Behind the Mic with AudioFile Magazine

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Arts
Books
Performing Arts
826
FORBIDDEN CITY by Vanessa Hua, read by Catherin...
Historical fiction set during China’s Cultural Revolution
5 min
827
THE YOUNGER WIFE by Sally Hepworth, read by Zoe...
Domestic suspense, compellingly performed
5 min
828
THE CHERRY ROBBERS by Sarai Walker, read by Jan...
Ghosts, madness, and secrets
5 min
829
SHADOWS OF BERLIN by David R. Gillham, read by ...
Historical fiction from a Golden Voice
5 min
830
REMARKABLY BRIGHT CREATURES by Shelby Van Pelt,...
A fanciful listening experience
5 min
831
AT LEAST YOU HAVE YOUR HEALTH by Madi Sinha, re...
Medical fiction and a Golden Voice narration
5 min
832
EVEN WHEN YOUR VOICE SHAKES by Ruby Yayra Goka,...
Powerful YA listening from a Golden Voice
4 min
833
WE WERE DREAMERS by Simu Liu, read by Simu Liu
Discover the Marvel actor’s story
5 min
834
GROUNDSKEEPING by Lee Cole, read by Michael Crouch
Moving fiction from a Golden Voice narrator
5 min
835
On Juliet Stevenson, Golden Voice Narrator
Celebrating the 2022 Golden Voices
7 min
836
On Rupert Degas, Golden Voice Narrator
Celebrating the 2022 Golden Voices
6 min
837
On Adjoa Andoh, Golden Voice Narrator
Celebrating the 2022 Golden Voices
6 min
838
SINGLED OUT by Andrew Maraniss, read by Kevin R...
On baseball player Glenn Burke
7 min
839
SISTERS OF THE SNAKE by Sasha Nanua, Sarena Nan...
A YA fantasy to savor
6 min
840
NICK AND CHARLIE by Alice Oseman, read by Huw P...
All the love for HEARTSTOPPER’s Nick and Charlie
5 min
841
ZACHARY YING AND THE DRAGON EMPEROR by Xiran Ja...
Action-packed middle-grade listening
5 min
842
DIFFERENT KINDS OF FRUIT by Kyle Lukoff, read b...
Friendship, first crushes, and family
6 min
843
INHERITANCE by Elizabeth Acevedo, read by Eliza...
Powerful poetry
4 min
844
NOTHING BURNS AS BRIGHT AS YOU by Ashley Woodfo...
A lyrical YA novel in verse
5 min
845
THE BEAUTY OF DUSK by Frank Bruni, read by Fran...
An honest, hopeful memoir
4 min
846
HER HIDDEN GENIUS by Marie Benedict, read by Ni...
On Rosalind Franklin’s life and work
4 min
847
DIRTY BIRD BLUES by Clarence Major, Yusef Komun...
A virtuoso performance
4 min
848
MEAT ME HALFWAY by Brian Kateman, read by Pete ...
On the future of food
5 min
849
ZABAR'S by Lori Zabar, Julia Moskin [Fore.], re...
Best enjoyed with bagel in hand
5 min
850
MURDER AMONG FRIENDS by Candace Fleming, read b...
True crime listening for teens
6 min