Best George Newbern Audiobooks
George Newbern possesses one of those rare voices that sounds both reassuring and quietly intense — a combination that serves him beautifully across an impressively wide range of material. His narration of Seabiscuit by Laura Hillenbrand is stirring and propulsive, while Evidence of the Affair by Taylor Jenkins Reid showcases his ability to handle intimate, emotionally complex storytelling. Newbern's voice is smooth and well-modulated, with a natural American warmth that anchors even the most far-flung narratives. He brings subtle menace to Harlan Coben's The Stranger and genuine dread to Chuck Wendig's The Book of Accidents, proving he can darken his palette when the material demands it. His versatility across literary fiction, thriller, horror, and biography makes him one of those narrators listeners trust regardless of genre. If you want a narrator who disappears into the story while elevating every sentence, Newbern delivers.
Where to Start with George Newbern
- New to George Newbern? Start here → Evidence of the Affair
- What fans keep coming back to → Seabiscuit: An American Legend
- Short listen, big payoff → 438 Days: An Extraordinary True Story of Survival at Sea
- Highest rated by listeners → Becoming Steve Jobs: The Evolution of a Reckless Upstart into a Visionary Leader
Best George Newbern Audiobooks
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438 Days: An Extraordinary True Story of Survival at Sea
by Jonathan Franklin
Narrated by George Newbern
★ 4.46 ABR Score (21.9K ratings)★ 4.34 Goodreads (16.4K) ★ 4.69 Audible (5.5K)More about this pick
Salvador Alvarenga survived 438 days adrift in the Pacific after a fishing trip went catastrophically wrong. The harrowing details of his physical and mental endurance feel viscerally real in audio.
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Seabiscuit: An American Legend
by Laura Hillenbrand
Narrated by George Newbern
★ 4.44 ABR Score (171.9K ratings)★ 4.23 Goodreads (169.0K) ★ 4.69 Audible (2.9K)More about this pick
The Depression-era underdog racehorse story unfolds with rich historical detail that George Newbern handles with appropriate reverence and excitement.
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Becoming Steve Jobs: The Evolution of a Reckless Upstart into a Visionary Leader
by Brent Schlender, Rick Tetzeli
Narrated by George Newbern
★ 4.36 ABR Score (22.0K ratings)★ 4.15 Goodreads (17.1K) ★ 4.68 Audible (4.9K)More about this pick
George Newbern traces Jobs' transformation from erratic young entrepreneur to disciplined innovator, using insider access to reveal the personal growth behind Apple's greatest products.
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North Woods
by Daniel Mason
Narrated by Mark Bramhall, Michael Crouch, Jason Culp, Mark Deakins, Jayne Entwistle, Billie Fulford-Brown, Arthur Morey, George Newbern, Kirsten Potter, Simon Vance
★ 4.26 ABR Score (120.3K ratings)★ 4.1 Goodreads (117.0K) ★ 4.46 Audible (3.4K)More about this pick
A single New England house witnesses centuries of human drama—Puritan lovers, a Revolutionary War soldier, a 19th-century naturalist, and many others across 400 years. Ten different narrators bring distinct voices to each historical period, creating an immersive journey through American history.
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Evidence of the Affair
Reidverse
Narrated by Julia Whelan, George Newbern, James Daniels, Dara Rosenberg
★ 4.19 ABR Score (249.2K ratings)★ 3.85 Goodreads (237.6K) ★ 4.4 Audible (11.7K)More about this pick
Two strangers discover their spouses are having an affair through a mistakenly delivered package in this epistolary short story. Four narrators handle the emotional correspondence between the betrayed partners.
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The British Are Coming: The War for America, Lexington to Princeton, 1775-1777
The Revolution Trilogy • Book 1
by Rick Atkinson, John Sterling
Narrated by George Newbern, Rick Atkinson
★ 4.18 ABR Score (10.5K ratings)★ 4.43 Goodreads (10.4K) ★ 4.66 Audible (73)More about this pick
Atkinson chronicles the Revolution's first brutal twenty-one months, from Lexington's first shots to Washington's desperate winter victories. George Newbern captures both the chaos of battle and quiet moments of doubt.
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The Stranger
by Harlan Coben
Narrated by George Newbern
★ 4.15 ABR Score (109.4K ratings)★ 3.9 Goodreads (103.2K) ★ 4.23 Audible (6.3K)More about this pick
An unknown man approaches people in ordinary places—parking lots, grocery stores—whispers life-destroying secrets, then vanishes. When he targets Adam Price, Coben's thriller examines how random revelations can shatter comfortable lives.
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No Two Persons
by Erica Bauermeister
Narrated by Barrie Kreinik, Braden Wright, Carol Jacobanis, Cassandra Campbell, Gabra Zackman, George Newbern, Jesse Vilinsky, Max Meyers, Rachel L. Jacobs, Stephen Graybill
★ 4.04 ABR Score (35.5K ratings)★ 4.04 Goodreads (35.2K) ★ 4.39 Audible (308)More about this pick
Ten different narrators follow one novel's journey through nine readers' lives, showing how the same story transforms each person in unexpected ways across decades and circumstances.
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The Like Switch: An Ex-FBI Agent's Guide to Influencing, Attracting, and Winning People Over (The Like Switch Series)
by Jack Schafer, Marvin Karlins
Narrated by George Newbern
★ 3.99 ABR Score (19.8K ratings)★ 3.89 Goodreads (7.7K) ★ 4.48 Audible (12.1K)More about this pick
Former FBI behavior analyst Jack Schafer shares the psychological techniques he used to recruit spies, revealing how to read and influence anyone you meet.
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About Grace
by Anthony Doerr
Narrated by George Newbern
★ 3.56 ABR Score (27.5K ratings)★ 3.45 Goodreads (27.0K) ★ 3.92 Audible (458)More about this pick
After dreaming his daughter will drown, David abandons his family and flees to a Caribbean island for decades. Newbern navigates the guilt and magical realism beautifully.