2023 Favorite Listens
2023…
What can I say?
It’s been a year of drastic change, of relocation, of hospital stays, and gas leaks.
And the passing of two inCREdibly LOVED Audiobook Accomplice Newsletter Boys who graced many an Intro and Exit.
Still…
Through it all? Gratitude for Love Past, Loves Present.
And audiobooks!
Here are my Favorite Listens of this Year O’ Change. New to me, they either entertained, or made me think, or, esPECially my Fave for the Year, had me sobbing into a hankie with its powerhouse ending.
What were YOUR Favorites for 2023? Don’t be shy, shoot me a line and let’s have a chat. P’raps I’ll give them a listen as well, as all good Accomplices have tremendously good taste!
Or dive into all of my favorites regardless of listening year →
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By: Alastair Reynolds / Narrated By: Natasha Soudek
Length: 4 hrs and 12 mins
Stunningly beautiful, filled with twists and turns. And Ugly Sobs to round it off. BEST of the Year!
By: Kelly Barnhill / Narrated By: Suzanne Toren
Length: 13 hrs and 4 mins
A timely delight about Love, Acceptance. Oh, and Crows!
Series: A Novel of Ireland
Written and Narrated By: Frank Delaney
Length: 13 hrs and 15 mins
A whirlwind of a romp, with spectacular narration, this is a neat jaunt into the Past
Series: Bromance Book Club, Book 1
By: Lyssa Kay Adams / Narrated By: Andrew Eiden, Maxwell Caulfield
Length: 9 hrs and 9 mins
Surprise, surprise! A weeee bit o’ toe curling, but hey! Not only did I not mind? I LOVED it!
Series: The Wind in the Willows, Book 1
By: Kenneth Grahame / Narrated By: Michael Page
Length: 6 hrs and 14 mins
I can’t believe this is my first Go with this. And Michael Page turns it into a fanTAStic experience
By: Gordon Korman / Narrated By: Sarah Beth Goer, Oliver Wyman, Josh Hurley, Tristan Morris, Chris Gebauer, Sean Welsh Brown, Pete Larkin, Fred Berman, Jennifer Nittoso
Length: 6 hrs
From the writing, to smart character development. Short but precious. Then too? I can never say No to Oliver Wyman…!
By: Bruce Deel, Sara Grace / Foreword By: Simon Sinek / Narrated By: Bruce Deel
Length: 6 hrs and 2 mins
Yeh yeh yeh. I SHOULD have expected to be crying into tissues, right?!
Written and Narrated By: Giles Milton
Length: 15 hrs and 48 mins
Hard-hitting, horrific. Giles Milton conveys a devastating moment in history in his usual inimitable style.
By: Nick Spalding / Narrated By: Napoleon Ryan, Heather Wilds
Length: 8 hrs and 31 mins
Far fetched Laugh Till You’re Crying humor. Loved it!
By: E. B. White/ Foreword By: Melissa Sweet / Narrated By: Meryl Streep, January LaVoy, Kirby Heyborne, MacLeod Andrews, Mark Bramhall, Scott Brick, Cassandra Campbell, Danny Campbell, Mark Deakins, Kimberly Farr, Tavia Gilbert, Dion Graham, Almarie Guerra, Johnny Heller, Lincoln Hoppe, Raymond Lee, Robin Miles, Adenrele Ojo, Ray Porter, Emily Rankin, John Rubinstein, Bahni Turpin, Julia Whelan
Length: 4 hrs and 2 mins
Ridiculously well-performed. And Ooooh! The story of friendship!!!
By: Barbara Metzger / Narrated By: Pippa Rathborne
Length: 10 hrs and 4 mins
A variety of situations and characters, but each story made me swoon with delight. And Pippaaaa!!!
Series: The Ill-Mannered Ladies, Book 1
By: Alison Goodman / Narrated By: Kristin Atherton
Length: 15 hrs and 33 mins
A rip-roarin’ first in please please PLEASE a series?! Fraught hijinks and wonderfully warm characters getting into bad hoodoo. A winner!
By: Emily X.R. Pan / Narrated By: Natalie Naudus, Shawn K. Jain, David Shih
Length: 8 hrs and 24 mins
Egads! Another author thinking waaaay too highly of herself. Listening to this made me feel like the wall spaghetti gets thrown onto…!!!