This year, I hope to increase my audiobook listening, and I am sharing the audiobooks I plan to listen to.
I have listened to audiobooks for years, but once I stopped homeschooling, my audiobook listening decreased to just a few a year.
I want to fix that in 2026.
For me, this means fewer podcasts and more audiobooks.
My goal for 2026 is to listen to at least one audiobook a month. I think this is something I can easily do because one of my other goals is to scroll through social media and the news less.
I love news and politics, but in 2025, I realized that I was just listening to too much of it. I want to use the time I spent listening to those things to read more books.
In 2025, I listened to the Noiser podcast of Julie Andrews reading Pride and Prejudice. I loved listening to it and decided to do more classics on audio in 2026.
I have read a lot of classics like Jane Austen, Anne of Green Gables, and others, but it has been years. Other books like The Chronicles of Narnia, I have only read one or two in the series.
In 2026, I want to reread some of the classics I have read before and finish some series I started years ago.
I also like to listen to mysteries, like Agatha Christie on audio, so I want to listen to more of those this year.
I also added a few random books to my list because I think the audio will be good. I am also looking for more audiobooks to listen to, so I would love to hear what I should add to the list.
Audiobooks To Listen To In 2026
We have an audible subscription and have Spotify, so that is how I will get most of these books. I also use the library for audiobooks.
Emma by Jane Austen, narrated by Multiple People. I read this years ago and am looking forward to listening to it this time.
Sense and Sensibility by Jane Austen. This is another one that I read years ago and am looking forward to listening to it this time.
Anne of Green Gables by L.M. Montgomery. I read the first few books in the Anne of Green Gables series when I was a kid. When I was homeschooling my kids, we listened to audiobooks from the library. That was back when they were on cassettes and CDs. I decided that since I want to read more YA books in 2026, it would be a good time to listen to the audiobook again.
Cranford by Elizabeth Gaskell. I have watched the BBC show Cranford, but I am not sure if I have read the whole book. I know I started it, but I don’t think I ever finished reading it. I am looking forward to trying the audiobook.
Little Women by Louis May Alcott. This is another one that I read as a kid, and again when I was homeschooling my kids. I started this one at the end of December and finished it this week. I loved it. I think I appreciated it more this time than I did when I read it years ago.
The Chronicles of Narnia by C.S. Lewis. I have read The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe, and my kids listened to the audiobook series, but I have never read the entire series. I thought adding it ot my audiobooks for 2026 might help me finish the whole series.
My Life In France by Julia Child. I read this book at least ten years ago. I have been thinking of rereading it, so I decided to add it to the books I want to listen to this year.
Agatha Christie Books. I have a goal to read all of Agatha Christie’s Hercule Periot books. I have enjoyed several of them on audio, so listening to more this year will help me reach that goal.
Big Dumb Eyes by Nate Bargatze. My daughter gave my husband this book for Christmas, and I decided it would be great on audio since Nate Bargatze narrated it.
I would love to hear your suggestions for other audiobooks to add to my list. If you love audiobooks, please share your favorites in the comments.