Behind the Mic with AudioFile Magazine

When faced with a bully, Sal doesn’t take the usual tactics—he pulls a dead chicken from another universe and stuffs it in the bully’s locker. Listeners will love following Sal’s story as he meets friends in his new school, including the delightful Gabi.

Driss, a Moroccan American, is killed in a hit-and-run in the Mojave desert. The tragedy resonates in his community, and a cast of narrators pieces all of the perspectives together as his daughter tries to find out why.

A trip back to the ’70s with the story of a fake rock band in the real world. A star-studded cast recounts the band’s meteoric rise to fame and mysterious fall from grace as an oral history.

SYNC: Audiobooks for Teens starts an exciting tenth season this week. The free summer listening program lasts 14 weeks, offering audiobooks for teens—2 titles each week. This week’s theme: the tensions of friendships. More at AudiobookSYNC.com

In the latest Memory Man thriller, Amos Decker confronts a mistake he made in one of his first cases as a rookie detective. A dual narration by Kyf Brewer and Orlagh Cassidy puts listeners front and center.

Larry, formerly an observant Orthodox Jew, refuses to say Kaddish, the mourner’s prayer, for his recently deceased father. He uses an Internet-based alternative to avoid his obligation. An Earphones Award winner.

Nominated for Rising Star Chef of the Year, Onwauchi narrates his own memoir with compelling emotion and passion. He dishes on the restaurant industry as he weaves the tale of his upbringing and career ups and downs.

A personal history of Synnott’s obsession with climbing since he was a teenager—through professional climbing triumphs and defeats. Alex Honnold’s “free solo” ascent of El Capitan is the central act he uses to explore the ethos of climbing.

Christopher Columbus’s son, Hernando Colón, set out to create the greatest library on the world—what did that look like in 1506? A fresh perspective on the age of European exploration, the emergence of modern printing, and libraries.

Why was Bob Dylan’s album “Blonde on Blonde” made in Nashville? Narrator Graham Halstead takes listeners through the process of recording Dylan's trailblazing album. A must for Bob Dylan fans or fans of great music.

Juliana Brody, a well-regarded, righteous judge, allows herself a one-night stand, which results in putting her personal and professional life in jeopardy. Can she be as ruthless as the people who entrapped her?

Timothy Leary, the cult-like figure of the 1960s, extolled the virtues of psychedelic drugs, free love, and the search for enlightenment. Listeners explore the scientific and recreational forays into LSD and its mind-altering possibilities.

Elinor Lipman’s smart dialogue and delicious irony blend into a fun romantic comedy, set in present-day Manhattan. Mia Barron’s audio performance is a perfect match for Lipman’s fully-formed characters.

A new biography of Mary Stuart that portrays her as a complex and skilled queen and the intellectual and political equal of Elizabeth I. Listen for 16th-century British, French, and Scottish history, politics, and intrigue.

Congressman John Lewis draws on his experiences as a prominent leader of the Civil Rights Movement for these reflective essays, and he crafts a call to action to engage in the democratic process and safeguard our right to vote.