Each month, AudioFile Magazine reviewers and editors handpick the best new audiobooks for BookTrib readers. Enjoy this month's top-rated audiobooks!
AudioFileAugust 5, 2025
I first learned of Argentina's Dirty War in college. My minor advisor was teaching a Latin American History course and was enthusiastic about having an English major/Gender Studies minor infiltrate the ranks of students who haunted the History department. There’s something to said for perspective and for context, I suppose,…
Chelsea CicconeFebruary 17, 2022
It's no surprise that our "new reality" has been creeping into the pages of fiction books — whether it's just a nod thrown in at the last moment of the production process or an entire book based around it (see Robin Cook's soon-to-pub Viral, for instance). There's a whole burgeoning…
BookTribAugust 2, 2021
When we speculate about future technology, we hope that whatever advancements we make will be overwhelmingly positive: 3D-printing vital organs or light-speed transportation with net-negative carbon emissions. You might even envision a frivolous piece of tech two: hovercrafts and life-like holograms. What no one wants to imagine is constructing the…
BookTribApril 11, 2022
You love to travel. No, wait, I’m not overgeneralizing! Hear me out, because I have an argument all prepared. You might have instantly thought, “yes, she read my mind!” Maybe you’re a bold backpacker who is willing to risk the discomfort of hostels in order to get that authentic experience.…
Judy MorenoJanuary 31, 2022
Since the days of Romeo and Juliet, people have been compelled by tales of star-crossed romance. These stories can take many forms — from families that forbid a relationship, to cultures, religions, customs and circumstances that make it nearly impossible. But as we optimistic readers know, love conquers all.However, these…
Megan BeauregardJanuary 13, 2023
Why do true crime stories resonate so deeply? What draws me as both reader and writer are the stories that explore our humanity in the face of inhumanity. That’s what I found working on The Forever Witness (Dutton), my new book about one of the most enduring murder mysteries of…
Edward HumesDecember 19, 2022
Raise your hand if you love to go camping. You will note my hand is down. Besides Girl Scout camp, where I mostly remember bugs and teasing and being unable to sleep because of the stories about the Bloody Hook of the Goat Killer, I really only went camping once.…
Hank Phillippi RyanSeptember 15, 2022
On September 6, 2022, Laura Lamont's Life in Pictures (Riverhead Books) author, Emma Straub, announced that her father, horror author Peter Straub, had passed away. In her Instagram post, Emma wrote, "Peter Francis Straub, the smartest and most fun person in every room he was ever in. 03/02/1943 - 09/04/2022.…
Mckenzie TozanSeptember 13, 2022
Midlife crisis. Quarter-life crisis. Existential crisis. We’re not exactly setting ourselves up for success when we put so much emphasis on the “crisis” part of getting older. With the looming threat of an incoming catastrophe hanging over our heads, no wonder we fear the great unknown of our futures! If…
BookTribSeptember 13, 2022
With the news of the passing of the Queen of England last Thursday, the internet has been abuzz with information about Queen Elizabeth II, Prince Charles III accepting his place on the throne and other interesting facts about the Royal Family. Avid readers will be pleased to know that the…
Mckenzie TozanSeptember 12, 2022
Just in time for the last lazy days of summer listening, I give you four authors and seven — seven! — historical fiction titles that will spirit you away in your own private time machine. This story appears through BookTrib’s partnership with AudioFile. It first appeared on AudioFile’s website.
Aurelia C. ScottSeptember 8, 2022
One of the best ways to improve your financial situation is to increase your financial literacy and the best way to do that is to read a personal finance book. Reading books about money management and investing will help you improve your financial future and set yourself down the path to…
Wyatt SemenukSeptember 7, 2022
Every month, AudioFile Magazine reviewers and editors select the best new audiobooks just for BookTrib’s readers. Get ready for the last beach days of the season, back-to-school preparation and cooler days ahead with these August picks! This story appears through BookTrib’s…
AudioFileSeptember 2, 2022
Halloween is officially less than a hundred days away, which means we are full steam ahead for Spooky Season 2022! As we start to look forward to cooler weather and the blissful crackle of colorful autumn leaves, now is the perfect time to stock your TBR with the season’s most…
Lindy RyanSeptember 2, 2022
