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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 LADY TRAVELERS...DASHING STRANGER by V Alexander, read by M Hussey, Sound Review | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 00:03:28

Alexander’s two lighthearted Regency romances are read to perfection by Marian Hussey. Both stories contain plot twists, humor and a dose of the typical romance genre formula. Hussey's accents are delightful, while her engaged, fast-paced narration adds flourish. Read the full Audiofile review at http://www.audiofilemagazine.com/reviews/read/133528/ Support for AudioFile's Sound Reviews comes from Grammy Award-winning publisher Hachette Audio, home to works by James Patterson, JK Rowling, Joel Osteen, David Sedaris, David Baldacci, Elin Hilderbrand, Michael Connelly, and many more bestselling audiobooks https://soundcloud.com/hachetteaudio

 FIRE ROAD by Kim Phuc Phan Thi and Ashley Wiersma, read by Emily Woo Zeller, Sound Review | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 00:03:38

The 1972 image of Kim Phuc, known as Napalm Girl, during the Vietnam War, has become iconic. Emily Woo Zeller narrates Kim Phuc's life after her village was bombed. Zeller captures the agony and loneliness and the moments when her sorrow turned to joy found in Christ.
 Read the full Audiofile review at http://www.audiofilemagazine.com/reviews/read/132289/ Support for AudioFile's Sound Reviews comes from Grammy Award-winning publisher Hachette Audio, home to works by James Patterson, JK Rowling, Joel Osteen, David Sedaris, David Baldacci, Elin Hilderbrand, Michael Connelly, and many more bestselling audiobooks https://soundcloud.com/hachetteaudio

 ON HER MAJESTY'S FRIGHTFULLY SECRET SERVICE by Rhys Bowen, read by Katherine Kellgren, SoundReview | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 00:03:04

Narrator Katherine Kellgren faultlessly captures each character and nuance in Bowen’s delightful series, set in 1930s England and beyond. This time Lady Georgie joins a house party at Queen Mary's request, to make sure the Prince of Wales isn't about to marry Wallis Simpson. Read the full audiofile review at http://www.audiofilemagazine.com/reviews/read/132060/ Support for AudioFile's Sound Reviews comes from Grammy Award-winning publisher Hachette Audio, home to works by James Patterson, JK Rowling, Joel Osteen, David Sedaris, David Baldacci, Elin Hilderbrand, Michael Connelly, and many more bestselling audiobooks https://soundcloud.com/hachetteaudio

 AFTER THE ECLIPSE by Sarah Perry, read by Emily Woo Zeller, Sound Review | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 00:03:24

Emily Woo Zeller expertly narrates this memoir and gripping true-crime. The story crisscrosses through time as Perry struggles to understand her mother's brutal murder. Zeller delivers, in tender and terrible detail, Perry’s reflections on the events occurring before and after.
 Read the full Audiofile review at http://www.audiofilemagazine.com/reviews/read/131767/ Support for AudioFile's Sound Reviews comes from Grammy Award-winning publisher Hachette Audio, home to works by James Patterson, JK Rowling, Joel Osteen, David Sedaris, David Baldacci, Elin Hilderbrand, Michael Connelly, and many more bestselling audiobooks https://soundcloud.com/hachetteaudio

 THE WOMEN WHO FLEW FOR HITLER by Clare Mulley, read by Christa Lewis, , Sound Review | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 00:03:11

Christa Lewis delves into the story of Germany's pioneering women test pilots, Melitta von Stauffenberg and Hanna Reitsch. Lewis’s honest and dynamic portrayal of these women's lives, highlight their brave, amazing accomplishments in the male-dominated field of aeronautics. Read the full Audiofile review at http://www.audiofilemagazine.com/reviews/read/131442/ Support for AudioFile's Sound Reviews comes from Grammy Award-winning publisher Hachette Audio, home to works by James Patterson, JK Rowling, Joel Osteen, David Sedaris, David Baldacci, Elin Hilderbrand, Michael Connelly, and many more bestselling audiobooks https://soundcloud.com/hachetteaudio

 BEAST by Paul Kingsnorth, read by Simon Vance SoundReview | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 00:03:07

Buckmaster lives alone on a moor in the west of England. Are we in the past or the future? Is he isolated because he's deranged or because the world order has gone mad? Simon Vance makes this dark, lyrical Kafkaesque novel an utterly riveting listening experience.
 Read the full AudioFile review at http://www.audiofilemagazine.com/reviews/read/130754/ Support for AudioFile's Sound Reviews comes from Grammy Award-winning publisher Hachette Audio, home to works by James Patterson, JK Rowling, Joel Osteen, David Sedaris, David Baldacci, Elin Hilderbrand, Michael Connelly, and many more bestselling audiobooks https://soundcloud.com/hachetteaudio

 PHINEAS FINN by Anthony Trollope, read by David Shaw-Parker SoundReview | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 00:03:05

David Shaw-Parker creates so many varied characters and voices that you can't imagine he's still got a trick you haven't heard until the Duke of Omnium appears. Shaw-Parker’s subtly funny Duke is a standout in this rich comedy of manners and politics. Deliciously entertaining. Read the full AudioFile review at http://www.audiofilemagazine.com/reviews/read/130079/ Support for AudioFile's Sound Reviews comes from Grammy Award-winning publisher Hachette Audio, home to works by James Patterson, JK Rowling, Joel Osteen, David Sedaris, David Baldacci, Elin Hilderbrand, Michael Connelly, and many more bestselling audiobooks https://soundcloud.com/hachetteaudio

 SUSPECT RED by L.M. Elliott, read by Elizabeth Wiley SoundReview | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 00:02:59

