Whether you've wanted to try an audiobook or you're looking for narrator recommendations, this episode covers it all! Our librarians discuss why they listen to audiobooks, what qualities in an audiobook are important to them, and share their hot take on the controversial question; is listening to a book really reading it?

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Etiquette and Espionage by Gail Carriger, read by Moira Quirk

Harry Potter series by JK Rowling, read by Stephen Fry or Jim Dale

The Last Letter From Your Lover by Jojo Moyes

Works by Diana Palmer

A Game of Thrones by George R.R. Martin, read by Roy Dotrice

The Princess Diaries by Meg Cabot, read by Anne Hathaway

Les Miserables by Victor Hugo

Audio Recordings by Narrator Lorelai King

Audio Recordings by Narrator Susan Eriksen

The Stephanie Plum Series by Janet Evanovich

Thrones by Glass by Sarah J Maas, read by Elizabeth Evans

Six of Crows by Leigh Bardugo, read by Ensemble Cast

Outlander by Diana Gabaldon, read by Davina Porter

The Wonderful Wizard of Oz by L. Frank Baum, read by Anne Hathaway

Anna Karenina by Leo Tolstoy, read by Maggie Gyllenhaal

Becoming by Michelle Obama, read by Michelle Obama

Down the Rabbit Hole by Holly Madison, read by Holly Madison

Works by David Sedaris, read by David Sedaris

Bossypants by Tina Fey, read by Tina Fey

Yes Please by Amy Poehler, read by Amy Poehler

Choose Your Own Autobiography by Neil Patrick Harris, read by Neil Patrick Harris

One of Us Is Lying by Karen M. McManus, read by Ensemble Cast

The Help by Kathryn Stockett, read by Ensemble Cast

The Girl on the Train by Paula Hawkins, read by Ensemble Cast

Behind Her Eyes by Sarah Pinborough, read by Ensemble Cast

Carmilla (Audible Original) by Joseph Sheridan Le Fans, read by Ensemble Cast

The Charley Davidson Series by Darynda Jones, read by Lorelai King

The Cat Who series by Lillian Jackson Braun, read by George Guidall

In Death series by JD Robb, read by Susan Ericksen

Some Girls by Jillian Lauren, read by Tavia Gilbert

Sebastian St. Syr series by C.S. Harris, read by Davina Porter

BBC Radio Dramatization, The Hobbit by JRR Tolkien

Focus on the Family Radio Theater's adaptation of The Horse and His Boy by CS Lewis

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