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What are your favorite audiobooks?


Published: May 3, 2011
In the June 2011 issue of The Writer, editorial associate Martha Lundin wrote about her love of audiobooks in honor of "June is Audiobook Month." Here, she shares a short list of her very favorite ones:
Martha Lundin
Martha's favorite audiobooks (unabridged versions) :

The Book Thief by Markus Zusak

Major Pettigrew’s Last Stand by Helen Simonson

The Help by Kathryn Stockett

The Historian by Elizabeth Kostova

The Lords of Discipline by Pat Conroy

• Any of the Jack Reacher books by Lee Child

• Any of the Stephanie Plum books by Janet Evanovich


Let's hear from you! What are your favorite audiobooks?


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ANGELICA HAGMAN from CALIFORNIA said:
One of my favorite audiobooks to date is "Bridge to Terabithia" by Katherine Paterson. Robert Sean Leonard's voice lends to the narration an extra layer of delicacy and sensitivity - heart-wrenching and exquisite!
4 stars
KATHLEEN YOUNG from TEXAS said:
I have only recently begun to listen to audio books. I enjoyed my first selection, The Art of Fiction by Ayn Rand, so much I eagerly anticipate listening to more titles. I highly recommend the audio version of Rand's book; it seemed as though I were sitting in her living room, not mine, listening to her in person, along with other writers, as she imparted valuable particulars of good writing.

Now, if only I can figure out how to burn my downloaded audio book onto CD, I can listen to books on my long commute like Colleen from MS.
ALONZO RUMFELT from ALASKA said:
I have found that sometimes an audiobook is better than a hard copy. In foreign works translated into English (or whatever language) you can learn how to pronounce things properly. You can realize that something is funny. This was the case, for me, with Tim Moore's Frost On My Moustache. I tried to read the book first, but put it down. It was the British humor that I wasn't getting in the written form. Listening to it, I got all the inflections, pauses, and other things that let make something funny. It was also the same for Sherman Alexie's The Absolutely True Diary of a Part Time Indian. It would be good in written form, but listening to Alexie read it adds so much to the experience.
MINDI ANDERSON from ILLINOIS said:
I love Stephen King's "On Writing." Ultimate favorite!
COLLEEN THOMAS from MASSACHUSETTS said:
When my mother became ill, I began traveling from Massachusetts to NJ frequently. I'd always hated audiobooks, but, hoping to stay awake on the long ride, I grabbed a Stephanie Plum from the free table at my library. My love affair with Janet Evanovich and audiobooks began on that trip. After I finished listening to all the Plums, I moved on to THE RULE OF FOUR, THE HISTORIAN, and THE BOOK OF LOST THINGS - all favorites. I actually began to look forward to the long drive because I'd be "reading" a good book. If you haven't tried listening while driving recently, I recommend giving it another chance!
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