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#ROTD #AudiobookReview As Mona Awad returns to the #DarkAcademia of her cult classic, BUNNY, Sophie Amoss artfully handles the challenging narration. From chirpy to authoritarian, Amoss captures the quirky, sociopathic Bunnies. #LiteraryHorror #EarphonesAward #simonaudio bit.ly/46Nh3xZ
October 16, 2025 at 1:12 PM
#ROTD #AudiobookReview As Mona Awad returns to the #DarkAcademia of her cult classic, BUNNY, Sophie Amoss artfully handles the challenging narration. From chirpy to authoritarian, Amoss captures the quirky, sociopathic Bunnies. #LiteraryHorror #EarphonesAward #simonaudio bit.ly/46Nh3xZ
#ROTD #AudiobookRV #PubDay Lily Newmark’s transcendent performance of @annanorth.bsky.social's remarkable novel lingers in the memory. Three narratives intersect; together, Newmark & North deliver drama, wonder, heartbreak, & hope. #EarphonesAward @bloomsburybooksus.bsky.social bit.ly/42Dk1Td
October 14, 2025 at 1:03 PM
#ROTD #AudiobookRV #PubDay Lily Newmark’s transcendent performance of @annanorth.bsky.social's remarkable novel lingers in the memory. Three narratives intersect; together, Newmark & North deliver drama, wonder, heartbreak, & hope. #EarphonesAward @bloomsburybooksus.bsky.social bit.ly/42Dk1Td
#ROTD #AudiobookReview Narrator Nicolette McKenzie’s sparkling performance amplifies the charm of this #cozymystery. Her distinctive portrayals capture the warmth and wit of sleuths Judith, Suzie, and Becks. #EarphonesAward #recordedbooks bit.ly/48hFBAk
October 9, 2025 at 1:12 PM
#ROTD #AudiobookReview Narrator Nicolette McKenzie’s sparkling performance amplifies the charm of this #cozymystery. Her distinctive portrayals capture the warmth and wit of sleuths Judith, Suzie, and Becks. #EarphonesAward #recordedbooks bit.ly/48hFBAk
#ROTD #AudiobookRV This bittersweet, immersive audiobook unites author #LilyKing with #RebeccaLowman at her shape-shifting best. Lowman matches her tone, pace, & timing to each character as the protagonist reveals a unique love triangle, then flashes forward decades later. #SimonAudio bit.ly/46EZU9N
October 7, 2025 at 1:31 PM
#ROTD #AudiobookRV This bittersweet, immersive audiobook unites author #LilyKing with #RebeccaLowman at her shape-shifting best. Lowman matches her tone, pace, & timing to each character as the protagonist reveals a unique love triangle, then flashes forward decades later. #SimonAudio bit.ly/46EZU9N
#ROTD #AudiobookReview After Celia curses her beloved brother, she tries to make amends. Narrator Ella Lynch demonstrates her expansive gifts throughout this fantasy audiobook, giving unique and distinct voices to all its characters. #EarphonesAward #NaomiNovik #prhaudio bit.ly/481a9WW
October 2, 2025 at 1:12 PM
#ROTD #AudiobookReview After Celia curses her beloved brother, she tries to make amends. Narrator Ella Lynch demonstrates her expansive gifts throughout this fantasy audiobook, giving unique and distinct voices to all its characters. #EarphonesAward #NaomiNovik #prhaudio bit.ly/481a9WW
#ROTD #AudiobookReview Gabra Zackman's performance effectively demonstrates a kind of narration multitasking. In one way, she's conveying a diabolical true-crime mystery, complete with myriad details and dead ends #EarphonesAward #prhaudio bit.ly/45xQxrQ
August 28, 2025 at 1:12 PM
#ROTD #AudiobookReview Gabra Zackman's performance effectively demonstrates a kind of narration multitasking. In one way, she's conveying a diabolical true-crime mystery, complete with myriad details and dead ends #EarphonesAward #prhaudio bit.ly/45xQxrQ
#ROTD #AudiobookReview In a masterful performance, #GoldenVoice Edoardo Ballerini narrates art restorer & spy Gabriel Allon’s latest adventure, set largely in Italy and the Vatican. Listeners are swept into the intrigue surrounding a da Vinci masterpiece. #EarphonesAward #harperaudio bit.ly/3HA8SuX
August 21, 2025 at 1:17 PM
#ROTD #AudiobookReview In a masterful performance, #GoldenVoice Edoardo Ballerini narrates art restorer & spy Gabriel Allon’s latest adventure, set largely in Italy and the Vatican. Listeners are swept into the intrigue surrounding a da Vinci masterpiece. #EarphonesAward #harperaudio bit.ly/3HA8SuX
#ROTD #AudiobookReview #PubDay This collection of interconnected short stories is a delight. Southern humorist and actress #FannieFlagg narrates her own work with a touch of whimsy. You can almost hear the sparkle in her eye. 🪩 #prhaudio bit.ly/418v1XZ
August 19, 2025 at 12:15 PM
#ROTD #AudiobookReview #PubDay This collection of interconnected short stories is a delight. Southern humorist and actress #FannieFlagg narrates her own work with a touch of whimsy. You can almost hear the sparkle in her eye. 🪩 #prhaudio bit.ly/418v1XZ
