All Thanksgiving Audiobooks

What are y’all thankful for?

I’m grateful for audiobooks. Especially when the internet goes down at work and I can still listen to a book.

And here are some to keep you entertained whilst you fiddle around in the kitchen, getting ready for Thanksgiving festivities.

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Food:

Food:

Nonfiction, Bio & Memoir, Food, Empowerment

Savor

Nonfiction, Bio & Memoir, Food, Empowerment

A Chef's Hunger for More

By: Fatima Ali / Contributor: Tarajia Morrell / Narrated By: Nikhaar Kishnani, Deepa Samuel

Length: 11 hrs and 17 mins

Oh thank GOSH! A Thanksgiving Listen that causes cravings, causes cheering, causes tears

Nonfiction, Bio & Memoir, Food, Empowerment

Nonfiction, Bio & Memoir, Food

Sous Chef

Nonfiction, Bio & Memoir, Food

24 Hours on the Line

By: Michael Gibney / Narrated By: Fred Berman

Length: 5 hrs and 42 mins

5 1/2+-hrs. of MEH, and Good GOSH, noooooo!!!

Nonfiction, Bio & Memoir, Food

Fiction, Food, Historical

The Kitchen Front

Fiction, Food, Historical

By: Jennifer Ryan / Narrated By: Jasmine Blackborow

Length: 13 hrs and 33 mins

Light. Predictable. But, uhm, I really really liked it… so sue me…!!!

Fiction, Food, Historical

Nonfiction, Social Science, Food

Caffeine

Nonfiction, Social Science, Food

How Caffeine Created the Modern World

Written and Narrated By: Michael Pollan

Length: 2 hrs and 2 mins

Full of the enthusiasm and inspired ideas that fuel a single cup o’ joe’s rush

Nonfiction, Social Science, Food

Nonfiction, Bio & Memoir, Animals, Food, Self Development, How To

Walking with Peety

Nonfiction, Bio & Memoir, Animals, Food, Self Development, How To

The Dog Who Saved My Life

Written and Narrated By: Eric O'Grey, Featuring: Mark Dagostino

Length: 7 hrs and 43 mins

Plenty o’ Peety—but—plenty o’ dieting advice as well…

Nonfiction, Bio & Memoir, Animals, Food, Self Development, How To

Nonfiction, Bio & Memoir, Food

Where I Come From

Nonfiction, Bio & Memoir, Food

Life Lessons from a Latino Chef

Written and Narrated By: Aarón Sánchez

Length: 9 hrs and 9 mins

M’ favorite “Chopped” judge!!!

Nonfiction, Bio & Memoir, Food

Nonfiction, Bio & Memoir, Food, Well Known Figure

The Making of a Chef

Nonfiction, Bio & Memoir, Food, Well Known Figure

Mastering Heat at the Culinary Institute of America

By: Michael Ruhlman / Narrated By: Jeff Riggenbach

Length: 12 hrs and 14 mins

Loved it Loved it Loved it—but Jeff Riggenbach should be shot… Wait! Is that too harsh? Nope, don’t think so…

Nonfiction, Bio & Memoir, Food, Well Known Figure

Fiction, Romance, Contemporary, Food

The Little Bakery on Rosemary Lane

Fiction, Romance, Contemporary, Food

Series: Rosemary Lane, Book 2

By: Ellen Berry / Narrated By: Katie Scarfe

Length: 10 hrs and 27 mins

Slow crafting makes this ANOTHER grand Ellen Berry Listen!

Fiction, Romance, Contemporary, Food

Nonfiction, Bio & Memoir, Food, Well Known Figure

32 Yolks

Nonfiction, Bio & Memoir, Food, Well Known Figure

From My Mother's Table to Working the Line

By: Eric Ripert, Veronica Chambers / Narrated By: Peter Ganim

Length: 7 hrs and 26 mins

What’s this? A chef of note who’s NOT an amoral drunk?!

Nonfiction, Bio & Memoir, Food, Well Known Figure

Nonfiction, Bio & Memoir, Well Known Figure, Food

Cooking as Fast as I Can

Nonfiction, Bio & Memoir, Well Known Figure, Food

A Chef’s Story of Family, Food, and Forgiveness

By: Cat Cora / Narrated By: Cassandra Campbell

Length: 7 hrs and 55 mins

Oy vey: Clueless! clueless! exASPeratingly clueless!

Nonfiction, Bio & Memoir, Well Known Figure, Food

Nonfiction, Bio & Memoir, Action & Adventure, Food

Knives at Dawn

Nonfiction, Bio & Memoir, Action & Adventure, Food

America's Quest for Culinary Glory at the Legendary Bocuse d'Or Competition

By: Andrew Friedman / Narrated By: Sean Runnette

Length: 11 hrs and 6 mins

PerFECtion!!!!!

