What audio book should i listen to

If you are new to Paul Simon and his music, I envy you the richness of discovery that awaits. In either case, Simon was right about a lot of things, and especially that the music we hear in our early teens remains powerful throughout our lives.

Set in modern-day Mumbai, this gay rom-com has it all: a wealthy and attractive hero, a story of secrets and double lives, an arranged marriage, and an incredible love story. I was also lucky enough to sit down with Farhad Dadyburjor to talk about his story, which made me love it even more! In other words, I love just about everything about it.

Science Fiction A mystery wrapped in a conspiracy wrapped in thrills. So let me say this: if you enjoy near-future sci-fi, stories about tech gone awry, and that unsettling feeling of not quite knowing whether things are what they seem, I urge you not to miss this immersive and compulsive listen. The voice acting is top-notch and the sound design is evocative—both of which were recorded on location in New Mexico.

And with Marin Ireland narrating! I was sold. So many people out there have spent the last many, many months reevaluating life choices on all levels, and some find themselves like the characters in this story reemerging changed, dare I say evolved.

Narrator Christian Coulson returns to give voice to Adrian Montague, now a teenager, as he discovers the existence of the siblings he never knew he had, Monty and Felicity.

Meltdown 9 episodes. Audible Original Podcast How did we get here? Our current state in the States has many people asking: How did we get here? How do we get away from here? Meltdown —from award-winning documentarian Alex Gibney and best-selling author and journalist David Sirota—specifically turns a sharp eye to the financial meltdown as a contributing factor in our current set of circumstances.

The team digs into how regular individuals were set up to fail while big institutions were allowed to carry on with significant support despite their role in creating the crisis.

If you want a trip down memory lane with a cautionary tale attached, Meltdown is your next great listen. It really drives home how the things we hear have so much more power to scare us than those we see.

Winner of an Audie Award for literary fiction in , this beautiful novel traces two branches of a family tree over years, from Ghana to the United States, through slavery and modern-day struggles. It drives home the legacy of captivity in our country and our world in a way that makes history feel staggeringly present.

Michelle Obama narrates her memoir herself, giving it an extra-personal feel. Listen to her tell her own story of her journey from the South Side of Chicago to the White House in this inspirational story about a woman coming into her own.

Lots of audiobooks have won awards, but this one has also broken records: It won a spot in the Guinness World Records for the " most character voices in an audiobook. According to the record, Roy Doltrice gives each of them a "distinct and distinguishable" voice, a real feat for any actor. This epic tale of love triumphing over adversity follows two young refugees fleeing the Spanish Civil War aboard a boat chartered by poet Pablo Neruda. Whether you're a longtime fan of Allende's heartstring-tugging novels or coming to her for the first time, this one is a beautiful escape into someone else's story.

If you love the true crime comedy podcast My Favorite Murder, hosted by Georgia Hardstark and Karen Kilgariff, you'll also get into their joint memoir. In it, they offer raw takes on their personal stories mixed with some true-crime tales. The book also has that special blend of honesty and humor that makes their podcast such a hit. Actress Sissy Spacek narrates this classic novel with an unfussy and confident style that lets Harper Lee's story shine through. She doesn't need to rely on a bunch of gimmick voices and accents when the source material gives her so much to work with.

What does the collapse of a massive Ponzi scheme have to do with a woman mysteriously disappearing from a ship between ports of call? You'll just have to tune into this masterful audiobook from the author of Station Eleven. This spooky tale follows the story of Nobody Owens, known to his friends as Bod.

He lives in a graveyard and is being raised by ghosts and ghouls, for a story that will send chills crawling up your spine. A whole band of actors, including Fleabag 's Andrew Scott and Gladiator 's Derek Jacobi, bring the story to life in a wonderfully robust way.

The Daily Show host and comedian Trevor Noah grew up in South Africa under apartheid, and his stories from that time vacillate between hilarious and poignant. You could hardly miss the salacious story of biotech startup Theranos and the staggering frauds masterminded by its founder, Elizabeth Holmes. If you haven't read this classic since high school, let Jake Gyllenhaal's narration help you fall back in love with it.

The jazz age never sounded so good. And if your kids have to read it for school, listening will give them a different perspective than the page. The best memoir helps readers hear the author's voice in the story, and audiobooks let you do that literally. In this heartstring-tugging audiobook, Frank McCourt reads his stirring memoir of growing up in poverty in Ireland. Fair warning: Grab some tissues before you press play. Tune in to this Pulitzer Prize winner to hear the harrowing story of Elwood, a young Black boy unjustly sentenced to a violent reform school in Florida.

As Elwood befriends a fellow student in his struggle to survive, their actions have long ramifications that echo through the decades.

Two loner teens Aristotle and Dante couldn't be more different, and that's part of what brings them together. The unlikely match form a deep and lasting friendship in this coming-of-age novel your tweens will adore.

Hamilton creator and Mary Poppins Returns star Lin-Manuel Miranda narrates this one, so you know the voice work is stellar. If there's a better voice for the latest Patchett novel than Tom Hanks, we've never heard it. This moving story explores the bonds between siblings, the meaning of home, and how much our past influences who we become.

Need we say more? True confession time: I once laughed so hard while listening to David Sedaris that I nearly fell off a treadmill.

So take care when you turn on this hysterical audiobook that features Sedaris moving to France and butchering the language, among other too-funny tales. This smash hit memoir by Tara Westover is all about her upbringing as part of a survivalist family in Idaho, followed by her uphill struggle to get an education that finally culminates in a PhD at Cambridge University. Once you listen to actress Julia Whelan bring it to life, you'll understand why it's so critically acclaimed.

Just about everyone's fascinated with the British monarchy, in all of If you finished Netflix's The Crown and still crave your royal history fix, press play on this one. Here at Libro. I found myself interested in history in ways I have not been in the past.

As white women I found myself grieving for the crimes my race has committed. For hatred that continued to take root and spread. Yet I also found hope.

This book does a great job of engaging the topic of race, why racism persists and gives hope that things can change. I wish I could make everyone read this book. This is the magic school, hella-powered main character, high stakes series we all deserve and I am anxiously awaiting the next book to answer my many questions and give me all new ones!!! Wilson creates a narrative in a world so sarcastic and colorful that I would taste cherry kool-aid long after I stopped reading.

Flash to me doubled over in my car laughing or sobbing or both at the same time. I actually started to look forward to my hour-long commute every morning just so I could spend time with these characters… I also might have adopted a sassy southern accent for a good twenty minutes post-listening.

I adore this book with all my heart. Upon receiving a strange letter from her cousin, Noemi Taboada goes to investigate the happenings of High Place, a decaying manor filled with secrets, and is plagued by terrifying dreams and visions.

Moreno-Garcia delivers a fresh take on a classic gothic novel that will grab your attention from the very first chapter! I highly recommend the audio version because of the poetic cadence that begs to be read aloud and the voice of two women including the author who narrate the two points of view in the book, adding an extra dimension to the story.

Some chapters of this book moved me deeply, where it felt as though she was narrating my own life. It set the bar high for hope in the year to come, and for the books that will be read. It also provides a not-so-subtle cautionary tale about our reliance on technology and convenience. A multiple narrator cast made for an enjoyable audiobook listen. The book is written as an oral history and is read by an entire cast of top notch readers and actors.

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