Behind the Mic with AudioFile Magazine
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WITCHMARK by C.L. Polk, read by Samuel Roukin
November 23, 2018 10:00 - 5 minutesThis fantasy debut combines intrigue, magic, betrayal, and romance in an original world with an historical setting. Cabals of noble families use their unique magical gifts to control the fates of nations, while one young man seeks only to live a life of his own. Dr. Miles Singer is a veteran from the deadly world war, and he’s a magical healer hiding away. He went to war to escape his destiny and came home a different man, but he couldn't leave his past behind. Samuel Roukin gives listeners a...
SALT, FAT, ACID, HEAT by Samin Nosrat, read by Samin Nosrat
November 22, 2018 10:00 - 6 minutesThe author’s charming guide to cooking is based on the four essential elements — salt, fat, acid, and heat. The audiobook talks you through the science and reasoning behind why good food tastes so good, and guides you through making your own at home. Perfect Thanksgiving listening—learn all about why brining your turkey makes it taste so good! It’s an essential companion to Samin’s new Netflix show, and be sure to check out the beautifully illustrated print cookbook for actual recipes. Publis...
WHAT IF IT'S US by Becky Albertalli, Adam Silvera, read by Noah Galvin, Froy Gutierrez
November 21, 2018 10:00 - 6 minutesCan life be like a Broadway play? In alternating viewpoints, the authors—and two narrators—tell the story of two teens. Sixteen-year-old Arthur sees a cute boy at the post office in New York City and strikes up a conversation with him—they connect, but he never gets the cute guy’s name. Ben can’t forget Arthur, either, and the two do all they can to find each other again. Plenty of NYC references, from Broadway’s “Dear Evan Hansen” to city landmarks. Published by HarperAudio. Read the full re...
FRONT DESK by Kelly Yang, read by Sunny Lu
November 20, 2018 10:00 - 5 minutesBased on the author’s personal experience, this story of 5th grader Mia Tang captures her qualities of cheer, ingenuity, and resilience. Mia moves with her parents from China to California and almost immediately aids them in managing a motel by taking over the front desk. By turns humorous and horrifying, Mia’s optimism sees her through transitions and challenges and wins the hearts of motel weeklies—and of listeners. Published by Listening Library Read the full review of FRONT DESK at audiof...
THE RAVENMASTER by Christopher Skaife, read by Christopher Skaife
November 19, 2018 10:00 - 6 minutesChristopher Skaife is a Yeoman Warder, otherwise known as a Beefeater. He’s partly responsible for tours of the Tower of London, and years of telling stories about the ravens and the tower’s history have honed his skill as a narrator for this audiobook. Listeners get the bonus of the sounds of the ravens between chapters. As he talks with obvious affection for his charges—the ravens—listeners learn some superstitions about the Tower and the ravens, animal behavior, and history in a totally en...
Interview with Author Maryrose Wood
November 16, 2018 16:00 - 30 minutesAuthor Maryrose Wood joins us on a bonus episode. Maryrose is the author of The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place series that listeners can enjoy in six brilliant audiobooks. The Incorrigibles are set in Victorian England and focus on Miss Penelope Lumley, who is engaged as a governess to care for and educate three children who were originally raised by wolves. Mayhem ensues, and these rolicking stories are the perfect family audiobooks. Maryrose shares her articulate insights about the s...
Ruth Reichl: Audiobooks from a Celebrated Food Writer
November 16, 2018 10:00 - 8 minutesAs a run-up to the holidays, plug into food writer Ruth Reichl’s memoirs. We talk about MY KITCHEN YEAR: 136 Recipes That Saved My Life, https://www.audiofilemagazine.com/reviews/read/105024/ read by the author, in which she makes food sound decadent, luxurious, and a pleasure to be savored in both the preparation and the eating. In her earlier memoir GARLIC AND SAPPHIRES, https://www.audiofilemagazine.com/reviews/read/22370/ narrator Bernadette Dunne takes Ruth’s role during her stint as the...
