Spotify’s Best Audiobooks of the Year (So Far) Includes 20 PRH Hits
We’re thrilled to share that 20 Penguin Random House audiobooks have been named to Spotify’s Best Audiobooks of 2026 (So Far) list. As we reach the halfway point of the year, Spotify’s editors have highlighted the audiobooks that stood out most during months of listening across genres.
“Spotify’s editors spent months immersed in stories of every kind—from gripping thrillers to celebrity tell-alls to lush, sweeping fantasies—to bring you the very best,” said Lena Yang, Senior Editor, Audiobooks. “These are the titles that surprised us, moved us, and had us finding excuses to keep listening just a little longer.”
It’s exciting to see so many PRH authors, narrators, and publishing teams represented among this year’s selections. Congratulations to everyone whose work helped bring these outstanding audiobooks to listeners around the world!
Our Titles Featured on Spotify’s Best Audiobooks of the Year (So Far) List:
BEST FICTION
KIN by Tayari Jones (Random House Audio)
THE THINGS WE NEVER SAY by Elizabeth Strout (Random House Audio)
SISTERS IN YELLOW by Mieko Kawakami (Random House Audio)
THE FERVENT WHITES by De’Shawn Charles Winslow (Random House Audio)
DOLLY ALL THE TIME by Annabel Monaghan (Penguin Audio)
OPERATION BOUNCE HOUSE by Matt Dinniman (Penguin Audio)
HALF CITY by Kate Golden (Penguin Audio)
BEST NONFICTION
FAMESICK by Lena Dunham (Random House Audio)
LONDON FALLING by Patrick Radden Keefe (Random House Audio)
STRANGERS by Belle Burden (Random House Audio)
SUPER NINTENDO by Keza MacDonald (Random House Audio)
AMERICAN RAMBLER by Isaac Fitzgerald (Random House Audio)
INSIDE THE BOX by David Epstein (Penguin Audio)
HOW TO RULE THE WORLD by Theo Baker (Penguin Audio)
THE COURAGE TO COMMIT by Shawn Johnson (Penguin Audio)
BEST DEBUT
YESTERYEAR by Caro Claire Burke (Random House Audio)
PHOEBE BERMAN’S GONNA LOSE IT by Brooke Averick (Random House Audio)
LITTLE WONDER by Sophie Chen Keller (Random House Audio)
ESCAPE! by Stephen Fishbach (Penguin Audio)
THE OPEN ERA by Edward Schmidt (Penguin Audio)