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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Parking Lot Classics: A STUDY IN SCARLET WOMEN
A clever historical mystery
12 min
77
DREAM STATE by Eric Puchner, read by MacLeod An...
Gentle, funny, sharp, and intuitive
7 min
78
THE HARDER I FIGHT, THE MORE I LOVE YOU by Nek...
Fresh and inventive
6 min
79
DEVOTIONS by Mary Oliver, read by Kimberly Farr
A favorite poet
6 min
80
UNDER THE SAME STARS by Libba Bray, read by Jan...
Impressive performances from a trio of narrators
7 min
81
AudioFile Favorites: Talking with Author Maryr...
Wonderful audiobooks for family listening
26 min
82
THE STRANGE CASE OF JANE O. by Karen Thompson W...
Haunting and mysterious
6 min
83
THREE DAYS IN JUNE by Anne Tyler, read by J. Sm...
Relatable poignancy and humor
5 min
84
PIPPI LONGSTOCKING by Astrid Lindgren, read by ...
For fans and newbies alike
6 min
85
BROOKE SHIELDS IS NOT ALLOWED TO GET OLD by Bro...
Candid stories, narrated with humor and humility
6 min
86
AudioFile Favorites: Narrator Julia Whelan on T...
Memorable historical fiction
10 min
87
HOW TO FEED THE WORLD by Vaclav Smil, read by J...
The state of the world’s food supply
7 min
88
THE SIRENS' CALL by Chris Hayes, read by Chris ...
Our attention: a commodity
7 min
89
ORIGINAL SINS by Eve L. Ewing, read by Robin Mi...
A must-listen
6 min
90
DREAM COUNT by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, read b...
Engages from the start
6 min
91
Earphones Award Roundup
Three audiobooks worth your listening time
14 min
92
THE ECHOES by Evie Wyld, read by Sebastian Hump...
A woman and the ghost of her late boyfriend
6 min
93
STONE YARD DEVOTIONAL by Charlotte Wood, read b...
The stark Australian Outback
6 min
94
WAITING FOR THE LONG NIGHT MOON by Amanda Peter...
Stories exploring the Indigenous experience
6 min
95
BLACK WOODS, BLUE SKY by Eowyn Ivey, read by Re...
An atmospheric novel
5 min
96
In Conversation with Ann Powers and Alison Fens...
A mosaic of music history
31 min
97
SILENT SPRING by Rachel Carson, read by Susie B...
For Earth Day and beyond
8 min
98
HANG ON ST. CHRISTOPHER by Adrian McKinty, read...
A favorite Irish mystery series
6 min
99
KING: A LIFE (YOUNG ADULT EDITION) by Jonathan ...
An important biography for teens
10 min
100
GEORGE ORWELL'S 1984 by George Orwell, Joe Whit...
More dystopian than ever
7 min