10 of Libro.fm’s Most Pre-ordered Books of Winter 2024

Few people write Greek myth stories like Natalie Haynes. The bestselling author of A Thousand Ships, Stone Blind, and Pandora’s Jar is back with another short story collection with her version of these classic tales. Haynes performs the audio edition, adding her storytelling charm to the listening experience.

Seanan McGuire’s Wayward Children series has captured the hearts of readers time and time again. In the latest installment, Jesse Vilinsky performs a tale of Antsy, the newest student to go through a magical door at the School for Wayward Children. Antsy learns that what she wants may not be what is actually best for her or the people in her life.

Actor Alex Jennings performs this captivating thriller of a group of friends whose trip goes terribly wrong. While vacationing in Greece, a group of friends find themselves trapped on an island. And in the morning, one of them is found murdered. Jennings is sure to bring the perfect mood of suspense.

Ijeoma Oluo, the author of So You Want To Talk About Race, is back. Be a Revolution examines how people across America are pushing back against systems of oppression. Covering education, policing, healthcare, and more — Oluo discusses how activism against systemic issues is a marathon, not a sprint. What’s more, Oluo gives readers action items where they, too, can advocate for a better world.

Author of Such a Fun Age is back with her second novel, Come and Get It. Nicole Lewis performs this novel of a side hustle gone wrong. College senior Millie Cousins just wants to graduate and achieve the American dream, white picket fence included. But, after she accepts a job for a sketchy side gig, she finds out that she’s way over her head.

Michael Crouch, January LaVoy, and author Katherine Arden perform this suspenseful historical fiction novel set during WWI. After being wounded, nurse Laura Iven returns home to Canada. But when she’s told that her brother, Freddie, has died at the front and receives his personal items, she has a nagging suspicion that something isn’t right.

Lyz Lenz, the writer of the popular substack “Men Yell at Me,” shares about how her divorce ended up giving her a new lease on life. After the 2016 election, Lenx’s marriage fell apart, and Lenz found herself as a single mom in the Midwest. Lenz performs her story, creating that perfect pairing of a memoir read by its author.

Set in the world of his critically acclaimed novel Moon of the Crusted Snow, Moon of the Turning Leaves takes place 12 years after a power failure ended the world as we know it. In an Anishinaabe community living in northern Ontario, Evan has created a new life for himself and his family. But as their food supplies dwindle, Evan must head back south to find a new home for his family and his community.

In the fall of 2023, Ned Blackhawk’s The Rediscovery of America won the National Book Award for nonfiction. Now, it’s finally available as an audiobook. Jason Grasl performs this history of the United States from the perspective of Indigenous peoples. Centering Native Nations and their impact on the history of the U.S., Blackhawk tells the history of America in a multifaceted and de-colonial way.

Tommy Orange’s debut novel There, There burst onto the scene to critical acclaim. Now, Orange is back with his sophomore novel Wandering Stars, a novel that examines the generational trauma a family experiences because of Richard Henry Pratt and the residential “school” he founded.