The Lit Homebody's Favorite Audiobooks

With the Fire on High

By: Elizabeth Acevedo
Narrated by: Elizabeth Acevedo
Length: 7 hours 26 minutes

“This was a great listen. Emoni, a single teen mom, has so much on her plate and has maturity beyond her years. She’s realistic and responsible and navigates high school, parenting, college decisions and a budding love interest. She’s becoming a talented chef and her feelings are expressed in her food. The author narrates and she had me hooked... Read more

The Office BFFs

Tales of The Office from Two Best Friends Who Were There

By: Jenna Fischer & Angela Kinsey
Narrated by: Jenna Fischer & Angela Kinsey
Length: 8 hours 26 minutes

Read by Jenna Fischer and Angela Kinsey with exclusive bonus material contributed by Rainn Wilson, Creed Bratton, Oscar Nunez, Brian Baumgartner, Steve Carell, Ed Helms, Ellie Kemper, Kate Flannery and Jennifer Garner.An intimate, behind-the-scenes celebration of beloved The Office co-stars Jenna Fischer and Angela Kinsey’s friendship, and an... Read more

Cover Story

A Novel

By: Susan Rigetti
Narrated by: Carlotta Brentan
Length: 7 hours 59 minutes

Netflix’s Inventing Anna and Hulu’s The Dropout meets Catch Me If You Can in this captivating novel about an ambitious young woman who gets trapped in a charismatic con artist’s scam.A Most Anticipated Book by Entertainment Weekly, Marie Claire, Parade, New York Post, Shondaland, E!, Fortune, PopSugar, and more!“It’s exciting, it’s surprising,... Read more

A Good Girl's Guide to Murder

A Good Girl's Guide To Murder: Book #1

By: Holly Jackson
Narrated by: Bailey Carr, Marisa Calin, Michael Crouch, Gopal Divan, Robert Fass, Kevin R. Free, Sean Patrick Hopkins, Carol Monda, Patricia Santomasso, Shezi Sardar, Amanda Thickpenny & Various
Length: 10 hours 53 minutes

“A Good Girl’s Guide to Murder is an addictive, impossible to put down crime thriller. Jackson’s debut is tightly plotted and filled with wonderful twists. The format of the novel allows you to feel like you are part of the investigation, alongside the great cast of characters. This is a very fun listen start to finish. Read more

The Family Game

A Novel

By: Catherine Steadman
Narrated by: Catherine Steadman
Length: 10 hours 50 minutes

“This book is an intense, fast-paced, nail biting thrill ride that will keep you on the edge of your seat with your heart racing. All of this against a delicious, intoxicating backdrop of wealth, power, and excess. The author’s imagination is so twisted and bizarre, you will still be thinking about it long after you finish listening. Nothing is... Read more

Greenlights

By: Matthew McConaughey
Narrated by: Matthew McConaughey
Length: 6 hours 42 minutes

#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • Discover the life-changing memoir that has inspired millions of readers through the Academy Award®–winning actor’s unflinching honesty, unconventional wisdom, and lessons learned the hard way about living with greater satisfaction.

NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY THE GUARDIAN

“McConaughey’s book invites... Read more

The Maid

A Novel

Molly the Maid: Book #1

By: Nita Prose
Narrated by: Lauren Ambrose
Length: 9 hours 37 minutes

#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • GOOD MORNING AMERICA BOOK CLUB PICK • “A heartwarming mystery with a lovable oddball at its center” (Real Simple), this cozy whodunit introduces a one-of-a-kind heroine who will steal your heart.
 
FINALIST FOR THE EDGAR® AWARD • “The reader comes to understand Molly’s worldview, and to sympathize with her longing... Read more

When in Rome

A Novel

By: Sarah Adams
Narrated by: Karissa Vacker & Andrew Eiden
Length: 9 hours 45 minutes

Opposites certainly attract for the stranded pop star and small-town baker in this charming slice of romance from the author of the TikTok sensation The Cheat Sheet.

“This modern take on the Hepburn classic Roman Holiday is a quick, fun, slow-burn rom-com.”—Abby Jimenez, bestselling author of The Friend Zone

ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR:... Read more

Pineapple Street

A Novel

By: Jenny Jackson
Narrated by: Marin Ireland
Length: 8 hours 32 minutes

“A wholly entertaining novel about a blue-blooded Brooklyn family and their reckoning with their privilege and wealth. There is an inevitable relatability to a dysfunctional family who is (mostly) trying their best in the world. Read more

Happy Place

By: Emily Henry
Narrated by: Julia Whelan
Length: 11 hours 2 minutes

“I’ve never been so devastated by love before. Not in the absence of it, but in the all-encompassing presence of it in a book like this. This book isn’t 'Slow release hot', as Harriet would be described by Wyn, because it seized my attention from the first chapter. This book did not disappoint and I cannot wait to see what else Henry has in store... Read more

