Listen up! The WIDE world of audiobooks

Happy November, readers, and a blessed Month of Prayer for the Holy Souls in Purgatory!

What’s in this Edition:

The Wide World of Audiobooks – Don’t use Audible? Now you don’t have to.
Recent Reads I Recommend
Upcoming Events – Where to find me for the rest of 2026

The Wide World of Audiobooks

Audiobook readers, listen up! Something big happened this month. Due to a recent change in ACX’s policy (the company that I originally used to contract my audiobooks), authors are allowed a one-time option to switch from an exclusive to a non-exclusive contract. This means that my Larksong Legacy and War Across Waters* audiobooks are now available with all the major audiobook distributors. Spotify? They’re there. Google Play? Yep, there too. Nook, Kobo, or Everand? You got it. Still love Audible, Amazon, or iTunes? Nothing changes for you either. And more options are being added.

Plus, if you prefer to listen via your library, you can now request that they purchase an audio copy. Most libraries have forms on their websites where you can indicate the type of book: ebook, paperback, or audiobook. Simply let them know your preference or better yet, request all three. Cue the happy dance!

Even better, now that these changes have been implemented, my talented narrator Tawnya Rollingson can add Astonished back onto her production schedule. Keep your eyes – and ears – open for the release date, hopefully in March 2027!

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*NOTE: Across Oceans has a different narrator and will currently remain exclusive to Audible, Amazon, and iTunes.

Recent Reads I Recommend

Need another book for your TBR? Of course you do. Here are the books I’ve recently read and loved. (Note: I receive no compensation for featuring the books below.)

“Think of gaman, patience with dignity, I told myself, and carry on.”

Back in September, I had the opportunity to attend a book talk with the author of The Block Manager, Judy Mundle, where she told us about her close friendship with her Japanese coworker, Janet, a Japanese-American woman who spent three years in an internment camp with her family during World War II. During that time, she met her husband, married, had a baby, was separated from her husband into a different camp, and after the war, followed him all the way back to his family’s home in Japan before eventually returning to settle in St. Louis, Missouri.

Before reading this book, I didn’t know much about Japanese internment camps and knew basically nothing about life in Japan after WWII. Those were areas of the war that were never talked about in school. This book provided insight into what the Japanese went through during that time and how it differed depending on what part of America you were in and what type of Japanese you were (Japanese born vs American born). It also showed how important the many cultural nuances were within Japan itself. Just because your family was Japanese, like the main character Janet, that didn’t mean you would be accepted within the culture. While the title says it’s a love story, and there is one, it’s really a story about the enduring love of family and the willingness to help one another no matter what.

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Upcoming Events

Mark your calendars! Here’s where you can find me and my books for the rest of 2026. As additional events are scheduled, I’ll add details on my website.