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August | The ListenerLevel One: 1-10 books
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The ListenerDuration: August 1, 2025 - August 31, 2025
Object: Listen to audiobooks.
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The ListenerDuration: August 1, 2025 - August 31, 2025
Object: Listen to audiobooks.
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Level One: 1-10 books
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1. Bow Before the Elf Queen by J.M. Kearl 9 August 2025 β β β
2. A Rogue by Any Other Name by Sarah MacLean 13 August 2025 β β β
3. The Naturals by Jennifer Lynn Barnes 16 August 2025 β β β β β
4. Can't Spell Treason Without Tea by Rebecca Thorne 22 August 2025 β β
5. Caught on Camera by Chelsea Curto 30 August 2025 β β β
6. A Dream of Stone & Shadow by Marjorie M. Liu 31 August 2025 β β β β β
The ListenerAugust 1, 2025 - August 31, 2025
8 of 1-10 Complete
π§ Levels π§
Level One: 1-10 books
πΉοΈThe Infiltrator - T.R. Hendricks - 3.5 Stars - 8/3/25
πΉοΈHellbent - Gregg Hurwitz - 4.5 Stars - 8/4/25
πΉοΈHidden Nature - Nora Roberts - 3.5 Stars - 8/7/25
πΉοΈOut of the Dark - Gregg Hurwitz - 5 Stars - 8/11/25
πΉοΈVera Wong's Guide to Snooping (On a Dead Man) - Jesse Q. Sutanto - 5 Stars - 8/12/25
πΉοΈDesert Star - Michael Connelly - 5 Stars - 8/13/25
πΉοΈThe Shameless - Ace Atkins - 4 Stars - 8/18/25
πΉοΈInto the Fire - Gregg Hurwitz - 4.5 Stars - 8/26/25
THE LISTENER 8/1 - 8/31Level two : 11+ books
1. The Berry Pickers, by Amanda Peters, finished 8/4/25 β β β β
2. Any Other Name (Walt Longmire #10), by Craig Johnson, finished 8/6/25 β β β β
3. Crowned and Dangerous (Her Royal Spyness #10), by Rhys Bowen, finished 8/7/25 β β β β
4. Mrs. Quinnβs Rise to Fame, by Olivia Ford, finished 8/9/25 β β β β
5. Total Recall (V.I. Warshawski #10), by Sara Paretsky, finished 8/10/25 β β β β
6. Purrfectly Deadly (Mysteries of Max #2), by Nic Saint, finished 8/12/25 β β β .5
7. A Sinister Revenge (Veronica Speedwell #8), by Deanna Raybourn, finished 8/13/25 β β β β
8. Mortal Arts (Lady Darby #2), by Anna Lee Huber, finished 8/14/25 β β β β
9. Murder at Kensington Gardens (Ginger Gold #6), by Lee Strauss, finished 8/16/25 β β β β
10. The Department of Sensitive Crimes (Detective Varg #1), by Alexander McCall Smith, finished 8/16/25 β β β
11. Brain Bugs: How the Brainβs Flaws Shape Our Lives, by Dean Buonomano, finished 8/17/25 β β β .5
12. Badgerβs Moon (Sister Fidelma #13), by Peter Tremayne, finished 8/20/25 β β β β
The ListenerDuration: August 1, 2025 - August 31, 2025
Object: Listen to audiobooks.
π§ List all of your audiobooks during the month. Earn a badge for your level of participation each month.
π§ Only audiobooks are allowed, but they can be on any platform where audiobooks are found (Audible, Chirp, Scribd, your library site, etc)!
π§ Ebooks are not allowed on this challenge! The same books may not be used in The Listener and in Ebooks Are My Thing!
π§ Level π§
Level Two: 11+ books
15/11+ Completed. Finish
01.Time to Bounce-Lani Lynn Vale 8/02/25
02.Yarn to Go-Betty Hechtman 8/03/25
03.It's Only Love-Marie Force 8/04/25
04.Tuaca Tan: A Private Investigator Comedy Mystery-Traci Andrighetti 8/05/25
05.Somehow You Knew-Harlow James 8/07/25
06.Winter's Return-Mary Stone 8/07/25
07.Eleven on Top-Janet Evanovich 8/09/25
08.Shadow Angel-D.K. Hood 8/09/25
09.No Good Tea Goes Unpunished-Bree Baker 8/11/25
10.Shadow's Hoax-Mary Stone 8/12/25
11.Killer Style-Mary Stone 8/13/25
12.Miami Ripper-Stacy M. Jones 8/14/25
13.Love You More-Lisa Gardner 8/16/25
14.Recipe for Second Chances-Ali Rosen 8/16/25
15.Heart of Glass-Nicole Jacquelyn 8/19/25
FINISHED! August The ListenerDuration: August 1, 2025 - August 31, 2025 (08/09/25)
Object: Listen to audiobooks.
