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Featured Article: The 20 Best Audiobooks Read by the Author
There’s an undeniable authenticity in a listen that’s told by the very person who penned it. From iconic memoirs to far-out fantasies, these immersive audio performances are uniquely genuine, all performed in the author’s own voice. If you want to experience how special it can be to listen to a narrative exactly the way it was intended, check out our list of the 20 best audiobooks read by their authors.
Best Sellers
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Happy-Go-Lucky
- By: David Sedaris
- Narrated by: David Sedaris
- Length: 7 hrs and 30 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5,822
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Performance5,028
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Story4,996
An Audie Award Winner David Sedaris, the “champion storyteller,” (Los Angeles Times) returns with his first new collection of personal essays since the bestselling Calypso. Back when restaurant menus were still printed on paper, and wearing a mask—or not—was a decision made mostly on...
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Great except for an audio glitch
- By Rynnkins on 06-01-22
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Happy-Go-Lucky
- Narrated by: David Sedaris
- Length: 7 hrs and 30 mins
- Release date: 05-31-22
- Language: English
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Theft by Finding
- Diaries (1977-2002)
- By: David Sedaris, Gary Carpenter
- Narrated by: David Sedaris
- Length: 13 hrs and 52 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall6,861
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Performance6,147
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Story6,097
One of the most anticipated books of 2017: Boston Globe, New York Times Book Review, New York's "Vulture", The Week, Bustle, BookRiot An NPR Best Book of 2017An AV Club Favorite Book of 2017A Barnes & Noble Best Book of 2017A Goodreads Choice Awards nominee David Sedaris tells all in a book that...
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Don't hate me but...
- By Misty on 06-13-17
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Theft by Finding
- Diaries (1977-2002)
- Narrated by: David Sedaris
- Length: 13 hrs and 52 mins
- Release date: 05-30-17
- Language: English
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A Carnival of Snackery
- Diaries (2003-2020)
- By: David Sedaris
- Narrated by: David Sedaris, Tracey Ullman
- Length: 17 hrs and 8 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall2,965
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Performance2,561
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Story2,538
A New York Times Book Review Editors’ Choice Finalist for the Audie Award in Humor There’s no right way to keep a diary, but if there’s an entertaining way, David Sedaris seems to have mastered it. If it’s navel-gazing you’re after, you’ve come to the wrong place; ditto treacly...
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Tracey Ullman?
- By Kelley R. on 10-05-21
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A Carnival of Snackery
- Diaries (2003-2020)
- Narrated by: David Sedaris, Tracey Ullman
- Length: 17 hrs and 8 mins
- Release date: 10-05-21
- Language: English
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Naked
- By: David Sedaris
- Narrated by: Amy Sedaris, David Sedaris
- Length: 3 hrs and 4 mins
- Abridged
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Overall3,752
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Performance2,709
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Story2,689
Welcome to the hilarious, strange, elegiac, outrageous world of David Sedaris. In Naked, Sedaris turns the current mania for the memoir on its proverbial ear, mining the exceedingly rich terrain of his life, his family, and his unique worldview, a sensibility at once take-no-prisoners sharp and...
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Not the whole book
- By Gabriela on 03-09-13
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Naked
- Narrated by: Amy Sedaris, David Sedaris
- Length: 3 hrs and 4 mins
- Release date: 02-03-05
- Language: English
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The Best of Me
- By: David Sedaris
- Narrated by: David Sedaris
- Length: 13 hrs and 8 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall2,697
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Performance2,224
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Story2,194
“Genius.... It is miraculous to read these pieces.... You must read The Best of Me.” (Andrew Sean Greer, New York Times Book Review) David Sedaris’s best stories and essays, spanning his remarkable career - as selected and read by the author himself. Featuring fresh and classic recordings...
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Almost No New Material
- By Lizardectomy on 11-05-20
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The Best of Me
- Narrated by: David Sedaris
- Length: 13 hrs and 8 mins
- Release date: 11-03-20
- Language: English
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When You Are Engulfed in Flames
- By: David Sedaris
- Narrated by: David Sedaris
- Length: 9 hrs and 3 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall10,745
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Performance7,511
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Story7,475
Once again, David Sedaris brings together a collection of essays so uproariously funny and profoundly moving that his legions of fans will fall for him once more. He tests the limits of love when Hugh lances a boil from his backside, and pushes the boundaries of laziness when, finding the water...
