Essays audiobooks

After the Dance

By: Edwidge Danticat

Narrated by: Edwidge Danticat

Length: 3 hours 40 minutes

Abridged: No

In After the Dance, one of Haiti’s most renowned daughters returns to her homeland, taking readers on a stunning, exquisitely rendered journey beyond the hedonistic surface of Carnival and into its deep heart.

Edwidge Danticat had long been scared off from Carnival by a loved one, who spun tales of people dislocating hips from gyrating with too... Read more

A Bird on My Windowsill

By: Manav Kaul

Narrated by: Luke Kenny

Length: 4 hours 9 minutes

Abridged: No

In Manav’s world, memories are like little birds perched upon the windowsill of time. In his world there are no boundaries between thoughts and reality. In his world the past and the present form a mirror that disintegrates into the memory of a single day…Known for writing silences and articulating dreams, in this book Manav sifts through the... Read more

Pärskeitä: kertomuksia pääkallolippujen varjosta

By: Juha Lehtonen

Narrated by: Antti Jaakola

Length: 10 hours 6 minutes

Abridged: No

Jatko-osa pitkän linjan merikapteenin rakastetuille muistelmille vie lukijan takaisin seitsemälle merelle. Juha Lehtonen jatkaa suuren suosion saaneen muistelmateoksensa Ristiaallokossa tarinaa. Tällä kertaa matka kulkee kaukaisille merille, joita kiertävät myös nykypäivän merirosvot. Lehtonen kertoo elävästi väkivaltaisen kaappauksen vaarasta,... Read more

Justicia Global

By: Ernesto Che Guevara

Narrated by: Irene Machado, Gustavo Dardes & Ignacio Rodrígu...

Length: 2 hours 30 minutes

Abridged: No

A Spanish-language edition of three speeches on corporate globalism and imperialism by one of the most widely known guerilla fighters, political theorists, and organizers, Che Guevara.

In this collection of three speeches, Ernesto Che Guevara offers a revolutionary view of a world in which human solidarity and understanding replace imperialist... Read more

Les marins pêcheurs face aux éoliennes

By: Michel Adrien

Narrated by: Vincent Siméon

Length: 3 hours 52 minutes

Abridged: No

Michel Adrien est un marin pêcheur concerné par l'avenir de sa profession. Dans ce nouvel essai, il s'intéresse de près à l'éolien marin, au cœur des préoccupations de tout un secteur d'activité.Il aborde les innovations en marche et nous dévoile comment la mer pourra être partagée, dans l'objectif de sortir du réchauffement climatique grâce à... Read more

The Pine Barrens

By: John McPhee

Narrated by: Grover Gardner

Length: 4 hours 22 minutes

Abridged: No

Most people think of New Jersey as a suburban-industrial corridor that runs between New York and Philadelphia. Yet in the low center of the state is a near wilderness, larger than most national parks, which has been known since the seventeenth century as the Pine Barrens.



The term refers to the predominant trees in the vast forests that cover the... Read more

The Way of Chai

By: Kevin Wilson

Narrated by: Kevin Wilson

Length: 5 hours 6 minutes

Abridged: No

In this celebration of the comfort and community to be found in a warm, well-made cup of chai, Kevin Wilson offers readers his famous chai recipes alongside meditations on how to live a simple yet full life.

Dubbed “the CEO of Chai” by Bon Appétit magazine, Kevin Wilson is an expert on all things chai. When Wilson was a teenager, his family in... Read more

Naked in the Rideshare

By: Rebecca Shaw & Ben Kronengold

Narrated by: Rebecca Shaw, Ben Kronengold, Mark Sanderlin, O...

Length: 5 hours 43 minutes

Abridged: No

From Rebecca Shaw and Ben Kronengold, the youngest comedy writers ever for The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon and masterminds behind the viral 2018 Yale graduation speech, comes a hilarious collection of short stories taking on coming-of-age, memes, sex, politics, relationships, and Goop, with satire, self-deprecation, and utter... Read more

América Latina

By: Ernesto Che Guevara

Narrated by: Ignacio Rodriguez de Anca, Irene Machado, Ernes...

Length: 17 hours 2 minutes

Abridged: No

En una carta a su madre en 1954, un joven Ernesto Guevara escribió "Las Américas serán el teatro de mis aventuras de una manera mucho más significativa de lo que yo hubiera creído". En America Latina se narra la historia de esas aventuras, trazando la evolución del Che desde el joven e impresionable estudiante de medicina al "guerrillero... Read more

The Explorers Club

By: The Explorers Club

Narrated by: Emily Woo Zeller

Length: 7 hours 9 minutes

Abridged: No

Discover the extraordinary history and thrilling frontiers of exploration with this guide from The Explorers Club, the esteemed home of the world's most prominent explorers.

The discovery of the North and South Poles. The summiting of Everest. The moon landing. The (largely unknown) birth of climate change science. These are just some of the... Read more

Sad Happens

By: Brandon Stosuy

Narrated by: Deanna Anthony, Reena Dutt, Cynthia Farrell, Em...

Length: 6 hours 9 minutes

Abridged: No

A beautifully illustrated, celebratory anthology exploring sadness—and the transformative power of tears.

