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Catch up with the Welcoming Voices discussion we cohosted with Dreamscape and Kirsten Cappy
Listen in on a conversation on narrating audiobooks about New Americans for young listeners, hosted by AudioFile's Michele Cobb. Narrators Marisa Blake, Priy...
AudioFile's Best Audiobooks of April
A month of literary listening
Find out which Dickens character in DAVID COPPERFIELD each of these narrators favors! Join the fun w/ Nicholas Bolton, Simon Vance, Martin Jarvis & Derek Perkins, and then go listen to our Audiobook Break podcast to catch ALL the story!
Hear from celebrated narrators of DAVID COPPERFIELD! Martin Jarvis, Simon Vance, Derek Perkins, and Nicholas Boulton each talk about how they approach the me...
Dip into Sharon Grover's annual article of recommended listen-likes for kids! https://bit.ly/3dHhrkE
These listen-alike pairings focus on Own Voices, featuring titles in which many of the authors and narrators speak from their own diverse backgrounds and perspectives, a term originally coined by author Corinne Duyvis. From combating systemic racism to exploring immigrant experiences to mythic stori...
Congratulations to narrators, authors, publishers, judges, and listeners, too! Find out who won Audie Awards in 2021, read our reviews of the winning titles, and hear sound clips from them all right here https://www.audiofilemagazine.com/audies/
Explore great audio book listening with AudioFile recommendations and reviews. We help you find your next great audiobook. Independent reviews help you discover the best narrators, great listening, and spoken word programs worth your listening time. We talk all audiobooks, all the time.
Let’s hear about this year’s contenders for Audiobooks’ Audie Award for Audiobook of the Year
Every Monday through Friday, AudioFile’s editors recommend the best in audiobook listening. We keep our daily episodes short and sweet, with audiobook clips to give you a sample of our featured lis…
While we're all waiting for Monday evening's Audie Awards 2021 check out Michele Cobb discussion with the Celebrity Judges for the Young Adult category: authors Jerry Craft, Melissa de la Cruz & VE Schwab http://bit.ly/3tCrlKR
Every year, the Audio Publishers Association's Audie Awards make for a joyous celebration of all of the work and heart that goes into making excellent audiobooks. In a recorded conversation, AudioFile publisher Michele Cobb spoke with this year's three Young Adult Audie Celebrity judges, Jer...
THE IDES OF MARCH by Thornton Wilder Read by Derek Perkins Piper Goodeve Jane Copland Gary Furlong Andy Cresswell Peter Noble Antony Ferguson Joan Walker Morag Sims | Audiobook Review | AudioFile Magazine
AudioFile Audiobook Review: Thornton Wilder's epistolary novel set in Rome in the months leading up to the assassination of Julius Caesar adapts exceptionally well to an ensemble
We've got some recommended listening for Pi Day so dig in! https://www.audiofilemagazine.com/reviews/
5 of the Best New Award-Winning Audiobooks for Teens
Each of these five best new award-winning audiobooks for teens will be a memorable listen. Selected by AudioFile Magazine.
David Copperfield: Chapter 14 by Charles Dickens, Read by Nicholas Boulton
In collaboration with audio publishers and professional narrators, AudioFile Magazine serializes extraordinary audiobooks. Three times a week, we bring you a new chapter; listen throughout the week…
"Even if you don't work in education specifically, I think there's a lot of wisdom here, and there's a lot you can get out of this book."—Narrator David Sadzin
Explore great audio book listening with AudioFile recommendations and reviews. We help you find your next great audiobook. Independent reviews help you discover the best narrators, great listening, and spoken word programs worth your listening time. We talk all audiobooks, all the time.
Do you keep up with our daily audiobook review over on Twitter? Today's features the latest from Kristin Hannah, brought to listeners by Julia Whelan! And to add a bit of insider news, we've received this photo of Julia and her husband, Geof Prysirr, who directed her in the recording studio for her performance of THE FOUR WINDS https://bit.ly/305DD1N
"Every line sings. So as a narrator, I was able to engage in this work by engaging in his rhythms."--Narrator Karen Chilton http://bit.ly/2NDKVHs
In this video, narrator Karen Chilton shares why THE PROPHETS by Robert Jones, Jr, drew on every skill she has as a narrator. This powerful debut novel depicts a love story set in the midst of the most horrific circumstances imaginable.
Want to soak up all the Audie Award Finalists news that came out yesterday? We got you covered http://bit.ly/2C09pys
Sunday's an excellent day to catch up with all things read aloud...and the includes our Audiobook Break podcast chapter by chapter reading of David Copperfield https://bit.ly/39SFoFi
All caught up w/ our Audiobook Break podcast?