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Don't Start with this One
- By Elvie on 04-28-16
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When You Are Engulfed in Flames
- Narrated by: David Sedaris
- Length: 9 hrs and 3 mins
- Release date: 06-06-08
- Language: English
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Me Talk Pretty One Day
- By: David Sedaris
- Narrated by: David Sedaris
- Length: 5 hrs and 51 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall12,348
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Performance8,943
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Story8,914
A new collection from David Sedaris is cause for jubilation. His recent move to Paris has inspired hilarious pieces, including Me Talk Pretty One Day, about his attempts to learn French. His family is another inspiration. You Cant Kill the Rooster is a portrait of his brother who talks incessant...
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Subtly Funny Musings on Life Experiences
- By FanB14 on 09-03-12
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Me Talk Pretty One Day
- Narrated by: David Sedaris
- Length: 5 hrs and 51 mins
- Release date: 06-30-00
- Language: English
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Dress Your Family in Corduroy and Denim
- By: David Sedaris
- Narrated by: David Sedaris
- Length: 6 hrs and 18 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall7,689
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Performance5,147
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Story5,142
David Sedaris plays in the snow with his sisters. He goes on vacation with his family. He gets a job selling drinks. He attends his brother's wedding. He mops his sister's floor. He gives directions to a lost traveler. He eats a hamburger. He has his blood sugar tested. It all sounds so normal...
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Sedaris is the gay Mark Twain.
- By Steve on 06-02-04
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Dress Your Family in Corduroy and Denim
- Narrated by: David Sedaris
- Length: 6 hrs and 18 mins
- Release date: 06-01-04
- Language: English
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Calypso
- By: David Sedaris
- Narrated by: David Sedaris
- Length: 6 hrs and 39 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall22,382
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Performance19,750
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Story19,621
David Sedaris returns with his most deeply personal and darkly hilarious book. If you've ever laughed your way through David Sedaris's cheerfully misanthropic stories, you might think you know what you're getting with Calypso. You'd be wrong. When he buys a beach house on the Carolina coast...
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Excellent, as always
- By Ruthie on 05-31-18
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Calypso
- Narrated by: David Sedaris
- Length: 6 hrs and 39 mins
- Release date: 05-29-18
- Language: English
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Let's Explore Diabetes with Owls
- By: David Sedaris
- Narrated by: David Sedaris
- Length: 6 hrs and 25 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall9,457
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Performance8,459
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Story8,407
A new collection of essays from the #1 New York Times bestselling author who has been called "the preeminent humorist of his generation" (Entertainment Weekly). From the unique perspective of David Sedaris comes a new collection of essays taking his listeners on a bizarre and stimulating world...
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Devout Fan Disappointed
- By FanB14 on 05-07-13
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Let's Explore Diabetes with Owls
- Narrated by: David Sedaris
- Length: 6 hrs and 25 mins
- Release date: 04-23-13
- Language: English
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David Sedaris
- Live at Carnegie Hall
- By: David Sedaris
- Narrated by: David Sedaris
- Length: 1 hr and 13 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall1,840
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Performance865
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Story858
Bestselling humorist Sedaris likes to test out new material on twice-a-year reading tours to get the rhythm and phrasing perfected before he puts them down on the page. This live recording of his sold out October 22, 2002, reading at Manhattan's Carnegie Hall finds Sedaris performing debuting...
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Too little for too much
- By Jim on 11-05-03
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David Sedaris
- Live at Carnegie Hall
- Narrated by: David Sedaris
- Length: 1 hr and 13 mins
- Release date: 10-17-03
- Language: English
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Themes and Variations
- An Essay
- By: David Sedaris
- Narrated by: David Sedaris
- Length: 30 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall1,863
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Performance1,529
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Story1,510
In this surprising essay, international bestselling humor writer David Sedaris shares the rewards of a book tour and his devoted readers’ worst-kept secrets....
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It’s true!
- By N. Charest on 04-28-20
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Themes and Variations
- An Essay
- Narrated by: David Sedaris
- Length: 30 mins
- Release date: 04-28-20
- Language: English
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Holidays on Ice
- By: David Sedaris
- Narrated by: David Sedaris, Ann Magnuson, Amy Sedaris
- Length: 4 hrs and 19 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall3,853
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Performance3,239
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Story3,234
David Sedaris's beloved holiday collection is new again with six more pieces, including a never before published story. Along with such favoritesas the diaries of a Macy's elf and the annals of two very competitive families, are Sedaris's tales of tardy trick-or-treaters ("Us and Them"); the...
