Social Science bestsellers

Everything Is Tuberculosis

The History and Persistence of Our Deadliest Infection

By: John Green
Narrated by: John Green
Length: 5 hours 35 minutes

“Wow! I was so intrigued by all of the information this book provided. I had no idea how much TB has affected so many aspects of history. This book touches on some amazing insights into the disparity of health care in regard to TB and socio economic status but also in health care as a whole. Very insightful! Read more

Enshittification

Why Everything Suddenly Got Worse and What to Do About It

By: Cory Doctorow
Narrated by: Cory Doctorow
Length: 10 hours 17 minutes

“If you need more reasons to hate the billionaires, Doctorow provides more than you can imagine! He also narrates this book, so his explanations and analysis have just the right heft and necessary humor. Learn about today's Enshitternet! Read more

The Anthropocene Reviewed

Essays on a Human-Centered Planet

By: John Green
Narrated by: John Green
Length: 10 hours 42 minutes

“The sort of book that's a cure for misanthropy; that inspires you to write and so speak to what sorts of things matter to you, whether that's scratch 'n sniff stickers or Auld Lang Syne. Green will remind you of the capacity for love and wonder in the world around you. I give "The Anthropocene Reviewed" five stars. Read more

Careless People

A Cautionary Tale of Power, Greed, and Lost Idealism

By: Sarah Wynn-Williams
Narrated by: Sarah Wynn-Williams
Length: 13 hours 16 minutes

“This book offers an inside look at one of the world's largest companies: Meta. It will disturb you, frustrate you, and educate you on how some of the most powerful people operate. Narrated by the author, a former Meta employee, you won't be able to stop listening. Read more

Black AF History

The Un-Whitewashed Story of America

By: Michael Harriot
Narrated by: Michael Harriot
Length: 15 hours 42 minutes

“Prepare for a history book unlike any other! Michael Harriot's Black AF is truly one of the best I've encountered in a long time. Don't let the humor and captivating storytelling fool you – this isn't just a dry recitation of dates and events. Instead, Harriot masterfully blends memoir, history, and sharp analysis of race, economics, and... Read more

Nobody's Girl

A Memoir of Surviving Abuse and Fighting for Justice

By: Virginia Roberts Giuffre
Narrated by: Thérèse Plummer & Gabra Zackman
Length: 13 hours 39 minutes

“I felt a sense of obligation to hear Virginia’s story. She went through so much to try to bring her abusers to justice and to share her story. We need to listen. Read more

Kindred

By: Octavia E. Butler
Narrated by: Kim Staunton
Length: 10 hours 55 minutes

“This was my first time reading Octavia Butler. To say I was unprepared for the character study and journey she would take me on would be a great understatement. Dana, a black woman living in 1970s California mysteriously travels back in time (repeatedly) to the antebellum South and must find a way to stay put in her own time with as little... Read more

All About Love

New Visions

Love Song to the Nation: Book #1

By: bell hooks
Narrated by: January LaVoy
Length: 6 hours 10 minutes

“There’s nothing I can say about bell hooks that hasn’t already been said. This book is excellent and did cause me to think about love in a different way. It’s beautifully-written and philosophically brilliant. Read more

The Serviceberry

By: Robin Wall Kimmerer
Narrated by: Robin Wall Kimmerer
Length: 1 hour 56 minutes

“Plenty to think about as we face the reality of the shortcomings of unfettered capitalism. Take a walk in the woods. Eat some local produce. Listen to some birdsong. And ponder what we want for our children and grandchildren. Read more

Solito

A Memoir

By: Javier Zamora
Narrated by: Javier Zamora
Length: 17 hours 8 minutes

“Solito follows the journey of nine-year-old Javier Zamora, a boy from El Salvador, as he attempts to cross into the United States on his own. Though Zamora is supported and loved by his family in El Salvador, they are unable to make the voyage with him, meaning that he must face the challenges and unfamiliar terrain with a group of strangers... Read more

The 1619 Project

A New Origin Story

By: Caitlin Roper, Ilena Silverman & Jake Silverstein
Narrated by: Nikole Hannah-Jones & Full Cast
Length: 18 hours 56 minutes