In collaboration with audio publishers and professional narrators, AudioFile Magazine serializes extraordinary audiobooks. Three times a week, we bring you a new chapter; listen throughout the week…
Haveing a 3-day weekend? Make it a good day to dig into our digital edition! Latest issue always free on our site https://audiofilemagazine.com/digital-edition/
A 3-day weekend! Grand time to dip into our new podcast series Audiobook Break. Narrator Nicholas Boulton will give you good reason https://bit.ly/3rR5tdF
Have you taken an Audiobook Break? Our founding editor explains why you should and how we're making it easy to do http://bit.ly/3rR5tdF
Charles Dickens’s birthday on February 7 seemed like the perfect day to launch AudioFile’s new podcast, Audiobook Break. Taking the old idea of serializing novels into the new age of the podcast format, we present an extraordinary audiobook chapter by chapter. In collaboration with audio...
AudioFile Exclusive! Premiere of the Presidential Conversations by George S. Corey video Keeping the Faith, Spreading the Love: A Biden-Harris Valentine from Presidential Conversations author George S. Corey, featuring Robin Miles - rmilesvox & Stephen DeRosa https://vimeo.com/509216255/30abae7439
This is "A BIDEN-HARRIS VALENTINE: KEEPING THE FAITH, SPREADING THE LOVE" by Round 1 Productions on Vimeo, the home for high quality videos and the people…
Tune in today! Our new podcast Audiobook Break....because you're never too old to be read to.....
Happy birthday, Charles Dickens (born 1812)! We're kicking off our Audiobook Break podcast tomorrow w/ his own DAVID COPPERFIELD. Details here https://www.audiofilemagazine.com/audiobook-break/
What the Dickens?! We're kicking off a new podcast series called Audiobook Break! Each episode provides a full chapter performance for all of us who miss that experience of looking forward to being read to at bedtime, at that "down time" in mid afternoon, or whenever your own period of "I need comfort" happens.
New issue out! You can read all our February and March reviews and audiobook news here and now! https://audiofilemagazine.com/digital-edition/
Recording A Promised Land with Barack Obama
What’s it like to record a 29-hour audiobook with a former President of the United States? AudioFile Magazine spoke with Dan Zitt, SVP Content Production at Penguin Random House Audio and pro…
AudioFile's Best Audiobooks of January
A month of literary listening
“You see an example in this book of how to walk in the world when you’re a young person and how to find your way, with family members who just have your back and love you.”—Narrator Shaun Taylor-Corbett https://bit.ly/3ilm8mj
In this video, narrator Shaun Taylor-Corbett shares his thoughts on narrating THE BRAVE by James Bird, a moving and magical audiobook for children.
“I had spent the last year and a half in Chicago working . . . the sights, the sounds, the tastes of Chicago, and knowing what that was like, it was really exciting to be able to bring that to life.—Narrator Amir Abdullah https://bit.ly/3orS5LX
In his video, narrator Amir Abdullah shares his thoughts on bringing Ian K. Smith's mystery THE UNSPOKEN to audiobook listeners.
You can check out all 12 of our 2021 Listening Challenges here. See audiofilemagazine.com's site for the various pages suggested here as starting points for ideas
Have you caught up w/ our weekday podcast audiobook reviews?
Every Monday through Friday, AudioFile’s editors recommend the best in audiobook listening. We keep our daily episodes short and sweet, with audiobook clips to give you a sample of our featured lis…
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We continue the tradition of inviting audiobook narrators to share the last sentence they record during the outgoing year, and then we weave them into an original tale...
AudioFile's favorite way to end the year is to collect the last sentences read by narrators, and over 100 contributed to say goodbye to a surreal year.
Behind the Mic with 2020 Best Audiobooks Narrators - AudioFile Magazine Blog
Listen in to hear insightful thoughts of the amazing narrators of this year's Best Audiobooks. Learn more about the making of amazing audiobooks.
AudioFile's Best Audiobooks of December
A month of literary listening
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We’ve got a bonus podcast episode for you today featuring Suzanne Toren and Tavia Gilbert actor/writer in conversation about audiobooks and honoring Women’s History Month http://audiofilemagazine.libsyn.com/celebrating-womens-history-with-tavia-gilbert-and-suzanne-toren
Have you read Delia Owens's bestseller? Narrator Cassandra Johnson Campbell celebrates its popularity and we invite you to listen to her Earphones Award winning audiobook edition of it.
Share our visit with narrator Kathleen Gati and hear about her experiences working with the variety of accents needed to perform Earphones Award winning MOTHER COUNTRY
How about a quick visit with Best Female Narrator as awarded at the 2019 Audie Awards ceremony earlier this week? Here's Julia Whelan talking about her role performing Tara Westover's memoir EDUCATED
What a delight! Join Jayne Entwistle and author Alan Bradley as they talk about the character they've created in ace child detective Flavia de Luce
Novelist Adriana Trigiani joins us to talk about her latest audioobook, TONY'S WIFE, and narrator Edoardo Ballerini's engaging performance. Adriana astutely notes the magic that audiobook narrators bring to the audiobook experience, and we hear what inspired this tale of romance set in the 1940s Big Band era. Listen to the entire interview on our podcast, Behind the Mic with AudioFile Magazine. https://apple.co/2Q3YhsH
We're delighted to talk with author Maryrose Wood this week on a special bonus episode of our Behind the Mic podcast. Listen in as she talks about her The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place series and her relationships with her narrators Fiona Hardingham and the late Katherine Kellgren.
