Finally an annual collection of the best nonfiction audio stories pulled from podcasts, radio, and audiobooks, featuring a foreword by bestselling author, and audio fan, David Sedaris.

The Best Audio Storytelling is a new collection of thirteen of the year’s best nonfiction audio stories from podcasters, radio journalists, authors, independent creators, and more.

The stories within this anthology transport you to a lush garden, to life in prison, to a cruise ship bar, and even into outer space. Curated by Pushkin Industries Executive Editor Julia Barton, a longtime editor of podcasts and radio, with a foreword by lifelong audio junkie David Sedaris, The Best Audio Storytelling is a celebration of the most innovative and powerful audio storytelling of the year.

This year’s collection includes pieces from:

Author Jason Reynolds KCRW Radio Race "Newbie" Award winner: Ezra and Eve Austin (aka "Mass of Kugel") Investigative podcast Will Be Wild Critically-acclaimed investigative podcast Stolen History podcast One Year: 1986 NPR's Morning Edition Science podcast Terrestrials Actor Lake Bell Planet Money Rumble Strip The New York Times Award-winning podcast Ear Hustle Richard Parks III