“This new landmark work of U.S. history, criticism, and art is forged of 18 essays that consider the relevance of slavery to contemporary America through the prism of such subjects as capitalism, music, and healthcare and poems and fiction that focus on key moments in the oppression, resistance, and liberation of Black people in America. Riveting... Read more

The Will to Change

Men, Masculinity, and Love

By: bell hooks
Narrated by: Janina Edwards
Length: 6 hours 24 minutes

“A book which wonderfully articulates how contemporary perceptions and internalisations of unexamined masculinity are damaging men, how men are themselves victim of patriarchal structures too, and how the rest of society suffer because of it. A fantastic read for anyone who man exploring feelings of angst, anger, and isolation. Read more

Little Bosses Everywhere

How the Pyramid Scheme Shaped America

By: Bridget Read
Narrated by: Nikki Massoud
Length: 11 hours 1 minute

“I rarely read nonfiction. However, this book kept my attention the entire time. Bridget Read provides us with a deep dive into the history, politics and personal stories of MLMs. I thought I was well-versed on the MLM world, but I learned so many fascinating tidbits. I enjoyed the narrator and flew through the audiobook in two days! I can’t wait... Read more

Come As You Are: Revised and Updated

The Surprising New Science That Will Transform Your Sex Life

By: Emily Nagoski
Narrated by: Emily Nagoski
Length: 11 hours 30 minutes

“Without apology or stigma, Come As You Are puts women’s feelings (about their bodies, sexuality, and pleasure) at the forefront. Read more

The Age of Magical Overthinking

Notes on Modern Irrationality

By: Amanda Montell
Narrated by: Amanda Montell
Length: 6 hours 5 minutes

“Exploring our current culture of overthinking and the language surrounding it, these essays are fascinating and enlightening. Peppered with anecdotes and self-evaluation, this is the book Montell was meant to write. Read more

How the Word Is Passed

A Reckoning with the History of Slavery Across America

By: Clint Smith
Narrated by: Clint Smith
Length: 10 hours 6 minutes

“Smith has crafted a resource, narrative and detailed explanation into how we teach the legacy of slavery. He recounts visits from everywhere from NYC to the Whitney Plantation, integrating stories of people and visitors today. This book is lays a beautiful written foundation for interrogating the history we've been taught. Particularly... Read more

The Message

By: Ta-Nehisi Coates
Narrated by: Ta-Nehisi Coates
Length: 5 hours 20 minutes

“Three powerful and necessary essays on writing, politics and colonialism. Coates reports with subtlety and meaning on three different topics : his first trip to Africa, visiting Dakar, his experience with the books ban and American history, and finally his trip to Palestine and the realizations he made there, and back home. And he does it all... Read more

How to Be an Antiracist

By: Ibram X. Kendi
Narrated by: Ibram X. Kendi
Length: 10 hours 29 minutes

“Among the multi-faceted array of antiracist literature newly published in the last two years, Ibram X. Kendi’s How To Be an Antiracist stands alone as a definitive source of history and socio-political critique, while offering a new paradigm of thought aimed at paving the way for correcting centuries of social injustice. Hearing this visionary... Read more

The Secret History of the Rape Kit

A True Crime Story

By: Pagan Kennedy
Narrated by: Claire Danes
Length: 5 hours 21 minutes

“Wow… I am completely speechless and not surprised at all by this history being secret/hidden from the world. Pagan Kennedy, thank you. Thank you for being brave and telling your story, and fighting to tell Marty Goddard’s. Your research is very valuable and well done. Fast paced. Read more

Love in a F*cked-Up World

How to Build Relationships, Hook Up, and Raise Hell, Together

By: Dean Spade
Narrated by: Dean Spade
Length: 7 hours 15 minutes

“This is narrated wonderfully by the author, Dean Spade. There's a lot of great stuff in here. I loved the mix of information from different professionals, personal stories, and made-up couples/scenarios to better illustrate a point. There are a few worksheets and tables in this book and they are described well in the audiobook. Libro.fm also... Read more

Cultish

The Language of Fanaticism

By: Amanda Montell
Narrated by: Ann Marie Gideon
Length: 8 hours 21 minutes

“Léiriú an-spéisiúil ar chultais agus mar a bhíonn tionchar ag an bhfoclaíocht timpeall orthu ar dhaoine agus a gcuid smaointeoireachta. Read more

