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.

Arts
Books
Performing Arts
951
THE BOOK OF HOPE by Jane Goodall, Douglas Abram...
Jane Goodall on taking action against the perils of our time
6 min
952
GAME ON: TEMPTING TWENTY-EIGHT by Janet Evanovi...
Fans will be delighted by the 28th Stephanie Plum adventure
6 min
953
A LINE TO KILL by Anthony Horowitz, read by Ror...
An entertaining murder mystery
7 min
954
A LITTLE DEVIL IN AMERICA by Hanif Abdurraqib, ...
Lyrical essays, beautifully performed
7 min
955
SHELF LIFE by Nadia Wassef, read by Vaneh Assa...
An uplifting memoir by a Cairo bookseller
6 min
956
BLACK BIRDS IN THE SKY by Brandy Colbert, read ...
On the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre
6 min
957
WHEN WE MAKE IT by Elisabet Velasquez, read by ...
A vivid and poignant novel-in-verse for teens
5 min
958
BEAUTIFUL COUNTRY by Qian Julie Wang, read by Q...
A standout memoir that’s even more haunting and memorable on audio
5 min
959
BEAUTIFUL WORLD, WHERE ARE YOU by Sally Rooney,...
A hopeful millennial journey shines through McMahon’s performance
7 min
960
GOOD OMENS by Neil Gaiman, Terry Pratchett, rea...
A very funny book about the apocalypse
7 min
961
THE LAST CUENTISTA by Donna Barba Higuera, read...
A beautifully told sci-fi thriller for middle-grade listeners
8 min
962
PLAYING THE CARDS YOU'RE DEALT by Varian Johnso...
Lively, fun, and heartwarming middle-grade listening
7 min
963
THE PERKS OF LOVING A WALLFLOWER by Erica Ridle...
A delightful queer Regency romance
7 min
964
MATRIX by Lauren Groff, read by Adjoa Andoh
A resonant narration of a National Book Award Finalist
6 min
965
ALWAYS by Morris Gleitzman, read by Morris Glei...
A heartfelt seventh installment of the ONCE series
7 min
966
THE GREAT MISTAKE by Jonathan Lee, read by Grah...
A novel on a mysterious real-life murder
5 min
967
EARTHA & KITT by Kitt Shapiro, Patricia Weiss L...
Kitt Shapiro on Eartha Kitt
5 min
968
BETTER OFF DEAD by Lee Child, Andrew Child, rea...
Jack Reacher is back!
6 min
969
THE 130-STOREY TREEHOUSE by Andy Griffiths, Ter...
A wacky and fun Australian listen for kids
6 min
970
CLOUD CUCKOO LAND by Anthony Doerr, read by Mar...
An immersive and enduring listening experience
6 min
971
TASTE by Stanley Tucci, read by Stanley Tucci
A funny, moving, and mouthwatering performance
6 min
972
TALK TO ME by T.C. Boyle, read by Stacey Glemboski
A unique audiobook about the power of love
4 min
973
L.A. WEATHER by María Amparo Escandón, read by ...
High drama and hidden secrets
6 min
974
APRIL IN SPAIN by John Banville, read by John Lee
A stylish performance of an elegant mystery
5 min
975
In conversation with actor and narrator Alfred ...
On his work on the stage, on camera, and behind the mic
32 min