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If you’re a fan of audiobooks, Amazon has a great sale happening that’ll save you up to 80% on some excellent listens. Here are a few highlights of the sale:
Best Audible audiobooks on sale at Amazon
Best overall audiobook deal
‘The Dutch House: A Novel’ by Ann Patchett
$6.99 at Amazon
(save $17.30)
Best romantacy audiobook deal
‘Crescent City: House of Earth and Blood’ (part 1 of 2) by Sarah J. Maas
$7.99 at Amazon
(save $19.52)
Best history audiobook deal
‘Our Man in Tokyo: An American Ambassador and the Countdown to Pearl Harbor’ by Steve Kemper
$7.99 at Amazon
(save $17.20)
Officially, autumn begins in just a few days. That means we’ll take up debating about if candy corn is good or pretty awful. Following that, the sun will set at what feels like 2 p.m. If you’re looking for a great way to pass some time during the darker nights of fall and winter, Amazon has a pretty great sale happening today. As of Sept. 17, hundreds of Audible audiobooks are up to 80% off at Amazon. Here are some of our top picks.
Best overall audiobook deal
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‘The Dutch House: A Novel’ by Ann Patchett
$6.99
at Amazon
$24.29
Save $17.30
Why we like it
In case you missed the 2019 bestseller, you can grab the audiobook version of The Dutch House: A Novel by Ann Patchett today for just $6.99 at Amazon. That works out to a 71% discount off the normal price of $24.29.
Not only is this consistently considered one of the best books of 2019, the audiobook is performed by the iconic Tom Hanks, making this listening experience all the more enjoyable. At almost 10 hours in length, today’s deal means you’ll be spending less than $1 per hour to listen in on this well-written novel.
Best romantacy audiobook deal
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‘Crescent City: House of Earth and Blood’ (part 1 of 2) by Sarah J. Maas
$7.99
at Amazon
$27.51
Save $19.52
Why we like it
If you’ve become a fan of romantacy lately, you’re likely familiar with Sarah J. Maas. For just $7.99, you can listen in on the first part of Crescent City: House of Earth and Blood by best-selling romatacy author Mass for a 71% discount off the typical price of $27.51.
Romance and fantasy take hold during the saga of Bryce Quinlan who’s half-human and half-Fae. Life seems be going well until a her close friend is murdered and Bryce feels obliged to seek revenge.
Different from many audiobooks, Crescent City: House of Earth and Blood is a graphic audiobook, with a full cast of actors, sound effects, and cinematic music, which makes this particular listening experience incredibly enjoyable and immersive.
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Best history audiobook deal
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‘Our Man in Tokyo: An American Ambassador and the Countdown to Pearl Harbor’ by Steve Kemper
$7.99
at Amazon
$25.19
Save $17.20
Why we like it
Audiobooks can be a great way of diving into history lessons. If you’re interested in learning more about the years before WWII, you might find a great match with Our Man in Tokyo: An American Ambassador and the Countdown to Pearl Harbor by Steve Kemper. On sale at Amazon, the Audible audiobook version is just $7.99, marked down from the list price of $25.19.
Follow along with American ambassador to Japan Joseph C. Grew from 1932 when Japan began to fall into a crisis. Taking cues from Grew’s diary of his time in Tokyo and correspondence from the U.S. embassy, Our Man in Tokyo sheds insight into the events and mindset that led to massive turning points in our world’s history.
