The Best Audiobooks of 2021

Audiobooks are my getaway after days spent reading from the page to prepare to write my reviews. As a result—and especially in a dreary year like 2021—I almost exclusively listen to fiction or memoir, strong narratives that carry me off during long walks or monotonous chores. Apologies to fans of chewy nonfiction or ruminative stream-of-consciousness novels, but they just don’t do the trick for me! Here are eight titles that provided me with hours of blissful escape this year.