Listen up: Mysteries, histories and celebrities
The Scarlet Gospels
Clive Barker, read by John Lee
Macmillan Audio, $39
The horror novelist brings together his famous characters Pinhead, the “priest from hell,” and detective Harry D’Amour in an epic face-off. His first adult novel since 2007. (Out now)
A Lucky Life Interrupted
A Memoir of Hope Tom Brokaw, read by Mark Bramhall
Random House Audio, $32
The television newsman tells the story of coming to terms with his multiple myeloma diagnosis, voiced by prolific L.A. character actor Bramhall. (Out now)
Solitude Creek
A Kathryn Dance Novel Jeffery Deaver, read by January LaVoy
Hachette Audio, $35
A serial killer uses panic as a weapon in a nightclub stampede, and California investigator Kathryn Dance is on the case. Narrated by “One Life to Live” actor LaVoy. (Out now)
Saint Anything
Sarah Dessen, read by Taylor Meskimen
Penguin Audio, $60
In this YA novel, the family of a 16-year-old girl falls apart after the teen’s older brother is imprisoned for a drunkdriving accident that paralyzed a young man. (Out now)
The Story of a New Name
Elena Ferrante, read by Hillary Huber
Blackstone Audio, $44.95
In the follow-up to the critically acclaimed “My Brilliant Friend,” the reclusive and pseudonymous Ferrante tells the story of two young female friends in the Naples of the 1960s. (Out now)
Jacksonland
President Andrew Jackson, Cherokee Chief John Ross, and a Great American Land Grab
Steve Inskeep,
read by the author
Penguin Audio $45
The NPR host reads his history of the personalities and events that led to the Indian Removal Act, one of American history’s darkest chapters. (Out now)
Dexter Is Dead
Jeff Lindsay, read by the author
Random House Audio, $40
The author reads the final installment of his successful serial-killer thriller series, which became a hit Showtime television show. The ending isn’t the same as the one on TV. (July)
The Wright Brothers
David McCullough, read by the author
Simon & Schuster Audio, $29.99
The bestselling historian, known for his biographies of John Adams and Harry Truman, turns his eye to the brothers who brought flight to the world. (Out now)
Hold Still
Sally Mann, read by the author
Hachette Audio, $24.98
The photographer reflects on her Southern upbringing, family and the controversy that erupted after she published her 1992 book “Immediate Family,” which featured nude pictures of her children. (Out now)
Gumption Nick Offerman, read by the author
Penguin Audio $45
The actor behind “Parks and Recreation” character Ron Swanson reflects on his personal heroes, including Abraham Lincoln, Yoko Ono, Walt Whitman and Amy Poehler. (Out now)
It’s a Long Story
Willie Nelson, read by Christopher Ryan Grant with introduction read by the author
Hachette Audio, $35
The singer discusses his life, legendary country music career, legal troubles with the IRS and, of course, his favorite herbal medicine. (Out now)