Podcast Talk With Audiobook Reviews

Podcast Talk With Audiobook Reviews

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  • DIFFERENT KINDS OF FRUIT by Kyle Lukoff, read by Cassandra Morris, Kyle Lukoff [Note]

    Audiobook Review

    Narrator Cassandra Morris’s bright and youthful tone fits Annabelle, a sixth-grader growing up sheltered in a small Washington town. Host Jo Reed and AudioFile’s Emily Connelly discuss Kyle Lukoff’s excellent writing and Morris’s lively narration that work seamlessly to bring Annabelle and the well-rounded characters to life. Annabelle fears that this school year will be the same as all the others—but when she meets Bailey, her new nonbinary classmate, her world opens wider and she gains new perspectives. Annabelle comes to better understand herself, her family, and her community thanks to Bailey’s friendship. Highly recommended family listening.

    Read the full review of the audiobook on AudioFile’s website. Published by Listening Library.

    Find more audiobook recommendations at audiofilemagazine.com

    Support for AudioFile's Behind the Mic comes from PENGUIN RANDOM HOUSE AUDIO, dedicated to producing top-quality fiction and nonfiction audiobooks written and read by the best in the business. Visit penguinrandomhouseaudio.com/audiofile now to start listening.

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    8 min
  • INHERITANCE by Elizabeth Acevedo, read by Elizabeth Acevedo

    Audiobook Review

    Poet Elizabeth Acevedo’s narration of her groundbreaking spoken-word poem resonates with love, understanding, and heartbreak. Host Jo Reed and AudioFile’s Emily Connelly discuss Acevedo’s breathtaking narration of INHERITANCE, her poem originally titled “Hair” that achieved viral fame during her 2014 slam poetry circuit. With a thrumming rhythm and exquisitely placed pauses, Acevedo celebrates the beauty and importance of Black hair. While brief, it’s an audio packed with insights and clarity that demands a relisten.

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

    Find more audiobook recommendations at audiofilemagazine.com

    Support for AudioFile's Behind the Mic comes from PENGUIN RANDOM HOUSE AUDIO, dedicated to producing top-quality fiction and nonfiction audiobooks written and read by the best in the business. Visit penguinrandomhouseaudio.com/audiofile now to start listening.

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    7 min
  • NOTHING BURNS AS BRIGHT AS YOU by Ashley Woodfolk, read by Amani Minter

    Audiobook Review

    Amani Minter’s quiet and heartfelt narration grounds the listener in the story of an all-consuming friendship and fierce first love. Host Jo Reed and AudioFile’s Emily Connelly discuss Ashley Woodfolk’s novel in verse centered around the relationship between two unnamed Black girls. Minter’s pleasantly husky voice recounts a tense and emotional day when the pair set fires, intentionally and not, which change the course of their lives, and their perceptions of themselves. The narrative jumps through time recounting their first meeting, their growing friendship, and how it shifted into something more. Minter’s intentional narration adds a layer of intimacy to this lyrical novel in verse.

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

    Find more audiobook recommendations at audiofilemagazine.com

    Support for AudioFile's Behind the Mic comes from PENGUIN RANDOM HOUSE AUDIO, dedicated to producing top-quality fiction and nonfiction audiobooks written and read by the best in the business. Visit penguinrandomhouseaudio.com/audiofile now to start listening.

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    7 min
  • THE BEAUTY OF DUSK by Frank Bruni, read by Frank Bruni

    Audiobook Review

    Frank Bruni narrates his audiobook in a tone of calm wisdom. Host Jo Reed and AudioFile contributor Alan Minskoff discuss how Bruni, a columnist and critic for THE NEW YORK TIMES, became partially blind after a stroke. As the medical establishment struggled to discover what exactly happened, Bruni learned to adapt to his new reality. He expands the work to reflect on the nature of aging and the value of knowledge and wisdom as one grows older. Throughout, listeners will find themselves enveloped by Bruni’s hopeful tone.

    Read the full review of the audiobook on AudioFile’s website. Published by Simon & Schuster Audio.

    Find more audiobook recommendations at audiofilemagazine.com

    Support for AudioFile's Behind the Mic comes from PENGUIN RANDOM HOUSE AUDIO, dedicated to producing top-quality fiction and nonfiction audiobooks written and read by the best in the business. Visit penguinrandomhouseaudio.com/audiofile now to start listening.

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    7 min
  • HER HIDDEN GENIUS by Marie Benedict, read by Nicola Barber

    Audiobook Review

    Nicola Barber’s expressive narration captures the inner life and scientific mindset of Rosalind Franklin, the great English biophysicist. Host Jo Reed and AudioFile contributor Alan Minskoff discuss how Barber is a wonderfully expressive reader of Marie Benedict’s historical novel. The plot follows the real-life Franklin on her epoch-making research into the structures of DNA, RNA, and viruses. Barber’s first-person narration provides an insider’s feeling of the challenges experienced by a female scientist in the world of 1950s genetic research.

    Read the full review of the audiobook on AudioFile’s website. Published by Audible, Inc.

