236: Our Favorite Audiobooks of 2023
12/26/23 • 48 min
As 2023 comes to a close, we (Mark, Shachi, Lisa, and Scott) take a look back at some of our favorite audiobooks from 2023.
Round 1:
Mark: System Collapse [Libro.fm] / [OverDrive/Libby] / [Audible]
Shachi: How Not to Drown in a Glass of Water [Libro.fm] / [Overdrive/Libby] / [Audible]
Lisa: The Reformatory [Libro.fm] / [OverDrive/Libby] / [Audible]
Scott: The Adventures of Amina al-Sirafi [Libro.fm] / [Overdrive/Libby] / [Audible] / [Episode 199]
Round 2:
Mark: The Wild Robot Protects [Libro.fm] / [OverDrive/Libby] / [Audible]
Shachi: Loot [Libro.fm] / [Overdrive/Libby] / [Audible]
Lisa: Lone Women [Libro.fm] / [OverDrive/Libby] / [Audible]
Scott: Mammoths at the Gates [Libro.fm] / [Overdrive/Libby] / [Audible] / [Episode 226]
Round 3:
Mark: All It Takes Is a Goal: The 3-Step Plan to Ditch Regret and Tap Into Your Massive Potential [Libro.fm] / [OverDrive/Libby] / [Audible]
Shachi: Glory [Libro.fm] / [Overdrive/Libby] / [Audible]
Lisa: The Shamshine Blind [Libro.fm] / [OverDrive/Libby] / [Audible]
Scott: Translation State [Libro.fm] / [Overdrive/Libby] / [Audible] / [Episode 210]
Additional Picks:
Mark: What Do You Want Out of Life?: A Philosophical Guide to Figuring Out What Matters, The Infinite Miles
Shachi: The Laughter; Yellow Face; Sea Change; Maame; American War; What We Fed to the Manticore
Lisa: Novels - Terraformers; Meru; Chain Gang All-Stars; Silver Nitrate; The Saint of Bright Doors; Who Drowned the World; Translation State / Novellas - The Lies of the Ajungo; And Put Away Childish Things; The Mimicking of Known Successes; Walking Practice; The Last Dragoners of Bowbazar; If Found, Return to Hell, A Feast For Flies; Mammoths at the Gates / Series - The Final Architecture; Imperial...
As 2023 comes to a close, we (Mark, Shachi, Lisa, and Scott) take a look back at some of our favorite audiobooks from 2023.
Round 1:
Mark: System Collapse [Libro.fm] / [OverDrive/Libby] / [Audible]
Shachi: How Not to Drown in a Glass of Water [Libro.fm] / [Overdrive/Libby] / [Audible]
Lisa: The Reformatory [Libro.fm] / [OverDrive/Libby] / [Audible]
Scott: The Adventures of Amina al-Sirafi [Libro.fm] / [Overdrive/Libby] / [Audible] / [Episode 199]
Round 2:
Mark: The Wild Robot Protects [Libro.fm] / [OverDrive/Libby] / [Audible]
Shachi: Loot [Libro.fm] / [Overdrive/Libby] / [Audible]
Lisa: Lone Women [Libro.fm] / [OverDrive/Libby] / [Audible]
Scott: Mammoths at the Gates [Libro.fm] / [Overdrive/Libby] / [Audible] / [Episode 226]
Round 3:
Mark: All It Takes Is a Goal: The 3-Step Plan to Ditch Regret and Tap Into Your Massive Potential [Libro.fm] / [OverDrive/Libby] / [Audible]
Shachi: Glory [Libro.fm] / [Overdrive/Libby] / [Audible]
Lisa: The Shamshine Blind [Libro.fm] / [OverDrive/Libby] / [Audible]
Scott: Translation State [Libro.fm] / [Overdrive/Libby] / [Audible] / [Episode 210]
Additional Picks:
Mark: What Do You Want Out of Life?: A Philosophical Guide to Figuring Out What Matters, The Infinite Miles
Shachi: The Laughter; Yellow Face; Sea Change; Maame; American War; What We Fed to the Manticore
Lisa: Novels - Terraformers; Meru; Chain Gang All-Stars; Silver Nitrate; The Saint of Bright Doors; Who Drowned the World; Translation State / Novellas - The Lies of the Ajungo; And Put Away Childish Things; The Mimicking of Known Successes; Walking Practice; The Last Dragoners of Bowbazar; If Found, Return to Hell, A Feast For Flies; Mammoths at the Gates / Series - The Final Architecture; Imperial...
