Audiobooks for Mother's Day

Honey, Baby, Mine

A Mother and Daughter Talk Life, Death, Love (and Banana Pudding)

By: Laura Dern & Diane Ladd
Narrated by: Laura Dern & Diane Ladd
Length: 7 hours 40 minutes

A collection of deeply personal conversations from award-winning actress and activist Laura Dern and the woman she admires most, her mother—legendary actress Diane Ladd.
 
What happens when we are brave enough to speak our truths to the ones we love the most?

Laura Dern and Diane Ladd always had a close relationship, but the stakes were raised... Read more

Soil

The Story of a Black Mother's Garden

By: Camille T Dungy
Narrated by: Camille T Dungy
Length: 10 hours 16 minutes

“Having had the honor of attending one of the release events and getting to listen author herself read, I can confidently say this audiobook comes as a close second. I’ve also read the print edition and enjoy the map and photography. Soil is a magnificent meditation on the interconnections of life all around us, starting from the beautiful and... Read more

Where Rivers Part

A Story of My Mother's Life

By: Kao Kalia Yang
Narrated by: Pamela Xiong & Kao Kalia Yang
Length: 12 hours 2 minutes

This powerful memoir about a Hmong family’s epic journey to safety is a profound “testament to the miraculous strength of women and the indomitable resolve of the human spirit” (Cristina Henríquez, author of The Book of Unknown Americans).

Born in 1961 in war-torn Laos, Tswb’s childhood was marked by the violence of America’s Secret War and the... Read more

Women and Children First

A Novel

By: Alina Grabowski
Narrated by: Abigail Reno, EJ Lavery, Maria McCann, Veronica Giguere & Jordan Claire McCraw
Length: 10 hours 45 minutes

“I am a big fan of Women and Children First . . . Alina Grabowski is an astute and limber narrative artist and I could read her prose all day long and never grow weary.”?Lorrie Moore, author of A Gate at the Stairs A gripping literary puzzle that unwinds the private lives of ten women as they confront tragedy in a small Massachusetts town.... Read more

Mother Doll

A Novel

By: Katya Apekina
Narrated by: Christina Delaine
Length: 10 hours 58 minutes

“One of the best readings of a quirky novel, steeped in Russian history and the contemporary US. Phenomenal character portrayals including nuanced Russian accents. Read more

When You Care

The Unexpected Magic of Caring for Others

By: Elissa Strauss
Narrated by: Helen Laser
Length: 8 hours 56 minutes

In this “urgent and necessary book” (Rebecca Traister, New York Times bestselling author), journalist Elissa Strauss explores the powerful role caring for others plays in our individual and communal lives, weaving together research and stories from parents and caregivers with a feminist bent.

Behind our current caregiving crisis, in which a... Read more

Things I Wish I Told My Mother

The Perfect Mother-Daughter Book Club Read

By: Susan Patterson, Susan DiLallo & James Patterson
Narrated by: Ellen Archer
Length: 6 hours 44 minutes

An artist and her perfectionist mother unpack a lifetime of secrets while on vacation in Paris in this moving novel—perfect for fans of One Italian Summer.

A mother and daughter on vacation in Paris unpack a lifetime of secrets and hopes—with a giant Pattersonian twist at the end! Every daughter has her own distinctive voice, her inimitable... Read more

The 5 Principles of Parenting

Your Essential Guide to Raising Good Humans

By: Aliza Pressman
Narrated by: Aliza Pressman
Length: 11 hours 9 minutes

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER

Let go of perfect and become a transformative, positive influence in a child’s life while creating your own definition of success from developmental psychologist and podcaster Dr. Aliza Pressman.

“My go-to for how we all raise good humans, including ourselves!” —Drew Barrymore

In the age of high-pressure parenting, when... Read more

The Mother Act

A Novel

By: Heidi Reimer
Narrated by: Beth Hicks & Lisa Flanagan
Length: 10 hours 17 minutes

Set against the sparkling backdrop of the theater world, this propulsive debut follows the relationship between an actress who refuses to abandon her career and the daughter she chooses to abandon instead.

Sadie Jones, a larger-than-life actress and controversial feminist, never wanted to be a mother. No one feels this more deeply than Jude, the... Read more

The Mamas

What I Learned About Kids, Class, and Race from Moms Not Like Me

By: Helena Andrews-Dyer
Narrated by: Helena Andrews-Dyer
Length: 8 hours 4 minutes

Can white moms and Black moms ever truly be friends? Not just mom friends, but like really real friends? And does it matter?