#ROTD #AudiobookRV Curiosity-driven research has led to discoveries in many unexpected areas, such as land–mine detecting rats, fish cannons to transport fish, & mantis shrimp "fight clubs." Narrator Eileen Stevens strikes an upbeat tone. #EarphonesAward hachetteaudio.bsky.social bit.ly/4ftTVqY
August 14, 2025 at 2:11 PM
#ROTD #AudiobookRV Curiosity-driven research has led to discoveries in many unexpected areas, such as land–mine detecting rats, fish cannons to transport fish, & mantis shrimp "fight clubs." Narrator Eileen Stevens strikes an upbeat tone. #EarphonesAward hachetteaudio.bsky.social bit.ly/4ftTVqY
#ROTD #AudiobookRV Listeners must pay close attention to follow the many personas of this mystery’s sinister main character, expertly performed by Richard Armitage. The women are masterfully voiced by an exceptional ensemble. simonaudio.bsky.social bit.ly/4fpB54h
August 12, 2025 at 12:07 PM
#ROTD #AudiobookRV Listeners must pay close attention to follow the many personas of this mystery’s sinister main character, expertly performed by Richard Armitage. The women are masterfully voiced by an exceptional ensemble. simonaudio.bsky.social bit.ly/4fpB54h
#ROTD #ReviewOfTheDay #AudiobookReview Narrator Caitlin Davies delivers a warm, emotionally rich performance of this feel-good audiobook. Davies infuses the story with tenderness and playfulness, matching its themes of second chances, found family, and quiet courage. #macmillanaudio bit.ly/4ohgJ1j
August 5, 2025 at 2:46 PM
#ROTD #ReviewOfTheDay #AudiobookReview Narrator Caitlin Davies delivers a warm, emotionally rich performance of this feel-good audiobook. Davies infuses the story with tenderness and playfulness, matching its themes of second chances, found family, and quiet courage. #macmillanaudio bit.ly/4ohgJ1j
#ROTD #AudiobookRV Comedian @tamis.bsky.social narrates her debut memoir with dynamic energy. Her narration reflects deep love for her family, no matter how chaotic they may be. Laugh through her shrewd observations of the absurdity & dysfunction. #EarphonesAward #bloomsburypublishing bit.ly/4o6hudl
July 31, 2025 at 4:12 PM
#ROTD #AudiobookRV Comedian @tamis.bsky.social narrates her debut memoir with dynamic energy. Her narration reflects deep love for her family, no matter how chaotic they may be. Laugh through her shrewd observations of the absurdity & dysfunction. #EarphonesAward #bloomsburypublishing bit.ly/4o6hudl
#ROTD #AudiobookReview Erin Bennett’s complex narration of this historical audiobook wraps listeners in a web of mystery. Bennett successfully takes on the momentous task of crafting authentic voices for a myriad of characters. #EarphonesAward #PenguinRandomHouseAudio bit.ly/3H5GNLV
July 29, 2025 at 12:17 PM
#ROTD #AudiobookReview Erin Bennett’s complex narration of this historical audiobook wraps listeners in a web of mystery. Bennett successfully takes on the momentous task of crafting authentic voices for a myriad of characters. #EarphonesAward #PenguinRandomHouseAudio bit.ly/3H5GNLV
#ROTD #AudiobookRV #GoldenVoice George Guidall masterfully draws listeners into Sheriff Walt Longmire’s search for a missing woman in Wyoming’s Red Desert. Craig Johnson’s vivid descriptions are matched by Guidall’s pacing and tone. #EarphonesAward @recordedbooks.bsky.social bit.ly/416dAHn
July 24, 2025 at 1:24 PM
#ROTD #AudiobookRV #GoldenVoice George Guidall masterfully draws listeners into Sheriff Walt Longmire’s search for a missing woman in Wyoming’s Red Desert. Craig Johnson’s vivid descriptions are matched by Guidall’s pacing and tone. #EarphonesAward @recordedbooks.bsky.social bit.ly/416dAHn
#ROTD #AudiobookReview #ReviewOfTheDay Emily Rankin’s performance is so subtle that she disappears completely into this novel. Michelle Huneven’s family saga combines tenderness, sadness, joy, and grief with exquisite prose and psychological insights. #EarphonesAward #prhaudio bit.ly/4kUWMdI
July 22, 2025 at 1:28 PM
#ROTD #AudiobookReview #ReviewOfTheDay Emily Rankin’s performance is so subtle that she disappears completely into this novel. Michelle Huneven’s family saga combines tenderness, sadness, joy, and grief with exquisite prose and psychological insights. #EarphonesAward #prhaudio bit.ly/4kUWMdI
#ROTD #AudiobookRV #GoldenVoice Kimberly Farr delivers a pitch-perfect performance in this #CozyMystery. Widowed Muriel finds a winning lottery ticket, sets off for a Seine River cruise, and is pulled into a murder investigation. Farr masterfully captures Muriel’s humility & naïveté. bit.ly/3IzPiiA
July 17, 2025 at 4:12 PM