Elizabeth Wiley brings this extraordinary historical fiction to life. It's the start of summer vacation, 1953; the McCarthy Hearings are in full swing. Wiley’s superb intonation brings personality to 13-year-old Richard, and to the cast of this a powerful cautionary tale.
 Read the full audiofile review at http://www.audiofilemagazine.com/reviews/read/129393/ Support for AudioFile's Sound Reviews comes from Grammy Award-winning publisher Hachette Audio, home to works by James Patterson, JK Rowling, Joel Osteen, David Sedaris, David Baldacci, Elin Hilderbrand, Michael Connelly, and many more bestselling audiobooks https://soundcloud.com/hachetteaudio

 WE STOOD UPON STARS by Roger W. Thompson, read by John McLain | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 00:03:06

A memoir of adventure stories delivers its own adventure as one hears about the author's dramatic life. John McLain dazzles with his deadpan delivery of humor, of moments that tug on one's heartstrings, and of every emotion in between in the story of this Christian traveler. Read the full audiofile review at http://www.audiofilemagazine.com/reviews/read/124804/ Support for AudioFile's Sound Reviews comes from Grammy Award-winning publisher Hachette Audio, home to works by James Patterson, JK Rowling, Joel Osteen, David Sedaris, David Baldacci, Elin Hilderbrand, Michael Connelly, and many more bestselling audiobooks https://soundcloud.com/hachetteaudio

 THE MAN IN THE WOODEN HAT by Jane Gardam, read by Graeme Malcolm SoundReview | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 00:03:12

Graeme Malcolm turns Gardam’s novel into a wise, bittersweet, often funny exploration of love and individual fulfillment. The 2nd in the Old Filth series begins in Hong Kong after WWII. Malcolm’s performance reveals the characters’ true natures and offers apt vocal portraits. Read the full audiofile review at http://www.audiofilemagazine.com/reviews/read/138520/ Support for AudioFile's Sound Reviews comes from Grammy Award-winning publisher Hachette Audio, home to works by James Patterson, JK Rowling, Joel Osteen, David Sedaris, David Baldacci, Elin Hilderbrand, Michael Connelly, and many more bestselling audiobooks https://soundcloud.com/hachetteaudio

 GETTING THERE by Gillian Zoe Segal, read by Rene Ruiz, et al. SoundReview | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 00:03:50

Three actors’ authentic performances share the first-person biographical sketches of 27 leaders in their fields. Many of them had rocky starts, were underachievers or misfits, but they had their own supportive mentors, relentless spirit, and palpable faith in themselves. 
 Read the full audiofile review at http://www.audiofilemagazine.com/reviews/read/138486/ Support for AudioFile's Sound Reviews comes from Grammy Award-winning publisher Hachette Audio, home to works by James Patterson, JK Rowling, Joel Osteen, David Sedaris, David Baldacci, Elin Hilderbrand, Michael Connelly, and many more bestselling audiobooks https://soundcloud.com/hachetteaudio

 ONE NIGHT OF SIN by Elle Kennedy, read by Joe Arden | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 00:02:56

Joe Arden’s gravelly Southie accent fits 30-year old nightclub owner Gage Holt. When Gage meets Skyler, a psychology grad student, they move quickly from sex to serious. Arden brings out Gage’s rough upbringing and Skyler’s despair at his relationship-averse personality. Read the full audiofile review at http://www.audiofilemagazine.com/reviews/read/138477/ Support for AudioFile's Sound Reviews comes from Grammy Award-winning publisher Hachette Audio, home to works by James Patterson, JK Rowling, Joel Osteen, David Sedaris, David Baldacci, Elin Hilderbrand, Michael Connelly, and many more bestselling audiobooks https://soundcloud.com/hachetteaudio

 DIRTY DEEDS by Armand Rosamilia, read by Jack de Golia | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 00:03:09

Jack de Golia is the consummate narrator for this unparalleled book! James Gaffney (an alias) is a “child killer for hire” who does the opposite, saves the kids and has them adopted.  de Golia’s rendering of the chubby, sloppy, witty and kind, 40-something Gaffney is fun. Read the full audiofile review at http://www.audiofilemagazine.com/reviews/read/138422/ Support for AudioFile's Sound Reviews comes from Grammy Award-winning publisher Hachette Audio, home to works by James Patterson, JK Rowling, Joel Osteen, David Sedaris, David Baldacci, Elin Hilderbrand, Michael Connelly, and many more bestselling audiobooks https://soundcloud.com/hachetteaudio

 Celebrated narrator Simon Vance talks about children's classics and his audiobooks | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 00:27:56

Narrator Simon Vance's audiobooks are marked by a special kind of vocal wizardry that allows him to "become" all the characters. Simon shares with listeners his love for children's books, secrets from his recording booth, and thoughts on conjuring voices for Dickens, The WIND IN THE WILLOWS, and characters from modern fiction, THE GIRL WITHE DRAGON TATOO. Check AudioFile's blog post on Simon Vance, http://bit.ly/2HMGPVf

 THE EMOTIONAL LIFE OF THE TODDLER by Alicia F. Lieberman, read by Cassandra Campbell | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 00:03:32

Children’s connections with parents promote the security needed to be effective at work and in their relationships later in life. Cassandra Campbell’s vocal confidence works well in conveying the gentle wisdom that pervades this overview of raising children from ages 1 to 3.
 Read the full audiofile review at http://www.audiofilemagazine.com/reviews/read/137780/ Support for AudioFile's Sound Reviews comes from Grammy Award-winning publisher Hachette Audio, home to works by James Patterson, JK Rowling, Joel Osteen, David Sedaris, David Baldacci, Elin Hilderbrand, Michael Connelly, and many more bestselling audiobooks https://soundcloud.com/hachetteaudio

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