Stone Cold Fox

By: Rachel Koller Croft
Narrated by: Carlotta Brentan
Length: 11 hours 32 minutes

“Stone Cold Fox is the wickedly clever story of Bea, a con artist who has decided it is time to settle down and find a rich husband, and It looks like she is about to reach her goal when she meets Colin. When Bea's best friend Gale (who is secretly in love with Colin) tries to stop the match from going ahead, the cat fight starts in earnest. The... Read more

The Signature of All Things

A Novel

By: Elizabeth Gilbert
Narrated by: Juliet Stevenson
Length: 21 hours 43 minutes

A glorious, sweeping novel of desire, ambition, and the thirst for knowledge, from the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Eat, Pray, Love and Committed.

In The Signature of All Things, Elizabeth Gilbert returns to fiction, inserting her inimitable voice into an enthralling story of love, adventure, and discovery. Spanning much of the... Read more

Sadie

A Novel

By: Courtney Summers
Narrated by: Dan Bittner, Fred Berman, Gabra Zackman & Rebecca Soler
Length: 7 hours 57 minutes

“Engrossing, thrilling and original. The story alternates between a podcast format and Sadie’s voice. Sadie is a compelling protagonist - strong, determined and on a mission. Fantastic listen! Read more

The Bodyguard

A Novel

By: Katherine Center
Narrated by: Patti Murin
Length: 9 hours 44 minutes

“Hannah Brooks is more than she appears, with her slight frame, no one would believe that she is a professional high-profile bodyguard. After tragedy brings Hannah's world to an almost complete stop, she begins to think it is time leave the bodyguard business. However, before she has a chance, she is called to one more assignment to protect the... Read more

Maame

A Today Show Read With Jenna Book Club Pick

By: Jessica George
Narrated by: Heather Agyepong
Length: 10 hours 10 minutes

“Maame is a sweet coming-of-age story that follows Maddie, the daughter of Ghanaian immigrants, as she navigates family obligations, dating, loss, and career challenges. Maddie is brave and fun, and I really want to be her friend. Since finishing the book, I’ve found myself wondering how Maddie is doing and wishing her the very best. Sometimes... Read more

The Social Climber

By: Amanda Pellegrino
Narrated by: Kristen Sieh
Length: 9 hours 23 minutes

When you’re on top, you can get away with anything...

It’s the week before her wedding, and all of Eliza’s meticulous planning is about to pay off. She’s become the exact type of woman who would marry into the prominent, blue-blood Walker family – Ivy League credentials, a high-powered PR job, and a designer label wardrobe. 

But as the big day... Read more

The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo

A Novel

By: Taylor Jenkins Reid
Narrated by: Alma Cuervo, Julia Whelan & Robin Miles
Length: 12 hours 10 minutes

“Steeped in the glory of Hollywood when marriages were made for reasons other than love and could be slipped on and off like a fine dinner jacket, The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo reveals the behind-the-scenes stories of lives full of hunger, self-pity, jealousy, and rage, as well as lost love. This is a story that could have been pulled from... Read more

A Place to Hang the Moon

By: Kate Albus
Narrated by: Polly Lee
Length: 8 hours 5 minutes

For fans of The War That Saved My Life and other World War II fiction, A Place to Hang the Moon is the tale of three orphaned siblings who are evacuated from London to live in the countryside with the secret hope of finding a permanent family.

It is 1940 and William, twelve, Edmund, eleven, and Anna, nine, aren't terribly upset by the death of... Read more

Taste

My Life Through Food

By: Stanley Tucci
Narrated by: Stanley Tucci
Length: 6 hours 50 minutes

“Such a deal! You get beloved actor Stanley Tucci's droll wit; family memories; stories of decades of New York's food scene; reminiscences of iconic Italian settings; mouth-watering recipes -- including his carefully enunciated, accurate pronunciations of all the ingredients! Another bonus of the audio of Tucci's Taste: you can chop and boil and... Read more

The Golden Spoon

A Novel

By: Jessa Maxwell
Narrated by: Andrea Emmes, Andy Garcia-Ruse, Graham Halstead, Kitty Hendrix, Kamran Khan, Jackie Sanders, André Santana & Emily Tremaine
Length: 8 hours 36 minutes

“A murder mystery set during the filming of an American Bake-Off type show. There is a different narrator for each contestant's point of view. This allowed me to easily follow along with the thickening plot. The filming of the show takes place in an old mansion with a sinister past. You will also learn about the contestants' backstories and... Read more