*Audition* is a 2025 novel by acclaimed author Katie Kitamura. Described as a stylish and unsettling exploration of performance and identity, the story follows a woman who becomes entangled in a complex web of unstable relationships and professional artifice. The novel has already garnered significant critical attention, being named a 2025 "Essential Read" by *The New Yorker* and a Top 10 Book of the Year by *TIME* and *Publishers Weekly* prior to its wide release. It was also longlisted for the 2026 Women’s Prize for Fiction.

Katie Kitamura is the author of several highly praised novels, including *Intimacies*, which was longlisted for the National Book Award and the PEN/Faulkner Award, and *A Separation*. Her work is known for its cool, precise prose and psychological depth, often focusing on themes of language, interpretation, and the gaps between people.