Audiobooks have been very popular for many years. Audiobooks come in many formats. The Aurora Public Library District is proud to offer many books on CD’s. Another option is to listen to Audiobooks through the Overdrive App at the Indiana Digital Download Center.
If you log into Overdrive using your library card number and your PIN you can see the availability of the title you are interested in. If you need assistance in setting up a PIN or with downloading the app please stop into the Aurora or the Dillsboro libraries and we would be happy to assist you.
What I like best about audiobooks is that you can do other things while you listen to the story. I like to listen to an audio book in the car. I also will listen to an audiobook while I am cleaning the house. Audiobooks can also be a great resource for those who have vision problems.
In 2018 some of The Most Popular Audio Books for Overdrive Were:
by Sayaka Murata
36-year old Keiko Furukura has always struggled with fitting in. Keiko begins working at a convenience store when she is 18 years old. Keiko enjoys her job but faces criticism from her family to get married and to find a real job.
Sayaka Murata’s novel tackles the subject of the pressure to conform and the effect it has on someone mentally.
by Stephen King
A child is found murdered in a park. All signs seem to point in the direction of one of the town’s most upstanding citizens. Many in the community have a difficult time believing that this father, Little League coach and English teacher is the one who committed this heinous crime. Could this man be hiding a dark secret?
by David Baldacci
Secrets have a way of coming out. John Fiscke is a former cop who is now an attorney. John is trying to figure out who killed his brother Michael. Did a case that Michael was working on lead to his murder? The one man who can help John figure out the mystery has escaped from prison and is on the run.
by Kristin Hannah
When 13 year old Keni Albright’s father Ernt returns from Vietnam he is not the same man. Ernt Albright had been a POW. Ernt decides to move his family to Alaska where they will live off the grid. Keni and her mother realize that Ernt’s mental state is deteriorating. Keni realizes that they only have each other to rely on. Kristin Hannah’s novel explore the effects that war can have on a man.
by James Patterson
New York Detective Michael Bennett and his family are the only thing that is keeping two drug cartels out of a profitable opioid trade. How can Bennett save his family?
by David W. Blight
A biography of a former escaped slave who went on to become a major literary figure. Frederick Douglass went on to publish his own newspaper and was one of the leading abolitionists and writers of his era.
by James Comey
James Comey was the director of the FBI from 2013-2017. In this memoir, Comey shares his experience in prosecuting and investigating some of the most high profile cases in recent history.
by Tommy Orange
This novel follows a day in the life of 12 Urban Indians living in Oakland Ca. Each of them have different reasons for attending the Oakland City Powwow. A fateful event on this day brings them all together in ways they could not imagine.
by Esi Edugyan
Esi Edugyan tells the story of “Wash,” an 11 year old field slave. Wash is terrified of being sold to his masters brother. Wash comes to find out that his new owner is an abolitionist. When a man is killed and Wash is blamed, Christopher and Wash flee and go on an adventure that takes them across the globe.
by Tara Westover
Tara Westover’s memoir about making the decision to go to college against her family’s wishes. Westover had been raised in the mountains of Idaho by Mormon survivalists. Home schooled by her mother and never taken to a doctor, Westover did not even have a birth certificate until she was 9 years old.
For other popular audio books offered through the Indiana Digital download center please visit their audio book page by clicking here.
Happy Listening! 🙂
