AudioFile editors are proud to celebrate another year of exceptional audiobooks and audio artists. Below you'll find their favorites from this year's fiction genre.
Aurelia's mother on stage When I say that I come from a family of spoken word enthusiasts, it’s not just that we talk a lot. It’s that when I was born, my mother was a theater actress and my father a lighting designer. And, as I’ve mentioned before, my father…
It's that time of year again — as we head into the holidays, many of us are looking back at another great year in books. Likewise, AudioFile has released its picks for the best audiobooks of 2019. Here are the winners in Best Fiction, Poetry and Drama: The Rest of…
For sports fans, the resumption of professional sports seasons, however truncated, was a source of joy in this pandemic year. For those of us who can’t tell a jump shot from a field goal, joy is this list of sports-related romance audiobooks. What’s not to love about teamwork and achievement?…
https://booktrib.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/road-trip.jpg Many people are missing traveling during this time of COVID-19. It’s not quite the same, but why not take a virtual trip with these five contemporary romances on audio? Hearing Joe Jameson narrates Boyfriend Material by Alexis Hall might conjure up some of your favorite London landmarks. Listeners will meet Luc, a…
Many holiday traditions are requiring alteration this year, but not AudioFile's annual holiday romance picks! Better than ever, here are seven holiday romance audiobooks to fill your heart and your ears with some much-needed joy. Click on the book titles to read AudioFile's full audiobook reviews! In an Earphones Award-winning…
Dating your coworker is quintessentially ill-advised, typically discouraged, and often quite scandalous. In spite of all the drawbacks, though, sometimes it turns out okay; in fact, sometimes the rest is history. If you're someone who always hopes for a bright side and a happy ending, these fresh audiobooks will be…
If you’re watching the headlines — or the store shelves — these days, you’re well aware that money doesn’t go as far as it used to. In the spirit of commiseration, enjoy these five romance audiobooks featuring characters who are dealing with money troubles. In No Words by Meg Cabot, narrator Piper…
Whenever AudioFile highlights audiobooks on their blog, it goes without saying that someone is pretty excited to share them. Whether it’s the reviewer, the editors, the public at large, or yours truly, somebody’s usually jumping up and down in the background with happy feelings about the audio experience they’ve just…
I’ve attended so many digital meetings lately, and I’m sure if you’re working from home, you are doing the same. My digital social life is busier than my actual one used to be, BC (Before Corona). I’m not complaining. I’ve had several great digital chats with friends and colleagues about…
AudioFile editors are proud to celebrate another year of exceptional audiobooks and audio artists. Below you’ll find their favorites from this year’s romance genre.
Okay, yes, I generally get excited about the romance audiobooks we recommend in our Tuesday blog posts. When it comes to the titles we choose to feature, I generally follow my mother’s rule of thumb — if you don’t have anything nice to say, don’t say anything at all. So…
A paranormal story, a romantic suspense, and a space opera (you’re welcome!). In the three new edgy romances below, our featured heroines are on top of their games, and our heroes are smoking hot. And how do we know this? Because our narrators are equally on top of their games…
Romantic suspense has the challenge of creating the tension and plot twists of a thriller and the emotional relationship rollercoaster of a romance. Not an easy balance. The audiobooks below provide a range of the mix of thriller and romance on the continuum. Author Cara Putman provides a…
In listening to AudioFile’s Best Mystery Audiobooks of 2021, I especially enjoyed the L.A. Theatre Works presentation of Agatha Christie's The Murder on the Links, performed by a full cast. (Learn more about that production in Alfred Molina's podcast interview.) An audio mystery truly can be enhanced by a performance from multiple…