Books for Mom

Mom & Me & Mom

By: Maya Angelou
Narrated by: Maya Angelou
Length: 4 hours

The story of Maya Angelou’s extraordinary life has been chronicled in her multiple bestselling autobiographies. But now, at last, the legendary author shares the deepest personal story of her life: her relationship with her mother.
 
For the first time, Angelou reveals the triumphs and struggles of being the daughter of Vivian Baxter, an... Read more

Self-Compassion

The Proven Power of Being Kind to Yourself

By: Kristin Neff
Narrated by: Xe Sands
Length: 8 hours 59 minutes

Kristin Neff, Ph.D., says that it’s time to “stop beating yourself up and leave insecurity behind.” Self-Compassion: Stop Beating Yourself Up and Leave Insecurity Behind offers expert advice on how to limit self-criticism and offset its negative effects, enabling you to achieve your highest potential and a more contented, fulfilled life.More and... Read more

Sacred Rest

Recover Your Life, Renew Your Energy, Restore Your Sanity

By: Dr. Saundra Dalton-Smith
Narrated by: Dr. Saundra Dalton-Smith
Length: 7 hours 14 minutes

Staying busy is easy. Staying well rested-now there's a challenge.

How can you keep your energy, happiness, creativity, and relationships fresh and thriving in the midst of never-ending family demands, career pressures, and the stress of everyday life? In Sacred Rest, Dr. Saundra Dalton-Smith, a board-certified internal medicine doctor, reveals... Read more

Parenting from the Inside Out

How a Deeper Self-Understanding Can Help You Raise Children Who Thrive

By: Daniel J. Siegel, M.D. & Mary Hartzell, M.Ed.
Narrated by: Daniel J. Siegel, M.D. & Mary Hartzell, M.Ed.
Length: 6 hours 44 minutes

“Dan Siegel and Mary Hartzell have quite deftly managed to translate highly complex neuroscientific and psychological matters into lay strategies for effective parenting.” —Marilyn B. Benoit, M.D., former president, American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry“Parenting from the Inside Out is a must-have for any parent…. I gave a... Read more

From Mom to Me Again

How I Survived My First Empty-Nest Year and Reinvented the Rest of My Life

By: Melissa T. Shultz
Narrated by: Wendy Tremont King
Length: 6 hours 33 minutes

When her children left for college, Melissa Shultz was certain that she had prepared them well for their new lives—but her own life was a different matter entirely. Her house was empty, her purpose unclear. If her life was no longer dominated by the day-to-day demands of being "Mom," then who exactly was she? And how would she ever move... Read more

Black Chameleon

Memory, Womanhood, and Myth

By: Deborah D.E.E.P. Mouton
Narrated by: Deborah D.E.E.P. Mouton
Length: 7 hours 47 minutes

This program is read by the author.

In the literary tradition of Carmen Maria Machado’s In the Dream House, Maxine Hong Kingston’s The Woman Warrior, and Jesmyn Ward’s Men We Reaped, this debut memoir confronts both the challenges and joys of growing up Black and making your own truth.

Growing up as a Black girl in America, Deborah Mouton felt... Read more

Self-Care for Moms

150+ Real Ways to Care for Yourself While Caring for Everyone Else

By: Sara Robinson
Narrated by: Joy Osmanski
Length: 5 hours

150 quick and easy self-care activities especially for busy moms—perfect for even the most chaotic schedule.

As a mom, you care—a lot. Whether it be physical, emotional, social, or practical, you’re there to attend to all of your family’s needs. But with so much to take care of, it can be hard to find time to care of yourself. With Self-Care for... Read more

I'm Glad My Mom Died

By: Jennette McCurdy
Narrated by: Jennette McCurdy
Length: 6 hours 25 minutes

“This was one of my top listens of 2022. McCurdy is a compelling storyteller with wonderful narration. I can’t recommend this book enough. It’s a darkly funny, heartbreaking story. But ultimately an inspiring one you won’t soon forget. Read more

It. Goes. So. Fast.

The Year of No Do-Overs

By: Mary Louise Kelly
Narrated by: Mary Louise Kelly
Length: 7 hours

This program is read by the author.

Operating Instructions meets Glennon Doyle in this new book by famed NPR reporter Mary Louise Kelly that is destined to become a classic—about the year before her son goes to college—and the joys, losses and surprises that happen along the way.

The time for do-overs is over.

Ever since she became a parent, Mary... Read more

A Mother's Gift

An Inspiring Collection of This I Believe Essays Celebrating Motherhood

This I Believe

By: Dan Gediman
Narrated by: various
Length: 1 hour 14 minutes

An inspiring collection of the personal philosophies and core values of a fascinating group of Americans with a focus on motherhood. The perfect Mother's Day gift.

