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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A GRAIN OF SALT by Dr. Joe Schwarcz, read by Jo...
Dig into the science behind what we eat and why
5 min
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SALMON by Mark Kurlansky, read by Mark Kurlansky
A plea for the survival of a fascinating and important fish
5 min
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SEX AND VANITY by Kevin Kwan, read by Lydia Look
Kevin Kwan’s lively take on the classic A ROOM WITH A VIEW
5 min
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THE RULES OF CONTAGION by Adam Kucharski, read ...
Learn the science of R factors, herd immunity, and yawns
6 min
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THE GIRL FROM WIDOW HILLS by Megan Miranda, rea...
Surprises and secrets abound in an intense new mystery.
5 min
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THIS IS MAJOR by Shayla Lawson, read by Shayla ...
An engaging collection of essays read by the author with sharp humor
5 min
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HIDDEN VALLEY ROAD by Robert Kolker, read by Se...
An enthralling true story that unfolds like a novel.
6 min
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WHEN THE WORLD FEELS LIKE A SCARY PLACE by Abig...
Conversations for anxious parents and worried kids.
5 min
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THE FIRST ACTRESS by C.W. Gortner, read by Gabr...
Discover the colorful and turbulent life of actress Sarah Bernhardt
6 min
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THE SANDMAN by Neil Gaiman, Dirk Maggs [Adapt.]...
A magnificent audio adaptation of Gaiman’s iconic graphic novels.
6 min
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MUZZLED by David Rosenfelt, read by Grover Gardner
Grover Gardner brings lawyer Andy Carpenter to life once more.
5 min
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THE PULL OF THE STARS by Emma Donoghue, read b...
Immersive and intense listening in the midst of the 1918 Spanish Flu epidemic.
5 min
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THE MUSEUM OF WHALES YOU WILL NEVER SEE by A. K...
Explore Iceland’s most unusual museums on audio.
5 min
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THE ROAD TO OXIANA by Robert Byron, read by Bar...
Perfect listening for the armchair traveler in all of us.
5 min
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FULL TILT by Dervia Murphy, read by Emma Lowe
A journey from Ireland to India — by bike!
5 min
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THE YOSEMITE by John Muir, read by Nick McArdle
Indulge in John Muir’s inspiring observations of California’s iconic wilderness.
5 min
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LEAVE ONLY FOOTPRINTS by Conor Knighton, read b...
An audio adventure through every national park.
5 min
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THE THING ABOUT BEES by Shabazz Larkin, read by...
A lively and joyful audiobook for family listening.
5 min
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A SONG OF WRAITHS AND RUIN by Roseanne A. Brown...
A striking debut audiobook told in two voices.
6 min
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THE VANISHING HALF by Brit Bennett, read by Sha...
Bestselling new listening from the author of THE MOTHERS
5 min
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THE BLACK FLAMINGO by Dean Atta, read by Dean Atta
An outstanding and Stonewall Award-winning listen.
5 min
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MEXICAN GOTHIC by Silvia Moreno-Garcia, read by...
Unforgettable — and creepy — Gothic horror
5 min
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THE BALLAD OF SONGBIRDS AND SNAKES by Suzanne C...
Revisit the world of the Hunger Games and see how it came to be.
7 min
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RODHAM by Curtis Sittenfeld, read by Carrington...
What if things had turned out differently for Hillary?
6 min
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WUHAN DIARY by Fang Fang, Michael Berry [Trans....
Dispatches from the epicenter of the COVID-19 outbreak.
8 min