The Audiobooks Keeping Me
Company in the Kitchen
So Far This Year (January-June)
One of the questions I get surprisingly often is,
“What do you listen to while you’re cooking all day?”
The answer is almost always the same: audiobooks.
Between grocery shopping, recipe testing, cooking for clients, and photographing recipes, I spend a lot of hours in the kitchen each week. Plus all the laundry, cleaning of the floors and dishes – Audiobooks have become my favorite way to get completely lost in a great story, laugh out loud, and yes… occasionally cry while stirring a pot of soup. (Thankfully, no one’s around to judge.)
Since so many of you enjoyed my Top 10 Audiobooks of 2025, I thought it’d be fun to share my favorite listens from the first half of 2026. If you’re looking for your next audiobook for a road trip, workout, dog walk, or while tackling dinner, I hope you find a few new favorites here.
My 5 Star Audiobooks from this year so far!
Now to Forever ⭐ Couldn’t Stop Listening
The Sea Child 😭 Made Me Cry
Finding Grace 😱 Biggest Plot Twist
The Exiles 🎧 Best Narrator
The Last Love Note ⭐ Couldn’t Stop Listening
The Forgotten Midwife ❤️ Favorite Character
More books worth sharing - 4 Stars
On my "to read" list
There you have it… the books that have been keeping me company in the kitchen these past six months.
If you’ve read (or listened to) any of these, I’d love to know what you thought. And if you have a favorite audiobook I absolutely need to add to my list, hit reply or leave me a comment. I’m always looking for my next great listen.
Now if you’ll excuse me, I’ve got another recipe to test… and another chapter waiting for me.
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