Most Anticipated Audiobooks of 2026

Vigil

A Novel

By: George Saunders
Narrated by: Judy Greer, Stephen Root, MacLeod Andrews, Kimberly Farr, Mark Bramhall, Barrett Leddy, Eric Jason Martin, Karissa Vacker, Sunil Malhotra, Cassandra Campbell, Kimberly M. Wetherell, Aaron Goodson, Maggi-Meg Reed & Full Cast
Length: 5 hours 32 minutes

“George Saunders is kind of obsessed with the afterlife. His brilliant novel, Lincoln in the Bardo, is sure to one day be a classic. If you loved it, you will like his new book, Vigil. A host of dearly departed souls sits and floats and marches vigil for J. K. Boone, a dying oil executive with a conscience that needs clearing. The spirit in... Read more

Operation Bounce House

By: Matt Dinniman
Narrated by: Travis Baldree & Jeff Hays
Length: 10 hours 48 minutes

“This story has lots of action and plenty of charm, and I love the story. But it also makes me pause and think about how our entertainment culture can be exploited and manipulated, and how abuse of AI can one day make it truly impossible to know what is real and what has been faked. Read more

Famesick

A Memoir

By: Lena Dunham
Length: TBA

In this rowdy, frank reflection on illness, fame, sex, and everything in between, the remarkable mind behind the hit series Girls and the bestselling author of Not That Kind of Girl asks whether fulfilling her creative ambitions has been worth the pain.

For the last decade, as she’s spent countless hours in doctor’s waiting rooms searching for... Read more about Famesick

Cool Machine

A Novel

The Harlem Trilogy: Book #3

By: Colson Whitehead
Length: TBA

From #1 New York Times bestselling author and two-time Pulitzer winner Colson Whitehead, an exuberantly entertaining novel that brings to life 1980s New York in the magnificent final volume of his Harlem Trilogy

1981. New York City is beginning to emerge from financial ruin and decline, energized by rampant real estate development and a... Read more about Cool Machine

And Now, Back to You

Heartstrings: Book #2

By: B.K. Borison
Narrated by: Max Meyers & Brittany Pressley
Length: TBA

“B.K. Borison totally nails it again! The opposites attract in the second book of the Heartstrings series is hilariously perfect. Jackson and Delilah are so different on the outside, but deep down, they’re the same—both wanting to be needed and hoping to care for someone else. Borison crafts their hilarious love story by mixing in some of the... Read more

Unread

A Memoir of Learning (and Loving) to Read on TikTok

By: Oliver James
Narrated by: James Shippy & Oliver James
Length: 7 hours 10 minutes

As a result of childhood learning disabilities and educational neglect, Oliver James graduated from high school and became one of approximately 45 million functionally illiterate Americans. However, at age 32, with big dreams and few tools to actualize them, he dedicated himself to learning the key skill that had evaded him his entire life:... Read more about Unread

Land

A Novel

By: Maggie O'Farrell
Length: TBA

The award-winning, bestselling author of Hamnet and The Marriage Portrait, returns with a soaring historical novel set in Ireland in the years before and after the Great Hunger.

“A breathtaking hymn to the sanctity of natural spaces, operating on timescales both intimate and geological. I finished Land moved not only by the vivid lives of its... Read more about Land

Power On

Managing Screen Time to Benefit the Whole Family

By: Ash Brandin
Narrated by: Ash Brandin
Length: 6 hours 19 minutes

From "The Gamer Educator", an openminded guide to parenting alongside screens and gaming, offering practical solutions to managing your family's screen time.​

Parents are feeling mounting pressure to minimize screen time, but are struggling to do so in our technologically driven world. In contrast to the fear and pressure parents are facing, Ash... Read more about Power On

Sisters in Yellow

A Novel

By: Mieko Kawakami
Narrated by: Annie Q. Riegel
Length: TBA

From Mieko Kawakami, award-winning author of Breasts and Eggs, comes a bold novel of sacrifice and the tumultuous bonds of sisterhood, set in the gritty Tokyo of the 1990s.

“I can never forget the sense of pure astonishment I felt when I first read Mieko Kawakami.” —Haruki Murakami

Hana has nothing – she’s fifteen years old and living in a tiny... Read more about Sisters in Yellow

Chain of Ideas

The Origins of Our Authoritarian Age

By: Ibram X. Kendi
Narrated by: Ibram X. Kendi
Length: TBA

The National Book Award–winning author of Stamped from the Beginning charts how “great replacement theory” has become a dominant political idea of our time and ushered in an antidemocratic age.

