Editors Select: December 2024
12 new releases you can't miss—from mysteries to memoirs to rom-coms. Check out our most anticipated listens of the month.
Nonfiction
The 15 best nonfiction listens of 2024
The true stories that illuminated this year’s listening included masterstrokes from journalists, historians, a poet, a doctor, an ex-Guantánamo detainee, and a late Russian icon.
Ta-Nehisi Coates to writers around the world: We need you
The renowned author and journalist’s new book of essays, “The Message,” is a travelogue about global struggle and a lesson for his students on the art of writing.
Editors Select: November 2024
11 new releases you can't miss—from mysteries to nonfiction to fantasy. Check out our most anticipated listens of the month.
“By the Fire We Carry” is a landmark work of American history and reporting
Exploring the generations-long fight for justice, writer and activist Rebecca Nagle’s powerful reporting provides both the historical and contemporary legal context surrounding Tribal sovereignty and territory in the United States.
“The Indian Card” offers a glimpse into the complexity of Indigenous identities and enrollment
In her debut work of nonfiction, Carrie Lowry Schuettpelz gives listeners a groundbreaking and personal exploration of Tribal enrollment policies, and what it means to be Native American in the United States.
The artistry of Haitian writers
Fiction or nonfiction, these audiobooks are grounded in a rich culture of storytelling.
Chef Tom Colicchio finally serves up his personal story in “Why I Cook”
The "Top Chef" judge talks about his new memoir, his life with ADHD, couples therapy, and what his last meal would be.
The 20 best investigative podcasts to hear now
Including some of the most popular podcasts ever made, these journalistic documentary series are as gripping as audio entertainment gets.
Here's the pitch—these 20 baseball audiobooks knock it out of the park
Searching for an all-star listen? We've got you covered with our list of the best baseball audiobooks ever.
What is prison for?
Ben Austen, whose new listen is “The Parole Room,” recommends essential books—from nonfiction to novels—that shed light on America’s flawed system of crime and punishment.
“The Anti-Ableist Manifesto” is a must-listen guide to building a disability-inclusive world
With contributions from other disability advocates and scholars, Tiffany Yu’s self-narrated audiobook is a revolutionary guide on allyship and building more inclusive habits.