Best of 2025

Featuring both brand-new releases and seasoned favorites that hit the zeitgeist anew, these 20 stellar series offer plenty of fresh listening material for podcast fans.

If you like plots with blood, sweat, and tears—and a few chuckles—then this is your year.

Discover tales that will never grow old in this year’s crop of children’s literature meant to enrich, enlighten, and delight.

Sci-fi and fantasy didn’t sleep this year. Escape, unwind, or speculate about the future—whatever you want to do, you can find it here.

From step-by-step guidance on overcoming obstacles, to fresh and empowering methods for achieving your goals, these are 2025's best listens for well-being.

Horror had some crazy range this year! From tales of ancient entities to haunted houses to sadistic nuns, these terrifying listens capture it all.

Celebrating the stories that made us swoon, laugh, and feel it all.

From conversations with major literary talent to in-depth discussions on the creative process, these illuminating features showcase the human side of the bestseller charts.

We're all looking for a little magic—and YA has delivered.

True stories have never been more compelling than in this roundup of seasoned and debut authors and performers who gifted us with the year’s most provocative nonfiction.

Between actors and musicians revealing their unexpected realities—as well as reality stars telling all—it was quite a year for autobiographical confessions.

Discover what stood out this year to the pickiest listeners in the world: Audible staff.