Audiobooks on Spotify

With the recent acquisition of Findaway, Spotify is gradually building a platform to attract readers as well as cater to their longtime base–music listeners. Audiobooks have been available on Spotify for a few years now however, you have to do some work to find them.

Here are some suggestions to get you started.

Fantasy and Sci-fi Book Club for older readers who love classics. They also have excerpts from new releases as well. If you are someone who hasn’t picked up a book since high school, this is the perfect place to start. All of their episodes are under an hour with some of them as short as three minutes long.

Awesome Audiobooks is another great choice for classic lovers. They have familiar ones like The Great Gatsby and the Sherlock Homes series. They even have A Christmas Carol which is appropriate for this time of year.

Audiobook Reviews in Five Minutes with Janna is exactly what the title says. The host reviews audiobooks, in minutes. Janna reviews fiction and nonfiction but doesn’t give away all the details to take the fun and suspense out of reading the book yourself.

Tales To Terrify is another short fiction podcast with episodes that are under an hour. These are from less known authors but the stories are entertaining.

You also can type in different search words such as: audiobooks, fiction, classic literature, etc. to find audiobooks. Keep in mind, it is not like going to an audiobook site so finding what you are looking for will take time. Spotify has not made the experience easy just yet. I’m sure with the new acquisition and authors seeing this as another option to get their fiction out to readers, there will be improvements to come.

If you haven’t noticed from this list, Spotify could use some work when it comes to diverse voices and stories. This is a growing category that will take time to build, like anything else. However, if you see a genre that is missing, why not start a podcast of your own to be available on Spotify. This is not a sponsorship, but they do offer free podcasting through Anchor (owned by Spotify). You can try it out and see if it is something you want to do long-term before you start spending your own money on expensive equipment.