Nonfiction, Bio & Memoir, Action & Adventure, Food

Fiction, Contemporary, Magical Realism, Food

Sourdough

Fiction, Contemporary, Magical Realism, Food

A Novel

By: Robin Sloan / Narrated By: Therese Plummer

Length: 6 hrs and 47 mins

Oh Huzzah HUZZAH for this one!!!

Fiction, Contemporary, Magical Realism, Food

Fiction, Contemporary, Food

The Lost Recipe for Happiness

Fiction, Contemporary, Food

By: Barbara O'Neal / Narrated By: Bernadette Dunne

Length: 12 hrs and 11 mins

Bless her sweet, wonderful soul—but not even Bernadette Dunne could save this unholy mess

Fiction, Contemporary, Food

Nonfiction, Bio & Memoir, Well Known Figure, Food, Humor

Food

Nonfiction, Bio & Memoir, Well Known Figure, Food, Humor

A Love Story

Written and Narrated By: Jim Gaffigan

Length: 7 hrs and 17 mins

If you’re a fan of JG, I hear tell this all might be familiar. I, however, am new so what a fun ride!

Nonfiction, Bio & Memoir, Well Known Figure, Food, Humor

Fiction, Contemporary, Food

Sweetshop of Dreams

Fiction, Contemporary, Food

By: Jenny Colgan / Narrated By: Beverley A. Crick

Length: 12 hrs and 50 mins

Chick-lit, and chocolate, and crotchety kooks—what a delight!

Fiction, Contemporary, Food

Nonfiction, Well Known Figure, Food, Bio & Memoir

The Traveling Feast

Nonfiction, Well Known Figure, Food, Bio & Memoir

Written and Narrated By: Rick Bass

Length: 7 hrs and 58 mins

Not much on feasting but a lot about traveling; not much on the authors he visits but a lot for the budding writer to take in

Nonfiction, Well Known Figure, Food, Bio & Memoir

Blood, Bones & Butter

Nonfiction, Well Known Figure, Food, Bio & Memoir

The Inadvertent Education of a Reluctant Chef

Written and Narrated By: Gabrielle Hamilton

Length: 10 hrs and 4 mins

Angst and Aioli!

Nonfiction, Well Known Figure, Food, Bio & Memoir

Save Me the Plums

Nonfiction, Well Known Figure, Food, Bio & Memoir

My Gourmet Memoir

Written and Narrated By: Ruth Reichl

Length: 7 hrs and 55 mins

A 60’s rebel takes on corporate media… oh, and recipes too!

Nonfiction, Well Known Figure, Food, Bio & Memoir

The Soul of a Chef

Nonfiction, Well Known Figure, Food, Bio & Memoir

The Journey Towards Perfection

By: Michael Ruhlman / Narrated By: Donald Corren

Length: 12 hrs and 14 mins

The search for heart and soul in the land of sweat and heartache

Nonfiction, Well Known Figure, Food, Bio & Memoir

Fiction, Contemporary, Food

Delicious!

Fiction, Contemporary, Food

A Novel

By: Ruth Reichl / Narrated By: Julia Whelan

Length: 12 hrs and 58 mins

A sweet (and savory!) listen

Fiction, Contemporary, Food

Gratitude:

Gratitude:

Nonfiction, Relationships, Religion & Spirituality, Thanatology

The Beauty of What Remains

Nonfiction, Relationships, Religion & Spirituality, Thanatology

How Our Greatest Fear Becomes Our Greatest Gift

Written and Narrated By: Steve Leder

Length: 6 hrs and 20 mins

BeYONd Lovely

Nonfiction, Relationships, Religion & Spirituality, Thanatology

Nonfiction, Bio & Memoir, Motivation & Inspiration

The Happiest Man on Earth

Nonfiction, Bio & Memoir, Motivation & Inspiration

The Beautiful Life of an Auschwitz Survivor

By: Eddie Jaku / Narrated By: Raphael Corkhill

Length: 3 hrs and 47 mins

Less contemplative than Frankl, but oh, that smiling!

Nonfiction, Bio & Memoir, Motivation & Inspiration

Nonfiction, Bio & Memoir, Religion & Spirituality, Social Science

The Buddhist on Death Row

Nonfiction, Bio & Memoir, Religion & Spirituality, Social Science

How One Man Found Light in the Darkest Place

By: David Sheff / Narrated By: Michael Boatman

Length: 7 hrs and 32 mins

Listened to it twice cuz once, quite simply, was NOT enough.

