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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Interview with Adjoa Andoh 2019 Best Audiobooks
Join narrator Adjoa Andoh to hear her insights into Ann Leckie’s THE RAVEN TOWER, one of AudioFile’s 2019 Best Sci-Fi, Fantasy & Horror audiobooks. What special preparation is needed to bring a diverse and fantastical cast of characters to life?
9 min
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Interview with Vikas Adam: 2019 Best Audiobooks
THERE’S SOMETHING ABOUT SWEETIE is a tender story of self discovery. Vikas Adam talks with AudioFile’s Michele Cobb about co-narrating this teen romance. What made this listen one of our 2019 Best Young Adult Audiobooks? Hear a clip and find out!
8 min
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Interview with Anthony Rey Perez: 2019 Best Aud...
Hear narrator Anthony Rey Perez on SAL AND GABI BREAK THE UNIVERSE, one of AudioFile’s 2019 Best Children & Family Listening audiobooks. It’s a moving and humorous story centered around a Cuban-American kid in Miami who can tear holes between universes.
8 min
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Interview with Moira Quirk: 2019 Best Audiobooks
Join narrator Moira Quirk and Robin Whitten to discover GIDEON THE NINTH, Tamsyn Muir’s highly original audiobook on our list of the 2019 Best Sci-Fi, Fantasy & Horror listens. Moira’s narration captures the snark along with the supernatural mystery.
9 min
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Interview with JD Jackson: 2019 Best Audiobooks
Listen as narrator JD Jackson discusses Attica Locke’s latest mystery, HEAVEN, MY HOME, one of our 2019 Best Mysteries. JD’s appealing baritone brings the complex mystery and East Texas characters to life.
8 min
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Interview with George Newbern: 2019 Best Audiob...
Engaging narration from George Newbern makes this vivid work of history come to life for listeners. THE BRITISH ARE COMING is one of AudioFile’s 2019 Best Audiobooks, and George joins AudioFile’s Michele Cobb for a conversation about this History winner.
6 min
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Interview with Rupert Degas: 2019 Best Audiobooks
Join narrator Rupert Degas and Robin Whitten to learn about THE AYE-AYE AND I, Gerald Durrell’s memoir of his journeys to find endangered animals for his Jersey Zoo. Degas nails the linguistic challenges and beautifully captures Durrell’s wit and personality.
10 min
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Interview with Frankie Corzo: 2019 Best Audiobooks
Hear narrator Frankie Corzo and AudioFile’s Michele Cobb discuss the emotional impact of THE DEATH AND LIFE OF AIDA HERNANDEZ, one of AudioFile’s 2019 Best Nonfiction and Culture Audiobooks. It’s a timely and harrowing examination of immigration.
6 min
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Interview with Jason Culp: 2019 Best Audiobooks
Narrator Jason Culp joins Robin Whitten to talk about his work on Emma Donoghue’s AKIN, one of AudioFile’s 2019 Best Audiobooks. Hear Jason’s insights into the making of this literary drama set in the French Riviera, with a delightfully odd duo.
10 min
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AudioFile’s 2019 Best Audiobooks
Discover AudioFile’s 2019 Best Audiobooks! There are diverse, deeply personal, and timely stories for listeners of all ages. Our picks in 9 categories celebrate the skill and dedication of the narrators as well as everyone who works behind the scenes.
8 min
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THE SECOND SLEEP by Robert Harris, read by Roy ...
Robert Harris’s latest is an expertly performed audiobook. A dystopian world, a murder mystery, and the high action of a thriller? Listeners will be drawn into this unique and genre-bending story and its slow revelations.
6 min
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THE ACCOMPLICE by Joseph Kanon, read by Jonatha...
An exciting, thought-provoking, and highly satisfying mystery set in 1962. Famed Nazi hunter Max Weill sees an elusive Nazi in a park in Hamburg, and he puts his newphew on the trail. Jonathan Davis gives an unparalleled performance of Kanon’s latest.
