Travel audiobooks

Learn German with Stories

By: Patrick Haul

Narrated by: Patrick Khatrao

Length: 1 hour 40 minutes

Abridged: No

Learn German with Stories - A modern approach to learning German in a fun and interactive way!
Learning a new language can be extremely difficult. Especially one that seems so challenging. With its complex grammar rules and strange sounds, it can discourage anyone willing to give the German language a try. On top of that, today’s society has made... Read more

Following the Equator

By: Mark Twain

Narrated by: Ian Porter

Length: 23 hours 16 minutes

Abridged: No

The classic travelogue of one of America's most famous authors, Following the Equator was written when Twain had fallen on hard times. At the time, Twain found himself compelled to take a tour of the British Empire in 1895 and write about it.
This account of that trip, published in 1897, is a classic example of Twain's ever vigilant observational... Read more

A Thousand Feasts

By: Nigel Slater

Narrated by: Nigel Slater

Length: 8 hours 24 minutes

Abridged: No

From award-winning writer Nigel Slater, comes a new and exquisitely written collection of notes, memoir, stories and small moments of joy. 'Nigel Slater’s prose is the rarest delicacy of all: exquisite yet effortless, filled with heart, tenderness, yearning and humour' ELIZABETH DAY For... Read more

Dictatorland

By: Paul Kenyon

Narrated by: Hamilton McLeod

Length: 19 hours 20 minutes

Abridged: No

Bloomsbury presents Dictatorland by Paul Kenyon, read by Hamilton McLeod.

A Financial Times Book of the Year

'Jaw-dropping' Daily Express
'Grimly fascinating' Financial Times
'Humane, timely, accessible and well-researched' Irish Times

The dictator who grew so rich on his country's cocoa crop that he built a 35-storey-high basilica in the jungles of... Read more

Scary Monsters and Super Creeps

By: Dom Joly

Narrated by: Dom Joly

Length: 7 hours 43 minutes

Abridged: No

Dom Joly sets off round the world, but this time he's not looking to holiday in a danger zone - he's monster hunting.

Ever since he was given a copy of Arthur C. Clarke's Mysterious World for his ninth birthday Dom has been obsessed with the world of cryptozoology - monster hunting - and in Scary Monsters and Super Creeps he heads to six... Read more

Summer with the Leprechauns

By: Tanis Helliwell

Narrated by: Karen Gundersen

Length: 6 hours 19 minutes

Abridged: No

An Irish Jewel, far more than a fairy tale. A good humored, true account of Tanis’ summer in a cottage in Ireland where the resident leprechaun taught her about the evolution of elementals (fairies, elves, leprechauns). In the author’s re-edited and revised classic you can hear the leprechaun’s voice in all his mischievous wisdom. Summer with... Read more

From Scratch

By: Tembi Locke

Narrated by: Tembi Locke

Length: 10 hours 17 minutes

Abridged: No

A 2020 Audie Award Finalist

One of AudioFile’s Best Audiobooks of 2019!

Now a limited Netflix series starring Zoe Saldana!

This Reese Witherspoon Book Club Pick and New York Times bestseller is “a captivating story of love lost and found” (Kirkus Reviews) set in the lush Sicilian countryside, where one woman discovers the healing powers of food,... Read more

Into Thin Air

By: Jon Krakauer

Narrated by: Philip Franklin

Length: 9 hours 9 minutes

Abridged: No

When Jon Krakauer reached the summit of Mt. Everest in the early afternoon of May 10, 1996, he hadn't slept in fifty-seven hours and was reeling from the brain-altering effects of oxygen depletion. As he turned to begin his long, dangerous descent from 29,028 feet, twenty other climbers were still pushing doggedly toward the top.  No one had... Read more

The Feather Thief

By: Kirk Wallace Johnson

Narrated by: MacLeod Andrews

Length: 8 hours 4 minutes

Abridged: No

As heard on NPR's This American Life

“Absorbing . . . Though it's non-fiction, The Feather Thief contains many of the elements of a classic thriller.” —Maureen Corrigan, NPR’s Fresh Air

“One of the most peculiar and memorable true-crime books ever.” —Christian Science Monitor

A rollicking true-crime adventure and a captivating journey into an... Read more

A Walk in the Woods

By: Bill Bryson

Narrated by: Rob McQuay

Length: 9 hours 43 minutes

Abridged: No

The Appalachian Trail trail stretches from Georgia to Maine and covers some of the most breathtaking terrain in America–majestic mountains, silent forests, sparking lakes. If you’re going to take a hike, it’s probably the place to go. And Bill Bryson is surely the most entertaining guide you’ll find. He introduces us to the history and... Read more

The Stranger in the Woods

By: Michael Finkel

Narrated by: Mark Bramhall

Length: 6 hours 18 minutes

Abridged: No

Many people dream of escaping modern life, but most will never act on it. This is the remarkable true story of a man who lived alone in the woods of Maine for 27 years, making this dream a reality—not out of anger at the world, but simply because he preferred to live on his own.

A New York Times bestseller

In 1986, a shy and intelligent... Read more

The Indifferent Stars Above

By: Daniel James Brown

Narrated by: Michael Prichard

Length: 10 hours 55 minutes

Abridged: No

From the #1 bestselling author of The Boys in the Boat and Facing the Mountain comes an unforgettable epic of family, tragedy, and survival on the American frontier“An ideal pairing of talent and material.… Engrossing.… A deft and ambitious storyteller.” — Mary Roach, New York Times Book ReviewIn April of 1846, twenty-one-year-old Sarah Graves,... Read more

The Falcon Thief

By: Joshua Hammer

Narrated by: Matthew Lloyd Davies

Length: 8 hours 23 minutes

Abridged: No

A rollicking true-crime adventure about a rogue who trades in rare birds and their eggs—and the wildlife detective determined to stop him.

