Nonfiction
How journalist Michele Norris got 500,000 people to open up about race
“Our Hidden Conversations” is the culmination of an unprecedented project 14 years in the making. The result: an audiobook that feels like eavesdropping on America.
The 20 best investigative podcasts to hear now
Including some of the most popular podcasts ever made, these journalistic documentary series are about as gripping as audio entertainment gets.
True cult confessions
Here are 20 of the most riveting, can't-look-away true stories about cults, their leaders, and what it's like to fall under—and escape—their terrible spell.
The 13 best nonfiction listens of 2023
The year's best nonfiction both edified and entertained as it invited us to wrestle with startling truths.
Move over, self-development—Adam Grant says we can improve at improvement itself
The bestselling author fields our questions about his latest big-idea listen, "Hidden Potential."
These listens get real about artificial intelligence
Stay up-to-date on the ever-growing field of AI with these exceptional nonfic audiobooks and podcasts.
A burlesque dancer shines a light on sex ed, body positivity, and fatphobia
Fancy Feast breaks barriers in her new essay collection, "Naked."
Goth rocker Lol Tolhurst beckons listeners to the dark side
The co-founder of English post punk powerhouse The Cure knows a thing or two about the misconstrued romantics of the goth subculture.
Finally, a how-to for wallflowers
Aparna Nancherla challenges misconceptions about introverts in her Audible Original podcast, "The Introvert’s Survival Guide."
True crime and history sagas for fans of "Killers of the Flower Moon"
Looking for more thoughtful takes on American history through the lens of crime and systemic injustice? These 10 nonfic gems strike similar chords to David Grann's National Book Award finalist.
What do our pockets tell us about human behavior?
In her new micro-history, dress history expert Hannah Carlson explores the surprisingly controversial history of this facet of fashion.
The best audiobooks about aliens for curious humans
Exploring topics from astrophysics to Martian invasion, these listens—from speculative fiction to scientific explorations and the occult—will have you looking to the stars.