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Kirkus Audiobook Reviews Find your next great audiobook on Behind the Mic with Kirkus Reviews. Every Thursday, host Jo Reed and her guests discuss what they’ve been listening to and recommend the very best audiobooks. It’s the perfect way to keep up with new releases and hear about the ones you may have missed. Launched by AudioFile magazine in 2018, Behind the Mic now has its home at Kirkus Reviews, the most trusted voice in book discovery for more than 90 years. Visit us at kirkusreviews.com. Follow us on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Audible, or wherever you get your podcasts.

JANA GOES WILD by Farah Heron, read by Soneela Nankani

7 mins; June 28, 2023

PAGEBOY by Elliot Page, read by Elliot Page

8 mins; June 27, 2023

TRANSLATION STATE by Ann Leckie, read by Adjoa Andoh

7 mins; June 26, 2023

SO MANY STEVES by Steve Martin, Adam Gopnik, read by Steve Martin, Adam Gopnik

7 mins; June 23, 2023

BEETHOVEN IN THE BUNKER by Fred Brouwers, Eileen J. Stevens [Trans.], read by Grover Gardner

6 mins; June 22, 2023

HAPPILY by Sabrina Orah Mark, read by Gilli Messer

6 mins; June 21, 2023

THE COVENANT OF WATER by Abraham Verghese, read by Abraham Verghese

7 mins; June 20, 2023

KING: A LIFE by Jonathan Eig, read by Dion Graham

7 mins; June 19, 2023

THE GREAT RECLAMATION by Rachel Heng, read by Windson Liong

7 mins; June 16, 2023

QUIETLY HOSTILE by Samantha Irby, read by Samantha Irby

6 mins; June 15, 2023

UPSTREAM by Mary Oliver, read by Hala Alyan, Joy Sullivan, Kate Baer

6 mins; June 14, 2023

A DANGEROUSLY HIGH THRESHOLD FOR PAIN by Imani Perry, read by Imani Perry

6 mins; June 13, 2023

THE LATE AMERICANS by Brandon Taylor, read by Kevin R. Free

6 mins; June 12, 2023

In Conversation with Nicholas Boulton, 2023 Golden Voice Narrator

22 mins; June 09, 2023

A RAKE OF HIS OWN by A.J. Lancaster, read by Nicholas Boulton

7 mins; June 09, 2023

DIVA 2.0 by Sheryl Lee Ralph, read by Sheryl Lee Ralph

7 mins; June 08, 2023

IT. GOES. SO. FAST. by Mary Louise Kelly, read by Mary Louise Kelly

6 mins; June 07, 2023

YELLOWFACE by R.F. Kuang, read by Helen Laser

6 mins; June 06, 2023

PINEAPPLE STREET by Jenny Jackson, read by Marin Ireland

6 mins; June 05, 2023

Nicholas Boulton — 2023 Golden Voice Narrator

8 mins; June 02, 2023

Marin Ireland — 2023 Golden Voice Narrator

7 mins; June 01, 2023

Kevin R. Free — 2023 Golden Voice Narrator

9 mins; May 31, 2023

THE WISDOM OF MORRIE by Morrie Schwartz, Rob Schwartz [Ed.], read by Steven Weber, Rob Schwartz [Fore.]

7 mins; May 30, 2023

ALL THE SINNERS BLEED by S.A. Cosby, read by Adam Lazarre-White

6 mins; May 29, 2023

WITCH KING by Martha Wells, read by Eric Mok

6 mins; May 26, 2023

ANDER & SANTI WERE HERE by Jonny Garza Villa, read by Avi Roque

6 mins; May 25, 2023

POVERTY, BY AMERICA by Matthew Desmond, read by Dion Graham

6 mins; May 24, 2023

Interview with author Kwame Alexander

30 mins; May 23, 2023

NIC BLAKE AND THE REMARKABLES: THE MANIFESTOR PROPHECY by Angie Thomas, read by Joniece Abbott-Pratt

6 mins; May 23, 2023

HAPPY PLACE by Emily Henry, read by Julia Whelan

7 mins; May 22, 2023

THE GUEST LECTURE by Martin Riker, read by Vanessa Johansson

6 mins; May 19, 2023

SATURDAY NIGHT AT THE LAKESIDE SUPPER CLUB by J. Ryan Stradal, read by Aspen Vincent

6 mins; May 18, 2023

STEALING by Margaret Verble, read by DeLanna Studi

5 mins; May 17, 2023

THE EXTRAORDINARY ADVENTURES OF ARSÈNE LUPIN, GENTLEMAN-BURGLAR by Maurice Leblanc, read by Mark Meadows

