Every Monday through Friday, AudioFile’s editors recommend the best in audiobook listening. We keep our daily episodes short and sweet, with audiobook clips to give you a sample of our featured listens.

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On today’s episode, host Jo Reed and AudioFile’s Robin Whitten discuss Fire in Paradise, a comprehensive study of the devastating 2018 Northern California fire. T. Ryder Smith narrates with dramatic pacing, speeding up during the nail-biting personal stories and slowing down when explaining the fire’s causes and behaviors. Alastair Gee and Dani Anguiano have written an outstanding study of how humans create and respond to disaster, which calls to mind the continuing dangers of California’s fire seasons.

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Behind the Mic

Behind the Mic

Every Monday through Friday, AudioFile Editors recommend the best in audiobook listening. All in 6 minutes or less. It’s short, sweet, and just what your ears need.