S.A. Cosby’s latest Southern noir is at the top of our June listening list. Plus, a big new memoir, more picks for mystery fans, and fresh teen listens. Bring on summer audiobooks!
HOW TO LOSE YOUR MOTHER: A Daughter’s Memoir
by Molly Jong-Fast, read by the author
Penguin Audio
Release Date: June 3
Jong-Fast reads her memoir about her mother, writer Erica Jong.
DON’T FORGET ME, LITTLE BESSIE
by James Lee Burke, read by Amanda Stribling
Simon & Schuster Audio
Release date: June 3
A new entry in Burke’s Holland Family series, starring fourteen-year-old Bessie Holland.
KING OF ASHES
by S.A. Cosby, read by Adam Lazarre-White
Macmillan Audio
Release Date: June 10
A Southern crime epic from the author of ALL THE SINNERS BLEED.
KILL YOUR DARLINGS
by Peter Swanson, read by Steven Weber
Harper Audio
Release date: June 10
Steven Weber narrates this story of a marriage, told in reverse.
THE POTENCY OF UNGOVERNABLE IMPULSES
by Malka Older, read by Lindsey Dorcus
Recorded Books
Release Date: June 10
Investigators Mossa and Pleiti are back in the third installment of this cozy sci-fi mystery series set on the gas giant Jupiter.
AMELIA, IF ONLY
by Becky Albertalli, read by Caitlin Kinnunen
Harper Audio, Ages 14+
Release date: June 10
The newest love story from teen lit powerhouse Becky Albertalli.
MURDER TAKES A VACATION
by Laura Lippman, read by Kimberly Farr
Harper Audio
Release Date: June 17
A new sleuth is on the case! Muriel Blossom finds herself embroiled in a murder mystery on a Parisian river cruise.
MISBEHAVING AT THE CROSSROADS: Essays & Writings
by Honorée Fanonne Jeffers, read by Karen Chilton
Harper Audio
Release date: June 24
A collection of essays about Black women’s lives, from the author of THE LOVE SONGS OF W.E.B. DUBOIS.
THE DALLERGUT DREAM-MAKING DISTRICT
by Miye Lee, Sandy Joosun Lee [Trans.], Read by Shannon Tyo
Harlequin Audio
Release Date: June 24
In this sequel to THE DALLERGUT DREAM DEPARTMENT STORE, Penny, now an employee, discovers dark secrets in the dream industry.
AMONG GHOSTS
by Rachel Hartman, read by Will Watt
Listening Library, Ages 12+
Release date: June 24
Set in the world of TESS OF THE ROAD, a story of a boy hiding in a haunted abbey.
