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Winter is the perfect time to hunker down with a good audiobook, and we offer a plethora of reviews and recommendations for your next listen on the following pages. In [...]

Martha Wells is the author of the Nebula, Hugo, and Locus Award-winning sci-fi series The Murderbot Diaries, which consists of five novellas and two novels (so far). It's become an [...]

Caroline Leavitt Author Hoboken, New Jersey Caroline Leavitt, author of books including Cruel Beautiful World, With or Without You, and the forthcoming Days of Wonder, is a huge fan of [...]

A QUIET LIFE IN 7 STEPS Susan Cain Read by Susan Cain Susan Cain, the author of Quiet and Bittersweet, is a compelling host of this podcast-style audio program. Cain [...]

THE LONG RUN James Acker Read by Lee Osorio, Max Meyers With outstanding performances, Lee Osorio and Max Meyers illuminate the rich and complicated inner lives of New Jersey high [...]

We might think about audiobook listening as a mostly solitary activity, but what fun when you have someone else listening alongside you. On a cross-country RV trip, Rebecca Kingsley Sewall [...]

EMMETT L.C. Rosen Read by Drew Caiden This funny and sweet queer retelling of Jane Austen's Emma, set in a wealthy Southern California high school, may remind listeners of the [...]

THE COMFORT OF CROWS: A Backyard Year Margaret Renkl Read by Margaret Renkl Slow down and sink into these beautiful meditations on the natural world around us. Margaret Renkl's syrupy [...]

Rebecca Bullene Greenery NYC & Greenery Unlimited Brooklyn, New York Rebecca Bullene says that she's always been really into plants. 'But I didn't think that you could have a career [...]

BY ANY OTHER NAME Erin Cotter Read by James Meunier James Meunier gives an absorbing performance of this twisty historical adventure. Will Hughes is a young actor who is making [...]

UP HOME: One Girl's Journey Ruth J. Simmons Read by Ruth J. Simmons Ruth Simmons gives a warmly engaging rendition of her memoir. Simmons was the first Black president of [...]

MAKING IT SO: A Memoir Patrick Stewart Read by Patrick Stewart Yorkshireman Sir Patrick Stewart presents a revealing, clear, and beautifully written memoir, discussing the entirety of his journey from [...]

THE HEAVEN & EARTH GROCERY STORE James McBride Read by Dominic Hoffman Dominic Hoffman fully inhabits the characters in McBride's fresh, vital, beautifully written historical novel, resulting in a deeply [...]

'Somebody said once that it's really funny and seems fitting that Matilda grew up to be an audiobook narrator,' actor Mara Wilson tells us. When she was 9 years old, [...]

THE TAKEOUT Tracy Badua Read by Ferdelle Capistrano Narrator Ferdelle Capistrano sounds full of determination as tween Mila. The future of her family's food truck is threatened when Mila's celebrity [...]

Grace Lin Author & Illustrator Northampton, Massachusetts * Children's book author and illustrator Grace Lin is a huge audiobook fan. 'In fact, except for an odd beach day in the [...]

THIS WINTER Alice Oseman Read by Jenny Walser, Joe Jameson, Aaron Barashi Jenny Walser, Joe Jameson, and Aaron Barashi convincingly portray the perspectives of siblings Tori, Charlie, and Oliver in [...]

(V) Guy Oldfield is the senior director of production at Macmillan Audio. He has spent 20 years working in production, a career that spans radio, live television, podcasting, and publishing. [...]

Mary Louise Kelly Anchor, NPR's 'All Things Considered,' and Author Washington, DC As anchor of NPR's 'All Things Considered' and familiar, warmly authoritative voice on the radio for two decades, [...]

THE SINISTER BOOKSELLERS OF BATH: Left-Handed Booksellers of London, Book 2 Garth Nix Read by Marisa Calin Marisa Calin gives a breathy and breathless performance of this rollicking YA fantasy [...]

THE WICKED BARGAIN Gabe Cole Novoa Read by Vico Ortiz Vico Ortiz narrates this action-packed fantastical pirate adventure with gusto. Sixteen-year-old Mar has to hide twice over--they wear a chest [...]

ENCHANTMENT: Awakening Wonder in an Anxious Age Katherine May Read by Rebecca Lee With her pleasant British accent, Rebecca Lee narrates this meditation on wonder in our everyday lives. Lee's [...]

SOLOMONS CROWN Natasha Siegel Read by Ben Allen, Steve West Ben Allen and Steve West perform a lovely dual narration of this atmospheric historical romance about young King Philip of [...]

Kwame Alexander Author Washington, DC, area Poet Kwame Alexander, author of many celebrated books for children and teens, is a natural behind the mic. 'I love performing, so this is [...]

GRACELING: Graceling Realm, Book 1 Kristin Cashore Read by Xanthe Elbrick Cashore's 2008 novel about a fantasy world in which some individuals have special abilities gets a fresh recording by [...]

(a) THE THREE BILLY GOATS GRUFF Mac Barnett Read by Mac Barnett Author and narrator Mac Barnett completely charms in this delightful fairy-tale retelling. Barnett is clearly having a great [...]

SEASPARROW: Graceling Realm, Book 5 Kristin Cashore Read by Xanthe Elbrick Narrator Xanthe Elbrick delivers the first-person perspective of prickly Hava in the fifth installment of this complex and compelling [...]

