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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NO ONE GETS TO FALL APART by Sarah LaBrie, read...
A harrowing and engrossing listen
6 min
102
HAVOC by Christopher Bollen, read by Maggi-Meg ...
Dark humor and plenty of plot twists
6 min
103
CHER by Cher, read by Cher, Stephanie J. Block
An intimate story from the iconic Cher
6 min
104
KNIFE SKILLS FOR BEGINNERS by Orlando Murrin, r...
A witty culinary mystery
6 min
105
DEATH AT THE SANATORIUM by Ragnar Jónasson, rea...
A disturbing procedural set in an Icelandic sanatorium
5 min
106
THE STOLEN QUEEN by Fiona Davis, read by Linda ...
A rich historical audiobook
6 min
107
THE ISLANDERS by Lewis Robinson, read by Evan S...
A compelling coming-of-age story
5 min
108
PACHINKO by Min Jin Lee, read by Sandra Oh, Min...
An all consuming multigenerational novel
5 min
109
BLUES IN STEREO by Langston Hughes, Danez Smit...
A revelatory lesson on one of America’s greatest writers
6 min
110
YOU ARE HERE by Ada Limón [Ed.], read by Kim Ra...
A poetic exploration of the natural world
5 min
111
THE DALLERGUT DREAM DEPARTMENT STORE by Miye Le...
A wonderfully dreamy audiobook
7 min
112
SORCERY AND SMALL MAGICS by Maiga Doocy, read b...
A compelling and magical listen
4 min
113
WATER MOON by Samantha Sotto Yambao, read by Ci...
An otherworldly story
6 min
114
THE SPELLSHOP by Sarah Beth Durst, read by Cait...
A magical listen
6 min
115
THE BEST AMERICAN MYSTERY AND SUSPENSE 2024 by ...
Short, thrilling listens
5 min
116
LETTERS by Oliver Sacks, Kate Edgar [Ed.], read...
A great man’s extraordinary mind
4 min
117
A THOUSAND FEASTS by Nigel Slater, read by Nige...
An intriguing chronicle of food, travel, and more
4 min
118
SLOUCHING TOWARDS BETHLEHEM by Joan Didion, rea...
A new recording of a classic collection
4 min
119
HELD by Anne Michaels, read by Anne Michaels
A mesmerizing listen
4 min
120
THE ANTI-ABLEIST MANIFESTO by Tiffany Yu, read...
On building a disability-inclusive world
6 min
121
HOW TO TELL WHEN WE WILL DIE by Johanna Hedva, ...
Exploring disability, gender, and sexuality
5 min
122
THE RESTAURANT OF LOST RECIPES by Hisashi Kashi...
A mouth-watering Japanese audiobook
6 min
123
THE VOYAGE HOME by Pat Barker, read by Kristin ...
A powerhouse performance
6 min
124
COMPOUND FRACTURE by Andrew Joseph White, read ...
An Appalachian horror story
6 min
125
THERE’S ALWAYS THIS YEAR: AudioFile Favorites
A transcendent feat of poetry, memoir, and magic
6 min