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While Jenna Bush Hager loves a physical book, she — along with many Read With Jenna fans — also loves listening to audiobooks. They're perfect for tuning into while driving, taking a walk or even completing household chores, making them ideal for those of us who have stacked schedules and reading goals to keep up with.
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To celebrate, Jenna’s sharing her favorite audiobooks to date, from new releases to award-winners brought to life by celebrity narrators. Take a listen — and if you have a book lover in your life, consider gifting an Audible subscription so they can, too.
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“This Motherless Land” by Nikki May
If the plot of Jenna's November pick seems familiar, that's because Jenna says it is a "beautiful" re-imagining of Jane Austen’s “Mansfield Park." This novel, however, dives deeper into modern questions of identity, as well as romance and friendship.
"From Here to the Great Unknown" by Lisa Marie Presley and Riley Keough, narrated by Keough and Julia Roberts
Released just last month, Lisa Marie Presley's memoir has already become a national and New York Times bestseller. Co-written by Presley and her daughter, Riley Keough, it traces Presley’s unique life — from her father's unconditional love to getting kicked out of school time and time again. It's an "extraordinary" work that showcases a mother and daughter "try[ing] to heal each other," according to the publisher.
"Nothing to See Here" by Kevin Wilson
In this novel, Lillian and Madison become unlikely friends after being paired as roommates at their elite boarding school. But when Lillian has to abruptly leave, Madison is left behind and they lose touch. That's until years later when Madison sends a letter to her old friend, begging for help in caring for her children. The catch? The kids go up in flames whenever they get irritated. It's a strange conceit, but a witty and tender tale of parental love, according to the publisher.
"The Wedding People" by Alison Espach
Set in Newport, RI, this novel follows a chance encounter between two women: Phoebe, an elder-millennial who has arrived at the grand Cornwall Inn alone, and Lila, a Gen Z-er on the cusp of "real" adulthood who has rented out the inn for her wedding. Phoebe's the only non-wedding guest there, so she throws off Lila's plan. But as it turns out, the two can't stop confiding in each other and quickly bond. "Absurdly funny and devastatingly tender," per the publisher, "The Wedding People" examines the way unexpected experiences can change our lives.
"The Dutch House" by Ann Patchett
From the number-one New York Times bestselling author of "Commonwealth," Ann Patchett's "The Dutch House," which is narrated by Tom Hanks, explores the relationship between two siblings across five decades. In a previous generation, at the end of the Second World War, Cyril Conroy struck surprising luck that led to a real estate empire, taking his family from poverty to wealth. But now, Cyril's son, Danny, and daughter, Maeve, have been exiled by their stepmother, sending the two privileged siblings back to their family's roots.
"Tom Lake" by Ann Patchett
In another novel from Patchett — this time narrated by Meryl Streep! — Lara and her three daughters are spending their spring on their family's orchard in Northern Michigan. While there, the girls beg their mother to tell them the story of a famous actor she had an affair with long ago at the theater company, Tom Lake. When she tells the tale, it causes Lara's children to see her in a new light, meditating on different versions of love and the lives parents lead that their children never know.
"The Anxious Generation" by Jonathan Haidt
In "The Anxious Generation," social psychologist Jonathan Haidt investigates contemporary teen mental illness, asking why, after more than a decade of improvement, adolescent mental health plummeted in the 2010s. In this bestselling work of nonfiction, Haidt shows how the arrival of the “phone-based childhood” wiped out the "play-based childhood" and he issues a call to action that could set our society free.
"An American Marriage" by Tayari Jones
In this National Book Award finalist, newlyweds Celestial and Roy personify the American dream: he's a young executive, she's an artist headed for acclaim. But just as their life is kicking off, Roy is sentenced to 12 years for a crime Celestial is sure he didn’t commit. While Roy is incarcerated, Celestial bonds with her childhood best friend and Roy's best man, Andre — but after five years, Roy’s conviction is overturned unexpectedly. Now, he's ready to resume his life in Atlanta, but all isn't as he left it.