Based on the NPR series of the same name, this new 1-CD collection of This I Believe essays will again gather a diverse group of essayists—ranging from famous to previously... Read more

I Remember Nothing

and Other Reflections

By: Nora Ephron
Narrated by: Nora Ephron
Length: 3 hours 7 minutes

Nora Ephron returns with her first audiobook since the astounding success of I Feel Bad About My Neck, taking a cool, hard, hilarious look at the past, the present, and the future, bemoaning the vicissitudes of modern life, and recalling with her signature clarity and wisdom everything she hasn’t (yet) forgotten.

Ephron writes about falling hard... Read more

Menopocalypse

How I Learned to Thrive During Menopause and How You Can Too

By: Amanda Thebe
Narrated by: Aimée Ayotte
Length: 5 hours 48 minutes

A kick-ass book on menopause. Do yourself a favor and pick up this gem. Dr. Jen Gunter, bestselling author of The Vagina Bible and The Menopause ManifestoMenopause and perimenopause are no laughing matter―but that doesn't stop Amanda Thebe from approaching her 50s with a sense of humor. In this hilarious and personal account, the fitness trainer... Read more

All My Knotted-Up Life

A Memoir

By: Beth Moore
Narrated by: Beth Moore
Length: 8 hours 28 minutes

An incredibly thoughtful, disarmingly funny, and intensely vulnerable glimpse into the life and ministry of a woman familiar to many but known by few.

“It’s a peculiar thing, this having lived long enough to take a good look back. We go from knowing each other better than we know ourselves to barely sure if we know each other at all, to precisely... Read more

Never Vacation with Your Ex

By: Emily Wibberley & Austin Siegemund-Broka
Narrated by: Phoebe Strole
Length: 8 hours 28 minutes

The Summer I Turned Pretty meets People We Meet on Vacation in a YA second chance romance where the rules for getting over an ex turn out to be more complicated than they seem.

Seventeen-year-old volleyball star Kaylee Jordan lives a life of player rankings, constant training, and a carefully curated social media full of followers watching to see... Read more

Gone Girl

A Novel

By: Gillian Flynn
Narrated by: Julia Whelan & Kirby Heyborne
Length: 19 hours 56 minutes

#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • The “mercilessly entertaining” (Vanity Fair) instant classic “about the nature of identity and the terrible secrets that can survive and thrive in even the most intimate relationships” (Lev Grossman, Time)—now featuring never-before-published deleted scenes
 
NAMED ONE OF THE MOST INFLUENTIAL BOOKS OF THE DECADE BY... Read more

The Poisonwood Bible

By: Barbara Kingsolver
Narrated by: Dean Robertson
Length: 15 hours 33 minutes

“A powerful new epic . . . [Kingsolver] has with infinitely steady hands worked the prickly threads of religion, politics, race, sin and redemption into a thing of terrible beauty.” —Los Angeles Times Book ReviewThe Poisonwood Bible is a story told by the wife and four daughters of Nathan Price, a fierce, evangelical Baptist who takes his family... Read more

This Bird Has Flown

A Novel

By: Susanna Hoffs
Narrated by: Susanna Hoffs & Juliet Stevenson
Length: 12 hours 35 minutes

A delightfully funny and steamy debut novel about music, fate, redemption, and love from beloved songwriter and Bangles co-founder Susanna Hoffs that is "part British romcom, part Jane Eyre, and one hundred percent enjoyable" (Tom Perrotta).

"A total knockout . . . The smart, ferocious rock-star redemption romance you didn’t know you... Read more

The Inn at Rose Harbor

A Novel

Rose Harbor: Book #1

By: Debbie Macomber
Narrated by: Lorelei King
Length: 9 hours 33 minutes

From #1 New York Times bestselling author Debbie Macomber comes the first book in a series set in the beloved Pacific Northwest town of Cedar Cove.

From #1 New York Times bestselling author Debbie Macomber comes a heartwarming new series based in the Pacific Northwest town of Cedar Cove, where a charming cast of characters finds love,... Read more

Next Level

Your Guide to Kicking Ass, Feeling Great, and Crushing Goals Through Menopause and Beyond

By: Stacy T. Sims, PhD & Selene Yeager
Narrated by: Gina Daniels
Length: 9 hours 26 minutes

A comprehensive, physiology-based guide to peak performance for active women approaching or experiencing menopause—from the author of Roar, renowned exercise and nutrition scientist Dr. Stacy Sims

For active women, menopause hits hard. Overnight, your body doesn’t feel like the one you know and love anymore—you’re battling new symptoms, might be... Read more

One Life

By: Megan Rapinoe & Emma Brockes
Narrated by: Megan Rapinoe
Length: 6 hours 39 minutes

An instant New York Times bestseller!

“Rapinoe's 'signature pose' from the 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup is synonymous to the feeling we got when finishing this book: heart full, arms wide and ready to take up space in this world.”—USA Today 
 
Megan Rapinoe, Olympic gold medalist and two-time Women's World Cup champion, reveals for the first time... Read more