Brat Girl Summer Audiobooks

Women! In! Peril!

By: Jessie Ren Marshall
Narrated by: Rachel Noe Nishizawa
Length: 7 hours 59 minutes

“Women! In! Peril! is a sharply written, eclectically bizarre collection that starts with a bang and ends in tender tears, and everything in-between. A fantastic debut from an author to watch out for! Read more

Nevada

A Novel

By: Imogen Binnie
Narrated by: Imogen Binnie
Length: 6 hours 39 minutes

This program is read by the author.

"Nevada is a book that changed my life: it shaped both my worldview and personhood, making me the writer I am. And it did so by the oldest of methods, by telling a wise, hilarious, and gripping story." —Torrey Peters, author of Detransition, Baby

A beloved and blistering cult classic and finalist for the Lambda... Read more

Chlorine

A Novel

By: Jade Song
Narrated by: Catherine Ho & Imani Parks
Length: 8 hours 8 minutes

“A haunting coming-of-age story about Ren Yu explores race, sexuality, and mental health. Ren becomes obsessed with mermaids at a very young age, which leads her to pursue competitive swimming. Ren struggles with her sexuality and her obsessive need to be even closer to the mermaids she reads about. Her journey is bloody, raw, and terrifying, as... Read more

White Ivy

A Novel

By: Susie Yang
Narrated by: Emily Woo Zeller
Length: 12 hours 50 minutes

“Ivy Lin’s unassuming looks and demeanor hide a dark side. She is obsessed with the wealth and privilege she sees around her and will cross boundaries to get what she needs — most of all, the object of her teenage affection. Susie Yang crafts a brilliant and mesmerizing tale that gives readers an intimate look into the experience of immigrants.... Read more

You Made a Fool of Death with Your Beauty

A Novel

By: Akwaeke Emezi
Narrated by: Bahni Turpin
Length: 9 hours 57 minutes

“This lush, moving, queer, & deliciously dramatic romance follows Feyi, a widowed young artist, who finds herself falling for her new boyfriend’s father, a celebrity chef and a widower himself, while staying in his home on a Caribbean island. There's lots of great spice in this novel, but even more, I loved what it had to say about grief,... Read more

Little Rabbit

By: Alyssa Songsiridej
Narrated by: Jenapher Zheng
Length: 6 hours 40 minutes

Bloomsbury presents Little Rabbit by Alyssa Songsiridej, read by Jenapher Zheng.

PEN/HEMINGWAY AWARD FINALIST * PUBLISHING TRIANGLE'S EDMUND WHITE AWARD FOR DEBUT FICTION FINALIST * CENTER FOR FICTION FIRST NOVEL PRIZE SHORTLIST * NATIONAL BOOK FOUNDATION “5 UNDER 35” HONOREE * NAMED A BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR BY THE NEW YORKER, THE SAN FRANCISCO... Read more

Down the Drain

By: Julia Fox
Narrated by: Julia Fox
Length: 10 hours 3 minutes

A NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER

The hotly anticipated book from “one of the all-time pop-culture greats” (New York magazine) that chronicles her shocking life and unyielding determination to not only survive but achieve her dreams.

Julia Fox is famous for many things: her captivating acting, such as her breakout role in the film Uncut Gems; her... Read more

Vagablonde

By: Anna Dorn
Narrated by: Karissa Vacker
Length: 10 hours 26 minutes

Vagablonde is a darkly humorous, rollercoaster ride through the Los Angeles music scene about a woman who wants two things, the first is to live without psychotropic medication, and the second is to experience success as an artist. A cautionary tale about viral fame, Vagablonde speaks directly to our time in biting detail.Prue Van Teesen is... Read more

A Safe Girl to Love

By: Casey Plett
Narrated by: Casey Plett
Length: 6 hours 18 minutes

A new edition of the acclaimed debut story collection by two-time Lambda Literary Award winner Casey Plett. From the author of Little Fish (Amazon First Novel Award Winner, 2019) and A Dream of a Woman comes eleven unique short stories featuring young trans women stumbling through loss, sex, harassment, and love in settings ranging from a... Read more

