Audiobooks for Road Trips

Flying may be the fastest way to travel, but there's something fun and exciting about a road trip.  The flexibility to make unscheduled stops or the discovery of hidden gem along the way adds to the fun.  Along with your assortment of snacks, maps and travel books don't forget to pack an audiobook. Audiobooks are a wonderful way to pass the time on the open road.

I've selected five titles that I think are good choices for a road trip. If none of these appeal to you please stop by the AV desk and one of our wonderful reader advisers can help you find just the right one for you.  If you need a vacation loan (1 week extension) please inquire at the checkout desk.

Vacationers: A Novel by Emma Straub
Celebrating their thirty-fifth anniversary and their daughter's high-school graduation during a two-week vacation in Mallorca, Franny and Jim Post confront old secrets, hurts, and rivalries that reveal sides of themselves they try to hide. (6 discs, 6 hours and 40 minutes)

Everyone Brave is Forgiven by Chris Cleave
When war is declared Mary North signs up at the War Office, where she is made a teacher. Tom Shaw and his roommate Alistair enlist. When Mary and Alistair meet love and war tests them in ways they could never imagine. (10 discs, 12 hours and 45 minutes)

Us by David Nicholls
Us the emotional story of a middle-of-the-road British family spiraling out of control, and one man's attempt to win back their love. Quirky, delightful and unpredictable, the novel delves into what makes a marriage, and what tears it apart. ( 12 discs, 14 hours)

Dead Wake: the last crossing of the Lusitania by Erik Larson
In movie like terms, this dramatic page-turner is Das Boot meets Titanic. Larson has a wonderful way of creating a very readable, accessible story of a time, place, and event. We get three sides of the global story--the U boat commander, British Admiralty and President Wilson--but what really elevates this book are the moving stories of individual crew and passengers. (11 discs, 13 hours)

A Walk in the Woods by Bill Bryson
Bryson shares his breath-taking adventures and the absorbing history of the 2,100 mile Appalachian Trail, as he hiked it. (5 discs, 6 hours)