December is traditionally a quiet month for big audiobook releases, but it’s also the perfect time of year to cozy up with a good listen. Explore African mythology, escape to Florida with a holiday romance, and batten down the hatches for the true history of a whopper of a winter storm.
ORBITAL
by Samantha Harvey, read by Sarah Naudi
Recorded Books
Release date: December 5
A day in the life of six astronauts as they orbit Earth.
LIKE THUNDER
by Nnedi Okorafor, read by Délé Ogundiran
Tantor Media
Release date: December 5
Dikéogu, Ejii’s companion in SHADOW SPEAKER, must resume their epic quest. Délé Ogundiran returns to narrate this conclusion to the Desert Magician’s duology.
DAZZLING
by Chikodili Emelumadu, read by Precious Mustapha, Tara Tijani
Recorded Books
Release date: December 5
A young girl is destined to become a leopard to protect her people in this novel that explores West African mythology.
THE END OF THE WORLD IS A CUL DE SAC: Stories
by Louise Kennedy, read by Brid Brennan
Penguin Audio
Release date: December 5
A story collection from the Irish author of TRESPASSES, for which narrator Brid Brennan, who returns here, earned an Earphones Award.
YOURS FOR THE TAKING
by Gabrielle Korn, read by Jasmin Savoy Brown
Macmillan Audio
Release date: December 5
In a near future, a group of women are involved with The Inside Project, where those accepted will be safe from the ravages of the climate emergency.
SECOND CHANCES IN NEW PORT STEPHEN
by TJ Alexander, read by Aden Hakimi, Feodor Chin
Simon & Schuster Audio
Release date: December 5
Trans TV writer Eli Ward returns to New Port Stephen, Florida, for the holidays.
THE SECRET OF LILLIAN VELVET
by Jaclyn Moriarty, reader TBA
Recorded Books, Ages 8+
Release date: December 12
Lillian Velvet has a jar of coins that can take her to different times and places. A perfect middle-grade listen for magical winter days.
NORTHEASTER: A Story of Courage and Survival in the Blizzard of 1952
by Cathie Pelletier, read by Morgan Bailey Keaton
Tantor Media
Release date: December 19
Bundle up! Pelletier’s recounting of Maine’s epic snowstorm comes to audio.
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