21 Audiobooks for Running

Have I mentioned that I am a slow runner? The physical struggle I face when hitting the track is nothing to the mental one. Once I hit two miles, my mind says, “okay, we’re done here,” and it takes every trick in the book to keep me going. They say that the mental struggle gets quieter the more you do it, but after two years of running regularly, it hasn’t backed down for me.

Reading, HealthRachelle WilsonApril 15, 2026reading, audiobook, running, libro.fm, julie chan is dead, liann zhang, classics, classic literature, suspense, thriller, mystery, fiction, yu-li alice shen, rebecca, daphne du maurier, anna massey, mexican gothic, silvia moreno-garcia, overdue pod, frankie corzo, whose body?, dorothy sayers, mark meadows, fahrenheit 451, ray bradbury, penn badgley, dystopian, my sister the serial killer, oyinkan braithwaite, adepero oduye, a terribly nasty business, julia seales, fiona hampton, 1984, nineteen eighty-four, george orwell, simon prebble, big brother, my murder, katie williams, rebecca lowman, never saw me coming, vera durian, brittany pressley, beloved, toni morrison, the postman always rings twice, james M. Cain, stanley tucci, starship troopers, Robert A. Heinlein, R. C. Bray, the fraud, zadie smith, beautiful ugly, alice feeney, richard armitage, tuppence middleton, we have always lived in the castle, shirley jackson, bernadette dunne, horror, yesteryear, caro claire burke, the woman in cabin 10, ruth ware, imogen church, the southern book club's guide to slaying vampires, Grady hendrix, bahni turpin, triptych, karin slaughter, kathleen early, brideshead revisited, evelyn waugh, jeremy ironsComment

The Spring Edit: Simple Joys, Fresh Routines, and Seasonal Finds

Catch me outside. My list this season features many places, but I just can’t help it. The longer days and warmer temperatures mean movement and exploration. I’m able to revisit my old friends and favorite outdoor hobbies. Here are my seven spring joys for 2026.

2025 In Books

My reading plan for 2025 was for my selections to prioritize classics. And though my reading goal for 2025 was smaller in number, it was greater in quality.

ReadingRachelle WilsonDecember 26, 2025books, reading, Joan didion, play it as it lays, beloved, toni morrison, happy city, transportation, Charles montgomery, the henna artist, alka joshi, strange fruit, Lillian smith, Georgia, southern writer, literature, classic literature, starship troopers, Robert A. Heinlein, sci fi, till we have faces, C.S. Lewis, christian, author, night circus, erin morgenstern, catch and kill, Ronan farrow, sense and sensibility, Jane Austen, transcendent kingdom, when you trap a tiger, tae keller, road dahl, the duke and I, Bridgerton, Julia quinn, persuasion, spark joy, marie kondo, broke millennial, erin lowry, we share the same sky, Rachael cerrotti, the likability trap, Alicia mendendez, the catcher in the rye, j.d. salinger, Anna karenina, Leo tolstoy, tolstoy, russian lit, classics, demon copperhead, Barbara kingsolver, hillbilly elegy, jd vance, Appalachian, dickens, David copperfield, middlemarch, George elliot, huckleberry finn, mark twain, year of yes, Shonda rhimes, midnight library, matt haig, Alice's adventures in wonderland, lewis carroll, white noise, don delillo, moon witch spider king, marlon james, dark star triology, the woman in cabin 10, ruth ware, one hundred years of solitude, gabriel garcia marquez, fahrenheit 451, ray bradbury, imago, octavia butler, my year of rest and relaxation, ottessa moshfegh, les mis, victor hugo, les miserablesComment

Slowing Down

I find the saying true that time moves quicker as I get older. But I also find that this life is so saturated that experiences, conversations with loved ones, and special moments are getting drowned out by the noise of everything else.

Reading, Place Making, HealthRachelle WilsonAugust 10, 2025letters, writing, reading, hiking, natureComment

The Summer Edit: Movement, Leisure, and Everyday Enjoyment

Summer in the south is distinctive. I used to dread it. The heat; the humidity. But this year, I have begun to enjoy it. Perhaps because the office is so cold, I find a walk in the heat refreshing, of all things. But here are a few of the the activities, art, and adventures keeping my summer delightful.

What I Would Recommend White Lotus Guests to Read Next

Many of the White Lotus guests spent their time reading. Here we explore which books would make a good next read for each of the guests in season three.

ReadingRachelle WilsonApril 8, 2025white lotus, reading, books, hbo, mike white, morrison, brene brown, marlon james, Alicia mendendez, James baldwin, little women, Grady hendrix, Wendell Berry, Anna dorn, John berendtComment

My Best Books of 2024

Let’s take a look at some exceptional reads from 2024. Revisiting some classics and getting to know a few new additions, last year brought many great reads.

ReadingRachelle WilsonFebruary 1, 2025reading, books, zadie smith, James baldwin, Hemingway, Giovanni's Room, Rebecca, Ina Garten, Jeannette Walls, The Glass Castle, 2024Comment

My Best Books of 2023

Let’s take a look at some exceptional reads from 2023. Revisiting some classics and getting to know a few new additions, last year brought many great reads.

ReadingRachelle WilsonJanuary 15, 2024marlon james, zora neale Hurston, crime and punishment, 2023, reading, books, viola davis, octavia butlerComment

Spooky Books You Still Have Time to Read Before Halloween

To get myself in the spooky way, this October I piled on the scary books. Though I am sure these selections may be considered only mildly creepy by some, to me, they are chilling. They are all under 300 pages, written by women, and perfect for a light, literary fright.

ReadingRachelle WilsonOctober 24, 2023women writer, halloween, spooky book, female author, frankenstein, mary shelley, we have always lived in the castle, the bloody chamber, Jane Austen, beloved, toni morrison, reading, books, novella, novel, short storyComment

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