It's Giving... Eco Genius: Spotify's Top Audiobook Picks For Earth Day (Exclusive)
Pause your music and listen to one of these environmental audiobooks, available on Spotify Premium.
![Eva Hagan - Author](https://media.greenmatters.com/brand-img/1Bus4f2tN/200x200/eva-hagan-1665600107713.jpeg)
Published Apr. 23 2024, 7:00 a.m. ET
![On a pink background is a collage of six audiobook covers: How Light Makes Life, How to Prepare for Climate Change, Not the End of the World, The Big Burn, and The Chimpanzee Whisperer](https://media.greenmatters.com/brand-img/LwXGMg32C/480x251/environment-audiobooks-1713803352599.jpg 480w, https://media.greenmatters.com/brand-img/LwXGMg32C/640x335/environment-audiobooks-1713803352599.jpg 640w, https://media.greenmatters.com/brand-img/LwXGMg32C/768x402/environment-audiobooks-1713803352599.jpg 768w, https://media.greenmatters.com/brand-img/LwXGMg32C/1024x536/environment-audiobooks-1713803352599.jpg 1024w, https://media.greenmatters.com/brand-img/LwXGMg32C/1280x670/environment-audiobooks-1713803352599.jpg 1280w, https://media.greenmatters.com/brand-img/LwXGMg32C/1440x753/environment-audiobooks-1713803352599.jpg 1440w, https://media.greenmatters.com/brand-img/LwXGMg32C/1600x837/environment-audiobooks-1713803352599.jpg 1600w, https://media.greenmatters.com/brand-img/LwXGMg32C/2160x1130/environment-audiobooks-1713803352599.jpg 2160w)
Sometimes it's hard to find the time to sit down and actually open a book, let alone finish it. Well, audiobooks are built for the busy bees — the people who always find themselves on the go.
So this Earth Day, if you find yourself wanting to learn more about the environment, or have been looking for a book in that realm for a while but don't know where to start, it's all here.
Below you'll find 10 of the best environment audiobooks. This list was curated by Spotify for Green Matters, in honor of Earth Day.
![A woman sits on her couch during golden hour with headphones on.](https://media.greenmatters.com/brand-img/aOHaXg4e6/480x252/environment-audiobooks-2-1713211304356.jpg 480w, https://media.greenmatters.com/brand-img/aOHaXg4e6/640x335/environment-audiobooks-2-1713211304356.jpg 640w, https://media.greenmatters.com/brand-img/aOHaXg4e6/768x402/environment-audiobooks-2-1713211304356.jpg 768w, https://media.greenmatters.com/brand-img/aOHaXg4e6/1024x536/environment-audiobooks-2-1713211304356.jpg 1024w, https://media.greenmatters.com/brand-img/aOHaXg4e6/1280x670/environment-audiobooks-2-1713211304356.jpg 1280w, https://media.greenmatters.com/brand-img/aOHaXg4e6/1440x754/environment-audiobooks-2-1713211304356.jpg 1440w, https://media.greenmatters.com/brand-img/aOHaXg4e6/1600x838/environment-audiobooks-2-1713211304356.jpg 1600w, https://media.greenmatters.com/brand-img/aOHaXg4e6/2160x1131/environment-audiobooks-2-1713211304356.jpg 2160w)
Check out these environmental audiobooks in honor of Earth Day.
The below audiobooks are all available on Spotify Premium, and perfect for people like me, who listen to music nonstop on Spotify anyways. All of these titles are available on Spotify Premium, where existing subscribers are able to listen to 15 hours of audiobooks each month, choosing from over 250,000 titles.
The Climate Book
![The cover of The Climate Book by Greta Thunberg](https://media.greenmatters.com/brand-img/XKHnj6onx/480x252/environmental-audiobooks-3-1713210920626.jpg 480w, https://media.greenmatters.com/brand-img/XKHnj6onx/640x335/environmental-audiobooks-3-1713210920626.jpg 640w, https://media.greenmatters.com/brand-img/XKHnj6onx/768x402/environmental-audiobooks-3-1713210920626.jpg 768w, https://media.greenmatters.com/brand-img/XKHnj6onx/1024x536/environmental-audiobooks-3-1713210920626.jpg 1024w, https://media.greenmatters.com/brand-img/XKHnj6onx/1280x670/environmental-audiobooks-3-1713210920626.jpg 1280w, https://media.greenmatters.com/brand-img/XKHnj6onx/1440x754/environmental-audiobooks-3-1713210920626.jpg 1440w, https://media.greenmatters.com/brand-img/XKHnj6onx/1600x838/environmental-audiobooks-3-1713210920626.jpg 1600w, https://media.greenmatters.com/brand-img/XKHnj6onx/2160x1131/environmental-audiobooks-3-1713210920626.jpg 2160w)
Written by Greta Thunberg and narrated by Thunberg, Amelia Stubberfield, Nicholas Khan and Olivia Forrest, The Climate Book offers perspectives from over 100 environmental activists, scientists, and leaders on the importance of taking action against the climate crisis.
