Today we are taking a look at the bestselling audiobooks from May 2015. If you are looking for fiction and non-fiction titles, this list should give you an indication on what is selling.
Fiction
1. Radiant Angel by Nelson DeMille, narrated by Scott Brick (Hachette Audio)
2. The Long Dark Tea-Time of the Soul by Douglas Adams, narrated by the author (Phoenix Books)
3. The Girl on the Train by Paula Hawkins, narrated by Clare Corbett, Louise Brealey and India Fisher (Penguin Audio)
4. Piranha by Clive Cussler and Boyd Morrison, narrated by Scott Brick (Penguin Audio)
5. The Heat of the Moon by Sandra Parshall, narrated by Tavia Gilbert (Blackstone Audio)
6. The Neon Lawyer by Victor Methos, narrated by Nick Podehl (Brilliance Audio)
7. Three Daughters by Consuelo Saah Baehr, narrated by Karen Peakes (Brilliance Audio)
8. Seveneves: A Novel by Neal Stephenson, narrated by Mary Robinette Kowal and Will Damron (Brilliance Audio)
9. All the Light We Cannot See: A Novel by Anthony Doerr, narrated by Zach Appelman (Simon & Schuster Audio)
10. The Martian by Andy Weir, narrated by R.C. Bray (Podium Publishing)
Nonfiction
1. Now I Know More: The Revealing Stories Behind Even More of the World’s Most Interesting Facts by Dan Lewis, narrated by Anthony Haden Salerno (Audible Studios)
2. Elon Musk: Tesla, SpaceX, and the Quest for a Fantastic Future by Ashlee Vance, narrated by Fred Sanders (Harper Audio)
3. The Practicing Mind: Developing Focus and Discipline in Your Life by Thomas M. Sterner, read by the author (Mountain Sage Publishing)
4. The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up: The Japanese Art of Decluttering and Organizing by Marie Kondo, narrated by Emily Woo Zeller (Tantor Audio)
5. Yes Please by Amy Poehler, narrated by the author with Carol Burnett, Seth Meyers, Mike Schur, Eileen Poehler, William Poehler, Patrick Stewart and Kathleen Turner (Harper Audio)
6. Gumption: Relighting the Torch of Freedom with America’s Gutsiest Troublemakers by Nick Offerman, narrated by the author (Penguin Audio)
7. The Wright Brothers by David McCullough, narrated by the author (Simon & Schuster Audio)
8. How to Win Friends & Influence People by Dale Carnegie, narrated by Andrew MacMillan (Simon & Schuster Audio)
9. You Might Remember Me: The Life and Times of Phil Hartman by Mike Thomas, narrated by Corey Snow (Audible Studios)
10. Bossypants by Tina Fey, narrated by the author (Hachette Audio)
Michael Kozlowski is the editor-in-chief at Good e-Reader and has written about audiobooks and e-readers for the past fifteen years. Newspapers and websites such as the CBC, CNET, Engadget, Huffington Post and the New York Times have picked up his articles. He Lives in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.