Editor's note: This is the first installment of a new weekly series called "Great Escape" in which we will feature ways for you to give yourself a break. This week: The best places to find audio books nearby.

This week’s Great Escape can be found at bookstores and libraries. In Mt. Airy, that includes:

- Lovett library branch, 6945 Germantown Ave. The library has a wide variety of books on tape.

- Walk a Crooked Mile Books, 7423 Devon St. (at Mt. Airy Station on the R7 line). The bookstore has a small selection of books on CD, which vary in price. Most of those, according to Cynthia Potter, who helps run the store, are thrillers. The store also has books on tape for $2.

Feel free to pick one up and enjoy it as you do various things throughout the day.