π§ Levels π§
Level Two: 11+ books
11/11+
1. Wedding Bell Blues (Tourist Trap 13) Lynn Cahoon (Libby audio) 08/01/25
2. Bones of Betrayal (The Body Farm) By: Bass, Jefferson January, 2010 (The Bone Farm 4) Jefferson Bass (Libby audio) 08/02/25
3. The Cuckoo's Calling (Coroman Strike 1) Robert Galbraith (Libby audio) 08/03/25
4. Seven Secret Spellcasters (Kitchen Witch 7) Lynn Cahoon (Hoopla audio) 08/03/25
5. The Diva Runs Out of Thyme (Domestic Diva 1) Krista Davis (Hoopla audio) 08/04/25
6. The Poppy Fields Nikki Erlick (Libby audio) 08/05/25
7. K is for Killer (Kinsey Millhone 11) Sue Grafton (Libby audio) 08/06/25
8. Tuesday the Rabbi Saw Red (Rabbi Small Mystery 5) Harry Kemelman (Hoopla audio) 07/06/25
9. Homeseeking Karissa Chen (Libby audio) 08/08/25
10. A Vacation to Die For (Tourist Trap 14) Lynn Cahoon (Libby audio) 08/08/25
11. L is for Lawless (Kinsey Millhone 12) Sue Grafton (Libby audio) 08/09/25
August | The ListenerLevel One: 1-10 books
1. Beach Blanket Homicide Maggie March 8/4/25
2. Let It Crow! Let It Crow! Let It Crow! Donna Andrews 8/17/25
3. Dying in a Winter Wonderland Vicki Delany 8/22/25
4. Bait and Witch Angela M. Sanders 8/30/25
Level One: 1-10 books1. Writers & Lovers by Lily King Read 8/5/25
2.Ladder of Years by Anne Tyler Read 8/11/25
3. A Meal with Jesus: Discovering Grace, Community, and Mission Around the Table by Tim Chester. Read 8/18/25
4. A Flicker in the Dark by Stacy Willingham Read 8/21/25
The ListenerDuration: August 1, 2025 - August 31, 2025
Object: Listen to audiobooks.
π§ List all of your audiobooks during the month. Earn a badge for your level of participation each month.
π§ Levels π§
Level One: 1-10 books
Level Two: 11+ books
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1. Unbroken: A World War II Story of Survival, Resilience and Redemption by Laura Hillenbrand - 8/7
2. The Amulet of Samarkand by Jonathan Stroud - 8/12
3. The River Between Us by Richard Peck - 8/14
4. Calypso by David Sedaris - 8/21
5. The House Across the Lake by Riley Sager - 8/25
6. Part of Your World by Abby Jimenez - 8/28
The ListenerAugust 2025
Completed - 7 books
1. The Thirteenth Tale by Diane Setterfield 8/1/25
2. A Walk Along the Beach by Debbie Macomber 8/4/25
3. Diary of a Tuscan Bookshop: A Memoir by Alba Donati 8/8/25
4. Born a Crime: Stories From a South African Childhood by Trevor Noah 8/10/24
5. The Year of Magical Thinking by Joan Didion 8/16/25
6. The Rabbit Hutch by Tess Gunty 8/21/25
7. The Christmas Book Hunt by Jenny Colgan 8/27/25
π§ Levels π§Level One: 1-10 books
1. Colony by Anne Rivers Siddons
2. The Book of Lost Friends by Lisa Wingate
3. Black List by Brad Thor
4. Salamandastron by Brian Jacques
5. Tragic by Robert K. Tanenbaun
6. Moving Day Jonathan Stone
7. Fade Away by Harlan Coben
8. Smoke Gets in Your Eyes & Other Lessons from the Crematory by Caitlin Doughty
9. The Most Beautiful Girl in Cuba by Chanel Cleeton
Finished! The Listener
Duration: August 1, 2025 - August 31, 2025
Object: Listen to audiobooks.