THE PATH TO THE SPIDERS' NESTS by Italo Calvino, Martin McLaughlin [Trans.], read by Edoardo Ballerini
November 15, 2018 10:00 - 6 minutesItalian author Calvino’s first novel, published just after WWII, tells the story of a young boy who joins a group of partisans in German-occupied Italy. Edoardo Ballerini’s sensual narration transports you to the grim provincial town during the war, making the most of Calvino’s evocative writing. Published by Recorded Books. Read the full review of THE PATH TO THE SPIDERS' NESTS at audiofilemagazine.com. For more free audiobook recommendations, sign up for AudioFile Magazine’s newsletter. On ...
THE CLOCKMAKER'S DAUGHTER by Kate Morton, read by Joanne Froggatt
November 14, 2018 10:00 - 6 minutesRevel in Joanne Froggatt’s skillful narration of this sweeping tale of art, beauty, love, and murder. She brings her “Downton Abbey” voice to the story of Birchwood Manor over the course of 150 years, from the fateful summer of 1862 to the current time. Australian author Kate Morton is the author of THE LAKE HOUSE—also an Earphones Award-winning audiobook. Published by Bolinda Audio. Read the full review of THE CLOCKMAKER'S DAUGHTER at audiofilemagazine.com. For more free audiobook recommenda...
PAST TENSE by Lee Child, read by Scott Brick
November 13, 2018 10:00 - 6 minutesJack Reader, the loner, mysterious stranger, and knight errant makes a random choice at a New England crossroads to explore his father’s ancestry. After 20+ episodes of Child’s mega-series, listeners know things don’t turn out as expected. Golden Voice narrator Scott Brick takes over for longtime voice of the series Dick Hill. Never fear, Brick nails Reacher’s concise verbal style and the thriller’s fast-paced conclusion. Published by Penguin Random House Audio Read the full review of PAST TE...
WAITING FOR EDEN by Elliot Ackerman, read by MacLeod Andrews
November 12, 2018 10:00 - 5 minutesThis short novel pays tribute to combat veterans everywhere in a profoundly moving look at the emotional toll of modern warfare. Told from the point of view of Eden’s Marine buddy who died in the explosion that left Eden severely wounded. Narrator Macleod Andrews connects us to this story with quiet intensity. Ackerman, a former Marine veteran of 5 combat tours, is also author of the celebrated DARK AT THE CROSSING. Published by Penguin Random House Audio Read the full review of WAITING FOR ...
GMORNING, GNIGHT! by Lin-Manuel Miranda, read by Lin-Manuel Miranda
November 09, 2018 10:00 - 6 minutesBegin and end your day with Lin-Manuel Miranda’s gentle, encouraging voice offering tiny but powerful doses of affirmation and inspiration. He guides you not just with his words, but with his breaths, or a yawn—this audiobook is an intimate experience that you can savor one pep talk at a time. The creator and star of “Hamilton” shares these sometimes sweet, sometimes moving, sometimes funny greetings, compiled from years of his posts on Twitter. Published by Random House Audio. Read the full ...
ALWAYS LOOK ON THE BRIGHT SIDE OF LIFE by Eric Idle, read by Eric Idle
November 08, 2018 10:00 - 5 minutesA “sortabiography” from actor and comedian Eric Idle, member of the legendary comedy troupe Monty Python and author of the Broadway musical “Spamalot.” Can it get any better than Idle telling his own life story? Funny voices, Monty-Pythonesque routines, and his own god-given distinctive British accent bring us one of the funniest audiobooks of the year. Published by Random House Audio. Read the full review of ALWAYS LOOK ON THE BRIGHT SIDE OF LIFE at audiofilemagazine.com. For more free audio...
DARK SACRED NIGHT by Michael Connelly, read by Titus Welliver, Christine Lakin
November 07, 2018 10:00 - 7 minutesBosch. Harry Bosch. In his 21st novel, L.A. Detective Harry Bosch is joined by young, fierce police detective Renée Ballard, who Connelly introduced in THE LATE SHOW. They collaborate on a cold case. Titus Welliver, who plays the title role in Amazon’s BOSCH, has won a succession of Earphones Awards for the Bosch audiobooks, and he’s joined here by Christine Lakin as Ballard. Published by Hachette Audio. Read the full review of DARK SACRED NIGHT at audiofilemagazine.com. For more free audiobo...
