Think you can't be a feminist if you love Barbie? Think again. Greta Gerwig's Barbie affirms that there's ample space for women to be feminists while still enjoying things traditionally labeled feminine. And so does Feminists Don't Wear Pink and Other Lies, an audiobook featuring the perspectives of a diverse group of celebrities, activists, and artists. Each unique voice opens up about their feelings on feminism and what it means to them. Their personal stories are sometimes funny, sometimes surprising, and always inspiring.

Greta Gerwig's Barbie has a lot of us getting nostalgic about the old Barbie movies from our youth. The Secret Door is a more recent take on the staple of our youths, but it's so delightful nonetheless. If you feel like taking a trip down memory lane, this Barbie story has all the elements that made those early-aughts films so special. In this audiobook, join the shy, bookish Princess Alexa as she solves mysteries, faces sea monsters, and teams up with her magical friends to defeat the magic-stealing evil princess Malucia.

The couple at the center of Emily Henry's new rom-com Happy Place have some serious Barbie and Ken vibes. Everyone thinks Harriet and Wyn are the perfect couple, and they have been since they first met back in college. They've always been totally perfect for each other in every way. There's only one problem—they broke up five months ago. They just haven't told their friends. And now that they're getting ready for their friend group's yearly getaway, it's a little too late to reveal that the perfect couple is not so perfect after all. So, Harriet and Wyn decide to fake it. After years of being in love, how hard will it be to pretend for a few more days?

Denise Swanson's Murder of a Barbie and Ken tells the story of a couple who are practically a real-life version of Barbie and Ken, right down to their names. When Skye was looking for a social life in Scumble River, she turned to the town's premiere social club, where all the most elite members of the community gather to socialize. But it all goes wrong when Skye ends up wrapped up in wrapping paper, and the social club's leaders, Barbie and Ken, turn up dead. Why would anyone want to harm a couple whose lives were beyond perfect? That's the question Skye asks herself as she begins to dig into the mystery of what happened to the king and queen of the social scene.

Greta Gerwig's Barbie seems to take a look at the darker side of perfection, and if that's something that interests you, you might also enjoy the strange world of Mona Awad's Bunny. Samantha feels like an outsider in her MFA program at New England's Warren University. The program is highly selective, and the rest of Samantha's cohort are the type of elitist, rich, spoiled girls that Samantha would normally have nothing to do with. What's even weirder about them is how they all act the same and all call each other "Bunny." But when Samantha gets invited to the group's "smut club," she sees a whole other side of the Bunnies that is far more bizarre than anything she could have imagined.

Balancing careers ranging from veterinarian to cashier to race car driver to all while hanging out with her pals, Barbie is all about the power of friendship and unbridled ambition. And that's at the heart of Sarah Watson's Most Likely too. Ava, CJ, Jordan, and Martha have been best friends since kindergarten. One of them is going to grow up to be the President of the United States. But which one will it be? Will it be Ava, the artist? Jordan, the journalist? Maybe it's Martha, who refuses to let any obstacle get in the way of her dreams. Or maybe it's CJ, the one who seems to have everything figured out (aside from her cringe-worthy SAT scores). Most Likely shows how through friendship, women have the power to uplift and support each other's dreams.

'Pink is my favourite colour. I used to say my favourite colour was black to be cool, but it is pink – all shades of pink. If I have an accessory, it is probably pink. I read Vogue, and I’m not doing it ironically, though it might seem that way. I once live-tweeted the September issue.'

In these funny and insightful essays, Roxane Gay takes us through the journey of her evolution as a woman (Sweet Valley High) of colour (The Help) while also taking listeners on a ride through culture of the last few years (Girls, Django in Chains) and commenting on the state of feminism today (abortion, Chris Brown). The portrait that emerges is not only one of an incredibly insightful woman continually growing to understand herself and our society, but also one of our culture.

Bad Feminist is a sharp, funny and sincere look at the ways in which the culture we consume becomes who we are, and an inspiring call-to-arms of all the ways we still need to do better.

City of Likes is another wonderfully funny and perceptive audiobook that examines the complicated nature of femininity and what it means to be a woman in contemporary culture. After the birth of her second chid, Megan Chernoff is unemployed and having a total identity crisis. And so, she moves with her family to New York City, looking for a fresh start. There, Megan meets Daphne Cole, a glamorous, aspirational momfluencer who, for some reason, wants to be Megan’s friend. Before Megan knows what hit her, she becomes swept up in the world of influencers, attending exclusive parties and wellness rituals, and reaping the thousands and thousands of followers on all of her social media accounts. But the deeper Megan becomes immersed in Daphne’s world, the more she loses herself and what truly matters.