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Edoardo Ballerini is the perfect narrator for this boy-meets-girl saga in the Big Band era. Chi Chi Donatelli and Saverino Armandonada both dream of stardom, and when they meet and fall in love, they are swept away by romance. Marriage becomes a challenge, and larger themes of love, sacrifice, ambition, and independence emerge, with Ballerini and Trigiani creating the perfect atmosphere. Published by Harper Audio. Read the full review of TONY’S WIFE at audiofilemagazine.com. For more free audiobook recommendations, sign up for AudioFile Magazine’s newsletter. On today’s episode are host Jo Reed and Michele Cobb, Publisher of AudioFile Magazine Support for AudioFile's Sound Reviews comes from GraphicAudio, featuring series such as The Stormlight Archive, Deathlands, Smoke Jensen, Demon Cycle, and over 1,000 more A Movie In Your Mind full cast productions available only at www.GraphicAudio.net. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Listen to this heartwarming follow-up to THE STORY OF ARTHUR TRULUV, narrated by author Elizabeth Berg. Baker extraordinaire Lucille is at the center of this story, with her friends Iris, Monica, and Abigail each facing their own challenges. The small town of Mason, Missouri, comes to life, and each of their interconnected stories illuminates the everyday miracles of friendship. Published by Recorded Books. Read the full review of NIGHT OF MIRACLES at audiofilemagazine.com. For more free audiobook recommendations, sign up for AudioFile Magazine’s newsletter. On today’s episode are host Jo Reed and Michele Cobb, Publisher of AudioFile Magazine Support for AudioFile's Sound Reviews comes from GraphicAudio, featuring series such as The Stormlight Archive, Deathlands, Smoke Jensen, Demon Cycle, and over 1,000 more A Movie In Your Mind full cast productions available only at www.GraphicAudio.net. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Known for his exciting podcast, Gregg Clunis provides simple strategies to get more out of your life with practical ideas and teachings from his own experience. His clear and serious tone will help listeners learn how to make those big changes as individuals — with awakening, exploring, connecting, and following through. This accessible guide is what you need to coach you through being in the world in a whole new way. Published by Hachette Audio. Read the full review of TINY LEAPS, BIG CHANGES at audiofilemagazine.com. For more free audiobook recommendations, sign up for AudioFile Magazine’s newsletter. On today’s episode are host Jo Reed and Michele Cobb, Publisher of AudioFile Magazine Support for AudioFile's Sound Reviews comes from GraphicAudio, featuring series such as The Stormlight Archive, Deathlands, Smoke Jensen, Demon Cycle, and over 1,000 more A Movie In Your Mind full cast productions available only at www.GraphicAudio.net. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

FBI Special agent Pendergast has a new boss and a new younger partner, and longtime narrator Rene Auberjonois brings the perfect acerbic delivery to the 18th mystery in the Pendergast series. You know it’ll be a wild ride when an audiobook starts off with a Pekingese running off with a human heart he found on a grave! Audiobook mystery listeners will love every minute of this Earphone Award-winning audiobook. Published by Hachette Audio. Read the full review of VERSES FOR THE DEAD at audiofilemagazine.com. For more free audiobook recommendations, sign up for AudioFile Magazine’s newsletter. On today’s episode are host Jo Reed and Michele Cobb, Publisher of AudioFile Magazine Support for AudioFile's Sound Reviews comes from GraphicAudio, featuring series such as The Stormlight Archive, Deathlands, Smoke Jensen, Demon Cycle, and over 1,000 more A Movie In Your Mind full cast productions available only at www.GraphicAudio.net. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Whatever the product or service, business thinker Seth Godin teaches you how to reframe how it's presented to the world. Continuing many of the marketing principles he has talked about in other audiobooks, Godin brings his signature blend of insight, observation, and memorable examples. Published by Penguin Audio Read the full review of THIS IS MARKETING at audiofilemagazine.com. For more free audiobook recommendations, sign up for AudioFile Magazine’s newsletter. On today’s episode are host Jo Reed and Robin Whitten, Editor & Founder of AudioFile Magazine. Support for AudioFile's Sound Reviews comes from GraphicAudio, featuring series such as The Stormlight Archive, Deathlands, Smoke Jensen, Demon Cycle, and over 1,000 more A Movie In Your Mind full cast productions available only at www.GraphicAudio.net. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Nine Australians seeking escape gather at a health resort for a ten-day retreat, but the fanatical resort director's devotion to "transformation" leads to some surprising turns. Caroline Lee’s animated performance brings listeners along as the story changes perspective. Published by Macmillan Audio Read the full review of NINE PERFECT STRANGERS at audiofilemagazine.com. For more free audiobook recommendations, sign up for AudioFile Magazine’s newsletter. On today’s episode are host Jo Reed and Robin Whitten, Editor & Founder of AudioFile Magazine Support for AudioFile's Sound Reviews comes from GraphicAudio, featuring series such as The Stormlight Archive, Deathlands, Smoke Jensen, Demon Cycle, and over 1,000 more A Movie In Your Mind full cast productions available only at www.GraphicAudio.net. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Ted Simon took a motorbike trip around the world and wrote about it in JUPITER’S TRAVELS. He became famous for this epic ride; his return trip three decades later, when he was in his early 70s, is a tribute to his pluck and tenacity. Adventures abound. Published by Naxos AudioBooks. Read the full review of DREAMING OF JUPITER at audiofilemagazine.com. For more free audiobook recommendations, sign up for AudioFile Magazine’s newsletter. On today’s episode are host Jo Reed and Robin Whitten, Editor & Founder of AudioFile Magazine Support for AudioFile's Sound Reviews comes from GraphicAudio, featuring series such as The Stormlight Archive, Deathlands, Smoke Jensen, Demon Cycle, and over 1,000 more A Movie In Your Mind full cast productions available only at www.GraphicAudio.net. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Polish author Olga Tokarczuk’s 2018 National Book Award Finalist and winner of the Booker International Prize is a unique fragmentary novel. While FLIGHTS may be a turbulent ride, if listeners stick with Julia Whelan’s narration, she’ll take them where they need to go. Published by Penguin Audio Read the full review of FLIGHTS at audiofilemagazine.com. For more free audiobook recommendations, sign up for AudioFile Magazine’s newsletter. On today’s episode are host Jo Reed and Robin Whitten, Editor & Founder of AudioFile Magazine Support for AudioFile's Sound Reviews comes from GraphicAudio, featuring series such as The Stormlight Archive, Deathlands, Smoke Jensen, Demon Cycle, and over 1,000 more A Movie In Your Mind full cast productions available only at www.GraphicAudio.net. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Neil Gaiman delivers four brief paeans to free speech, the importance of libraries, and perseverance in writing and other creative pursuits. Gaiman has had so much experience and success in various professional arenas that his advice sounds both knowledgeable and knowing—he’s been there before—and his reassuring tone makes this a collection to listen to again and again. Published by Harper Audio. Read the full review of ART MATTERS at audiofilemagazine.com. For more free audiobook recommendations, sign up for AudioFile Magazine’s newsletter. On today’s episode are host Jo Reed and Robin Whitten, Editor & Founder of AudioFile Magazine Support for AudioFile's Sound Reviews comes from GraphicAudio, featuring series such as The Stormlight Archive, Deathlands, Smoke Jensen, Demon Cycle, and over 1,000 more A Movie In Your Mind full cast productions available only at www.GraphicAudio.net. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A fictional memoir of Madam Tussaud, who founded the famous wax museum in London, takes listeners from the luxury of the French Court to the violence of the French Revolution. Petite Marie Grosholtz was nicknamed “Little,” but she was a powerhouse of spirit and perseverance. Narrator Jayne Entwistle is captivating and emotive as she tells Marie’s life in diary form. Published by Penguin Audio. Read the full review of LITTLE at audiofilemagazine.com. For more free audiobook recommendations, sign up for AudioFile Magazine’s newsletter. On today’s episode are host Jo Reed and AudioFile Magazine’s Founder & Editor Robin Whitten Support for AudioFile's Sound Reviews comes from GraphicAudio, featuring series such as The Stormlight Archive, Deathlands, Smoke Jensen, Demon Cycle, and over 1,000 more A Movie In Your Mind full cast productions available only at www.GraphicAudio.net. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Actor Michael Caine’s long career has had plenty of ups and downs. In his iconic, wry style, he mostly chronicles his professional life. Enjoy spending a few hours with the actor as he offers humorous, candid opinions on his career, including his films, plays, and costars. Caine turns his best-learned lessons into excellent rules to adopt whatever one’s career choice: Arrive on time and prepared; be ready for luck; and when you fail, learn from it. Published by Hachette Audio. Read the full review of BLOWING THE BLOODY DOORS OFF at audiofilemagazine.com. For more free audiobook recommendations, sign up for AudioFile Magazine’s newsletter. On today’s episode are host Jo Reed and AudioFile Magazine’s Founder & Editor Robin Whitten Support for AudioFile's Sound Reviews comes from GraphicAudio, featuring series such as The Stormlight Archive, Deathlands, Smoke Jensen, Demon Cycle, and over 1,000 more A Movie In Your Mind full cast productions available only at www.GraphicAudio.net. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Chief Superintendent Gamache is named an executor of a stranger’s will along with two other residents of Three Pines. Narrator Robert Bathurst brings a world-weary quality to Gamache while still capturing the character’s steady, compassionate nature. Gamache’s career at the Surete continues to be in peril. Published by Macmillan Audio Read the full review of KINGDOM OF THE BLIND at audiofilemagazine.com. For more free audiobook recommendations, sign up for AudioFile Magazine’s newsletter. On today’s episode are host Jo Reed and AudioFile Magazine’s Founder & Editor Robin Whitten Support for AudioFile's Sound Reviews comes from GraphicAudio, featuring series such as The Stormlight Archive, Deathlands, Smoke Jensen, Demon Cycle, and over 1,000 more A Movie In Your Mind full cast productions available only at www.GraphicAudio.net. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This memoir of one of America’s great role models is perfect as an audiobook. In a rich, warm timbre, Michelle Obama treats listeners to reminiscences and reflections on her life as though we were friends seated in her living room. To hear Mrs. Obama share her personal stories further reveals her compassion, her quiet confidence, and her steely resolve. Published by Random House Audio. Read the full review of BECOMING at audiofilemagazine.com. For more free audiobook recommendations, sign up for AudioFile Magazine’s newsletter. On today’s episode are host Jo Reed and AudioFile Magazine’s Founder & Editor Robin Whitten Support for AudioFile's Sound Reviews comes from GraphicAudio, featuring series such as The Stormlight Archive, Deathlands, Smoke Jensen, Demon Cycle, and over 1,000 more A Movie In Your Mind full cast productions available only at www.GraphicAudio.net. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Janet Evanovich’s long-running comedy mystery series featuring bounty hunter Stephanie Plum turns 25 and is very much alive. Quirky characters Lula, Cousin Vinnie, and Ranger are fresh and sassy. Narrator Lorelei King draws memorable portraits with great skill. In #25, Stephanie and Lula go undercover at the Red River Deli, and nothing goes as planned. Published by Penguin Audio. Read the full review of LOOK ALIVE TWENTY-FIVE at audiofilemagazine.com. For more free audiobook recommendations, sign up for AudioFile Magazine’s newsletter. On today’s episode are host Jo Reed and AudioFile Magazine’s Founder & Editor Robin Whitten. Support for Behind the Mic 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. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Celebrate the 10th anniversary of THE HUNGER GAMES with a captivating new production, narrated by Tatiana Maslany. Her husky voice and skill in conveying nail-biting tension perfectly fit the story of teenagers who are senselessly sacrificed for media attention and political gain. Published by Scholastic Audiobooks. Read the full review of THE HUNGER GAMES: SPECIAL EDITION at audiofilemagazine.com. For more free audiobook recommendations, sign up for AudioFile Magazine’s newsletter. On today’s episode are host Jo Reed and AudioFile Magazine Publisher Michele Cobb. Support for Behind the Mic 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. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

