Reading sucks. Stories don’t.

Let’s be honest: sitting still with a book isn’t for everyone. But great stories, big ideas and wild true tales? Those are for everybody. Audiobooks and podcasts let you enjoy them while you drive, cook, work out or pretend to fold laundry.

ReadingSucks.com exists to make finding your next listen ridiculously easy. Every week we round up the most popular audiobooks in every category and the top podcasts in every genre, so you can skip the research and press play.

Meet Grumpy

Grumpy is a book who hates being read. He does, however, love being listened to. He hosts the site, ranks the lists and writes the takes. Please don’t tell him he’s a book.

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