PRH Audio Dominates the New York Times' Best Audiobooks of the Year (So Far)
The New York Times shared their selections for The Best Audiobooks of 2026 (So Far), highlighting standout listening experiences from the first half of the year. The list celebrates audiobooks that distinguish themselves through exceptional storytelling and immersive production.
Selected by the NYT’s audiobook critics and editors, the list recognizes titles that exemplify the unique artistry of the audiobook format.
We’re thrilled to share that seven of the eight titles chosen are PRH Audio—an extraordinary recognition of the work being done across our teams!
From authors and narrators to producers, engineers, editors, marketers, publicists, and publishing teams, every audiobook is the result of countless contributions behind the scenes.
Congratulations to our authors and the entire PRH Audio team! We’re proud to see so many of our titles recognized and grateful to everyone whose talent and dedication continue to create exceptional experiences for listeners everywhere.
Our Titles Featured in the Best Audiobooks of 2026 (So Far)
FAMESICK by Lena Dunham, read by Lena Dunham (Random House Audio)
In this rowdy, frank reflection on illness, fame, sex, and everything in between, the remarkable mind behind the hit series Girls and the bestselling author of NOT THAT KIND OF GIRL asks whether fulfilling her creative ambitions has been worth the pain.
STRANGERS by Belle Burden, read by Belle Burden (Random House Audio)
In Strangers, Burden revisits her marriage, searching for clues that her husband was not who she always thought he was. As she examines her relationship through a new lens, she reckons with her own family history and the lessons she intuited about how a woman is expected to behave in the face of betrayal.
GOOD PEOPLE by Patmeena Sabit, read by Patmeena Sabit (Random House Audio)
In a haunting debut novel that reads like true crime, told through a kaleidoscope of perspectives, a private tragedy thrusts one family into the court of public opinion as the media—and their own community—dissect every aspect of their lives.
A HYMN TO LIFE by Gisèle Pelicot, translated by Natasha Lehrer and Ruth Diver, read by Emma Thompson (Penguin Audio)
The sexual assault that stunned the world. For the very first time, Gisèle Pelicot tells her story of survival, testimony, and courage, and an unforgettable portrait of a woman who broke her silence, reclaimed her voice, and forced a reckoning.
NIGHT NIGHT FAWN by Jordy Rosenberg, read by Jordy Rosenberg (Random House Audio)
From the author of CONFESSIONS OF THE FOX comes a novel in which a yenta on her deathbed gives an unrepentant account of all her failures—including her child. A ferociously candid account of intergenerational conflict.
LONDON FALLING by Patrick Radden Keefe, read by Patrick Radden Keefe (Penguin Audio)
From the bestselling, prizewinning author of Say Nothing and Empire of Pain, a spellbinding account of a family devastated by the sudden death of their nineteen-year-old son, only to discover that he had created a secret life which drew him into the dangerous criminal underworld that lies beneath London’s glittering surface.
THE WITCH by Marie Ndiaye, translated by Jordan Stump, read by Virginia Grainger (Random House Audio)
In a small, sleepy town, a mediocre witch, in a mediocre marriage, tries to pass on her gifts to her twin daughters, who, it becomes immediately apparent, have skills far beyond her own. Equal parts dreamlike and disquieting, The Witch tells a tale as old as time, with a dark twist