This week marks a year since we began Listening Books Blog! We’ve loved every minute of it, and hope you have too! We’ve written about topics ranging from the history of audiobooks to the joys of volunteering. We’ve had interviews ...
Arrrrr! Ahoy me-hearties! Ye scallywags ‘av plundered ye’selves some crackin’ booty ‘ere, eh?! …. Phew! Talking like a pirate is hard work! But yes, Talk Like a Pirate Day really is a thing. So it looks like I need to ...
Roald Dahl Day is celebrated every year on his birthday, 13th September, and events go on throughout the month. However, this year is a very special one – Dahl’s 100th birthday! Dahl penned 39 books and many have become firm favourites ...
National Read a Book Day happens every year. This doesn’t mean that it’s the only day that’s great for reading of course, but it’s a brilliant reminder to pick up a book or audiobook if you haven’t read ...
As autumn approaches, so do a whole host of new films. Some of the best of these are undoubtedly the book-to-film adaptations! With this in mind, here are the books to add to your to-be-read list asap! (And reading includes listening ...
The summer holidays might be coming to an end but the sun is shining and there’s no excuse to not make the most of the weekend! So for all book lovers out there, what could be better than combining some literary ...
Back in May, Bill Gates dropped five books he would recommend that you read. This week Barack Obama has offered us his summer reading choices. And why not be influenced in what to read next by your favourite celeb? You like ...
Sunday 7th August is International Friendship Day, so this post honours great friends in books. I started by asking around the office: if you had to pick a character in a book to be friends with, who would you pick? This was ...
This post is based on an article written by Alex Strick and published on Book Trust. How can you support and encourage summer holiday reading when a child has reading difficulties? If ‘reading for pleasure’ seems instead like a ...
Audiobooks have so many things going for them and there’s loads of articles out there about their recent rise in popularity. But what if you’re yet to give audiobooks a try? Or don’t know what they can offer you? Well let these reasons ...