How to Prepare for Climate Change
![The cover of How to Prepare for Climate Change by David Pogue.](https://media.greenmatters.com/brand-img/pDc24El0V/480x252/environmental-audiobooks-4-1713210961374.jpg 480w, https://media.greenmatters.com/brand-img/pDc24El0V/640x335/environmental-audiobooks-4-1713210961374.jpg 640w, https://media.greenmatters.com/brand-img/pDc24El0V/768x402/environmental-audiobooks-4-1713210961374.jpg 768w, https://media.greenmatters.com/brand-img/pDc24El0V/1024x536/environmental-audiobooks-4-1713210961374.jpg 1024w, https://media.greenmatters.com/brand-img/pDc24El0V/1280x670/environmental-audiobooks-4-1713210961374.jpg 1280w, https://media.greenmatters.com/brand-img/pDc24El0V/1440x754/environmental-audiobooks-4-1713210961374.jpg 1440w, https://media.greenmatters.com/brand-img/pDc24El0V/1600x838/environmental-audiobooks-4-1713210961374.jpg 1600w, https://media.greenmatters.com/brand-img/pDc24El0V/2160x1131/environmental-audiobooks-4-1713210961374.jpg 2160w)
Written and narrated by self-help author and CBS News Sunday Morning correspondent David Pogue, How to Prepare for Climate Change reads as a guide to living in a world where the effects of climate change are setting in.
Not the End of the World
![The cover of Not the End of the World by Hannah Ritchie.](https://media.greenmatters.com/brand-img/cASRNUofu/480x252/environmental-audiobooks-5-1713210995678.jpg 480w, https://media.greenmatters.com/brand-img/cASRNUofu/640x335/environmental-audiobooks-5-1713210995678.jpg 640w, https://media.greenmatters.com/brand-img/cASRNUofu/768x402/environmental-audiobooks-5-1713210995678.jpg 768w, https://media.greenmatters.com/brand-img/cASRNUofu/1024x536/environmental-audiobooks-5-1713210995678.jpg 1024w, https://media.greenmatters.com/brand-img/cASRNUofu/1280x670/environmental-audiobooks-5-1713210995678.jpg 1280w, https://media.greenmatters.com/brand-img/cASRNUofu/1440x754/environmental-audiobooks-5-1713210995678.jpg 1440w, https://media.greenmatters.com/brand-img/cASRNUofu/1600x838/environmental-audiobooks-5-1713210995678.jpg 1600w, https://media.greenmatters.com/brand-img/cASRNUofu/2160x1131/environmental-audiobooks-5-1713210995678.jpg 2160w)
Written and narrated by Hannah Ritchie, Not the End of the World, is unlike any other book about climate change, one that offers a hopeful and optimistic view of what the future could look like, and covers some things going well with the planet that you may not have realized, per The Guardian.
The Big Burn
![The cover of The Big Burn by Timothy Egan.](https://media.greenmatters.com/brand-img/kY3W48V0M/480x252/environmental-audiobooks-6-1713211036395.jpg 480w, https://media.greenmatters.com/brand-img/kY3W48V0M/640x335/environmental-audiobooks-6-1713211036395.jpg 640w, https://media.greenmatters.com/brand-img/kY3W48V0M/768x402/environmental-audiobooks-6-1713211036395.jpg 768w, https://media.greenmatters.com/brand-img/kY3W48V0M/1024x536/environmental-audiobooks-6-1713211036395.jpg 1024w, https://media.greenmatters.com/brand-img/kY3W48V0M/1280x670/environmental-audiobooks-6-1713211036395.jpg 1280w, https://media.greenmatters.com/brand-img/kY3W48V0M/1440x754/environmental-audiobooks-6-1713211036395.jpg 1440w, https://media.greenmatters.com/brand-img/kY3W48V0M/1600x838/environmental-audiobooks-6-1713211036395.jpg 1600w, https://media.greenmatters.com/brand-img/kY3W48V0M/2160x1131/environmental-audiobooks-6-1713211036395.jpg 2160w)
Written by Timothy Egan and narrated by Robertson Dean, The Big Burn is about one of the largest forest fires in history in 1910 that destroyed forests across Washington, Idaho, and Montana, and its connection to the creation of the U.S. Forest Service.
