Best Audiobooks of 2024: Booklist Editors’ Choice: Adult Audio

By Jennifer Rubins | December 12 2024 | Audiobook News

Booklist declares that “audiobooks are shining.” Make your digital collections a bit brighter with the following ⭐audio stars⭐, selected for Booklist‘s Editors’ Choice list as some of the best audiobooks of 2024. Did your favorites make the cut? View all of the Adult Audio picks @ BooklistOnline.com and see our 7 Books on Tape winners below. Click on the covers to learn more and listen to an audiobook clip! Click here to view a collection of more of BOT’s Best Audiobooks of the Year.

A Novel

Read by Soneela Nankani

“An entrancing listen with narration that’s an ideal match for this sweeping tale.”—Booklist starred review


Read by Julia Whelan

“Julia Whelan proves once again why she is one of the best!. . . the listener will forget the narration is a one-woman show. . .  This is a performance listeners won’t soon forget. Highly recommended for fans of Whelan and Henry.”—Booklist starred review


A novel

Read by Nicole Lewis

“Versatile Lewis is an impressive cipher for Yoon’s expansive cast, individuating each character with notable distinction. . . Lewis particularly excels at embodying Yoon’s revealing conversations, convincing audiences they are welcome at the table to gratefully listen in.”—Booklist starred review


A Novel

Read by Kimberly Farr

“That sigh of relief is instant. Farr again enlivens Strout’s universe. . . Farr is steadfastly stupendous.”—Booklist starred review


A novel

Read by Robert Petkoff

“A unique and entertaining title for devotees of classic locked-room mysteries as well as those literary fiction readers who have yet to unlock the clever craftsmanship and ingenuity of genre fiction.”—Booklist starred review


A Novel

Read by Dyfrig Morris, Gabrielle Glaister, Gwyneth Keyworth, Jot Davies, & Nick Griffiths

“Gwyneth Keyworth leads a wondrous full-cast performance.”—Booklist starred review


Read by the Author

“Impeccably read. . . what really elevates this to star status are the clips from such familiar songs as “Silent Night,” “Happy Days Are Here Again,” and “Stoney End,” among others. The icon sings…and speaks.”—Booklist starred review