Page 5 of posts filed: Release Week

Release Week: 25 November 2025

Posted on 2025-11-25 at 12:00 by Samuel Montgomery-Blinn

PICKS:

• The Villa, Once Beloved by Victor Manibo, read by Joel de la Fuente and Jensen Olaya for Recorded Books -- "Villa Sepulveda is a storied relic of the Philippines’ past: a Spanish colonial manor, its moldering stonework filled with centuries-old heirlooms, nestled in a remote coconut plantation. When their patriarch dies mysteriously, his far-flung family returns to their ancestral home. Filipino-American student Adrian Sepulveda invites his college girlfriend, Sophie, a transracial adoptee who knows

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Release Week: 18 November 2025

Posted on 2025-11-18 at 12:00 by Samuel Montgomery-Blinn

PICKS:

• I, Medusa: A Novel by Ayana Gray, read by Tyla Collier and A'rese Emokpae for Random House -- "A new kind of villain origin story, reimagining one of the most iconic monsters in Greek mythology as a provocative and powerful young heroine."

• Exo: A Novel by Colin Brush, read by Gildart Jackson for Dreamscape -- "A debut sci-fi mystery set on an abandoned future Earth, featuring a twisty mystery straight out of a John le Carré novel, a group of larger-than-life characters who’d be at home in the work

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Release Week: 11 November 2025

Posted on 2025-11-11 at 12:00 by Samuel Montgomery-Blinn

One of my preorders this week -- and funnily enough, I really liked the first book, more than the Licanius Trilogy, so hey, I hope we both are happy with this one!

PICKS:

• There Is No Antimemetics Division: A Novel by qntm, read by Rebecca Calder for Random House -- "Humanity is under assault by malevolent “antimemes”—ideas that attack memory, identity, and the fabric of reality itself—in this whip-smart tale of science-fiction horror, an entirely reimagined and expanded version of the beloved online novel

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Release Week: 4 November 2025

Posted on 2025-11-04 at 12:00 by Samuel Montgomery-Blinn

PICKS:

• The Eleventh Hour: A Quintet of Stories By: Salman Rushdie, read by Sanjeev Bhaskar, Nicholas Khan, Sid Sagar, Naveen Andrews, and Neil Shah for Random House -- "A spellbinding exploration of life, death, and what comes into focus at the proverbial eleventh hour of life."

• Lightbreakers: A Novel by Aja Gabel, read by Ina Barrón, Jay Myers, and Mirai for Penguin -- "Maya, an artist, and Noah, a quantum physicist, share an insatiable curiosity about the world. But their happy marriage has a shadow over

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Release Week: 28 October 2025

Posted on 2025-10-28 at 12:00 by Samuel Montgomery-Blinn

After a multiple years streak, I haven't done this in at least a month or two now, hopefully it's still helpful even if just occasional...

MOST ANTICIPATED:

• The Rose Field: The Book of Dust, Volume 3 by Philip Pullman, read by Michael Sheen for Listening Library -- "The breathtaking conclusion to Philip Pullman’s landmark new trilogy The Book of Dust. Return to the world of His Dark Materials and discover what fate has in store for Lyra."

PICKS:

• The Devil Is a Southpaw: A Novel By: Brandon Hobson, read

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Release Week: 9 September 2025

Posted on 2025-09-09 at 12:00 by Samuel Montgomery-Blinn

(in progress)

NON-FICTION WATCH:

• All the Way to the River: Love, Loss, and Liberation by Elizabeth Gilbert, read by the author for Books On Tape -- "A landmark memoir that will resonate with anyone who has ever been captive to love—or to any other passion, substance, or craving – and who yearns, at long last, for liberation."

• Reacher: The Stories Behind the Stories by Lee Child, read by the author for HighBridge -- "After making his debut in The Killing Floor, Jack Reacher has quickly become one of the

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Release Week: 2 September 2025

Posted on 2025-09-02 at 12:00 by Samuel Montgomery-Blinn

PICKS:

• Honeyeater By: Kathleen Jennings, read by Felicity Jurd for Audible -- "Sub-tropical Bellworth is founded on floodplains and root-bound secrets. And Charlie, remarkable only for vanished friends and a successful sister, plans to leave for good, just as soon as he deals with his dead aunt’s house. Then Grace arrives, desperate, with roses pressing up through her skin, and drags Charlie into the ghost-choked mysteries of Bellworth, uncovering the impossible consequences of loss and desire—and a choice

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Release Week: 19 August 2025

Posted on 2025-08-19 at 12:00 by Samuel Montgomery-Blinn

PICKS:

• Lessons in Magic and Disaster By: Charlie Jane Anders, read by Lisa Flanagan, Marisa Calin, and Sena Bryer for Macmillan -- "Jamie is basically your average New England academic in-training—she has a strong queer relationship, an esoteric dissertation proposal, and inherited generational trauma. But she has one extraordinary secret: she's also a powerful witch. Serena, Jamie's mother, has been hiding from the world in an old one-room schoolhouse for several years, grieving the death of her wife and

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Release Week: 12 August 2025

Posted on 2025-08-12 at 12:00 by Samuel Montgomery-Blinn

PICKS:

• These Memories Do Not Belong to Us: A Constellation Novel By: Yiming Ma, read by a full cast for Harper -- "In a far-off future ruled by the Qin Empire, every citizen is fitted with a Mindbank, an intracranial device capable of recording and transmitting memories between minds. This technology gives birth to Memory Capitalism, where anyone with means can relive the life experiences of others. It also unleashes opportunities for manipulation: memories can be edited, marketed, and even corrupted for

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Release Week: 5 August 2025

Posted on 2025-08-05 at 12:00 by Samuel Montgomery-Blinn

PICKS:

• People Like Us: A Novel by Jason Mott, read by the author with Ronald Peet and JD Jackson for Penguin -- "Two Black writers are trying to find peace and belonging in a world that is riven with gun violence. One is on a global book tour after a big prize win; the other is set to give a speech at a school that has suffered a shooting. And as their two storylines merge, truths and antics abound in equal measure: characters drink booze out of an award trophy; menaces lurk in the shadows; tiny French

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