SWING by Kwame Alexander, Mary Rand Hess, read by Kwame Alexander
November 06, 2018 10:00 - 6 minutesWith a poet’s passion, Kwame Alexander narrates his novel-in-verse about high school friends Noah and Walt. Alexander’s strong connection to his characters shines—he’s inside the heads of these teens. Consider it a listening companion to SOLO, also by Alexander and Hess, or the celebrated THE CROSSOVER—both Earphones Award winners. In an AudioFile interview, Alexander said, “Good poetry—the kind that connects and resonates with readers and listeners—is work that stands on the page and on the ...
THE LIBRARY BOOK by Susan Orlean, read by Susan Orlean
November 05, 2018 10:00 - 7 minutesCould you burn a book? Orlean, author of THE ORCHID THIEF, contemplates the idea in her book that’s part memoir, part tribute to libraries and librarians. Intriguing and fascinating, the audiobook, read by the author, is full of bizarre factoids about the Los Angeles Public Library and the library’s catastrophic 1986 fire. Published by Simon & Schuster Audio. Read the full review of THE LIBRARY BOOK at audiofilemagazine.com. For more free audiobook recommendations, sign up for AudioFile Magaz...
NOBODY KNOWS MY NAME by James Baldwin, read by Kevin Kenerly
November 02, 2018 09:00 - 6 minutesAn audiobook for the first time, James Baldwin’s 1961 essay collection conveys his struggle to understand the times in which he was living, his self-imposed exile abroad, and his subsequent decision to return home—and then venture into the American south. His seminal essay collection THE FIRE NEXT TIME was published in 1963. The series of essays in this audiobook sheds light on the thinking of one of America’s great writers and social observers. Narrator Kevin Kenerly will knock listeners out...
IN THE HURRICANE'S EYE by Nathaniel Philbrick, read by Scott Brick
November 01, 2018 09:00 - 6 minutesExplore the key role the French navy played in the American Revolution through the straightforward account by celebrated historian Nathaniel Philbrick. The naval and military strategy was vital in the run-up to the battle of Yorktown in 1781. Golden Voice Scott Brick makes the most of Philbrick’s journalistic style. He’s also the narrator of Philbrick’s other maritime histories IN THE HEART OF THE SEA, VALIANT AMBITION, and SEA OF GLORY. Published by Penguin Audio. Read the full review of IN ...
AMERICAN EDEN by Victoria Johnson, read by Susan Ericksen
October 31, 2018 09:00 - 6 minutesThis biography of David Hosack, a pioneer in medicine and in botany and attending doctor at the duel between Hamilton and Burr, is one of those great untold stories. Johnson's book is a National Book Award finalist, and it’s a captivating look at both daily life and aspects of medical and political history in the early 1800s. Hosack was also the founder of the first public garden in America. Narrator Susan Ericksen nicely illuminates this portrait of Dr. Hosack. Published by HighBridge Audio....
ELEVATION by Stephen King, read by Stephen King
October 30, 2018 09:00 - 6 minutesListeners expecting another macabre tale from Stephen King may be surprised by this audiobook—but pleasantly so. A timely tale about finding common ground, the story is set in the familiar town of Castle Rock, a place where, as in all small towns, people have deep-rooted differences. It’s narrated by the author, who has a keen sense of pacing and fun accents for his Maine characters. And for readers who appreciate King’s short stories, a bonus included in the audiobook is “Laurie,” a tender s...
INVISIBLE by Stephen L. Carter, read by Karen Chilton
October 29, 2018 09:00 - 6 minutesThis biography of Manhattan District Attorney Eunice Carter is remarkable—both for her accomplishments—including helping to take down the notorious mobster “Lucky” Luciano—and also for being a trailblazer as an African-American woman in the 1930s. Carter was grandmother of the book’s author, Stephen L. Carter, who is a Yale law professor and author of fiction and social commentary. Published by Macmillan Audio. Read the full review of INVISIBLE at audiofilemagazine.com For more free audiobook...
