The Listening List – Stories to Hear, Anywhere, Anytime – Audiobooks for 2026 – #TuesdayBookBlog

I definitely got blindsided on the number of audiobooks on my shelf, in the queue, and those listened to but neglected to review. It was an explosion of greed, no doubt, that overcame me at some point like a kid in a candy store. So I’ll be attempting to do some catching up here with an eye of what might look good to you also.

Links to all Amazon audiobooks listed here are included in headings below.

On My Shelf

Just Finished:
See How They Hide (Will hold to review with another Brennan book coming up.)

Currently listening to:
Nightshade (scheduled for February 26)

Up Next:
My Husband’s Wife

Currently in the Queue:
Buckeye

Currently On Library Hold Lists

Wait time on these holds is anywhere from 2 weeks, depending on the number of copies or persons on the list, to 16 weeks.

Which of the following suits your mood? These represent a few different genres, including my favorite,

Mystery, Suspense, or Thriller

• Nightshade

Amazon Editors’ pick Best Mystery, Thriller & Suspense – #policeprocedurals

• See How They Hide

Book 5 Quinn and Costa Thrillers – #policeprocedurals

• Her Last Breath

#crimethrillers – February 17, 2026 – Happy Release Day!

• My Husband’s Wife (domestic suspense/drama)

Amazon Charts #17 this week – bestseller – #psychologicalthriller – January 20, 2026

Romance

• To the Moon and Back

Book 8 The Baxter Family – #cleanandwholesomeromance

• And Now — Back to You

Amazon Editors’ pick Best #Romance – Book 2 Heartstrings – February 24, 2026

Fantastical or Speculative

 

• The Astral Library

#FantasyAction&Adventure (because I’ll read anything by Kate Quinn and narrated by Saskia Maarleveld—are you kidding? perfect!) –  February 17, 2026 – Happy Release Day!

• Beyond the Clouds

Book 3 of The Women of Midtown – Amazon #1 New Release in #WorldWarIHistoricalFiction – January 20, 2026

• By Any Other Name

Amazon Editors’ pick Best Books of 2024 – #fictionsagas

Literary

Buckeye

 

Amazon Editors’ pick Best Books of 2025 – NYTimes bestseller – Jenna Book Club pick – #WorldWarII&HolocaustHistoricalFiction

I’d be willing to bet you’ve read at least one of those! I can’t vouch for the audiobooks on my hold list, but a wait of four months must mean something. NY Times bestsellers, great authors and narrators, I can’t wait! Which one will you choose?

©V Williams