18 Engrossing Multimedia Picks for Audiobook, Anime, and RPG Fans

by SLJ Reviews
Jan 06, 2026 | Filed in News & Features

Whether looking for a starter list of popular anime or wanting to stock up on stellar audiobooks, these works will keep kids and teens engaged in the new year.

Audiobooks

ANCRUM, K. The Corruption of Hollis Brown. narrated by Andrew Gibson. HarperAudio.

BABBITT, Natalie. Tuck Everlasting. narrated by Alexis Bledel. Macmillan Young Listeners.

CORSON, Carli J. It’s a Love/Skate Relationship. narrated by Gail Shalan. Harper Audio.

DAVIS, DeAndra. All the Noise at Once. narrated by André Santana. S. & S. Audio.

DOWNING, Erin Soderberg. What Happened Then. narrated by Kate Coventry, Pete Cross & Cassandra Morris. Scholastic Audio.

GONZALES, Sophie. Nobody in Particular. narrated by Imani Jade Powers & Gail Shalan. Macmillan.

JACKSON, Tiffany D. Blood in the Water. narrated by Keylor Leigh. Scholastic Audio.

KAUR, Xan. When Devils Sing. narrated by Jennifer Pickens & others. Macmillan Young Listeners.

MACKAY, Jack. Gloam. narrated by Charlie Sanderson. Listening Library.

REYNOLDS, Jason. Soundtrack. narrated by Nile Bullock & others. Listening Library.

VAN NESS, Jonathan & Julie Murphy. Let Them Stare. narrated by Jonathan Van Ness & Jeremy Arthur. HarperAudio.

Anime

Belle. Studio Chizu.

Frieren: Beyond Journey’s End. Madhouse.

Fruits Basket. TMS/8PAN.

Liz and the Blue Bird. Kyoto Animation.

My Hero Academia. Bones.

Spy x Family. WIT Studio.

 

Games

Root: The Roleplaying Game Core Book. Magpie Games.

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