AUDIO NONFICTION
1. BECOMING, by Michelle Obama. (Random House Audio)
The former first lady describes how she balanced work, family and her husband’s political ascent. Read by the author. 19 hours, 3 minutes unabridged.
THIS MONTH: 1
MONTHS ON LIST: 1
2. EDUCATED, by Tara Westover. (Random House Audio)
The daughter of survivalists, who is kept out of school, educates herself enough to leave home for university. Read by Julia Whelan. 12 hours, 10 minutes unabridged.
THIS MONTH: 2
MONTHS ON LIST: 9
3. BORN A CRIME, by Trevor Noah. (Audible Studios)
A memoir about growing up in South Africa by the host of “The Daily Show.” Read by the author. 8 hours, 50 minutes unabridged.
THIS MONTH: 3
MONTHS ON LIST: 10
4. EVIL HAS A NAME, by Paul Holes, Jim Clemente and Peter McDonnell. (Audible Studios)
A conversation about the story behind the investigation of the Golden State Killer. Read by Paul Holes and Jim Clemente. 6 hours, 13 minutes unabridged.
THIS MONTH: 4
MONTHS ON LIST: 1
5. EXTREME OWNERSHIP, by Jocko Willink and Leif Babin. (Macmillan Audio)
Applying the principles of Navy SEALs leadership training to any organization. Read by the authors. 8 hours, 15 minutes unabridged.
THIS MONTH: 5
MONTHS ON LIST: 9
6. SAPIENS, by Yuval Noah Harari. (Harper Audio)
How Homo sapiens became Earth’s dominant species. Read by Derek Perkins. 15 hours, 17 minutes unabridged.
THIS MONTH: 6
MONTHS ON LIST: 9
7. THE POWER OF HABIT, by Charles Duhigg. (Random House Audio)
An examination of the science behind habits. Read by Mike Chamberlain. 10 hours, 57 minutes unabridged.
THIS MONTH: 7
MONTHS ON LIST: 10
8. A PEOPLE’S HISTORY OF THE UNITED STATES: 1492 TO PRESENT, by Howard Zinn. (HarperAudio)
An account from the point of view of women, African-Americans and others who are often marginalized. Read by Jeff Zinn. 34 hours, 8 minutes unabridged.
THIS MONTH: 8
MONTHS ON LIST: 1
9. THE DICHOTOMY OF LEADERSHIP, by Jocko Willink and Leif Babin. (Macmillan Audio)
Former Navy SEALs explain some opposing forces in leading others. Read by the authors. 10 hours, 34 minutes unabridged.
THIS MONTH: 9
MONTHS ON LIST: 3
10. 21 LESSONS FOR THE 21ST CENTURY, by Yuval Noah Harari. (Random House Audio)
Technological, political and social issues in the modern era. Read by Derek Perkins. 11 hours, 41 minutes unabridged.
THIS MONTH: 10
MONTHS ON LIST: 3
11. THINKING, FAST AND SLOW, by Daniel Kahneman. (Random House Audio)
When we can and cannot trust our intuitions in making business and personal decisions. 20 hours, 2 minutes unabridged. Read by Patrick Egan.
THIS MONTH: 11
MONTHS ON LIST: 2
12. FEAR, by Bob Woodward. (Simon & Schuster Audio)
The Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist describes debates and decision-making within the Trump White House. Read by Robert Petkoff. 12 hours, 20 minutes unabridged.
THIS MONTH: 12
MONTHS ON LIST: 3
13. BEASTIE BOYS BOOK, by Michael Diamond and Adam Horovitz. (Random House Audio)
The story of the New York band who achieved hip-hop stardom. Read by the authors and others. 12 hours, 41 minutes unabridged.
THIS MONTH: 13
MONTHS ON LIST: 1
14. SHIP OF FOOLS, by Tucker Carlson. (Simon & Schuster Audio)
The Fox News anchor argues that America’s ruling class is out of touch with everyday citizens. Read by the author. 6 hours, 32 minutes unabridged.
THIS MONTH: 14
MONTHS ON LIST: 2
15. UNBROKEN, by Laura Hillenbrand. (Penguin Random House Audio Publishing Group)
An Olympic runner’s story of survival as a prisoner of the Japanese during World War II. Read by Edward Herrmann. 13 hours, 56 minutes unabridged.
THIS MONTH: 15
MONTHS ON LIST: 1
AUDIO FICTION
1. PAST TENSE, by Lee Child. (Random House Audio)
Jack Reacher explores the New England town where his father was born and a Canadian couple now find themselves stranded. Read by Scott Brick. 12 hours, 51 minutes unabridged.
