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Editor’s PickWhere the Crawdads Sing by Delia Owens (Audiobook)
The marsh girl mystery that sold 24 million copies — stunning on audio
4.7
Editor’s PickThe Women by Kristin Hannah (Audiobook)
Kristin Hannah's epic Vietnam War novel — emotionally devastating
4.7
Editor’s PickThe Midnight Library by Matt Haig (Audiobook, Carey Mulligan)
A beautiful audiobook about the lives you could have lived — narrated by Carey Mulligan
4.6
Editor’s PickBecoming by Michelle Obama (Audiobook)
Michelle Obama reads her own memoir — the definitive political autobiography on audio
4.8
Editor’s PickEducated by Tara Westover (Audiobook)
The memoir that defined a generation — Tara Westover's journey from survivalism to Cambridge
4.7
Editor’s PickThe Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy (Stephen Fry Audiobook)
Stephen Fry narrates the greatest sci-fi comedy ever written
4.7
Editor’s PickThe Name of the Wind by Patrick Rothfuss (Audiobook)
The fantasy audiobook with the greatest narration in the genre — Nick Podehl's masterwork
4.7
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