Nonfiction, Bio & Memoir, Religion & Spirituality, Social Science

Nonfiction, Religion & Spirituality, Self Development

Yes to Life

Nonfiction, Religion & Spirituality, Self Development

In Spite of Everything

By: Viktor E. Frankl / Introduction By: Daniel Goleman / Narrated By: David Rintoul

Length: 3 hrs and 4 mins

Much to my shame, I fell asleep a couple of times but was then whacked sensible by extraordinary affirmations

Nonfiction, Religion & Spirituality, Self Development

Nonfiction, Essays & Poetry, Religion & Spirituality, Social Science

A Mind Spread Out on the Ground

Nonfiction, Essays & Poetry, Religion & Spirituality, Social Science

By: Alicia Elliott / Narrated By: Kyla Garcia

Length: 7 hrs and 16 mins

Kyla Garcia turns mostly-crotchety essays into chipper and jaunty musings… Whatthe?!?

Nonfiction, Essays & Poetry, Religion & Spirituality, Social Science

Nonfiction, Bio & Memoir, Religion & Spirituality

The Hiding Place

Nonfiction, Bio & Memoir, Religion & Spirituality

By: Corrie ten Boom, John Sherrill, Elizabeth Sherrill / Narrated By: Wanda McCaddon

Length: 8 hrs and 14 mins

MAGNIFICENT!!!

Nonfiction, Bio & Memoir, Religion & Spirituality

Nonfiction, Social Science, Self Development, Motivation & Inspiration

On Living

Nonfiction, Social Science, Self Development, Motivation & Inspiration

Written and Narrated By: Kerry Egan

Length: 4 hrs and 11 mins

A StoryHolder tells tales of love

Nonfiction, Social Science, Self Development, Motivation & Inspiration

Fiction, Literature, Contemporary

Tilly and the Crazy Eights

Fiction, Literature, Contemporary

By: Monique Gray Smith / Narrated By: Michelle Thrush

Length: 9 hrs and 24 mins

What a surprise! What a real pleasure!

Fiction, Literature, Contemporary

Nonfiction, Self Development, Relationships

Thanks a Thousand

Nonfiction, Self Development, Relationships

A Gratitude Journey

Written and Narrated By: A. J. Jacobs

Length: 3 hrs and 12 mins

An irritable guy’s attempt at gratitude

Nonfiction, Self Development, Relationships

Fiction, Historical, Classic, Kids

The Secret Garden

Fiction, Historical, Classic, Kids

By: Frances Hodgson Burnett / Narrated By: Josephine Bailey

Length: 7 hrs and 57 mins

This has GOT to be the Best Audio Production of the many, maaaany versions available!

Fiction, Historical, Classic, Kids

Fiction, Classic, Animals, Literature

The Guest Cat

Fiction, Classic, Animals, Literature

By: Takashi Hiraide / Narrated By: David Shih

Length: 3 hrs and 21 mins

Abrupt ending doesn’t mar the elegance and sensitivity of this story

Fiction, Classic, Animals, Literature

Fiction, Animals, Literature

The Wall

Fiction, Animals, Literature

By: Marlen Haushofer / Narrated By: Kathe Mazur

Length: 9 hrs and 15 mins

Almost five years past my review on Audible, the listen this time? WOW…!

Fiction, Animals, Literature

Fiction, Contemporary, Humor, Animals, Action & Adventure

Holy Cow

Fiction, Contemporary, Humor, Animals, Action & Adventure

A Modern-Day Dairy Tale

Written and Narrated By: David Duchovny

Length: 2 hrs and 55 mins

So sue me! Duchovny’s narration has grown on me with this “udderly” (…groan…) wonderful tale!

Fiction, Contemporary, Humor, Animals, Action & Adventure

Nonfiction, Social Science

We Fed an Island

Nonfiction, Social Science

The True Story of Rebuilding Puerto Rico, One Meal at a Time

Written and Narrated By: José Andrés / Foreword By: Lin-Manuel Miranda and Luis A. Miranda Jr.

Length: 10 hrs and 35 mins

Ignore the occasional rant, and bask in the glory of people treating each other with dignity and loving kindness

Nonfiction, Social Science

Nonfiction, Self Development, Relationships

The Turquoise Table

Nonfiction, Self Development, Relationships

Finding Community and Connection in Your Own Front Yard

By: Kristin Schell / Narrated By: Ginny Welsh

Length: 2 hrs and 56 mins

Good book, but it works better if you have a yard…

Nonfiction, Self Development, Relationships

Nonfiction, Self Development, Religion & Spirituality

The Blessing of Sorrow

Nonfiction, Self Development, Religion & Spirituality

Turning Grief into Healing

By: Rabbi Ben Kamin / Narrated By: Alan Taylor

Length: 5 hrs and 26 mins

Forever grateful that I listened to this at just the right time

Nonfiction, Self Development, Religion & Spirituality

Nonfiction, Well Known Figure, Food, Bio & Memoir

The Traveling Feast

Nonfiction, Well Known Figure, Food, Bio & Memoir

Written and Narrated By: Rick Bass

Length: 7 hrs and 58 mins

Not much on feasting but a lot about traveling; not much on the authors he visits but a lot for the budding writer to take in

