Behind the Mic with AudioFile Magazine

Ruby Corazon brings festive cheer to Alexis Daria’s sweet and spicy holiday novella. Host Jo Reed and AudioFile’s Emily Connelly talk about the fun of cozying up with a holiday romance audiobook. Evie Cruz is a comic illustrator on a tight deadline, and she’s barely unpacked into her new apartment. Corazon’s voice echo

Host Jo Reed and AudioFile’s Emily Connelly discuss this latest installment in Lev AC Rosen’s historical mystery series set in 1950s San Francisco, narrated by Vikas Adam. Evander Mills finally has a boyfriend, a safe apartment above a queer bar, and steady work as a PI. But a missing gay bookstore owner threatens the

Ferne Markes and Owen Hall make a perfect pair performing the electric chemistry between a kitchen witch and the charming man who catches her eye. Host Jo Reed and AudioFile’s Emily Connelly discuss this delicious romance from Nadia El-Fassi that’s best enjoyed alongside a cup of chai. Ever since Scott Mason stumbled i

Helen Laser gives an extraordinary performance of Peng Shepherd’s inventive story. Host Jo Reed and AudioFile’s Emily Connelly discuss this interactive adventure story that takes listeners deep into the life of Marsh—and shows just how drastically things can change. When 40-year-old Marsh is selected to star in a reali

Anyone who likes to cook will be inspired to get into the kitchen after listening to this audio program. Host Jo Reed and AudioFile’s Emily Connelly discuss Deb Perelman’s audio companion to her newest cookbook, SMITTEN KITCHEN KEEPERS. Perelman is one of the original food bloggers and creator of the beloved Smitten Ki

Jason Isaacs is clearly having a rollicking good time narrating Kate Atkinson’s latest Jackson Brodie novel. Host Jo Reed and AudioFile’s Robin Whitten discuss this audiobook jammed full of Agatha Christie tropes—butlers, vicars, nobles, retired veterans, and detectives all trapped in a great house in a snowstorm—but t