What is Galentine’s Day? Only the best day of the year, according to Leslie Knope from Parks and Recreation. It’s a day where female friendship is celebrated, mimosas are plentiful, and brunch is the most important meal of the day.

On February 13th, the unofficial holiday was coined as a day of “ladies celebrating ladies,” and what better way to mark the day than with audiobooks on Libby about female friendship?

Yes Please by Amy Poehler

As the face of Galentine’s Day, it only seemed appropriate that Amy Poehler be included here. But even if she weren’t, she’s also the embodiment of women supporting other women. She has always proudly supported the idea of using your voice and showing up for your friends, and if you’ve ever seen her with Tina Fey, you’ve been witness to it firsthand.

Yes Please is a mix of listening to a stand-up show and having dinner with a friend. Listening to the audiobook gives you the bonus of listening to vocal guest stars like Patrick Stewart and Seth Meyers. Even if you’re not celebrating Galentine’s Day, grab a pizza with your besties and settle in for a good time.

The Adventures of Amina al-Sirafi by Shannon Chakraborty

Sailing the high seas with pirates doesn’t exactly scream “friendship,” right? Not if you’re Amina al-Sirafi and her crew. On the surface, yes, this is a story about an almost-retired pirate who is looking forward to a quiet life until she gets recruited for one last job. But as she reassembles her crew, and they begin their search for the kidnapped granddaughter of a comrade, it’s clear how much Amina values her crew not only for their skills, but for their friendship to her.

Although we don’t dive into their pasts nearly as much as I would’ve liked, they were all extremely likeable characters that highlighted how friendships can turn into found families.

The Agathas by Kathleen Glasgow & Liz Lawson

Friendships aren’t always clean cut. As a matter of fact, sometimes they involve murder. In this thriller influenced by Agatha Christie, Alice Ogilvie is searching for her ex-best friend, who disappeared after being dumped by Alice’s ex-boyfriend. Not complicated at all, right? Alice befriends her tutor, Iris, who may just be in it for the reward money, and the two set off with nothing more than instincts and the complete works of Agatha Christie to try and solve the case.

If you like female sleuths, you’ll enjoy Alice and Iris’s friendship while they dig through the case. What makes it work is how their friendship doesn’t take root immediately, and the ways they learn to trust each other even when they don’t always get along. If your friend group is full of true crime fans, this will definitely be a fun listen.

Confessions of a Forty-Something F**k Up by Alexandra Potter

If you're of a certain age, you may also feel seen by the name of this book. Everyone, at one point or another, has felt like they aren’t at the right place in their life or that they aren’t enough.

Nell, our main character, thought she’d have her life together by 40, running a cafe with her fiancé and living in California. Instead, she’s starting her life back at square one in London with no fiancé and a bottom-of-the-barrel job as an obituary writer. But writing obituaries leads her to Cricket, a 80-year-old widow whose husband Nell ends up writing an obituary for. The two strike up a charming friendship that gives them both exactly what they need to heal.

This might sound heavy, but I promise it’s actually a fun and engaging story. Nell and Cricket’s friendship is something we should all strive for whether we’re 28 or 80.

Tired Ladies Take a Stand by Gretchen Anthony

Shonda Rimes has nothing on this book. This book is about four friends in their 20s who make a pact to say yes to life, as we all do when we’re young and have more energy. Fast forward 20 years, though, and they’ve all reached their maximum bandwidth. And instead of embracing everything life (continually) throws at them, they’re now workaholics who are struggling to pay the bills, and are generally disillusioned with everything they thought they wanted.

Enter the year of no, when they all decide they’re done working too hard for little to no recognition, being taken advantage of, and waiting for things to come to them.

While I love a good coming-of-age story, I felt like I was rooting for each of these characters and their middle-age-revelations that helped each of them kickstart their lives.

The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants by Ann Brashares

It almost seems cliché to include this title, but when I think of Galentine’s Day and female friendship, this is one of the first books to come to mind (along with the rest of the series). It’s funny, full of life lessons, and made me feel like I knew and could related to each of the girls.

This is the quintessential book about female friendships and how much they stick with you, especially in your teens. Even though they were all completely different, they had such a satisfying friendship that drew you in, wanting to know what happens next.

This is a great listen if you’re feeling nostalgic or have been meaning to read the series but never got around to it.

Text Me When You Get Home by Kayleen Schaefer

This is a frequent text sent between me and my friends. While I don’t often read nonfiction, I thought this was an interesting look at female friendships and how they’ve become such a major support system for us.

Although the book does take more of a pop-culture approach in the way it looks at female friendships, and sometimes only scratches the surface, it brings up good questions that can be discussed with your own friend group.

Another perk? It’s also a great introduction to nonfiction if it’s not normally your cup of tea! Odds are you’ll end up with a much deeper appreciation for your friends along the way.

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