The Inner Life of Animals
![The cover of The Inner Life of Animals by Peter Wohlleben.](https://media.greenmatters.com/brand-img/mO5Kl20rf/480x252/environmental-audiobooks-7-1713211068040.jpg 480w, https://media.greenmatters.com/brand-img/mO5Kl20rf/640x335/environmental-audiobooks-7-1713211068040.jpg 640w, https://media.greenmatters.com/brand-img/mO5Kl20rf/768x402/environmental-audiobooks-7-1713211068040.jpg 768w, https://media.greenmatters.com/brand-img/mO5Kl20rf/1024x536/environmental-audiobooks-7-1713211068040.jpg 1024w, https://media.greenmatters.com/brand-img/mO5Kl20rf/1280x670/environmental-audiobooks-7-1713211068040.jpg 1280w, https://media.greenmatters.com/brand-img/mO5Kl20rf/1440x754/environmental-audiobooks-7-1713211068040.jpg 1440w, https://media.greenmatters.com/brand-img/mO5Kl20rf/1600x838/environmental-audiobooks-7-1713211068040.jpg 1600w, https://media.greenmatters.com/brand-img/mO5Kl20rf/2160x1131/environmental-audiobooks-7-1713211068040.jpg 2160w)
Written by Peter Wohlleben and narrated by Mike Grady, The Inner Life of Animals covers the intricacies of animal interactions in a forest.
Water Always Wins
![The cover of Water always Wins by Erica Gies.](https://media.greenmatters.com/brand-img/be6hdGkBT/480x252/environmental-audiobooks-8-1713211108274.jpg 480w, https://media.greenmatters.com/brand-img/be6hdGkBT/640x335/environmental-audiobooks-8-1713211108274.jpg 640w, https://media.greenmatters.com/brand-img/be6hdGkBT/768x402/environmental-audiobooks-8-1713211108274.jpg 768w, https://media.greenmatters.com/brand-img/be6hdGkBT/1024x536/environmental-audiobooks-8-1713211108274.jpg 1024w, https://media.greenmatters.com/brand-img/be6hdGkBT/1280x670/environmental-audiobooks-8-1713211108274.jpg 1280w, https://media.greenmatters.com/brand-img/be6hdGkBT/1440x754/environmental-audiobooks-8-1713211108274.jpg 1440w, https://media.greenmatters.com/brand-img/be6hdGkBT/1600x838/environmental-audiobooks-8-1713211108274.jpg 1600w, https://media.greenmatters.com/brand-img/be6hdGkBT/2160x1131/environmental-audiobooks-8-1713211108274.jpg 2160w)
Written by Erica Gies and narrated by Linda Jones, Water Always Wins centers itself around the role of water, and how it has shaped our planet's past, present, and future.
The Chimpanzee Whisperer
![The cover of The Chimpanzee Whisperer by Stany Nyandwi & David Blissett.](https://media.greenmatters.com/brand-img/96j9_9A3G/480x252/environmental-audiobooks-9-1713211146616.jpg 480w, https://media.greenmatters.com/brand-img/96j9_9A3G/640x335/environmental-audiobooks-9-1713211146616.jpg 640w, https://media.greenmatters.com/brand-img/96j9_9A3G/768x402/environmental-audiobooks-9-1713211146616.jpg 768w, https://media.greenmatters.com/brand-img/96j9_9A3G/1024x536/environmental-audiobooks-9-1713211146616.jpg 1024w, https://media.greenmatters.com/brand-img/96j9_9A3G/1280x670/environmental-audiobooks-9-1713211146616.jpg 1280w, https://media.greenmatters.com/brand-img/96j9_9A3G/1440x754/environmental-audiobooks-9-1713211146616.jpg 1440w, https://media.greenmatters.com/brand-img/96j9_9A3G/1600x838/environmental-audiobooks-9-1713211146616.jpg 1600w, https://media.greenmatters.com/brand-img/96j9_9A3G/2160x1131/environmental-audiobooks-9-1713211146616.jpg 2160w)
Written by Stany Nyandwi and David Blissett, and narrated by Dion Graham and Callie Beaulieu, The Chimpanzee Whisperer is the story of one man's unique bond with chimpanzees, and the hardships he has faced to get there.
