothing will stop him from helping her survive.
Alchemy of Secrets
“This book has me absolutely reeling. Alchemy is mysterious and thought-provoking. The pacing was perfect and the cast was amazing! This book is truly a gem.”
— Lisa Kroger • Village Books The Woodlands
The Everlasting
“Devastatingly good. Whatever you’re expecting, Alix E. Harrow gives you more. And more. What glorious use of fantasy and legend – to clearly and incisively illustrate the danger inherent in nationalist mythologies. And what incredible, beautiful love. This is one of my top 5 books of this year!”
— Oli • Boswell Book Company
All of Us Murderers
When Zeb Wyckham is summoned to a wealthy relative’s dark and remote Gothic manor, he is horrified to find all the people he least wants to see in the world: his estranged brother, his sneering cousin, and his bitter ex-lover Gideon Grey. Then the master of the house announces the true purpose of the gathering: he intends to leave the vast family fortune to whoever marries his young ward, setting off a violent scramble for her hand. Zeb wants no part of his greedy family—but when he tries to leave, the way is barred. And something mysterious may be watching them from the house’s shadowy depths…
The Second Chance Cinema
A magical theater atop a cobblestone path alters what a couple knows about themselves—and each other—in this scintillating debut brimming with nostalgia and life-affirming wonder.
Girl Dinner
“Perfect for fans of Bunny, this book explores womanhood and sisterhood, within sororities, through blood, and your chosen sisterhood in life. These themes are interwoven with a dark twist you won’t be expecting. Blake keeps you guessing but also makes you think in this one! Highly recommend! “
— Lizzie • The Bookshelf on Church
The Scammer
“I think I was holding my breath until the very end. Such a chilling story, but an important one to tell. Tiffany D. Jackson is one of the best young adult authors of our time! Masterful storytelling that often serves as the catalyst for great conversations.”
— Annastasia • The Bottom Knox
We hope this list helps you find your next autumn listen!