Nonfiction, Well Known Figure, Food, Bio & Memoir

Nonfiction, Bio & Memoir, Sports, Animals, Action & Adventure

Running with Sherman

Nonfiction, Bio & Memoir, Sports, Animals, Action & Adventure

The Donkey with the Heart of a Hero

Written and Narrated By: Christopher McDougall

Length: 12 hrs and 13 mins

What a great story! And what’s this? Did the song at the end leave a tear or two in my eye?

Nonfiction, Bio & Memoir, Sports, Animals, Action & Adventure

Nonfiction, Bio & Memoir, Military, Animals

No Buddy Left Behind

Nonfiction, Bio & Memoir, Military, Animals

Bringing US Troops’ Dogs and Cats Safely Home from the Combat Zone

By: Terri Crisp, Cynthia Hurn / Narrated By: Nicole Vilencia

Length: 8 hrs and 19 mins

I’m so thankful for all the people in this book!

Nonfiction, Bio & Memoir, Military, Animals

Nonfiction, Self Development, Motivation & Inspiration

Almost Everything

Nonfiction, Self Development, Motivation & Inspiration

Notes on Hope

Written and Narrated By: Anne Lamott

Length: 3 hrs and 40 mins

Being flattened by Life, then breathing again, then again, then one more time

Nonfiction, Self Development, Motivation & Inspiration

Thanksgiving Day:

Thanksgiving:

Nonfiction, Social Science, Food

Caffeine

Nonfiction, Social Science, Food

How Caffeine Created the Modern World

Written and Narrated By: Michael Pollan

Length: 2 hrs and 2 mins

Full of the enthusiasm and inspired ideas that fuel a single cup o’ joe’s rush

Nonfiction, Social Science, Food

Nonfiction, History

Everything You Wanted to Know about Indians but Were Afraid to Ask

Nonfiction, History

By: Anton Treuer / Narrated By: Kaipo Schwab

Length: 5 hrs and 1 min

It’s a Start… so PHEW…

Nonfiction, History

Nonfiction, History, American

Mayflower Chronicles

Nonfiction, History, American

The Tale of Two Cultures

By: Kathryn Haueisen / Narrated By: Elizabeth B. Splaine

Length: 11 hrs and 26 mins

…Ho. Ly… CRUD…

Nonfiction, History, American

Fiction, Literature, Contemporary

You Can Thank Me Later

Fiction, Literature, Contemporary

A Novella

By: Kelly Harms / Narrated By: Lauren Fortgang

Length: 3 hrs and 5 mins

I stuck this one out, so Huzzah for Meeeeeeee!!!

Fiction, Literature, Contemporary

Nonfiction, History, American

This Land Is Their Land

Nonfiction, History, American

The Wampanoag Indians, Plymouth Colony, and the Troubled History of Thanksgiving

By: David J. Silverman / Narrated By: William Roberts

Length: 14 hrs and 55 mins

We reeeeally should lay the Thanksgiving Myth to rest… oh. my. gosh…

Nonfiction, History, American

Fiction, Romance, Historical, Holidays

The Thanksgiving Mail Order Bride

Fiction, Romance, Historical, Holidays

Series: Holiday Mail Order Brides, Book 8

By: Kit Morgan / Narrated By: Michael Rahhal

Length: 5 hrs and 41 mins

A comic book romance… that I kinda ended up kinda liking…!

Fiction, Romance, Historical, Holidays

Fiction, Contemporary, Humor, Holidays

Thankful for My Family

Fiction, Contemporary, Humor, Holidays

A Thanksgiving Comedy

Series: Family Comedy Trilogy, Book 1

Written and Narrated By: Shelton Johnson

Length: 2 hrs and 5 mins

A hilarious, sometimes not so PC, rumble through a holiday!

Fiction, Contemporary, Humor, Holidays

Fiction, Contemporary, Animals, Holidays

Pupcakes

Fiction, Contemporary, Animals, Holidays

A Christmas Novel

By: Annie England Noblin / Narrated By: Amy McFadden

Length: 9 hrs and 59 mins

Misleading summary, but it’s still a quaint tale, with just the merest hint of Christmas and an exasperating romance

Fiction, Contemporary, Animals, Holidays