Audiobooks have been riding a wave of popularity in the past few years, and it appears that last year’s lockdown(s) only increased our readers’ desire to listen. The surge in popularity in recent years has largely been driven by multitaskers who like to listen to audiobooks during the day while tackling their to-do list.
What’s not to love? Audiobooks allow you to escape the ordinary tasks in life and absorb knowledge and experiences while being active. Audiobooks available from Rakuten Kobo are the single best way to take your mind of the day when you do not have the time or inclination to sit down and read.
From comedy to mystery, real crime and historical non-fiction, we’ve collected the most anticipated audiobooks coming out in autumn 2021 so you can make sure there will never be a dull moment for your ears.
Here’s our list of 10 audiobooks you won’t be able to pause this autumn.
The Believer
by Sarah Krasnostein; narrated by Jennifer Vuletic
From award-winning author Sarah Krasnostein comes an exploration of the power of belief. Weaving together the stories of six extraordinary ordinary people, The Believer looks at the stories we tell ourselves to deal with the distance between the world as it is, and the world as we’d like it to be. How they can stunt us — or save us.
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Grace Under Pressure
by Tori Kaschka; narrated by Emma Leonard, Catherine McClements, Ruby O’Kelly and Anna Lise Phillips
Grace Harkness looks like she has it all – two beautiful children, four cookbooks under her belt and an idyllic beachside home #blessed. But add another baby on the way (oops), a spouse that is nowhere to be seen and a relentless list of things she ‘should’ be doing, and Grace is starting to unravel …
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A Home Like Ours
by Fiona Lowe; narrated by Rebecca Macauley
A picturesque small town, a cosy community garden, a facade of tolerance and acceptance – but when three women with wildly different loyalties come together, what secrets and lies will be revealed? A timely novel exploring prejudice and privilege.
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Other People’s Houses
by Sarah Krasnostein
Kate Webb still grieves over the loss of her young son. Then Kate visits the Harding house – the perfect house with, it seems, the perfect family. A photograph captures a kind-looking man, a beautiful woman she knew at university, and a boy – a boy that for one heartbreaking moment she believes is her own son.
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Later
by Stephen King; narrated by Stephen King
The son of a struggling single mother, Jamie Conklin just wants an ordinary childhood. But Jamie is no ordinary child. Born with an unnatural ability his mom urges him to keep secret, Jamie can see what no one else can see and learn what no one else can learn. But the cost of using this ability is higher than Jamie can imagine as he discovers when an NYPD detective draws him into the pursuit of a killer who has threatened to strike from beyond the grave.
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Lightning Game
by Christine Feehan; narrated by Jim Frangione
GhostWalker Rubin Campos’s rough upbringing made him into the man he is today: strong, steadfast, and wary of outsiders. When he and his brother return to their family’s homestead in the Appalachian Mountains, he can immediately sense that a stranger has taken up residence in their cabin — a woman who just happens to be a GhostWalker too.
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How To Do The Work
by Dr. Nicole LePera; narrated by Dr. Nicole LePera
As a clinical psychologist, Dr Nicole LePera found herself frustrated by the limitations of traditional psychotherapy. Wanting more for her patients — and for herself — she began a journey to develop a united philosophy of mental, physical and spiritual health that equips people with the tools necessary to heal themselves.
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The Changing World Order
by Ray Dalio; narrated by Ray Dalio
From the international bestselling author of Principles and legendary investor Ray Dalio, who has spent half a century studying global markets, The Changing World Order examines history’s most turbulent economic and political periods to reveal why the times ahead will likely be radically different from those we’ve experienced in our lifetimes.
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What Abigail Did That Summer
by Ben Aaronovitch; narrated by Shvorne Marks
It is the summer of 2013 and Abigail Kamara has been left to her own devices. This might, by those who know her, be considered a mistake. While her cousin, police constable and apprentice wizard Peter Grant, is off in the sticks, chasing unicorns, Abigail is chasing her own mystery.
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Florence Adler Swims Forever
by Rachel Beanland
Told with humour and tenderness and based on a true story, Rachel Beanland’s debut is a breathtaking meditation on the lengths we go to in order to keep our families together. At its heart, it is an uplifting portrayal of how the human spirit can endure — and even thrive — after tragedy.
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