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Top 10 New Releases audiobooks

The hottest new audiobook releases from the past few months, ranked by what people are actually buying. Updated October 21, 2026.

1NYT Best Seller
Mystery & Thriller
The Witch
by Freida McFadden · narrated by Saskia Maarleveld, Marin Ireland

“A haunted mansion full of old books. Grumpy's nightmare is the books. Headphones on, lights stay on.”

2
Biographies & Memoirs
In the Shadow of Eight
by Collin Gosselin · read by the author

“Real talk, read by the guy who lived it. Even I can't call this homework. Hit play.”

3NYT Best Seller
Sci-Fi & Fantasy
Threshing Day
by Rebecca Yarros · narrated by Justis Bolding, Jake Bordeaux, Chase Brown

“Thirteen dragon stories and you won't lift a finger. The dragons do all the lifting.”

5
Mystery & Thriller
Chain Reaction
by Lee Child and Andrew Child · narrated by Scott Brick

“Reacher walks into town, solves everything, leaves. You walked to the fridge and needed a nap.”

6
Mystery & Thriller · Fiction
Bram Stoker's Dracula
by Bram Stoker (adapted by Robyn Ahern) · full cast

“A vampire who only comes out at night and avoids effort. Finally, a protagonist I relate to.”

7NYT Best Seller
Mystery & Thriller
The French Illusion
by John Grisham · narrated by Michael Beck

“A honeymoon going wrong in Paris, and you won't even flip a page. Very romantic of you.”

8
Miss Wolcott's Ghost cover
Mystery & Thriller
Miss Wolcott's Ghost
by Louise Penny · narrated by Alfred Molina

“A cozy village, a dead body, and Alfred Molina doing all the reading. Finally, a fair division of labor.”

9
Mystery & Thriller
The Family Cross
by James Patterson · narrated by Dion Graham

“Book thirty-six. You've finished zero books this year, but sure, you're 'caught up on Cross.'”

10NYT Best Seller
Fiction · Sci-Fi & Fantasy
Other Worlds Than These
by Stephen King and Peter Straub · narrated by Patton Oswalt, Stephen King

“Forty years of waiting for a sequel and you still won't read it. Respect. Press play.”

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