-
Ep. 8: Let's Talk About Genres: How Do We Define Audiobook Categories?
- Length: 42 mins
Failed to add items
Add to Cart failed.
Add to Wish List failed.
Remove from wishlist failed.
Adding to library failed
Follow podcast failed
Unfollow podcast failed
Regular price: $0.00 or 1 credit
Sale price: $0.00 or 1 credit
Buy for $0.00
Publisher's summary
What’s the difference between a thriller and a mystery? When is something an autobiography and not a memoir? Our editors break down the “rules” of genres – and the books that epitomize each of them. Can't get enough Audicted?
Can’t get enough Audicted? Hear more from The Audible Editors at https://www.audible.com/Audicted
Baby Teeth by Zoje Stage
Seabiscuit by Laura Hillenbrand
The Handmaid's Tale by Margaret Atwood
Rosemary's Baby by Ira Levin
Confessions by Kanae Minato
The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas
The Terrible by Yrsa Daley-Ward
Katerina by James Frey
Sharp Objects by Gillian Flynn
Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn
Sherlock Holmes by Arthur Conan Doyle
Still Life by Louise Penny
Circe by Madeline Miller
Dark Eden by Chris Beckett
Hounded by Kevin Hearne
Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency by Douglas Adams
Sandman Slim by Richard Kadrey
Moon Called by Patricia Briggs
Assault and Pepper by Leslie Budewitz
Her Royal Spyness by Rhys Bowen
We Are Legion (We Are Bob) by Dennis E. Taylor
The Girl with All the Gifts by M. R. Carey
Convenience Store Women by Sayaka Murata
A Little Life by Hanya Yanagihara
The Goldfinch by Donna Tartt
Angela's Ashes by Frank McCourt
The Liar's Club by The Liar's Club
Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass by Frederick Douglass
The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin by Benjamin Franklin
More from the same
Related to this topic
-
The Women
- A Novel
- By: Kristin Hannah
- Narrated by: Julia Whelan, Kristin Hannah
- Length: 14 hrs and 57 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
Women can be heroes. When twenty-year-old nursing student Frances “Frankie” McGrath hears these words, it is a revelation. Raised in the sun-drenched, idyllic world of Southern California and sheltered by her conservative parents, she has always prided herself on doing the right thing. But in 1965, the world is changing, and she suddenly dares to imagine a different future for herself. When her brother ships out to serve in Vietnam, she joins the Army Nurse Corps and follows his path.
-
-
WOW. Just Wow
- By Joanne DeVuono on 02-08-24
By: Kristin Hannah
-
Funny Story
- By: Emily Henry
- Narrated by: Julia Whelan
- Length: 11 hrs and 23 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
Daphne always loved the way her fiancé Peter told their story. How they met (on a blustery day), fell in love (over an errant hat), and moved back to his lakeside hometown to begin their life together. He really was good at telling it…right up until the moment he realized he was actually in love with his childhood best friend Petra.
-
-
My favorite book
- By Amazon Customer on 04-28-24
By: Emily Henry
-
The Accidental Dating Experiment
- By: Lauren Blakely
- Narrated by: Andi Arndt, Jacob Morgan
- Length: 6 hrs and 55 mins
- Original Recording
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
Eight years ago I fell into a secret summer fling with my best friend’s little sister before our lives went in different directions. Now, I’m the grumpy to Juliet’s sunshine on a popular dating podcast we host, and when a wealthy fan gives us a charming coastal cottage as the biggest thank you ever, we head to the town where I grew up to give it a makeover. And find the house has only one bed. Located under a mirrored ceiling.
-
-
The kind of Romance everyone needs in their collection!
- By M. Santos on 04-11-24
By: Lauren Blakely
-
Atomic Habits
- An Easy & Proven Way to Build Good Habits & Break Bad Ones
- By: James Clear
- Narrated by: James Clear
- Length: 5 hrs and 35 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
No matter your goals, Atomic Habits offers a proven framework for improving - every day. James Clear, one of the world's leading experts on habit formation, reveals practical strategies that will teach you exactly how to form good habits, break bad ones, and master the tiny behaviors that lead to remarkable results. If you're having trouble changing your habits, the problem isn't you. The problem is your system. Bad habits repeat themselves again and again not because you don't want to change, but because you have the wrong system for change.
