I will probably never be an audiobook person. The closest I ever come is when driving on solitary road trips: I’ve been known to rent those books on CD at Cracker Barrel along the way to keep myself awake. (Surprise! You didn’t know I was a 65-year-old Boomer at heart!) I can vouch for the effectiveness of the approach, because awake I certainly was when I scared the beejeezies out of myself listening to The Girl on the Train while driving alone at night a few years ago and had to make friends with a gas station attendant just to calm myself down.
But I’m a mom of five so I’ll let you take a wild guess at how often I go driving on solitary road trips. (RIP 19-year-old concert-hopping, midriff-baring me.) For the most part, you can find me with a book in my hands. I’m one of those people who like the feel, the smell, the comfort. Also — and there is no overemphasizing this point — the people in this house? They are chatty. Words are going into my ears at what feels like every waking hour of the ever-loving day. No need to pile on, says I.
Nevertheless, I know that some of you are audiobook die-hards, so I’ve got a treat for you today: SIX COPIES OF FEMINIST PRAYERS FOR MY DAUGHTER FROM AUDIOBOOKS.COM TO GIVE AWAY TO SIX OF YOU.
My audiobook peeps, this is your moment.
To enter, just leave a comment on this post telling me the best audiobook you’ve ever listened to and I’ll randomly draw 6 winners who will receive the vouchers via email.
Good luck!
PSSST!
Feminist Prayers for My Daughter makes a great gift. If you like it, why not stock up so that you have a copy at the ready the next time a female you love has a graduation, baby shower, confirmation, birthday, Mother’s Day, and on and on? When you order a box of 20 copies straight from the publisher, you save a whopping 40%!
Or, you know, be normal and just get one. That works too.
Sending you love and light from Iowa,
Shannon
😆 You hit my funny bone this morning, Shan! It’s hard to pick just one... Educated by Tara Westover was my driving in the car scared moment (so many car accidents!!) But my favorite has to be A Tree Grows in Brooklyn by Betty Smith because of all the NY Italian, Irish, Brooklyn accents. It is sheer delight!
My favorite audiobook is This Too Shall Last by KJ Ramsey!! She reads the book herself and it’s always so poignant to me when an author reads their own printed words. They know they reflection and tone when they thought of it, they know where to put more emphasis in the sentence. It make the experience of reading the author’s words all the more inviting. 😁