Make Your Next Road Trip More Fun With These Audiobooks

If you haven’t seen the movie yet, you should. If you’ve made it this far without reading the book, give it a listen on audio. It’s read by Laura Dern and has a full cast for goodness sake! I think this is a perfect audiobook because if you’re not paying attention, it’s not like you’ll miss a major plot point, but also, it’s highly entertaining and just such a great story to listen to again and again.

Some books are honestly better on audiobook and this is one of them. David Sedaris’ voice is just so funny—whenever I’m reading him, I can hear his voice in my head vividly. It’s even better to listen to his hilarious stories about speech classes than it is to read them. You won’t be able to stop laughing at this one.

This is a book I’d probably never get around to reading, but listening to it sounds perfect. A murder mystery on a long drive will keep your brain active as you search for clues, and it can be a fun game to play with whoever you’re with to see who can guess whodunnit first.

This is such a richly compelling book that is really informative and an important read. It won the Pulitzer in 2017, and is a great adventure story and slave story. Do some work on your road trip. It’s a great time to do it.

There’s nothing like spending a long drive with one of your favorite comedians. Regale in Trevor Noah’s reading of his memoir, which will make you both laugh and think.It’s an excellent coming of age story during the end of apartheid in South Africa.

If you’re travelling with children, give The Golden Compass a listen. The modern fantasy classic is entertaining enough for adults and is read by Phillip Pullman. Better yet, it’s a series, so if you finish it, you can move on to the next one.

If you haven’t read this one, or even if you have, there’s nothing like listening to an amazing road trip while you’re on a road trip of your own. Chances are, yours won’t be as wild, but if you’re listening to this, you’ll have a good time for sure.