As a book nerd, I love to listen to audio books on the run. But audio books are so stale. Most of the time, I just lose interest with the reading of the text. I end up grabbing the physical novel to finish it. I have been turning to podcasts, ever since I read “Stay Sexy and Don’t Get Murdered” as well as “Conviction.” Here is a list of Bookish Podcasts, fiction series podcasts, as well as true crime ones. I do not vouch for them all, just the few that I have listened to and enjoyed. Happy listening, book nerds!
Book Nerd Podcasts
- Modern Mrs. Darcy
- Feminist Book Club
- From the Front Porch
- I Like All the Books
- What Should I Read Next
- Currently Reading
- One Great Book
- Bad On Paper
- Reading Glasses
- Sarah’s Bookshelf
- He Read, She Read
- Reading Report
- Fully Booked
- Book Club Girl
- Novel Suspects
- All The Books
- The Stacks
- Potterless
- Short Stories
- LaVar Burton Reads
Book Nerd Fiction Series Podcasts
- Limetown- A mysterious town that everyone goes missing
- Homecoming- caseworker at a mysterious facilty attending to a military vetern returning from war
- The Truth- Various stories with a wide range of genres
- Welcome to Night Vale- a radio show where all conspiracy theories are true
- The Unexplained Disappearance of Mars Patel- Mystery for kids
- Hello from Magic Tavern-magical world called Foon
- Bright Sessions- Sci-fi that is about a therapist who deals with various supernaturally oriented patients
- Alice Isn’t Dead- A truck driver in search for his missing wife
- Imaginary Advice- a collection of various experiments in audio fiction form
- Wolverine: The Long Night (Marvel)- A podcast with Wolverine!
- Steal the Stars- Government worker on a secret test site
- Hunted
- The walk
- Harlem Queen- Sci-fi/Horror- Based on a true story of the “Numbers Queen” who was a mobster and gambler.
- Wolf 359- Audio drama space opera set on a space station orbiting a red dwarf star
- The Big Loop- Sci-fi with magical realism- Different stories and not done in order.
- Caravan- Demons, vampires, banshees, and the caravans that slay them
- 36 questions- full musical about a husband and wife who are recently separated and their attempts to get back together
- Fan Wars: The Empire Claps Back- Romantic drama
- Marsfall- Sci-Fi about Mars Expedition
Book Nerd True Crime Podcasts
- Serial
- My Favorite Murder
- Up and vanished
- Dateline
- Criminal
- S-Town
- Casefile True Crime
- Swindled
- The killing of Marilyn Monroe
- In the Dark
- Dirty John
- Ther Killing of JonBenet
- Serial Killers
- Sword and Scale
- Small Town Murder
- Dr. Death
- Crime Town
Misc
- Armchair Experts
- Conan O’Brien
- Ted Talks
- NPR
- Oprah’s Super Soul
- The Daily Show
- WTF
- The Way I Hear It by Mike Rowe
- Pop Culture Happy Hour
- The Office Ladies
- Modern love
- An American Life
- 99% Invisible
- How I Built This
- How Did This Get Made
- The Joe Rogan Experience
- In the Dark
- 1619
There are 100s and 100s of podcasts. Do this is just a snapshot of what is out there.