156 perfect listens for all your summer adventures

From dreamy rom-coms to chilling suspense, dive in to some of our favourite stories of the season.

The Audible Editors

July 22, 2024

156 perfect listens for all your summer adventures

Whether your sights are set on sandy beaches or the simple luxury of air-conditioning, summer is all about going with the flow and seeing where the wind—or, in this case, your next listen—takes you. Transporting us to tropical beaches, eerie campgrounds and every fictional hot spot in between, these are the books we cannot stop obsessing over this season. Tune in and set the backdrop for your summer with the ease of pressing play.

Cottagecore Fiction

Take it easy this summer with novels that deliver the cozy vibes you crave.

Carousel Item: This Summer Will Be Different

Carousel Item: The Honey Witch

Carousel Item: Can't Spell Treason Without Tea

Carousel Item: Tom Lake

Carousel Item: Bear

Carousel Item: Reasonable Adults

Carousel Item: Sex, Lies and Sensibility

Carousel Item: Sandwich

Carousel Item: We Were Liars

Lakeside Listens

Drift away to a dream vacation — no boat required.

Carousel Item: Meet Me at the Lake

Carousel Item: Wild Love

Carousel Item: Funny Story

Carousel Item: Just for the Summer

Carousel Item: Crow Lake

Carousel Item: The Catch

Carousel Item: The Summer of Songbirds

Carousel Item: Surfacing

Carousel Item: Every Summer After

Carousel Item: The Rest of the Story

Carousel Item: Some Mistakes Were Made

Carousel Item: Second Chance Summer

Carousel Item: That Summer Feeling

Carousel Item: The Lake Season

Carousel Item: Lost Lake

Carousel Item: The House Across the Lake

Summer Games

Get ready for the 2024 Summer Games with these lauded listens.

Carousel Item: Playing the Long Game

Carousel Item: The Greatest Athlete - You've Never Heard Of

Carousel Item: My Mother's Daughter

Carousel Item: Total Olympics

Carousel Item: Just Add Water

Carousel Item: The Games

Carousel Item: Heat Check with Stephen and Dell Curry

Carousel Item: Courage to Soar

Carousel Item: Keep the Flame Alive

Carousel Item: Anything but Footy

Carousel Item: The Bone Cage

Carousel Item: Let the Games Begin

Carousel Item: Make It Count

Family Listens

Whether by plane, train, camper or car, make family travel time more entertaining.

Carousel Item: Peppa Pig's Play-A-Long Podcast (Series 1)

Carousel Item: Shiny Misfits

Carousel Item: The One and Only Family

Carousel Item: Basil & Dahlia

Carousel Item: Anne of Green Gables

Carousel Item: Skandar and the Chaos Trials

Carousel Item: Laurie Berkner's Song and Story Kitchen

Carousel Item: The Weirdies

Take the Scenic Route

Get lost in captivating tales about journeys on the road and of the heart.

Carousel Item: All Fours

Carousel Item: Station Eleven (Television Tie-in)

Carousel Item: Benefits with Friends

Carousel Item: The Flying Troutmans

Carousel Item: Jana Goes Wild

Carousel Item: The Road Trip

Carousel Item: The Lincoln Highway

Carousel Item: Don't Forget to Write

Carousel Item: Paper Towns

Carousel Item: Niagara Motel

Carousel Item: River Mumma

Carousel Item: Greenlights

Carousel Item: A Newfoundlander in Canada

Carousel Item: Nevada

Carousel Item: Between Two Kingdoms

Carousel Item: The Mostly True Story of Tanner & Louise

Carousel Item: Love Is an Ex-Country

Carousel Item: World Travel

Explore the Outdoors

Enhance your outdoor adventures with listens that inspire you to slow down and connect with nature.

Carousel Item: Sing Like Fish

Carousel Item: Lytton

Carousel Item: The Backyard Bird Chronicles

Carousel Item: Slow Productivity

Carousel Item: Embers

Carousel Item: Braiding Sweetgrass

Carousel Item: Thru-Hiking Will Break Your Heart

Carousel Item: Breath

Carousel Item: Forest Bathing

Carousel Item: MeatEater's Campfire Stories: Close Calls

Carousel Item: Entangled Life

Carousel Item: The Light Eaters

Carousel Item: Wild and Precious

O Canada!

