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 ...
We’ve collected some of our favourite audiobooks, from crime to memoir! Whether you’re travelling to a far-flung destination or relaxing at home, we’ve got the perfect summer listening for you! Swing Time – Zadie Smith ...
Kiran Millwood Hargrave is a poet, playwright and novelist. She’s best know for her debut novel ‘The Girl of Ink and Stars’ and latest release ‘The Island at the End of Everything’. Her books, while perhaps more aimed at children ...
The Greenwich Book Festival has loads of brilliant talks and activities for adults and children. This year’s event was in May and we went along to record some talks to share with you. We know that you love crime. So first ...
A house in Chawton – now the Jane Austen House Museum – was Jane Austen’s home where she wrote almost all of her novels. It has been preserved and restored for Jane Austen lovers to experience. Not only is it ...
Abbie Jaggers sat down with eighteenth-century literature specialist John Mullan to chat about reading Jane Austen novels aloud, the characters in Austen’s books who love to read, and why academics love Emma. Listen to the fascinating full interview here: ...
Even 200 years on since her death, Austen’s advice on love, relationships and marriage is just as pertinent, because despite never marrying herself, all of her novels have love and relationships at their core. They are powerful stories that still feel ...
For many people, Austen’s works are a shrine to genteel Regency manners and pastimes. They are full of romantic escapism, dashing heroes and feisty heroines. D. W. Harding, a literary critic writing in 1940, wrote an essay called ‘Regulated Hatred’ where ...