Bill Konigsberg has 6 audiobooks on Listento.it, narrated by 14 narrators, with an average listener rating of 4.6★ across 173 ratings. The most-rated is The Music of What Happens.
The Music of What Happens
Summary
From the award-winning author of Openly Straight, a story about two teens falling in love over a summer that throws everything possible to keep them apart. Max: Chill. Sports. Video games. Gay and not a big deal, not to him, not to his mom, not to his buddies. And a secret: An encounter with an older kid that makes it hard to breathe, one that he doesn't want to think about, ever. Jordan: The opposite of chill. Poetry. His "wives" and the Chandler Mall. Never been kissed and searching for Mr. Right, who probably won't like him anyway. And a secret: A spiraling out of control mother, and the knowledge that he's the only one who can keep the family from falling apart. Throw in a rickety, 1980s-era food truck called Coq Au Vinny. Add in prickly pears, cloud eggs, and a murky idea of what's considered locally sourced and organic. Place it all in Mesa, Arizona, in June, where the temp regularly hits 114. And top it off with a touch of undeniable chemistry between utter opposites. Over the course of one summer, two boys will have to face their biggest fears and decide what they're willing to risk - to get the thing they want the most.
©2019 Bill Konigsberg (P)2019 Scholastic Inc.
Openly Straight
Summary
Rafe is a normal teenager from Colorado. He's been out since 8th grade, accepted by his peers & championed by his progressive parents. And while that's important, all Rafe really wants is to be a regular guy. To have his sexuality be a part of who he is, but not the headline, every single time. So when Rafe transfers to an all-boys' boarding school in New England, he decides to keep his sexuality a secret - not so much going back in the closet as starting over with a clean slate. But then he sees a classmate breaking down and realizes his own labels aren't well-concealed. And most of all, he falls in love with Ben...who doesn't even know that love is possible.
©2015 Bill Konigsberg (P)2017 Dreamscape Media, LLC
Honestly Ben
Summary
In this companion to Openly Straight, Ben confronts pressure at school, repression at home, and his passion for two very different people in figuring out what it takes to be Honestly Ben. Ben Carver is back to normal. He's working steadily in his classes at the Natick School. He just got elected captain of the baseball team. He's even won a full scholarship to college, if he can keep up his grades. All that foolishness with Rafe Goldberg the past semester is in the past. Except...there's Hannah, the gorgeous girl from the neighboring school, who attracts him and distracts him. There's his mother, whose quiet unhappiness Ben is noticing for the first time. School is harder, the pressure higher, the scholarship almost slipping away. And there's Rafe, funny, kind, dating someone else...and maybe the real normal that Ben needs. Perfect for fans of David Levithan, Andrew Smith, and John Green, Honestly Ben is a smart, laugh-out-loud novel that will speak to anyone who's struggled to be "honestly ____" in some part of their lives.
©2017 Bill Konigsberg (P)2017 Scholastic Inc.
The Bridge
Summary
Two teenagers, strangers to each other, have decided to jump from the same bridge at the same time. But what results is far from straightforward in this absorbing, honest lifesaver from acclaimed author Bill Konigsberg. Aaron and Tillie don't know each other, but they are both feeling suicidal, and arrive at the George Washington Bridge at the same time, intending to jump. Aaron is a gay misfit struggling with depression and loneliness. Tillie isn't sure what her problem is - only that she will never be good enough. On the bridge, there are four things that could happen: Aaron jumps and Tillie doesn't. Tillie jumps and Aaron doesn't. They both jump. Neither of them jumps. Or maybe all four things happen, in this astonishing and insightful novel from Bill Konigsberg
©2020 Bill Konigsberg (P)2020 Scholastic Inc.
Together, Apart
Summary
A collection of original contemporary love stories set during life in lockdown by some of today's most popular YA authors. Erin Craig "delivers" on a story about a new girl in town and the cute pizza delivery boy, Auriane Desombre captures our hearts with teens communicating through window signs, and Bill Konigsberg takes us along on daily walks with every step bringing us closer to love. There's flirting and romance from Rachael Lippincott, a tale of a determined girl with a mask-making business from Erin Hahn, and a music-inspired love connection from Sajni Patel. Brittney Morris turns enemies to lovers with the help of a balcony herb garden, Jennifer Yen writes an unconventional romance that starts outside a hospital, and Natasha Preston's teens discover each other - and their love story - in a storybook oak tree. Romantic, realistic, sweet, and uplifting, Together, Apart is a collection of finding love in unexpected places during an unprecedented time...each with the one thing we all want: a guaranteed happy ending. Stories: "Love, Delivered" by Erin A. Craig - read by Caroline Hewitt "The Socially Distant Dog-Walking Brigade" by Bill Konigsberg - read by Christopher Gebauer "One Day" by Sajni Patel - read by Nikki Massoud "The Rules of Comedy" by Auriane Desombre - read by Catherine Ho "The New Boy Next Door" by Natasha Preston - read by Nikki Massoud "Love with a Side of Fortune" by Jennifer Yen - read by Catherine Ho "The Green Thumb War" by Brittney Morris - read by Cary Hite and Keylor Leigh "Stuck with Her" by Rachael Lippincott - read by Caroline Hewitt "Masked" by Erin Hahn - read by Rachel Music and Christopher Gebauer
©2020 Erin A. Craig, Auriane Desombre, Erin Hahn, Bill Konigsberg, Rachael Lippincott, Brittney Morris, Sajni Patel, Natasha Preston, and Jennifer Yen (P)2020 Listening Library
The Music of What Happens (German edition)
Summary
Max und Jordan haben nicht viel miteinander zu tun. Während Max Sport und Videospiele liebt und gern mit seinen Jungs abhängt, ist Jordan eher introvertiert, schreibt Gedichte und trifft sich mit seinen beiden besten Freundinnen in der Mall. Erst, als sie gemeinsam im alten Food-Truck von Jordans Vater arbeiten, lernen sie sich besser kennen. Und ganz langsam merken die beiden, dass zwischen ihnen vielleicht mehr ist als bloß Freundschaft...
©2020 Lübbe Audio. Übersetzung von Ralf Schmitz (P)2020 Lübbe Audio