Release Week: 3 November 2026
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Release Week: 3 November 2026
Posted on 2026-11-03 at 12:00 by Samuel Montgomery-Blinn
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FICTION WATCH:
Monsters of Ohio by John Scalzi, read by Wil Wheaton for Audible -- "Welcome to Richland, Ohio. Things aren't great. The town’s biggest employer is closing shop, and Richland's on the brink. It's where Mike Boyd, with his own set of problems, finds himself returning to after decades away. He's not planning to stay. But Richland has other plans for Mike, his old friend Dave, and a newcomer Andi. They're caught in a swirl of local troubles, private equity, executive theft… and something extremely weird involving Jeremy Keller’s prize cow. Welcome to Richland. Leave your expectations behind. Bring a tarp."
Dams: A Novel by Irene Solà (2017), translated by Mara Faye Lethem, read by Frankie Corzo -- "This is Ada, back in her village after studying abroad in London, once again driving around with Vicenç Jr. and coming home giddy late in the summer night. These are Ada’s fingers in the morning, charging across the computer keys, capturing and inventing stories, like the story of Vicenç Sr., the farmer who lost two fingers in a combine and loves to dance, and the story of Josefa Puig who was attacked by a cow, the story of the cow obsessed with seeing the stone that gleams in the darkness inside every creature, the story of Ada’s earrings after Vicenç Jr. angrily tossed them into the Sau Reservoir where they were swallowed by an enormous catfish, the story of the old catfish with gold in its belly who was eventually hauled out of the lake by some eager then regretful boys, and the story of the dams that could not hold in the end and the water that rushed through the veins, that mercilessly and ecstatically flooded the heart."
How to Be a Normal Person by TJ Klune, read by Michael Lesley for Macmillan -- "A sweet and funny queer rom-com about a misfit video rental store owner who pretends to be normal in order to win the heart of the newest barista in town."
Defy the Dusk by Danielle L. Jensen, read by Jay Myers for Books On Tape -- "When darkness means certain death and survival depends on reaching the dawn, the woman whose magic broke the world will carve another path: defy the dusk."
Saved by the Spell by Tanya Huff, read by Kasi Hollowell for Penguin -- "At the High School for Magical Arts, the teachers are dismayed at the rise of a Hero…because it means a Villain isn’t far behind."
The Wolves of War by John Gwynne, read by Aoife McMahon and Colin Mace for Orbit -- "The Clans once lived freely, honouring their gods and traditions. Then the northern invaders unleashed a tide of blood and fire. Now the Clans are a conquered people. Ivan cares not for wars or kings. His only concern is the safety of his family, especially his daughter Halia, whom he would protect with his life. Halia has been trapped in her own body since birth, yet at night she has dreams of running with wolves and speaking with fae creatures of the forest. Many believe her cursed, but Halia's awakening powers may be the only way she and her family can survive the coming storm."
Cello's Gate by Maurice Africh, read by Gary Furlong for Simon Maverick -- "One crew of sky pirates. Seven mythological stones. A race to find them all."
The Art of Living Forever by A. T. Rainach, read by Elle Sonali and Xander Marceaux for Orbit -- "Grace is desperate to escape the future planned for her—a forced engagement to a vile English lord an ocean away—when a mysterious stranger who looks at her like he's known her for lifetimes catches her eye. Aris is bound by a past he cannot escape. Haunted by a woman with eyes the same gray-blue as a raging sea, he is determined to have her back. No matter the cost. But in the shadows of Napoleonic Europe, Grace finds herself caught between a love she is only beginning to understand and a darkness that has been waiting for her, setting off a millennia-old conflict between two powerful gods."
Reapers by Anthony Ryan, read by Steven Brand for Blackstone -- "Implantation was supposed to be the savior of humanity. Enhancing brain function and skills for millions, it transformed the world … until the Glitch. Five years ago, implants suddenly malfunctioned. Many who had them dropped dead; those who lived became zombielike drifters or murderous psychopaths. It was up to the unimplanted to rebuild a damaged society … or just survive another day. Dalton falls into the survivor category. A convict turned Contracted Collection Agent, he is on a mission to earn his freedom in “the Sector,” an entire city abandoned to the Glitched. Once part of a team—now alone and edging ever closer to madness—he thinks only of his quota: the number of implants he has to collect, by any means, in order to get out."
NON-FICTION WATCH:
How to Be Less Useful: The Joy of Inefficiency by Priyanka Mattoo, read by the author -- "A delightful book about reclaiming pleasure in mid-life—a potent mix of self-help and memoir, from one of today’s wittiest, wisest voices."
Is It Too Late to Make a Run for It? by Judi Dench with Brendan O'Hea, read by the authors -- "Dench and O'Hea chat about her life on the stage, on the screen, and, above all, behind the scenes."
Ocean of Bones: The Hunt for the Pirate Slave Ship Guerrero by David Kushner, read by Cary Hite -- "In the tradition of Shadow Divers and The Wager, the incredible story of the Guerrero, a pirate ship in the transatlantic slave trade that was shipwrecked in the Florida Keys, and the scuba divers who tracked it down nearly two hundred years later."
Castles: A Fortified History of the World by Dan Jones, read by the author -- "A grand and sweeping history of the world, told through over three thousand years of iconic fortifications."
BACKLIST WATCH:
- The Collected Stories of Philip K. Dick Volume 4 (1987), read by Edoardo Ballerini and Alyssa Bresnahan
SERIES WATCH:
A Glimmer of Death: Merry Gentry, Book 10 by Laurell K. Hamilton, read by Stella Hunter
They Cry: Black Company Series, Book 13 by Glen Cook, read by Jonathan Davis, Aria Holland, and Dahlia Summers
Memory's Flame: The Wandering Inn, Book 20 by pirateaba, read by Erin Bennett