Most Recommended Audiobooks of All Time

Tom Lake

A Novel

By: Ann Patchett
Narrated by: Meryl Streep
Length: 11 hours 22 minutes

“This beautiful story takes place during the pandemic, and during this time Lara's three daughters have returned home to the family farm. Lara begins telling her life story and her daughters' story weaves throughout. Beautifully written and Meryl Streep is a fantastic narrator. I loved this beautiful story! Read more

James

A Novel

By: Percival Everett
Narrated by: Dominic Hoffman
Length: 7 hours 48 minutes

“Loved this book and didn't want to leave it. James is a great character, and Percival Everett does an equally great job creating his world - the constant fear and vigilance, the pain, the power of the river and the land. I listened to the audiobook - excellent narrator - and am already looking forward to coming back to.it and reading again.... Read more

Somewhere Beyond the Sea

Cerulean Chronicles: Book #2

By: TJ Klune
Narrated by: Daniel Henning
Length: 15 hours 47 minutes

“A beautiful return to the Cerulean Sea. An uplifting story about the fight to be who you are in the face of those who want to tell you who you ‘should’ be and put you in a box of their own design. Read more

The God of the Woods

A Novel

By: Liz Moore
Narrated by: Saskia Maarleveld
Length: 14 hours 34 minutes

“Moore’s writing is vivid and deliberate. I love how characters echo each other, the foreshadowing, and the narrators who might be peripheral characters in a traditional police procedural. Read more

Funny Story

By: Emily Henry
Narrated by: Julia Whelan
Length: 11 hours 22 minutes

“If Emily Henry has thousands of fans, I am one of them. If Emily Henry has one fan, I am that one. If Emily Henry has no fans, I am dead. Daphne and Miles are the comfortable reliability of your dinnertime game show & the warmest quilt of eccentricities. A beautiful friends-to-lovers story. Read more

I'm Glad My Mom Died

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

“From the eyes and experiences of a child-actress, Jennette McCurdy recounts her life with a heavy focus on how her mother developed, impacted, and controlled it. It’s a fascinating and heavy read, and the lasting effect it leaves will make you really think about how you view celebrities. They are just as human as everyone else and the lasting... Read more

Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow

A novel

By: Gabrielle Zevin
Narrated by: Jennifer Kim & Julian Cihi
Length: 13 hours 51 minutes

“Growing up in a gaming world can give infinite possibilities and restarts, but can there always be such possibilities in the real world? Can love and friendship last beyond a virtual screen? Find out in this wonderfully written and spoken audiobook! As a person who does not play video games, I found this book very approachable and addictive. I... Read more

A Deadly Education

A Novel

The Scholomance: Book #1

By: Naomi Novik
Narrated by: Anisha Dadia
Length: 10 hours 58 minutes

“The audio narration perfectly captures the prickly and snarky El, a lifelong misfit and outcast, as she explains her precarious position in this highly competitive and deadly magical boarding school (think, Hogwarts meets the Hunger Games and Lord of the Flies). In explaining the history and design of the school, El provides us an unexpected and... Read more

I Have Some Questions for You

A Novel

By: Rebecca Makkai
Narrated by: Julia Whelan & JD Jackson
Length: 14 hours 3 minutes

“Rebecca Makkai redefines the campus novel for our current times. This was deftly written with such a fresh perspective and clever deconstruction of a murder case, I walked around my apartment fully immersed, book in hand. Read more

Stamped: Racism, Antiracism, and You

A Remix of the National Book Award-winning Stamped from the Beginning

By: Jason Reynolds & Ibram X. Kendi
Narrated by: Jason Reynolds
Length: 4 hours 11 minutes

“I really enjoyed this audiobook, and was lucky enough to meet Jason Reynolds at Winter Institute 2020, and he said he hopes this book helps all of us have a full knowledge and a frank discussion about race in America. Reynolds is an engaging narrator, and he deftly reads this remix of Ibram X. Kendi's National Book Award winning Stamped From the... Read more

Now Is Not the Time to Panic

A Novel

By: Kevin Wilson
Narrated by: Ginnifer Goodwin & Kevin Wilson
Length: 6 hours 12 minutes