5 min
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THE GIVER OF STARS by Jojo Moyes, read by Julia...
Journey through 1930s Appalachia with the Packhorse Librarians in a new historical fiction listen. Julia Whelan’s gifted narration and the lush descriptions of the rural landscape in Jojo Moyes’s latest make this an audiobook to remember.
5 min
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UNDER OCCUPATION by Alan Furst, read by Peter N...
Listeners will be on the edges of their seats with Alan Furst’s latest historical thriller. Narrator Peter Noble’s skill evoking the danger and uncertainty of WWII Europe draws listeners into the story of a crime novelist who becomes a spy.
4 min
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MADAME BADOBEDAH by Sophie Dahl, read by Sophie...
Lively listening for your next family road trip. You won’t want to miss this delightful children’s audiobook written and read by Sophie Dahl, which transports listeners to the Mermaid Hotel and a young detective investigating a mysterious new lodger.
4 min
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LET HIM GO by Larry Watson, read by Dan John Mi...
A former sheriff follows his strong-willed wife on a journey to reconnect with their grandson. Travel back to the 1950s in North Dakota and Montana in this historical fiction audiobook centered on a feud between families and the grief of losing a son.
5 min
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NOTRE-DAME by Ken Follett, read by Ken Follett
Enlightening glimpses into the rich history of the Notre-Dame Cathedral are performed with deep affection and skill. Author Ken Follett brings his knowledge and expert scene building into this history written in response to the devastating fire.
5 min
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THE EDUCATION OF AN IDEALIST by Samantha Power,...
Samantha Power narrates her remarkable memoir with gravitas, humility, and humor. President Obama’s foreign policy advisor and former U.N. ambassador shares insights into working in that administration, along with turning points in her personal life.
5 min
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COLD STORAGE by David Koepp, read by Rupert Friend
A zombie fungus takes center stage in a truly creepy and entertaining bio-thriller. An Australian human-destroying fungus was contained thirty years ago, but now its resurfaced. The JURASSIC PARK screenwriter delivers all the action.
4 min
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AGENT RUNNING IN THE FIELD by John le Carré, re...
Le Carré’s obvious fun in narrating his new thriller makes listening a pleasure. Nat is a career spy whose loyalties are constantly being tested, and he’s worried about losing his job. Drama is rooted in character development, dialogue, and Brexit.
4 min
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The Extraordinary Audiobooks of Philip Pullman’...
The full-cast production of THE GOLDEN COMPASS was a landmark in the audio world. HBO’s HIS DARK MATERIALS and the new audiobook sequel featuring Michael Sheen make it the perfect time to revisit our interview with the creative team behind the audiobooks.
34 min
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NOTHING TO SEE HERE by Kevin Wilson, read by Ma...
Madison is married to a U.S. Senator who is up for Secretary of State—the only problem is that her stepchildren spontaneously combust. Her friend Lillian becomes their “governess” and has the chance to make a difference in their lives in this audiobook.
5 min
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FIND ME by André Aciman, read by Michael Stuhlbarg
Revisit Elio and Oliver and the themes of love, longing, and relationships in this highly anticipated sequel to CALL ME BY YOUR NAME. A beautifully written book, elegantly performed by narrator Michael Stuhlbarg.
4 min
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HOME WORK by Julie Andrews, Emma Walton Hamilto...
In her own words and with her own voice, Julie Andrews shares tales from her life in Hollywood and on Broadway. Listeners get insights into the making of THE SOUND OF MUSIC, MARY POPPINS, and Andrews’s astronomical rise to stardom.
5 min
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THE DUTCH HOUSE by Ann Patchett, read by Tom Hanks
Tom Hanks subtly performs this story from bestselling author Ann Patchett, about two siblings, Danny and Maeve. After a rough upbringing they have complicated relationships with each other and their grand childhood home.
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