AudioFile Magazine

09/06/2025

Narrator ’s enthusiasm for her craft is effervescent. Whether she’s discussing research, subject matter, language, or the narrative process, Wiley’s energy infuses her work. For her, each audiobook is a path to a new experience, and sharing that path with listeners is a delight. “It’s the connections, where you’re learning more about the world,” she says. “This is why I love doing this job!”

Narrator Elizabeth Wiley’s enthusiasm for her craft is effervescent. Whether she’s discussing research, subject matter, language, or the narrative process, Wiley’s energy infuses her work. For her, each audiobook is a path to a new experience, and sharing that path with listeners i...

09/05/2025

Narrator Jennifer Pickens, Audiobook Narrator nails the sharp, witty tone of SEDUCTION THEORY, a novel set in academia that is a layered and entertaining listen. Robbie, an MFA student nearing graduation, is working on her creative writing thesis, focusing on the theme of infidelity. Told through Robbie's thesis, the audiobook unpacks topics of marriage, power, and betrayal. Pickens keeps listeners guessing about what is real and what is invented. Hachette Audio Little, Brown and Company https://bit.ly/4n3JGvX

09/04/2025

🎙️ masterfully delivers two very different stories that dramatically collide: a tragic family saga unfolding around the U.S. troop withdrawal from Afghanistan and a fast-paced thriller set in Arizona. Huber’s ability to distinguish the dual storylines with shifts in tone, pace, and accent keeps listeners fully engaged throughout. Hachette Audio https://bit.ly/47PGJe7

09/03/2025

Starting a new school year can be scary no matter how old you are. This collection of audiobooks about heartwarming school friendships can help calm first-day fears and help you and your child.

With COVID-19 protocols changing day-by-day, we are optimistic for an in-person back-to-school this year. At the same time, many of us are extra nervous after the long year of hybrid/remote learning we’ve all had. Even without a global pandemic, starting a new school year can be scary no matte...

09/02/2025

🎧 New Ep: This week, host Jo Reed welcomes AudioFile contributor Kendra Wi******er to chat about three new sci-fi/fantasy audiobook gems: MODERATION, written and read by Elaine Castillo, a cautionary tale that dives into tech, class, and immigration; SUNBIRTH by An Yu, a character-driven story in which slices of the sun start disappearing, read by Mei Mei Macleod; and a historical horror-romance with elements of fantasy, THE POSSESSION OF ALBA DÍAZ by Isabel Cañas, read by Carolina Hoyos, and Anthony Rey Perez. Penguin Random House Audio Simon & Schuster Audio https://bit.ly/AFMpodcast

09/02/2025

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09/02/2025

Narrator Alexis Bledel superbly imparts the magical realism in this classic. One morning in a long-ago village, Winnie discovers a magical spring and the secret of the extraordinarily long-lived Tuck family... Macmillan Audio https://bit.ly/4fZufD0

09/01/2025

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Thank you AudioFile Magazine!! We are thrilled read by the brilliant Mira Sorvino has been selected for the “Earphones Award”. Brava, Mira!! Tune in to the audiobook now wherever you listen.

🎧 Penguin Random House Audio

09/01/2025

A fascinating : FIGHT LIKE HELL: The Untold History of American Labor narrated by . Celebrated the first Monday of September, honors and recognizes the American labor movement and the works/contributions of laborers to the United States.

AudioFile Audiobook Review: Narrator Em Grosland keeps these riveting stories of labor organizing moving along at a consistent, somewhat rhythmic pace that nicely complements the

08/30/2025

Do you know about ? August is for when we pay homage to some fab audiobooks : https://www.audiofilemagazine.com/lists/listening-in-translation/ For your TBR's delectation! 🎧

Listening in Translation