Best of 2023: Fiction by The Audible Editors, Our top 18
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Best of 2023: Fiction
Our top 18
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From thought-provoking fables to intimate family dramas, this year’s batch of the best fiction listens are full of heart, humor, struggle, and redemption. The hours and hours of listening it took to get here has been both a challenge and a joy! You’ll find historical epics brilliantly read by the author, hear the best voice actors in the business, and be wow'd by stirring multicast productions. Every pick on this list is an example of writer and performer combining to create a uniquely captivating, entertaining, and mind-expanding listening experience.
18 titles
  • Wellness By Nathan Hill

    • Wellness

    • A Novel (Oprah's Book Club)
    • By: Nathan Hill
    • Narrated by: Ari Fliakos
    • Length: 18 hrs and 56 mins
    • Release date: 09-19-23
    • Language: English
    • 4.5 out of 5 stars 1348 ratings

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  • The Wind Knows My Name By Isabel Allende

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  • Tremor By Teju Cole

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  • Let Us Descend By Jesmyn Ward

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  • The House of Eve By Sadeqa Johnson

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  • The Heaven & Earth Grocery Store By James McBride

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  • North Woods By Daniel Mason

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  • The Covenant of Water By Abraham Verghese

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  • James Ellroy's American Tabloid By James Ellroy

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  • Big Gay Wedding By Byron Lane

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  • One Blood By Denene Millner

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  • Tom Lake By Ann Patchett

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  • Don't Forget to Write By Sara Goodman Confino

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  • Yellowface By R. F. Kuang

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  • Six Sermons By Asa Merritt

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  • The Iliad By Homer

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  • I Have Some Questions for You By Rebecca Makkai

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  • Someone Else's Shoes By Jojo Moyes

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