It was an incredibly busy year for the Audible Editors. In 2023, we brought you more interviews than ever, connecting with creators to go behind the year's buzziest and best audio. We recommended listens on everything from artificial intelligence, which was impossible to ignore this year, to trending microgenres and the 100 Audible Essentials. In case you missed them the first time around, here are our 10 favorite editorial moments of 2023.
1. Sociologist Matthew Desmond gives us a serious call to action.
Matthew Desmond says we know how to end poverty, so what are we waiting for? >>
The Pulitzer-winning sociologist’s incisive new audiobook Poverty, by America condemns the abomination of systemic oppression—and calls on all of us to fix it.
2. Clint Smith's poetry showed us a new perspective on being a father.
Clint Smith's
The bestselling author’s new poetry collection archives the fleeting moments of joy and wonder that come with raising children, even amid sociological and ecological tumult.
3. Gary Gulman made us laugh (and cry)
Comedian Gary Gulman imparts lessons on depression in
The stand-up success reveals how being healthy—with the help of exercise and audiobooks—is much better for an artist than being sick.
4. Comedian Leslie Jones took her voice to a new medium.
Leslie Jones says being funny takes hard work>>
The comedian ditched the script for the performance of her memoir and tells each story in Leslie F*cking Jones exactly how it went.
5. Felicia Day gave us a look inside her brain—with a full cast!
How Felicia Day brought her passion project to life in audio>>
The author and creator talks about the joy of creating Third Eye as an audio series featuring a full cast, including Sean Astin, LilyPichu, London Hughes, Wil Wheaton, Neil Gaiman, and Felicia herself.
6. Editor Patty broke down some of our most specific (and sometimes strange) interests.
All about microgenres, the niche preferences that unite us>>
How hyper-specific microgenres became major obsessions.
7. Members of the Audible community discuss the Mid-Autumn Festival.
Voices of Audible: Mid-Autumn Festival>>
We reached out to some of our colleagues in Audible's Asian community to learn how the festival ties back to a sense of identity and belonging.
8. We shared some of our favorite books about artificial intelligence.
These listens get real about artificial intelligence>>
Stay up-to-date on the ever-growing field of AI with these exceptional science and tech audiobooks and podcasts.
9. Creators shared what they would say if they met their ancestors.
Notes to the Ancestors>>
In celebration of Juneteenth, we asked inspiring creators—poets, playwrights, novelists, and cultural icons—what they would want to say to their ancestors about their lives, their ambitions, and what life is like today.
10. We put our heads together and came up with our 100 favorite audiobooks.
The Audible Essential Top 100>>
Beloved by our listeners and hand-picked by our editors, every title on this list is an audio experience for the ages.