If this were just an audiobook about the evolution of the musical “Chicago,” it would be engaging, but with Joel Froomkin’s narration, it is absolutely delightful. Froomkin’s performance is a marvel, making the politicians, the “dolls,” and the smoke-filled rooms of the notorious city sizzle with decadence. The backstory of the musical and the city is great entertainment. Published by Tantor Audio. Read the full review of ALL THAT JAZZ at audiofilemagazine.com. For more free audiobook recommendations, sign up for AudioFile Magazine’s newsletter. On today’s episode are host Jo Reed and AudioFile Magazine Publisher Michele Cobb. Support for Behind the Mic 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. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Joe Ide weaves another fast-paced, character-driven L.A. detective story, masterfully narrated by Sullivan Jones. Isaiah Quintabe (IQ), struggling PI, risks his life to investigate a missing person case that exposes him to a vicious paramilitary gang. Published by Hachette Audio. Read the full review of WRECKED at audiofilemagazine.com. For more free audiobook recommendations, sign up for AudioFile Magazine’s newsletter. On today’s episode are host Jo Reed and AudioFile Magazine Publisher Michele Cobb Support for Behind the Mic 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. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A companion program to the PBS series “The Great American Read.” Robin Miles narrates broadcast journalist Meredith Viera’s invitation to fellow book lovers to join her in discovering and rediscovering the 100 books discussed in the show. Listeners come away with reasons to reread or listen to favorites and create lists of new books to try. Published by Blackstone Audio. Read the full review of THE GREAT AMERICAN READ: THE BOOK OF BOOKS at audiofilemagazine.com. For more free audiobook recommendations, sign up for AudioFile Magazine’s newsletter. On today’s episode are host Jo Reed and AudioFile Magazine Publisher Michele Cobb. Support for Behind the Mic 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. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Donna Andrews continues her series of cozy mysteries with avian themes with this holiday entry. Amateur sleuth Meg Langslow deals with the discovery of a live baby in a nativity creche. Narrator Bernadette Dunne has narrated all 24 audiobooks in the series. Listeners will find themselves laughing and cheering as they’re drawn into the action of this humorous audiobook. Published by Dreamscape Audio. Read the full review of LARK! THE HERALD ANGELS SING at audiofilemagazine.com. For more free audiobook recommendations, sign up for AudioFile Magazine’s newsletter. On today’s episode are host Jo Reed and AudioFile Magazine Publisher Michele Cobb. Support for Behind the Mic 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. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A full-cast experience transforms a year’s worth of comics into a “movie for your mind.” Richard Rohan narrates the scenes, while a full cast of 47 actors makes the characters come alive—along with an outrageous number of sound effects including explosions, sirens, and screams. The story is as good on audio as it was in the comics—a near impossible feat. Published by GraphicAudio. Read the full review of MARVEL: AVENGERS VS. X-MEN at audiofilemagazine.com. For more free audiobook recommendations, sign up for AudioFile Magazine’s newsletter. On today’s episode are host Jo Reed and AudioFile Magazine Assistant Editor Emily Connelly Support for Behind the Mic 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. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Exuding attitude with every syllable, narrator Guy Lockard concludes Jason Reynolds’s Track series that will resonate with young listeners. Lu is the fast, flashy “fine-o albino” co-captain of the Defenders track team, but lately he’s been stumbling over hurdles both on and off the track. Dialogue plus delivery make the story feel very real. Published by Simon & Schuster Audio. Read the full review of LU: Track, Book 4 at audiofilemagazine.com. For more free audiobook recommendations, sign up for AudioFile Magazine’s newsletter. On today’s episode are host Jo Reed and AudioFile Magazine Assistant Editor Emily Connelly. Support for Behind the Mic 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. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Science Fiction and fantasy author N.K. Jemisin (BROKEN EARTH TRILOGY) offers her first collection of short fiction with stories that share themes such as feminism, otherness, relationships, motherhood, power, fertility, and dreams. Seven stellar narrators each drill down to the core of the story, developing believable accents and highlighting the characters’ personalities. Published by Hachette Audio. Read the full review of HOW LONG 'TIL BLACK FUTURE MONTH? at audiofilemagazine.com. For more free audiobook recommendations, sign up for AudioFile Magazine’s newsletter. On today’s episode are host Jo Reed and AudioFile Magazine Assistant Editor Emily Connelly Support for Behind the Mic 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. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In a postmodern Gothic tale, Sarah Perry (THE ESSEX SERPENT) takes listeners on a haunting journey to discover the existence of Melmoth, a dark-robed figure of ancient tales. Helen, a modern-day translator living in Prague, uncovers the dark history of the elusive monster, the “witness” who watches humanity’s darkest deeds. Jan Cramer wraps listeners in the creepy, unsettling cloak of this fantasy. Published by Harper Audio. Read the full review of MELMOTH at audiofilemagazine.com. For more free audiobook recommendations, sign up for AudioFile Magazine’s newsletter. On today’s episode are host Jo Reed and AudioFile Magazine Assistant Editor Emily Connelly. Support for Behind the Mic 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. