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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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 NO OTHER DUKE WILL DO by Grace Burrowes, read by James Langton | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 00:02:58

James Langton gives a dynamic reading of Book 3 in the Windham Bride series. Langton uses his skill with accents and wordplay to dramatize the romance of the dashing duke, Julian, and the bluestocking heiress, Elizabeth, as they explore the castle grounds and each other. Read the full audiofile review at http://www.audiofilemagazine.com/reviews/read/137561/ 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 LOST PRAYERS OF RICKY GRAVES by James Han Mattson, read by a full cast | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 00:03:35

High schooler Ricky Graves shoots a classmate and himself. The shock reverberates through his New Hampshire town. Multiple narrators in alternating first-person accounts, email and chat room exchanges, reveal the lives of ordinary people caught up in tragic circumstances. Read the full audiofile review at http://www.audiofilemagazine.com/reviews/read/137011/ 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

 LOOK FOR ME by Lisa Gardner, read by Kirsten Potter | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 00:03:08

Kirsten Potter narrates a dark plot involving the brutal murder of an entire family, except for daughter, Roxy. As detectives investigate the underfunded foster care system, Potter's empathetic reading of Roxy's essays on the perfect family deepen our emotional connection. Read the full audiofile review at http://www.audiofilemagazine.com/reviews/read/137007/ 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

 DARK IN DEATH by J.D. Robb, read by Susan Ericksen | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 00:03:27

Eve Dallas is on the trail of a serial killer who is creating death scenes from an author’s mystery books. Susan Eriksen pulls out all the stops portraying Eve’s frustration and anxiety at being one step behind the killer, as well as her soliloquies on the criminal mind. Read the full audiofile review at http://www.audiofilemagazine.com/reviews/read/136892/ 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

 TRAVEL AS A POLITICAL ACT by Rick Steves, read by Rick Steves | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 00:03:13

Steves’s pleasant, down-to-earth delivery argues for travel’s importance in building relationships with people in places, demonized or misrepresented by our media, and overcoming fears fostered by media messages. He discusses why Danes are the happiest people on earth. Read the full audiofile review at http://www.audiofilemagazine.com/reviews/read/136724/ 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

 SMOKETOWN by Mark Whitaker, read by Prentice Onayemi | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 00:03:00

Regularly overshadowed by Harlem and Chicago, Pittsburgh was also a major force in the black renaissance of the early 20th century. Narrator Prentice Onayemi opens a window on this vibrant sector of black culture. The stories are interesting, and he tells them well. Read the full audiofile review at http://www.audiofilemagazine.com/reviews/read/136694/ 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 WEDDING DATE by Jasmine Guillory, read by Janina Edwards | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 00:02:56

This cute yet cheeky performance by Janina Edwards fully expresses an atmosphere of a meet-cute: sassiness, boldness, wittiness, and romance. Her interpretations of the romcom-like antics are paired with heartfelt moments and saucy scenes that are not overly explicit.
 Read the full audiofile review at http://www.audiofilemagazine.com/reviews/read/136416/ 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

 TWO GIRLS DOWN by Louisa Luna, read by Tavia Gilbert | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 00:03:54

Tavia Gilbert delivers in this mystery in which two young girls disappear from a strip mall parking lot. The desperate search for them brings together Max Caplan, a former police detective, with Alice Vega, a bounty hunter with a reputation for finding missing children. 
 Read the full audiofile review at http://www.audiofilemagazine.com/reviews/read/136410/ 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

 TEMPESTS AND SLAUGHTER by Tamora Pierce, read by Ariadne Meyers | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 00:03:43

Arram and Ozorne become best friends as they are beginning their studies at the Imperial University. Ariadne Meyers provides a wide range of voices for the mages, beings, students, and gods. Standouts are the three students; Enzi, the crocodile god; and the university’s mages. Read the full audiofile review at http://www.audiofilemagazine.com/reviews/read/136397/ 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

 OFF THE CHARTS by Ann Hulbert, read by Kirsten Potter | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 00:03:19

Kirsten Potter’s captivating performance highlights the lives of 15 gifted boys and girls. She chronicles how these children’s extraordinary talent complicated their relationships with parents and other authority figures. She modulates the drama with taste and sensitive timing. Read the full audiofile review at http://www.audiofilemagazine.com/reviews/read/136343/ 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 MONK OF MOKHA by Dave Eggers, read by Dion Graham | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 00:03:14

Dion Graham’s splendid performance highlights Yemeni-American Mokhtar Alkhanshali dream - to import coffee from his ancestral homeland. Listeners will be rapt as he’s detained at gunpoint, drives coffee samples thru Saudi bombing raids, and enters Ethiopia without papers. Read the full audiofile review at http://www.audiofilemagazine.com/reviews/read/136329/ 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

 PADDINGTON ON TOP by Michael Bond, read by Hugh Bonneville | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 00:03:26

Paddington’s adventures include his first and only day at school, waterskiing, the purchase of an inflatable boat, and a visit to court - to mention a few. Hugh Bonneville’s whole-hearted performances of Paddington, Mrs. Brown, and Mrs. Bird sparkle with personality.
 Read the full audiofile review at http://www.audiofilemagazine.com/reviews/read/136116/ 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 HOUSE OF IMPOSSIBLE BEAUTIES by Joseph Cassara, read by Christian Barillas | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 00:03:37

Christian Barillas infuses the dialogue of four transgender or gay teens in NYC at the dawn of the AIDS epidemic with with outward sassiness and a hint of deep vulnerability. The teens are runaways, preferring harsh life on the streets to the rejection of their families. Read the full audiofile review at http://www.audiofilemagazine.com/reviews/read/136083/ 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

 EVERLESS by Sara Holland, read by Eileen Stevens | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 00:03:22

Eileen Stevens is engrossing narrating this first of two fantasies. In spite of her dying father’s warning, Jules returns to Everless, the capital of the kingdom of Sempera. Stevens excels in portraying emotions, especially Jules’s longing when worrying about her father. Read the full audiofile review at http://www.audiofilemagazine.com/reviews/read/136060/ 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

 ECHO ECHO by Marilyn Singer, read by Joe Morton and Marilyn Singer | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 00:02:58

Author-narrator Marilyn Singer and narrator Joe Morton transport listeners of all ages into the world of Greek mythology with this collection of reverso poetry—poems that can be read top to bottom or bottom to top. Each work imparts a different meaning depending on the direction of the reading Read the full audiofile review at http://www.audiofilemagazine.com/reviews/read/127143/ 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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