The Idiot

By: Elif Batuman
Narrated by: Elif Batuman
Length: 13 hours 39 minutes

“I read this and its follow-up Either/Or back to back. I'm not always a fan of the classic bildungsroman, especially the college variety. I don't need to be reminded of how dumb I was at 19. But THIS! It felt esoteric and yet completely relatable. Like it was written specifically to me, even though I didn't share any of the protagonist's actual... Read more

Happy Hour

By: Marlowe Granados
Narrated by: Bronwyn Szabo
Length: 8 hours 6 minutes

“A wild ride with a brilliantly cocky young protagonist who’s got the world wrapped around her finger. So propulsive you'll feel like you've been hypnotized.” — Zoe Whittall, author of The Best Kind of People “Happy Hour feels like a breathless whisper at six in the morning when it’s too hot to sleep. Marlowe Granados is a fresh, exciting... Read more

The Guest

A Novel

By: Emma Cline
Narrated by: Carlotta Brentan
Length: 8 hours 36 minutes

“Alex, a young grifter, runs from some of her troubles only to create more, bouncing from one situation to the next in the late summer Hamptons. An unreliable narrator, it's never clear why Alex has chosen her path, but Cline allows glimmers of a deeper struggle within her. It's unsettling to be in the mind of a person so self-destructive and who... Read more

Luster

A Novel

By: Raven Leilani
Narrated by: Ariel Blake
Length: 6 hours 39 minutes

“An incredibly unique story, Luster inserts the reader into the head of the novel's protagonist, a young Black woman having an affair with an older white man in an open marriage. Things get complicated when she sneaks into her lover's house and is caught by the wife who then invites her to stay for their anniversary party. Luster is a brilliant... Read more

Sugar, Baby

By: Celine Saintclare
Narrated by: Sara Novak
Length: 9 hours 30 minutes

“Sugar, Baby by Celine Saintclare offers readers a lavish glimpse into the world of sugaring, juxtaposing the allure of luxury and financial security with the blurring of personal boundaries. The audiobook narrator, Sara Novak, deserves a standing ovation for adding richness and depth to the narrative, making it a captivating experience from... Read more

All Fours

A Novel

By: Miranda July
Narrated by: Miranda July
Length: 10 hours 13 minutes

“It took me so long to finally start this. I've seen more than 100 people purchase it at my bookstore, but I waited for it to call to me. Once I started, I fell in love with it. Audacious and bold, I love a novel about sexuality & fantasies. Read more

Piglet

A Novel

By: Lottie Hazell
Narrated by: Rebekah Hinds
Length: 7 hours 35 minutes

"Hinds’ depiction of Piglet’s frantic appetite is piercing, capturing her insatiable need for the lushly described food. This is a listen like slightly burnt caramel—sharp and dark, yet still luscious."—AudioFile (Earphones Award Winner)

An elegant, razor-sharp debut about women's ambitions and appetites—and the truth about having it all

Outside... Read more

Rouge

A Novel

By: Mona Awad
Narrated by: Sophie Amoss
Length: 14 hours 42 minutes

“Magnificent, atmospheric, evocative. The ending was so beautiful, but I was genuinely devastated when it was over! My first Mona Awad title and it did NOT disappoint. Read more

All-Night Pharmacy

A Novel

By: Ruth Madievsky
Narrated by: Moniqua Plante
Length: 7 hours 59 minutes

On the night of her high school graduation, a young woman follows her older sister Debbie to Salvation, a Los Angeles bar patronized by energy healers, aspiring actors, and all-around misfits. After the two share a bag of unidentified pills, the evening turns into a haze of sensual and risky interactions—nothing unusual for two sisters bound in... Read more

Worry

A Novel

By: Alexandra Tanner
Narrated by: Helen Laser
Length: 7 hours 13 minutes

“Insidious millennial malaise and the exhaustion of performative activism are contrasted through the story of two sisters who overstay their welcome in one another’s orbit. The dialogue will split you, gut you, and stitch you back up again. Read more

Bunny

A Novel

By: Mona Awad
Narrated by: Sophie Amoss
Length: 11 hours 44 minutes

“This book is so weird and so, so, so fun. Witty and sharp, brilliant and surreal- Awad’s writing will confound and surprise you! I found this to be a quick read and one I wanted to talk about with anyone who would listen. Read more