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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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PRESSURE by David Haig, read by Jonathan Cake, ...
A WWII tale from an unusual and dramatic angle.
6 min
1452
MAIN STREET: 100TH ANNIVERSARY EDITION by Sincl...
Celebrate an American classic on audio.
5 min
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MUSIC by Ted Gioia, read by Jamie Renell
Explore the history of music from prehistory to modern times.
5 min
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EVIL EYE by Madhuri Shekar, read by Nick Choksi...
The perfect marriage between the worlds of audiobook and theater.
5 min
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SAINT X by Alexis Schaitkin, read by Dana Dae a...
Listen to this cinematic multicast mystery.
5 min
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Launching 2020 SYNC Audiobooks for Teens
Free summer audiobooks for teens!
11 min
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PRETTY AS A PICTURE by Elizabeth Little, read b...
Movie buffs and mystery lovers everywhere, rejoice!
5 min
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CAFFEINE written and read by Michael Pollan
A fascinating deep dive into a substance that “changed the course of world history.”
5 min
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RUSSIANS AMONG US By Gordon Corera, read by Der...
Discover a stranger-than-fiction story of Russian espionage.
5 min
1460
On Poetry and British Humor with Alison Larkin
Alison Larkin and Jo Reed on the comfort and humor of poetry in isolation.
13 min
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SEPARATION ANXIETY by Laura Zigman, read by Cou...
Feeling anxious? Wear your pet!
6 min
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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
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SAVE YOURSELF by Cameron Esposito, read by Came...
Get to know comedian Cameron Esposito and give this engaging memoir a listen.
4 min
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ALL YOUR TWISTED SECRETS by Diana Urban, read b...
The twists and turns in this YA psychological thriller don’t end.
5 min
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NATALIE WOOD by Suzanne Finstad, read by Rose M...
Discover stunning details on what happened the night Natalie Wood drowned.
5 min
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OF CURSES AND KISSES by Sandhya Menon, read by ...
Escape into a modern-day fairy tale set at an international boarding school.
5 min
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THE HOMING INSTINCT by Bernd Heinrich, read by ...
Delve into the secrets of the natural world with Bernd Heinrich and Rick Adamson.
6 min
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THE GLASS HOTEL by Emily St. John Mandel, read ...
Discover Emily St. John Mandel’s atmospheric new audiobook.
6 min
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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
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Narrator Edoardo Ballerini on the power of poet...
Hear about narrator Edoardo Ballerini’s love of poetry.
9 min
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BIG WONDERFUL THING by Stephen Harrigan, read b...
Go big with narrator George Guidall as your guide to Texas.
5 min
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WESTWIND by Ian Rankin, read by Julian Rhind-Tu...
Listeners are transported into the world of spies in a 1980s techno-thriller.
4 min
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THE RISE AND FALL OF CHARLES LINDBERGH by Canda...
New nonfiction listening for teens centered on famed—and flawed—aviator Charles Lindberg.
5 min
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Kick Off National Poetry Month with Poetry Audi...
Listening to a poetry audiobook might be just the remedy you need.
7 min
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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