π§ Levels π§
Level Two: 11+ books
1. Earl Grey and Shallow Graves by Victoria Tait 8/1/25
2. Doctor Who: Horror of Glam Rock by Paul Magrs 8/02/25
3. Doctor Who: The Great Space Elevator by Jonathan Morris 8/2/25
4. Fire Mountain by Dana Mentink 8/06/25
5. Doctor Who: Marco Polo by John Lucarotti 8/08/25
6. Bleeding Tarts by Kirsten Weiss 8/14/25
7. Dragon Was Terrible by Kelly DiPucchio 8/19/25
8. I Am Stuck by Julia Mills 8/19/25
9. Life Flight by Lynette Eason 8/21/25
10. Goodnight Bob by Ann Hassett 8/21/25
11. Hey! Wake Up! by Sandra Boynton 8/21/25
12. Dot by Patricia Intriago 8/26/25
13. An Act of Foul Play by T.E. Kinsey 8/26/25
14. Doctor Who and the Dalek Invasion of Earth 8/27/25
π§ Levels π§Level One: 1-10 books
Level Two: 11+ books
1. Pucking Around 08/04/2025
2. Throwing Shade 08/18/2025
3. Lights Out 08/28/2025
The ListenerDuration: August 1, 2025 - August 31, 2025
Audiobooks: 2
π§ Levels π§
Level One: 1-10 books
β’ Life Lessons From The Amazon - Pip Stewart - 08/23/25
β’ The Forbidden Daughter: The True Story of a Holocaust Survivor - Zipora Klein Jakob - 08/27/25
The ListenerDuration: Aug. 1, 2025 - Aug. 31, 2025
Object: Listen to audiobooks.
π§ Levels π§
Level One: 1-10 books
Level Two: 11+ books
1. Mexican Gothic by Silvia Moreno-Garcia
Aug. 9, 2025
2. Swept Away by Beth O'Leary
Aug. 25, 2025
The ListenerDuration: August 1, 2025 - August 31, 2025
1) The Summer Girl Jenny Blackhurst 8/17
2) The Girl Who Left Jenny Blackhurst 8/22
π§ Levels π§Level One: 1-10 books
Completed:β 22/8/25
1..The VacationbyKathryn Croftβ3/8/25β β β β
2.In the Presence of a Great Mysteryβ4/8/25β β β β
3.The Latehomecomer: A Hmong Family MemoirbyKao Kalia Yangβ9/8/25β β β β
4.A Room With A ViewbyE.M. Forsterβ17/8/25β β β β
5.Ship of the LinebyC.S. Foresterβ18/8/25β β β β
6.Flying ColoursbyC.S. Foresterβ19/8/25β β β β
7.The CommodorebyC.S. Foresterβ20/8/25β β β β
8The Light Beyond: New Explorations by the author of Life after Life.byRaymond A. Moody Jr.β21/8/25β β β β
9.Lord HornblowerbyC.S. Foresterβ21/8/25β β β β
10 Joseph Haydnby George P. Upton β22/8/25β β β β
The ListenerDuration: August 1, 2025 - August 31, 2025
Object: Listen to audiobooks.
π§ List all of your audiobooks during the month. Earn a badge for your level of participation each month.
π§ Only audiobooks are allowed, but they can be on any platform where audiobooks are found (Audible, Chirp, Scribd, your library site, etc)!
π§ Ebooks are not allowed on this challenge! The same books may not be used in The Listener and in Ebooks Are My Thing!
π§ Levels π§
Level One: 1-10 books
August The ListenerDuration: Aug. 1st, 2025 - Aug. 31st, 2025
π§ Levels π§
Level Two: 11+ books
1/11
1. Frost Burned by Patricia Briggs - Aug. 9th
August | The ListenerLevel One: 1-10 books
6/1-10
1- Cajun With Fangs Faith Hunter 08.01.25 5 stars
2- Signatures of the Dead Faith Hunter 08.02.25 5 stars
3-Shadow's End Keri Arthur 08.08.25 4 stars
4- The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo Taylor Jenkins Reid 08.18.25 5 stars
5- Gone with the Whisker Laurie Cass 08.20.25 4 stars
6- Resilience After Dark Marie Force 08.27.25 4 stars
The ListenerAugust 1, 2025 - August 31, 2025
Level One: 1-10 books
1. The Boyfriend by Freida McFadden 08.07.25
2. The Deja Glitch by Holly James 08.18.25
3. Big Little Lies by Liane Moriarty 08.26.25
4. The Passengers by John Marrs 08.27.25
5. First-Time Caller by B.K. Borison 08.31.25
The ListenerDuration: August 1, 2025 - August 31, 2025
Object: Listen to audiobooks.
π§ List all of your audiobooks during the month. Earn a badge for your level of participation each month.
π§ Only audiobooks are allowed, but they can be on any platform where audiobooks are found (Audible, Chirp, Scribd, your library site, etc)!