We have a special guest this week on our new podcast Behind the Mic with AudioFile Magazine — actor Michael Imperioli.
In a bonus episode of our new podcast, Behind the Mic with AudioFile Magazine, Jo Reed speaks with LeVar about what it was like to narrate the biography of one of his heroes, Fred Rogers. Listen in to their conversation on our blog or our podcast https://apple.co/2Q3YhsH
In this Behind the Mic video, narrator Peter Noble reminds us of the pleasure of old-fashioned adventure stories. See other audiobook narrator videos here: http://bit.ly/2zJpnR2
“This is a rousing call to action.”—Narrator Tavia Gilbert actor/writer. See other narrator videos here: http://bit.ly/2zJpnR2
Narrator Fred Berman takes AudioFile listeners Behind the Mic to share about narrating ROBIN, Dave Itzkoff’s biography of late comedian Robin Williams. See other audiobook narrator videos: http://bit.ly/2zJpnR2
Audiobook narrator Michael David Axtell talks about THE GUNNERS, story of friendship, betrayal, love, and forgiveness. See other audiobook narrator videos here http://bit.ly/2zJpnR2
AudioFile dogs are taking the dog days of summer seriously! Hope you're having a good summer listening to audiobooks...and if you need recommendations on some new listens, browse our blog: http://bit.ly/2v6cWJI
Narrator James Langton takes AudioFile listeners Behind the Mic in his video to share some of the challenges and ambiguity he discovered in the recording of THE JUDGE HUNTER by humorist Christopher Buckley. See othr narrator videos here: http://bit.ly/2zJpnR2
We can't wait for you to read the wonderful LeVar Burton Kids interview in the August/September issue--coming to your mailbox soon!
“One of the challenges here was in portraying the massive cast of characters . . . that’s something I always love to embrace, just diving in and fully committing to characters that have these big, broad personalities.”—Narrator PJ Ochlan. See other audiobook narrator videos here: http://bit.ly/2zJpnR2
AudioFile staff selects 6 audiobooks for summer listening: http://bit.ly/2uR4lvA
Today is AudioFile's annual lobster bake. Narrators, audiobook publishers, and authors all enjoy the beauty (and delicious food!) of our Maine home.
Take a walk back into history with narrator Corrie James in this Behind the Mic video as she discusses BLACK TUDORS by Miranda Kaufmann BLACK TUDORS is an exploration of black history in Tudor England. See other audiobook narrator videos here: http://bit.ly/2zJpnR2
Go Behind the Mic in this video with narrator Chris Ciulla as he shares what it was like recording CENSUS by Jesse Ball. Ball’s high-concept blending of memoir and fable comes across in Ciulla’s storytelling. Other audiobook narrator videos: http://bit.ly/2zJpnR2
AudioFile is Behind the Mic again with narrator Amy Landon, Actor/Narrator, who shares what she loved about narrating PRIVATE LIES, a hilarious noir mystery with sparkling dialogue and an unexpected heroine by Cynthia St. Aubin. See other audiobook narrator videos here: http://bit.ly/2zJpnR2
“The book is only 300 pages, and yet it covers generations and time and places and themes and so much more.”—Narrator Edoardo Ballerini. See other audiobook narrator videos here: http://bit.ly/2zJpnR2
Take a moment to go Behind the Mic with narrator Arthur Morey as he shares intriguing insights on recording REPORTER, the memoir of investigative reporter Seymour Hersh. See other audiobook narrator videos here: http://bit.ly/2zJpnR2
Ready to visit EVERLAND, a steampunk twist on PETER PAN? Narrators Fiona Hardingham and Steve West share the fun. See other audiobook narrator videos here: http://bit.ly/2zJpnR2
For #TBT we revisit some of our AudioFile covers, office art, and magazine storage.
“We sometimes forget what strength and power teenagers really have.”—Narrator Khristine Hvam on the miracles of first love and second chances. See other audiobook narrator videos here: http://bit.ly/2zJpnR2
WHEN DIMPLE MET RISHI has such rich dialogue that no matter your usual genre preferences, you’ll fall in love with this audiobook. See other audiobook narrator videos here: http://bit.ly/2zJpnR2
AudioFile summer issue coming to your mailbox soon! Do you have summer listening plans?
Narrator Carrington MacDuffie discusses the audiobook of WHAT ARE WE DOING HERE?--an array of cultural criticism by Marilynne Robinson, published by Blackstone Publishing. See other narrator videos here: http://bit.ly/2zJpnR2
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