Sandra's Top 10 Audiobooks of 2017
Hudson Bookseller Sandra's picks for the top 10 audiobooks of 2017
Magpie Murders
A Novel
By Anthony Horowitz
Narrated by Samantha Bond & Allan Corduner / 15 hours 47 minutes
"Magpie Murders is a double puzzle for puzzle fans, who don’t often get the classicism they want from contemporary thrillers." --Janet Maslin, The New York Times
From the New York Times bestselling author of Moriarty and Trigger Mortis, this fiendishly brilliant, riveting thriller weaves a classic whodunit worthy of Agatha Christie into a... Read More »
The Hate U Give
By Angie Thomas
Narrated by Bahni Turpin / 11 hours 40 minutes
8 starred reviews ∙ William C. Morris Award Winner ∙ National Book Award Longlist ∙ Printz Honor Book ∙ Coretta Scott King Honor Book ∙ #1 New York Times Bestseller!
"Absolutely riveting!" —Jason Reynolds
"Stunning." —John Green
"This story is necessary. This story is important." —Kirkus (starred review)
"Heartbreakingly topical." —Publishers Weekly... Read More »
Love and Other Consolation Prizes
A Novel
By Jamie Ford
Narrated by Emily Woo Zeller & Jamie Ford / 11 hours 28 minutes
From the bestselling author of Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet comes a powerful novel, inspired by a true story, about a boy whose life is transformed at Seattle’s epic 1909 World’s Fair.
“An evocative, heartfelt, beautifully crafted story that shines a light on a fascinating, tragic bit of forgotten history.”—Kristin Hannah, author of... Read More »
Lincoln in the Bardo
A Novel
By George Saunders
Narrated by Various, George Saunders, Nick Offerman & David Sedaris / 7 hours 24 minutes
***WINNER OF THE 2018 AUDIE AWARD FOR AUDIOBOOK OF THE YEAR***
The long-awaited first novel from the author of Tenth of December: a moving and original father-son story featuring none other than Abraham Lincoln, as well as an unforgettable cast of supporting characters, living and dead, historical and invented
February 1862. The Civil War is less... Read More »
Brain Rules for Aging Well
10 Principles for Staying Vital, Happy, and Sharp
By John Medina
Narrated by John Medina / 8 hours 38 minutes
How come I can never find my keys? Why don’t I sleep as well as I used to? Why do my friends keep repeating the same stories? What can I do to keep my brain sharp? Scientists know. Brain Rules for Aging Well, by developmental molecular biologist Dr. John Medina, gives you the facts—and the prescription to age well—in his signature engaging style.
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Al Franken, Giant of the Senate
By Al Franken
Narrated by Al Franken / 12 hours 5 minutes
#1 New York Times Bestseller
"Flips the classic born-in-a-shack rise to political office tale on its head. I skipped meals to read this book - also unusual - because every page was funny. It made me deliriously happy." - Louise Erdrich, The New York Times Read More »
Theft by Finding
Diaries (1977-2002)
By David Sedaris & Gary Carpenter
Narrated by Author / 13 hours 51 minutes
One of the most anticipated books of 2017: Boston Globe, New York Times Book Review, New York's "Vulture", The Week, Bustle, BookRiot
An NPR Best Book of 2017 An AV Club Favorite Book of 2017 A Barnes & Noble Best Book of 2017 A Goodreads Choice Awards nominee
David Sedaris tells all in a book that is, literally, a lifetime in the... Read More »
The Lost City of the Monkey God
A True Story
By Douglas Preston
Narrated by Bill Mumy / 10 hours 29 minutes
NAMED A NEW YORK TIMES NOTABLE BOOK OF 2017 #1 New York Times and #1 Wall Street Journal bestseller!
A Best Book of 2017 from the Boston Globe
One of the 12 Best Books of the Year from National Geographic
Included in Lithub's Ultimate Best Books of 2017 List
A Favorite Science Book of 2017 from Science News
A... Read More »
Woolly
The True Story of the Quest to Revive one of History's Most Iconic Extinct Creatures
By Ben Mezrich
Narrated by Ben Mezrich / 6 hours 42 minutes
Science fiction becomes reality in this Jurassic Park-like story of the genetic resurrection of an extinct species—the woolly mammoth—by the bestselling author of The Accidental Billionaires and The 37th Parallel.
“With his knack for turning narrative nonfiction into stories worthy of the best thriller fiction” (Omnivoracious), Ben Mezrich takes... Read More »