Featured Article: 20 Best Classic Audiobooks to Listen to Again and Again
Classics are known for their timeless quality, their ability to endure through generations and still hold something significant for the modern listener—whether it’s commentary on a long-gone era or an ageless tale of adventure. In this roundup, each story is paired with an exceptional, show-stopping narrator who takes the tale to new heights. While you may have read some of the stories below, you’ve certainly never heard them quite like this.
Best Sellers
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The Grapes of Wrath
- By: John Steinbeck
- Narrated by: Dylan Baker
- Length: 21 hrs and 1 min
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 8,719
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 7,875
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 7,852
The Pulitzer Prize-winning epic of the Great Depression, a book that galvanized—and sometimes outraged—millions of readers....
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5 out of 5 stars
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Wish I could give it 10 stars!
- By P. Minor on 07-18-14
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The Grapes of Wrath
- Narrated by: Dylan Baker
- Length: 21 hrs and 1 min
- Release date: 06-15-11
- Language: English
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East of Eden
- By: John Steinbeck
- Narrated by: Richard Poe
- Length: 25 hrs and 23 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 10,549
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 9,490
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 9,506
This sprawling and often brutal novel, set in the rich farmlands of California's Salinas Valley, follows the intertwined destinies of two families....
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5 out of 5 stars
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Why have I avoided this Beautiful Book???
- By Kelly on 03-25-17
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East of Eden
- Narrated by: Richard Poe
- Length: 25 hrs and 23 mins
- Release date: 06-15-11
- Language: English
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Of Mice and Men
- By: John Steinbeck
- Narrated by: Gary Sinise
- Length: 3 hrs and 11 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 7,183
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 6,355
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 6,343
Steinbeck’s tale of commitment, loneliness, hope, and loss remains one of America’s most widely read and beloved novels....
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5 out of 5 stars
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My First Steinbeck... I've Missed So Much!
- By Jonathan Love on 08-31-16
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Of Mice and Men
- Narrated by: Gary Sinise
- Length: 3 hrs and 11 mins
- Release date: 04-13-11
- Language: English
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Cannery Row
- By: John Steinbeck
- Narrated by: Jerry Farden
- Length: 5 hrs and 59 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 2,203
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 1,937
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 1,929
Here is Steinbeck’s tough yet charming portrait of people on the margins of society, dependent on one another for both physical and emotional survival....
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5 out of 5 stars
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Five stars with a Caveat
- By Bette on 04-23-12
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Cannery Row
- Narrated by: Jerry Farden
- Series: Cannery Row, Book 1
- Length: 5 hrs and 59 mins
- Release date: 04-13-11
- Language: English
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The Pearl
- By: John Steinbeck
- Narrated by: Hector Elizondo
- Length: 2 hrs and 35 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 1,195
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 1,037
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 1,041
In this short book illuminated by a deep understanding and love of humanity, John Steinbeck retells an old Mexican folk tale....
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5 out of 5 stars
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Extremely poignant; incredible listen.
- By Chris Baldwin on 05-16-14
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The Pearl
- Narrated by: Hector Elizondo
- Length: 2 hrs and 35 mins
- Release date: 06-15-11
- Language: English
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The Winter of Our Discontent
- By: John Steinbeck
- Narrated by: David Aaron Baker
- Length: 10 hrs and 22 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 1,291
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 1,157
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 1,162
The final novel of one of America’s most beloved writers - a tale of degeneration, corruption, and spiritual crisis....
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3 out of 5 stars
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Memorable characters, great narration, POOR AUDIO
- By Sam D. on 05-18-16
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The Winter of Our Discontent
- Narrated by: David Aaron Baker
- Length: 10 hrs and 22 mins
- Release date: 01-25-12
- Language: English
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Tortilla Flat
- By: John Steinbeck
- Narrated by: John McDonough
- Length: 7 hrs and 3 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 633
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 552
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Story4 out of 5 stars 555
Adopting the structure and themes of the Arthurian legend, Steinbeck created a Camelot on a shabby hillside above the town of Monterey, California, and peopled it with a colorful band of knights....
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4 out of 5 stars
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A Good Book
- By LTCKEL on 09-06-14
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Tortilla Flat
- Narrated by: John McDonough
- Length: 7 hrs and 3 mins
- Release date: 04-13-11
- Language: English
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The Log from the Sea of Cortez
- By: John Steinbeck
- Narrated by: Joe Barrett
- Length: 11 hrs and 46 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 322
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 289
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 288
The Log from the Sea of Cortez is the exciting day-by-day account of Steinbeck's trip to the Gulf of California with biologist Ed Ricketts....
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5 out of 5 stars
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Beautiful Book
- By Stuart on 10-07-17
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The Log from the Sea of Cortez
- Narrated by: Joe Barrett
- Length: 11 hrs and 46 mins
- Release date: 06-01-12
- Language: English
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Sweet Thursday
- By: John Steinbeck
- Narrated by: Jerry Farden
- Length: 8 hrs and 56 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 473
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 405
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 405
In Monterey, on the California coast, Sweet Thursday is what they call the day after Lousy Wednesday, which is one of those days that is just naturally bad....
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5 out of 5 stars
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The total is Greater than the Sum of its Parts
- By Jeff on 06-15-11
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Sweet Thursday
- Narrated by: Jerry Farden
- Series: Cannery Row, Book 2
- Length: 8 hrs and 56 mins
- Release date: 06-15-11
- Language: English
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The Wayward Bus
- By: John Steinbeck, Gary Schamhorst - introduction
- Narrated by: Richard Poe
- Length: 9 hrs and 14 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 496
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 452
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 449
John Steinbeck's vision comes wonderfully to life in this imaginative and unsentimental chronicle of a bus traveling California's back roads....
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5 out of 5 stars
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Steinbeck always touches the heart, makes you feel
- By Kelly on 05-08-17
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The Wayward Bus
- Narrated by: Richard Poe
- Length: 9 hrs and 14 mins
- Release date: 07-14-15
- Language: English
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