Celebrate the Art of Listening with EveryLibrary Live! during Audiobook Week 2025

Join us for a fantastic Audiobook Week Festival - June 16 - 19, 2025

This June, dive into the power of storytelling like never before with the Audiobook Month Festival, brought to you by EveryLibrary Live! Join a thrilling, week-long celebration of the voices, authors, and behind-the-scenes magic that make audiobooks one of today’s most beloved ways to experience books.

Whether you’re a die-hard listener or new to the format, this is your chance to meet the people who make the stories sing.

Event Highlights

Go behind the mic with bestselling writers and celebrated narrators, including:

• Jason Reynolds and the premiere of his new full-cast audiobook, Soundtrack (Penguin Random House)
  
  
• Janet Skeslien Charles, returning with The Parisian Chapter, an audio-first, cinematic sequel to The Paris Library, led by actress Pauline Chalamet (Simon & Schuster)
  
  
• Lisa Gardner and Hillary Huber, the dynamic duo behind Still See You Everywhere and the addictive Frankie Elkin series (Hachette Book Group)
  
  
• Amy Shojai, CABC, with her thrilling mystery Play or Pay (ALLi – Alliance of Independent Authors)
  
  
• Mary Jumbelic, M.D., forensic pathologist and author of Here, Where Death Delights, joined by Executive Producer Mary Catherine Jones (Author’s Republic & Voices of Vermont)
  
  
• Andrew Eakett & Alex Comb, authors of PRH’s latest immersive project, with producers Iris McElroy & Juan Garcia Ticoulat (Penguin Random House)
  
  

Watch Live or On Your Time

All panels will be streamed on Facebook Live and YouTube Live. Can’t make it live? No problem. You’ll have full access to watch on demand, anytime.

Get an inside look at what’s new from top names in audiobook publishing, including: Hachette, Penguin Random House, Simon & Schuster, Author’s Republic, and the Alliance of Independent Authors (ALLi).

Join us on Facebook Live and YouTube Live all week

Monday, June 16 

8pm EDT - Lisa Gardner, author of “STILL SEE YOU EVERYWHERE,” and Hillary Huber, the narrator of the audiobook version of the newest Frankie Elkin novel for a conversation with host John Chrastka, sponsored by Hachette Book Group.

Facebook Live: https://www.facebook.com/events/477947148709408
YouTube Live: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CenoLhGEGcs

Tuesday, June 17

7pm EDT - Amy Shojai, CABC, featuring the audiobook of “PLAY OR PAY: A Dog Lover's Crime Thriller Suspense” (The September Day Series). Join our host, Becky Spratford from RA for All for a conversation with Amy brought to you by the Alliance of Independent Authors (ALLi) and Furry Muse Publications.

Facebook Live: https://www.facebook.com/events/563851440106865
YouTube Live: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ausi8MFWrP4 

9pm EDT - Janet Skeslien Charles, featuring the audiobook of “THE PARISIAN CHAPTER”.  Join our host, Becky Spratford from RA for All, for a conversation with Janet brought to you by Simon and Schuster.

Facebook Live: https://www.facebook.com/events/943203084487453
YouTube Live: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4EH7AW8c_d4

Wednesday, June 18

7pm EDT - Mary Jumbelic, M.D, author of “HERE, WHERE DEATH DELIGHTS”, and the producer of the audiobook, Mary Catherine Jones, for a conversation with our host, Gigi Howard, from the hit podcast Drinks in the Library, sponsored by The Audiobook Experience.

Facebook Live: https://www.facebook.com/events/1054560636632742
YouTube Live: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TrIrOgwT27c 

9pm EDT - Andrew Eakett and Alex Comb, authors of TRANS HISTORY, and Iris McElroy and Juan Garcia Ticoulat, producers of the audiobook version, for a conversation with our host, Gigi Howard, from the hit podcast Drinks in the Library, sponsored by Penguin Random House.

Facebook Live: https://www.facebook.com/events/2554638841549245
YouTube Live: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o88zNtGc9nE 

Thursday, June 19

8pm EDT - Jason Reynolds, author of “SOUNDTRACK”, a new full-cast audiobook from Penguin Random House, for a conversation with host John Chrastka. 

Facebook Live : https://www.facebook.com/events/1215495859970612
YouTube Live: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gXoDRddwHts 

Go Behind the Scenes
Hear how casting decisions are made, how sound design transforms stories, and how authors collaborate with voice talent to shape unforgettable listening experiences.

Feel the Joy
Shift the conversation from censorship to celebration and fall in love with books all over again through the powerful lens of audio.