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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CASTE by Isabel Wilkerson, read by Robin Miles
A powerhouse performance and a Pulitzer Prize-winning author
5 min
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WHY WE DRIVE by Matthew B. Crawford, read by Ro...
Perfect for heading out on the open road
5 min
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OUR LADY OF PERPETUAL HUNGER by Lisa Donovan, r...
A moving memoir of a baker’s life story in her own voice
4 min
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THANK YOU FOR VOTING by Erin Geiger Smith, read...
An audio primer on how to get out the vote
5 min
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NICHOLAS NICKLEBY by Charles Dickens, read by N...
A classic voiced by a brilliant narrator
4 min
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EMPIRE OF WILD by Cherie Dimaline, read by Mich...
A novel that ranges seamlessly from family to the land to legend.
4 min
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PAPER GIRLS by Alex Smith, read by Tim Bruce
Jump into an appealing new British crime series
5 min
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MY LIFE AS A VILLAINESS by Laura Lippman, read ...
Essays from an award-winning crime fiction author
4 min
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A MOST BEAUTIFUL THING by Arshay Cooper, read b...
Hear the story of America’s first all-Black high school rowing team
6 min
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KATHERYN HOWARD, THE SCANDALOUS QUEEN by Alison...
Exceptional storytelling, A+ listening
5 min
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In Conversation with SANDMAN Producer Dirk Maggs
Get all the details on making spectacular audio theater
48 min
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FIRE IN PARADISE by Alastair Gee, Dani Anguiano...
An outstanding study of how humans create and respond to disaster.
4 min
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MEMORIAL DRIVE by Natasha Trethewey, read by Na...
A nuanced exploration of trauma, race, family, violence, healing, and art
5 min
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UNIVERSE OF TWO by Stephen P. Kiernan, read by ...
A story of love, and the invention of the atomic bomb
5 min
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HOW DOES A SINGLE BLADE OF GRASS THANK THE SUN?...
Eclectic stories showing perspectives of young Asian-Canadians
5 min
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TRUE STORY by Kate Reed Petty, read by Kirsten ...
A remarkable and timely debut novel with powerful narration
5 min
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MIDNIGHT SUN by Stephenie Meyer, read by Jake Abel
Hear the story of TWILIGHT, from vampire Edward’s point of view
5 min
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BIG FRIENDSHIP by Aminatou Sow, Ann Friedman, r...
How do you sustain big friendships?
6 min
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THE CARE AND FEEDING OF WASPISH WIDOWS by Olivi...
A delightful sapphic historical romance
5 min
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SOMETHING TO SAY by Lisa Moore Ramée, read by S...
A middle-grade audiobook about finding your voice
5 min
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THE VOTING BOOTH by Brandy Colbert, read by Rob...
What does it take to get to the polls?
5 min
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RAYBEARER by Jordan Ifueko, read by Joniece Abb...
A vibrant fantasy with a mesmerizing narration.
5 min
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GOOD HUSBANDRY by Kristin Kimball, read by Kris...
Go back to the land with farmer Kristin Kimball
4 min
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DIRT by Bill Buford, read by Bill Buford
Discover the wonders of the epicenter of French cooking
5 min
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WINE GIRL by Victoria James, read by Victoria J...
The story of America’s youngest sommelier
5 min