Start the new year as you mean to go on—with great listening! We’re looking forward to upcoming audiobooks that make use of ensemble narrations, like THE ATLAS COMPLEX and THE MYSTERIOUS CASE OF THE ALPERTON ANGELS, as well as single-voice narrations. Happy new year listening!
THE STORM WE MADE
by Vanessa Chan, read by Samantha Tan
Simon & Schuster Audio
Release date: January 2
A Malayan mother becomes a spy for Japan, and her family faces the consequences.
DIVINE MIGHT: Goddesses in Greek Myth
by Natalie Haynes, read by the author
Harper Audio
Release date: January 2
Reimaginings of Greek mythology continue to be popular. Here, Haynes focuses on Athene, Hera, Aphrodite, and other famous goddesses.
THE DJINN WAITS A HUNDRED YEARS
by Shubnum Khan, read by Soneela Nankani
Penguin Audio
Release date: January 9
Expect gothic thrills in this novel about the mysterious legacy of a mansion off the coast of South Africa. Golden Voice Soneela Nankani narrates.
THE HEIRESS
by Rachel Hawkins, read by Dan Bittner, Patti Murin, Eliza Foss, John Pirhalla
Macmillan Audio
Release date: January 9
More gothic suspense, delivered by four narrators. An estate in the Blue Ridge Mountains, a notorious heiress, and family secrets coming to light.
THE ATLAS COMPLEX: Atlas, Book 3
by Olivie Blake, read by Andy Ingalls, Caitlin Kelly, Damian Lynch, Daniel Henning, David Monteith, James Patrick Cronin, Samara Naeymi, Siho Ellsmore, Stephanie Németh-Parker, Steve West
Macmillan Audio
Release date: January 9
The highly anticipated final installment of the Atlas trilogy. A full cast once again delivers the continuing adventures in the Society of Alexandrians.
EMILY WILDE’S MAP OF THE OTHERLANDS: Emily Wilde, Book 2
by Heather Fawcett, read by Ell Potter, Michael Dodds
Random House Audio
Release date: January 16
Narrators Ell Potter and Michael Dodds return for this sequel to the fantastical EMILY WILDE’S ENCYCLOPAEDIA OF FAERIES.
OUR HIDDEN CONVERSATIONS: What Americans Really Think about Race and Identity
by Michele Norris, read by the author
Simon & Schuster Audio
Release date: January 16
An examination of race in America from journalist Norris.
THE FURY
by Alex Michaelides, read by Alex Jennings
Macmillan Audio
Release date: January 16
A movie star’s getaway to a private island turns murderous.
MOST ARDENTLY
by Gabe Cole Novoa, read by Harrison Knights
Macmillan Audio, Ages 12+
Release date: January 16
For teens, a queer, trans remix of Pride & Prejudice.
THREADS: Zlata's Ukrainian Shirt
by Lina Maslow, read by Natalia Payne
Macmillan Audio, Ages 4-6
Release date: January 23
For young listeners, the story of one girl during the 1930s Ukrainian famine.
THE MYSTERIOUS CASE OF THE ALPERTON ANGELS
by Janice Hallett, read by Annie Aldington, Nneka Okoye, Gareth Armstrong, Sid Sagar, Kristin Atherton
Simon & Schuster Audio
Release date: January 23
Rival true-crime authors investigate a notorious cult.
THE BULLET SWALLOWER
by Elizabeth Gonzales James, read by Lee Osorio
Simon & Schuster Audio
Release date: January 23
A renowned Mexican actor confronts the violent legacy of his family, including his grandfather, a legendary bandido.
DIVA
by Daisy Goodwin, read by Lorelei King
Macmillan Audio
Release date: January 23
Lorelei King narrates this novel of the real-life love affair between opera singer Maria Callas and Aristotle Onassis.
EVERYONE ON THIS TRAIN IS A SUSPECT
by Benjamin Stevenson, read by Barton Welch, Megan Smart
Harper Audio
Release date: January 30
Australian author Stevenson returns with a follow-up to EVERYONE IN MY FAMILY HAS KILLED SOMEONE. This time, a murder occurs during a crime-writing festival aboard a train.
