Bailey Ricciardi

Settle into the now. As the leaves start to turn and the days get shorter and darker, it’s time to hibernate into your reading corner. These beautiful contemporary books will take you all over the world while centering you around the issues impacting people right now. Whether you’re a member of the “I’ll-read-anything-R.F. Kuang writes” club or long-time Elin Hilderbrand fan looking for that back-to-school, academic setting, we’ve got you covered.

We all know there are different types of readers. You have your spicy girlies, your DNFer’s, your collectors, your BookTokers, your book club girlies and your 100+ reads a year ladies. And let’s face it, hundreds of other kinds. But there are layers to audiobook listeners too. Where you listen, the speed you listen at and what you listen to is a fun mix of entertainment on the go and a different style of immersion. Find out which you are and get paired with the right book for your type.

We all know the book is better than the movie in MOST cases. So if you are excited to see some upcoming adaptations, but know you can’t go back and read it when the credits roll, make sure you plug in and hit 1.7x speed so you can get in the read before it’s on screen. There’s no purer way to absorb the works of Homer than through hearing his poetry performed, to hear the words twist and turn together until they’ve braided an epic that has entranced and enticed crowds through millenia.