Virga & Bone by Craig Childs, Read by Rick Adamson
Visit the Deserts of the American Southwest
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.
With Virga & Bone, Rick Adamson presents naturalist and adventurer Craig Childs’s essays about the deserts of the American Southwest. AudioFile’s Robin Whitten tells host Jo Reed about this audiobook for those who love deserts—and those who long to visit them. During a pandemic, this might be exactly the listening experience many are after. Adamson narrates the journeys to deserts in Arizona, Utah, and the Monument Valley with a balance of restraint and enthusiasm, and the author’s deep love for and knowledge of the desert shine through.
***
To listen to the rest of the episode, as well as the whole archive of Behind the Mic with AudioFile Magazine, subscribe and listen on iTunes, Stitcher, Google Play, or wherever else you find your favorite podcasts.
Support for AudioFile’s Behind the Mic comes from Penguin Random House Audio, dedicated to producing top-quality fiction and nonfiction audiobooks written and read by the best in the business. Visit penguinrandomhouseaudio.com/audiofile now to start listening.
