This month’s Emmy Awards celebrated some of the greatest storytelling that television has to offer. If you’re all caught up on your viewing, you may be wondering where to turn next.
Below, find audiobook pairings for acclaimed Emmy winners, beloved nominees, and today’s buzziest new series.
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black-ish | Hacks | Pose | Ted Lasso | This Is Us | I May Destroy You | Bridgerton | Lovecraft Country | Mare of Easttown | The Underground Railroad | The Crown | The Handmaid’s Tale | Reservation Dogs | LuLaRich | Only Murders in the Building | White Lotus
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This perennial favorite and these book pairings are perfect for anyone looking for warm-hearted but provocative stories that explore race, friendship, and family.
Uncomfortable Conversations with a Black Man
By Emmanuel Acho • Narrated by the author
You Should See Me in a Crown
By Leah Johnson • Narrated by Alaska Jackson
Hacks
Empowered women, humor, cringe-inducing situations, a little bit of career advice: these memoirs have it all.
Is Everyone Hanging Out Without Me?
By Mindy Kaling • Narrated by the author, B. J. Novak, Michael Schur & Brenda Withers
Diary of a Mad Diva
By Joan Rivers • Narrated by the author
Pose
These audiobooks are the perfect companion for anyone who loves the found family and the drama of Pose.
Surpassing Certainty
By Janet Mock • Narrated by the author
No One Can Pronounce My Name
By Rakesh Satyal • Narrated by Amol Shah
Ted Lasso
Who isn’t looking for feel-good stories with characters who are genuinely trying their best? These books will make you grin.
The Bromance Book Club
By Lyssa Kay Adams • Narrated by Andrew Eiden & Maxwell Caulfield
Very Sincerely Yours
By Kerry Winfrey • Narrated by Patti Murin
This Is Us
Family dramas will never go out of style. These stories are dishy and messy, but still manage to depict the intense love between family members.
Little Fires Everywhere
By Celeste Ng • Narrated by Jennifer Lim
This Must Be the Place
By Maggie O’Farrell • Narrated by Saskia Maarleveld & Graham Rowat
I May Destroy You
If you were moved by this show’s deeply felt examination of rape culture and evocative coming-of-age story, give these audiobooks a try.
Luster
By Raven Leilani • Narrated by Ariel Blake
Know My Name
By Chanel Miller • Narrated by the author
Bridgerton
Whether you want to learn more about the enthralling origins of debutante culture or escape into a historical romance, these audiobooks will give you all the Bridgerton vibes. You also also listen to the audiobooks that the show is based on, too!
The Season
By Kristen Richardson • Narrated by Cassandra Campbell
The Lady’s Guide to Celestial Mechanics
By Olivia Waite • Narrated by Morag Sims
Lovecraft Country
While tackling social issues through horror isn’t new, it’s definitely having a moment. These audiobooks offer twists and thrills alongside astute cultural commentary.
When No One is Watching
By Alyssa Cole • Narrated by Susan Dalian & Jay Aaseng
The Other Black Girl
By Zakiya Dalila Harris • Narrated by Aja Naomi King, Joniece Abbott-Pratt, Heather Alicia Simms & Bahni Turpin
Mare of Easttown
This small-town mystery took television by storm. Luckily for those of us who loved it, there are plenty of gritty, twisty novels to capture our attention in the same way.
Long Bright River
By Liz Moore • Narrated by Allyson Ryan
When the Stars Go Dark
By Paula McClain • Narrated by Marin Ireland
The Underground Railroad
Colson Whitehead’s Pulitzer Prize winning novel, The Underground Railroad, was adapted beautifully for the screen this year. For more stories of enslaved peoples’ resistance and resilience, try one of these audiobooks.
The Good Lord Bird
By James McBride • Narrated by Michael Boatman
Never Caught
By Erica Armstrong Dunbar • Narrated by Robin Miles
The Crown
The latest season of The Crown offered a mix of royal glamour and raw political realities of the 1980s. Whichever strikes your interest, these audiobooks are a great extension of the series.
Shuggie Bain
By Douglas Stuart • Narrated by Angus King
The Royal We
By Heather Cocks & Jessica Morgan • Narrated by Christine Lakin
The Handmaid’s Tale
There’s no shortage of feminist dystopias on today’s bookshelves. These two are gripping one their own or as companions to the award-winning show.
Future Home of the Living God
By Louise Erdrich • Narrated by the author
Red Clocks
By Leni Zumas • Narrated by Karissa Vacker
Reservation Dogs
Delve into more Indigenous story-telling through one of these gripping and emotional mysteries.
Winter Counts
By David Heska Wanbli Weiden • Narrated by Darrell Dennis
Firekeeper’s Daughter
By Angeline Boulley • Narrated by Isabella Star LaBlanc
LuLaRich
Whether on the screen or on the page, there’s nothing as compulsively bingeable as a scandal.
Cultish
By Amanda Montell
Bad Blood
By John Carreyrou
Only Murders in the Building
Our cultural fascination with true crime has gone meta with behind the scenes revelations of popular true crime podcasts and stories about crime fanatics taking matters into their own hands.
Stay Sexy and Don’t Get Murdered
By Karen Kilgariff & Georgia Hardstark • Narrated by the authors & Paul Giamatti
The Thursday Murder Club
By Richard Osman • Narrated by Lesley Manville
White Lotus
Whether you’re looking for a vacation-gone-wrong plot or satirical commentary on class systems and work culture, these books are for you.
Nine Perfect Strangers
By Liane Moriarty
Black Buck
By Mateo Askaripour • Narrated by Zeno Robinson
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