When was the last time you cried? Was it because you were sad? Or happy? Overwhelmed, or frustrated? Maybe from relief or from pride? Was it in public or in private? Did you feel better afterwards, or worse? The reasons that we cry—and the... Read more

The Death of a Jaybird

By: Jodi M. Savage

Narrated by: Deanna Anthony

Length: 7 hours 4 minutes

Abridged: No

Reminiscent of The Year of Magical Thinking and Somebody’s Daughter, a deeply empathetic and often humorous collection of essays that explore the author’s ever-changing relationships with her grandmother and mother, through sickness and health, as they experience the joys and challenges of Black American womanhood.Jodi M. Savage was raised in... Read more

I Am Bunny

By: Alexis Devine

Narrated by: Alexis Devine

Length: 6 hours 35 minutes

Abridged: No

Social media stars of @WhatAboutBunny, Alexis Devine and Bunny the ""talking"" dog, deliver a memoir loaded with wit and passion for animals, as well as the vulnerability and authenticity of a woman who learned to take care of herself by learning to talk to her dogWhen Bunny, a fluffy, black-and-white sheepadoodle, was eight weeks old, her... Read more

Winter Notes on Summer Impressions (Unabridged)

By: Fyodor Dostoyevsky

Narrated by: Ben Allen

Length: 3 hours 45 minutes

Abridged: No

In June 1862, Dostoevsky left St. Petersburg on his first excursion to Western Europe. Ostensibly making the trip to consult Western specialists about his epilepsy, he also wished to see the source of the Western ideas he believed were corrupting Russia. Over the course of his journey he visited a number of major cities, including Berlin,... Read more

Oz Clarke’s Story of Wine

By: Oz Clarke

Narrated by: Oz Clarke

Length: 9 hours 18 minutes

Abridged: No

Uncork a whole new take on the fascinating story of wine, captivatingly told by everyone’s favourite wine expert Oz Clarke. This fully updated edition takes us through the riveting twists and turns of the history of winemaking all the way to the very latest trials and innovations of the... Read more

Facing the Beast

By: Naomi Wolf

Narrated by: Carolyn White

Length: 9 hours 29 minutes

Abridged: No

From New York Times bestselling author Naomi Wolf, Facing the Beast is a devastating, detailed account of wrongthink, deplatforming, and an unexpected political, personal, and spiritual transformation that followed during one of the most divisive times in American history. In this uncompromising investigation into today’s most urgent issues,... Read more

Herr Boning geht baden

By: Wigald Boning

Narrated by: Wigald Boning

Length: 7 hours 47 minutes

Abridged: No

Wie ertränkt man Tag für Tag den eigenen Schweinehund? Als bekennende Landratte fühlt sich Wigald Boning im nassen Element alles andere als zuhause. Ändert sich dies durch sein selbst verordnetes Schwimm-Programm: 365 Tage lang jeden Tag aufs Neue hinein in die Fluten – bei Wind und Wetter. Boning legt sich mit fauchenden Schwänen an, findet in... Read more

Italian Hours

By: Henry James

Narrated by: Barbara Baker

Length: 16 hours 21 minutes

Abridged: No

Immerse yourself in the enchanting world of "Italian Hours" by Henry James. This audiobook transports you to the picturesque landscapes and vibrant cities of Italy. With James' evocative prose and keen observations, you'll embark on a sensory journey through the art, culture, and history of this captivating country. The narrative offers a rich... Read more

Every Living Thing

By: James Herriot

Narrated by: Nicholas Ralph

Length: 12 hours 36 minutes

Abridged: No

A perfect gift for anyone who loves animals, this fifth and final installment in James Herriot's heartwarming collection, the basis for the All Creatures Great and Small television series.

Every Living Thing: The Warm and Joyful Memoirs of the World's Most Beloved Animal Doctor brings back familiar friends (including old favorites such as Tricki... Read more

Weird Foods of Portugal

By: WendyLeeHermance

Narrated by: WendyLeeHermance

Length: 7 hours 4 minutes

Abridged: No

“With her typically American intrepidness, her thirst for a good story and her power of observation, Hermance closes-in on the Portuguese she encounters along the way, bringing to us a psychological picture of the Portuguese individual and society that you won´t find on expat guides. Lastly, her unusual grasp for ´Portuguese quaintness´ also... Read more

Reisen außerhalb der Zeit. Life is a Story – story.one - Abridged

By: Gregor Sieböck

Narrated by: Gregor Sieböck

Length: 1 hour 9 minutes

Abridged: Yes

Zu Fuß, im Kajak, mit Frachtschiff, Flugzeug, Bus und Eisenbahn unterwegs rund um unseren Zauberplaneten Erde. Seit 2003 reist der Weltenwanderer Gregor Sieböck in die weite Welt hinaus und folgt der Stimme seines Herzens. Beschenkt von der Magie des Augenblicks lösen sich dabei Zeit, Raum und Grenzen auf. Die große Herausforderung besteht... Read more

This is Not About You

By: Rosemary Mac Cabe

Narrated by: Rosemary Mac Cabe

Length: 6 hours 37 minutes

Abridged: No

For once, these men are the objects; I am the subject. Me, me, me.Rosemary Mac Cabe was always a serial monogamist – never happier than when she was in a relationship or, at the very least, on the way to being in one. But in her desperate search for ‘the one’ – from first love to first lust, through a series of disappointments and the searing... Read more

My Life: The Sitcom

By: Chadd Allan Wheat

Narrated by: Google Voice

Length: 4 hours 1 minute

Abridged: No

Welcome to My Life: The Sitcom, featuring the panderings and ponderings of Yours Truly, Chadd Wheat. Believe it or not, many of you have actually asked for this book. I don't know if you intend on using it for the bottom of the birdcage, evidence in impending legal actions, or simply as a guide to living frivolously. Whatever the case, I hope... Read more

Depraved New World

By: John Crace

Narrated by: George Weightman

Length: 8 hours 54 minutes

Abridged: No

AS FEATURED IN WATERSTONES BEST BOOKS OF 2023 From bestselling author and beloved Guardiancolumnist John Crace comes a blisteringly hilarious tour through the whirlwind of post-Brexit Britain, from the ousting of Boris to the dawn of a new era . . . sort of. O brave new world, that has such people in't. Or not. William Shakespeare clearly had... Read more