Best Audiobooks of 2022 selected by Library Journal and Booklist!

Read by January LaVoy

“January LaVoy pulls out all the stops in her extraordinary narration of this twisty modern-day fairy tale, employing sensitively crafted voices and accents to convey the house’s chilling memories and the siblings’ attempts to outrun the sinister forces that pursue them.”

Read by the Author

“The only thing better than reading Fierstein’s memoir is listening to him read it with his trademark gravelly rasp. Fierstein delights and charms with his tales of writing his many Broadway hits and deals honestly with his alcoholism and a failed suicide attempt. This big-hearted, hilarious, and life-affirming memoir of his gay activism and life in the theatre will have listeners clamoring for more.”

Read by the Author

“Gadsby is a consummate performer, and it is a privilege to listen to her wryly and unapologetically share her story.”

Read by Brittany Pressley, Lindsey Dorcus, Sean Patrick Hopkins, Soneela Nankani, Anthony Rey Perez, Thérèse Plummer, and Jamil Schulze

“Brittany Pressley leads the full cast that turns good-on-the-page into exceptional-in-the-ears for a story that delves into the workings of an unconventional adoptive family.”

Read by Brittany Pressley

“Pressley’s narration shows understanding of and appreciation for all the romance genre has to offer.”

Read by Stacy Gonzalez, Mary Carillo, Patrick Mcenroe, Rob Simmelkjaer, Brendan Wayne, Max Meyers, Reynaldo Piniella, Vidish Athavale, Tom Bromhead, Heath Miller, Julia Whelan, and Sara Arrington

“A tennis phenom attempts a comeback, with Stacy Gonzalez narrating Carrie’s parts. Among a crowd of narrators, tennis fans will delight to hear Patrick McEnroe and Rob Simmelkjaer!”

Read by Eleanor McLoughlin

“From mumbled memories to bold declarations to deepest whispered fears, a debut narrator monologues in her deep Irish brogue while reading Annie’s lines with a throatier English accent.”

Read by Kimberly Farr, Cassandra Campbell, Mark Bramhall, Maggi-Meg Reed, and Kim Fay

“The full-cast narration enhances the immediacy of this epistolary novel of food and friendship. Kimberly Farr reads the elder Imogen’s letters, and Cassandra Morris responds as younger Joan.”

Read by Kimberly Farr

“Farr is clearly Strout’s chosen voice, now reading the fourth of the Amgash series featuring Lucy Barton. Her agile sensitivity guarantees nods, guffaws, tears, and joy.”

Read by Emily Woo Zeller

“Zeller anchors the listener in a novel in which the lead can’t trust her own perceptions and time itself is becoming increasingly unreliable.”

Read by Julia Whelan and Edoardo Ballerini

“Whelan and Ballerini elevate McCarthy’s sprawling, intertwined conversation between psychiatric patient and therapist in a deeply human narration rich with connection.”

Read by Traci Kato-Kiriyama

“For Otsuka’s brief novel, Kato-Kiriyama employs the most subtle of tone changes but retains a rhythmic pacing throughout, as if each line is a stroke and each paragraph a lap.”

Read by the Author

“The debut collection from Tran, a Nuyorican Poets Cafe Grand Slam winner and the first Asian American to hold this honor in nearly three decades, is nothing short of electric on audio.”