"I love a wide variety of audiobooks, but my favorite genre to listen to is memoir. Hearing, rather than reading, a personal narrative feels intimate and real, and that sense is amplified when the narrator is also the author of the book. Here are five wonderful author-narrated memoirs that I’ve listened to recently and loved." —Cheryl Strayed, author of
About Cheryl
Cheryl Strayed is the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Wild: From Lost to Found on the Pacific Crest Trail, which was made into an Oscar-nominated film; Tiny Beautiful Things, which was adapted into a Hulu television series and as a play; Brave Enough; and the novel Torch. Her books have sold more than five million copies worldwide and have been translated into more than 40 languages. Her award-winning essays and short stories have been published in The Best American Essays, the New York Times, the Washington Post Magazine, Vogue, and elsewhere. Strayed writes the popular Substack newsletter “Dear Sugar” and has hosted two hit podcasts, Dear Sugars and Sugar Calling. She lives in Portland, Oregon.