TIME'S CONVERT by Deborah Harkness, read by Saskia Maarleveld
October 26, 2018 09:00 - 7 minutesDive into a magical world where vampires, witches, and daemons live among humans. As with her All Souls Trilogy, Harkness offers a rich tapestry of intersecting stories. Listeners revisit Diana and Matthew and their magical twins, and learn of vampiric transformations in the present and during the American Revolution. Narrator Saskia Maarleveld nimbly adds diverse accents to the mix. Published by Penguin Audio. Read the full review of TIME'S CONVERT at audiofilemagazine.com For more free audi...
PRIDE by Ibi Zoboi, read by Elizabeth Acevedo
October 25, 2018 09:00 - 6 minutesA contemporary retelling of PRIDE AND PREJUDICE set in a tight-knit Bushwick neighborhood. Zuri Benitez and her four sisters cope as changes come to their lives and their community. Ibi Zoboi is known for last year’s celebrated YA novel, AMERICAN STREET. Narrator Acevedo—an award-winning slam poet—gives these verses a perfect flow. Publisher by HarperAudio. Read the full review of PRIDE at audiofilemagazine.com For more free audiobook recommendations, sign up for AudioFile Magazine’s newslett...
THE LADYS GUIDE TO PETTICOATS AND PIRACY by Mackenzi Lee, read by Moira Quirk
October 24, 2018 09:00 - 7 minutesA perfect listen for fans of adventure stories, with strong women carving out lives on their own terms. Felicity Montague, a young Englishwoman in the 1700s, has the single-minded ambition to become a doctor—and is readily and repeatedly told that being a woman means the world of medicine is closed to her. Remember THE GENTLEMAN’S GUIDE TO VICE AND VIRTUE? Listeners will be glad to encounter Percy and Monty again in this satisfying sequel. Published by HarperAudio. Read the full review of THE...
ALL YOU CAN EVER KNOW by Nicole Chung, read by Janet Song
October 23, 2018 09:00 - 6 minutesExplore the complex emotions of adopted children in this memoir about family. Narrator Janet Song recounts the upbringing of author Nicole Chung, a Korean-American who was adopted by white Americans and raised in a small, mostly Caucasian town in Oregon. Song's narration is sensitive as she delivers details of subtle discrimination against Chung and her questions about her biological parents. This contemporary exploration of identity will resonate with many listeners. Published by HighBridge ...
ROSIE REVERE AND THE RAUCOUS RIVETERS by Andrea Beaty, read by Rachel L. Jacobs
October 22, 2018 09:00 - 6 minutesDo you already love Rosie Revere and her fellow Questioneers? The picture books have many fans, and your young listeners will find lots to like with Rosie’s second audiobook. Sound effects and music add to the fun, along with inspiration for problem solving and inventions. Rachel L. Jacobs’s narration is a perfect complement and received AudioFile’s Earphones Award. Published by Dreamscape. Read the full review of ROSIE REVERE AND THE RAUCOUS RIVETERS at audiofilemagazine.com For more free au...
A TERRIBLE COUNTRY by Keith Gessen, read by Ari Fliakos
October 19, 2018 09:00 - 5 minutesThis darkly funny novel of contemporary Russian life is both charming and depressing. Russian-born American grad student Andrei returns “home” to take care of his grandmother. Baba Seva steals the show in Ari Fliakos’s heartbreaking and hilarious performance of this frail and feisty elderly woman. Fliakos is a perfect choice in the casting of A TERRIBLE COUNTRY. Author Gessen worked as a journalist on politics and Russian life, but in his second novel turns observations into fiction. For more...
THE DARK DESCENT OF ELIZABETH FRANKENSTEIN by Kiersten White, read by Katharine McEwan
October 18, 2018 09:00 - 5 minutesIn honor of FRANKENSTEIN’s 200th birthday, YA author White has cooked up a grand retelling that focuses on his companion/fiancée, Elizabeth. If Gothic tales are your listening pleasure, this audiobook is for you. And what’s better than hearing the twisted tale? Imagine all the film adaptation of the Frankenstein story, and plug in for British actress Katharine McEwan’s smooth and chilling performance. For more free audiobook recommendations, sign up for AudioFile Magazine’s newsletter on our ...