On May 3, 2010, an Irish national named Jeffrey Lendrum was apprehended at Britain’s Birmingham International Airport with a suspicious parcel strapped to his stomach. Inside were fourteen rare peregrine... Read more

Round Here and Over Yonder

By: Trae Crowder & Corey Ryan Forrester

Narrated by: Trae Crowder & Corey Ryan Forrester

Length: 7 hours 11 minutes

Abridged: No

Read by the authors.Join Southern comedian duo Trae Crowder and Corey Ryan Forrester in this hilarious and irreverent travel guide as they wander about ponderin' the peculiarities beyond their small-town front porches.Trae and Corey will take you from the smallest of small towns to major US metropolises (or is it metropoli? We haven't a fartin'... Read more

Lands of Lost Borders

By: Kate Harris

Narrated by: Amy Landon

Length: 10 hours 59 minutes

Abridged: No

Lands of Lost Borders carried me up into a state of openness and excitement I haven’t felt for years. It’s a modern classic."" —Pico IyerA brilliant, fierce writer makes her debut with this enthralling travelogue and memoir of her journey by bicycle along the Silk Road—an illuminating and thought-provoking fusion of The Places in Between, Lab... Read more

Every Time You Hear That Song

By: Jenna Voris

Narrated by: Emily Lawrence & Allison Strong

Length: 8 hours 38 minutes

Abridged: No

"Beautifully explores the high and low notes of fame. . . . A must-read for anyone who loves layered characters, true-to-life personalities, and country music!"—Jason June, New York Times best-selling author

Perfect for fans of The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo and Daisy Jones and the Six, this queer coming-of-age story celebrates country music,... Read more

Rules for Rule Breaking

By: Talia Tucker

Narrated by: Shannon Tyo & Nick Martineau

Length: 7 hours 18 minutes

Abridged: No

Booksmart meets Never Have I Ever in this debut YA rom-com about two Korean American teens forced into a shared college visit road trip where they discover that the reasons they’ve been rivals their entire lives might actually be signs they’re a perfect pair.

Winter Park and Bobby Bae are Korean American high school juniors whose families have... Read more

Moby Dyke

By: Krista Burton

Narrated by: Sarah Beth Pfeifer

Length: 12 hours 13 minutes

Abridged: No

A former Rookie contributor and creator of the popular blog Effing Dykes investigates the disappearance of America’s lesbian bars by visiting the last few in existence.

Lesbian bars have always been treasured safe spaces for their customers, providing not only a good time but a shelter from societal alienation and outright persecution. In 1987,... Read more

Walking with Sam

By: Andrew McCarthy

Narrated by: Andrew McCarthy

Length: 6 hours 43 minutes

Abridged: No

An intimate, funny, and poignant New York Times bestseling travel memoir following award-winning author and actor Andrew McCarthy as he walks the Camino de Santiago with his son Sam. 
 
When Andrew McCarthy's eldest son began to take his first steps into adulthood, McCarthy found himself wishing time would slow down. Looking to create a more... Read more

Your Table Is Ready

By: Michael Cecchi-Azzolina

Narrated by: Michael Cecchi-Azzolina

Length: 9 hours 20 minutes

Abridged: No

"Trained in acting and a lifer in the restaurant business, Michael Cecchi-Azzolina doles out opinions in the tone of an authentic New Yorker. He narrates with a good pace and rhythm. The inner workings of the restaurant world as revealed are exhilarating but often sordid and salacious....this is an entertaining and insightful audiobook."-... Read more

The Intimate City

By: Michael Kimmelman

Narrated by: Michael Kimmelman, William DeMeritt, Karen Murr...

Length: 6 hours 34 minutes

Abridged: No

From the New York Times architecture critic, his celebrated walking tours of New York City, now expanded, covering four of the five boroughs and some 540 million years of history, accompanied by some of the people who know it best

As New York came to a halt with COVID, Michael Kimmelman composed an email to a group of architects, historians,... Read more

Chasing the Thrill

By: Daniel Barbarisi

Narrated by: Daniel Barbarisi

Length: 11 hours

Abridged: No

“Daniel Barbarisi plunges into an adventure from another era when he goes in search of buried treasure, guided only by a cryptic poem, a mischievous art collector, and the footsteps another pursuer who died on the quest… Every page draws you deeper into this no-man’s-land where fortune—or tragedy—awaits.” —Christopher McDougall, author of Born... Read more

Love Is an Ex-Country

By: Randa Jarrar

Narrated by: Randa Jarrar

Length: 5 hours 46 minutes

Abridged: No

Queer. Muslim. Arab American. A proudly Fat woman. Randa Jarrar is all of these things. In this provocative memoir of a cross-country road trip, she explores how to claim joy in an unraveling and hostile America.

Randa Jarrar is a fearless voice of dissent who has been called "politically incorrect" (Michelle Goldberg, The New York Times). As an... Read more

Borges and Me

By: Jay Parini

Narrated by: Fred Sanders

Length: 8 hours 51 minutes

Abridged: No

In this evocative work of what the author in his afterword calls “a kindof novelistic memoir,” Jay Parini takes us back fifty years, when he fled the United States for Scotland—in flight from the Vietnam War and desperately in search of his adult life. There, through unlikely circumstances, he meets the famed Argentinian author Jorge Luis... Read more