92: Our Favorite Short Audiobooks

Our panel (Mark, Shachi, and Scott) shares some of our favorite short audiobooks (under 6 hours) with another Narrated audiobook draft.

Round 1:

Mark: The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane [1:56] (Written by: Kate DiCamillo / Narrated by: Judith Ivey) [OverDrive/Libby] / [Audible] / [Libro.fm]

Shachi: The Phantom Tollbooth [4:40] (Written by: Norton Juster / Narrated by: Rainn Wilson & Norton Juster)  [OverDrive/Libby] / [Audible] / [Libro.fm] / [Episode 53]

Scott: Binti [2:30] (Written by: Nnedi Okorafor / Narrated by: Robin Miles) [OverDrive/Libby] / [Audible] / [Libro.fm]

Round 2:

Mark: A to Z Mysteries (Series) [0:42-4:00] (Written by: Ron Roy / Narrated by: David Pittu) [OverDrive/Libby] / [Audible] / [Libro.fm]

Shachi: Sasha Masha [3:30] (Written & Narrated by: Agnes Borinsky) [Libro.fm]

Scott: All Systems Red [3:17] (Written by: Martha Wells / Narrated by: Kevin R. Free) [OverDrive/Libby] / [Audible] / [Libro.fm]

Round 3:

Mark: The Power of Writing It Down: A Simple Habit to Unlock Your Brain and Reimagine Your Life [5:59] (Written & Narrated by: Allison Fallon) [OverDrive/Libby] / [Audible] / [Libro.fm]

Shachi:  The Poet X [3:30] (Written & Narrated by: Elizabeth Acevedo) [OverDrive/Libby] / [Audible] / [Libro.fm]

Scott: Caffeine: How Caffeine Created the Modern World [2:02] (Written & Narrated by: Michael Pollan) [https://www.audible.com/pd/Caffeine-Audiobook/B083MVZ91Y

Round 4:

Mark: The Gentle Art of Swedish Death Cleaning: How to Free Yourself and Your Family from a Lifetime of Clutter [2:37] (Written By: Margareta Magnusson / Narrated by: Juliet Stevenson) [OverDrive/Libby] / [Audible] / [https://libro.fm/audiobooks/9781508243823-the-gentle-art-of-swedish-death-cleaning

Shachi: Matilda [4:18] (Written By: Roald Dahl / Narrated by: Kate Winslet) [OverDrive/Libby] / [Audible] / [Libro.fm] / [Episode 5]

Scott: Penric's Demon [4:02] (Written By: Lois McMaster Bujold / Narrated by: Grover Gardner) [OverDrive/Libby] / [Audible] / [Libro.fm]

Additional Picks:

Mark: Expanse Novellas [2:26 - 2:34] [Episode 4], To Be Taught, If Fortunate [Episode 88]

Shachi: No Time Like the Future [5:59]

Scott: This is How You Lose the Time War [4:16], The Deep [4:01] [Episode 57], The Dispatcher [2:18], Legion [2:06] [Episode 24], Born Standing Up [4:02] [Episode 40], Doctor Aphra (Star Wars) [5:35] [Episode 74], Vacationland: True Stories from Painful Beaches [5:23]

Other References:

Episode 22: Mount Everest Draft

Narrated Drafts