LETHAL WHITE by Robert Galbraith, read by Robert Glenister
October 17, 2018 09:00 - 6 minutesJK Rowling writing as Galbraith has created detective Cormoran Strike, war veteran turned private eye and new darling of gritty British crime fiction. In Cormoran’s fourth outing, his partner Robin Ellacott is now a partner in the agency, and they are faced with another brutal murder—this time a Cabinet Minister. Narrator Glenister is perfecting his command of the audiobook series, and listeners are hooked from the get-go. For more free audiobook recommendations, sign up for AudioFile Magazin...
THE WHITE DARKNESS by David Grann, read by Will Patton
October 16, 2018 09:00 - 6 minutesDavid Grann (author of KILLERS OF THE FLOWER MOON) originally published an account of one man’s extraordinary trek across Antarctica in The New Yorker. The isolation and fortitude of Henry Worsley’s solo expedition to cross the freezing landscape of Antarctica is both fascinating and terrifying. The ghost of Ernest Shackleton haunts and inspires the British explorer. It’s hard not to admire the determination and obsession of Worsley’s quest. Brilliant narrator Will Patton, who we most often t...
DEPTH OF WINTER by Craig Johnson, read by George Guidall
October 15, 2018 09:00 - 6 minutesFollow Sheriff Walt Longmire across the remote Mexican desert as he pursues the kidnappers of his beloved daughter Cady. Baddest of bad, drug lord Tomas Bodarte unleashes a landslide of challenges for Walt to overcome. Signature quirky characters of Craig Johnson’s long-running series abound, and the smart dialogue entertains throughout. Golden Voice George Guidall delivers each character and harebrained situation with aplomb. If you’ve only seen the “Longmire” streaming series, the Johnson-G...
Michael Imperioli Interview
October 12, 2018 15:00 - 31 minutesHow did SOPRANOS veteran Michael Imperioli come to write and perform his first novel—a coming-of-age drama about a young man and his friendship with rock god Lou Reed? Michael chats about his 30-year acting career, his evolving life as a writer, and his involvement with the audiobook process to create THE PERFUME BURNED HIS EYES. Chatting with host Jo Reed, Michael shares his story, including the many careful details that evoke Matthew’s innocence and the wild side of Manhattan of 1976, and t...
FASHION CLIMBING by Bill Cunningham, Hilton Als [Preface], read by Arthur Morey
October 12, 2018 09:00 - 6 minutesThis posthumous memoir from the beloved NEW YORK TIMES fashion photographer chronicles his early life as a milliner in New York City, long before he was capturing street style and covering high society. Arthur Morey’s performance brims with Cunningham’s enthusiasm, high spirits, and sweetness as he turns setbacks and deprivations into hilarious triumphs. For more free audiobook recommendations, sign up for AudioFile Magazine’s newsletter on our website. On today’s episode are Jo Reed and Audi...
THE TATTOOIST OF AUSCHWITZ by Heather Morris, read by Richard Armitage
October 11, 2018 09:00 - 6 minutesThis portrait of Holocaust survivor Ludwig Sokolov, based on his own account revealed to the author, becomes a mesmerizing account for listeners. Sokolov was sent to Auschwitz in 1942 as a prisoner and assigned the role of tattooing Jewish prisoners. His spirit and courageous works to help other prisoners are captured. British narrator Richard Armitage (“The Hobbit,” “North and South”) will sweep listeners away with his emotional connection and powerful performance. Synchronicity Films has a ...
THE SILENCE OF THE GIRLS by Pat Barker, read by Kristin Atherton, Michael Fox
October 10, 2018 09:00 - 6 minutesBooker Prize-winning novelist Pat Barker, known for her powerful WWI history in the Regeneration trilogy, enters the world of reimagined myths. Homer’s ILIAD is the basis for this account of warriors gods and the women swept up in the conflict of the Greek and Trojans. A pair of British narrators, Kristin Atherton and Michael Fox, connect to this dramatic story and bring it home to listeners. For more free audiobook recommendations, sign up for AudioFile Magazine’s newsletter on our website. ...
IN PIECES by Sally Field, read by Sally Field
October 09, 2018 09:00 - 4 minutesIn her first memoir, as she always has with her film and television work—from “Norma Rae” to “Gidget”—actress Sally Field connects to her audience with a strong sense of narrative voice. She gives a sensitive and earnest account of the obstacles and successes in her life, the abuse of her stepfather, and her relationship with the late Burt Reynolds—delivering it all with grace and honesty. Both the writing and delivery stand out in the genre of celebrity memoirs. For more free audiobook recom...
