It’s time for my next bunch of Libro.fm ACL audiobooks for July and August. Today we just have four picks, but they’re some exciting ones so let’s jump straight into it.
Love, Theoretically by Ali Hazelwood
This is the only one I ended up selecting in July, but it was also one of my most anticipated releases for the year. I’ve really enjoyed everything Ali Hazelwood has put out so far, so I’ve been holding out for this one. I was going to listen to it in July but picked something else up first, and now I think I’ll wait until I have a physical copy in September.
Vampires of El Norte by Isabel Cañas
Now onto the August picks. I listened to a few audiobooks in July, and I wanted to pick a few things that were a little different. This was the first one that grabbed my eye and it’s definitely different from my usual reads. From the blurb, I think this is a historical maybe with a touch of literary fiction and, of course, vampires. It sounds like a really, really interesting read. When I finish the two audios I have on the go right now, I think this might be one of the ones I pick up.
A Lady’s Life in the Rocky Mountains by Isabella Bird
This is the other one I’m highly considering picking up next month. Isabella Bird sounds like she was a fascinating figure. The blurb describes her as ‘a true trailblazer—a Victorian woman of 4’11” with debilitating pain who chose to blow open life’s limits.’ I don’t think I’ve ever read a book about an explorer before, but as a woman with chronic pain, I’m always interested in other women’s stories around it. I’m not sure why this is being rereleased now since it was published in 1879, but I love to see forgotten women get their moments.
But the Girl by Jessica Zhan Mei Yu
Finally, I picked up this one too. This follows ‘Girl’ who is writing a postcolonial novel and her PhD on Sylvia Plath while on a writing residency in Scotland. It’s literary fiction so I guess it’s going to be exploring those ideas, alongside identity and family and all that sort of stuff. I very rarely go for literary fiction, but I do love Sylvia Plath so the mention of her was enough to suck me in. I don’t think I’m going to get to this one in August, but I’ll try to slip it in if I can.
And that’s it for July and August’s picks. I keep saying that I’ll be posting a wrap-up and/or discussion of the things I’ve picked up from Libro, but hopefully, I’ll actually have time for that this month!
Earl Grey Books 