January 2025 New Audiobooks: Listen Up! Soundwaves & Storylines Series

January 2025 new audiobooks have arrived with an incredible lineup, perfect for kicking off the year with an immersive listening experience.

Whether you’re craving a gripping thriller, a heartwarming romance, a mind-bending sci-fi adventure, or an insightful nonfiction read, this month’s releases have something for everyone.

Plug in your headphones, press play, and dive into these must-listen audiobooks that hit the shelves last month! Check out Januarys new book releases here! Part 1 & Part 2

Post References: Goodreads & Barnes & Noble

January 2025 New Audiobooks

Single Player
Author: Tara Tai
Narrator: Natalie Naudus
Synopsis: In this queer enemies-to-lovers workplace romance, Cat Li lands her dream job writing love storylines for the video game Compass Hollow. However, she clashes with her boss, Andi Zhang, an arrogant skeptic of romance. When Cat uncovers a behind-the-scenes plan to destroy Andi’s career, the two must set aside their differences and collaborate before it’s game over.

Death of the Author
Author: Nnedi Okorafor
Narrators: Liz Femi, Anthony Oseyemi, Jason Culp, Chris Djuma
Synopsis: Zelu, a disabled Nigerian American woman, faces personal and professional setbacks before writing a groundbreaking sci-fi epic that catapults her to fame. This heartfelt drama explores identity, love, and the essence of humanity.

Love in a F*cked-Up World
Author & Narrator: Dean Spade
Synopsis: Trans activist Dean Spade urges readers to align personal actions with broader political movements for liberation. He explores how poor interpersonal treatment can undermine activist efforts and challenges societal myths about relationships, advocating for a more compassionate approach to connection that fosters healing and social change.

Dead Men Wag No Tails: A Magical Menagerie Mystery, Book 2
Author: Sarah Fox
Narrator: Hallie Bee Bard
Synopsis: In the charming coastal town of Twilight Cove, romance, treasure, and danger collide as protagonist Isla delves into a mystery involving a legendary pirate’s hidden fortune. With the help of her magical menagerie, she must navigate treacherous waters to uncover the truth and protect her loved ones.

A Conventional Boy: Laundry Files, Book 13
Author: Charles Stross
Narrator: Gideon Emery
Synopsis: Derek Reilly, once a teenage dungeon master in 1984, finds his life upended after a government raid during the Satanic D&D Panic. Decades later, institutionalized at Camp Sunshine, Derek seizes an opportunity to escape to a nearby D&D convention. There, he discovers a LARP game designed to summon a great evil, and it’s up to him and his fellow players to prevent a catastrophe.

Cold Storage: The Revival Series, Book 2
Author: Michael C. Grumley
Narrator: Scott Brick
Synopsis: Army veteran John Reiff is revived in the back of a dilapidated ambulance, on the run from a shadowy organization desperate to take him back. As the first of their archetypes, they need to know what happened after his escape and what is happening to his body and mind.

Immortal: A Novel of the Celestial Kingdom
Author: Sue Lynn Tan
Narrator: Natalie Naudus
Synopsis: A young ruler must forge a delicate alliance with the enigmatic God of War to protect her kingdom in this stunning romantic fantasy filled with dangerous secrets, forbidden magic, and passion.

Alien: Seventh Circle
Author: Philippa Ballantine
Narrator: Nikki Massoud
Synopsis: As human colonies are obliterated by a dark pathogen and hideous monstrosities proliferate, a family of scavengers finds an amnesiac who may hold the secrets to the forces tearing apart the galaxy.

Let us know in the comments if you’ll be adding any of these to your list!!