-
-
Author went overboard hawking his site
- By CHughes on 06-25-19
By: James Clear
-
George Orwell’s 1984
- An Audible Original adaptation
- By: George Orwell, Joe White - adaptation
- Narrated by: Andrew Garfield, Cynthia Erivo, Andrew Scott, and others
- Length: 3 hrs and 27 mins
- Original Recording
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
It’s 1984, and life has changed beyond recognition. Airstrip One, formerly known as Great Britain, is a place where Big Brother is always watching, and nobody can hide. Except, perhaps, for Winston Smith. Whilst working at the Ministry of Truth, rewriting history, he secretly dreams of freedom. And in a world where love and sex are forbidden, where it’s hard to distinguish between friend and foe, he meets Julia and O’Brien and vows to rebel.
-
-
A Revelation!
- By wotsallthisthen on 04-07-24
By: George Orwell, and others
-
The Anxious Generation
- How the Great Rewiring of Childhood Is Causing an Epidemic of Mental Illness
- By: Jonathan Haidt
- Narrated by: Sean Pratt, Jonathan Haidt
- Length: 10 hrs and 32 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
There is no bigger public health story now than the collapse in youth mental health. The numbers are terrifying and dominate our headlines. There has been much debate over how we got here, and what to do next, and bestselling author and social psychologist Jonathan Haidt is at the white-hot center of that discourse. Haidt has spent his career speaking wisdom and truth into the most difficult landscapes—communities polarized by politics and religion, campuses battling culture wars, and now the perfect storm contributing to a public health emergency for Gen Z.
-
-
Empower parents, Not governments
- By Vance V. Ginn on 04-14-24
By: Jonathan Haidt
-
The Women
- A Novel
- By: Kristin Hannah
- Narrated by: Julia Whelan, Kristin Hannah
- Length: 14 hrs and 57 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
Women can be heroes. When twenty-year-old nursing student Frances “Frankie” McGrath hears these words, it is a revelation. Raised in the sun-drenched, idyllic world of Southern California and sheltered by her conservative parents, she has always prided herself on doing the right thing. But in 1965, the world is changing, and she suddenly dares to imagine a different future for herself. When her brother ships out to serve in Vietnam, she joins the Army Nurse Corps and follows his path.
-
-
WOW. Just Wow
- By Joanne DeVuono on 02-08-24
By: Kristin Hannah
-
Funny Story
- By: Emily Henry
- Narrated by: Julia Whelan
- Length: 11 hrs and 23 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
Daphne always loved the way her fiancé Peter told their story. How they met (on a blustery day), fell in love (over an errant hat), and moved back to his lakeside hometown to begin their life together. He really was good at telling it…right up until the moment he realized he was actually in love with his childhood best friend Petra.
-
-
My favorite book
- By Amazon Customer on 04-28-24
By: Emily Henry
-
The Accidental Dating Experiment
- By: Lauren Blakely
- Narrated by: Andi Arndt, Jacob Morgan
- Length: 6 hrs and 55 mins
- Original Recording
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
Eight years ago I fell into a secret summer fling with my best friend’s little sister before our lives went in different directions. Now, I’m the grumpy to Juliet’s sunshine on a popular dating podcast we host, and when a wealthy fan gives us a charming coastal cottage as the biggest thank you ever, we head to the town where I grew up to give it a makeover. And find the house has only one bed. Located under a mirrored ceiling.
-
-
The kind of Romance everyone needs in their collection!
- By M. Santos on 04-11-24
By: Lauren Blakely
-
Atomic Habits
- An Easy & Proven Way to Build Good Habits & Break Bad Ones
- By: James Clear
- Narrated by: James Clear
- Length: 5 hrs and 35 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
No matter your goals, Atomic Habits offers a proven framework for improving - every day. James Clear, one of the world's leading experts on habit formation, reveals practical strategies that will teach you exactly how to form good habits, break bad ones, and master the tiny behaviors that lead to remarkable results. If you're having trouble changing your habits, the problem isn't you. The problem is your system. Bad habits repeat themselves again and again not because you don't want to change, but because you have the wrong system for change.