WASHINGTON BLACK by Esi Edugyan, read by Dion Graham
October 08, 2018 09:00 - 5 minutesRoot for the unlikely heroes of this high adventure who escape by hot air balloon from an 1830s Caribbean plantation to the arctic plains of Canada. Narrator Dion Graham pulls out the stops to sweep listeners along with the eleven-year-old enslaved boy and his master. Beautiful, evocative writing has put this historical novel on the shortlist for the 2018 Man Booker Prize. For more free audiobook recommendations, sign up for AudioFile Magazine’s newsletter on our website. On today’s episode a...
MEDITATION IS NOT WHAT YOU THINK by Jon Kabat-Zinn, read by Jon Kabat-Zinn
October 05, 2018 09:00 - 6 minutesDiscover an enlightening explanation of what meditation is—and what it is not. Author and narrator Jon Kabat-Zinn uses quiet encouragement to reveal that mediation is simpler and more fluid that many expect, and therefore less intimidating. He tells listeners that meditation is about awareness of mind and emotions, but not the content of those thoughts and emotions. Kabat-Zinn has written and narrated audiobooks about mindful eating, mindfulness at work, and mindfulness for beginners. Listen ...
WORD WARRIOR by Sonja D. Williams, read by Robin Miles
October 04, 2018 09:00 - 5 minutesGolden voice narrator Robin Miles narrates a biography of Richard Durham, an African-American radio broadcaster who was posthumously inducted into the National Radio Hall of Fame. Durham rose as an intellectual during a period when African-American writing was getting increased attention after WWII, and his story is good listening for history buffs. Robin Miles narrates with smooth transitions, and even sings out some of the spirituals featured in the story. For more free audiobook recommenda...
DON'T MAKE ME PULL OVER! by Richard Ratay, read by Jonathan Todd Ross
October 03, 2018 09:00 - 5 minutesThe perfect listen for a road trip. Richard Ratay’s audiobook looks at how travel, cars, and roads have evolved in the U.S. It’s a lighthearted listen about the “joys” of family road trips in the 1970s, and narrator Jonathan Todd Ross delightfully handles the history, both of American travel and of Ratay’s family adventures. Listen for a fascinating history lesson about the development of the car and American roads. For more free audiobook recommendations, sign up for AudioFile Magazine’s new...
#NEVERAGAIN by David Hogg, Lauren Hogg, read by David Hogg, Lauren Hogg
October 02, 2018 09:00 - 6 minutesThis moving audiobook is written and narrated by two siblings who were in the Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School when a classmate shot and killed 14 students and 3 faculty members, and injured 17 others. Leaders of the #NEVERAGAIN movement, both David and Lauren Hogg have become outspoken advocates for gun safety reform and gun control measures, and this audiobook voices their shock at the events of that day, and their anger that little has been done to prevent further shootings. This is a ...
THE TANGLED TREE by David Quammen, read by Jacques Roy
October 01, 2018 09:00 - 6 minutesDo you like science? If so, you’re in luck. THE TANGLED TREE is a deep dive into what makes us—us. Science writer David Quammen introduces the study of molecular phylogenetics, which completely changed our understanding of what we often think of as the evolutionary “tree of life.” Narrator Jacques Roy’s fluid and engaging style combined with Quammen’s mix of science and stories makes this audiobook a good listen for science lovers. On the National Book Award longlist for Nonfiction. For more ...
FRESH INK by Lamar Giles [Ed.], read by Guy Lockard, Kim Mai Guest, Bahni Turpin and a Full Cast
September 28, 2018 09:00 - 6 minutesA cast of narrators presents this anthology from YA lit stars published in partnership with We Need Diverse Books. Stories from Jason Reynolds, Nicola Yoon, Melissa de la Cruz, and Daniel José Older and more are brought to life by narrators including Guy Lockard, Bahni Turpin, Dion Graham, and Kim Mai Guest. Listen to a sample from Reynolds’s bittersweet romantic story “Eraser Tattoo,” and don’t miss out on this affecting collection full of stories about and by diverse people with compelling ...
