You'll Want to Binge These Fiction Podcasts in a Day

While true-crime podcasts are riveting, and comedy offerings can feel like listening in on a hilarious conversation, sometimes it's nice to just get lost in some great stories. Getting sucked into an absorbing tale of adventure is a healthy way to relax, and as a bonus, it can distract us from real-world drama for awhile. Many fiction podcasts feature the kind of slick audio production you'd expect from a TV show (a few rounded up here, such as Homecoming and Limetown, were even adapted for the screen). And as with the serial radio shows that once held families riveted as they wondered whether Orson Welles's War of the Worlds was real, the audio drama medium lends itself particularly well to ultra high-concept tales of the sci-fi, supernatural, or even superhero variety, like Alice Isn't Dead and Marvel's Wolverine series.

Podcasts have been a fruitful place for fiction creators to experiment for years now, and there's never been a better time to give some a listen—you just might discover that your new favorite underrated fiction author makes podcasts instead of books. What do you call the audio version of a page turner? Grab your favorite headphones and sample this roundup of the best, most binge-worthy fiction podcasts available on Spotify or wherever you download or stream.