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Summary: AudioFile magazine is all about audiobooks. We review and recommend the best audiobooks, helping you find your next great listen. If you are looking for good listening, top-notch performances and dynamic listening experiences, AudioFile is here for you. We are avid listeners and advocates for audiobooks. We're independent, and do not sell audiobooks. You can learn more from our print edition published 6x a year, read e-newsletters via email, or browse one of our Websites. Our reviews and awards are independent and unbiased. Our publications are supported by advertising and subscriptions. Explore AudioFile and find: Reviews of bestsellers, classics, fiction, mystery--all subjects. Focus on the audio performance. Interviews & behind-the-scenes with authors and narrators. Best of the Best audiobook recommendations http://www.audiofilemagazine.com

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 THE ADVENTURES OF PELLE NO-TAIL by Gosta Knutsson, read by Rupert Degas | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 00:03:26

Rupert Degas’s voice is rich, mellow, and inviting as Pelle No-Tail, the cat who lost his tail to a rat as a kitten. Degas is ever upbeat, whether Pelle is in new places or dealing with a gang of cat bullies, while his voices for the other cats are laugh-out-loud funny. Read the full audiofile review at http://www.audiofilemagazine.com/reviews/read/135553/ Support for AudioFile's Sound Reviews comes from GraphicAudio “A Movie in Your Mind” Audio Entertainment. Featuring over 1,000 Action Adventure Titles from Over 100 Series performed by a Full Cast of Actors with Sounds Effects and Cinematic Music. @GraphicAudio

 FORCE OF NATURE by Jane Harper, read by Stephen Shanahan | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 00:03:21

Five women go on a corporate retreat in the Australian Outback and only four return. Stephen Shanahan’s clear Australian accent works as he portrays Aaron Falk, lead investigator in the search for the missing woman. Shanahan makes this amazing whodunit sizzle to the very end. Read the full audiofile review at http://www.audiofilemagazine.com/reviews/read/135549/ Support for AudioFile's Sound Reviews comes from GraphicAudio “A Movie in Your Mind” Audio Entertainment. Featuring over 1,000 Action Adventure Titles from Over 100 Series performed by a Full Cast of Actors with Sounds Effects and Cinematic Music. @GraphicAudio  www.GraphicAudio.net

 THE LARGESSE OF THE SEA MAIDEN by Denis Johnson ,read by a full cast | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 00:03:34

Johnson's posthumous short story collection boasts a cast of celebrity narrators. Nick Offerman, Michael Shannon, Dermot Mulroney, Will Patton, and Liev Schreiber are simply terrific. In this clip, Mulroney’s gravelly voice finds humor and pathos in a story of life in a county jail. Read the full audiofile review at http://www.audiofilemagazine.com/reviews/read/135528/ Support for AudioFile's Sound Reviews comes from GraphicAudio “A Movie in Your Mind” Audio Entertainment. Featuring over 1,000 Action Adventure Titles from Over 100 Series performed by a Full Cast of Actors with Sounds Effects and Cinematic Music. @GraphicAudio  www.GraphicAudio.net

 WINTER by Ali Smith, read by Melody Grove | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 00:03:24

Art Cleves has hired Lux to play his girlfriend on an overdue trip to see his ailing mother. Her worsening condition causes them to send for his mother’s estranged sister. Melody Grove admirably delivers the foursome’s absurd recollections and profound interchanges.   Read the full audiofile review at http://www.audiofilemagazine.com/reviews/read/135523// Support for AudioFile's Sound Reviews comes from GraphicAudio “A Movie in Your Mind” Audio Entertainment. Featuring over 1,000 Action Adventure Titles from Over 100 Series performed by a Full Cast of Actors with Sounds Effects and Cinematic Music. @GraphicAudio  www.GraphicAudio.net

 DUENDE by Tracy K. Smith, read by Tracy K. Smith | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 00:03:13

