In this dystopian future where women appear to be giving birth to evolutionary throwbacks, a young Ojibwe woman must protect herself and her unborn baby. Erdrich is always a canny narrator of her own work.

Humorist Hodgman (“The Daily Show,” “Judge John Hodgman”) offers a memoir and midlife reckoning, by way of Maine and Massachusetts beaches.

The long-awaited and highly-anticipated prequel to The Golden Compass. British actor Michael Sheen should do a marvelous job.

The second novel from the team behind the “Welcome to Night Vale” podcast delves into more lives and mysteries in the strange desert town. And it wouldn’t be the same without narration from the voice of Night Vale himself, Cecil Baldwin.

A collection of short stories from the National Book Award-winning author of The Good Lord Bird and Kill ‘Em and Leave.

We loved le Carré's recent memoir, The Pigeon Tunnel, about his own history as spy. Here, he returns to the fictional spies of the British Secret Service. A must-listen.