CORALINE: Full Cast Production Neil Gaiman Read by Julian Rhind-Tutt, Pixie Davies, Katherine Kingsley, Jack Glary, Jacqueline Boatswain, Kevin McNally, Adjoa Andoh, Adrian Schiller, Heather Nicol, William Parker, Nicole Davis [...]

I WAS BORN FOR THIS Alice Oseman Read by Deana Taheri, Cloud Quinn, Hamish Lloyd Barnes, Theo Solomon Two narrators give empathetic, engaging performances in this novel about fandom, fame, [...]

A RESTLESS TRUTH: The Last Binding, Book 2 Freya Marske Read by Aysha Kala Narrator Aysha Kala delivers action and romance in this sequel to A Marvellous Light. Maud Blyth [...]

No one was more surprised than author and narrator Travis Baldree when his cozy fantasy novel Legends & Lattes became a runaway hit--even before it was published. 'I feel like [...]

HUSBAND MATERIAL: London Calling, Book 2 Alexis Hall Read by Joe Jameson Narrator Joe Jameson appealingly inhabits protagonist Luc's snarky, sardonic (and also quite smitten) point of view. In Boyfriend [...]

Stephanie Hockersmith @PieLadyBooks Colorado Springs, Colorado You may have seen Stephanie Hockersmith's work on Instagram-- she creates amazingly detailed and colorful designs in gluten-free pie crust, inspired by book covers. [...]

EMILE AND THE FIELD Kevin Young Read by Kevin Young In a warm voice filled with wonder, poet Kevin Young (Brown) reads his ode to finding peace and belonging in [...]

QUEER DUCKS (AND OTHER ANIMALS): The Natural World of Animal Sexuality Eliot Schrefer Read by Joel Froomkin, Dustin Ballard, Hope Newhouse, Neo Cihi Schrefer's nonfiction audiobook for teens is fascinating, [...]

THE MOST PERFECT THING IN THE UNIVERSE Tricia Springstubb Read by Lauren Ezzo Lauren Ezzo gives a wholehearted performance of this sweet and summery middle-grade novel, immersing listeners in Loah's [...]

AN IMMENSE WORLD: How Animal Senses Reveal the Hidden Realms Around Us Ed Yong Read by Ed Yong Science writer Ed Yong (I Contain Multitudes) is an enthusiastic guide through [...]

WE WERE DREAMERS: An Immigrant Superhero Origin Story Simu Liu Read by Simu Liu Simu Liu is a natural narrator, conversational and appealing as he shares his engaging story of [...]

A MAGIC STEEPED IN POISON: The Book of Tea, 1 Judy I. Lin Read by Carolyn Kang Narrator Carolyn Kang sounds appropriately young and earnest as Ning, a teenager determined [...]

I KISSED SHARA WHEELER Casey McQuiston Read by Natalie Naudus Natalie Naudus brings a sardonic tone as high school senior Chloe Green. Queer Chloe, who moved from California to Alabama [...]

KISS & TELL Adib Khorram Read by Pete Cross, Fajer Al-Kaisi, Hannah Choi, Shimali De Silva, Andre Santana, Elaine Wang, Mehr Dudeja, Michael Levi Harris, Huy Nguyen, Eileen Noonan, Lee [...]

Jennifer Stanbro Librarian, Skillin Elementary School South Portland, Maine Librarian Jennifer Stanbro was glad to bring the Welcoming Library (learn more on pages 28-29) into her school, and she's found [...]

OTHERLANDS: A Journey Through Earth's Extinct Worlds Thomas Halliday Read by Adetomiwa Edun With a velvety British voice, Adetomiwa Edun describes ecosystems as they may have been hundreds of millions [...]

Catherynne M. Valente Writer Peaks Island, Maine 'Audiobooks have always been really important to me,' author Catherynne Valente tells us. So much so that she has it written into her [...]

HERE'S TO US Becky Albertalli, Adam Silvern Read by Noah Galvin, Froy Gutierrez This sequel to What If It's Us, told in two voices, is full of hope and heartbreak [...]

THE NOBLEMAN'S GUIDE TO SCANDAL AND SHIPWRECKS: Montague Siblings, Book 3 Mackenzi Lee Read by Christian Coulson Listeners will be gratified that Christian Coulson has returned to narrate this satisfying [...]

GOOD OMENS: A Full Cast Production Neil Gaiman, Terry Pratchett Read by Rebecca Front, Michael Sheen, David Tennant, Katherine Kingsley, Arthur Darvill, et al. Rebecca Front's narration is perfectly suited [...]

A MARVELLOUS LIGHT: The Last Binding, Book 1 Freya Marske Read by David Thorpe David Thorpe gives a chummy, animated narration of this swoony romantic fantasy set in Edwardian England. [...]

Alessa Wylie Greater Portland Landmarks Portland, Maine 'I have very eclectic tastes,' says Alessa Wylie, and a lot of her audiobook listening seems right in line with her love of [...]

[B] STUNTBOY, IN THE MEANTIME Jason Reynolds Read by Guy Lockard, Nile Bullock, Angel Pean, James Fouhey. Soneela Nankani, Leon Nixon, Chante McCormick, Lamarr Gulley, DePre Owens With endless energy, [...]