Behind the Mic With Kirkus Reviews
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Lauren Groff: In her Own Voice
34 mins; April 02, 2026
Middle-Grade Books in Three Voices
27 mins; March 26, 2026
Writers at the Top of Their Game
21 mins; March 19, 2026
Three Narratives, No Easy Answers
26 mins; March 12, 2026
Narration in Three Keys
20 mins; March 03, 2026
Thrillers With Teeth
23 mins; February 26, 2026
Native Voices
21 mins; February 19, 2026
Earphones Award Spotlight
20 mins; February 12, 2026
Three Literary Heavyweights: Smith, Banville, and Pynchon
20 mins; February 05, 2026
Backstories That Matter
22 mins; January 29, 2026
Biography, Fiction, and Memoir
22 mins; January 22, 2026
From Short Stories to Family Sagas
24 mins; January 15, 2026
Robin Whitten: Transitions and Continuity
23 mins; January 07, 2026
Interview with Karen Murray: Best Children & Family Audiobooks 2025
10 mins; December 30, 2025
Interview with Greta Jung: Best Young Adult Audiobooks 2025
12 mins; December 26, 2025
Interview with Christine Lakin: Best Romance Audiobooks 2025
13 mins; December 23, 2025
Interview with Maggi Meg-Reed: Best Multi-Voice Audiobooks 2025
16 mins; December 19, 2025
Interview with Eunice Wong: Best Science Fiction & Fantasy Audiobooks 2025
16 mins; December 16, 2025
Interview with Mia Hutchinson-Shaw: Best Mystery & Suspense Audiobooks 2025
10 mins; December 12, 2025
Who’s Listening? Author Sara DiVello
17 mins; December 11, 2025
Interview with Grover Gardner: Best Nonfiction & Culture Audiobooks 2025
11 mins; December 09, 2025
Interview with Ron Butler: Best Biography & Memoir Audiobooks 2025
14 mins; December 05, 2025
Interview with Shaun Taylor-Corbett: Best Fiction Audiobooks 2025
23 mins; December 02, 2025
AudioFile’s 2025 Best Audiobooks!
13 mins; December 01, 2025
Earphones Award Round Up
17 mins; November 25, 2025
Three Multifacted and Moving Memoirs
19 mins; November 18, 2025
Behind the Mic talks SHARP FORCE with January LaVoy
13 mins; November 14, 2025
Phillip Pullman’s World
20 mins; November 12, 2025
Behind the Mic talks with author Brian Andrews
21 mins; November 07, 2025
Stories that Spin and Satirize
16 mins; November 04, 2025
Embracing the dark in MILLIE FLEUR SAVES THE NIGHT
27 mins; October 31, 2025
What Haunts Us: 3 Halloween Tales
18 mins; October 28, 2025
Who’s Listening? Actor Courtney B. Vance
14 mins; October 24, 2025
Stories of Resilient Writers
21 mins; October 21, 2025
MOCKINGBIRD COURT, Book 6 in the Shady Hollow Mystery series
12 mins; October 17, 2025
Dark Academia
20 mins; October 14, 2025
Behind the Mic talks Classic Crime Novels with David Timson
23 mins; October 10, 2025
Captivating and Cruel: True Crime Spotlight
21 mins; October 07, 2025
Three Engaging and Complex Mysteries
20 mins; September 30, 2025
Earphones Award Roundup
21 mins; September 23, 2025
Secrets From The Past Can Hide Anywhere
21 mins; September 16, 2025
Family Tumult and Turmoil
17 mins; September 09, 2025
Experimental Genre-blending that Works
21 mins; September 02, 2025
Expertly Woven Fantasy & Sci-Fi Tales Across Time
21 mins; August 26, 2025
Three Icons of Culture: Lives Shaped by New York City
20 mins; August 19, 2025
Multi-Voice Journeys Update Stories You Thought You Knew
18 mins; August 12, 2025
Who’s Listening? Author Adriana Trigiani
17 mins; August 08, 2025
Earphones Award Roundup
17 mins; August 05, 2025
Behind the Mic talks TRANSMENTATION | TRANSIENCE
30 mins; August 01, 2025
SOUTH OF NOWHERE by Jeffery Deaver, read by Kaleo Griffith
8 mins; July 31, 2025
WARRIOR POSE by Susan Rogers, John Roosen, read by Rupert Degas
8 mins; July 30, 2025
KING OF ASHES by S.A. Cosby, read by Adam Lazarre-White
8 mins; July 29, 2025
KILL YOUR DARLINGS by Peter Swanson, read by Steven Weber
10 mins; July 28, 2025
Behind the Mic talks THE GOSPEL ACCORDING TO SASHA RENEE, a Dreamscape ‘Audio First’ title
15 mins; July 25, 2025
ORDINARY TIME by Annie B. Jones, Emily P. Freeman [Fore.], read by Annie B. Jones, Emily P. Freeman [Fore.]
