In a year full of extraordinary listens brought to life by exemplary authors and narrators, it’s no wonder that 2025 was a standout for Audible’s editorial interviews. Our team had the pleasure and privilege of sitting down with the minds behind some of our favorite listens to talk about the art of constructing a narrative, the audiobook casting and recording process, and the very real emotions of bringing a story—be it memoir or fantasy—into the world. Catch up on the 10 best interviews of the year to revisit the insights gleaned and sentiments uncovered. We hope you enjoy listening to them as much as we enjoyed writing and recording them.
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1. Dungeon Crawler Carl creator Matt Dinniman says LitRPG is just getting started.
The author talks about what to expect from This Inevitable Ruin, his inspiration for Princess Donut, and why he writes for audio first.
2. In Alchemised, debut author SenLinYu found the beauty in broken things.
Amid the intricate world-building and layered magic system, the author investigates the moral ambiguity between heroes, healers, and spies.
3. Dan Brown took eight years to write his most-researched, edge-of-your-seat thriller yet.
The Secret of Secrets brings the long-awaited return of Robert Langdon, and asks big questions about our tenuous understanding of human consciousness.
4. From Scratch author Tembi Locke gives us an emotional new chapter in Someday, Now.
The actor and producer returns to Sicily in this immersive audio memoir, capturing one final summer adventure before her daughter leaves for college.
5. What makes a good leader? Brené Brown has some thoughts.
In Strong Ground, the bestselling author explains why we need leaders who think more like quarterbacks than executives.
6. An A-list collaboration brings Reese Witherspoon and Harlan Coben together for Gone Before Goodbye.
The Academy Award winner and bestselling author discuss their high-stakes medical thriller, featuring a world-traveling surgeon caught between wealth and corruption.
7. Sacrilege dares listeners to sit in discomfort.
Writer and director Nyasha Hatendi discusses why audio is the perfect medium for horror.
8. Amal El-Mohtar’s debut is musical magic.
The author and poet didn’t like the way a classic ballad about rival sisters ended—so she wrote her own.
9. Jacob Tobia offers a roadmap to being better people.
In Before They Were Men, the author and activist explains that it’s possible to harness everything that men love about themselves—including their anger—for good.
10. Chris Hayes is sounding the alarm about the key resource of our age: attention.
In The Sirens’ Call, the MSNBC host shows how our attention is being extracted against our will—and what we can do about it.
The best editorial features of 2025
An assortment of collections, essays, and more, here are 10 of our favorite posts from this year.
