Whether you’re crossing off your reading goals, picking up a gift for a fellow book lover, or treating yourself ahead of holiday travels, we’ve got you covered with our Top 10 Audiobooks of 2024.
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Let’s jump right in—here are Libro.fm’s Top 10 Bestselling Audiobooks of 2024, based on sales through our 3,000+ independent bookshop partners.
#10
Be Ready When the Luck Happens
“To call this book a delight is an understatement! This book and all the stories and recollections that Ina shares with readers are as delicious as the famous roast chicken that Jeffery delights in each Friday night. Down to earth, fun, at times heart wrenching and utterly inspiring, this book is as wonderful as anything that Garten has shared with us over the last 20+ years.”
— Claire • Wild Sisters Book Company
#9
Just for the Summer
“Abby’s newest is coming, like a hailstorm through a glass house. You’ll want to bolt things down before your soul is fully unseated. The highs, the lows, the drop – I saw none of it coming. The chaos is beautiful, heartfelt, and so authentic that you will bask in its magic – the realness of it all. Listening to Abby is like lifting your face to the sun after a long winter. The rays will hit each crack and crevice of your person in ways you never dreamed possible. The hype for Abby is wholly warranted. She deserves every inch of praise. Just for the Summer is the Spring read you will be thinking of for a long, long time to come.”
— Coco • Phoenix Books
#8
The Ministry of Time
“This is an incredible listen of a wonderful debut from Bradley. A great premise about how time travel could work and the challenges of messing with time. A wonderful sci-fi story interspersed with a love story, betrayal and the mystery of what is afoot. The research behind the protagonist makes the depth of the background a super entertaining supposition. I could not stop listening.”
— Matthew • McIntyre’s Books
#7
We Solve Murders
“We Solve Murders looks to be the beginning of another great series by the author of The Thursday Murder Club books. Murder and mayhem written with wit, wisdom and a bit of love thrown in for good measure. Highly entertaining and the narration is sublime.”
— Sherry • River Bend Bookshop
#6
The Message
“Ta-Nehisi Coates originally set out to write a book about writing, in the tradition of Orwell’s classic Politics and the English Language, but found himself grappling with deeper questions about how our stories – our reporting and imaginative narratives and myth making – expose and distort our realities. And he does this in such a great, informative, interesting way. There are some really brilliant sentences and the way he reads his story out loud, it’s so worth to listen to his work.”
— Liz • The Little Bookshop
#5
James
“James, Percival Everett’s brilliant retelling of The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, is a novel that was begging to be recorded. Everett’s Jim, Huck’s fellow runaway, is literate. He reads, writes, and is bilingual secretly (of course) -speaking ‘slave’ with his masters and when white folks are near, but with eloquent English (and occasionally, French) otherwise. All the pathos of Twain’s novel are here, but the humor and emotion of Dominic Hoffman’s narration is a performance not to be missed.”
— Cheryl • Book House of Stuyvesant Plaza
#4
The God of the Woods
“This slow burn family suspense was a worthwhile listen. It will draw you into the disappearance of not one but two children from the same family, a wealthy one in the Adirondacks, who also house a summer camp on their property. It will take you back to another time, the 1960s and 70s, and the feel of an old school family dynasty that will go to any length to protect its reputation. This book will surprise you at who is allied and what is really going on. I recommend this on audio!”
— Lisa • The Bookshelf on Church
#3
Somewhere Beyond the Sea
“This emotional sequel is just as heartwarming and hilarious as The House in the Cerulean Sea. Arthur Parnassus, headmaster of a magical orphanage, works hard to protect his children from the pain he once knew. When he’s summoned to address his dark past, he must lead a fight for a better future while facing new challenges, including another troubled magical child. This beautiful story continues exploring themes of acceptance and belonging, with poignant moments for this resilient found family that readers have come to love.”
— Erica • Author’s Note
#2
The Women
”This book wrecked me. Julia Whelan’s narration is compassionate, loving, and dramatic – as always. Kristin Hannah is an author who has a true gift for telling women’s stories and The Women is, arguably, her best work. […] I was transported back into the years of the war and the years after the war and it helped me understand. Bravo to Kristin for telling this story to make sure that their stories aren’t lost to history. This is a book that is REAL and raw and important – and beautiful.”
— Jennifer • The Bookstore at Fitger’s
#1
Funny Story
“This is without a doubt my favorite Emily Henry book I’ve read so far! Daphne and Miles are roommates recovering from horrendous breakups. With the tropes of forced proximity and fake dating, their relationship quickly blossoms into a true friendship that is sure to make you laugh and become teary-eyed. The themes of community and finding joy with where you’re at in life really resonated with me. […] P. S I LOVED the audiobook performance – Julia Whelan is an absolute gem.”
— Julie • All Good Books
Libro.fm’s Top Audiobooks of 2024
Based on sales through our 3,000+ partner bookshops, here are Libro.fm’s Top 10 Bestselling Audiobooks of 2024!
