Behind the Mic with AudioFile Magazine

Find your next great audiobook on our podcast, Behind the Mic with AudioFile Magazine. Every Monday through Friday, AudioFile Editors recommend the best in audiobook listening. All in 6 minutes or less. It’s short, sweet, and just what your ears need. Want more? Listen to our bonus episodes featuring conversations with the best voices in the audiobook industry.

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TOM LAKE by Ann Patchett, read by Meryl Streep
A beautiful warm hug of an audiobook
6 min
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I HAVE SOME QUESTIONS FOR YOU: AudioFile Favorites
A completely engrossing listen
5 min
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BAD CREE: AudioFile Favorites
A chilling horror debut
4 min
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THE WAGER: AudioFile Favorites
Shipwreck, mutiny, and murder
5 min
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HIGHLY SUSPICIOUS AND UNFAIRLY CUTE: AudioFile ...
An utterly delightful audiobook for teens
5 min
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VERA WONG'S UNSOLICITED ADVICE FOR MURDERERS: A...
Perfect for fans of cozy mysteries
5 min
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THE RAGING STORM by Ann Cleeves, read by Jack H...
Journey to the cliffs of Devon
6 min
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LEARNED BY HEART by Emma Donoghue, read by Shir...
An extraordinary story of first love in 1805
5 min
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THE FIRST LADY OF WORLD WAR II by Shannon McKen...
Eleanor Roosevelt’s work in WWII
6 min
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HOMECOMING by Kate Morton, read by Claire Foy
A sweeping novel of family, love, and secrets
5 min
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THE BOOKBINDER by Pip Williams, read by Annabel...
A fabulous performance highlighting a wonderful story
6 min
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GOODBYE EARL by Leesa Cross-Smith, read by Mela...
A story of revenge
5 min
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THE BENEVOLENT SOCIETY OF ILL-MANNERED LADIES b...
A lively feminist Regency adventure
5 min
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THE WHISPERS by Ashley Audrain, read by Jill Wi...
Secrets and rage hidden away in a quiet neighborhood
5 min
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ALISON BECHDEL'S DYKES TO WATCH OUT FOR by Alis...
An utterly compelling adaptation of the classic comic
5 min
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BEWARE THE WOMAN by Megan Abbott, read by Britt...
Meeting the parents goes horribly wrong
5 min
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Christine Baranski and Jesse Green in conversat...
On making Mary Rodgers’s memoir come to life on audio
46 min
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WE STILL BELONG by Christine Day, read by Katie...
A heartwarming story set on Indigenous People’s Day
6 min
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THE SCOURGE BETWEEN STARS by Ness Brown, read b...
A claustrophobic space thriller
6 min
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CAMP DAMASCUS by Chuck Tingle, read by Mara Wilson
A propulsive horror novel
6 min
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THE HEAVEN & EARTH GROCERY STORE by James McBri...
A fresh, vital, and beautifully written historical novel
6 min
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SILVER NITRATE by Silvia Moreno-Garcia, read by...
An immersive horror mystery
6 min
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THE LAST HONEST MAN by James Risen, Thomas Rise...
Senator Frank Church’s fight to save democracy
6 min
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AUGUST BLUE by Deborah Levy, read by Alix Dunmore
A quest for reinvention
4 min
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THE MEMORY OF ANIMALS by Claire Fuller, read by...
A haunting post-pandemic listen
5 min