“Utterly addictive . . . Through her sharp wit and dynamic anecdotal storytelling, Helena Andrews-Dyer shines a light on the cultural differences that separate Black and white mothers.”—Tia Williams, New York Times... Read more

I'll Show Myself Out

Essays on Midlife and Motherhood

By: Jessi Klein
Narrated by: Jessi Klein
Length: 6 hours 50 minutes

An instant New York Times bestseller, I'll Show Myself Out is the eagerly anticipated second essay collection from Jessi Klein, author of the acclaimed debut You’ll Grow Out of It.Longlisted for the PEN Diamonstein-Spielvogel Award for the Art of the Essay “Sometimes I think about how much bad news there is to tell my kid, the endlessly long,... Read more

Essential Labor

Mothering as Social Change

By: Angela Garbes
Narrated by: Angela Garbes
Length: 6 hours 21 minutes

From the acclaimed author of Like a Mother comes a reflection on the state of caregiving in America, and an exploration of mothering as a means of social change.The Covid-19 pandemic shed fresh light on a long-overlooked truth: mothering is among the only essential work humans do. In response to the increasing weight placed on mothers and... Read more

What Kind of Woman

Poems

By: Kate Baer
Narrated by: Kate Baer
Length: 1 hour 2 minutes

An Instant #1 New York Times BestsellerA Goop Book Club Pick""If you want your breath to catch and your heart to stop, turn to Kate Baer.""--Joanna Goddard, Cup of Jo
A stunning and honest debut poetry collection about the beauty and hardships of being a woman in the world today, and the many roles we play - mother, partner, and friend.“When life... Read more

Oh My Mother!

A Memoir in Nine Adventures

By: Connie Wang
Narrated by: Connie Wang
Length: 5 hours 3 minutes

“Humorous, endearing, and intimate.” —TIME

“Mother and daughter relationships are always tricky but this peripatetic pair has outdone all of us with this most excellent adventure written by my namesake, author Connie Wang.” —Connie Chung

A dazzling mother-daughter adventure around the world in pursuit of self-discovery, a family reckoning, and... Read more

Career and Family

Women's Century-Long Journey toward Equity

By: Claudia Goldin
Narrated by: Nancy Crane
Length: 9 hours 26 minutes

Winner of the 2023 Nobel Prize in EconomicsThis audiobook narrated by Nancy Crane traces women's journey to close the gender wage gap and sheds new light on the continued struggle to achieve equity between couples at homeA century ago, it was a given that a woman with a college degree had to choose between having a career and a family. Today,... Read more

I'm So Effing Tired

A Proven Plan to Beat Burnout, Boost Your Energy, and Reclaim Your Life

By: Amy Shah, MD
Narrated by: Amy Shah, MD
Length: 8 hours 19 minutes

A guide to conquering burnout and increasing your energy from a leading medical doctor and nutrition expertEXHAUSTION DOESN’T HAVE TO BE YOUR NEW NORMALDoes it feel like your life is too busy, your days are too short, and you're feeling overworked, overstressed, and overtired? Chances are you’ve asked your doctor for help, only to be told that... Read more

It. Goes. So. Fast.

The Year of No Do-Overs

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

“For parents, especially moms, this one hits hard during graduation season. Mary Louise Kelly is an NPR journalist who has reported from the frontlines of war and interviewed major world leaders. Her stellar writing takes you down some unexpected paths, working through the pandemic and the breakout of the Russian invasion of Ukraine, but it... Read more

The Three Mothers

How the Mothers of Martin Luther King, Jr., Malcolm X, and James Baldwin Shaped a Nation

By: Anna Malaika Tubbs
Narrated by: Anna Malaika Tubbs
Length: 6 hours 51 minutes

This program is read by the author.

Much has been written about Berdis Baldwin's son James, about Alberta King's son Martin Luther, and Louise Little's son Malcolm. But virtually nothing has been said about the extraordinary women who raised them.

In her groundbreaking and essential debut The Three Mothers, scholar Anna Malaika Tubbs celebrates... Read more

And Now We Have Everything

On Motherhood Before I Was Ready

By: Meaghan O'Connell
Narrated by: Meaghan O'Connell
Length: 5 hours 8 minutes

“Times have changed, women have changed, and, naturally, the experience of young(ish) motherhood has changed as well. I often tell people that becoming a mother was equal parts wonderful and abysmally dark and get blank stares, but here it is: a tale like mine, articulated with clarity and wit! I'm excited to be able to recommend this honest and... Read more

If We're Being Honest

A Novel

By: Cat Shook
Narrated by: Kathleen McInerney
Length: 11 hours 8 minutes

“The wild opening scene of this book, with its shocking revelation at the funeral of the beloved family patriarch, had me howling with laughter and absolutely hooked from the first chapter. Set in the imaginary small town of Eulàlia, Georgia, you’ll come to love the Williams family as they stumble through the beautiful mess of their grief and new... Read more