“[Kendi] has a gift for tracing how historical ideas metastasize into present, real-world damage. . . . Kendi reveals the mechanics behind the myth, and... Read more about Chain of Ideas

Birth Vibes

Stories and Strategies for an Empowered Birth

By: Jen Hamilton
Narrated by: Jen Hamilton
Length: TBA

The delivery room decoded—by the internet’s favorite labor nurse.

"I highly recommend Birth Vibes for pregnant women who plan to have hospital births.”—Ina May Gaskin, CPM  

“This book doesn’t just prepare you for birth; it changes how you think about it."—Hadley Vlahos  

“Compassionate, real, and reassuring.” –KC Davis, LPC

Childbirth is... Read more about Birth Vibes

You with the Sad Eyes

A Memoir

By: Christina Applegate
Narrated by: Christina Applegate
Length: TBA

Unflinchingly honest and darkly funny, You with the Sad Eyes unveils a side of Christina Applegate we’ve never seen, forever cementing her formidable and iconoclastic legacy. 
 
Christina Applegate came of age on sets and stages, expected to be on time, with lines learned, ready for lights-camera-action. Performing began as a... Read more about You with the Sad Eyes

Kids, Wait Till You Hear This!

By: Liza Minnelli
Narrated by: Liza Minnelli
Length: TBA

Global icon Liza Minnelli shares her inspiring story: stepping out from the long shadow of a mega-star mother and legendary film director father, fighting a lifetime battle with addiction, and emerging from it all to become a once-in-a-lifetime artist.

Kids, Wait Till You Hear This! is the autobiography of EGOT... Read more about Kids, Wait Till You Hear This!

The Night We Met

By: Abby Jimenez
Length: TBA

From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Say You'll Remember Me comes a beautiful, compelling novel that revels in laughter, friendship, and the messy choices life can throw our way.

In everyone’s life, there’s a split-second decision that can change everything...

For Larissa, it came when choosing who to ride home with... Read more about The Night We Met

Planet Money

A Guide to the Economic Forces That Shape Your Life

By: Alex Mayyasi & Hosts of NPR's Planet Money
Narrated by: Erika Beras, Mary Childs, Sarah Gonzalez, Alexi Horowitz-Ghazi, Kenny Malone & Alex Goldmark
Length: TBA

From the world’s leading economics podcast comes an irresistible guide to the hidden world of everyday economics.

Hello, and welcome to Planet Money! Millions of listeners trust the world’s leading economics podcast to explain the mysterious inner workings of the global economy and the forces that affect nearly every decision we make. Through... Read more about Planet Money

The Subtle Art of Folding Space

By: John Chu
Narrated by: Katharine Chin
Length: 7 hours 24 minutes

The Subtle Art of Folding Space, is the exhilarating debut science fiction novel from Nebula and Hugo Award-winning author John Chu channels unhinged physics, generational trauma, and the comfort of really good dim sum. This isn't your usual jaunt through quantum physics.

Most Ancipated Books of 2026—Esquire
Best New Science Fiction of 2026— New... Read more about The Subtle Art of Folding Space

Kin

A Novel

By: Tayari Jones
Narrated by: Angel Pean & Ashley J. Hobbs
Length: TBA

A magnificent new novel from the bestselling, award-winning author of An American Marriage—Tayari Jones has written an unforgettable novel that sparkles with wit and intelligence and deep feeling about two lifelong friends whose worlds converge after many years apart in the face of a devastating tragedy.

"Kin is the kind of all-encompassing... Read more about Kin

Half His Age

A Novel

By: Jennette McCurdy
Narrated by: Jennette McCurdy
Length: 4 hours 34 minutes

“ “Ain’t no little girl fast enough to catch a grown man.” This is a hard book to recommend so instead I'll give assurances. It is graphic, but it's in no way titillating. Waldo is messy and self-destructive, but the narrative is clear in where the blame lies. The relationship is never truly romanticized to the reader. It's a difficult read at... Read more

Dogs, Boys, and Other Things I’ve Cried About

A Memoir

By: Isabel Klee
Narrated by: Isabel Klee
Length: TBA

From the social media superstar behind @SimonSits, Isabel Klee—known for her heartwarming tales of dog rescue—comes an utterly winning memoir about a twentysomething woman’s search for true love in New York City and the dogs who helped her find it.A Jersey girl by birth, Isabel Klee had always wanted to live in New York City. At age 20, she got... Read more about Dogs, Boys, and Other Things I’ve Cried About

Cher: Part Two - Abridged

The Memoir

The Cher Memoir: Book #2

By: Cher
Length: TBA

The Next Chapter of Cher's Iconic Life. Continue the ride in Fall 2026. Read more about Cher: Part Two - Abridged