From long drives to delayed flights and crowded commutes, more Americans are now reaching for headphones over hardcovers, and it has sparked debate over whether their audiobooks really count as ...

I’m not sure precisely when my relationship with audiobooks began. At first, it was just a casual thing, a way to jazz up my afternoon walks to retrieve my son from day care. But sometime during ...

The tech platform will allow readers to move between physical and audiobooks and offer the sale of books from independent bookstores. By Caitlin Huston Business Writer About two years after the launch ...

“Once scorned by purists as the fake Rolexes of the reading world”, audiobooks are booming, said Nilanjana Roy in the Financial Times. As the industry continues to thrive, the definition of what it ...

Spotify is testing a new feature called Page Match that could allow listeners to sync audiobooks with physical books, making it easier to switch between reading on paper and listening without losing ...

What do you do if you’re blind, or have low vision, when you want to listen to an audio version of a book you’re dying to hear but no audio version has ever been recorded? Sure, millions of audiobooks ...

Author S.A. Cosby’s southern crime novel “King of Ashes” was a critical hit and a New York Times bestseller earlier this year. But more of Cosby’s fans have listened to the story than read it. The ...

On the joys of having stories in my ears — and yes, listening counts. Credit...By Georgie Mcausland Supported by By Elisabeth Egan It started with “Red Comet,” an 1,118-page biography of Sylvia Plath, ...

Joe Grantham is a contributor from the UK with a degree in Classical Studies. His love for gaming is only rivaled by a deep passion for medieval history, which often seeps into his articles. With over ...

This elegant novel about an actress happily married to an academic is split in half, offering two different narratives about the way a young man might come between the couple. It’s set amid the ...

The streaming platform's first-ever list of top audiobooks includes works from Rebecca Yarros, Emily Henry and more! Bailey Richards is a Writer-Reporter at PEOPLE. She has been working at PEOPLE ...

Booklovers have a new metric to brag about for their 2025 reading: Spotify Wrapped is now including audiobook listening hours and other personalized data. “Everyone loves politely bragging about their ...