#ROTD #AudiobookRV #GoldenVoice Kimberly Farr delivers a pitch-perfect performance in this #CozyMystery. Widowed Muriel finds a winning lottery ticket, sets off for a Seine River cruise, and is pulled into a murder investigation. Farr masterfully captures Muriel’s humility & naïveté. bit.ly/3IzPiiA
#ROTD #AudiobookReview Delivering these essays with a sense of urgency and passion, narrator Karen Chilton is excellent in this powerful audiobook. No topic is off-limits as author @blklibrarygirl.bsky.social shares vulnerable stories and insightful details. #HarperAudio bit.ly/46wfftl
July 15, 2025 at 12:14 PM
#ROTD #AudiobookReview Delivering these essays with a sense of urgency and passion, narrator Karen Chilton is excellent in this powerful audiobook. No topic is off-limits as author @blklibrarygirl.bsky.social shares vulnerable stories and insightful details. #HarperAudio bit.ly/46wfftl
Jo Reed + AudioFile’s Laura Rossi discuss 3 Earphones Award audiobooks. #ElmoreLeonard’s GET SHORTY w/a fresh narration by Joe Mantegna. Brian Nishii’s exceptional performance of Shigehiro Oishi’s LIFE IN THREE DIMENSIONS. Jason Culp makes you want to spend hours w/ #MarkTwain bit.ly/AFMpodcast
July 12, 2025 at 12:37 AM
Jo Reed + AudioFile’s Laura Rossi discuss 3 Earphones Award audiobooks. #ElmoreLeonard’s GET SHORTY w/a fresh narration by Joe Mantegna. Brian Nishii’s exceptional performance of Shigehiro Oishi’s LIFE IN THREE DIMENSIONS. Jason Culp makes you want to spend hours w/ #MarkTwain bit.ly/AFMpodcast
#ROTD #AudiobookReview B. Dylan Hollis narrates his audiobook on American desserts with charm & charisma. As Hollis takes listeners on a culinary trip, discussing iconic desserts, listeners will hear the joy in his voice. #EarphonesAward bit.ly/3TsOvlZ
July 10, 2025 at 1:12 PM
#ROTD #AudiobookReview B. Dylan Hollis narrates his audiobook on American desserts with charm & charisma. As Hollis takes listeners on a culinary trip, discussing iconic desserts, listeners will hear the joy in his voice. #EarphonesAward bit.ly/3TsOvlZ
#ROTD #AudiobookRV Imogen Church demonstrates her talent for superb characterization and spot-on timing as she delivers this twisty mystery. When a reporter travels to Switzerland to attend a luxury hotel opening, her trip turns out to be the beginning of sinister events. #SimonAudio bit.ly/44gOFmL
July 8, 2025 at 3:42 PM
#ROTD #AudiobookRV Imogen Church demonstrates her talent for superb characterization and spot-on timing as she delivers this twisty mystery. When a reporter travels to Switzerland to attend a luxury hotel opening, her trip turns out to be the beginning of sinister events. #SimonAudio bit.ly/44gOFmL
#ROTD #AudiobookRV #PennBadgley, pleasant-voiced & convincing, is an outstanding narrator. He can offer a warm observation one minute & turn into a cold commentator the next, skillfully making #RayBradbury's message accessible. #EarphonesAward @simonaudio.bsky.social bit.ly/4evGnLd
July 2, 2025 at 9:17 PM
#ROTD #AudiobookRV #PennBadgley, pleasant-voiced & convincing, is an outstanding narrator. He can offer a warm observation one minute & turn into a cold commentator the next, skillfully making #RayBradbury's message accessible. #EarphonesAward @simonaudio.bsky.social bit.ly/4evGnLd
#ROTD #AudiobookRV #MaryRussell finds her loyalties divided between her famous husband, #SherlockHolmes, & her ne’er-do-well uncle. Top–notch performances by ScanlonSounds, Steven Crossley & Jefferson Mays make this story sound like a full-cast audiobook. #EarphonesAward www.audiofilemagazine.com
July 1, 2025 at 1:05 PM
#ROTD #AudiobookRV #MaryRussell finds her loyalties divided between her famous husband, #SherlockHolmes, & her ne’er-do-well uncle. Top–notch performances by ScanlonSounds, Steven Crossley & Jefferson Mays make this story sound like a full-cast audiobook. #EarphonesAward www.audiofilemagazine.com
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May 1, 2025 at 2:43 AM
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April 16, 2025 at 4:03 PM
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AUDIOBOOK CLUB REVEAL: AudioFile’s Audiobook Club selection for Spring 2025 is HOW WOMEN MADE MUSIC: A Revolutionary History from NPR Music edited by Alison Fensterstock with Ann Powers.
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April 10, 2025 at 7:02 PM
AUDIOBOOK CLUB REVEAL: AudioFile’s Audiobook Club selection for Spring 2025 is HOW WOMEN MADE MUSIC: A Revolutionary History from NPR Music edited by Alison Fensterstock with Ann Powers.
www.audiofilemagazine.com/audiobook-club
@harpercollins.bsky.social @npr.org
www.audiofilemagazine.com/audiobook-club
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