I am a huge advocate for audiobooks. I love them so much! The fact that I consume so many allows me to share my favorites in any season! Today I am sharing my top 5 audiobooks perfect for Summer. Whether you're a seasoned audiobook listener or brand new to the audio world, these will make your summer extra fun!

They are great to keep you entertained on long car trips and lengthy flights. If you're not going on vacation, no worries, these suggestions will have you pulled into the story on your daily commute or while working at your desk. 

Don't forget to enter the giveaway before you go. ​Get excited! One Shelf Addiction reader from the US will win a copy of ALL 8 audiobooks mentioned below courtesy of the APA and the respective publishers.

These recommendations are in no particular order and there's something for a wide variety of fiction readers! Comment and let me know if you have plans to listen to any of these or if you already have.

Don't miss the latest Shelf Addiction interview! On today's podcast episode I’m interviewing award-winning audiobook narrator Tavia Gilbert. Listen as she shares some of her experiences while recording Be Frank with Me by Julia Claiborne Johnson, the audiobook that won Tavia the 2017 Best Female Narrator Audie Award!

​Tavia Gilbert is one of my favorite narrators and I know that you'll enjoy her work as well. Congrats to Tavia on being named Booklist's 2018 Voice of Choice!

Audible named her a Genre-Defining Narrator: Master of Memoir, and Library Journal has written of this highly-acclaimed actress that she is "as close as you can get to a full cast narration with a solo voice." Tavia earned a BFA in Acting from Cornish College of the Arts, studied audio documentary storytelling at the Salt Institute, and holds an MFA in Creative Non-fiction from Vermont College of Fine Arts. She is the co-founder of Animal Mineral Press, which publishes fiction and non-fiction that intends to manifest social justice and the founder of Juniper Street Photography. She is a popular college guest lecturer on writing and performance. ​​

Connect with Tavia Gilbert
Website | Twitter | Facebook | Audible

Joining me to discuss audiobook version of The Favorite Sister is Brad and Britney from the Audio Shelf podcast! Listen to the podcast episode here. After you listen to the episode, hop on over to their podcast and check out the audiobook discussion that I joined in on there, The Chalk Man by C.J. Tudor!

Heads up. This is a #SpoilerAlert for you! If you don't want spoilers, read the book quickly and then come back! 

Publisher: Simon & Schuster/Simon & Schuster Audio 
Release Date: May 15, 2018
Format: MP3 Download/Hardcover
Pages: Hardcover: 384 | Audio Length: 15 hours 36 mins
Narrators:​ Ashlie Atkinson, Jenni Barber, Aja Naomi King
Source: Audible/Book Sparks
Genre: Mystery, Thriller
Rating: 3 bookmarks

Synopsis: ​When five hyper-successful women agree to appear on a reality series set in New York City called Goal Diggers, the producers never expect the season will end in murder…

Brett’s the fan favorite. Tattooed and only twenty-seven, the meteoric success of her spin studio—and her recent engagement to her girlfriend—has made her the object of jealousy and vitriol from her cast mates.

Kelly, Brett’s older sister and business partner, is the most recent recruit, dismissed as a hanger-on by veteran cast. The golden child growing up, she defers to Brett now—a role which requires her to protect their shocking secret.

Stephanie, the first black cast member and the oldest, is a successful bestselling author of erotic novels. There have long been whispers about her hot, non-working actor-husband and his wandering eye, but this season the focus is on the rift that has opened between her and Brett, former best friends—and resentment soon breeds contempt.

Lauren, the start-up world’s darling whose drinking has gotten out of control, is Goal Diggers’ recovery narrative—everyone loves a comeback story.

And Jen, made rich and famous through her cultishly popular vegan food line plays a holistic hippie for the cameras, but is perhaps the most ruthless of them all when the cameras are off.

I hope you've completed Wicked Ride because the latest #3Blogger1Series read-along discussion is now available! It's also the LAST book in this series! Listen to this podcast episode as Casey, Nicola, and I share our thoughts on Wicked Ride, the fifth book in the Realm Enforcers series by Rebecca Zanetti.  

Find out if we all loved it or not! Even hear our individual ratings at the end of the episode. 

Learn more about the read-along here!  I hope you enjoy the episode! Feel free to comment about it here on this post, or on Twitter using the hashtag #3Bloggers1Series.

If you weren't feeling this series, no worries! We've got you covered. We're starting a new series on June 1, 2018.  I hope you'll join us!

Don't miss the latest Shelf Addiction interview! On today's podcast episode I’m interviewing audiobook narrator André Refig. Come along as he shares with us some of his experiences as a narrator and his recent audiobook, ​Dangerous to Know: Jane Austen's Rakes & Gentlemen Rogues.

Check out the latest Shelf Addiction interview! On today's podcast episode I’m interviewing audiobook narrator Simon Vance. Come along as he shares with us some of his experiences narrating as well as sharing his Audie nominated audiobook Beast by Paul Kingsnorth.​

Connect with Simon Vance
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