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Books you will find on any given thrift store shelf in the US, for better or worse 😂 For books in a series or by prolific authors, I’ve only included one book so as not to overwhelm the list.

Suggestions welcome!

I think it goes without saying but just in case… I’m not necessarily recommending these books by having them on this list. (In fact I wouldn’t recommend many of these.) This is for fun!

Memoirs where the audiobook is narrated by the author

For a book to make this list, it needs to start with X, Y, or Z (ignoring "The," "A," "An"), be a standalone or series opener, and have at least a 3.7 star average rating on Pagebound. Pulling from a variety of genres!

Mostly memoirs, mostly celebrities. Books where listening to the author read it can add so much to the stories because they can convey the exact tone that they intended.

A compilation of celebrity memoirs, because I like to be noisy and mind other people’s business.

Books mentioned in his songs, Conan has read or books mentioning his songs.

Memoirs from women who have powerful stories to tell. Women I admire. Women who I might not admire, but have lived fascinatingly singular lives. Some I have read and some I have not yet. Taking suggestions if you’ve read a good one.

I’m an audiobook lover, and I’m always looking for great audiobooks! Rather than just listing my favorites, I thought I’d make a list of audiobooks that have won Audie Awards from 2010-2015.

There are so many, so I stuck to specific categories. Not all categories are in all years, so there is some inconsistency. I included the following categories:

• Audiobook of the year
• Autobiography/Memoir
• Erotica
• Spanish
• Fantasy
• Fiction
• History/Biography
• Humor
• Horror
• Literary Fiction
• Classics
• Middle Grade
• Mystery
• Nonfiction
• Romance
• Science Fiction
• Short Stories/Collections
• Thriller/Suspense
• YA/Teens
• Paranormal

More info in the comments!

Happy listening!

Memoirs of relatively well-known people that were surprising for one reason or another. Going beyond your traditional tragic or high-profile celebrity subjects.

Celebrities I want at my celebrity dinner

Memoirs & Biographies…ish