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“Cattywampus has everything,” says Chelsea Bauer of Union Avenue Books. “Friendship, enemies, a very charming raccoon, magic, ancient family feuds, and zombies.”

The Monthly Audiobook Bestseller List is based on sales through hundreds of independent bookstore locations participating in the Libro.fm audiobook program.

Booksellers can sign up to send a series of e-newsletters to customers, with each email featuring a selection of titles by genre. The next crop: nonfiction and historical fiction.

Here, Libro.fm highlights author-owned bookstores, pairs coloring books with audiobooks, and shares an interview with author Leah Johnson.

Here, Libro.fm highlights July Bookstore Champion N.K. Jemisin, shares a collection of audiobooks for titles by BIPOC authors, and announces the launch of an audiobook bingo game.

The July Indie Next List e-newsletter, featuring the month’s 20 titles with bookseller quotes in addition to a Q&A with the #1 pick, was sent to more than 667,000 customers at 171 ABA member stores.

In addition to announcing the July monthly bestsellers and advance listening copies for booksellers, Libro.fm has revealed that it raised more than $67,000 for Black-owned bookstores on Juneteenth.

Lindsey Bartlett of the former Ellen Plumb’s City Bookstore called Fresh Water for Flowers “a splendid work that will keep readers absorbed to the last page.”