Print book readers have their infamous TBR – the dreaded To Be Read pile that takes over the house and the mind and taunts us with wonderful books as yet unexplored. This isn’t unlike knitters and their stash, or crafters stocking up on the latest crafty things! But what about audiobooks? Well – let us introduce you to TBL: To Be Listened (to) – and we just leave off the second “to” because, well, 4 letters in the acronym seems too much!
The TBL can be physical – actual recordings in boxes – or virtual, like the wishlist at Audible or the waitlist at the library. What do the Gals have in their TBLs these days?
BJ: I’m looking forward to Kristen Ashley’s latest, Wild Like the Wind, a new novel in the Chaos series, because KA is a wiz at romance, and I love her brand of MC romance—she hasn’t written a book yet that has disappointed me yet, MC club romance or otherwise, and Kate Russell does a good job of narrating her works, so this is likely to be a great book to get in audio.
Caz: I’m sure it will come as no surprise to anyone around here when I say that my current TBL is dominated by a certain Mr. Tremblay (Boudreaux), because I’m on a major narrator glom. That glom includes titles by Rhys Ford, Hailey Turner, Mary Calmes and Annabeth Albert, to name but a few, and I’m very eager to get my hands on the next book in Rachel Grant’s Flashpoint series, Firestorm (out 10th July). I’ve just read an advanced copy and it’s terrific, so I’m really looking forward to the audio.
Otherwise, the audiobook that’s burning a metaphorical hole in my metaphorical pocket is Alexis Hall’s How to Blow it with a Billionaire (narrated by Joel Leslie), book two in the Arden St. Ives trilogy. I have an idea of what’s in store, and I want to wait to listen to it until I can segue straight into book three, which isn’t out until early 2019. I get twitchy occasionally but have managed to resist so far!
And I’m hoping to find time over the summer to listen to a couple of full-cast BBC Radio dramatisations of some of my favourite classics; Anthony Trollope’s Palliser novels and John Galsworthy’s Forsyte Saga.
Kaetrin: I have Suddenly Dating by Julia London, narrated by Cristina Panfilio on my TBL. I’m saving it for a special occasion. I loved the other two books in the series and this narrator just works for me on every level.
Melinda: I have been saving Tina Fey’s Bossypants for a road trip I’m taking with friends soon! But also lingering in the TBL is Atticus: A Woman’s Journey with the World’s Worst Behaved Dog, by Sawyer Bennett, narrated by Bahni Turpin.
And this wraps up our June is Audiobook Month, as well – be sure to enter the giveaway below for a chance to win! #LoveAudiobooks – there’s a month for singing the praises, and a full 365 days for listening!
Tell us in the comments what titles are waiting for you to download!
JUNE IS AUDIOBOOK MONTH GIVEAWAY!
Here’s the list of Audiobooks for the winners:
- Seven by Paula Cizmar, Catherine Filloux, Gail Kriegel, Carol K. Mack, Ruth Margraff, Anna Deavere Smith, and Susan Yankowitz
- Gone to Dust by Matt Goldman, narrated by MacLeod Andrews
- Bring Me Back by B. A. Paris, narrated by Kevin Hely and Cathleen McCarron
- Wings of Fire Book One: The Dragonet Prophecy by Tui T. Sutherland, narrated by Shannon MacManus
- Altered Carbon by Richard K. Morgan, narrated by Todd McLaren
- Rainbirds by Clarissa Goenawan, narrated by David Shih
- A Girl Stands at the Door by Rachel Devlin, narrated by Robin Miles
- Torn from Troy, Book 1 in the Odyssey of a Slave Trilogy by Patrick Bowman, narrated by Gerard Doyle
The Fine Print:
8 Audiobook Downloads from Audiobooks.com
No purchase is necessary. The giveaway is open from 12 am CDT Monday 11 June 2018 through 12:00 am CDT Monday 2 July 2018 (which is midnight Sunday 1 July).
Two winners will be chosen. The prize is 8 specific audiobook downloads (see list posted with entry), therefore, winners may need to have or create an Audiobooks.com account to download the audiobooks. The downloads will be provided by Audiobooks.com and are generously donated by Blackstone Publishing, High Bridge Audio, Hachette Audio, LA Theatre Works, Macmillan Audio, Post Hypnotic Press Audiobooks, Scholastic and Tantor Audio. Anyone over 18 for whom these audiobook titles are not geo-restricted is eligible to enter, with the exception that the reviewers at AudioGals and their immediate family members are not eligible. :) Also, not eligible where prohibited by law.
One entry per person, please. Winners will be chosen at random by Rafflecopter software. Winners will be notified by email used for entry, by 11:59 pm Monday 2 July 2018, and will have 48 hours to respond. If no response is received, another winner will be chosen.
I love audiobooks and have a few waiting! I love Jodi Taylor’s Chronicles of St. Mary’s! The recent book is An Argumentation of Historians. I also want to start Eloisa James’ Too Wild to Wed.
Have you read or listened to A Bachelor Establishment by “Isabella Barclay”? If you’re a fan of Jodi Taylor’s you might enjoy it.