Into the Deep End with the Audie Awards

Get those TBRs ready because we're about to melt your library card. In this episode, romance lovers will hear Jordy's review of the new Ali Hazelwood novel, Deep End. Then stick around for Shoshana's podcast debut as she chats with Nox about this year's Audie Award winners. Stick around for some excellent insight into the audiobook industry as a whole.   Diving into the Deep End (0:23) Jordy dives into Deep End by Ali Hazelwood, a gripping romance set in the high-stakes world of competitive diving. From sizzling chemistry to raw emotional depth, we explore Scarlett and Lukas's journey of ambition, healing, and unexpected love.     30th Annual Audie Awards - The Good, The Bad, and The Hopeful?  (5:38) Shoshana and Nox, both avid audiobook listeners, chat about the 30th Annual Audies, National Audiobook Awards, held March 4th, 2025. In this spoiler-free conversation, they share some of their opinions about the winning titles, some stark demographics of the winners, and the changing landscape of the audiobook industry.    Books/Resources Mentioned:  Deep End by Ali Hazelwood  Love Theoretically by Ali Hazelwood  Mate by Ali Hazelwood    Libro.FM 2025 Audie Award Finalists Playlist - list of finalists available for purchase  My Name is Barbra by Barbra Streisand   The Sing Sing Files: One Journalist, Six Innocent Men, and a Twenty-Year Fight for Justice by Dan Slepian  George Orwell's 1984 Adapted by Joe White Performed by Andrew Garfield, Cynthia Erivo, full cast - Audible exclusive 🙁  This Could by Us by Kennedy Ryan  The Murderbot Diaries by Martha Wells  System Collapse by Martha Wells  Homebody by Theo Parish  Flamboyants by George M. Johnson  Black Star by Kwame Alexander  Louder Than Hunger by John Schu  You Like It Darker: Stories by Stephen King  Revenge of the Tipping Point by Malcolm Gladwell  Candy Darling by Cynthia Carr  Coming Home by Brittney Griner and Michelle Burford - Audible exclusive 🙁  The Women by Kristin Hannah   Finding Me by Viola Davis  Unprotected: A Memoir by Bill Porter   Tough by Terry Crews   On the Hustle by Adriana Herrera  2025 Audie Awards Winners - full list of finalists and winners by category   Audie Awards Past Winners - full list of winners from 1996 onwards  AAP December 2024 StatShot Report - includes the year to date numbers        Support this episode's hosts: Follow Jordy: Instagram // TikTok Follow Shoshana: Storygraph // Instagram // Bluesky  Follow Nox: Instagram // TikTok // Threads // YouTube    Check out our online community here!    This episode was edited and produced by Renee Powers on the ancestral land of the Dakota people.   Original music by @iam.onyxrose   Learn more about Feminist Book Club on our website, sign up for our emails, shop our Bookshop.org recommendations, and follow us on Instagram, BlueSky, TikTok, Facebook, Pinterest.    

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