“I absolutely loved this! Ginnifer Goodwin’s narration is wonderful and Kevin Wilson’s writing is just phenomenal. It perfectly depicts how special, memorable, and sometimes confusing, adolescent friendships can be, and has a lot to say about the role of art. Don’t miss the author’s note at the end which made this excellent book even more... Read more

Happy Place

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

“Are you looking for a book that will take you directly to YOUR 'happy place'? Emily Henry’s Happy Place absolutely will! Written in Henry’s signature brand of humor and heartbreak, Happy Place introduces Wyn and Harriet; a couple who have broken up after ten years together and decide to keep it a secret so they can visit the summer house... Read more

The Wedding People

A Novel

By: Alison Espach
Narrated by: Helen Laser
Length: 11 hours 37 minutes

“Loved this story! Phoebe has come to a luxury hotel, with the intention of killing herself, following the breakup of her marriage and the death of her cat. Her plans are interruped with the arrival of Lila the bride and her entire wedding party, gathered for a weeklong celebration. Before she realized what has happened, Phoebe is entrenched... Read more

Everyone in My Family Has Killed Someone

A Novel

The Ernest Cunningham Mysteries: Book #1

By: Benjamin Stevenson
Narrated by: Barton Welch
Length: 9 hours 30 minutes

“Being such an avid Mystery/Thriller reader, I am always trying to figure out the twists and turns of a story before the main character is able to solve it- and I'm usually pretty spot on. This book, however, was a breath of fresh air- a clever, surprisingly deep mystery that kept me on my toes throughout, even though the self-proclaimed... Read more

Chain Gang All Stars: A Read with Jenna Pick

National Book Award Finalist

By: Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah
Narrated by: Shayna Small, Aaron Goodson, Michael Crouch & Lee Osorio
Length: 13 hours 38 minutes

“This action-packed dystopian novel mixes real-life facts and horrors of the U.S. Prison Industrial Complex with an imagined and grotesque future. As the story unfolds, and more facts from present day seep into the narrative, that future starts to draw closer than we'd hope. Multiple voice actors and a cinematic narrative voice makes this book... Read more

Lessons in Chemistry

A Novel

By: Bonnie Garmus
Narrated by: Miranda Raison, Bonnie Garmus & Pandora Sykes
Length: 11 hours 55 minutes

“Talented scientist Elizabeth Zott is thwarted at every turn in the male-dominated science world of the 1950s. But Elizabeth will not let anything stop her. Armed with a Number Two pencil piercing her bun, she is determined to complete her research project and enlighten women about the importance of science (even if it appears to be a cooking... Read more

Thank You For Listening

A Novel

By: Julia Whelan
Narrated by: Julia Whelan
Length: 11 hours 15 minutes

“Funny, tropey, sexy, and oh so, so smart! The moment I closed the ARC I downloaded the audio so the story didn't have to end. Read more

Remarkably Bright Creatures

A Novel

By: Shelby Van Pelt
Narrated by: Marin Ireland & Michael Urie
Length: 11 hours 16 minutes

“The narrator, who is the voice of the octopus, is utterly delightful. A touching story of a woman finding what she never knew she lost. Read more

The Spellshop

By: Sarah Beth Durst
Narrated by: Caitlin Davies
Length: 12 hours 11 minutes

“Cottagecore meets fantasy romance? AND a sassy talking plant? Yes, please! This book is simply delightful and perfect if you need an escape. This book is jam-packed (hahha - literally) with the perfect combination of literary love, magical creatures, a sentient spider plant, a cozy cottage, a sweet romance, small-town vibes, found family, and a... Read more

A Sorceress Comes to Call

By: T. Kingfisher
Narrated by: Eliza Foss & Jennifer Pickens
Length: 11 hours 7 minutes

“In T. Kingfisher’s retelling of the Goose Girl fairytale, there’s an emphasis on found family, and finding strength in yourself that you didn’t know you had. I would like Hester and Cordelia to be my new best friends, please and thank you. Read more