Jen R.’s Picks for Audiobook Month 2026!

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June is Audiobook Month!

To celebrate, we’re featuring Jen R.’s audiobook staff picks.

Choose Your Own Adventure Collection: Origin Four

By R.A. Montgomery, Read by Sean Patrick Hopkins

Jen R. says, “I have such nostalgia for the “Choose Your Own” books and remember checking them out of the library as a kid. So excited to hear how it has been brought to audio for the first time! And this production features four stories in one audiobook!“

Trek through some of the highest mountains in the world, search for the lost city of Atlantis in your very own submarine, and track down legendary jewels stolen from a Paris museum in this new collection. 

Listen to a Clip from the Audiobook, Read by Sean Patrick Hopkins

Yesteryear: A GMA Book Club Pick

By Caro Claire Burke, Read by Rebecca Lowman

Jen R. says, “This is my book club’s summer selection and with EVERYONE talking about Yesteryear, I am so excited to hear the buzz for myself! I have always been a big fan of Rebecca Lowman’s narration style and Yesteryear has already won a Kirkus Earphones Award and named one of Audible’s Best of the Year (so far!). And Anne Hathaway is working on the film adaptation. Count me in.”

A traditional American woman, a “tradwife” influencer, suddenly awakens in the brutal reality of 1855—where she must unravel whether this living nightmare is an elaborate hoax, a twisted reality show, or something far more sinister in this sensational debut novel.


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Listen to a Clip from the Audiobook, Read by Rebecca Lowman

The Power of Habit

By Charles Duhigg, Read by Charles Duhigg

Jen R. says, “This book has really stuck with me since I read it over a decade ago, but I could use a refresh! And the author, Charles Duhigg, is a great speaker. Lucky for listeners, he just recorded an author-read audiobook edition of this bestseller for the first time last fall—which also includes a new afterword. I am excited to revisit this one and hear it in the author’s accessible and friendly voice.”

At its core, The Power of Habit contains an exhilarating argument: The key to exercising regularly, losing weight, being more productive, and achieving success is understanding how habits work. As Duhigg shows, by harnessing this new science, we can transform our businesses, our communities, and our lives.

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Listen to a Clip from the Audiobook, Read by Charles Duhigg

Born a Crime

By Trevor Noah, Read by Trevor Noah

Jen R. says, “I have heard some refer to this as the greatest audiobook they have ever listened to, and I cannot believe I have waited this long to listen myself! I always enjoyed Trevor Noah on The Daily Show—he is a phenomenal storyteller with a great voice, and I am eager to finally press play on this one. And I am thrilled it’s now available as a digital audiobook at libraries for the first time!”

A “brilliant” (Lupita Nyong’o, Time), “poignant” (Entertainment Weekly), “soul-nourishing” (USA Today) memoir about coming of age during the twilight of apartheid.


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Listen to a Clip from the Audiobook, Read by Trevor Noah

The Very Hungry Caterpillar’s Audiobook Collection

By Eric Carle, Read by Kevin R. Free, Eric Carle, Diego Santana and Cristina Hernández

Jen R. says, “Eric Carle (and The Very Hungry Caterpillar especially!) has always been a big hit in my household with my little one! But when bedtime gets bumpy, I often have had to download multiple short audiobooks at once. To have 25 beloved Eric Carle stories in one audiobook collection at one press of a button is a toddler parent’s dream!”

Join the Very Hungry Caterpillar for twenty-five audiobooks (including three in Spanish) by classic and beloved children’s author Eric Carle!

Listen to a Clip from the Audiobook, Kevin R. Free, Eric Carle, Diego Santana and Cristina Hernández

Dolly All the Time: A GMA Book Club Pick

By Annabel Monaghan, Read by Julia Whelan

Jen R. says, “This is the perfect summer listen for my playlist—with the combo of Annabel Monaghan, Julia Whelan, and a sweet seaside romance. I am ready to set sail on this GMA Book Club Pick! All aboard!”

A hardworking single mom returns to her seaside hometown and stumbles into a fake dating situationship with a wealthy, workaholic scion, from the New York Times bestselling author of Nora Goes Off Script.

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Listen to a Clip from the Audiobook, Read by Julia Whelan