    Find more audiobook recommendations at audiofilemagazine.com

    Support for AudioFile's Behind the Mic comes from PENGUIN RANDOM HOUSE AUDIO, dedicated to producing top-quality fiction and nonfiction audiobooks written and read by the best in the business. Visit penguinrandomhouseaudio.com/audiofile now to start listening.

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    7 min
  • DIRTY BIRD BLUES by Clarence Major, Yusef Komunyakaa [Fore.], John Beckman [Intro.], read by Dion Graham

    Audiobook Review

    Dion Graham gives a virtuoso performance of fictional bluesman Manfred (Man) Banks. Host Jo Reed and AudioFile’s Alan Minskoff discuss Graham’s interpretation of this 25th anniversary edition of Clarence Major’s novel. Graham sings, riffs, wails, and weeps as he takes listeners into the soul of the protagonist, a bluesman with the can’t-win-for-losing blues. Man travels from Chicago to Omaha, and trouble follows.

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

    Find more audiobook recommendations at audiofilemagazine.com

    Support for AudioFile's Behind the Mic comes from PENGUIN RANDOM HOUSE AUDIO, dedicated to producing top-quality fiction and nonfiction audiobooks written and read by the best in the business. Visit penguinrandomhouseaudio.com/audiofile now to start listening.

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    6 min
  • MEAT ME HALFWAY by Brian Kateman, read by Pete Cross

    Audiobook Review

    Pete Cross reads Brian Kateman’s polemical audiobook thoughtfully and with good pace and a sure sense of its complexity and meaning. Host Jo Reed and AudioFile’s Alan Minskoff discuss how Cross delivers the arguments and manages to balance the audiobook’s informal tone and informational content. Kateman shares his own story and takes on the issues surrounding the raising of cattle, the production of meat, and the environmental cost of eating meat. Worthy listening for anyone interested in the future of food.

    Read the full review of the audiobook on AudioFile’s website. Published by Dreamscape.

    Find more audiobook recommendations at audiofilemagazine.com

    Support for AudioFile's Behind the Mic comes from PENGUIN RANDOM HOUSE AUDIO, dedicated to producing top-quality fiction and nonfiction audiobooks written and read by the best in the business. Visit penguinrandomhouseaudio.com/audiofile now to start listening.

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    7 min
  • ZABAR'S by Lori Zabar, Julia Moskin [Fore.], read by Erin Bennett

    Audiobook Review

    Erin Bennett narrates the late Lori Zabar’s insider history of a New York institution with the right blend of appreciation and conviction. Host Jo Reed and AudioFile contributor Alan Minskoff discuss this fascinating history of the famed Jewish deli Zabar’s—and its recipes. Lori Zabar, who was the granddaughter of immigrant founders Lou and Lilly, shares the past, warts and all. This engaging audiobook leaves the listener hungry for a toasted bagel with Nova and a schmear.

    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 AudioFile's Behind the Mic comes from PENGUIN RANDOM HOUSE AUDIO, dedicated to producing top-quality fiction and nonfiction audiobooks written and read by the best in the business. Visit penguinrandomhouseaudio.com/audiofile now to start listening.

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    7 min
  • MURDER AMONG FRIENDS by Candace Fleming, read by Angela Dawe

    Audiobook Review

    With the talents of narrator Angela Dawe, the author’s extensive research and strong writing propel listeners through an account of the 1924 murder committed by teenagers Nathan Leopold and Richard Loeb. Host Jo Reed and AudioFile’s Michele Cobb discuss this YA true crime audiobook that explores the lives, relationships, and motives of the two teenagers and their hopes to pull off the “perfect crime.” The story is disturbing, and Dawe’s narration is gripping.

    Read the full review of the audiobook on AudioFile’s website.

    Published by Listening Library.

    Find more audiobook recommendations at audiofilemagazine.com

    Support for AudioFile's Behind the Mic comes from PENGUIN RANDOM HOUSE AUDIO, dedicated to producing top-quality fiction and nonfiction audiobooks written and read by the best in the business. Visit penguinrandomhouseaudio.com/audiofile now to start listening.

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    8 min
  • EASY BEAUTY by Chloé Cooper Jones, read by Chloé Cooper Jones

    Audiobook Review

    Chloé Cooper Jones’s memoir is made even more personal with her narration of the audiobook. Host Jo Reed and AudioFile’s Michele Cobb discuss this exploration of the author’s physical disability and her fight to thrive in spite of the constant judgment, pity, and prejudice of others. Jones offers a profoundly honest examination of society’s standards of beauty and desirability and insightfully explores disability, parenthood, relationships, and more.

    Read the full review of the audiobook on AudioFile’s website. Published by Simon & Schuster Audio.

    Find more audiobook recommendations at audiofilemagazine.com

    Support for AudioFile's Behind the Mic comes from PENGUIN RANDOM HOUSE AUDIO, dedicated to producing top-quality fiction and nonfiction audiobooks written and read by the best in the business. Visit penguinrandomhouseaudio.com/audiofile now to start listening.

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    7 min

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