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Lumberjanes are just the thing for family listening. Based on a series of comic books, the audiobook featuring Amanda Leigh Cobb’s performance pulls out the stops for adventure, goofy songs, and unique perspective on life with the kids at camp. Her narration gives the scouts lively, memorable vocal personalities. And adults will adore the wordplay—who will forget Miss Annabella Panache? THE GOOD EGG is a treat. Listen to UNICORN POWER and THE MOON IS UP for more Lumberjanes fun. Published by Recorded Books. Read the full review of LUMBERJANES: THE GOOD EGG at audiofilemagazine.com. For more free audiobook recommendations, sign up for AudioFile Magazine’s newsletter. On today’s episode are host Jo Reed and AudioFile Magazine Assistant Editor Emily Connelly. Support for Behind the Mic 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. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today’s guest is Heath Miller, who narrates the zany sci-fi novel SPACE OPERA, written by Catherynne Valente and published by HighBridge Audio. SPACE OPERA earned a spot on our Best of 2018 Science Fiction & Fantasy list. Sentient races compete for glory in a universe-wide music contest, and it’s both scathing social commentary and a hilarious send-up of music competitions. Heath shines as the sardonic narrator guiding listeners and does an outstanding job with a cast of alien and human personas. Hear from Heath himself about narrating this over-the-top audiobook. Read our full review of SPACE OPERA at audiofilemagazine.com. Explore ALL of the audiobooks in AudioFile’s Best of the Year Ezine with sound clips and narrator videos at https://www.audiofilemagazine.com/bestof/. On today’s episode are Robin Whitten, Founder and Editor of AudioFile Magazine, and our guest, narrator Heath Miller We are giving away audiobooks from Libro.FM, Audiobooks.com, and Downpour on Twitter — visit us there at @audiofilemag and look for the #podcast for your chance to download your picks from our Best Of lists. For more free audiobook recommendations, sign up for AudioFile Magazine’s newsletter. Support for Behind the Mic 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. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Our last Best of 2018 list features favorites in Science Fiction & Fantasy. Listen as Michele and Robin discuss these winners, with bonus sound samples of WHO IS THE BLACK PANTHER?, performed by a full cast, and THE POPPY WAR, narrated by Emily Woo Zeller. And don’t miss tomorrow’s interview with Heath Miller about his narration of SPACE OPERA. AudioFile Magazine’s Best Science Fiction and Fantasy Audiobooks of 2018 ARMISTICE by Lara Elena Donnelly, read by Mary Robinette Kowal, published by Macmillan Audio SPACE OPERA by Catherynne M. Valente, read by Heath Miller, published by HighBridge Audio SPINNING SILVER by Naomi Novik, read by Lisa Flanagan, published by Random House Audio THE OUTSIDER by Stephen King, read by Will Patton, published by Simon & Schuster Audio THE POPPY WAR by R.F. Kuang, read by Emily Woo Zeller, published by Harper Audio WHO IS THE BLACK PANTHER? by Jesse J. Holland, read by Ken Jackson and a Full Cast, published by GraphicAudio Explore ALL of the audiobooks in AudioFile’s Best of the Year Ezine with sound clips and narrator videos at https://www.audiofilemagazine.com/bestof/. On today’s episode are Robin Whitten, Founder and Editor, and Michele Cobb, Publisher at AudioFile Magazine. We are giving away audiobooks from Libro.FM, Audiobooks.com, and Downpour on Twitter — visit us there at @audiofilemag and look for the #podcast for your chance to download your picks from our Best Of lists. For more free audiobook recommendations, sign up for AudioFile Magazine’s newsletter. Support for Behind the Mic 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. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today we’re sharing AudioFile Magazine’s list of the 2018 Best Memoir Audiobooks. Listen as we discuss all the winners, including sound clips from THE COST OF LIVING by Deborah Levy and MAKE TROUBLE by Cecile Richards. AudioFile Magazine’s Best Memoir Audiobooks of 2018 BECOMING by Michelle Obama, read by Michelle Obama, published by Random House Audio EDUCATED by Tara Westover, read by Julia Whelan, published by Random House Audio GOING TO THE MOUNTAIN by Ndaba Mandela, read by Michael Boatman, Ndaba Mandela, published by Hachette Audio MAKE TROUBLE by Cecile Richards, Lauren Peterson, read by Cecile Richards, published by Simon & Schuster Audio REPORTER by Seymour M. Hersh, read by Arthur Morey, published by Random House Audio THE COST OF LIVING by Deborah Levy, read by Henrietta Meire, published by HighBridge Audio Explore ALL of the audiobooks in AudioFile’s Best of the Year Ezine with sound clips and narrator videos at https://www.audiofilemagazine.com/bestof/. On today’s episode are Robin Whitten, Founder and Editor, and Michele Cobb, Publisher at AudioFile Magazine. We are giving away audiobooks from Libro.FM, Audiobooks.com, and Downpour on Twitter — visit us there at @audiofilemag and look for the #podcast for your chance to download your picks from our Best Of lists. For more free audiobook recommendations, sign up for AudioFile Magazine’s newsletter. Support for Behind the Mic 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. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Our guest on today’s special narrator episode is Brittany Pressley, the talented narrator behind one of AudioFile’s 2018 Best Audiobooks, THE SOMETIMES SISTERS by Carolyn Brown, published by Brilliance Audio. Brittany has narrated several of Brown’s titles, and the author and narrator team have an obvious talent for creating memorable romance audiobooks. Listen as Brittany tells us about narrating THE SOMETIMES SISTERS. Read our full review of THE SOMETIMES SISTERS at audiofilemagazine.com. Explore ALL the audiobooks in AudioFile’s Best of the Year Ezine with sound clips and narrator videos at https://www.audiofilemagazine.com/bestof/. On today’s episode are Michele Cobb, Publisher at AudioFile Magazine, and our guest, narrator Brittany Pressley. We are giving away audiobooks from Libro.FM, Audiobooks.com, and Downpour on Twitter — visit us there at @audiofilemag and look for the #podcast for your chance to download your picks from our Best Of lists. For more free audiobook recommendations, sign up for AudioFile Magazine’s newsletter. Support for Behind the Mic 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. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today we’re sharing the Best Romance Audiobooks of 2018. Listen to clips from BESOTTED WITH THE VISCOUNT and AS YOU WISH, two of our five picks. And be sure to come back tomorrow to hear our interview with narrator Brittany Pressley about Carolyn Brown’s THE SOMETIMES SISTERS. AudioFile Magazine’s Best Romance Audiobooks of 2018 AS YOU WISH by Jude Deveraux, read by Susan Bennett, published by Recorded Books BESOTTED WITH THE VISCOUNT by Susanna Malcolm, read by Nicholas Boulton, published by Hedgehog Inc. Productions IT HAPPENED IN THE HIGHLANDS by May McGoldrick, read by Saskia Maarleveld, published by Macmillan Audio KISS QUOTIENT by Helen Hoang, read by Carly Robins, published by Dreamscape THE SOMETIMES SISTERS by Carolyn Brown, read by Brittany Pressley, published by Brilliance Audio On today’s episode are Robin Whitten, Founder and Editor, and Michele Cobb, Publisher at AudioFile Magazine. We are giving away audiobooks from Libro.FM, Audiobooks.com, and Downpour on Twitter — visit us there at @audiofilemag and look for the #podcast for your chance to download your picks from our Best Of lists. For more free audiobook recommendations, sign up for AudioFile Magazine’s newsletter. Support for Behind the Mic 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. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Fiona Hardingham voices the final audiobook in Maryrose Wood’s The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place series with exuberance, charm, and impeccable timing. As our guest on today’s podcast, she discusses the special preparation she put into this audiobook, which features an array of accents and voices. And for more on The Incorrigible Children, check out our special bonus interview with author Maryrose Wood. Read our full review of THE LONG-LOST HOME at audiofilemagazine.com. Explore ALL the audiobooks in AudioFile’s Best of the Year Ezine with sound clips and narrator videos at https://www.audiofilemagazine.com/bestof/. On today’s episode are Robin Whitten, Founder and Editor of AudioFile Magazine, and our guest, narrator Fiona Hardingham. We are giving away audiobooks from Libro.FM, Audiobooks.com, and Downpour on Twitter — visit us there at @audiofilemag and look for the #podcast for your chance to download your picks from our Best Of lists. For more free audiobook recommendations, sign up for AudioFile Magazine’s newsletter. Support for Behind the Mic 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. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today we are sharing the Best Children’s and Family Audiobooks of 2018. Listen in as we talk about our picks and share clips from GOOD NIGHT STORIES FOR REBEL GIRLS and YOU DON’T KNOW EVERYTHING, JILLY P! And be sure to tune in tomorrow when we share our interview with narrator Fiona Hardingham discussing the final book of Maryrose Wood’s Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place series. AudioFile Magazine’s Best Children’s and Family Audiobooks 2018 FINDING LANGSTON by Lesa Cline-Ransome, read by Dion Graham, published by Dreamscape GOOD NIGHT STORIES FOR REBEL GIRLS, BOOKS 1-2 by Elena Favilli, Francesca Cavallo, read by Alicia Keys, Ashley Judd, Danai Gurira, Esperanza Spalding, Janeane Garofalo, Mozhan Marnò, Phillipa Soo, Rowan Blanchard, Samira Wiley, published by Listening Library HARBOR ME by Jacqueline Woodson, read by N'Jameh Camara, Toshi Widoff-Woodson, Jacqueline Woodson, Jose Carrera, Dean Flanagan, Angel Romero, Mikelle Wright-Matos, published by Listening Library MERCI SUÁREZ CHANGES GEARS by Meg Medina, read by Frankie Corzo, published by Brilliance Audio/Candlewick THE LONG-LOST HOME by Maryrose Wood, read by Fiona Hardingham, published by Harper Audio YOU DON'T KNOW EVERYTHING JILLY P. by Alex Gino, read by Nora Hunter, Blythe Auffarth, Cherise Boothe, Em Eldridge, Alex Gino, Maxwell Glick, Rachel Jacobs, Sisi Johnson, Katharine Lee McEwan, Taylor Meskimen, Marc Samuel, Miebaka Yohannes, published by Scholastic Audiobooks On today’s episode are Robin Whitten, Founder and Editor, and Michele Cobb, Publisher at AudioFile Magazine. We are giving away audiobooks from Libro.FM, Audiobooks.com, and Downpour on Twitter — visit us there at @audiofilemag and look for the #podcast for your chance to download your picks from our Best Of lists. For more free audiobook recommendations, sign up for AudioFile Magazine’s newsletter. Support for Behind the Mic 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. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We’re featuring AudioFile Magazine’s list of the Best Mystery & Suspense Audiobooks of 2018. Listen in as we discuss these compelling audiobooks and share clips from KINGDOM OF THE BLIND and THE DEATH OF MRS. WESTAWAY. Many of these Best of 2018 picks have been featured in detail in earlier podcast episodes—dive back into our archive to discover more about them. AudioFile Magazine’s Best Mystery & Suspense Audiobooks of 2018 DARK SACRED NIGHT by Michael Connelly, read by Titus Welliver, Christine Lakin, published by Hachette Audio DAY OF THE DEAD by Nicci French, read by Beth Chalmers, published by Harper Audio KINGDOM OF THE BLIND by Louise Penny, read by Robert Bathurst, published by Macmillan Audio LETHAL WHITE by Robert Galbraith, read by Robert Glenister, published by Hachette Audio THE DEATH OF MRS. WESTAWAY by Ruth Ware, read by Imogen Church, published by Simon & Schuster Audio THE OTHER WOMAN by Daniel Silva, read by George Guidall, published by Harper Audio Explore ALL of the audiobooks in AudioFile’s Best of the Year Ezine with sound clips and narrator videos at https://www.audiofilemagazine.com/bestof/. On today’s episode are Robin Whitten, Founder and Editor, and Michele Cobb, Publisher at AudioFile Magazine. We are giving away audiobooks from Libro.FM, Audiobooks.com, and Downpour on Twitter — visit us there at @audiofilemag and look for the #podcast for your chance to download your picks from our Best Of lists. For more free audiobook recommendations, sign up for AudioFile Magazine’s newsletter. Support for Behind the Mic 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. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Our guest today is January LaVoy, narrator of an impeccably researched biography of the philanthropist and unsung hero married to Alexander Hamilton. Tilar J. Mazzeo’s ELIZA HAMILTON: The Extraordinary Life and Times of the Wife of Alexander Hamilton, published by Simon & Schuster Audio, is a richly detailed audiobook concentrating on Eliza’s life after Alexander’s death. January’s skilled narration brings to life her dynamic character with personality, wit, and intelligence. Read our full review of ELIZA HAMILTON at audiofilemagazine.com. Explore ALL the audiobooks in AudioFile’s Best of the Year Ezine with sound clips and narrator videos at https://www.audiofilemagazine.com/bestof/. On today’s episode Michele Cobb, Publisher at AudioFile Magazine, and our guest, narrator January LaVoy. We are giving away audiobooks from Libro.FM, Audiobooks.com, and Downpour on Twitter — visit us there at @audiofilemag and look for the #podcast for your chance to download your picks from our Best Of lists. For more free audiobook recommendations, sign up for AudioFile Magazine’s newsletter. Support for Behind the Mic 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. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We’re celebrating AudioFile Magazine’s picks for the 2018 Best Biography and History Audiobooks. Join us as we discuss these intriguing true life stories and share clips from BARRACOON and RFK. And don’t miss tomorrow’s episode featuring an interview with narrator January LaVoy about her narration of Tilar J. Mazzeo’s ELIZA HAMILTON. AudioFile Magazine’s Best Biography and History Audiobooks of 2018 BARRACOON by Zora Neale Hurston, Deborah G. Plant [Ed.], read by Robin Miles, published by Harper Audio ELIZA HAMILTON by Tilar J. Mazzeo, read by January LaVoy, published by Simon & Schuster Audio RFK by Robert F. Kennedy, C. Richard Allen, Edwin O. Guthman, read by James Lurie, Jim Meskimen, published by Harper Audio THE GOOD NEIGHBOR by Maxwell King, read by LeVar Burton, published by Oasis Audio THE SOUL OF AMERICA by Jon Meacham, read by Fred Sanders, Jon Meacham [Fore.], published by Random House Audio Explore ALL of the audiobooks in AudioFile’s Best of the Year Ezine with sound clips and narrator videos. https://www.audiofilemagazine.com/bestof/. On today’s episode are Robin Whitten, Founder and Editor, and Michele Cobb, Publisher at AudioFile Magazine. We are giving away audiobooks from Libro.FM, Audiobooks.com, and Downpour on Twitter — visit us there at @audiofilemag and look for the #podcast for your chance to download your picks from our Best Of lists. For more free audiobook recommendations, sign up for AudioFile Magazine’s newsletter. Support for Behind the Mic 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. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Our guest today is Sunil Malhotra, narrator of I HAVE LOST MY WAY by Gayle Forman, one of our picks for the Best Young Adult Audiobooks of 2018. Sunil narrates this story along with Michael Crouch and Nicole Lewis. Three strangers collide in Central Park, and their stories are told in three very different perspectives by those three narrators. Hear from Sunil about what it was like recording this moving audiobook. Read our full review of I HAVE LOST MY WAY at audiofilemagazine.com. Explore ALL of the audiobooks in AudioFile’s Best of the Year Ezine with sound clips and narrator videos at https://www.audiofilemagazine.com/bestof/. On today’s episode are Michele Cobb, Publisher at AudioFile Magazine, and our guest, narrator Sunil Malhotra. We are giving away audiobooks from Libro.FM, Audiobooks.com, and Downpour on Twitter — visit us there at @audiofilemag and look for the #podcast for your chance to download your picks from our Best Of lists. For more free audiobook recommendations, sign up for AudioFile Magazine’s newsletter. Support for Behind the Mic 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. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today we share AudioFile Magazine’s list of the Best Young Adult Audiobooks of 2018. Listen in as we discuss these audiobook winners and share clips from HOPE NATION and CHILDREN OF BLOOD AND BONE. Tune in tomorrow for more on YA winner I HAVE LOST MY WAY from narrator Sunil Malhotra. AudioFile Magazine’s Best Young Adult Audiobooks of 2018 CHILDREN OF BLOOD AND BONE by Tomi Adeyemi, read by Bahni Turpin, published by Macmillan Audio HOPE NATION Edited by Rose Brock and read by a full cast, published by Listening Library I HAVE LOST MY WAY by Gayle Forman, read by Sunil Malhotra, Michael Crouch, Nicole Lewis, published by Listening Library LADY'S GUIDE TO PETTICOATS AND PIRACY by Mackenzi Lee, read by Moira Quirk, published by Harper Audio POET X written and narrated by Elizabeth Acevedo, published by Harper Audio Explore ALL of the audiobooks in AudioFile’s Best of the Year Ezine with sound clips and narrator videos at https://www.audiofilemagazine.com/bestof/. On today’s episode are Robin Whitten, Founder and Editor, and Michele Cobb, Publisher at AudioFile Magazine. We are giving away audiobooks from Libro.FM, Audiobooks.com, and Downpour on Twitter — visit us there at @audiofilemag and look for the #podcast for your chance to download your picks from our Best Of lists. For more free audiobook recommendations, sign up for AudioFile Magazine’s newsletter. Support for Behind the Mic 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. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today we share AudioFile Magazine’s list of the 2018 Best Nonfiction & Culture Audiobooks. Listen in as we discuss these audiobook winners and share a sound clip from one of the best of the year, Ijeoma Oluo’s SO YOU WANT TO TALK ABOUT RACE, narrated by Bahni Turpin. AudioFile Magazine’s Best Nonfiction & Culture Audiobooks of 2018 BEAUTIFUL COUNTRY BURN AGAIN by Ben Fountain, read by Ron Butler, published by Harper Audio I'LL BE GONE IN THE DARK by Michelle McNamara, read by Gabra Zackman, Gillian Flynn [Intro.], Patton Oswalt [Afterword], published by Harper Audio SO YOU WANT TO TALK ABOUT RACE by Ijeoma Oluo, read by Bahni Turpin, published by Blackstone Audio THE DEATH OF TRUTH by Michiko Kakutani, read by Tavia Gilbert, published by Random House Audio THE HAPPINESS CURVE by Jonathan Rauch, read by Robert Fass, published by Macmillan Audio WHAT ARE WE DOING HERE? by Marilynne Robinson, read by Carrington MacDuffie, published by Blackstone Audio Explore ALL of the audiobooks in AudioFile’s Best of the Year Ezine with sound clips and narrator videos at https://www.audiofilemagazine.com/bestof/. On today’s episode are Robin Whitten, Founder and Editor, and Michele Cobb, Publisher at AudioFile Magazine. We are giving away audiobooks from Libro.FM, Audiobooks.com, and Downpour on Twitter — visit us there at @audiofilemag and look for the #podcast for your chance to download your picks from our Best Of lists. For more free audiobook recommendations, sign up for AudioFile Magazine’s newsletter. Support for Behind the Mic 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. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Our guest today is the talented Michael Crouch, who was recognized for his narration on 3 of our Best Audiobooks of 2018. Today he talks about his narration of one of our fiction picks, OLIVER LOVING by Stefan Merrill Block, published by Macmillan Audio. OLIVER LOVING is a brilliant, propulsive audiobook about a life-changing moment in a family, the traumas and secrets that test us, and the stories that hold us together. Read our full review of OLIVER LOVING at audiofilemagazine.com. Explore ALL the audiobooks in AudioFile’s Best of the Year Ezine with sound clips and narrator videos at https://www.audiofilemagazine.com/bestof/ On today’s episode Michele Cobb, Publisher at AudioFile Magazine, and our guest, narrator Michael Crouch. We are giving away audiobooks from Libro.FM, Audiobooks.com, and Downpour on Twitter — visit us there at @audiofilemag and look for the #podcast for your chance to download your picks from our Best Of lists. For more free audiobook recommendations, sign up for AudioFile Magazine’s newsletter. Support for Behind the Mic 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. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today we share AudioFile Magazine’s list of the 2018 Best Fiction Audiobooks. Listen in as we discuss these audiobook winner, and share clips from CIRCE and WARLIGHT. Tune in tomorrow for more on OLIVER LOVING from narrator Michael Crouch. AudioFile Magazine’s Best Fiction Audiobooks of 2018 CLOCK DANCE by Anne Tyler, read by Kimberly Farr, published by Random House Audio OLIVER LOVING by Stefan Merrill Block, read by Michael Crouch, published by Macmillan Audio TRANSCRIPTION by Kate Atkinson, read by Fenella Woolgar, published by Hachette Audio WASHINGTON BLACK by Esi Edugyan, read by Dion Graham, published by Random House Audio CIRCE by Madeline Miller, read by Perdita Weeks, published by Hachette Audio WARLIGHT by Michael Ondaatje, read by Steve West, published by Random House Audio Explore ALL of the audiobooks in AudioFile’s Best of the Year Ezine with sound clips and narrator videos at https://www.audiofilemagazine.com/bestof/. On today’s episode are Robin Whitten, Founder and Editor, and Michele Cobb, Publisher at AudioFile Magazine. We are giving away audiobooks from Libro.FM, Audiobooks.com, and Downpour on Twitter — visit us there at @audiofilemag and look for the #podcast for your chance to download your picks from our Best Of lists. For more free audiobook recommendations, sign up for AudioFile Magazine’s newsletter. Support for Behind the Mic 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. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This fantasy debut combines intrigue, magic, betrayal, and romance in an original world with an historical setting. Cabals of noble families use their unique magical gifts to control the fates of nations, while one young man seeks only to live a life of his own. Dr. Miles Singer is a veteran from the deadly world war, and he’s a magical healer hiding away. He went to war to escape his destiny and came home a different man, but he couldn't leave his past behind. Samuel Roukin gives listeners a dramatic British-accented narration. Published by Recorded Books Read the full review of WITCHMARK at audiofilemagazine.com. For more free audiobook recommendations, sign up for AudioFile Magazine’s newsletter. On today’s episode are Jo Reed and AudioFile Magazine Assistant Editor Emily Connelly Support for Behind the Mic 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. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The author’s charming guide to cooking is based on the four essential elements — salt, fat, acid, and heat. The audiobook talks you through the science and reasoning behind why good food tastes so good, and guides you through making your own at home. Perfect Thanksgiving listening—learn all about why brining your turkey makes it taste so good! It’s an essential companion to Samin’s new Netflix show, and be sure to check out the beautifully illustrated print cookbook for actual recipes. Published by Simon & Schuster Audio. Read the full review of SALT, FAT, ACID, HEAT at audiofilemagazine.com. For more free audiobook recommendations, sign up for AudioFile Magazine’s newsletter. On today’s episode are host Jo Reed and AudioFile Magazine Assistant Editor Emily Connelly Support for Behind the Mic 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. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Can life be like a Broadway play? In alternating viewpoints, the authors—and two narrators—tell the story of two teens. Sixteen-year-old Arthur sees a cute boy at the post office in New York City and strikes up a conversation with him—they connect, but he never gets the cute guy’s name. Ben can’t forget Arthur, either, and the two do all they can to find each other again. Plenty of NYC references, from Broadway’s “Dear Evan Hansen” to city landmarks. Published by HarperAudio. Read the full review of WHAT IF IT'S US at audiofilemagazine.com. For more free audiobook recommendations, sign up for AudioFile Magazine’s newsletter. On today’s episode are Jo Reed and AudioFile Magazine Assistant Editor Emily Connelly Support for Behind the Mic 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. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Based on the author’s personal experience, this story of 5th grader Mia Tang captures her qualities of cheer, ingenuity, and resilience. Mia moves with her parents from China to California and almost immediately aids them in managing a motel by taking over the front desk. By turns humorous and horrifying, Mia’s optimism sees her through transitions and challenges and wins the hearts of motel weeklies—and of listeners. Published by Listening Library Read the full review of FRONT DESK at audiofilemagazine.com. For more free audiobook recommendations, sign up for AudioFile Magazine’s newsletter. On today’s episode are host Jo Reed and AudioFile Magazine Assistant Editor Emily Connelly Support for Behind the Mic 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. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Christopher Skaife is a Yeoman Warder, otherwise known as a Beefeater. He’s partly responsible for tours of the Tower of London, and years of telling stories about the ravens and the tower’s history have honed his skill as a narrator for this audiobook. Listeners get the bonus of the sounds of the ravens between chapters. As he talks with obvious affection for his charges—the ravens—listeners learn some superstitions about the Tower and the ravens, animal behavior, and history in a totally entertaining audiobook. Published by Macmillan Audio. Read the full review of THE RAVENMASTER at audiofilemagazine.com. For more free audiobook recommendations, sign up for AudioFile Magazine’s newsletter. On today’s episode are host Jo Reed and AudioFile Magazine Assistant Editor Emily Connelly Support for Behind the Mic 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. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Author Maryrose Wood joins us on a bonus episode. Maryrose is the author of The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place series that listeners can enjoy in six brilliant audiobooks. The Incorrigibles are set in Victorian England and focus on Miss Penelope Lumley, who is engaged as a governess to care for and educate three children who were originally raised by wolves. Mayhem ensues, and these rolicking stories are the perfect family audiobooks. Maryrose shares her articulate insights about the special relationships she has had with the narrators of her books: Katherine Kellgren for five of the six titles, and Fiona Hardingham, who picked up the reins for the last title, THE LONG-LOST HOME. Maryrose talks about how she developed the relationship between author and narrator—twice—and about choosing narrators who could find “that beautiful sweet spot between performing the book in this wildly external way while also preserving the intimacy of the reader’s relationship with the book.” For families looking for the perfect listening experience to share over many hours, The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place has it all—a heroine with pluck, optimism, and good common sense; many character voices, animal sounds, and sea shanties; literary jokes; and plenty of humor that adults will love, too. Hear from Maryrose about where her creative ideas spring from and the elements she brings together in her audiobooks. Read the audiobook reviews of all six of the series titles: THE MYSTERIOUS HOWLING THE HIDDEN GALLERY THE UNSEEN GUEST THE INTERRUPTED TALE THE UNMAPPED SEA THE LONG-LOST HOME For more free audiobook recommendations, sign up for AudioFile Magazine’s newsletter. On today’s episode are host Jo Reed and our guest, author Maryrose Wood. Support for Behind the Mic 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. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

As a run-up to the holidays, plug into food writer Ruth Reichl’s memoirs. We talk about MY KITCHEN YEAR: 136 Recipes That Saved My Life, https://www.audiofilemagazine.com/reviews/read/105024/ read by the author, in which she makes food sound decadent, luxurious, and a pleasure to be savored in both the preparation and the eating. In her earlier memoir GARLIC AND SAPPHIRES, https://www.audiofilemagazine.com/reviews/read/22370/ narrator Bernadette Dunne takes Ruth’s role during her stint as the food critic for the New York Times when she often dined in disguise. Published by Penguin Random House Audio. Find full reviews of the audiobooks discussed on today’s episode and Ruth Reichl’s other audiobooks at audiofilemagazine.com. For more free audiobook recommendations, sign up for AudioFile Magazine’s newsletter. On today’s episode are Jo Reed and AudioFile Magazine Editor/Founder Robin Whitten Be sure to listen to our interview with children’s book author Maryrose Wood, a special bonus episode coming later today. Support for Behind the Mic 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. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Italian author Calvino’s first novel, published just after WWII, tells the story of a young boy who joins a group of partisans in German-occupied Italy. Edoardo Ballerini’s sensual narration transports you to the grim provincial town during the war, making the most of Calvino’s evocative writing. Published by Recorded Books. Read the full review of THE PATH TO THE SPIDERS' NESTS at audiofilemagazine.com. For more free audiobook recommendations, sign up for AudioFile Magazine’s newsletter. On today’s episode are Jo Reed and AudioFile Magazine Editor/Founder Robin Whitten Don’t miss our upcoming interview with author MaryRose Wood, a bonus episode dropping this Friday. Support for Behind the Mic 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. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Revel in Joanne Froggatt’s skillful narration of this sweeping tale of art, beauty, love, and murder. She brings her “Downton Abbey” voice to the story of Birchwood Manor over the course of 150 years, from the fateful summer of 1862 to the current time. Australian author Kate Morton is the author of THE LAKE HOUSE—also an Earphones Award-winning audiobook. Published by Bolinda Audio. Read the full review of THE CLOCKMAKER'S DAUGHTER at audiofilemagazine.com. For more free audiobook recommendations, sign up for AudioFile Magazine’s newsletter. On today’s episode are Jo Reed and AudioFile Magazine Editor/Founder Robin Whitten. Don’t miss our upcoming interview with author MaryRose Wood, a bonus episode dropping this Friday. Support for Behind the Mic 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. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jack Reader, the loner, mysterious stranger, and knight errant makes a random choice at a New England crossroads to explore his father’s ancestry. After 20+ episodes of Child’s mega-series, listeners know things don’t turn out as expected. Golden Voice narrator Scott Brick takes over for longtime voice of the series Dick Hill. Never fear, Brick nails Reacher’s concise verbal style and the thriller’s fast-paced conclusion. Published by Penguin Random House Audio Read the full review of PAST TENSE at audiofilemagazine.com. For more free audiobook recommendations, sign up for AudioFile Magazine’s newsletter. On today’s episode are Jo Reed and AudioFile Magazine Editor/Founder Robin Whitten. Support for Behind the Mic 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. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This short novel pays tribute to combat veterans everywhere in a profoundly moving look at the emotional toll of modern warfare. Told from the point of view of Eden’s Marine buddy who died in the explosion that left Eden severely wounded. Narrator Macleod Andrews connects us to this story with quiet intensity. Ackerman, a former Marine veteran of 5 combat tours, is also author of the celebrated DARK AT THE CROSSING. Published by Penguin Random House Audio Read the full review of WAITING FOR EDEN at audiofilemagazine.com. For more free audiobook recommendations, sign up for AudioFile Magazine’s newsletter. On today’s episode are Jo Reed and AudioFile Magazine Editor/Founder Robin Whitten. Support for Behind the Mic 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. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices