Best of the year (so far)Our mid-year roundup of the best listens of 2025 (so far) marks an annual labour of love we, the Audible Editors, absolutely obsess about.
Maggie Stiefvater wants to bring childlike wonder to adults with "The Listeners"The author of beloved YA series like The Raven Cycle and The Shiver Trilogy turns her awe-inducing prose on an adult audience with a historical, magical story about a luxury West Virginia hotel.
Taylor Jenkins Reid doesn't mind getting lost in a story if the narrator knows the wayWhen she listens to a book, there's nothing like a great narrator to bring it to life.
Confronting the realities of the climate crisis through fictionUnflinching, bold, and inventive, these works of climate fiction (or cli-fi, if you will) make for perfect Earth Day listening.
These audiobooks are positively inhumanChange the way you look at the world with fiction told from the perspective of animal, plant, and inanimate protagonists.
Sub-Antarctic noir meets a love letter to the natural world in "Wild Dark Shore"Author Charlotte McConaghy has created an unforgettable setting and filled it with characters who love each other fiercely.
Mariam Rahmani’s “Liquid” is a subversive tale of self-discovery and loveImbued with a casual cleverness and humor alongside themes of desire and identity, this debut novel offers a bold new take on rom-coms.
Charmaine Wilkerson delivers another stunning family saga in “Good Dirt”The bestselling author of “Black Cake” explores what we inherit from our ancestors and how the stories we tell ourselves shape who we are.
Allegra Goodman on the 16th-century castaway who inspired "Isola"The acclaimed author of "Sam" turns to historical fiction with the shocking tale of a noblewoman fighting for love and survival.
Liane Moriarty keeps us guessing in "Here One Moment"The beloved bestselling author delivers a fast-paced, richly layered tale that explores fate versus free will.
Matt Haig embraces "The Life Impossible" in his fantastical new novel about second chancesThe bestselling author of "The Midnight Library" has written an ode to recovery through the epistolary tale of a retired teacher finding a new life in Ibiza.
