Best Long Contemporary Fiction Audiobooks

Explore our selection of epic Contemporary Fiction audiobooks.

Welcome to our curated collection of the best and longest Contemporary Fiction audiobooks, all 20+ hours in length.

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Epic Audiobooks in this Genre

• The Goldfinch by Donna Tartt (32h 24m)

  Narrated by: David Pittu

  32 hours of art and grief. A Dickensian novel for the modern age, centered on a stolen painting.

• A Little Life by Hanya Yanagihara (32h 51m)

  Narrated by: Oliver Wyman

  33 hours of heartbreak. A devastatingly beautiful portrait of male friendship and trauma.

• American Gods by Neil Gaiman (19h 36 hours)

  Narrated by: Neil Gaiman, Dennis Boutskiaris, Daniel Oreskes, Ron McLarty, Sarah Jones,

  Shadow Moon enters a hidden world where ancient myths live among us. Almost 20 hours of masterful full-cast, cinematic storytelling directed by the author himself.

• Demon Copperhead by Barbara Kingsolver (21h 3m)

  Narrated by: Charlie Thurston

  21 hours of fierce Appalachian grit. A modern, Pulitzer-winning reimagining of David Copperfield.

• The Bee Sting by Paul Murray (26h 10m)

  Narrated by: Heather O’Sullivan, Barry Fitzgerald, Beau Holland, Ciaran O'Brien, Lisa Caruccio Came,

  A 26-hour tragicomic saga. Funny, heartbreaking, and structurally brilliant. Worth every minute of your credit.

• Caledonian Road by Andrew O'Hagan (22h 51m)

  Narrated by: Michael Abubakar

  A massive 23-hour chronicle of modern London. Tackles everything from aristocrats to drill rappers in one ambitious sweep.

• The Little Friend by Donna Tartt (24h 22m)

  Narrated by: Donna Tartt

  24 hours of Southern Gothic suspense. A fierce young girl unearths dark small-town secrets, narrated by Donna Tartt.