Caste (Oprah's Book Club)

The Origins of Our Discontents

By: Isabel Wilkerson
Narrated by: Robin Miles
Length: 15 hours 10 minutes

“Possibly one of the most important books I've read in the last decade. Caste examines the unspoken caste system that has shaped America. Wondering how America came to this? This book has brutal, unflinching answers. Read more

All in Her Head

The Truth and Lies Early Medicine Taught Us About Women’s Bodies and Why It Matters Today

By: Elizabeth Comen
Narrated by: Anna Caputo
Length: 13 hours 25 minutes

“It’s not often that I feel all at once entertained, enraged and empowered but this book DOES IT! Immaculately researched and written in a conversational, accessible voice, this book has the power to change lives. If you are a woman, know a woman, work in the medical field or all three, this is a 10/10 must read, no notes. Read more

Rest Is Resistance

A Manifesto

Rest Is Resistance: Book #1

By: Tricia Hersey
Narrated by: Tricia Hersey
Length: 5 hours 26 minutes

“Our bodies are not machines. This book is the call to slow down you may not even have known you needed. We are all deserving of rest, an act of resistance against capitalism and white supremacy. A life-changing read. Read more

Between the World and Me

By: Ta-Nehisi Coates
Narrated by: Ta-Nehisi Coates
Length: 3 hours 35 minutes

“Being narrated by the author lent this raw, lyrical, meditative reflection an intimacy and emotional tenor that made it impossible to step away from. I devoured it in one listening session. I have heard many say that this should be required reading, but I would go a step further and say it should be required listening. Read more

Mutual Aid

Building Solidarity During This Crisis (and the Next)

By: Dean Spade
Narrated by: Stephen R. Thorne
Length: 4 hours 41 minutes

“This informative guide provides tools that can be used to implement solidarity-based care. Examples are provided from the Sylvia Rivera Law Project, co-founded by the author. Read more

Raw Dog

The Naked Truth About Hot Dogs

By: Jamie Loftus
Narrated by: Jamie Loftus
Length: 9 hours 38 minutes

“I know you've never actively wanted to know the history of the hot dog, but you should. Using the comfort food as a lens, Jamie Loftus examines all sorts of niche elements of societies and neighborhoods around the US and makes it eye opening, informative, and simply hilarious. Read more

Talking to Strangers

What We Should Know about the People We Don't Know

By: Malcolm Gladwell
Narrated by: Malcolm Gladwell
Length: 8 hours 57 minutes

“I have always considered myself to be a very open-minded person. But Malcolm Gladwell's "Talking to Strangers" is a revelation in the mistakes we humans make in interpreting each other's motives and intentions. The common assumptions that we make in order to navigate daily life often lead us to grossly err in our decisions and judgments... Read more

Doppelganger

A Trip into the Mirror World

By: Naomi Klein
Narrated by: Naomi Klein
Length: 14 hours 47 minutes

“After constantly being mistaken for a right-wing extremist, the author takes a deep dive into the weird and frightening world of deep fakes,  conspiracy theories, anti vaxxers and more. Highly informative and occasionally deeply disturbing. This is a terrific book for anyone looking for a way out of the online jungle. Highly recommended Read more

The Dawn of Everything

A New History of Humanity

By: David Graeber & David Wengrow
Narrated by: Mark Williams
Length: 24 hours 19 minutes

“What do you do when a 700-page book about the entirety of human history has been sitting unopened on your desk for weeks, taunting you every time you pass it because you know you're going to love it but, man, it's intimidating? You download the audiobook. I've been listening to this radical, invigorating reexamination of the history of... Read more

On Tyranny

Twenty Lessons from the Twentieth Century

By: Timothy Snyder
Narrated by: Timothy Snyder
Length: 1 hour 47 minutes

“A quick snippet of a book to keep at the ready. Snyder uses real life examples, references past times in history, and quotes major figures and philosophers, all of this giving the listener even more places to go if the point resonates. And providing some maybe new voices for those in your life whom you want to guide. Set up as key lessons with... Read more

