Spooky season is also the season for big new audiobooks—below, we highlight some of the memoirs (Tim Curry!), thrillers (Harlan Coben and Reese Witherspoon!), and fantasies (Martha Wells!) that we’re most anticipating this month. Get cozy and get listening.
QUEEN DEMON: The Rising World, Book 2
by Martha Wells, read by Eric Mok
Macmillan Audio
Release date: October 7
Narrator Eric Mok returns for this sequel to WITCH KING, from the author of the beloved Murderbot Diaries series.
CINDER HOUSE
by Freya Marske, read by Anna Burnett
Macmillan Audio
Release date: October 7
Ella is a ghost trapped in her father’s house in this Cinderella retelling.
VAGABOND: A Memoir
by Tim Curry, read by the author
Hachette Audio
Release date: October 14
The iconic actor on his life and career.
JOYRIDE
by Susan Orlean, read by the author
Simon & Schuster Audio
Release date: October 14
Another big memoir, this one from author Susan Orlean on finding her life’s calling—writing.
GONE BEFORE GOODBYE
by Harlan Coben, Reese Witherspoon, reader TBA
Hachette Audio
Release date: October 14
Wow, what a team! We can’t wait to hear what Coben and Witherspoon cook up.
MINOR BLACK FIGURES
by Brandon Taylor, read by André Santana
Penguin Audio
Release date: October 14
We awarded Earphones to Taylor’s last novel, THE LATE AMERICANS, so we’re very much anticipating this new audiobook, which André Santana performs.
THE KEEPER OF MAGICAL THINGS
by Julie Leong, read by Natalie Naudus
Penguin Audio
Release date: October 14
Expect more cozy fantastical adventures in this sequel to THE TELLER OF SMALL FORTUNES.
BOOM TOWN
by Nic Stone, read by Ariel Blake, Angel Pean, Shayna Small, Bahni Turpin, Nic Stone
Simon & Schuster Audio
Release date: October 14
Stone makes her adult thriller debut, with a talented cast narrating.
THE LAND OF SWEET FOREVER: Stories and Essays
by Harper Lee, Reader TBA
Harper Audio
Release date: October 21
A collection of writings from the TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD author, some newly discovered and some previously published.
THE ROSE FIELD: Book of Dust, Volume 3
by Philip Pullman, read by Michael Sheen
Listening Library, Ages 14+
Release date: October 23
The landmark conclusion to Pullman’s series. What does the future hold for Lyra and Pan? Luckily for listeners, Michael Sheen is back to narrate.
