Audiobooks Like How to Read a Book

10 audiobooks for fans of How to Read a Book

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   The Correspondent

   by Virginia Evans

   Narrated by Maggi-Meg Reed, Jane Oppenheimer, Carly Robins, Jeff Ebner, David Pittu, Chris Andrew Ciulla, Mark Bramhall, Petrea Burchard, Robert Petkoff, Kimberly Farr, Cerris Morgan-Moyer, Peter Ganim, Jade Wheeler, Various

   ★ 4.81 ABR Score (383.3K ratings)

   ★ 4.53 Goodreads (364.9K) ★ 4.8 Audible (18.3K)

   8h 36m listening time • Released 2025

   A sprawling ensemble cast brings luminous depth to this meditation on lifelong correspondence—each narrator inhabits their character so fully you'll forget you're listening to a performance, not overhearing actual lives unfolding.

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   The Extraordinary Life of Sam Hell

   by Robert Dugoni

   Narrated by Robert Dugoni

   ★ 4.68 ABR Score (253.5K ratings)

   ★ 4.45 Goodreads (230.8K) ★ 4.67 Audible (22.7K)

   11h 41m listening time • Released 2018

   Robert Dugoni narrating his own coming-of-age story brings an intimacy that transforms a tale of isolation into something deeply moving. His performance captures both the wounded kid and the reflective adult looking back, making this feel less like memoir and more like a friend finally trusting you with his truth.

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   Atmosphere: A GMA Book Club Pick

   by Taylor Jenkins Reid

   Narrated by Kristen DiMercurio, Julia Whelan, Taylor Jenkins Reid

   ★ 4.68 ABR Score (778.0K ratings)

   ★ 4.33 Goodreads (758.2K) ★ 4.7 Audible (19.8K)

   9h 52m listening time • Released 2025

   Multiple narrators embody the fierce ambition and competing loyalties of women breaking into NASA, making this feel like you're in the room with them rather than just hearing their story.

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   The Road to Tender Hearts

   by Annie Hartnett

   Narrated by Mark Bramhall

   ★ 4.56 ABR Score (64.2K ratings)

   ★ 4.35 Goodreads (61.9K) ★ 4.78 Audible (2.2K)

   11h 48m listening time • Released 2025

   Mark Bramhall's warm, weathered voice is perfect for PJ's cross-country redemption quest—you'll believe every heartbreak and laugh alongside this unlikely found family on wheels.

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   When Crickets Cry

   by Charles Martin

   Narrated by Charles Martin, Adam Verner

   ★ 4.45 ABR Score (74.6K ratings)

   ★ 4.38 Goodreads (72.3K) ★ 4.61 Audible (2.3K)

   11h 15m listening time • Released 2019

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   Chasing Fireflies

   by Charles Martin

   Narrated by Adam Verner

   ★ 4.43 ABR Score (45.7K ratings)

   ★ 4.42 Goodreads (44.1K) ★ 4.6 Audible (1.7K)

   10h 25m listening time • Released 2020

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   Say Goodbye for Now

   by Catherine Ryan Hyde

   Narrated by Nick Podehl, Teri Schnaubelt

   ★ 4.38 ABR Score (29.8K ratings)

   ★ 4.37 Goodreads (27.5K) ★ 4.55 Audible (2.3K)

   9h 41m listening time • Released 2016

   Nick Podehl and Teri Schnaubelt bring richness to Hyde's story of outsiders finding belonging in 1950s Texas—their dual narration deepens the emotional weight of a love and friendship that society forbids.

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   Long Way Gone

   by Charles Martin

   Narrated by Adam Verner

   ★ 4.38 ABR Score (21.6K ratings)

   ★ 4.38 Goodreads (20.2K) ★ 4.59 Audible (1.5K)

   9h 50m listening time • Released 2016

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   The Essential Rumi

   by Jalal ad-Din Muhammad ar-Rumi, Coleman Barks, Reynold Alleyne Nicholson, A.J. Arberry, John Moyne

   Narrated by Robertson Dean

   ★ 4.32 ABR Score (51.4K ratings)

   ★ 4.39 Goodreads (50.8K) ★ 4.58 Audible (517)

   9h 24m listening time • Released 2018

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    Never Say Die

    Alex Rider • Book 11

    by Anthony Horowitz

    Narrated by Simon Prebble

    ★ 4.27 ABR Score (8.8K ratings)

    ★ 4.31 Goodreads (8.5K) ★ 4.77 Audible (282)

    8h 53m listening time • Released 2017

    Simon Prebble's measured, intelligent narration elevates this Alex Rider installment from solid spy thriller to genuinely gripping—his restraint makes Alex's grief and desperation hit harder than any breathless performance could.

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