-
-
Author went overboard hawking his site
- By CHughes on 06-25-19
By: James Clear
-
George Orwell’s 1984
- An Audible Original adaptation
- By: George Orwell, Joe White - adaptation
- Narrated by: Andrew Garfield, Cynthia Erivo, Andrew Scott, and others
- Length: 3 hrs and 27 mins
- Original Recording
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
It’s 1984, and life has changed beyond recognition. Airstrip One, formerly known as Great Britain, is a place where Big Brother is always watching, and nobody can hide. Except, perhaps, for Winston Smith. Whilst working at the Ministry of Truth, rewriting history, he secretly dreams of freedom. And in a world where love and sex are forbidden, where it’s hard to distinguish between friend and foe, he meets Julia and O’Brien and vows to rebel.
-
-
A Revelation!
- By wotsallthisthen on 04-07-24
By: George Orwell, and others
-
The Anxious Generation
- How the Great Rewiring of Childhood Is Causing an Epidemic of Mental Illness
- By: Jonathan Haidt
- Narrated by: Sean Pratt, Jonathan Haidt
- Length: 10 hrs and 32 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
There is no bigger public health story now than the collapse in youth mental health. The numbers are terrifying and dominate our headlines. There has been much debate over how we got here, and what to do next, and bestselling author and social psychologist Jonathan Haidt is at the white-hot center of that discourse. Haidt has spent his career speaking wisdom and truth into the most difficult landscapes—communities polarized by politics and religion, campuses battling culture wars, and now the perfect storm contributing to a public health emergency for Gen Z.
-
-
Empower parents, Not governments
- By Vance V. Ginn on 04-14-24
By: Jonathan Haidt
-
48 Laws of Power
- By: Robert Greene
- Narrated by: Richard Poe
- Length: 23 hrs and 6 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
Amoral, cunning, ruthless, and instructive, this piercing work distills 3,000 years of the history of power into 48 well-explicated laws. This bold volume outlines the laws of power in their unvarnished essence, synthesizing the philosophies of Machiavelli, Sun Tzu, Carl von Clausewitz, and other infamous strategists. The 48 Laws of Power will fascinate any listener interested in gaining, observing, or defending against ultimate control.
-
-
You don't have to be a psychopath to like this.
- By Gaggleframpf on 02-25-16
By: Robert Greene
-
Just for the Summer
- By: Abby Jimenez
- Narrated by: Christine Lakin, Zachary Webber, Abby Jimenez
- Length: 11 hrs and 43 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
Justin has a curse, and thanks to a Reddit thread, it's now all over the internet. Every woman he dates goes on to find their soul mate the second they break up. When a woman slides into his DMs with the same problem, they come up with a plan: They'll date each other and break up. Their curses will cancel each other’s out, and they’ll both go on to find the love of their lives. It’s a bonkers idea… and it just might work.
-
-
Good but heavy
- By Maria Olmes on 04-04-24
By: Abby Jimenez
-
First Lie Wins
- A Novel
- By: Ashley Elston
- Narrated by: Saskia Maarleveld
- Length: 9 hrs and 16 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
The identity comes first: Evie Porter. Once she’s given a name and location by her mysterious boss Mr. Smith, she learns everything there is to know about the town and the people in it. Then the mark: Ryan Sumner. The last piece of the puzzle is the job. Evie isn’t privy to Mr. Smith’s real identity, but she knows this job will be different. Ryan has gotten under her skin, and she’s starting to envision a different sort of life for herself. But Evie can’t make any mistakes—especially after what happened last time.
-
-
What’s The lie?
