Podcast Talk With Audiobook Reviews

Podcast Talk With Audiobook Reviews

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  • GAME ON: TEMPTING TWENTY-EIGHT by Janet Evanovich, read by Lorelei King

    Audiobook Review

    Narrator Lorelei King returns to bring life to Evanovich’s characters and joy to listeners. Host Jo Reed and AudioFile’s Sandi Henschel discuss all the fun of reconnecting with the much loved characters, including bounty hunter Stephanie Plum, her pal Lula, and irrepressible Grandma. This 28th in the series follows the successful formula for the whole series: Stephanie gets herself into ridiculous situations as she pursues her list of bond-skipping criminals. Fans will be delighted. Read the full review of the audiobook on AudioFile’s website. Published by Simon & Schuster Audio.

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    9 min
  • A LINE TO KILL by Anthony Horowitz, read by Rory Kinnear

    Audiobook Review

    Deep-voiced narrator Rory Kinnear hits the performance sweet spot for this mystery that doesn’t take itself all that seriously. Anthony Horowitz is both the author and a character in this British mystery, and AudioFile contributor Sandi Henschel shares her thoughts on it with host Jo Reed. Former Scotland Yard Detective Inspector Daniel Hawthorne and Horowitz, his sidekick scribe, are invited to a literary festival in the quiet English Channel island of Alderney—where murder ensues. An entertaining listen for fans of the series, though it also makes for a fun stand-alone. Read the full review of the audiobook on AudioFile’s website. Published by Harper Audio.

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    Support for Behind the Mic comes from Graphic Audio. Graphic Audio, A Movie in Your Mind featuring dramatized adaptations of the TERRA IGNOTA science fiction series by Ada Palmer. Savings of up to 60% Off this month! Discount prices reflected on product pages at GraphicAudio.net

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    9 min
  • A LITTLE DEVIL IN AMERICA by Hanif Abdurraqib, read by JD Jackson

    Audiobook Review

    No wonder Hanif Abdurraquib’s collection of lyrical essays—thoughtful, beautifully written, and intelligently performed by JD Jackson—is a finalist for the National Book Award. Host Jo Reed and AudioFile’s Sandi Henschel discuss Abdurraquib’s essays and Jackson’s skill at bringing them to life. Abdurraquib focuses on Black life, Black performance, and Black exceptionalism, and Jackson delivers each small gem with as much delight as there is anger and pain behind the words.

    Read the full review of the audiobook on AudioFile’s website. Published by Random House Audio.

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    Support for Behind the Mic comes from Graphic Audio. Graphic Audio, A Movie in Your Mind featuring DARK HORSE COMICS dramatized adaptations of X, Ghost, The Mask and Living With The Dead. Savings of up to 60% Off this month! Find out more at GraphicAudio.net

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    9 min
  • SHELF LIFE by Nadia Wassef, read by Vaneh Assadourian

    Audiobook Review

    Listeners will delight in this memoir by the strong-willed and always opinionated Nadia Wassef, one of the co-owners of Diwan, a group of independent bookstores founded in Cairo in 2002. AudioFile’s Michele Cobb tells host Jo Reed how the strong voice of the author comes through so well through the narrator, Vaneh Assadourian, that she had to keep checking to make sure it wasn’t narrated by the author herself. The structure walks listeners through various sections of the bookstore, exploring the business as they start, grow, and expand to multiple locations. Assadourian brings forth the enthusiasm and feisty determination of this passionate advocate for intellectual freedom and women’s rights. An uplifting and memorable listen. Read the full review of the audiobook on AudioFile’s website. Published by Dreamscape.

    Find more audiobook recommendations at audiofilemagazine.com

    Support for Behind the Mic comes from Graphic Audio. Graphic Audio, A Movie in Your Mind featuring dramatized adaptations of the TERRA IGNOTA science fiction series by Ada Palmer. Savings of up to 60% Off this month! Discount prices reflected on product pages at GraphicAudio.net

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    9 min
  • BLACK BIRDS IN THE SKY by Brandy Colbert, read by Kristyl Dawn Tift, Brandy Colbert

    Audiobook Review

    Host Jo Reed and AudioFile’s Michele Cobb discuss Brandy Colbert’s first nonfiction work for teens, which opens with the award-winning African American author narrating her foreword. Kristyl Dawn Tift then vividly narrates a contextual account of the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre, a tragic event often omitted from history books. Colbert’s direct, stirring writing and Tift’s sensitive but straightforward narration reveal how linked events led to a complicated web of violence, explaining connections such as those between the police and the KKK. Colbert ends with a poignant afterword that draws chilling connections between the past and the present. Read the full review of the audiobook on AudioFile’s website. Published by Harper Audio.

