The Monthly Audiobook Bestseller List [5] is based on sales through hundreds of independent bookstore locations participating in the Libro.fm audiobook program. Graphics to promote this month’s Audiobook Bestseller list are available from Libro.fm on Google Drive [6]. 

Fiction

1. The Vanishing Half [7] by Brit Bennett (Penguin Random House Audio Publishing Group)
2. Mexican Gothic [8] by Silvia Moreno-Garcia (Penguin Random House Audio Publishing Group)
3. The Guest List [9] by Lucy Foley (HarperAudio)
4. Midnight Sun [10] by Stephenie Meyer (Hachette Audio)
5. Girl, Woman, Other [11] by Bernardine Evaristo (Blackstone Publishing)
6. Such a Fun Age [12] by Kiley Reid (Penguin Random House Audio Publishing Group)
7. Harrow the Ninth [13] by Tamsyn Muir (Recorded Books, Inc.)
8. Luster: A Novel [14] by Raven Leilani (Macmillan Audio)
9. The House in the Cerulean Sea [15] by TJ Klune (Macmillan Audio)
10. The Dutch House [16] by Ann Patchett (HarperAudio)

Nonfiction

1. Caste: The Origins of Our Discontents  [17]by Isabel Wilkerson (Penguin Random House Audio Publishing Group)
2. How to Be an Antiracist [18] by Ibram X. Kendi (Penguin Random House Audio Publishing Group)
3. Untamed [19] by Glennon Doyle (Penguin Random House Audio Publishing Group)
4. The Warmth of Other Suns [20] by Isabel Wilkerson (Brilliance Audio)
5. White Fragility [21] by Michael Eric Dyson & Robin DiAngelo (Beacon Press)
6. Hood Feminism [22] by Mikki Kendall (Penguin Random House Audio Publishing Group)
7. Becoming [23] by Michelle Obama (Penguin Random House Audio Publishing Group)
8. So You Want to Talk about Race [24] by Ijeoma Oluo (Blackstone Publishing)
9. Stamped: Racism, Antiracism, and You [25] by Ibram X. Kendi & Jason Reynolds (Hachette Audio)
10. The Truths We Hold [26] by Kamala Harris (Penguin Random House Audio Publishing Group)

Get Your September ALCs 

Booksellers can also access Libro.fm’s complimentary September Audiobook Listening Copies [27] (ALCs) now. Booksellers can create a free Libro.fm account and send an email to [email protected] [28] with the name of their store to get access.

Independent Bookstore Day: What Bookstores Mean to Customers 

During the month of August, Libro.fm invited readers to share what their bookstore and Libro.fm mean to them to celebrate Independent Bookstore Day [29]. Over the month, Libro.fm received more than 100 powerful videos.

On Independent Bookstore Day, Libro.fm shared the winners and a highlights video [30] on its blog [31] and across social media, where it generated more than 10,000 views. 

Winners, who chose between a $100 gift certificate at their bookstore or a 12-month Libro.fm membership, and their local stores are:  

• Amya Franklin, Square Books (Oxford, MS)
• Chris Trew, Garden District Bookshop (New Orleans, LA)
• Jarett Bonner, Tattered Cover (Denver, CO) 
• Talia Basma, Kepler’s Bookstore (Palo Alto, CA)
• Valerie Wood-Lewis, Phoenix Books (Burlington, VT)
• Vanessa Aldaz, Cafe Con Libros (Pomona, CA)

“More than ever, book lovers are making the conscious decision to support their local bookstores, whether in-person or online,” said Stephanie Ballien, director of marketing at Libro.fm. “We were blown away by the number of heartfelt videos we received, and heartened by the commitment to shop local for books and audiobooks.”

Libro.fm’s Bookseller Hub [32] is the place for all important links, tips, and assets. Visit the Bookseller Hub now. [32]

Libro.fm is fully integrated with IndieCommerce [33], and a co-branded storefront is fast, free, and easy to set up. For more information about creating a storefront, contact [email protected] [28].