- By Luke Schafer on 01-13-24
By: Ashley Elston
-
The Heaven & Earth Grocery Store
- A Novel
- By: James McBride
- Narrated by: Dominic Hoffman
- Length: 12 hrs and 21 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
In 1972, when workers in Pottstown, Pennsylvania, were digging the foundations for a new development, the last thing they expected to find was a skeleton at the bottom of a well. Who the skeleton was and how it got there were two of the long-held secrets kept by the residents of Chicken Hill, the dilapidated neighborhood where immigrant Jews and African Americans lived side by side and shared ambitions and sorrows.
-
-
Multiple Stories Obfuscate Narrative
- By Stephnsea on 08-12-23
By: James McBride
-
A Calamity of Souls
- By: David Baldacci
- Narrated by: David Baldacci, MacLeod Andrews, Sisi Aisha Johnson, and others
- Length: 14 hrs and 28 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
Set in the tumultuous year of 1968 in southern Virginia, a racially-charged murder case sets a duo of white and Black lawyers against a deeply unfair system as they work to defend their wrongfully-accused Black defendants in this courtroom drama from #1 New York Times bestselling author David Baldacci.
-
-
Loved this book!!!!
- By shelley on 04-17-24
By: David Baldacci
-
The Perfect Son
- By: Freida McFadden
- Narrated by: Suzie Althens, Daniel Thomas May
- Length: 7 hrs and 58 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
Erika Cass has a perfect family and a perfect life. Until the evening when two detectives show up at her front door. A high school girl has vanished from Erika's quiet suburban neighborhood. The police suspect the worst - murder. And Erika's teenage son, Liam, was the last person to see the girl alive. Erika has always sensed something dark and disturbed in her seemingly perfect older child. She wants to believe he's innocent, but as the evidence mounts, she can't deny the truth - Liam may have done the unthinkable.
-
-
If you love animals give this one a miss!
- By Rachel on 08-18-22
By: Freida McFadden
What listeners say about Ep. 8: Let's Talk About Genres: How Do We Define Audiobook Categories?
Average customer ratingsReviews - Please select the tabs below to change the source of reviews.
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
- Maverick’s Trove
- 10-02-18
Episode 8
Some of these books sound really interesting. I'm hoping to give some of the books a listens soon!
Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
You voted on this review!
You reported this review!
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
- K. Springer
- 08-06-18
Learning how audiobooks are grouped and why
I really enjoy free podcasts (episodes?) like these that Audible offers; it allows me to increase my understanding in an enjoyable manner. I recommend this series to others if you are like me and want to learn more about how Audible works with genres in the audiobooks they sell.
Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
You voted on this review!
You reported this review!
4 people found this helpful
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
- G2 AYNE
- 12-18-18
BEHIND THE SCENES OF AN AUDIBLE BOOK
I WAS ESPECIALLY INTERESTED IN THE SECTION WHERE THE EDITORS TALKED ABOUT PARTICULAR GENRE, ESPECIALLY THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN A "MYSTERY" AND "THRILLER" AND I WAS SURPRISED BY ABBEY, THE EDITOR IN CHARGE OF THESE TITLES. SHE SETS OUT SOME GUIDELINES FOR EACH CATEGORY. HOWEVER, WHEN SEARCHING FOR A BOOK ON AUDIBLE, THESE GUIDELINES ARE USELESS BECAUSE AUDIBLE LUMPS THRILLERS WITH THE MYSTERIES. THIS MAKES IT INCREDIBLY HARD TO PICK A BOOK WHICH ONE IS NOT FAMILILAR. I ONCE READ A REVIEW AND THAT PERSON TALKED ABOUT GETTING THE BOOK FROM THE LIBRARY FIRST IN ORDER NOT TO MAKE A MISTAKE. AND I THOUGHT I WAS THE ONLY ONE DOING THAT!
TO GET BACK TO WHAT IS A MYSTERY AND WHAT IS A THRILLER --- MY ENGLISH TEACHER EXPERIENCE POINTS TO ONE CHARACTERISTIC: IN A MYSTERY THE READER DOES NOT KNOW WHODUNIT UNTIL COSE TO THE END, THE DENOUEMENT. IN A THRILLER (DAN BROWN'S DA VINCI CODE), CHAPTERS CAN BE WRITTEN IN THE VOICE OF THE VILLIAN/BAD GUY OR A COHORT OF SAID NEVER-DO-WELL).
