Best English Audiobooks
Our highest-scoring English listens, ranked by narration, pacing, and production.
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Project Hail Mary
Andy Weir · Narrated by Ray Porter · Editorial pick
"A science-driven survival story whose most rewarding discovery is friendship."
- 2
The Dutch House
Ann Patchett · Narrated by Tom Hanks · Editorial pick
"A finely observed sibling story about the homes we lose and the memories we keep."
- 3
Becoming
Michelle Obama · Narrated by Michelle Obama · Editorial pick
"A personal account of ambition, family, and the negotiations behind a public life."
- 4
Demon Copperhead
Barbara Kingsolver · Narrated by Charlie Thurston · Editorial pick
"An Appalachian coming-of-age novel with a fierce voice and an unsparing social conscience."
- 5
It Ends with Us
Colleen Hoover · Narrated by Olivia Song · Editorial pick
"A romance that treats hard choices and hard history with unusual directness."
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The Silent Patient
Alex Michaelides · Narrated by Jack Hawkins & Louise Brealey · Editorial pick
"A famous painter shoots her husband and never speaks again; her psychotherapist cannot let it go."
- 7
Fourth Wing
Rebecca Yarros · Narrated by Rebecca Soler & Teddy Hamilton · Editorial pick
"A dragon-riders' academy where the trials are lethal, the secrets multiply, and the romance burns."
- 8
Atomic Habits
James Clear · Narrated by James Clear · Editorial pick
"A practical framework for change: make good habits obvious, attractive, easy, and satisfying."
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Where the Crawdads Sing
Delia Owens · Narrated by Cassandra Campbell · Editorial pick
"A coming-of-age story and a murder trial, told with a naturalist's eye for the marsh."
- 10
The Thursday Murder Club
Richard Osman · Narrated by Lesley Manville · Editorial pick
"Four retirement-village sleuths meet weekly for cold cases — until a fresh one arrives at their door."