Long trips are a great time to take advantage of the MIT Libraries’ audiobook collection. The collection, housed in the Browsery on the second floor of Hayden, has titles ranging from general fiction

• The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao, by Junot Diaz
• Life of Pi, by Yann Martel
• Ragnarok, by A.S. Byatt

to history of science and technology

• How the Hippies Saved Physics, by David Kaiser
• The Pleasure of Finding Things Out, by Richard P. Feynman
• Theory of Everything, by Stephen Hawking

to popular culture

• Barrel Fever and Other Stories, by David Sedaris
• Bossypants, by Tina Fey
• The King’s Speech, by Mark Logue and Peter Conradi

and more. We focus on getting works that are Audie Award winners and nominees, as well as winners of Earphones Awards. These works have excellent readers, a critical aspect of a good audiobook. Take a listen!

Please suggest any titles you would like to see something in the collection!