Wishing you all a very happy and safe holiday season! In 2022, at least half of my reading was by audiobook (occasionally I combined audio and print versions). I generally listen to audiobooks while walking, doing household chores, and driving. My dad lives an hour’s drive away, which lends itself to a good audiobook, provided…
For this post I picked out some of my favorite audiobooks from this year so far (these books weren’t necessarily published this year). They range from very serious to just for fun – I think audiobooks work best for really emotional topics, and are often perfect for lighter, atmospheric books like romances, horror, and mystery. I…
2020 was a good year for audiobooks, since mostly what I did was take long walks every day to get out of the house. Audiobooks were also a great distraction inside the house, perfect for things like baking and laundry (things I also did a lot of in 2020). Of the 120 books I’ve read…
If you haven’t listened to a lot of audiobooks, but you’re thinking about it, here are some recommendations, organized by some of the categories I like best by audio. For discussion of how audiobooks differ from print books, see Part 1.
I “read” my first audiobook last May, and audiobooks quickly became a major part of my reading life. I started listening mainly so I could be more active. I didn’t think I would enjoy listening to books, so I started with something on the simpler side, Maisie Dobbs. A mystery seemed like it would be…
Last month I listened to my first audiobook. Well, not exactly… there was that road trip many years ago where my husband and I listened to Fellowship of the Ring. But this was the first time I picked an audiobook for my own entertainment. I’ve always preferred reading to listening, so why the change? I’m…
The Book Stop 