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The Best Mystery & Suspense Audiobooks of 2025, recommended by AudioFile Editors
With their built-in suspense, mystery and crime novels are ideal for audiobooks. To help identify standout listens this year, we turned to the audiobook experts at AudioFile magazine for their recommendations. Here are their top mystery and suspense audiobooks of 2025.
The Best Romance Audiobooks of 2025, recommended by AudioFile Editors
There are few things more fun than listening to entertaining and emotion-filled love stories read by talented narrators. These are the best romance audiobooks of 2025, as chosen by editors of AudioFile magazine and including romantasy, enemies-to-lovers, and new takes on beloved classics.
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The Fate of the Day: The War for America, Fort Ticonderoga to Charleston, 1777-1780
by Rick Atkinson -

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We the People: A History of the U.S. Constitution
by Jill Lepore -

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Dark Renaissance: The Dangerous Times and Fatal Genius of Shakespeare's Greatest Rival
by Stephen Greenblatt -

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Mother Emanuel: Two Centuries of Race, Resistance, and Forgiveness in One Charleston Church
by Kevin Sack -

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Original Sins: The (Mis)education of Black and Native Children and the Construction of American Racism
by Eve L. Ewing -

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Food for Thought: Essays and Ruminations
by Alton Brown
The Best History & Nonfiction Audiobooks of 2025, recommended by AudioFile Editors
The Best History & Nonfiction Audiobooks of 2025, recommended by AudioFile Editors
Editors at AudioFile magazine, who reviewed more than 2,000 books in 2025, pick out their favourites in the ‘history and nonfiction’ category—from the American struggle for independence to the ruminations of a food celebrity.
The Best Fiction Audiobooks of 2025, recommended by AudioFile Editors
Picking out quality audiobooks is important. With an accomplished narrator, a good novel can be transformed into an even more moving or enjoyable experience—while a lackluster performance can ruin it. Fortunately, there’s AudioFile magazine, whose editors pick out standout audiobooks throughout the year. These are their picks for the best novels of 2025.
The Best Audiobooks for Kids of 2024, recommended by AudioFile Editors
With so many good audiobooks to choose from, it’s helpful to have a team dedicated to picking out the best ones. In the final instalment of our series of best audiobooks of 2024, we present the best ones for kids, as chosen by the editors of AudioFile magazine.
The Best Audiobooks for Young Adults of 2024, recommended by AudioFile Editors
Audiobooks are a great way to get teens into books, as good stories read by expert narrators bring characters and the challenges they face to life. Here are recommendations for the best young adult audiobooks of 2024 from the experts at AudioFile magazine, the best place for audiobook recommendations on the web.
The Best Sci-Fi and Fantasy Audiobooks of 2024, recommended by AudioFile Editors
If you’re looking for audiobooks that help books jump off the page, AudioFile magazine’s best of 2024 lists are a great place to start. Here’s their list of best audiobooks for 2024 in the science fiction and fantasy genres—from dark academia to a novel set in World War I.
The Best Romance Audiobooks of 2024, recommended by AudioFile Editors
From kidnappings in Arizona to birdwatching in the British Isles, editors at AudioFile magazine have picked out the best romance audiobooks of the past year.
The Best Mystery & Suspense Audiobooks of 2024, recommended by AudioFile Editors
Mysteries and crime novels make for great listening as audiobooks, as suspense about what’s going to happen next keeps you completely engaged. For advice on which ones to listen to, we turned to the audiobook experts at AudioFile magazine. Here’s their list of the best audiobooks of 2024 in mystery and suspense, great choices if you’re looking for a good whodunnit to listen to in early 2025.
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When the Sea Came Alive: An Oral History of D-Day
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George Orwell's 1984 (Audiobook Adaptation)
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Dangerous Visions
by Harlan Ellison (editor) -

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Journey's End
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Moon Called
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How Women Made Music: A Revolutionary History from NPR Music
by Alison Fensterstock (editor)
The Best Multi-Voice Audiobooks of 2024, recommended by AudioFile Editors
The Best Multi-Voice Audiobooks of 2024, recommended by AudioFile Editors
The quality and range of audiobooks has exploded in recent years and books with ‘multi-voice’ performances—where it can feel as if you’re right here, in the middle of the action—are amongst the most exciting. Here are six of the best multi-voice audiobooks of 2024, recommended by audiobook experts AudioFile magazine.



























































