stampslore: Great Fiction Audiobooks by New York Times List

The New York Times has directed its keen attention to unveil the finest Fiction Audiobooks of 2023. This sought-after compilation goes beyond being a mere assortment of tales; it represents a literary expedition surpassing temporal and spatial boundaries. Engaging with this meticulously chosen assortment means embarking on a voyage through enthralling narratives, impeccably executed performances, and the enchantment unique to the most exceptional fiction audiobooks.

Here are some of the Great Fiction Audiobooks by New York Times List:

IRON FLAME by Rebecca Yarros

The second book in the Empyrean series. Violet Sorrengail’s next round of training might require her to betray the man she loves. Read by Rebecca Soler and Teddy Hamilton. 28 hours, 16 minutes unabridged.

FOURTH WING by Rebecca Yarros

Violet Sorrengail is urged by the commanding general, who also is her mother, to become a candidate for the elite dragon riders. Read by Rebecca Soler and Teddy Hamilton. 20 hours, 47 minutes unabridged.

RESURRECTION WALK by Michael Connelly

The seventh book in the Lincoln Lawyer series. Haller and Bosch team up to prove the innocence of a woman in prison for killing her husband. Read by Peter Giles, Titus Welliver and Christine Lakin. 10 hours, 29 minutes unabridged.

TOM LAKE by Ann Patchett

Three daughters, who return to their family orchard in the spring of 2020, learn about their mother’s relationship with a famous actor. Read by Meryl Streep. 11 hours, 22 minutes unabridged.

LESSONS IN CHEMISTRY by Bonnie Garmus

A scientist and single mother living in California in the 1960s becomes a star on a TV cooking show. Read by Miranda Raison, Pandora Sykes and the author. 11 hours, 55 minutes unabridged.

ALL THE LIGHT WE CANNOT SEE by Anthony Doerr

The lives of a blind French girl and a gadget-obsessed German boy before and during World War II. Read by Zach Appelman. 16 hours, 2 minutes unabridged.

DIRTY THIRTY by Janet Evanovich

The 30th book in the Stephanie Plum series. Plum tracks a local jeweler’s former security guard and has an overnight stakeout with relatives. Read by Lorelei King and the author. 8 hours, 2 minutes unabridged.

NONE OF THIS IS TRUE by Lisa Jewell

After meeting a woman who shares the same birthday, Alix Summer becomes the subject of her own true crime podcast. Read by Kristin Atherton, Ayesha Antoine, Louise Brealey et al. 10 hours, 13 minutes unabridged.

THE EDGE by David Baldacci

The second book in the 6:20 Man series. Travis Devine investigates the murder of the C.I.A. operative Jenny Silkwell in rural Maine. Read by Zachary Webber, Erin Cottrell, Will Collyer, Erin Bennett and Tiffany Smith. 11 hours, 45 minutes unabridged.

THE SECRET by Lee Child and Andrew Child

The 28th book in the Jack Reacher series. It’s 1992 and Reacher looks into the cause of a string of mysterious deaths. Read by Scott Brick. 9 hours, 14 minutes unabridged.

THE COVENANT OF WATER by Abraham Verghese

Three generations of a family living on South India’s Malabar Coast suffer the loss of a family member by drowning. Read by the author. 31 hours, 16 minutes unabridged.

THE HEAVEN & EARTH GROCERY STORE by James McBride

Secrets held by the residents of a dilapidated neighborhood come to life when a skeleton is found at the bottom of a well. Read by Dominic Hoffman. 12 hours, 22 minutes unabridged.

THE EXCHANGE by John Grisham

In a sequel to “The Firm,” Mitch McDeere, who is now a partner at the world’s largest law firm, gets caught up in a sinister plot. Read by Edoardo Ballerini. 9 hours, 2 minutes unabridged.

DEMON COPPERHEAD by Barbara Kingsolver

Winner of a 2023 Pulitzer Prize for fiction. A reimagining of Charles Dickens’s “David Copperfield” set in the mountains of southern Appalachia. Read by Charlie Thurston. 21 hours, 3 minutes unabridged.

THE NARROW ROAD BETWEEN DESIRES by Patrick Rothfuss

Things go awry when Bast accepts a gift. Read by Nick Podehl and the author. 4 hours, 15 minutes unabridged.