This week, host Jo Reed and AudioFile contributor Leslie Fine review three new audiobooks that harbor family secrets and feature excellent character development. A woman grapples with her roles as wife, mother, and more in SAME AS IT EVER WAS by Claire Lombardo, read by Emily Rankin; a father and daughter are living off the grid in WHAT KIND OF PARADISE by Janelle Brown, read by Peter Ganim and Helen Laser; and a quiet English farm is disturbed by a murder mystery in BROKEN COUNTRY by Clare Leslie Hall, read by Hattie Morahan.
SAME AS IT EVER WAS: Published by Random House Audio
WHAT KIND OF PARADISE: Published by Random House Audio
BROKEN COUNTRY: Published by Simon & Schuster Audio
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Family Tumult and Turmoil
This week, host Jo Reed and AudioFile contributor Alan Minskoff review three new audiobooks, both fiction and nonfiction, that revolve around diverse types of turbulence a family might encounter: The tragic American family saga of THE SPINACH KING by John Seabrook, read by Dion Graham; ON ISABELLA STREET, a historical novel set in a pre- and post-Vietnam War Toronto, by Genevieve Graham, read by Liz Leafloor and Erin Moon; and SO FAR GONE by Jess Walter, read by Edoardo Ballerini, a satirical novel on the rise of religious fundamentalist militias.
THE SPINACH KING: Published by HighBridge Audio
ON ISABELLA STREET: Published by Simon & Schuster Audio
SO FAR GONE: Published by Harper Audio
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Experimental Genre-blending that Works
This week, host Jo Reed welcomes AudioFile contributor Kendra Winchester to chat about three new sci-fi/fantasy audiobook gems: MODERATION, written and read by Elaine Castillo, a cautionary tale that dives into tech, class, and immigration; SUNBIRTH by An Yu, a character-driven story in which slices of the sun start disappearing, read by Mei Mei Macleod; and a historical horror-romance with elements of fantasy, THE POSSESSION OF ALBA DÍAZ by Isabel Cañas, read by Carolina Hoyos and Anthony Rey Perez.
MODERATION: Published by Penguin Audio
SUNBIRTH: Published by Simon & Schuster Audio
THE POSSESSION OF ALBA DÍAZ: Published by Penguin Audio
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Expertly Woven Fantasy & Sci-Fi Tales Across Time
This week, host Jo Reed welcomes AudioFile contributor Alex Richey. Together, they’ll chat all about vampires, monsters, and witches in three sci-fi/fantasy/horror audiobooks: BURY OUR BONES IN THE MIDNIGHT SOIL, a multiple-POV sapphic vampire story by V.E. Schwab, read by Julia Whelan, Katie Leung, and Marisa Calin; the “bonkers” genre-bending OF MONSTERS AND MAINFRAMES by Barbara Truelove, read by Chris Devon, Emana Rachelle, Charlie Albers, Eve Passeltiner, Zura Johnson, Cary Hite, and Gail Shalan; and a multi-generational horror story by Silvia Moreno-Garcia, THE BEWITCHING, read by Gisela Chípe.
BURY OUR BONES IN THE MIDNIGHT SOIL: Published by Macmillan Audio
OF MONSTERS AND MAINFRAMES: Published by Dreamscape
THE BEWITCHING: Published by Random House Audio
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Three Icons of Culture: Lives Shaped by New York City
Host Jo Reed and AudioFile’s Stephen Cummings discuss three audiobook biographies in which the New York City of the 1970s and ’80s plays a key role. This week, they’ll highlight LORNE by Susan Morrison, read by Kristen DiMercurio and the author, about the Saturday Night Live creator; YOKO by David Sheff, read by Max Meyers, an intimate look at the avant-garde artist; and I REGRET ALMOST EVERYTHING by Keith McNally and read by Richard E. Grant, a highly enjoyable listen about the legendary restaurateur.
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LORNE by Susan Morrison, read by Kristen DiMercurio, Susan Morrison Published by Random House Audio
YOKO by David Sheff, read by Max Meyers
Published by Simon & Schuster Audio
I REGRET ALMOST EVERYTHING by Keith McNally, read by Richard E. Grant
Published by Simon & Schuster Audio
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