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Find your next great audiobook on Behind the Mic with Kirkus Reviews. Every Thursday, host Jo Reed and her guests discuss what they’ve been listening to and recommend the very best audiobooks. It’s the perfect way to keep up with new releases and hear about the ones you may have missed. Launched by AudioFile magazine in 2018, Behind the Mic now has its home at Kirkus Reviews, the most trusted voice in book discovery for more than 90 years. Visit us at kirkusreviews.com.

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Performing Arts
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Gabra Zackman Interview: Best Nonfiction & Cult...
Celebrating the narration of CUE THE SUN!
11 min
227
Dion Graham Interview: Best Biography & Memoir ...
On narrating 3 SHADES OF BLUE
7 min
228
Julia Whelan Interview: Best Fiction Audiobooks...
On narrating THE WOMEN
11 min
229
AudioFile’s 2024 Best Audiobooks!
Celebrating the best in audiobooks
13 min
230
AudioFile Gift Guide: HOLIDAYS ON ICE
Gifting loved ones a modern holiday classic
7 min
231
AudioFile Gift Guide: SMITTEN KITCHEN KEEPERS
Give the gift of delicious food and good company
6 min
232
CRYPTOMANIA by Andrew R. Chow, read by Eric Yang
A tale of greed and lies
7 min
233
BE READY WHEN THE LUCK HAPPENS by Ina Garten, r...
A peek into the life of the Barefoot Contessa
6 min
234
THE LAST ONE AT THE WEDDING by Jason Rekulak, r...
A thrilling and dangerous wedding
4 min
235
THE SEQUEL by Jean Hanff Korelitz, read by Juli...
Relentlessly compelling and wonderfully satisfying
5 min
236
RUN by Blake Crouch, read by Scott Brick
Edge-of-your-seat listening
6 min
237
ONLY SANTAS IN THE BUILDING by Alexis Daria, re...
A delicious holiday treat
6 min
238
ROUGH PAGES by Lev AC Rosen, read by Vikas Adam
An excellent queer historical mystery
5 min
239
BEST HEX EVER by Nadia El-Fassi, read by Ferne ...
A cozy and bewitching romance
6 min
240
ALL THIS AND MORE by Peng Shepherd, read by Hel...
An inventive adventure story
6 min
241
SMITTEN KITCHEN KEEPERS by Deb Perelman, read b...
An inspiring kitchen companion
6 min
242
DEATH AT THE SIGN OF THE ROOK by Kate Atkinson,...
A joyful audio escape
6 min
243
FATAL INTRUSION by Jeffery Deaver, Isabella Mal...
Nonstop thrills
5 min
244
STORM CHILD by Michael Robotham, read by Joe Ja...
A vivid performance
5 min
245
THE GREY WOLF by Louise Penny, read by Jean Bra...
A new voice for Armand Gamache
6 min
246
WELCOME TO GLORIOUS TUGA by Francesca Segal, re...
A glorious escape of a listen
6 min
247
WITH EVERY GREAT BREATH by Rick Bass, read by R...
A memorable collection
6 min
248
ACCIDENTALLY WES ANDERSON: ADVENTURES by Wally ...
Fun listening for travel lovers and curious readers
5 min
249
HEARTY by andrea bennett, read by Panta Mosleh
Keen observations on foodways, family, and life
4 min
250
WHY I COOK by Tom Colicchio, read by Will Damr...
Thoughts on cooking from the celebrity chef
5 min