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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Performing Arts
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BEETHOVEN IN THE BUNKER by Fred Brouwers, Eilee...
Revealing profiles of musicians under the Nazi regime
5 min
527
HAPPILY by Sabrina Orah Mark, read by Gilli Messer
A dazzling collection of essays
5 min
528
THE COVENANT OF WATER by Abraham Verghese, read...
A completely immersive listen
6 min
529
KING: A LIFE by Jonathan Eig, read by Dion Graham
A monumental biography performed exquisitely
6 min
530
THE GREAT RECLAMATION by Rachel Heng, read by W...
A sweeping epic set in Singapore
6 min
531
QUIETLY HOSTILE by Samantha Irby, read by Saman...
New essays from the always hilarious Samantha Irby
5 min
532
UPSTREAM by Mary Oliver, read by Hala Alyan, Jo...
Enchanting essays from Mary Oliver
5 min
533
A DANGEROUSLY HIGH THRESHOLD FOR PAIN by Imani ...
An audio tour de force
6 min
534
THE LATE AMERICANS by Brandon Taylor, read by K...
A dazzling performance from a Golden Voice
6 min
535
In Conversation with Nicholas Boulton, 2023 Gol...
Catching up with a 2023 Golden Voice
21 min
536
A RAKE OF HIS OWN by A.J. Lancaster, read by Ni...
A fantastical romp
7 min
537
DIVA 2.0 by Sheryl Lee Ralph, read by Sheryl Le...
Inspiring listening from the “Abbott Elementary” favorite
7 min
538
IT. GOES. SO. FAST. by Mary Louise Kelly, read ...
Life on the front lines of news and parenting
5 min
539
YELLOWFACE by R.F. Kuang, read by Helen Laser
A riveting, mesmerizing performance
6 min
540
PINEAPPLE STREET by Jenny Jackson, read by Mari...
A surprisingly relatable family saga
5 min
541
Nicholas Boulton — 2023 Golden Voice Narrator
Celebrating the stars of the audiobook universe
8 min
542
Marin Ireland — 2023 Golden Voice Narrator
Celebrating the stars of the audiobook universe
6 min
543
Kevin R. Free — 2023 Golden Voice Narrator
Celebrating the stars of the audiobook universe
8 min
544
THE WISDOM OF MORRIE by Morrie Schwartz, Rob Sc...
Timeless wisdom from Morrie
6 min
545
ALL THE SINNERS BLEED by S.A. Cosby, read by Ad...
A gripping, timely tale—beautifully told
6 min
546
WITCH KING by Martha Wells, read by Eric Mok
A wonderfully inventive new fantasy
6 min
547
ANDER & SANTI WERE HERE by Jonny Garza Villa, r...
A hopeful, heartbreaking, and joyful listen for teens
5 min
548
POVERTY, BY AMERICA by Matthew Desmond, read by...
A devastatingly clear, profoundly moving audiobook
6 min
549
Interview with author Kwame Alexander
On his new memoir WHY FATHERS CRY AT NIGHT and his other works
30 min
550
NIC BLAKE AND THE REMARKABLES: THE MANIFESTOR P...
Excellent new fantasy listening for kids and families
6 min