Pulitzer Prize winner and Poet Laureate of the United States Tracy K. Smith’s voice is almost as beautiful as the imagery in her 2nd collection. If you already know her poetry, this is a chance to hear her interpret it; if you don't, this is a chance to discover something wonderful. Read the full audiofile review at http://www.audiofilemagazine.com/reviews/read/135477/ Support for AudioFile's Sound Reviews comes from GraphicAudio “A Movie in Your Mind” Audio Entertainment. Featuring over 1,000 Action Adventure Titles from Over 100 Series performed by a Full Cast of Actors with Sounds Effects and Cinematic Music. @GraphicAudio  www.GraphicAudio.net

 RIGHTEOUS by Joe Ide, read by Sullivan Jones | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 00:03:17

In his second adventure, Isaiah Quintabe, (IQ) tries to solve his brother’s murder and save the sister of the woman his brother loved. Sullivan Jones as IQ takes on every manner of thug himself: Mexican street gang members, loan sharks, Rwandan drug dealers, and Chinese hit men. Read the full audiofile review at http://www.audiofilemagazine.com/reviews/read/135340/ Support for AudioFile's Sound Reviews comes from GraphicAudio “A Movie in Your Mind” Audio Entertainment. Featuring over 1,000 Action Adventure Titles from Over 100 Series performed by a Full Cast of Actors with Sounds Effects and Cinematic Music. @GraphicAudio  www.GraphicAudio.net

 THE WOLF HOUR by Sara Lewis Holmes, read by David de Vries and Thérèse Plummer | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 00:03:27

Thérèse Plummer and  David De Vries transport listeners into the Polish forest, cold, dark and full of magic. And wolves. And stories. Plummer brings power and venom as a manipulative witch, and De Vries crafts intriguing vocal personalities for the wolf and the three pigs. Read the full audiofile review at http://www.audiofilemagazine.com/reviews/read/135046/ Support for AudioFile's Sound Reviews comes from GraphicAudio “A Movie in Your Mind” Audio Entertainment. Featuring over 1,000 Action Adventure Titles from Over 100 Series performed by a Full Cast of Actors with Sounds Effects and Cinematic Music. @GraphicAudio  www.GraphicAudio.net

 DARKEST HOUR by Anthony McCarten, read by John Lee | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 00:03:35

Detail-rich, this audio delves into the personality of Winston Churchill, analyzing how he became one of the most influential leaders in history. John Lee performs Churchill’s voice and speech patterns perfectly, and his portrayals of other heads of state is impeccable. Read the full audiofile review at http://www.audiofilemagazine.com/reviews/read/135144/ Support for AudioFile's Sound Reviews comes from GraphicAudio “A Movie in Your Mind” Audio Entertainment. Featuring over 1,000 Action Adventure Titles from Over 100 Series performed by a Full Cast of Actors with Sounds Effects and Cinematic Music. @GraphicAudio  www.GraphicAudio.net

 LUMBERJANES: UNICORN POWER! by Mariko Tamaki, read by Amanda Leigh Cobb | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 00:03:28

Amanda Leigh Cobb excels at creating the full cast of larger-than-life characters in this exciting story of summer camp and friendship. When the Lumberjanes set out to climb a mountain that isn't there, they find new friends, unicorns, and adventure. Listening is a treat. Read the full audiofile review at http://www.audiofilemagazine.com/reviews/read/135011/ Support for AudioFile's Sound Reviews comes from GraphicAudio “A Movie in Your Mind” Audio Entertainment. Featuring over 1,000 Action Adventure Titles from Over 100 Series performed by a Full Cast of Actors with Sounds Effects and Cinematic Music. @GraphicAudio  www.GraphicAudio.net

 THE MARCH AGAINST FEAR by Ann Bausum, read by Karen Chilton | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 00:03:22

James Meredith initiated the 1966 March against Fear. Karen Chilton echoes the determination of Civil Rights activists, from Martin Luther King, Jr. to Stokely Carmichael, to continue his mission. She brings compelling intensity to the ongoing struggle for justice. Read the full audiofile review at http://www.audiofilemagazine.com/reviews/read/134975/ Support for AudioFile's Sound Reviews comes from GraphicAudio “A Movie in Your Mind” Audio Entertainment. Featuring over 1,000 Action Adventure Titles from Over 100 Series performed by a Full Cast of Actors with Sounds Effects and Cinematic Music. @GraphicAudio  www.GraphicAudio.net

