This list is part of our Best of the Year collection, an obsessively curated selection of our editors' and listeners' favorite audio in 2022. Check out The Best of 2022 to see our top picks in every category.
In 2022, the Audible editors covered a huge swath of topics on our blog. We brought you more interviews than ever, from debut and emerging talent to heavy-hitting authors, performers, and cultural icons. We highlighted essential listens on reproductive justice, launched a weekly feature for new releases, and took a moment to share some strange and wonderfully obscure picks from our own libraries. Here are our 10 favorite blog moments of 2022, courtesy of our editors.
1. Ethan Hawke showed us his chops in the audio realm.
As Fishpriest, Ethan Hawke Is Audio’s Newest Leading Man >>
The acclaimed actor and star of a gritty new crime podcast reveals how the power of vocal storytelling reeled him in.
2. We learned that food can be a key to self-love.
Tabitha Brown’s Cookbook Is About More Than Recipes—It’s About Choosing Joy>>
The beloved chef feeds the soul with her signature warmth and comfort in her new vegan cookbook, Cooking from the Spirit.
3. Jennette McCurdy turned her turbulent past into something beautiful.
Jennette McCurdy Reveals Her Shockingly Fraught Relationship with Her Mother>>
In I’m Glad My Mom Died, actor, director, and podcaster Jennette McCurdy writes about surviving child stardom and her path to self-love after abuse.
4. Our editor Yvonne reflected on her debut memoir.
The Birth of Quite the Contrary>>
Debut memoirist and Audible Editor Yvonne Durant goes behind the scenes of how the true story of her great love and pioneering career came to life as an Audible Original.
5. We highlighted some of our most important listens on reproductive justice.
Listens on the History and Future of Reproductive Justice>>
Hear the true stories and voices behind the ongoing battle for reproductive freedom.
6. The author of our very favorite listen of the year revealed the story behind her epic audiobook.
Sabaa Tahir Writes Stories of Hope>>
Sabaa Tahir, bestselling author of the YA fantasy series An Ember in the Ashes, shines in her contemporary debut, All My Rage.
7. Bestselling author Celeste Ng opened up about her new novel Our Missing Hearts, our top fiction listen of the year.
Celeste Ng Has Created a Disturbingly Realistic Dystopia>>
Shaped by current events, Our Missing Hearts explores the power of art, love, and storytelling in the face of fear and persecution.
8. Editor and CoHo expert Patty shared the ultimate post on the year's buzziest author.
The Essential Guide to Colleen Hoover>>
Whether you're new to her work or a certified CoHort, this handy guide to Colleen Hoover's bestselling series and standalone novels has everything you need to find your next listen.
9. We launched our editors' guide to our favorite new releases in audio, updated weekly.
Weekly Picks>>
Your weekly guide to the newest and buzziest audio, obsessively curated by the Audible editors.
10. We put our weirdest, most left-field listens together in one place.
Welcome to Oddible>>
Ready for weird? These listens go there.
