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Kirkus Audiobook Reviews
Find your next great audiobook on Behind the Mic with Kirkus Reviews. Every Thursday, host Jo Reed and her guests discuss what they’ve been listening to and recommend the very best audiobooks. It’s the perfect way to keep up with new releases and hear about the ones you may have missed. Launched by AudioFile magazine in 2018, Behind the Mic now has its home at Kirkus Reviews, the most trusted voice in book discovery for more than 90 years. Visit us at kirkusreviews.com.
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Interview with Ray Porter: 2021 Best Audiobooks
On PROJECT HAIL MARY and the best in Sci-fi & Fantasy
8 min
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Interview with Isabella Star LaBlanc: 2021 Best...
FIREKEEPER’S DAUGHTER and the best YA Audiobooks
7 min
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Interview with Richard Ferrone: 2021 Best Audio...
On OCEAN PREY and the best in Mystery & Suspense listening
9 min
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Interview with Rebecca Lowman: 2021 Best Audiob...
UNDER A WHITE SKY and the best in Nonfiction & Culture
9 min
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Interview with Dion Graham: 2021 Best Audiobooks
On HARLEM SHUFFLE and the Best Fiction audiobooks
7 min
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AudioFile’s 2021 Best Audiobooks
Discover the best in this year’s audiobook listening
12 min
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WHERE THE DEER AND THE ANTELOPE PLAY by Nick Of...
Travel the countryside with Nick Offerman
7 min
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TASTE MAKERS by Mayukh Sen, read by Tovah Ott
A delicious revelation, skillfully narrated
6 min
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THE LINCOLN HIGHWAY by Amor Towles, read by Edo...
A cross-country adventure tale
5 min
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SILENT EARTH by Dave Goulson, read by Dave Goulson
On diverting the insect apocalypse
5 min
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KNOWN AND STRANGE THINGS by Teju Cole, read by ...
Wide-ranging essays, beautifully narrated
5 min
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THE BOYS by Ron Howard, Clint Howard, read by R...
Their lives in Hollywood, and at home
7 min
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THE BOOK OF HOPE by Jane Goodall, Douglas Abram...
Jane Goodall on taking action against the perils of our time
6 min
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GAME ON: TEMPTING TWENTY-EIGHT by Janet Evanovi...
Fans will be delighted by the 28th Stephanie Plum adventure
6 min
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A LINE TO KILL by Anthony Horowitz, read by Ror...
An entertaining murder mystery
7 min
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A LITTLE DEVIL IN AMERICA by Hanif Abdurraqib, ...
Lyrical essays, beautifully performed
7 min
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SHELF LIFE by Nadia Wassef, read by Vaneh Assa...
An uplifting memoir by a Cairo bookseller
6 min
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BLACK BIRDS IN THE SKY by Brandy Colbert, read ...
On the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre
6 min
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WHEN WE MAKE IT by Elisabet Velasquez, read by ...
A vivid and poignant novel-in-verse for teens
5 min
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BEAUTIFUL COUNTRY by Qian Julie Wang, read by Q...
A standout memoir that’s even more haunting and memorable on audio
5 min
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BEAUTIFUL WORLD, WHERE ARE YOU by Sally Rooney,...
A hopeful millennial journey shines through McMahon’s performance
7 min
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GOOD OMENS by Neil Gaiman, Terry Pratchett, rea...
A very funny book about the apocalypse
7 min
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THE LAST CUENTISTA by Donna Barba Higuera, read...
A beautifully told sci-fi thriller for middle-grade listeners
8 min
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PLAYING THE CARDS YOU'RE DEALT by Varian Johnso...
Lively, fun, and heartwarming middle-grade listening
7 min
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THE PERKS OF LOVING A WALLFLOWER by Erica Ridle...
A delightful queer Regency romance
7 min