I WOULD LIKE AUDIBLE TO SEPARATE THE MYSTERY GENRE FROM THE THRILLER GENRE. THAT WAY I WOULD NOT HAVE TO SURF THROUGH ALL THE LEE CHILD, KRUEGER, BOX, PATTERSON ETC AUTHORS WHEN I REALLY WANT TO READ AN ANTHONY AWARD/NOMINEE LIKE "IN THE BLEAK MID WINTER" BY JULIA SPENCER-FLEMMING. PERHAPS THE FILTER SYSTEM COULD BE ARRANGED TO ALLOW A COMBO: ONE MAIN GENRE WITH SOME ELEMENTS OF ROMANCE, SCI FI, SUPERNAURAL, GUNS BLAZING (I MADE THAT LAST ONE UP, BUT SOMETIMES IT SEEMS A BOOK IS WRITTEN JUST TO HAVE THE PRO AND ANTAGONIST SHOOT UP OR EXPLODE SOMETHING AT EVERY TURN OF PAGE). I WOULD OTHERWISE PUT A MINUS SIGN NEXT TO AN AUHTOR AND THE 600 BOOKS HE'S WRITTEN WOULD NOT COME ONTO 'WISH LIST SEARCH' UNTIL I WANT IT. GREAT TIME SAVER TO FILTER THE BOOK TITLES, TO PARE THE SEARCH DOWN TO MAKE IT EASIER TO FIND A BOOK.
THIS EDITOR DISCUSSION WAS GREAT! HOPE THEY DO IT AGAIN.
TO CONCLUDE: I JUST FIND IT A MISTAKE TO LUMP MYSTERY AND THRILLER.
& ONE EDITOR COMMENT: IF AN EDITOR WORKING FOR ME DID NOT KNOW WHAT A COZY MYSTERY WAS, I WOULD PUT SAID EDITOR ONTO THE FAST-TRACK- MULTI- AUTHORS READING TOURS--- OR REPLACE THE QUESTIONABLE EDITOR WITH SOMEONE WHO HAS BEEN READING COZY MYSTERIES SINCE AGE 5. MOI.
REALLY! OR, A NEW EDITOR COULD BE THE ANSWER.
THESE SHORT PANEL DISCUSSIONS ABOUT BOOKS ARE LOVELY. IT WAS LIKE A STOPOVER AT A 3-DAY BOOK FAIR EVENT W/O LEAVING THE COMFORT OF ONE'S ARMCHAIR. A MUST FOR ANY BOOK LOVER.
Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
You voted on this review!
You reported this review!
1 person found this helpful
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
- tarafarah7: Tara Brown
- 09-29-18
Great series!
Who doesn't love listening to others talk about our favorite pastime? Obviously, not us or we wouldn't be here! I really enjoy the Audicted series by The Audible Editors! Everything about it is great, and I've added a bunch of new books to my wish list. At under an hour, it's the perfect listen for an afternoon at home or a drive in to work. Thank you! :-)
Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
You voted on this review!
You reported this review!
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
- Chad W.
- 08-07-19
Sorting Through the Noise
Story: 4-Stars
************
I am a bit of an academic at heart, so I was excited to see this episode's topic. The editors do a great job of going through the main genre definitions and clearly stating the criteria for most. If you have ever stood in a bookstore and wondered at the difference between a mystery and a suspense novel, look (listen) no further! Some genres (e.g. - fantasy) get more detailed discussions of the sub-genres that have also come into our lexicon.
Also appreciated were the conversations concerning the role of product marketing and how it confuses genre classifications, seemingly inventing them on the fly.
Performance: 4-Stars
*******************
This was a cohesive presentation. The hosts seem much stronger when broadcasting about topics that fit in defined categories (in this case: genres). There are clear breaks, often accompanied by a change in speaker, that drive effective pacing.
The small 'get to know the editors' interludes (strange Audible habits, in this case) add a great personal touch to the episodes.
Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
You voted on this review!
You reported this review!