Photo Credit: Jamie Drew 2016. Sarah Perry is the author of After Me Comes the Flood and The Essex Serpent. She has a PhD in creative writing from Goldsmiths University. Her thesis was about the Gothic, and her books are written ...
October 10th is World Mental Health Day, the perfect time to listen to audiobooks about mental health. Whether it’s through characters in fiction, or real experience described in nonfiction, audiobooks about mental health can help everyone understand the affect they can ...
Robert Thorogood is a screenwriter and author. He is best known for the Death in Paradise TV series. In 2008 he was a finalist for the Red Planet Prize, which aimed to find undiscovered writers. This gave him the opportunity ...
Did you know that many books considered classics were once banned? This year, the UK is celebrating Banned Books Week to highlight the history of censorship. One of the most famous examples is Lady Chatterley’s Lover by D. H. Lawrence. The book ...
With the seventh season over, we’re at a loss of what books to read after Game of Thrones. The story concerns warring families in the fictional land of Westeros. They compete to be the ruler of the seven kingdoms and sit on the ...
September was the month Roald Dahl was born and 13th September now marks Roald Dahl Day – a celebration of Roald Dahl books and poetry! We’ve put together a quiz so you can put your Roald Dahl knowledge to the test! How ...
The summer holidays might be over, but that doesn’t mean you can’t find the time to relax with an audiobook! We’ve got some brilliant new titles that we’ll be adding to the library over the next few weeks. Here’s a selection ...
Amy Flinders recommends seven great listens to choose as a first audiobook that will convert even the most reluctant listeners! There are many reasons why some people think audiobooks might not be for them. I know, because I used to be ...
With only a week left to go until the new academic year starts, you’re going to want to check out these back to school audiobooks. If you’re finding reading difficult, school can be particularly daunting. There always ...
Christopher Robin appears in many A A Milne stories, as the young boy who is the best friend of Winnie the Pooh. The character was based on the real son of A A Milne, Christopher Robin Milne. However, as he grew ...