Celebrate the history and culture of our home and native land with listens from Canadian creatives.

Carousel Item: All Our Relations

Carousel Item: Burning Questions

Carousel Item: The North-West Is Our Mother

Carousel Item: Coexistence

Carousel Item: The Madness of Crowds

Carousel Item: Drop Dead

Carousel Item: Embers

Carousel Item: The Singularity Trap

Carousel Item: Fight Night

Carousel Item: The Night Piece

Carousel Item: The Series

Carousel Item: Under My Control

Carousel Item: Canada

Carousel Item: Sea of Tranquility

Carousel Item: VenCo

Carousel Item: A Short History of Indians in Canada

Carousel Item: What Have You Done?

Carousel Item: Anne of Green Gables

Carousel Item: Canada Is Awesome

Carousel Item: A Year of Last Things

Carousel Item: Alanis Morissette

Carousel Item: Talking to Strangers

Carousel Item: Theory

Carousel Item: Son of a Trickster

Celebrate Indigenous Voices

Honour the breadth and diversity of native storytelling with these meant-to-be-heard listens.

Carousel Item: In the Hands of Men

Carousel Item: I Was a Teenage Slasher

Carousel Item: Fire Exit

Carousel Item: Spirit Run

Carousel Item: The Berry Pickers

Carousel Item: Mirrored Heavens

Carousel Item: Wandering Stars

Carousel Item: Night of the Living Rez

Carousel Item: Looking for Smoke

Carousel Item: Motorcycles & Sweetgrass

Carousel Item: Never Whistle at Night

Carousel Item: The Back of the Turtle

Carousel Item: A Grandmother Begins the Story

Carousel Item: Starlight

Explore the Caribbean Experience

Play mas at Toronto Caribbean Carnival, or immerse yourself in island life with these vibrant listens.

Carousel Item: Sweetness in the Skin

Carousel Item: We Rip the World Apart

Carousel Item: Village Weavers

Carousel Item: Blackheart Man

Carousel Item: Facing the Sun

Carousel Item: The Island of Forgetting

Carousel Item: In the Upper Country

Carousel Item: Code Noir

Carousel Item: In Another Place, Not Here

Carousel Item: The Islands

Carousel Item: Reproduction

Carousel Item: Sweet Sorrel Stand

Summer Chills

Beat the heat with these spine-tingling mysteries and thrillers.

Carousel Item: The God of the Woods

Carousel Item: First Lie Wins

Carousel Item: Listen for the Lie

Carousel Item: None of This Is True

Carousel Item: The Midnight Feast

Carousel Item: Bury Your Gays

Carousel Item: You Like It Darker

Carousel Item: Middle of the Night

Carousel Item: Mad Love

Carousel Item: The Only Good Indians

Carousel Item: Darling Girls

Carousel Item: Horror Movie

Ajoutez du plaisir à l’été !

En famille, en couple ou en solo, nous avons les livres audio qu’il vous faut !

Carousel Item: Le grand retour [The Comeback]

Carousel Item: Rendez-vous au bord du lac [Meet Me at the Lake]

Carousel Item: Le village - Saison 1. La série complète

Carousel Item: Un dernier été

Carousel Item: Friends, mes amours et cette chose terrible

Carousel Item: 50 jours dans la vie de Mike Bossy

Carousel Item: Entre nous

Carousel Item: Captives

Carousel Item: Ce que je sais de toi - Prix Femina des lycéens

Carousel Item: Fourth Wing (French Edition)

Carousel Item: Le Nid du coucou

Carousel Item: Les coquillages ne s'ouvrent qu'en été

Carousel Item: Les vacances du Petit Nicolas

Carousel Item: Le temps d'un été

Carousel Item: L'été où je suis devenue jolie

Carousel Item: Comme un roman d'été

Carousel Item: L'Été d'avant

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