Behind the Mic with AudioFile Magazine

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.

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.

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.

Dani Shapiro delivers her newest memoir of the journey she began in 2016, when DNA test results revealed her paternity was not what she had been raised to believe. Hearing the author adds impact to this personal self-reflection.

Detective Dave Robicheaux’s latest case features the brilliant pairing of audiobook narrator Will Patton and author James Lee Burke. Heinous crimes mix with the beauty of south Louisiana bayous for memorable, compelling listening.

A family holiday and history lesson go off the rails for 17-year-old Sylvie and her family when they join a re-enactment of Iron Age Britons. Her father’s controlling tendencies find terrifying, fertile ground in the ritualist history.

Marie Kondo started a tidying sensation when her books first appeared in the U.S., and now the author of THE LIFE-CHANGING MAGIC OF TIDYING UP and SPARK JOY has a Netflix show to inspire us all. Revisit her audiobooks and start your own tidying journey.

Rosalyn Landor portrays two determined souls who sweetly fall in love, in spite of best intentions. Adrian and Camilla are forced into marriage, and as they work together to disentangle themselves, they begin to heal old wounds and kindle a romance.

In this sequel to AKATA WITCH, Yetide Badaki’s dynamic voice returns as Sunny, Orlu, Chici, and Sasha push the rules of the Leopard People and fight to save the world. Nigerian and American voices and dramatic encounters make for impressive YA listening.

Audiobook listeners can join in the raucous roller derby fun with this audio adaptation of the Newbery Award-winning graphic novel. Middle schoolers will love hearing Astrid’s story of learning to be “tougher, stronger, fearless,” and a good friend.

In an atmospheric dystopian fable, a family has isolated themselves on an island to protect their daughters from the toxic world. Slowly we learn that things are not all as they seem. The poetic language and dark mysteries will draw listeners in.

The author of TONY’S WIFE, Adriana Trigiani talks about her latest saga set during the lush 1940s Big Band era and WWII. She also shares her rich Italian-American-Appalachian heritage and how it influences her writing and her literacy projects.

McPhee is a master of creative nonfiction. This collection of essays and stories reveals a boundless curiosity about all that surrounds us—from the natural world and sports to icons in entertainment and those with an interesting story to tell.

Who was Beyoncé before Beyoncé, or Madonna before Madonna? Entertainer Josephine Baker led a life that sounds more like that of a character in great literature than a groundbreaking entertainer, civil rights champion, and possible spy.

Forced to think differently, Rusbridger, editor in chief of THE GUARDIAN during the 20 years when newspapers were struggling to adapt to the digital age, witnessed firsthand the disruption of the news business by the internet.