THIS MONTH: 1
MONTHS ON LIST: 1
2. FIRE AND BLOOD, by George R.R. Martin. (Random House Audio)
The first volume of the two-part history of the Targaryens in Westeros. Read by Simon Vance. 26 hours, 24 minutes unabridged.
THIS MONTH: 2
MONTHS ON LIST: 1
3. NINE PERFECT STRANGERS, by Liane Moriarty. (Macmillan Audio)
A romance writer becomes fascinated by the owner and director of a health resort. Read by Caroline Lee. 19 hours unabridged.
THIS MONTH: 3
MONTHS ON LIST: 1
4. WHERE THE CRAWDADS SING, by Delia Owens. (Penguin Audio)
In a quiet town on the North Carolina coast in 1969, a young woman who survived alone in the marsh becomes a murder suspect. Read by Cassandra Campbell. 12 hours, 12 minutes unabridged.
THIS MONTH: 4
MONTHS ON LIST: 3
5. LONG ROAD TO MERCY, by David Baldacci. (Hachette Audio)
FBI agent Atlee Pine must choose between protecting her career or the United States’ democracy. Read by Brittany Pressley and Kyf Brewer. 11 hours, 9 minutes unabridged.
THIS MONTH: 5
MONTHS ON LIST: 1
6. THE RECKONING, by John Grisham. (Random House Audio)
A decorated World War II veteran shoots and kills a pastor inside a Mississippi church. Read by Michael Beck. 17 hours, 36 minutes unabridged.
THIS MONTH: 6
MONTHS ON LIST: 2
7. LOOK ALIVE TWENTY-FIVE, by Janet Evanovich. (Random House Audio)
The 25th book in the Stephanie Plum series. Read by Lorelei King. 6 hours, 46 minutes unabridged.
THIS MONTH: 7
MONTHS ON LIST: 1
8. DARK SACRED NIGHT, by Michael Connelly. (Little, Brown)
Detective Renée Ballard teams up with retired detective Harry Bosch, who is working on a cold case. Read by Christine Lakin and Titus Welliver. 10 hours, 39 minutes unabridged.
THIS MONTH: 8
MONTHS ON LIST: 2
9. EVERY BREATH, by Nicholas Sparks. (Hachette Audio)
Difficult choices surface when Hope Anderson and Tru Walls meet in a North Carolina seaside town. Read by Sean Cameron Michael and Vanessa Johansson. 9 hours, 11 minutes unabridged.
THIS MONTH: 9
MONTHS ON LIST: 2
10. KINGDOM OF THE BLIND, by Louise Penny. (Macmillan Audio)
While on suspension, Chief Inspector Armand Gamache is made an executor of a stranger’s will and tries to keep a deadly narcotic off Montreal’s streets. Read by Robert Bathurst. 12 hours, 20 minutes unabridged.
THIS MONTH: 10
MONTHS ON LIST: 1
11. GOOD OMENS, by Neil Gaiman and Terry Pratchett. (HarperAudio)
Aziraphale, an angel and rare-book dealer, and his demon friend Crowley try to circumvent the end of the world. Read by Martin Jarvis. 12 hours, 32 minutes unabridged.
THIS MONTH: 11
MONTHS ON LIST: 1
12. HELL DIVERS IV: WOLVES, by Nicholas Sansbury Smith. (Blackstone Audio)
The fate of humankind depends on Xavier Rodriguez’s dangerous expedition on the open seas. Read by R.C. Bray. 9 hours, 25 minutes unabridged.
THIS MONTH: 12
MONTHS ON LIST: 1
13. KINGDOMS AND CHAOS, by Kel Kade. (Podium)
The fourth book of the King’s Dark Tidings series. Read by Nick Podehl. 16 hours, 23 minutes unabridged.
THIS MONTH: 13
MONTHS ON LIST: 1
14. ARTEMIS, by Andy Weir. (Audible Studios)
A small-time smuggler living in a lunar colony schemes to pay off an old debt. Read by Rosario Dawson. 8 hours, 59 minutes unabridged.
THIS MONTH: 14
MONTHS ON LIST: 2
15. THE OTHER WOMAN, by Sandie Jones. (Macmillan Audio)
Emily and Adam are in love but his mother complicates matters. Read by Clare Corbett. 9 hours, 39 minutes unabridged.
THIS MONTH: 15
MONTHS ON LIST: 1
This article originally appeared in The New York Times.