The magic of audiobooks lies in the unique relationship between listener and narrator. Just as our parents became our first storytellers, reading bedtime stories with dramatic voices and engaging inflections, today's professional narrators transform words on a page into immersive experiences. The right narrator can elevate a good story into something extraordinary—think of George Saunders' "Lincoln in the Bardo" with its hundred-voice cast, or the perfect pacing in "Daisy Jones and the Six" that brings its interview format to vibrant life.

Mentioned Audiobooks:

• Fates and Furies by Lauren Groff
• Lincoln in the Bardo by George Saunders
• Everything, Everything and The Sun is Also a Star by Nicola Yoon
• Pachinko by Min Jin Lee
• The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas
• Daisy Jones & The Six by Taylor Jenkins Reid
• Mrs. Everything by Jennifer Weiner
• Such a Fun Age by Kiley Reid
• A Good Neighborhood by Therese Anne Fowler
• Valentine by Elizabeth Wetmore
• Friends and Strangers by J. Courtney Sullivan
• Red, White & Royal Blue by Casey McQuiston
• One to Watch by Kate Stayman-London
• The Unhoneymooners by Christina Lauren
• The Push by Ashley Audrain
• Apples Never Fall by Liane Moriarty
• Crying in H Mart by Michelle Zauner
• The Four Winds by Kristin Hannah
• The Plot by Jean Hanff Korelitz
• Nora Goes Off Script by Annabel Monaghan
• Tomorrow and Tomorrow and Tomorrow by Gabrielle Zevin
• Hidden Pictures by Jason Rekulak
• The Marriage Portrait by Maggie O'Farrell
• Thank You for Listening by Julia Whelan
• Dead Romantics by Ashley Poston
• Part of Your World by Abby Jimenez
• The Candy House by Jennifer Egan
• Yellowface by R.F. Kuang
• Pineapple Street by Jenny Jackson
• Remarkably Bright Creatures by Shelby Van Pelt
• The Collected Regrets of Clover by Mikki Brammer
• Bye, Baby by Caroline Lovering
• Nothing to See Here by Kevin Wilson
• The Rachel Incident by Caroline O'Donoghue
• Miracle Creek by Angie Kim
• The Last One at the Wedding by Jason Rekulak
• The Wedding People by Alison Espach
• Ask for Andrea by Noelle Ihli
  
  

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