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Best When In SantaLand
- By Dave on 12-06-11
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Holidays on Ice
- Narrated by: David Sedaris, Ann Magnuson, Amy Sedaris
- Length: 4 hrs and 19 mins
- Release date: 10-22-08
- Language: English
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David Sedaris: Live For Your Listening Pleasure
- By: David Sedaris
- Narrated by: David Sedaris
- Length: 1 hr and 14 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall980
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Performance583
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Story575
If you were lucky enough to have caught a performance on David Sedaris's most recent sold-out, 34-city tour, you already know that David Sedaris Live For Your Listening Pleasure is a must-have album! If you didn't hear it live and in person, then you're in for a treat-hilarious brand-new...
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Overpriced and Undergood
- By Kelley on 12-12-09
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David Sedaris: Live For Your Listening Pleasure
- Narrated by: David Sedaris
- Length: 1 hr and 14 mins
- Release date: 11-24-09
- Language: English
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Holidays on Ice
- Stories
- By: David Sedaris
- Narrated by: David Sedaris, Ann Magnuson, Amy Sedaris
- Length: 3 hrs and 10 mins
- Abridged
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Overall925
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Performance430
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Story428
David Sedaris's beloved holiday collection is new again with six more pieces, including a never before published story. Along with such favoritesas the diaries of a Macy's elf and the annals of two very competitive families, are Sedaris's tales of tardy trick-or-treaters ("Us and Them"); the...
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Disappointed
- By Mary E. Johnson on 12-19-05
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Holidays on Ice
- Stories
- Narrated by: David Sedaris, Ann Magnuson, Amy Sedaris
- Length: 3 hrs and 10 mins
- Release date: 02-03-05
- Language: English
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Barrel Fever and Other Stories
- By: David Sedaris
- Narrated by: David Sedaris, Amy Sedaris
- Length: 2 hrs and 59 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall910
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Performance582
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Story579
In David Sedaris' world, no one is safe and no cow is sacred. A manic cross between Mark Leyner, Fran Lebowitz, and the National Enquirer, Sedaris' collection of essays is a rollicking tour through the national Zeitgeist: a do-it-yourself suburban dad saves money by performing home surgery; a...
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Be warned- Santaland Diaries is NOT included
- By David on 06-05-12
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Barrel Fever and Other Stories
- Narrated by: David Sedaris, Amy Sedaris
- Length: 2 hrs and 59 mins
- Release date: 02-03-05
- Language: English
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Squirrel Seeks Chipmunk
- A Modest Bestiary
- By: David Sedaris
- Narrated by: David Sedaris, Sian Phillips, Dylan Baker, and others
- Length: 2 hrs and 3 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall1,794
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Performance1,109
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Story1,107
Featuring David Sedaris's unique blend of hilarity and heart, this new collection of keen-eyed animal-themed tales is an utter delight. Though the characters may not be human, the situations in these stories bear an uncanny resemblance to the insanity of everyday life. In "The Toad, the Turtle...
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Narration Matters
- By adam on 10-05-10
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Squirrel Seeks Chipmunk
- A Modest Bestiary
- Narrated by: David Sedaris, Sian Phillips, Dylan Baker, Elaine Stritch
- Length: 2 hrs and 3 mins
- Release date: 09-28-10
- Language: English
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The Best Audio Storytelling 2022
- By: Julia Barton - editor, David Sedaris - foreword
- Narrated by: Julia Barton, David Sedaris
- Length: 6 hrs and 50 mins
- Original Recording
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Overall4
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Performance2
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Story2
The Best Audio Storytelling is a new collection of thirteen of the year’s best nonfiction audio stories from podcasters, radio journalists, authors, independent creators, and more....
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disappointing
- By Local Book Lover on 07-02-23
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The Best Audio Storytelling 2022
- Narrated by: Julia Barton, David Sedaris
- Length: 6 hrs and 50 mins
- Release date: 04-18-23
- Language: English
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Pretty Ugly
- By: David Sedaris, Ian Falconer - illustrator
- Narrated by: David Sedaris
- Length: 3 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall25
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Performance22
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Story22
Meet Anna Von Ogre, a delightful monstrosity. When Anna’s attempt to gross out the family backfires, she finds herself stuck with a face of such beauty that even the neighbors are repulsed.
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If a pdf of illustrations was included, this would be unbeatable
- By Nora on 06-03-25
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Pretty Ugly
- Narrated by: David Sedaris
- Length: 3 mins
- Release date: 02-27-24
- Language: English
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Me parlare bello un giorno
- Narrated by: Giancarlo Ratti
- Length: 9 hrs and 9 mins
- Release date: 08-01-24
- Language: Italian
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