    Find more audiobook recommendations at audiofilemagazine.com

    Support for Behind the Mic comes from Graphic Audio. Graphic Audio, A Movie in Your Mind featuring DARK HORSE COMICS dramatized adaptations of X, Ghost, The Mask and Living With The Dead. Savings of up to 60% Off this month! Find out more at GraphicAudio.net

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    9 min
  • WHEN WE MAKE IT by Elisabet Velasquez, read by Elisabet Velasquez

    Audiobook Review

    Elisabet Velasquez narrates her debut novel-in-verse for teen listeners with vividness, honesty, and poignancy born of her life experience and performance expertise. Host Jo Reed and AudioFile’s Michele Cobb discuss this captivating audiobook told in short, powerful, and energetic vignettes. Like her heroine, Sarai, Puerto Rican American Velasquez grew up in Bushwick and knows what it’s like to be poor amidst gentrification. Sarai is working hard to discover her identity despite intense struggles, and repeated titles and lines serve as haunting refrains. The book slams into you in audio—it’s a story meant to be heard, and with the author’s specific voice and rhythms. Read the full review of the audiobook on AudioFile’s website. Published by Listening Library.

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    Support for Behind the Mic comes from Graphic Audio. Graphic Audio, A Movie in Your Mind. Try a radically different audiobook! Dramatized adaptations produced with a full cast, cinematic music and sound effects. Action packed productions like you never heard before. Savings of up to 60% Off this month! Discount prices reflected on product pages at GraphicAudio.net

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    8 min
  • BEAUTIFUL COUNTRY by Qian Julie Wang, read by Qian Julie Wang

    Audiobook Review

    Author and narrator Qian Julie Wang captivates listeners with this poignant and powerful memoir. Host Jo Reed and AudioFile’s Michele Cobb discuss this Civil Rights Attorney's story that absolutely should be heard in the author’s own voice. Wang vividly describes living with her family in poverty and fear in New York City as undocumented immigrants from China. While often heartbreaking, Wang’s writing is sparse yet beautiful. Her deeply personal and affecting performance compels one to keep listening even through the most painful moments of her family’s struggle to survive. Read the full review of the audiobook on AudioFile’s website. Published by Random House Audio.

    Find more audiobook recommendations at audiofilemagazine.com

    Support for Behind the Mic comes from Graphic Audio. Graphic Audio, A Movie in Your Mind featuring dramatized adaptations of the TERRA IGNOTA science fiction series by Ada Palmer. Savings of up to 60% Off this month! Discount prices reflected on product pages at GraphicAudio.net

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    8 min
  • BEAUTIFUL WORLD, WHERE ARE YOU by Sally Rooney, read by Aoife McMahon

    Audiobook Review

    Narrator Aoife McMahon’s voice makes the conflicts of Irish millennials beautiful in Sally Rooney’s messy world. Host Jo Reed and AudioFile’s Michele Cobb discuss this tableau of friends—Eileen, Alice, Felix, and Simon—who are wrestling with relationships, mental health, politics, and the purpose of life. McMahon’s musical Irish voice enhances the story, and she brings a flair for storytelling and vocalization to this narration. She makes her transitions between points of view with the lightness of a lark, and Rooney’s peerless descriptions imprint upon the mind’s eye. A hopeful millennial journey shines through McMahon’s performance. Read the full review of the audiobook on AudioFile’s website. Published by Macmillan Audio.

    Find more audiobook recommendations at audiofilemagazine.com

    Support for Behind the Mic comes from Graphic Audio. Graphic Audio, A Movie in Your Mind featuring DARK HORSE COMICS dramatized adaptations of X, Ghost, The Mask and Living With The Dead. Savings of up to 60% Off this month! Find out more at GraphicAudio.net

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    9 min
  • GOOD OMENS by Neil Gaiman, Terry Pratchett, read by Rebecca Front, Michael Sheen, David Tennant, and a full cast

    Audiobook Review

    Host Jo Reed and AudioFile’s Emily Connelly discuss the joy of hearing GOOD OMENS once more in a full-cast, unabridged production! Neil Gaiman and Terry Pratchett’s fan favorite comes to life with this new recording. Rebecca Front’s narration perfectly matches the wry, dry, very British humor. A star-studded cast chimes in with character dialogue—including Michael Sheen and David Tennant reprising their roles from the streaming TV series as an angel and demon duo trying to avert the apocalypse. Listen as Armageddon approaches, much to the horror of Aziraphale and Crowley, and enjoy the wild ride. Read the full review of the audiobook on AudioFile’s website. Published by HarperAudio.

    Find more audiobook recommendations at audiofilemagazine.com

    Support for Behind the Mc comes from Graphic Audio. Graphic Audio, A Movie in Your Mind featuring dramatized adaptations of the TERRA IGNOTA science fiction series by Ada Palmer. Savings of up to 60% Off this month! Discount prices reflected on product pages at GraphicAudio.net

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    11 min

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