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The Audible Essentials

The Audible Essentials is our list of 100 absolute must-listens. Hours were spent deliberating which books should (and shouldn't) make the cut. Ultimately, the final list was chosen to represent a wide range of genres, compelling stories, and can't-miss performances. Updated just in time for our 20th anniversary in 2017, these are the books that stand the test of time: vetted by our listeners and hand-picked by our editors as examples of excellence.
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Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (J.K. Rowling)
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone
1
J.K. Rowling
A Song of Ice and Fire
A Song of Ice and Fire
2
Born a Crime (Trevor Noah)
Born a Crime
3
Trevor Noah
The Martian (Andy Weir)
The Martian
4
Andy Weir
Ready Player One (Ernest Cline)
Ready Player One
5
Ernest Cline
A Man Called Ove (Fredrik Backman)
A Man Called Ove
6
Fredrik Backman
The Handmaid's Tale (Margaret Atwood)
The Handmaid's Tale
7
Margaret Atwood
Outlander (Diana Gabaldon)
Outlander
8
Diana Gabaldon
Gone Girl (Gillian Flynn)
Gone Girl
9
Gillian Flynn
Bossypants (Tina Fey)
Bossypants
10
Tina Fey
Steve Jobs (Walter Isaacson)
Steve Jobs
11
Walter Isaacson
We Are Legion, We Are Bob (Dennis E. Taylor)
We Are Legion, We Are Bob
12
Dennis E. Taylor
11/22/63 (Stephen King)
11/22/63
13
Stephen King
Unbroken (Laura Hillenbrand)
Unbroken
14
Laura Hillenbrand
To Kill a Mockingbird (Harper Lee)
To Kill a Mockingbird
15
Harper Lee
The Help (Kathryn Stockett)
The Help
16
Kathryn Stockett
Invisible Man (Ralph Ellison)
Invisible Man
17
Ralph Ellison
The Nightingale (Kristin Hannah)
The Nightingale
18
Kristin Hannah
The Name of the Wind (Patrick Rothfuss)
The Name of the Wind
19
Patrick Rothfuss
The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo (Stieg Larsson)
The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo
20
Stieg Larsson
Ender's Game (Orson Scott Card)
Ender's Game
21
Orson Scott Card
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (Douglas Adams)
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
22
Douglas Adams
The Fault in Our Stars (John Green)
The Fault in Our Stars
23
John Green
The Great Gatsby (F. Scott Fitzgerald)
The Great Gatsby
24
F. Scott Fitzgerald
The Undoing Project (Michael Lewis)
The Undoing Project
25
Michael Lewis
The Goldfinch (Donna Tartt)
The Goldfinch
26
Donna Tartt
Me Before You (Jojo Moyes)
Me Before You
27
Jojo Moyes
Sherlock Holmes (Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)
Sherlock Holmes
28
Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
The Underground Railroad (Colson Whitehead)
The Underground Railroad
29
Colson Whitehead
Pride and Prejudice (Jane Austen)
Pride and Prejudice
30
Jane Austen
Hidden Figures (Margot Lee Shetterly)
Hidden Figures
31
Margot Lee Shetterly
The Devil in the White City (Erik Larson)
The Devil in the White City
32
Erik Larson
The Book Thief (Markus Zusak)
The Book Thief
33
Markus Zusak
The World of Robert Jordan's Wheel of Time (Robert Jordan and Teresa Patterson)
The World of Robert Jordan's Wheel of Time
34
Robert Jordan and Teresa Patterson
Wonder (Cameron Jace)
Wonder
35
Cameron Jace
1776 (David McCullough)
1776
36
David McCullough
Red Rising (Pierce Brown)
Red Rising
37
Pierce Brown
14
14
38
The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe (C.S. Lewis)
The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe
39
C.S. Lewis
Lincoln in the Bardo (George Saunders)
Lincoln in the Bardo
40
George Saunders
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