AudioFile Magazine

AudioFile is a magazine available in both print and online formats, dedicated to reviewing a variety of audio content. This includes both unabridged and abridged audiobooks, original audio programs, commentary, and dramatizations presented in spoken word. The reviews concentrate on the quality of the audio experience rather than the content of the written works. Published in Portland, Maine, AudioFile comes out six times a year.

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MURDER BY MEMORY by Olivia Waite Read by Blair Baker | Audiobook Review | AudioFile Magazine

1 month ago | audiofilemagazine.com | Olivia Waite

Blair Baker narrates this sci-fi mystery. Dorothy Gentleman is a detective aboard the HMS FAIRWEATHER, an interstellar passenger ship--spaceship, that is. To her surprise, she wakes up in an unfamiliar body just as a murder victim is found, a situation that leads to several more terrible developments. Baker's depiction of Dorothy's initial confusion over her predicament quickly gives way to confidence and competence as she finds her investigative footing.
THE MESOPOTAMIAN RIDDLE by Joshua Hammer Read by Matthew Lloyd Davies | Audiobook Review | AudioFile Magazine

1 month ago | audiofilemagazine.com | Joshua Hammer

Listening to this history of the 1850s competition to decipher ancient Mesopotamian inscriptions is like listening to a Jules Verne or Conan Doyle adventure yarn. Narrator Matthew Lloyd Davies is a familiar voice in mystery and suspense fiction, and he clearly relishes what is not a musty story of scholarly reflection, but a cliff-hanger full of surprises and unexpected twists. Davies is a wonderful narrator for this kind of work, droll and cosmopolitan and silken to the ear.
THE RIVER HAS ROOTS by Amal El-Mohtar Read by Gem Carmella | Audiobook Review | AudioFile Magazine

1 month ago | audiofilemagazine.com | Amal El-Mohtar

by | Read by Gem Carmella Gem Carmella narrates a magical novella inspired by traditional ballads. Sisters Esther and Ysabel use their musical talents to tend the enchanted willow their family has honored for generations. When an unwanted suitor appears, everything they love is suddenly at risk.
DEAR MANNY by Nic Stone Read by James Fouhey Nic Stone | Audiobook Review | AudioFile Magazine

1 month ago | audiofilemagazine.com | Nic Stone

by | Read by James Fouhey, Nic Stone Stone's final entry in the Dear Martin trilogy is made more powerful with this compelling performance by James Fouhey. Jared's plan to run for junior class president hits a bump when a Black transfer student named Dylan adds her name to the slate. Fouhey captures Jared's conflict over his white privilege, which lingers after the death of his best friend, Manny. It shows up in letters written to Manny and in Jared's growing affection for Dylan.
KILLER STORY by Claire St Amant Read by Claire St Amant | Audiobook Review | AudioFile Magazine

1 month ago | audiofilemagazine.com | Claire St. Amant

Television journalist Claire St. Amant takes listeners behind the scenes of her job as a reporter and producer for "48 Hours." St. Amant does a fine job of narrating the audiobook herself--though at times some of the more emotional aspects of the work might have been better performed by a seasoned actor. That said, momentum is enough to propel the listener forward. St. Amant's revelation that the "trick" of good reporting comes with planning, patience, and plain old luck rings true.
FOOD FOR THOUGHT by Alton Brown Read by Alton Brown | Audiobook Review | AudioFile Magazine

1 month ago | audiofilemagazine.com | Alton Brown

Add "outstanding audiobook narrator" to Brown's impressive resum√©. He is, after all, a Food Network personality, a cookbook author, and an avid food science researcher. Given his long-running gigs on "Iron Chef" and "Good Eats," along with his work as a pitchman for GE, it's no surprise that he performs his "essays and ruminations" smoothly and wittily. His range of interests is expansive: blue crab (eat the soft shell variety), martinis (be wary of ice), Japanese cuisine (seek it out), and more.
HOMESEEKING by Karissa Chen Read by Katharine Chin Kenneth Lee | Audiobook Review | AudioFile Magazine

1 month ago | audiofilemagazine.com | Karissa Chen

by | Read by Katharine Chin, Kenneth Lee Narrators Katharine Chin and Kenneth Lee captivate with this 60-year saga. Childhood sweethearts Haiwen and Suchi grow up in the same Shanghai neighborhood before being torn apart by war and time. Suchi's perspective, narrated by Chin, moves forward in time, while Haiwen's, narrated by Lee, moves backward. Chin's voice is warm and emotive, capturing Suchi's personality as she matures.
HOW SWEET THE SOUND by Kwame Alexander Read by Karen Murray | Audiobook Review | AudioFile Magazine

2 months ago | audiofilemagazine.com | Kwame Alexander

by | Read by Karen Murray Every second of this dynamic production--from the bouncing notes of the opening theme to the last snapped finger--creates a musical soundscape. Narrator Karen Murray's sweet and steady tones guide the listener through a history of Black music told in rolling lines of poetry. Murray moves seamlessly from the talking drums of Africa through the origins of the blues, jazz, funk, and soul, and forward to the birth of hip-hop and rap, with many stops in between.
ON THE HIPPIE TRAIL by Rick Steves Read by Rick Steves | Audiobook Review | AudioFile Magazine

2 months ago | audiofilemagazine.com | Rick Steves

In 1978, Rick Steves left his job teaching piano lessons to set out on the legendary Hippie Trail. Starting in Europe, Steves and his friend Gene left the "wading pool of European travel" (as he puts it) to visit old friends in Bulgaria and then embark on an epic journey from Istanbul to Kathmandu. Steves's trademark enthusiasm and joie de vivre are on full display as he recounts his 23-year-old self's awe at seeing Turkey, Iran, Afghanistan, Pakistan, India, and Nepal.
WITCHCRAFT FOR WAYWARD GIRLS by Grady Hendrix Read by Leslie Howard Hillary Huber Sara Morsey | Audiobook Review | AudioFile Magazine

2 months ago | audiofilemagazine.com | Grady Hendrix

by | Read by Leslie Howard, Hillary Huber, Sara Morsey Leslie Howard, Hillary Huber, and Sara Morsey's gripping narrations bring this story to life. In 1970s Florida, 15-year-old Fern is sent to Wellwood Home, a facility for unwed mothers. Controlled by strict adults, the girls form bonds amid their struggles. When a librarian introduces Fern to a book on witchcraft, the girls discover an opportunity to reclaim their power--at a price.