10 Perfect Audiobooks To Listen

1. City of Girls by Elizabeth Gilbert

In 1940, 19-year-old Vivian Morris works at her aunt's New York City playhouse, where she meets a charismatic bunch of actors, writers, and showgirls who make her time with them feel like home. But when a personal mistake becomes a professional nightmare, it flips the new life she's come to love upside-down.

2. Binti by Nnedi Okorafor

Binti has just been invited to study at Oomza University, the best school in the galaxy. However, accepting will mean not only leaving behind her family and the Himba people but also putting herself in the middle of a war with the Meduse, a terrifying alien race not to be reckoned with.

3. My Lovely Wife by Samantha Downing

After 15 years of wedded bliss, a suburban couple with kids discover something new to keep their marriage alive — getting away with murder.

4. After by Anna Todd

College freshman Tessa is a good girl with a sweet and safe boyfriend waiting for her back home. When she meets dark and mysterious Hardin, sparks (of anger) fly. He's rude and even cruel, and yet Tessa finds herself drawn to him. After an unexpected night of passion, a different kind of spark is ignited within her, forcing Tessa to question who she thought she was, as well as find the real Hardin hidden underneath his tough exterior.

5. Forget Me Not by Brenda Jackson

Three years after her husband, Devon, died in a car crash, Ashley Ryan still hasn't moved on. To help take her mind off things, her friends surprise her with a getaway to Catalina Cove, Louisiana, where — instead of a relaxing vacation — she finds her dead husband, very much alive. Tessa learns that Devon is suffering from amnesia and, though he doesn't remember their life together, the feelings they had for each other are still there. After the doctors recommend that Tessa keep the truth to herself, she and Devon fall in love again as strangers, giving her the second chance she never thought she'd get.

6. Under the Table by Stephanie Evanovich

After escaping her dead-end marriage, aspiring chef Zoey Sullivan flees to New York and finds herself working in reclusive millionaire Tristan Malloy's kitchen. Though smart and successful, the computer programmer is also unfashionable and shy. After a makeover and a few pep talks, he's confident like he's never been before. But now Zoey is the one who needs confidence, and bravery, to tell him how she really feels about him.

7. Becoming by Michelle Obama

What better way to experience Michelle Obama's bestselling memoir than hearing it read by the former first lady herself? Feel inspired as Obama's familiar voice takes you through her time growing up on the South Side of Chicago, to her struggles with fertility issues, to her time spent at the world's most famous address.

8. The Last Black Unicorn by Tiffany Haddish

If you're looking for an audiobook that will make you literally laugh out loud, Tiffany Haddish's The Last Black Unicorn will definitely do the job. Nothing is off-limits for Haddish as she reads essay after hilarious essay about her life. You'll quickly learn that Haddish was destined to become a professional comedian — even if she faced tremendous struggles to become the household name she is today.

9. The Outsider by Stephen King

When a young boy's body is found, evidence points to Terry Maitland, a seemingly good guy who's a Little League coach, teacher, and father of two. Even though Terry has an alibi, the mounting DNA evidence, fingerprints, and witnesses force Detective Ralph Anderson to arrest him. Is Terry really to blame, or is it something much more sinister? The emotional, supernatural twists will make you want to keep listening all day.

10. Someone Knows by Lisa Scottoline

Allie Garvey is going home for a funeral, and she's full of dread. Going home means she'll face the two people she shares a huge secret with. Twenty years earlier, Allie and four other teenagers played a dangerous prank in the woods, and when it went horribly wrong, they decided to keep what happened a secret. But Allie has been destroyed by the secret, causing her to distance herself from people she loves. Now that she's home, she's determined to figure out how the prank went so wrong, and as the narrator leads you to Allie's shocking discovery, you won't be able to hit pause.