9 mins; July 24, 2025
MY FRIENDS by Fredrik Backman, read by Marin Ireland
9 mins; July 23, 2025
LIFE IN THREE DIMENSIONS by Shigehiro Oishi, read by Brian Nishii
8 mins; July 22, 2025
I SEE YOU'VE CALLED IN DEAD by John Kenney, read by Sean Patrick Hopkins
11 mins; July 21, 2025
Celebrating Jane Austen’s 250th Birthday
12 mins; July 18, 2025
THE LIVING MOUNTAIN by Nan Shepherd, read by Tilda Swinton, Robert Macfarlane [Intro.], Jenny Odell [Afterword]
6 mins; July 17, 2025
AFTERTASTE by Daria Lavelle, read by Ari Fliakos, Tessa Albertson, André Santana, Kristen Sieh
6 mins; July 16, 2025
THE CONTAINMENT by Michelle Adams, read by Janina Edwards
7 mins; July 15, 2025
MARK TWAIN by Ron Chernow, read by Jason Culp
8 mins; July 14, 2025
Earphones Award Roundup
17 mins; July 11, 2025
MURDER AT GULLS NEST by Jess Kidd, read by Siobhan McSweeney
8 mins; July 10, 2025
FAULT LINES by Nora Shalaway Carpenter, read by Mia Hutchinson-Shaw, André Santana
9 mins; July 09, 2025
SOMEONE LIKE ME by Clem Bastow, Jo Case [Eds.], read by Kira Fixx, Scott Turner Schofield, Vera Tan, Sean Patrick Hopkins, Subhadra Newtown, Elaine Wang, Sanya Simmons
8 mins; July 08, 2025
HAPPY LAND by Dolen Perkins-Valdez, read by Bahni Turpin, Ashley J. Hobbs
9 mins; July 07, 2025
Who’s Listening? Author Patti Callahan Henry
16 mins; July 04, 2025
THE LAMB by Lucy Rose, read by Emma Rydal
8 mins; July 03, 2025
THE SUMMER I ATE THE RICH by Maika Moulite, Maritza Moulite, read by Melinda Sewak, Mieko Gavia, Zuri Washington, Khaya Fraites, Fedna Jacquet, Ashley De La Rosa
8 mins; July 02, 2025
WHEN THE WOLF COMES HOME by Nat Cassidy, read by Helen Laser, Nat Cassidy
8 mins; July 01, 2025
EAT THE ONES YOU LOVE by Sarah Maria Griffin read by Lauren O'Leary, Barry McStay
8 mins; June 30, 2025
A conversation about SOUNDTRACK by Jason Reynolds
30 mins; June 27, 2025
AWAKE IN THE FLOATING CITY by Susanna Kwan, read by Catherine Ho
8 mins; June 26, 2025
JULIE CHAN IS DEAD by Liann Zhang, read by Yu-Li Alice Shen
7 mins; June 25, 2025
SKY DADDY by Kate Folk, read by Kristen Sieh
7 mins; June 24, 2025
TILT by Emma Pattee, read by Ariel Blake
7 mins; June 23, 2025
In Conversation with Kimberly Farr, Golden Voice Narrator
45 mins; June 19, 2025
THE LIGHTNING BOTTLES by Marissa Stapley, read by Bahni Turpin
7 mins; June 19, 2025
DEEP CUTS, by Holly Brickley, read by Jayme Mattler
7 mins; June 18, 2025
ALL THE OTHER MOTHERS HATE ME by Sarah Harman, read by Georgina Sadler
7 mins; June 17, 2025
ONLY STARS KNOW THE MEANING OF SPACE by Rémy Ngamije, read by Janina Edwards, Aaron Goodson, Dennis Kleinman, Anthony Oseyemi
9 mins; June 16, 2025
In Conversation with Vikas Adam, Golden Voice Narrator
47 mins; June 13, 2025
THEY ALL FALL THE SAME by Wes Browne, read by Matt Godfrey
8 mins; June 12, 2025
VERA WONG'S GUIDE TO SNOOPING (ON A DEAD MAN) by Jesse Q. Sutanto, read by Eunice Wong
8 mins; June 11, 2025
BIBLIOPHOBIA by Sarah Chihaya, read by Traci Kato-Kiriyama
9 mins; June 10, 2025
FLIRTING LESSONS by Jasmine Guillory, read by Heidi Franklin
7 mins; June 09, 2025
In Conversation with Hillary Huber, Golden Voice Narrator
42 mins; June 06, 2025
Celebrating Kimberly Farr, Golden Voice Narrator
10 mins; June 05, 2025
Celebrating Vikas Adam, Golden Voice Narrator
9 mins; June 04, 2025
Celebrating Hillary Huber, Golden Voice Narrator
7 mins; June 03, 2025
Announcing 2025 Golden Voices
11 mins; June 02, 2025
Earphones Award Round Up
12 mins; May 30, 2025
GREAT BIG BEAUTIFUL LIFE by Emily Henry, read by Julia Whelan
9 mins; May 29, 2025
WHERE THE HEART SHOULD BE by Sarah Crossan, read by Sophie Jo Wasson
10 mins; May 28, 2025
THE FALL RISK by Abby Jimenez, read by Julia Whelan, Connor Crais
9 mins; May 27, 2025
THE OWL WAS A BAKER'S DAUGHTER by Grace Tiffany, read by Mary Jane Wells
10 mins; May 26, 2025
Talking with Actor Whoopi Goldberg
12 mins; May 23, 2025
ABUNDANCE by Ezra Klein, Derek Thompson, read by Ezra Klein, Derek Thompson
8 mins; May 22, 2025