audiobooks for the picky listener

comprehensive list of audiobook recs given by the community! perfect for those who wanna read + stack another hobby of choice on top (crafting, walking, etc.)

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created by elreads

last updated June, 2026

22 books

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Dolores Claiborne

Stephen King

My Sister, the Serial Killer

Oyinkan Braithwaite

The Adventures of Amina al-Sirafi

Shannon Chakraborty

The Mad Wife

Meagan Church

The Nightingale

Kristin Hannah

The Raven Boys

Maggie Stiefvater

One Two Three

Laurie Frankel

The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo

Taylor Jenkins Reid

Divine Rivals

Rebecca Ross

Butcher & Blackbird

Brynne Weaver

Project Hail Mary

Andy Weir

Dungeon Crawler Carl

Matt Dinniman

The River Has Roots

Amal El-Mohtar

The Name of the Wind

Patrick Rothfuss

Inside Voice

Lake Bell

Daisy Jones & The Six

Taylor Jenkins Reid

Murder on the Orient Express

Agatha Christie

The Honeys

Ryan La Sala

The Stardust Thief (The Sandsea Trilogy, #1)

Chelsea Abdullah

House of Hollow

Krystal Sutherland

Gideon the Ninth

Tamsyn Muir

All Systems Red

Martha Wells

Comments

citra

Another great addition would be My Sister The Serial Killer. Fun book with such an expressive voice acting. 10/10 would recommend!

elreadsOP

Added! Thanks for the rec :)

reefling

can I recommend the Adventures of Amina Al-Sarafi by S.A. Chakraborty to this list? I am an avid audiobook listener and just listened to this a the voice actors did a great job. The perfect level of dynamic elements without them being a distraction. The FMC is retelling the story from an older age with the help of a scribe so you sometimes get elements where they flash to the narrative conversations and you hear her talking off to the side or a door opening but nothing too distracting. Also, I love this book and the author in general!

elreadsOP

Yes, I'll add it right now!! A little side note: I'm a huge fan of her Daevabad trilogy so I'll need to listen to this one asap

reefling

I'm reading book #2 of the Daevabad trilogy right now!

elreadsOP

That one was my favorite of the trilogy!! Though all of them are amazing tbh