Girl on Girl

How Pop Culture Turned a Generation of Women Against Themselves

By: Sophie Gilbert
Narrated by: Sophie Gilbert
Length: 8 hours 52 minutes

A New York Times and Washington Post Notable Book • Named one of the Best Books of the Year by TIME, NPR, Elle, and The Boston Globe

“Searing… rigorously researched but never stuffy… Gilbert has compiled perhaps the first comprehensive examination of turn-of-the-millennium mainstream, cool-kid trends and ephemera, and how they were largely molded... Read more about Girl on Girl

Super Nintendo

The Game-Changing Company That Unlocked the Power of Play

By: Keza MacDonald
Narrated by: Keza MacDonald
Length: 8 hours 20 minutes

An exuberant, behind-the-scenes look at the designers and the company that brought us Mario, Zelda, Pokémon, and so much more

“Keza MacDonald pulls back the curtain on the Nintendo dream factory.” —Walt Williams, author of Significant Zero

What magical mushroom could have turned an unassuming playing card company into one of the dominant... Read more about Super Nintendo

You Didn't Hear This From Me

(Mostly) True Notes on Gossip

By: Kelsey McKinney
Narrated by: Kelsey McKinney
Length: 7 hours 14 minutes

“You Didn't Hear This from Me by Kelsey McKinney is an incredibly thorough examination of gossip. It looks at where the urge stems from, what it really is, why we love it, and what the impacts are. Which can make it sound really dry, but it isn't. It's sprinkled throughout with real gossip stories used as examples. I was shocked that at the end,... Read more

Unmasking Autism

Discovering the New Faces of Neurodiversity

By: Devon Price, PhD
Narrated by: Devon Price, PhD
Length: 9 hours 51 minutes

“Whether or not you or someone else close to you has received an autism spectrum diagnosis, I GUARANTEE this book will leave you with a new, more expansive view of yourself and others. We all wear "masks" sometimes, but this insightful and fascinating work by an autistic, trans psychologist is an essential antidote to letting these masks truly... Read more

Emergent Strategy

Emergent Strategy Series

By: adrienne maree brown
Narrated by: adrienne maree brown
Length: 8 hours 24 minutes

“Perfect intro to those looking to start organizing and facilitating activist spaces! Read more

Football

By: Chuck Klosterman
Narrated by: Chuck Klosterman
Length: 9 hours 42 minutes

THE INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER

“Could this be the best book on football ever?” —Tyler Cowen

"Another masterwork from one of our greatest minds.” —Esquire

“[An] essential playoff-season read.” —People

A hilarious but nonetheless groundbreaking contribution to the argument about which force shapes American life the most. For two kinds of... Read more about Football

The Devil in the White City

Murder, Magic, and Madness at the Fair That Changed America

By: Erik Larson
Narrated by: Scott Brick
Length: 15 hours

“The Devil in the White City is one of the most fascinating books I've ever read. Set amidst the 1893 Chicago World's Fair, Erik Larson's historical narrative interweaves the stories of two men who would come to define it, for better and for worse. One is Daniel Burnham, chief architect of the Fair, who threw his entire being into creating a... Read more

Burnout

The Secret to Unlocking the Stress Cycle

By: Emily Nagoski, PhD & Amelia Nagoski, DMA
Narrated by: Emily Nagoski, PhD & Amelia Nagoski, DMA
Length: 7 hours 1 minute

“Working in an industry I’m super passionate about makes it REALLY hard to set healthy boundaries. When I’m not promoting books, I’m reading them. When I’m not on a Zoom call with an author, I’m stalking their #bookstagram profiles online. Books all day every day! The Nagoski siblings are two of my favorite nonfiction authors. They know how to... Read more

An Indigenous Peoples' History of the United States

ReVisioning History

By: Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz
Narrated by: Shaun Taylor-Corbett
Length: 9 hours 48 minutes

“There are so many reasons why this book matters so much, but one worth highlighting is the way it inspires a greater appreciation for the dignity and continuing presence of Indigenous people in the USA. Read more

White Fragility

Why It's So Hard for White People to Talk About Racism

By: Dr. Robin DiAngelo
Narrated by: Amy Landon
Length: 6 hours 21 minutes

The New York Times best-selling book exploring the counterproductive reactions white people have when their assumptions about race are challenged, and how these reactions maintain racial inequality.

