Listening while lying on the beach, relaxing by the pool, hiking a trail, or traveling by car or plane makes summer the perfect time to catch up on great audiobooks....

Our picks this month run the gamut from new stories from Fannie Flagg to dark academia from R.F. Kuang to Chuck Tingle’s latest. We hope you find a cool place to listen by...

Have you ever wondered what it is like to lose all or a part of your vision? How can you manage your fear of losing your independence, and what adaptations will you need to...

My watchwords this summer are: Be brave, be kind, be you. Sometimes, I’ll admit, it’s a struggle to be courageous, compassionate, and true all in the same week. I...

The audiobook of Ron Chernow’s new biography MARK TWAIN, read by Jason Culp, runs a whopping 44 hours. AudioFile reviewer Alan Minskoff shares his very personal guide to...

AudioFile spoke with author and documentarian James Robinson and producer Iris McElroy about the audiobook adaptation of James’s memoir for middle-grade readers, WHALE...

The term “ballad” brings to mind stories shared in verse. They might be immersive narrative poems or tales set to music; they could involve centuries-old traditional...

Bring the thrills and chills with you wherever summer takes you—choose from international thrillers, gothic thrillers, and even a fantastical fungal thriller. Plus,...

Kimberly Farr has had a long and distinguished career as an actor on stage and screen and as a celebrated audiobook narrator. A gifted performer with an impressive range,...

New York Times bestselling and Library Reads Hall of Fame author Abby Jimenez shares her thoughts on audiobooks, narrators, and good food. “I love my audiobooks so...

Vikas Adam is one of the most dynamic and skilled audiobook narrators working today, with a voice that brings dragons, detectives, and deeply human characters to life. His...

AudioFile is thrilled to name Hillary Huber one of our 2025 Golden Voices—our narrator hall of fame and lifetime achievement award. Hillary’s voice is well known to...