"All My Rage" by Sabaa Tahir, available at Amazon and Libro, from $33.69
Audible's all-around favorite audiobook of 2022 is "All My Rage," a contemporary young adult novel about Salahudin and Noor, who grew up as close as family until a huge fight tore their friendship apart. Now, Salahudin is trying to save his family's motel in the wake of his mother's illness and his father's grief while Noor secretly applies to college in an attempt to escape her brutal uncle. As the two face some of the hardest times in their lives, they must learn how to forgive so they can lean on each other once again. This book also won a National Book Award in the young people's literature category.
"Constructing a Nervous System" by Margo Jefferson, available at Amazon and Libro, from $18.38
Margo Jefferson is a Pulitzer Prize-winning author whose memoir, "Constructing a Nervous System," is a unique and original read that combines music, anecdotes, and other performance elements. The book includes the critical voice for which Jefferson is known and a cast of familial characters that bring her story to life.
"I'm Glad My Mom Died" by Jennette McCurdy, available at Amazon and Libro, from $12.24
From the former Nickelodeon star Jennette McCurdy, "I'm Glad My Mom Died" is a raw, real, and emotionally painful memoir of McCurdy's coming-of-age journey as a child actor with a mother whose dream was for her to become a star. In this memoir, McCurdy does not shy away from the hardest moments in her life, from dealing with an eating disorder to realizing the extent of her mother's abuse.
"Funny My Way" by AYR Media, Team Coco, available at Amazon, $7.95/month
"Funny My Way" is an Audible Original Podcast about six Black trailblazing comedy icons. With archival footage, commentary from guests, and in-depth histories, this podcast covers Black comedic legends like Paul Mooney and Moms Mabley, who was the first Black comedian to play Carnegie Hall.
"Remarkably Bright Creatures" by Shelby Van Pelt, available at Amazon and Libro, from $18.74
"Remarkably Bright Creatures" is Shelby Van Pelt's debut novel and has captured readers and listeners everywhere with its charming story of friendship and hope. Tova Sullivan works the night shift at the aquarium, keeping herself busy to cope with losing her son, Erik, who disappeared on a boat 30 years ago. Now, Tova is slowly becoming friends with Marcellus, a giant octopus at the aquarium, who knows more than anyone could imagine — even, possibly, what happened to Tova's son.
"Impact Winter" by Travis Beacham, available at Amazon, $21.83
This full-cast fantasy audiobook was created just for Audible with immersive 3D audio that includes sound effects, music, and more to bring listeners into the story. "Impact Winter" is set seven years after a comet hit Earth and blotted out the sun, leaving survivors to form a resistance against the vampires that have emerged in this paranormal, post-apocalyptic listening experience.
"Our Missing Hearts" by Celeste Ng, available at Amazon and Libro, from $30.63
From the author of "Little Fires Everywhere," "Our Missing Hearts" is the story of Bird, a 12-year-old boy who lives with his father in a world where the government has set laws to preserve "American culture" including removing books from libraries that are viewed as "unpatriotic" and relocating children of dissents. Bird has grown up openly disavowing his mother, whose poems were removed from libraries, but when he receives a strange letter, Bird goes on a journey to find her and defy the injustices that have kept him and his family quiet for years.
"Summer of '85" by Chris Morrow, available at Amazon, $21.83
Narrated by Kevin Hart, "Summer of '85" focuses on 1985 Philadelphia, when the city was marked by two vastly different events: The Mayor's decision to bomb the headquarters of a controversial communal organization and the Live Aid concert to raise money for those affected by the Ethiopian famine. This history listen connects the dots between these two events — one that supported Africa and one that destroyed an African-American community.
"Attack of the Black Rectangles" by A.S. King, available at Amazon and Libro, from $11.63
This realistic, middle-grade fiction read is about sixth-grader Mac, who is outraged to find that his copy of "The Devil's Arithmetic" has words blacked out. Determined to protest the censorship, Mac and his friends go to the principal's office but when they're met with more resistance, the student protest grows quickly.
"The Maid" by Nita Prose, available at Amazon and Libro, from $15.68
Chosen primarily because of the Audible editor's love of the main character, "The Maid" follows Molly Gray, who struggles to understand social cues but loves her work as a hotel maid. But when Molly discovers a wealthy man dead in his hotel bed, she becomes the police's prime suspect and needs the help of her friends to unmask the real killer before she's pegged for a crime she didn't commit.
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