Reading while you do just about anything else has its appeal. So many of us love listening while we drive, clean, garden, exercise, paint, shop, swim, or just relax on the couch, surrounded by the story. Throw an audiobook on your Sonos speakers while you make dinner, or connect the Libby app through bluetooth, CarPlay, or Android Auto to pass the time on your commute.

With more of us than ever listening to streaming music and podcasts, free audiobooks from the library through Libby provide a break from ever-rising subscription costs. And with more than half of American adults saying they've listened to an audiobook this year, we're left with only one question:

What's everyone listening to?

Recommendations from other listeners is a good place to start, so we've compiled the top 20 audiobooks of the year (so far) by checkouts, followed by the top 20 most popular audiobooks of all time on the Libby app.

How many have you checked off your list?

Top 20 most popular audiobooks of the year so far (by checkouts):

1. Onyx Storm by Rebecca Yarros
2. The Women by Kristin Hannah
3. The Crash by Freida McFadden
4. Fourth Wing by Rebecca Yarros
5. Funny Story by Emily Henry
6. Iron Flame by Rebecca Yarros
7. The Boyfriend by Freida McFadden
8. None of This Is True by Lisa Jewell
9. The God of the Woods by Liz Moore
10. Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen
11. The Four Winds by Kristen Hannah
12. The Wedding People by Alison Espach
13. Tom Lake by Ann Patchett
14. Just for the Summer by Abby Jimenez
15. James by Percival Everett
16. All the Colors of the Dark by Chris Whitaker
17. Lights Out by Navessa Allen
18. The Things We Leave Unfinished by Rebecca Yarros
19. The Anxious Generation by Jonathan Haidt
20. Pretty Girls by Karin Slaughter

Top 20 most popular audiobooks of all time (by checkouts):

1. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J. K. Rowling
2. Where the Crawdads Sing by Delia Owens
3. The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck by Mark Manson
4. Becoming by Michelle Obama
5. Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets by J. K. Rowling
6. Educated by Tara Westover
7. The Four Winds by Kristin Hannah
8. All the Light We Cannot See by Anthony Doerr
9. The Silent Patient by Alex Michaelides
10. Atomic Habits by James Clear
11. Fourth Wing by Rebecca Yarros
12. A Court of Thorns and Roses by Sarah J. Maas
13. The Guest List by Lucy Foley
14. Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban by J. K. Rowling
15. Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire by J. K. Rowling
16. A Game of Thrones by George R. R. Martin
17. The Nightingale by Kristin Hannah
18. Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix by J. K. Rowling
19. Dune by Frank Herbert
20. Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn

*Title availability may vary by library.

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