A CENTURY OF FICTION IN THE NEW YORKER 1925-2025

This centennial collection of NEW YORKER stories will undoubtedly lead this year's lists of prestigious audiobooks--and deservedly so. With a roster of enduring authors and stories and a cast expertly matched to the voice and character of each story, this is an unparalleled listening experience, and a hallmark of good casting and production values. Twenty narrators are distributed strategically among the 78 stories, the more experienced taking five or six stories apiece. Rob Shapiro, for example, narrates the anthology's third story, Thurber's "The Secret Life of Walter Mitty," along with two of its most impactful, T. Coraghessan Boyle's "Chicxulub" and Ben Marcus's "Cold Little Bird." Shapiro is just one of a gifted, distinctive, seamlessly matched cast. D.A.W. Winner of AudioFile Earphones Award © AudioFile 2025, Portland, Maine [Published: FEBRUARY 2025]