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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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FIRE WEATHER by John Vaillant, read by Alan Car...
Ominous, predictive, and frightening
5 min
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THE TIMES by Adam Nagourney, read by Robert Pet...
A detailed history
6 min
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DIFFER WE MUST by Steve Inskeep, read by Steve ...
A deftly narrated work
5 min
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AND THEN SHE FELL by Alicia Elliott, read by Ch...
A heart-rending novel
7 min
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THE WREN, THE WREN by Anne Enright, read by Ann...
A rich novel of family and love
6 min
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GOOD WOMEN by Halle Hill, read by Tovah Ott
A debut story collection
6 min
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OPINIONS by Roxane Gay, read by Roxane Gay
Hear many opinions from the author herself
6 min
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THE ILIAD by Homer, Emily Wilson [Trans.], read...
A performance for the ages
6 min
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THE GOLDEN GATE by Amy Chua, read by Robb Morei...
A hard-boiled detective story
6 min
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CROOK MANIFESTO by Colson Whitehead, read by Di...
Return to 1970s Harlem
6 min
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THE GREAT GATSBY by F. Scott Fitzgerald, Anna L...
A smart theatrical adaptation
5 min
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THE DEADLINE by Jill Lepore, read by Jill Lepore
Funny, erudite, and thought-provoking
4 min
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MAKING IT SO by Patrick Stewart, read by Patric...
A memoir not to miss
6 min
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WORTHY by Jada Pinkett Smith, read by Jada Pink...
A captivating window into her life
7 min
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MISTER MAGIC by Kiersten White, read by Rebecca...
A creepy thriller
5 min
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WITH A KISS WE DIE by L.R. Dorn, read by Thérès...
True-crime podcast meets audiobook experience
6 min
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MOTHER-DAUGHTER MURDER NIGHT by Nina Simon, rea...
An outstanding character-driven mystery
5 min
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YOU'RE NOT SUPPOSED TO DIE TONIGHT by Kalynn Ba...
A taut slasher-movie homage
5 min
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THE SKULL by Jon Klassen, read by Fairuza Balk,...
Eerie listening for children
6 min
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THE LOVER by Silvia Moreno-Garcia, read by Nina...
A bewitching short story
5 min
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THOSE PINK MOUNTAIN NIGHTS by Jen Ferguson, rea...
One tumultuous week in small town Canada
6 min
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MASTERS OF DEATH by Olivie Blake, read by Steve...
A lively and romantic fantasy
6 min
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ROMAN STORIES by Jhumpa Lahiri, Todd Portnowitz...
A moving collection of stories in translation
6 min
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BARTLEBY AND ME by Gay Talese, read by Mike Ortego
Revisiting Talese’s career
6 min
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HOW I WON A NOBEL PRIZE by Julius Taranto, read...
A clever satire
5 min