Fall is a big season in publishing, and AudioFile's Editors are eagerly looking ahead to October's new audiobooks. From Stanley Tucci to Billy Porter to a collaboration between Louise Penny and Hillary Rodham Clinton, here are 11 titles that we think will make for excellent listening for cool days and dark nights.
TASTE: My Life Through Food
by Stanley Tucci, read by Stanley Tucci
Simon & Schuster Audio
Release date: October 5
If you’ve swooned over actor Stanley Tucci mixing cocktails or slurping pasta, this will be a must-listen. Expect stories from Tucci's life as well as mouthwatering recipes.
WOLF POINT
by Ian K. Smith, read by Amir Abdullah
Brilliance Audio
Release date: October 5
Chicago P.I. Ashe Cayne is back—we loved narrator Amir Abdullah’s Earphones Award-winning performance of the first audiobook in the series, THE UNSPOKEN.
BLACK BIRDS IN THE SKY: The Story and Legacy of the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre
by Brandy Colbert, read by Brandy Colbert, Kristyl Dawn Tift
Harper Audio (Ages 14+)
Release Date: October 5
Essential nonfiction listening for teens on both the history and the legacy of the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre.
A CARNIVAL OF SNACKERY: Diaries (2003-2020)
by David Sedaris, read by David Sedaris, Tracey Ullman
Hachette Audio
Release Date: October 5
No one can zero in on the odd like David Sedaris, and he’s back with a new collection of diary entries that span nearly two decades. Comedian Tracey Ullman joins Sedaris to narrate.
A HOLLY JOLLY DIWALI
by Sonya Lalli, read by Richa Moorjani
Penguin Audio
Release date: October 5
This might be the most festive romance this season. Sparks fly when a practical analyst falls for a London musician at her friend’s wedding in India.
THE BOOK OF MAGIC
by Alice Hoffman, read by Jennifer Ehle
Simon & Schuster Audio
Release date: October 5
Hoffman makes a welcome return to the Owens family and the world of PRACTICAL MAGIC. Actress Jennifer Ehle (Pride & Prejudice) narrates.
UNPROTECTED
by Billy Porter, read by Billy Porter
Recorded Books
Release date: October 5
The Emmy, Grammy, and Tony Award-winning actor and fashion icon shares his inspirational story. Porter himself narrates, and really, who else could?
ARISTOTLE AND DANTE DIVE INTO THE WATERS OF THE WORLD
by Benjamin Alire Sáenz, read by Lin-Manuel Miranda
Simon & Schuster Audio (Ages 14+)
Release date: October 12
Lin-Manuel Miranda returns to narrate this long-awaited sequel to ARISTOTLE AND DANTE DISCOVER THE SECRETS OF THE UNIVERSE.
STATE OF TERROR
by Hillary Rodham Clinton, Louise Penny, read by Joan Allen
Simon & Schuster Audio
Release date: October 12
Louise Penny takes a break from Three Pines to pen this highly anticipated political thriller with former Secretary of State Clinton. Joan Allen narrates.
THE BOOK OF HOPE: A Survival Guide for Trying Times
by Jane Goodall and Douglas Abrams, read by Jane Goodall and Douglas Abrams
Macmillan Audio
Release date: October 19
We could all use a little more hope these days! The iconic Goodall shares her “Four Reasons for Hope”: The Amazing Human Intellect, The Resilience of Nature, The Power of Young People, and The Indomitable Human Spirit.
A LINE TO KILL
by Anthony Horowitz, read by Rory Kinnear
Harper Audio
Release date: October 19
Another twisty mystery from Horowitz, the latest installment in his meta series in which he also stars as one of the characters.