In this “vital, necessary, and beautiful book” (Michael Eric Dyson), antiracist educator Robin DiAngelo deftly illuminates the phenomenon of white... Read more about White Fragility

Poverty, by America

By: Matthew Desmond
Narrated by: Dion Graham
Length: 5 hours 40 minutes

“Matthew Desmond, best selling author of Evicted, is back to examine the causes of poverty in America. Since the Johnson Administration in the 1960s, the American government has waged war on poverty. Vast amounts of money are spent annually fighting poverty, but poverty seems to be an entrenched part of American society. Desmond argues and... Read more

Adult Braces

Driving Myself Sane

By: Lindy West
Narrated by: Lindy West
Length: TBA

In her most ambitious memoir yet, bestselling author Lindy West takes listeners on a funny and unfiltered cross-country road trip through the most chaotic period of her life. Exclusive self-recorded voice memos captured on the road give this audiobook a raw, real-time immediacy as she rediscovers herself and reinvents her marriage in the... Read more about Adult Braces

Stamped: Racism, Antiracism, and You

A Remix of the National Book Award-winning Stamped from the Beginning

By: Jason Reynolds & Ibram X. Kendi
Narrated by: Jason Reynolds
Length: 4 hours 11 minutes

“If I had to choose one book to help start young people talking about race, I would pick this one. In fact, you need to read this book. Everyone should. Not only is it extremely approachable, it is also incredibly informative and inclusive. Most of the audiobook is read by Jason Reynolds, and I could not have picked a better narrator. Though it... Read more

South to America

A Journey Below the Mason-Dixon to Understand the Soul of a Nation

By: Imani Perry
Narrated by: Imani Perry
Length: 16 hours 32 minutes

“The spirit and essence of “America” are things quintessentially, essentially elusive. In South to America, Imani Perry—native Black Southerner, award-winning author, Princeton professor—submits a gorgeously written, eminently worthy entry in the search. Crafting a compelling balance between recorded history, current events, and personal... Read more

Hood Feminism

Notes from the Women that a Movement Forgot

By: Mikki Kendall
Narrated by: Mikki Kendall
Length: 6 hours 57 minutes

“Hood Feminism touches on many subjects that mainstream feminists may not think of as feminist issues. Issues like food and housing insecurity, parenting, and disability rights, among others. Mikki Kendall calls out mainstream feminism as existing only for the advancement of white women, to the detriment of women of color. Some of my biggest... Read more

So You Want to Talk about Race

By: Ijeoma Oluo
Narrated by: Bahni Turpin
Length: 7 hours 41 minutes

In this #1 New York Times bestseller, Ijeoma Oluo offers a revelatory examination of race in AmericaA current, constructive, and actionable exploration of today’s racial landscape, offering straightforward clarity that readers of all races need to contribute to the dismantling of the racial divideIn So You Want to Talk about Race,... Read more about So You Want to Talk about Race

Everything Is Tuberculosis

The History and Persistence of Our Deadliest Infection

By: John Green
Narrated by: John Green
Length: 5 hours 36 minutes

“A deeply necessary book about the injustices of illness now and throughout history. It is the type of book I'd recommend to anyone, as knowledge of these topics and the empathy it can impart can only make the society we live in a better place. Read more

The Gifts of Imperfection: 10th Anniversary Edition

Features a new foreword

By: Brené Brown
Narrated by: Brené Brown
Length: 4 hours 31 minutes

“Brown's book concentrates on self-compassion and cultivating: resilient spirit, creativity, calm, & stillness, just to name a few. Read more

The Tragedy of Heterosexuality

By: Jane Ward
Narrated by: Dara Rosenberg
Length: 6 hours 24 minutes

A troubling account of heterosexual desire in the era of #MeToo



Heterosexuality is in crisis. Reports of sexual harassment, misconduct, and rape saturate the news in the era of #MeToo. Straight men and women spend thousands of dollars every day on relationship coaches, seduction boot camps, and couple’s therapy in a search for happiness.



In The... Read more about The Tragedy of Heterosexuality