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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EASY BEAUTY by Chloé Cooper Jones, read by Chlo...
On beauty and desirability
4 min
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HOW TO BE PERFECT by Michael Schur, read by Mic...
The creator of “The Good Place” tackles morality
6 min
853
FINDING ME by Viola Davis, read by Viola Davis
A vulnerable, electric listen
6 min
854
TEN STEPS TO NANETTE by Hannah Gadsby, read by ...
Don’t miss this audiobook
5 min
855
THE LAST MAPMAKER by Christina Soontornvat, rea...
A breathtaking seafaring adventure for kids
6 min
856
SEATMATE by Cara Bastone, read by Amanda Roncon...
An addictive listening treat
5 min
857
FEVERED STAR by Rebecca Roanhorse, read by Chri...
A brilliant continuation of an epic fantasy
5 min
858
BOOK LOVERS by Emily Henry, read by Julia Whelan
A romance to savor
5 min
859
SEA OF TRANQUILITY by Emily St. John Mandel, re...
A mesmerizing listening experience
5 min
860
The Welcoming Library and AudioFile Magazine
Read & Listen to Welcome — Read & Listen to Belong
8 min
861
BRINGING UP BOOKMONSTERS by Amber Ankowski, And...
Encourage a lifelong love of reading
5 min
862
Celebrating 1,000 Episodes of Behind the Mic
Keep listening — we’ll keep recommending!
9 min
863
IMAGINE IF . . . by Ken Robinson, Kate Robinson...
On the need for creativity and imagination in education
6 min
864
EMILE AND THE FIELD by Kevin Young, read by Kev...
A poetic ode to the natural world
5 min
865
ANIMAL FARM by George Orwell, read by Rupert Degas
Revisit the classic satire
4 min
866
THANK YOU, MR. NIXON by Gish Jen, read by Justi...
Short stories told by a quartet of voices
5 min
867
SAVING YELLOWSTONE by Megan Kate Nelson, read b...
A fascinating history of Yellowstone National Park
5 min
868
LESSONS FROM THE EDGE by Marie Yovanovitch, rea...
An urgent and prescient memoir
5 min
869
THE CANDY HOUSE by Jennifer Egan, read by a Ful...
An exceptional full-cast performance
5 min
870
LOVE & SAFFRON by Kim Fay, read by Kimberly Far...
Comfort listening for difficult times
5 min
871
THE LAST CONFESSIONS OF SYLVIA P. by Lee Kravet...
Choice historical fiction listening
5 min
872
MISS PEARLY'S GIRLS by ReShonda Tate Billingsle...
A family saga of secrets and powerful women
5 min
873
THE CARTOGRAPHERS by Peng Shepherd, read by Emi...
A cartographic mystery with a superb cast
5 min
874
I WAS BETTER LAST NIGHT by Harvey Fierstein, re...
A must-listen memoir
5 min
875
HELLO, MOLLY! by Molly Shannon, Sean Wilsey, re...
A powerful memoir from the comedian and actor
6 min