What’s the soundtrack of your summer going to be? We suggest sizzling new fiction audiobooks from Colson Whitehead, Silvia Moreno-Garcia, and Chuck Tingle, plus a highly-anticipated memoir from K-pop band BTS. Happy summer, and happy listening!
SUNSHINE NAILS
by Mai Nguyen, read by Carolina Do, David Lee Huynh, Quyen Ngo, VyVy Nguyen, Trieu Tran
Simon & Schuster Audio
Release date: July 4
A Vietnamese family in Toronto fights to save their nail salon from a gentrifying neighborhood.
THE LIBRARIANIST
by Patrick deWitt, read by Jim Meskimen
Harper Audio
Release date: July 4
This new novel from deWitt (FRENCH EXIT) centers on an unassuming retired librarian.
BEYOND THE STORY: 10-Year Record of BTS
by BTS, Myeongseok Kang, reader TBA
Macmillan Audio
Release date: July 9
Take a deep dive into the world of BTS with this highly-anticipated memoir from the members of the beloved K-pop band.
CROOK MANIFESTO
by Colson Whitehead, read by Dion Graham
Random House Audio
Release date: July 18
In what’s sure to be one of the biggest audiobooks of the summer, Whitehead and Golden Voice Dion Graham return to the story they began in HARLEM SHUFFLE.
THE COLLECTOR
by Daniel Silva, read by Edoardo Ballerini
Harper Audio
Release date: July 18
Spy Gabriel Allon teams up with a master thief to recover a valuable painting—and tries to head off a conflict between Russia and the United States. New voice of the series Golden Voice Edoardo Ballerini again narrates.
SILVER NITRATE
by Silvia Moreno-Garcia, read by Gisela Chípe
Random House Audio
Release date: July 18
From the master of the Mexican gothic thriller, a new supernatural story about the film industry and a curse.
IMMORTAL LONGINGS
by Chloe Gong, read by Jeena Yi
Simon & Schuster Audio
Release date: July 18
An adult fantasy debut inspired by Antony and Cleopatra from YA author Gong (THESE VIOLENT DELIGHTS, FOUL LADY FORTUNE).
EVERY RISING SUN
by Jamila Ahmed, read by Sulin Hasso
Macmillan Audio
Release date: July 18
Immerse yourself in medieval Persia with this retelling of Shaherazade’s story from her own point of view.
CAMP DAMASCUS
by Chuck Tingle, read by Mara Wilson
Macmillan Audio
Release date: July 18
A horror novel about a gay conversion camp from internet favorite Chuck Tingle. Don’t expect it to pull any punches.
SOMEBODY’S FOOL
by Richard Russo, read by Mark Bramhall
Random House Audio
Release date: July 25
Seven years after EVERYBODY’S FOOL, Russo returns to North Bath, New York.