 THE DREADFUL TALE OF PROSPER REDDING by Alexandra Bracken, read by Kirby Heyborne | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 00:03:23

Kirby Heyborne treats listeners to an adventure abounding with expertly paced escapades, colorful accents, and snarky humor. 12-year-old
Prosper thinks he’s the only unexceptional, unlucky, forgettable Redding, Then he discovers a 4,000-year-old demon is living inside him. Read the full audiofile review at http://www.audiofilemagazine.com/reviews/read/134947/ Support for AudioFile's Sound Reviews comes from GraphicAudio “A Movie in Your Mind” Audio Entertainment. Featuring over 1,000 Action Adventure Titles from Over 100 Series performed by a Full Cast of Actors with Sounds Effects and Cinematic Music. @GraphicAudio  www.GraphicAudio.net

 THE COLOR OF LAW by Richard Rothstein, read by Adam Grupper | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 00:03:18

Adam Grupper describes discriminatory laws governing the actions of the Federal Housing Administration, Department of Education, Department of Veterans Affairs, and other government agencies. While not easy listening, this is compelling and convincing—and maybe even essential. Read the full audiofile review at http://www.audiofilemagazine.com/reviews/read/134935/ Support for AudioFile's Sound Reviews comes from GraphicAudio “A Movie in Your Mind” Audio Entertainment. Featuring over 1,000 Action Adventure Titles from Over 100 Series performed by a Full Cast of Actors with Sounds Effects and Cinematic Music. @GraphicAudio  www.GraphicAudio.net

 THE ARSONIST by Stephanie Oakes, read by Fajer Al-Kaisi, Morgan Hallett, and Rachel Botchan | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 00:03:44

This novel, told from the points of view of three teenagers, examines loss, perseverance, and the fire that links them. Morgan Hallett delivers Molly’s letters to Pepper, Rachel Botchan delivers the diary of Ava Dreyman and Fajer Al-Kaisi imbues Pepper with a sunny nature. Read the full audiofile review at http://www.audiofilemagazine.com/reviews/read/134924/ Support for AudioFile's Sound Reviews comes from GraphicAudio “A Movie in Your Mind” Audio Entertainment. Featuring over 1,000 Action Adventure Titles from Over 100 Series performed by a Full Cast of Actors with Sounds Effects and Cinematic Music. @GraphicAudio  www.GraphicAudio.net

 THE WEIGHT OF IT ALL by N.R. Walker, read by Joel Leslie | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 00:03:26

When Henry’s boyfriend dumps him for being too fat, Henry joins a gym and meets personal trainer/Greek god Reed Henske. Joel Leslie makes Henry seem both authentic and petrified to let people know his real self. He delivers Henry’s tortured quips with snort-out-loud humor. Read the full audiofile review at http://www.audiofilemagazine.com/reviews/read/134749/ Support for AudioFile's Sound Reviews comes from GraphicAudio “A Movie in Your Mind” Audio Entertainment. Featuring over 1,000 Action Adventure Titles from Over 100 Series performed by a Full Cast of Actors with Sounds Effects and Cinematic Music. @GraphicAudio  www.GraphicAudio.net

 AN IRISH COUNTRY PRACTICE by Patrick Taylor, read by John Keating | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 00:03:43

Doctors O’Reilly and Laverty face many professional and personal issues in the rustic Irish village of Ballybucklebo. John Keating is masterful in his interpretations of the extensive cast of Irish characters in their 12th outing. Fun for first-time listeners and series’ fans. Read the full audiofile review at http://www.audiofilemagazine.com/reviews/read/134292/ Support for AudioFile's Sound Reviews comes from GraphicAudio “A Movie in Your Mind” Audio Entertainment. Featuring over 1,000 Action Adventure Titles from Over 100 Series performed by a Full Cast of Actors with Sounds Effects and Cinematic Music. @GraphicAudio  www.GraphicAudio.net

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