π§ Ebooks are not allowed on this challenge! The same books may not be used in The Listener and in Ebooks Are My Thing!
π§ Level π§
Level Two: 11+ books
15/11+ Completed. Finish
01.Time to Bounce-Lani Lynn Vale 8/02/25
02.Yarn to Go-Betty Hechtman 8/03/25
03.It's Only Love-Marie Force 8/04/25
04.Tuaca Tan: A Private Investigator Comedy Mystery-Traci Andrighetti 8/05/25
05.Somehow You Knew-Harlow James 8/07/25
06.Winter's Return-Mary Stone 8/07/25
07.Eleven on Top-Janet Evanovich 8/09/25
08.Shadow Angel-D.K. Hood 8/09/25
09.No Good Tea Goes Unpunished-Bree Baker 8/11/25
10.Shadow's Hoax-Mary Stone 8/12/25
11.Killer Style-Mary Stone 8/13/25
12.Miami Ripper-Stacy M. Jones 8/14/25
13.Love You More-Lisa Gardner 8/16/25
14.Recipe for Second Chances-Ali Rosen 8/16/25
15.Heart of Glass-Nicole Jacquelyn 8/19/25
The Listener: 11/11+ - COMPLETED 08.21.25Duration: August 1, 2025 - August 31, 2025
π§ Level Two: 11+ books π§
π§ 1. To Win Her Heart | Brenda Novak | 08.03.25
π§ 2. Facing the Mountain | Daniel James Brown | 08.08.25
π§ 3. Hour Glass | Michelle Rene | 08.08.25
π§ 4. Sag Harbor | Colson Whitehead | 08.13.25
π§ 5. What a Fish Knows | Jonathan Balcombe | 08.14.25
π§ 6. The Hounding | Xenobe Purvis | 08.17.25
π§ 7. Did You Hear About Kitty Karr? | Crystal Smith Paul | 08.18.25
π§ 8. youthjuice | E.K. Sathue | 08.18.25
π§ 9. California Girls | Susan Mallery | 08.19.25
π§10. Foxcatcher | Mark Schultz | 08.20.25
π§11. Say Everything | Ione Skye | 08.21.25
Finished THE LISTENER 8/1 - 8/31
Level two : 11+ books
1. The Berry Pickers, by Amanda Peters, finished 8/4/25 β β β β
2. Any Other Name (Walt Longmire #10), by Craig Johnson, finished 8/6/25 β β β β
3. Crowned and Dangerous (Her Royal Spyness #10), by Rhys Bowen, finished 8/7/25 β β β β
4. Mrs. Quinnβs Rise to Fame, by Olivia Ford, finished 8/9/25 β β β β
5. Total Recall (V.I. Warshawski #10), by Sara Paretsky, finished 8/10/25 β β β β
6. Purrfectly Deadly (Mysteries of Max #2), by Nic Saint, finished 8/12/25 β β β .5
7. A Sinister Revenge (Veronica Speedwell #8), by Deanna Raybourn, finished 8/13/25 β β β β
8. Mortal Arts (Lady Darby #2), by Anna Lee Huber, finished 8/14/25 β β β β
9. Murder at Kensington Gardens (Ginger Gold #6), by Lee Strauss, finished 8/16/25 β β β β
10. The Department of Sensitive Crimes (Detective Varg #1), by Alexander McCall Smith, finished 8/16/25 β β β
11. Brain Bugs: How the Brainβs Flaws Shape Our Lives, by Dean Buonomano, finished 8/17/25 β β β .5
12. Badgerβs Moon (Sister Fidelma #13), by Peter Tremayne, finished 8/20/25 β β β β
COMPLETION POSTLevel One: 1-10 books
1. Writers & Lovers by Lily King Read 8/5/25
2.Ladder of Years by Anne Tyler Read 8/11/25
3. A Meal with Jesus: Discovering Grace, Community, and Mission Around the Table by Tim Chester. Read 8/18/25
4. A Flicker in the Dark by Stacy Willingham Read 8/21/25
FINISHED! August The ListenerDuration: August 1, 2025 - August 31, 2025 (08/09/25)
Object: Listen to audiobooks.