Year of No Garbage
![The cover of Year of No Garbage by Eve O. Schaub.](https://media.greenmatters.com/brand-img/v5CbDhGOZ/480x252/environmental-audiobooks-10-1713211182429.jpg 480w, https://media.greenmatters.com/brand-img/v5CbDhGOZ/640x335/environmental-audiobooks-10-1713211182429.jpg 640w, https://media.greenmatters.com/brand-img/v5CbDhGOZ/768x402/environmental-audiobooks-10-1713211182429.jpg 768w, https://media.greenmatters.com/brand-img/v5CbDhGOZ/1024x536/environmental-audiobooks-10-1713211182429.jpg 1024w, https://media.greenmatters.com/brand-img/v5CbDhGOZ/1280x670/environmental-audiobooks-10-1713211182429.jpg 1280w, https://media.greenmatters.com/brand-img/v5CbDhGOZ/1440x754/environmental-audiobooks-10-1713211182429.jpg 1440w, https://media.greenmatters.com/brand-img/v5CbDhGOZ/1600x838/environmental-audiobooks-10-1713211182429.jpg 1600w, https://media.greenmatters.com/brand-img/v5CbDhGOZ/2160x1131/environmental-audiobooks-10-1713211182429.jpg 2160w)
Written by Eve O. Schaub and narrated by Hillary Huber, The Year of No Garbage is about family's journey while attempting to create zero waste for a year.
Oryx and Crake
![The cover of Oryx and Crake by Margaret Atwood.](https://media.greenmatters.com/brand-img/T9zk1luQt/480x252/environmental-audiobooks-11-1713211214305.jpg 480w, https://media.greenmatters.com/brand-img/T9zk1luQt/640x335/environmental-audiobooks-11-1713211214305.jpg 640w, https://media.greenmatters.com/brand-img/T9zk1luQt/768x402/environmental-audiobooks-11-1713211214305.jpg 768w, https://media.greenmatters.com/brand-img/T9zk1luQt/1024x536/environmental-audiobooks-11-1713211214305.jpg 1024w, https://media.greenmatters.com/brand-img/T9zk1luQt/1280x670/environmental-audiobooks-11-1713211214305.jpg 1280w, https://media.greenmatters.com/brand-img/T9zk1luQt/1440x754/environmental-audiobooks-11-1713211214305.jpg 1440w, https://media.greenmatters.com/brand-img/T9zk1luQt/1600x838/environmental-audiobooks-11-1713211214305.jpg 1600w, https://media.greenmatters.com/brand-img/T9zk1luQt/2160x1131/environmental-audiobooks-11-1713211214305.jpg 2160w)
Written by Margaret Atwood and narrated by Campbell Scott, Oryx and Crake is a tale of a sole survivor during an apocalyptic future where humanity has been wiped out after an epidemic.
How Light Makes Life
![The cover of How Light Makes Life by Raffael Jovine.](https://media.greenmatters.com/brand-img/e21CFkDtM/480x252/environmental-audiobooks-12-1713211251181.jpg 480w, https://media.greenmatters.com/brand-img/e21CFkDtM/640x335/environmental-audiobooks-12-1713211251181.jpg 640w, https://media.greenmatters.com/brand-img/e21CFkDtM/768x402/environmental-audiobooks-12-1713211251181.jpg 768w, https://media.greenmatters.com/brand-img/e21CFkDtM/1024x536/environmental-audiobooks-12-1713211251181.jpg 1024w, https://media.greenmatters.com/brand-img/e21CFkDtM/1280x670/environmental-audiobooks-12-1713211251181.jpg 1280w, https://media.greenmatters.com/brand-img/e21CFkDtM/1440x754/environmental-audiobooks-12-1713211251181.jpg 1440w, https://media.greenmatters.com/brand-img/e21CFkDtM/1600x838/environmental-audiobooks-12-1713211251181.jpg 1600w, https://media.greenmatters.com/brand-img/e21CFkDtM/2160x1131/environmental-audiobooks-12-1713211251181.jpg 2160w)
Written by Raffael Jovine and narrated by Stephen Caffrey, How Light Makes Life is a deep dive into photosynthesis, and how sunlight could be the key to a more sustainable future.
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