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 Audie Award winner Julia Whelan
Julia Whelan was named Best Female Narrator at the 2019 Audie Awards for her narration of Tara Westover’s EDUCATED. In our interview, she shares insights into the work that she puts into her audiobook narrations.
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Romance 2019 Audie Awards
Greg Patmore brings listers to the land of the Vikings in Olivia Norem’s HIS VIKING BRIDE, this year’s Romance Audie Award winner. Aestrid has been kidnapped by Picts, and then rescued by her father’s enemy, Veleif. Patmore’s resonant timbre delights.
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Mystery 2019 Audie Awards
“A delightful puzzle, brilliantly read.” That’s what our reviewer had to say about the 2019 Audie Award Mystery winner, Elizabeth George’s THE PUNISHMENT SHE DESERVES. Simon Vance narrates this vivid small-town murder mystery.
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Best Male Narrator 2019 Audie Awards
Don’t listen to this year’s 2019 Audies Best Male Narrator winner out in the woods at night. Edoardo Ballerini brings the suspense in WATCHERS by Dean Koontz, a story of genetic experiments and intelligent creatures.
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Best Female Narrator 2019 Audie Awards
Congratulations to Julia Whelan, named Best Female Narrator at the 2019 Audie Awards for her narration of EDUCATED by Tara Westover. Discover more about this riveting memoir and Westover’s journey out of a dangerous home and into the wider world.
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Audiobook of the Year 2019 Audie Awards
Six excellent audiobooks are up for the coveted Audiobook of the Year award at the 2019 Audies, taking place tonight. We’re highlighting two of the finalists in today’s episode, but they’re all excellent choices for the top honor. Which one will take home the award?
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THE DREAMERS by Karen Thompson Walker, read by ...
What if you fell asleep and never woke up? What if an entire town did? Delve into the chaos with Cassandra Campbell’s elegant narration as your guide. Another story of compelling catastrophe from the author of AGE OF MIRACLES.
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NEW KID by Jerry Craft, read by Jesus Del Orden...
What’s it like being the new kid in a fancy private school? Jordan is black and desperate to go to art school, but his parents want him to get the best education he can. A full cast animates this lively middle-grade graphic novel.
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ON THE COME UP by Angie Thomas, read by Bahni T...
The award-winning team of author Angie Thomas and narrator Bahni Turpin is back with ON THE COME UP. Sixteen-year-old Bri is desperate to make it big as a rapper. Listen as Turpin brings Bri vibrantly to life.
4 min
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THE RAVEN TOWER by Ann Leckie, read by Adjoa Andoh
Andoh’s dynamic characterizations combined with Leckie’s intelligent and well-developed fantasy world make this an audiobook you’ll love. Known for her sci-fi, Leckie proves that she can write fantasy just as well.
3 min
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SADIE by Courtney Summers, read by Rebecca Sole...
Perfect listening for true crime podcast lovers. SADIE has won recognition for being one of the best YA audiobooks this year, for good reason. Part podcast, part vengeance road trip, and narrated by a full cast, it will keep you glued to your earphones.
4 min
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Hearing Black History: A conversation with Robi...
Golden Voice narrator Robin Miles is known for her powerful, versatile voice and has narrated hundreds of audiobooks, including important works of women's and Black History, fantasy and science fiction, and literary fiction.
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THE ENCHANTED HOUR by Meghan Cox Gurdon, read b...
Meghan Cox Gurdon, the Wall Street Journal’s children’s book reviewer, delivers her lively discussion of “the miraculous power of reading aloud in the age of distraction.”
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TRAILBLAZER by Dorothy Butler Gilliam, read by ...
The first black female reporter and columnist for the Washington Post during the Civil Rights and Women’s movements, Dorothy Butler Gilliam had a front-row seat at some of the nation's most significant turning points.
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PRISONER by Jason Rezaian, read by Jason Rezaian
Washington Post Tehran bureau chief Jason Rezaian delivers his own account of his harrowing arrest and imprisonment in Iran. Listeners are with Rezaian every minute of his perilous journey.
4 min
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THE PUNCH by Noah Hawley, read by Edoardo Balle...
Brothers David and Scott have a lot to work out. They have polar opposite takes on the responsibilities of family life. Appreciate Hawley’s abundant literary talent and Ballerini’s perfect delivery.
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WILD BILL by Tom Clavin, read by Johnny Heller
Get past the legends and folklore and discover the real Will Bill Hickok. The famous Western lawman and scout was more than a dime-novel titan and every bit a larger-than-life character. Narrator Johnny Heller adds a clear, engaging delivery.
4 min
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Interview with Alan Bradley and Jayne Entwistle
The author and narrator of the Flavia de Luce audiobook mystery series meet for the first time after collaborating to create 10 tiles in the series. Alan Bradley shares the origins of his Flavia series, and Jayne pledges her love for Flavia.
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YOUR DUCK IS MY DUCK by Deborah Eisenberg, read...
A much-anticipated collection of six short stories from Deborah Eisenberg, who narrates along with talented actors Julianne Moore, Josh Hamilton, and Wallace Shawn. Listeners can focus on Eisenberg’s wonderful use of language.
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LIFE OF PI by Yann Martel, read by Vikas Adam
Left alone on a raft with zoo animals that include a 450-pound Bengal tiger, zookeeper’s son Pi Patel is in an unimaginable situation. If you loved the film, this heart-thumping account is a joy. Earphones winner and 2019 Audie Finalist.
4 min
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CAN YOU EVER FORGIVE ME? by Lee Israel, read by...
Literary forger Lee Israel was down on her luck when she turned to creating letters from celebrities, including playwrights Lillian Hellman and Noel Coward, in order to stay afloat. The hard-to-believe memoir is the basis for the recent film.
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SANCTUARY by Judy Nunn, read by John Derum
Off the coast of Western Australia, a storm destroys the dilapidated skiff that is the lifeline of nine asylum seekers. As the strangers cling together, the backstory of each emerges. An Earphones Award winner, and a 2019 Audie Award Finalist.
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AN ANONYMOUS GIRL by Greer Hendricks, Sarah Pek...
A chance to participate in a study of morals and ethics seems like a quick way to make money. Young makeup artist Jessica and psychologist Dr. Shields alternate perspectives in this tale of suspense and obsession.
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IF BEALE STREET COULD TALK by James Baldwin, re...
The basis for Barry Jenkins’s recent film—a story of great love and great injustice. Narrator Bahni Turpin delivers the raw power of Baldwin’s storytelling, and the sweet love of Tish and Fonny. As timely now as when it was published in 1974.
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SCHINDLER'S LIST by Thomas Keneally, read by Hu...
The acclaimed bestselling classic of Holocaust literature, winner of the Booker Prize and inspiration for Spielberg’s film, “Schindler’s List,” is an involving listening experience through the brilliant narration by Humphrey Bower.
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