Our audiobook picks this month run the gamut from fiction to memoir to cozy fantasy, natural history to American history, and inspiration from living legend Dick Van Dyke. November’s chilly days and dark nights call for settling in with excellent listening.
QUEEN ESTHER
by John Irving, read by Ari Fliakos
Simon & Schuster Audio
Release date: November 4
Irving returns to the world of THE CIDER HOUSE RULES with this story of Esther.
BOOK OF LIVES: A Memoir of Sorts
by Margaret Atwood, read by the author
Random House Audio
Release date: November 4
The first memoir from the author of THE HANDMAID’S TALE.
THE ELEVENTH HOUR: A Quintet of Stories
by Salman Rushdie, read by Sanjeev Bhaskar, Nicholas Khan, Sid Sagar, Naveen Andrews, Neil Shah
Random House Audio
Release date: November 4
A story collection that focuses on life’s final act.
TIGERS BETWEEN EMPIRES: The Improbable Return of Great Cats to the Forests of Russia and China
by Jonathan C. Slaght, read by the author
Macmillan Audio
Release date: November 4
Slaght’s OWLS OF THE EASTERN ICE took listeners deep into the Russian forest on the trail of an elusive owl. Now he turns his gaze to tigers.
THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION: An Intimate History
by Geoffrey C. Ward, Ken Burns, read by Robert Petkoff, Beth Hicks, Fred Sanders, Ken Burns
Random House Audio
Release date: November 11
This companion to the PBS series will be a must-listen.
BRIGANDS & BREADKNIVES
by Travis Baldree, read by the author
Macmillan Audio
Release date: November 11
Return to the world of LEGENDS & LATTES with this third audiobook in the series, once again performed by author Baldree.
BREATH OF THE GODS: The History and Future of the Wind
by Simon Winchester, read by the author
Harper Audio
Release date: November 18
A reliable narrator of his own work, here Winchester turns to the power of the wind.
100 RULES FOR LIVING TO 100: An Optimist's Guide to a Happy Life
by Dick Van Dyke, read by Tom Bergeron
Hachette Audio
Release date: November 18
Who better than Dick Van Dyke to offer some inspirational listening?