MARY B by Katherine J. Chen, read by Marisa Calin
September 27, 2018 09:00 - 7 minutesThe perfect audiobook for Jane Austen lovers who are willing to think past those tidy Happily Ever After endings. Marisa Calin brings a refreshing voice to the much beloved PRIDE AND PREJUDICE, this time with the focus on the plain and “unlovely” middle Bennet sister, Mary. Listeners will be charmed as Mary develops a rich inner life for herself as a writer, and a romantic. Author Katherine J. Chen has written a satisfying and feminist ode to unlovely women as she explores the dynamics of Aus...
NATE EXPECTATIONS by Tim Federle, read by Tim Federle
September 26, 2018 09:00 - 6 minutesDiscover the wholly satisfying conclusion to Tim Federle’s Odyssey honor middle-grade series. As both author and narrator, Tim Federle fully embodies Nate, making sure that we understand him and his vibrant and dynamic personality — and his insecurities. Nate’s just come off of a summer of performing on Broadway, and now has to handle going back to high school, where he hasn’t yet come out as gay. Listeners will want to get to know Nate in the first two audiobooks in this series, BETTER NATE ...
TRANSCRIPTION by Kate Atkinson, read by Fenella Woolgar
September 25, 2018 09:00 - 6 minutes“Kate Atkinson has no match for atmosphere,” says narrator Fenella Woolgar, and we wholeheartedly agree. Eighteen-year-old Juliet Armstrong has been recruited by MI5 to transcribe recordings of fascist sympathizers — they don’t know it, but they are telling their traitorous secrets to an MI5 agent, not to the Gestapo. Things get more complicated when Juliet is asked to take on a fake identity herself to infiltrate the “Fifth Column” of London society. Woolgar enlivens the broad cast of charac...
FINDING LANGSTON by Lesa Cline-Ransome, read by Dion Graham
September 24, 2018 09:00 - 5 minutesThis inspirational audiobook for middle-grade listeners gracefully explores what life was like for African Americans after WWII and celebrates the magic of books. Narrator Dion Graham gives an immersive performance, reading with a light Southern drawl. In 1943, 11-year-old Langston and his father move Alabama to Chicago as part of the Great Migration, and Langston is having a hard time adjusting. By spending time at the George Cleveland Hall branch of the Chicago Public Library, where African...
LIVE LONG AND... by William Shatner, David Fisher, read by William Shatner
September 21, 2018 09:00 - 5 minutesWilliam Shatner loves to write, and narrate, his memoirs --his newest has all the trademark humor and candor. Here he talks Star Trek, aging, and his Hollywood world. Great listening fun. This humorous and down-to-earth audiobook will entertain, and who doesn’t love to hear Shatner talk! For more free audiobook recommendations, sign up for AudioFile Magazine’s newsletter on our website. On today’s episode are Jo Reed and AudioFile Magazine founder and editor Robin Whitten. Learn more about yo...
DAY OF THE DEAD by Nicci French, read by Beth Chalmers
September 20, 2018 09:00 - 6 minutesThis mystery recommendation follows Frieda Klein, a consulting psychologist who becomes a serial murderer’s obsession. Narrator Beth Chalmers hits the pacing and the interesting secondary characters beautifully in this audiobook written by a husband-and-wife team who go by Nicci French. For more free audiobook recommendations, sign up for AudioFile Magazine’s newsletter on our website. On today’s episode are Jo Reed and AudioFile Magazine founder and editor Robin Whitten. Learn more about you...
PLANETSIDE by Michael Mammay, read by R.C. Bray
September 19, 2018 09:00 - 6 minutesAre you ready for the ultimate audiobook mash-up? A blend of science fiction, mystery, military strategy, humor--all with a ton of momentum. This audiobook follows Colonel Carl Butler, a retired war hero, called to another planet to investigate the disappearance of a VIP’s son. Science fiction fans and sci-fi skeptics alike will enjoy PLANETSIDE as it offers something for every listener. For more free audiobook recommendations, sign up for AudioFile Magazine’s newsletter on our website. On to...