Behind the Mic with AudioFile Magazine

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Arts
Books
Performing Arts
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BLACK IN BLUES by Imani Perry, read by Imani Perry
A truly beautiful listening experience
5 min
127
A SEA OF UNSPOKEN THINGS by Adrienne Young, rea...
A story full of twists and turns
5 min
128
PRIVATE RITES by Julia Armfield, read by Hannah...
A sad and beautiful audiobook
5 min
129
WE DO NOT PART by Han Kang, E. Yaewon, Paige An...
A haunting listen
5 min
130
LIFE HACKS FOR A LITTLE ALIEN by Alice Franklin...
A heartfelt performance
5 min
131
NO ONE GETS TO FALL APART by Sarah LaBrie, read...
A harrowing and engrossing listen
6 min
132
HAVOC by Christopher Bollen, read by Maggi-Meg ...
Dark humor and plenty of plot twists
6 min
133
CHER by Cher, read by Cher, Stephanie J. Block
An intimate story from the iconic Cher
6 min
134
KNIFE SKILLS FOR BEGINNERS by Orlando Murrin, r...
A witty culinary mystery
6 min
135
DEATH AT THE SANATORIUM by Ragnar Jónasson, rea...
A disturbing procedural set in an Icelandic sanatorium
5 min
136
THE STOLEN QUEEN by Fiona Davis, read by Linda ...
A rich historical audiobook
6 min
137
THE ISLANDERS by Lewis Robinson, read by Evan S...
A compelling coming-of-age story
5 min
138
PACHINKO by Min Jin Lee, read by Sandra Oh, Min...
An all consuming multigenerational novel
5 min
139
BLUES IN STEREO by Langston Hughes, Danez Smit...
A revelatory lesson on one of America’s greatest writers
6 min
140
YOU ARE HERE by Ada Limón [Ed.], read by Kim Ra...
A poetic exploration of the natural world
5 min
141
THE DALLERGUT DREAM DEPARTMENT STORE by Miye Le...
A wonderfully dreamy audiobook
7 min
142
SORCERY AND SMALL MAGICS by Maiga Doocy, read b...
A compelling and magical listen
4 min
143
WATER MOON by Samantha Sotto Yambao, read by Ci...
An otherworldly story
6 min
144
THE SPELLSHOP by Sarah Beth Durst, read by Cait...
A magical listen
6 min
145
THE BEST AMERICAN MYSTERY AND SUSPENSE 2024 by ...
Short, thrilling listens
5 min
146
LETTERS by Oliver Sacks, Kate Edgar [Ed.], read...
A great man’s extraordinary mind
4 min
147
A THOUSAND FEASTS by Nigel Slater, read by Nige...
An intriguing chronicle of food, travel, and more
4 min
148
SLOUCHING TOWARDS BETHLEHEM by Joan Didion, rea...
A new recording of a classic collection
4 min
149
HELD by Anne Michaels, read by Anne Michaels
A mesmerizing listen
4 min
150
THE ANTI-ABLEIST MANIFESTO by Tiffany Yu, read...
On building a disability-inclusive world
6 min