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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Celebrating the 2025 Audies Winners
2025 Best Fiction Narrator
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Celebrating the 2025 Audie Awards
2025 Audiobook of the Year
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Previewing the 2025 Audie Awards
Congratulations to all of the Audies Finalists
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AudioFile Favorites: PLAYGROUND
2025 Audie Award Finalist
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LAKE OF SOULS: AudioFile Favorites
2025 Audie Award Finalist
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SYSTEM COLLAPSE: AudioFile Favorites
2025 Audie Award Finalist
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THE REAL EDUCATION OF TJ CROWLEY: AudioFile Fav...
2025 Audie Award Finalist
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REDNECKS: AudioFile Favorites
2025 Audie Award Finalist
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KNIFE: AudioFile Favorites
2025 Audie Award Finalist
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SMALL THINGS LIKE THESE by Claire Keegan, read ...
No bucolic Irish tale
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THE HISTORY OF SOUND by Ben Shattuck, read by B...
A truly transporting experience
5 min
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BLUE SISTERS by Coco Mellors, read by Kit Griff...
Grief is a looming presence
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THE LIFE OF CHARLOTTE BRONTË by Elizabeth Gaske...
A deep dive
6 min
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IN THE DISTANCE by Hernan Diaz, read by Alexand...
Not for the faint of heart
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FOOD FOR THOUGHT by Alton Brown, read by Alton ...
Essay and Ruminations
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FOUR POINTS OF THE COMPASS by Jerry Brotton, re...
Exploring geographic directions
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THE RIVETER by Jack Wang, read by Feodor Chin
A moving debut historical novel
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PLAYGROUND by Richard Powers, read by Edoardo B...
An expansive listening experience
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GRANDDAUGHTER by Bernhard Schlink, Charlotte Co...
The complexity of a reunified Germany
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MY GOOD BRIGHT WOLF by Sarah Moss, read by Morv...
A captivating memoir
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BLACK IN BLUES by Imani Perry, read by Imani Perry
A truly beautiful listening experience
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A SEA OF UNSPOKEN THINGS by Adrienne Young, rea...
A story full of twists and turns
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PRIVATE RITES by Julia Armfield, read by Hannah...
A sad and beautiful audiobook
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WE DO NOT PART by Han Kang, E. Yaewon, Paige An...
A haunting listen
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LIFE HACKS FOR A LITTLE ALIEN by Alice Franklin...
A heartfelt performance
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