5 mins; May 16, 2023

THE NEW EARTH by Jess Row, read by a Full Cast

6 mins; May 15, 2023

WANDERING SOULS by Cecile Pin, read by Aoife Hinds, Ioanna Kimbook, Ainsleigh Barber

7 mins; May 12, 2023

THE WONDERLAND COLLECTION by Lewis Carroll, read by Simon Bubb

6 mins; May 11, 2023

BITING THE HAND by Julia Lee, read by Julia Lee

6 mins; May 10, 2023

LILIANA'S INVINCIBLE SUMMER by Cristina Rivera Garza, read by Victoria Villarreal

7 mins; May 09, 2023

SCORCHED GRACE by Margot Douaihy, read by Mara Wilson

6 mins; May 08, 2023

YOU COULD MAKE THIS PLACE BEAUTIFUL by Maggie Smith, read by Maggie Smith

6 mins; May 05, 2023

BEYOND MAGENTA: Transgender Teens Speak Out by Susan Kuklin, read by Tanya Eby, Nick Podehl, Todd Haberkorn, Roxanne Hernandez, Janina Edwards, Nancy Wu, Marisol Ramirez

7 mins; May 04, 2023

VERA WONG'S UNSOLICITED ADVICE FOR MURDERERS by Jesse Q. Sutanto, read by Eunice Wong

6 mins; May 03, 2023

THE PEOPLE'S HOSPITAL by Ricardo Nuila, read by Ricardo Nuila

6 mins; May 02, 2023

CODE GRAY by Farzon A. Nahvi, read by Aden Hakimi, Farzon A. Nahvi

6 mins; May 01, 2023

CATCHING THE LIGHT by Joy Harjo, read by Joy Harjo

6 mins; April 28, 2023

YOU CAN'T SAY THAT! by Leonard S. Marcus [Ed.], read by Tom Parks, Roxanne Hernandez, Arthur Morey, Janet Metzger, Thom Rivera, Susan Dalian

7 mins; April 27, 2023

THE WHITE LADY by Jacqueline Winspear, read by Orlagh Cassidy

6 mins; April 26, 2023

THE ISLAND by Adrian McKinty, read by Mela Lee

6 mins; April 25, 2023

SAVING TIME by Jenny Odell, read by Kristen Sieh

6 mins; April 24, 2023

THE TRYOUT by Christina Soontornvat, read by Grace Li, Vaneh Assadourian, Marcha Kiatrungrit, Ashley Austin Morris, Brian Sounalath, and a full cast

7 mins; April 21, 2023

LOVELESS by Alice Oseman, read by Billie Fulford-Brown, Elizabeth Schenk, Imogen Church

7 mins; April 20, 2023

HEARTS UNBROKEN by Cynthia Leitich Smith, read by Kyla Garcia

6 mins; April 19, 2023

BLOOD DEBTS by Terry J. Benton-Walker, read by Joniece Abbott-Pratt, Zeno Robinson, Bahni Turpin, Torian Brackett

6 mins; April 18, 2023

A LIVING REMEDY by Nicole Chung, read by Jennifer Kim

6 mins; April 17, 2023

THE WAGER by David Grann, read by Dion Graham

6 mins; April 14, 2023

PALO ALTO by Malcolm Harris, read by Patrick Harrison

6 mins; April 13, 2023

WOLFISH by Erica Berry, read by Lessa Lamb

6 mins; April 12, 2023

ROMAINE WASN'T BUILT IN A DAY by Judith Tschann, read by Alejandra Reynoso

5 mins; April 11, 2023

THE CLIMATE BOOK by Greta Thunberg, read by Amelia Stubberfield, Greta Thunberg, Nicholas Khan, Olivia Forrest

6 mins; April 10, 2023

HOUSE OF COTTON by Monica Brashears, read by Jeanette Illidge

7 mins; April 07, 2023

HIJAB BUTCH BLUES by Lamya H, read by Ashraf Shirazi

6 mins; April 06, 2023

IN THE UPPER COUNTRY by Kai Thomas, read by Milton Barnes, Tymika Tafari, Wesley French

6 mins; April 05, 2023

LIFE ON DELAY by John Hendrickson, read by George Newbern

7 mins; April 04, 2023

THE BOOK OF EVERLASTING THINGS by Aanchal Malhotra, read by Deepti Gupta

6 mins; April 03, 2023

MURDER YOUR EMPLOYER by Rupert Holmes, read by Neil Patrick Harris, Simon Vance

6 mins; March 31, 2023

THE LEVEE by William Kent Krueger, read by JD Jackson, William Kent Krueger [Note]

