More than 40 audiobooks recommended by colleagues for summer listening

A couple of weeks ago, UC Davis Health community members were asked what their favorite audiobooks were – in celebration of Audiobook Appreciation Month in June.

While some may prefer the sensation of holding a book in their hands, a growing population favors listening to audiobooks. According to a recent survey by the Audio Publishers Association, 52 percent of U.S. adults – approximately 149 million Americans – reported listening to an audiobook last year.

Stevie Jepson, library assistant, knows all too well the value of audiobooks.

Jepson said, “In the library realm, audiobooks are an absolute necessity, as they open the world of reading to those who find traditional books inaccessible. At the end of the day, the format doesn't matter as long as people are absorbing the information."

The results are in

More than 40 audiobooks were recommended – with a wide array of genres and topics – from faculty, students and staff. In no particular order, here’s the list:

• The Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern
• Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir
• Kitchen Confidential by Anthony Bourdain
• The Seven Year Slip by Ashley Poston
• Atomic Habits by James Clear
• Batman No Man's Land by Greg Rucka
• Be Useful by Arnold Schwarzenegger
• Broken (in the Best Possible Way) by Jenny Lawson
• The Emperor of All Maladies: A Biography of Cancer by Siddhartha Mukherjee
• Demon Copperhead by Barbara Kingsolver
• Down with the System by Serj Tankian
• Educated by Tara Westover
• Fairy Tale by Stephen King
• Finding Me by Viola Davis
• Finlay Donovan is Killing It by Elle Cosimano
• Follow to Lead: The Journey of a Disciple Maker
• Harry Potter by J.K. Rowling
• Hell Divers by Nicholas Sansbury Smith
• How to End a Love Story by Yulin Kuang
• Set the Boy Free by Johnny Marr
• Pillars of The Earth by Ken Follett
• Krakatoa: The Day the World Exploded: August 27, 1883 by Simon Winchester
• Miles from Nowhere: A Round-the-world Bicycle Adventure by Barbara Savage
• The Heroin Diaries by Nikki Sixx
• Outlander by Diana Gabaldon
• Remarkably Bright Creatures by Shelby Van Pelt
• Rest Is Resistance by Tricia Hersey
• Still Life by Louise Penny
• Stolen Focus: Why You Can't Pay Attention – and How to Think Deeply Again by Johann Hari
• Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo by Taylor Jenkins Reid
• The Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre Dumas
• The Fate of Mercy Alban by Wendy Webb
• The Four Agreements by Miguel Ruiz
• The Heaven and Earth Grocery Store by James McBride
• The House in the Cerulean Sea by TJ Klune
• The Infinite Game by Simon Sinek
• The Lost Apothecary by Sarah Penner
• The Spirit Bares Its Teeth by Joseph Andrew White
• The Women by Kristin Hannah
• Think Like a Monk by Jay Shetty
• Untamed by Glennon Doyle
• Unwind by Neal Shusterman
• You Look Like a Thing and I Love You: How Artificial Intelligence Works and Why It's Making the World a Weirder Place by Janelle Shane

Keep an eye out on UC Davis Health’s Instagram page, too. Click here for more details.

Happy listening!