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235: Orbital
This time we discussed Orbital, written by Samantha Harvey and narrated by Sarah Naudi.
Review & discussion with Shachi, Lisa, and Scott.
Thank you to Libro.fm ALC Program and Recorded Books, Inc. for providing an audio review copy of Orbital for today’s episode.
Orbital [Libro.fm]
The Fifth Season [Libro.fm]
Klara and the Sun [Libro.fm]
Ulysses [Libro.fm]
Anne of Green Gables [Libro.fm]
Station Eleven [Libro.fm]
Sea of Tranquility [Libro.fm] / [Episode 148]
Station Eleven [Libro.fm]
The Rabbit Hutch [Libro.fm]
Blackouts [Libro.fm]
Next Episode
237: Looking Forward to 2024
As 2024 begins, we discuss some of the audiobooks we are looking forward to in the new year.
Round 1:
Mark: The Mercy of Gods (Written by: James S.A. Corey / Narrated by: TBA): August 6, 2024
Shachi: Wandering Stars (Written by: Tommy Orange / Narrated by: Shaun Taylor-Corbett, MacLeod Andrews, Alma Cuervo, Curtis Michael Holland, Calvin Joyal, Phil Ava, Emmanuel Chumaceiro, Christian Young, Charley Flyte): February 27, 2024 [Libro.fm] / [OverDrive/Libby] / [Audible]
Lisa: Those Beyond the Wall (Written by: Micaiah Johnson / Narrated by: TBA): March 12, 2024 [Libro.fm] / [OverDrive/Libby] / [Audible]
Scott: Mirrored Heavens (Written by: Rebecca Roanhorse / Narrated by: TBA): June 4, 2024 [Libro.fm] / [OverDrive/Libby] / [Audible]
Round 2:
Mark: Alecto the Ninth (Written by: Tamsyn Muir / Narrated by: TBA): TBD [Libro.fm] / [OverDrive/Libby]
Shachi: Anita de Monte Laughs Last (Written by: Xóchitl González / Narrated by: TBA): March 5, 2024 [Libro.fm] / [OverDrive/Libby] / [Audible]
Lisa: Archangels of Funk (Written by: Andrea Hairston/ Narrated by: TBA): May 7, 2024 [Libro.fm] / [OverDrive/Libby] / [Audible]
Scott: Space Oddity (Written by: Catherynne M. Valente / Narrated by: TBA): May 7, 2024
Round 3:
Mark: Keeper of the Lost Cities #10 (Written by: Shannon Messenger / Narrated by: Caitlin Kelly): ~November 1, 2024
Shachi: Victim (Written by: Andrew Boryga/ Narrated by: TBA): March 12, 2024 [Libro.fm] / [OverDrive/Libby] / [Audible]
Lisa: Someone You Can Build a Nest In (Written by: John Wiswell/ Narrated by: TBA): April 2, 2024
Scott: Service Model (Written by: Adrian Tchaikovsky / Narrated by: TBA): June 4, 2024 [Libro.fm] / [OverDrive/Libby] / [Audible]
Additional Picks:
Mark: 1000 Words: A Writer’s Guide to Staying Creative, Focused, and Productive All-Year Round (Written by: Jami Attenberg / Narrated by: Jami Attenberg, Kamali Minter, Joy Osmanski, André Santana): January 9, 2024
Shachi: The Fellowship of Puzzlemakers (Written by: Samuel Burr / Narrated by: TBA) April 2, 2024; Happy (Written by: Celina Baljeet Basra/ Narrated by: Neil Shah): January 23, 2024
Lisa: Rakesfall (Written by: Vajra Chandrasekera / Narrated by: TBA): June 18, 2024; A Witch's Guide to Magical Innkeeping (Written by: Sangu Mandanna / Narrated by: TBA): September 10, 2024; Funny Boy: The Richard Hunt Biography (Written By: Jessica Max Stein): March 15, 2024
Scott: The Imposition of Unnecessary Obstacles (Written by: Malka Ann Older / Narrated by: TBA): February 13, 2024; The Dead Cat Tail Assassins (Written by: Sangu Mandanna / Narrated by: TBA): April 23, 2024; Wind and Truth (Written by: Brandon Sanderson / Narrated by: Kate Reading, Michael Kramer): December 6, 2024
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