6 mins; March 30, 2023

2023 Audie Awards Recap

8 mins; March 29, 2023

SURVIVAL OF THE THICKEST by Michelle Buteau, read by Michelle Buteau

7 mins; March 28, 2023

REALLY GOOD, ACTUALLY by Monica Heisey, read by Julia Whelan

7 mins; March 27, 2023

THE WICKED BARGAIN by Gabe Cole Novoa, read by Vico Ortiz

6 mins; March 24, 2023

BABEL by R.F. Kuang, read by Chris Lew Kum Hoi, Billie Fulford-Brown

8 mins; March 23, 2023

SOMETHING WILD & WONDERFUL by Anita Kelly, read by Mark Sanderlin

6 mins; March 22, 2023

LOVE AT FIRST PSYCH by Cara Bastone, read by Santino Fontana, Stephanie Einstein, and a Full Cast

7 mins; March 21, 2023

THE NEIGHBOR FAVOR by Kristina Forest, read by Keylor Leigh, Malik Rashad

6 mins; March 20, 2023

POETRY UNBOUND by Pádraig Ó Tuama, read by Pádraig Ó Tuama

8 mins; March 17, 2023

A WINTER GRAVE by Peter May, read by Peter Forbes

6 mins; March 16, 2023

THE WOMAN WHO SPLIT THE ATOM by Marissa Moss, read by Sandy Rustin

8 mins; March 15, 2023

THE NIGHT TRAVELERS by Armando Lucas Correa, read by Edoardo Ballerini

6 mins; March 14, 2023

SECRETS TYPED IN BLOOD by Stephen Spotswood, read by Kirsten Potter

6 mins; March 13, 2023

CHAOS THEORY by Nic Stone, read by Dion Graham, Nic Stone

7 mins; March 10, 2023

CODE NAME BLUE WREN by Jim Popkin, read by Jim Popkin

7 mins; March 09, 2023

EVERYONE IN MY FAMILY HAS KILLED SOMEONE by Benjamin Stevenson, read by Barton Welch

5 mins; March 08, 2023

I HAVE SOME QUESTIONS FOR YOU by Rebecca Makkai, read by Julia Whelan, JD Jackson

6 mins; March 07, 2023

THE SURVIVALISTS by Kashana Cauley, read by Bahni Turpin

6 mins; March 06, 2023

AudioFile Favorites: MIRACLE AND WONDER by Malcolm Gladwell, Bruce Headlam, Paul Simon, read by Malcom Gladwell, Paul Simon

6 mins; March 03, 2023

AudioFile Favorites: THE 1619 PROJECT by Nikole Hannah-Jones, The New York Times Magazine, Caitlin Roper, Ilena Silverman, Jake Silverstein [Eds.], read by Nikole Hannah-Jones and a Full Cast

5 mins; March 02, 2023

AudioFile Favorites: GOOD OMENS by Terry Pratchett, Neil Gaiman, read by a full cast

6 mins; March 01, 2023

AudioFile Favorites: NIGHTCRAWLING by Leila Mottley, read by Joniece Abbott-Pratt

6 mins; February 28, 2023

AudioFile Favorites: FINDING ME by Viola Davis, read by Viola Davis

7 mins; February 27, 2023

HAVE YOU EATEN YET? by Cheuk Kwan, read by Brian Nishii

5 mins; February 24, 2023

FOODTOPIA by Margot Anne Kelley, read by Nicol Zanzarella

6 mins; February 23, 2023

EAT & FLOURISH by Mary Beth Albright, read by Caroline Shaffer, Grover Gardner [Intro.]

6 mins; February 22, 2023

SEAT AT THE TABLE by Marcus Samuelsson, read by Marcus Samuelsson, Jonathan Waxman

5 mins; February 21, 2023

RED SAUCE by Ian MacAllen, read by Paul Bellantoni

6 mins; February 20, 2023

A MINOR CHORUS by Billy-Ray Belcourt, read by Jesse Nobess

5 mins; February 17, 2023

MOONRISE OVER NEW JESSUP by Jamila Minnicks, read by Karen Chilton

6 mins; February 16, 2023

ANOTHER APPALACHIA by Neema Avashia, read by Jeed Saddy

6 mins; February 15, 2023

BAD CREE by Jessica Johns, read by Tanis Parenteau

5 mins; February 14, 2023

AGE OF VICE by Deepti Kapoor, read by Vidish Athavale

6 mins; February 13, 2023

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