π§ Levels π§
Level Two: 11+ books
11/11+
1. Wedding Bell Blues (Tourist Trap 13) Lynn Cahoon (Libby audio) 08/01/25
2. Bones of Betrayal (The Body Farm) By: Bass, Jefferson January, 2010 (The Bone Farm 4) Jefferson Bass (Libby audio) 08/02/25
3. The Cuckoo's Calling (Coroman Strike 1) Robert Galbraith (Libby audio) 08/03/25
4. Seven Secret Spellcasters (Kitchen Witch 7) Lynn Cahoon (Hoopla audio) 08/03/25
5. The Diva Runs Out of Thyme (Domestic Diva 1) Krista Davis (Hoopla audio) 08/04/25
6. The Poppy Fields Nikki Erlick (Libby audio) 08/05/25
7. K is for Killer (Kinsey Millhone 11) Sue Grafton (Libby audio) 08/06/25
8. Tuesday the Rabbi Saw Red (Rabbi Small Mystery 5) Harry Kemelman (Hoopla audio) 07/06/25
9. Homeseeking Karissa Chen (Libby audio) 08/08/25
10. A Vacation to Die For (Tourist Trap 14) Lynn Cahoon (Libby audio) 08/08/25
11. L is for Lawless (Kinsey Millhone 12) Sue Grafton (Libby audio) 08/09/25
Done for August π§ Levels π§
Level One: 1-10 books
1. Colony by Anne Rivers Siddons
2. The Book of Lost Friends by Lisa Wingate
3. Black List by Brad Thor
4. Salamandastron by Brian Jacques
5. Tragic by Robert K. Tanenbaun
6. Moving Day Jonathan Stone
7. Fade Away by Harlan Coben
8. Smoke Gets in Your Eyes & Other Lessons from the Crematory by Caitlin Doughty
9. The Most Beautiful Girl in Cuba by Chanel Cleeton
Completion PostAugust | The Listener
Level One: 1-10 books
1. Beach Blanket Homicide Maggie March 8/4/25
2. Let It Crow! Let It Crow! Let It Crow! Donna Andrews 8/17/25
3. Dying in a Winter Wonderland Vicki Delany 8/22/25
4. Bait and Witch Angela M. Sanders 8/30/25
Finished The Listener
Duration: August 1, 2025 - August 31, 2025
Object: Listen to audiobooks.
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Level One: 1-10 books
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1. Bow Before the Elf Queen by J.M. Kearl 9 August 2025 β β β
2. A Rogue by Any Other Name by Sarah MacLean 13 August 2025 β β β
3. The Naturals by Jennifer Lynn Barnes 16 August 2025 β β β β β
4. Can't Spell Treason Without Tea by Rebecca Thorne 22 August 2025 β β
5. Caught on Camera by Chelsea Curto 30 August 2025 β β β
6. A Dream of Stone & Shadow by Marjorie M. Liu 31 August 2025 β β β β β
Completion PostAugust | The Listener
Level One: 1-10 books
6/1-10
1- Cajun With Fangs Faith Hunter 08.01.25 5 stars
2- Signatures of the Dead Faith Hunter 08.02.25 5 stars
3-Shadow's End Keri Arthur 08.08.25 4 stars
4- The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo Taylor Jenkins Reid 08.18.25 5 stars
5- Gone with the Whisker Laurie Cass 08.20.25 4 stars
6- Resilience After Dark Marie Force 08.27.25 4 stars
FINISHEDThe Listener
August 2025
Completed - 7 books
1. The Thirteenth Tale by Diane Setterfield 8/1/25
2. A Walk Along the Beach by Debbie Macomber 8/4/25
3. Diary of a Tuscan Bookshop: A Memoir by Alba Donati 8/8/25
4. Born a Crime: Stories From a South African Childhood by Trevor Noah 8/10/24
5. The Year of Magical Thinking by Joan Didion 8/16/25
6. The Rabbit Hutch by Tess Gunty 8/21/25
7. The Christmas Book Hunt by Jenny Colgan 8/27/25
FINISHED 2 AudiobooksThe Listener
Duration: Aug. 1, 2025 - Aug. 31, 2025
Object: Listen to audiobooks.
π§ Levels π§
Level One: 1-10 books
Level Two: 11+ books
1. Mexican Gothic by Silvia Moreno-Garcia
Aug. 9, 2025
2. Swept Away by Beth O'Leary
Aug. 25, 2025
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The Listener
Duration: August 1, 2025 - August 31, 2025
Object: Listen to audiobooks.
π§ List all of your audiobooks during the month. Earn a badge for your level of participation each month.
π§ Only audiobooks are allowed, but they can be on any platform where audiobooks are found (Audible, Chirp, Scribd, your library site, etc)!
π§ Ebooks are not allowed on this challenge! The same books may not be used in The Listener and in Ebooks Are My Thing!
π§ Levels π§
Level One: 1-10 books
Level Two: 11+ books
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