Best audiobooks of 2025 - so far!Like this list

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• I Who Have Never Known Men

  Harpman, Jacqueline

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  This is the end, my friend, the end. This strange, bleak, stark work of speculative / dystopian fiction is gobsmackingly good. The nameless narrator is at the end of her life, and she looks back as her time as a prisoner, and the time after that…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The CIA Book Club

  the Best-kept Secret of the Cold War

  English, Charlie

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  This is a brilliant story, absolutely compelling history. It tells the hidden story of how CIA influence supported initiatives to bring censored literature into the Eastern bloc. That's part of it, but it's much more that - it's a history of the…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Peepshow

  the Murders at 10 Rillington Place

  Summerscale, Kate, 1965-

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  A well-researched book about infamous murders in London. Not only do we find out about the murderer Reg Christie, we learn about a previous murder at 10 Rillington Place for which another man was executed. The author uncovers the stories of the…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Exalted

  a Novel

  Dorn, Anna

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  I loved Anna Dorn's 2024 book Perfume and Pain so much that I wanted to explore her other books pronto. Happy to report Exalted is as strong - it's splendidly trashy, au courant, funny AF, and sharp sharp SHARP in its pointed observations. We enjoy…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Careless People

  a Story of Where I Used to Work

  Wynn-Williams, Sarah

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  This book has generated a tonne of interest - and litigation. It's a takedown of Meta / Facebook from the inside by a former NZ diplomat who went to work for Facebook. It deserves the hype. Not only does Sarah Wynn-Williams expose the people and…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• A Different Kind of Power

  a Memoir

  Ardern, Jacinda, 1980-

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  Jacinda talks about her life and her career in politics. This is far more in-depth than the average political memoir with anecdotes and revelations, as well as true insight into what makes her tick. Works well as an audiobook - Jacinda is renowned…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Book of Guilt

  Chidgey, Catherine, 1970-

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  Three identical boys in a big house with three mothers. One girl living a cloistered life with protective parents. A 'Minister of Loneliness' who is working on a scheme to deal with a scientific experiment on its last legs. This is the premise of…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Paradise Logic

  Kemp, Sophie

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  It was the cover/s that caught my attention first, and a eye-popping Guardian review. Quirky, post-modern, experimental - it is wonderfully fruity, linguistically exciting, a weird oddball of a story. I love it. Have bought a copy to keep. Reality…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• A Little Life

  Yanagihara, Hanya, 1975-

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  I have wanted to read this for a while, but when I did a photo recreation of the famous cover I decided now is the time. This book is incredibly divisive - people give it one star or five. It's a classic love-hate. It's ten years since it was…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• A Little Life

  Yanagihara, Hanya, 1975-

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  There is a 10th anniversary reissue of this audiobook, read by actor Matt Bomer.

• She's Always Hungry

  Clark, Eliza, 1994-

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  The topics here range from ickily gross body horror, raw modern life, intriguing sci fi, and even the life and times of an epoch-spanning alien vampire. These are short stories that hook you in instantly!

• The Bookseller at the End of the World

  Shaw, Ruth (Bookseller)

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  Ruth Shaw tells the story of her life, and the story of her bookshops. This memoir has been hugely popular, and a sequel is coming out this year. It has been on my to-read list for a long time, but a conversation led to me getting out the audiobook…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Elements of Marie Curie

  How the Glow of Radium Lit a Path for Women in Science

  Sobel, Dava, 1947-

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  A fascinating journey into the life of Marie Curie, her family, protégés and the wider world of science and discovery. I learned a lot, especially about how incredibly supportive Marie was for fellow women scientists. It's written by one of the best…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Victorian Psycho

  Feito, Virginia

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  Creepy. Claustrophobic. And one of the best book titles of recent times! It conjures up the grossness of Victorian food and excess, money, class, the ubiquitousness of death. Works well as an audiobook, immersing you in the grotesque world of a…Read moreRead more of this annotation