9 binge-worthy book series to start

Leaves crunching beneath your shoes like crumpled-up paper. The air feels crisper, the days somehow slower. Longer, even. It’s official: we’ve entered the season that perfectly complements a good reading binge. And since the days really are longer, what better way to use that extra hour than to catch up on some reading? 

Check out these binge-worthy series available on the Libby app! 

Brooklyn by Colm Tóibín
🎧 Audiobook

Eilis Lacey leaves war-scarred Ireland in the early 1950s and journeys to Brooklyn, where she makes a new life and falls in love. When tragic news from home forces her to return, she faces an impossible choice between her past and future.

Afterwards step into the follow-up, Long Island, which revisits Eilis’s life years later. 

A Rising Man by Abir Mukherjee

In 1919 Calcutta, former detective Sam Wyndham is tasked with solving the murder of a British official whose body carries a warning: the British must leave India. As Wyndham confronts colonial tensions, he must wrestle with secrets both personal and political. It’s the first in the Wyndham & Banerjee series, which continues with A Necessary Evil, Smoke and Ashes, and more. 

Auē by Becky Manawatu

In a remote New Zealand town, orphaned brothers Arama and Taukiri find themselves caught in a haunting cycle of loss, violence, and survival. Their paths diverge but remain haunted by shared loss and the search for redemption. Kataraina builds on the world introduced in the earlier novel, offering a deeper exploration of its emotional and cultural terrain. 

Boyfriend Material by Alexis Hall

Luc, ever the tabloid magnet, enlists Oliver, a buttoned-down barrister, in a fake-dating scheme meant to polish his reputation. As their staged romance deepens, both must question what’s real—and what they’ve hidden from themselves. The story continues in Husband Material, where expectations, family, and commitment are all put to the test. 

Faeboundby Saara El-Arifi
🎧 Audiobook

Sisters Yeeran and Lettle live in a fractured world where fae magic collides with mortal ambitions. As war looms, they must choose between duty to lineage and loyalty to each other—and survive betrayals that threaten everything. Cursebound, the sequel, widens the tapestry of this realm. 

My Family and Other Animals by Gerald Durrell
🎧 Audiobook

Young Gerald Durrell and his eccentric family relocate to Corfu in the 1930s, where everyday life becomes a series of hilarious and heartfelt encounters with flora and fauna. From unpredictable weather to critters in the villa, Durrell captures the absurd and beautiful in equal measure. It’s the first of the Corfu Trilogy, followed by Birds, Beasts and Relatives and The Garden of the Gods. 

Wild Swans: Three Daughters of China by Jung Chang
🎧 Audiobook

Spanning the turbulent upheavals of 20th-century China, this memoir follows a grandmother, mother, and daughter as their lives intertwine with revolution, famine, and personal defiance. In her later memoir Fly, Wild Swans, Chang shifts focus inward, reflecting on her family, herself, and the country that shaped them all. 

A Psalm for the Wild-Built by Becky Chambers
🎧 Audiobook

In a post-industrial world renewed by nature, a tea monk and a curious robot embark on a journey across forests, towers, and wild landscapes to discover what makes life meaningful. Their conversations are gentle but profound, and the world they traverse is built from quiet hope. Its sequel, A Prayer for the Crown-Shy, continues this contemplative exploration. 

Half a Kingby Joe Abercrombie
🎧 Audiobook

Born with a disabled hand, Prince Yarvi never expected power to find him, but betrayal pushes him into a ruthless journey of survival and vengeance. With cunning and resolve, he must navigate treachery and war to reclaim his destiny. This is the first book in The Shattered Sea trilogy, followed by Half the World and Half a War. 

These book series picks will surely keep you company through the longer days and quieter nights. 

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