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.
1401
CAFFEINE written and read by Michael Pollan
A fascinating deep dive into a substance that “changed the course of world history.”
5 min
1402
RUSSIANS AMONG US By Gordon Corera, read by Der...
Discover a stranger-than-fiction story of Russian espionage.
5 min
1403
On Poetry and British Humor with Alison Larkin
Alison Larkin and Jo Reed on the comfort and humor of poetry in isolation.
13 min
1404
SEPARATION ANXIETY by Laura Zigman, read by Cou...
Feeling anxious? Wear your pet!
6 min
1405
NOBODY WILL TELL YOU THIS BUT ME by Bess Kalb, ...
Bess Kalb’s distinct personality and the spirit of her beloved grandmother shine through in this memoir.
5 min
1406
SAVE YOURSELF by Cameron Esposito, read by Came...
Get to know comedian Cameron Esposito and give this engaging memoir a listen.
4 min
1407
ALL YOUR TWISTED SECRETS by Diana Urban, read b...
The twists and turns in this YA psychological thriller don’t end.
5 min
1408
NATALIE WOOD by Suzanne Finstad, read by Rose M...
Discover stunning details on what happened the night Natalie Wood drowned.
5 min
1409
OF CURSES AND KISSES by Sandhya Menon, read by ...
Escape into a modern-day fairy tale set at an international boarding school.
5 min
1410
THE HOMING INSTINCT by Bernd Heinrich, read by ...
Delve into the secrets of the natural world with Bernd Heinrich and Rick Adamson.
6 min
1411
THE GLASS HOTEL by Emily St. John Mandel, read ...
Discover Emily St. John Mandel’s atmospheric new audiobook.
6 min
1412
THE CITY WE BECAME by N.K. Jemisin, read by Rob...
A dazzling and fantastical audiobook from N.K. Jemisin and Robin Miles.
5 min
1413
Narrator Edoardo Ballerini on the power of poet...
Hear about narrator Edoardo Ballerini’s love of poetry.
9 min
1414
BIG WONDERFUL THING by Stephen Harrigan, read b...
Go big with narrator George Guidall as your guide to Texas.
5 min
1415
WESTWIND by Ian Rankin, read by Julian Rhind-Tu...
Listeners are transported into the world of spies in a 1980s techno-thriller.
4 min
1416
THE RISE AND FALL OF CHARLES LINDBERGH by Canda...
New nonfiction listening for teens centered on famed—and flawed—aviator Charles Lindberg.
5 min
1417
Kick Off National Poetry Month with Poetry Audi...
Listening to a poetry audiobook might be just the remedy you need.
7 min
1418
THE SEA OF LOST GIRLS by Carol Goodman, read by...
Discover the dangers lurking in a small town on the coast of Maine.
4 min
1419
SOMETHING THAT MAY SHOCK AND DISCREDIT YOU by D...
Fans of Ortberg will welcome his signature wit in this impossible-to-classify audiobook.
4 min
1420
THE NIGHT WATCHMAN by Louise Erdrich, read by L...
The National Book Award-winning author narrates this rewarding historical listen herself.
4 min
1421
HOW TO EAT by Mark Bittman, David L. Katz, read...
A no-nonsense performance of a timely and eye-opening guide to eating.
5 min
1422
WRITERS & LOVERS by Lily King, read by Stacey G...
An evocative journey as a witty and vulnerable waitress completes her first novel.
4 min
1423
THE BOY FROM THE WOODS by Harlan Coben, read by...
A super suspenseful new listen about a missing person, and social media.
6 min
1424
SECONDHAND by Adam Minter, read by Daniel Henning
What happens to our junk after we donate it?
5 min
1425
WHEN MY TIME COMES by Diane Rehm, read by Diane...
Diane Rehm is a trustworthy guide in this audiobook about medical aid in dying.
5 min