We’ll soon be adding lots of new titles to both our online and CD catalogues – some that are at the top of the book’s charts, some by brilliant debut authors and some that have been requested by Listening Books’ ...
Even though there’s always a significant number of crime fiction novels at the top of the book charts, there are still many readers and listeners out there (including myself until recently) that have never explored this expansive genre. Is ...
When it comes to choosing audiobooks, you can’t go wrong with one narrated by multiple narrators! Especially when a book is written from more than one perspective, having multiple narrators helps with immersing yourself in the characters heads. This works ...
A great audiobook is always a combination of different things: a riveting story, excellent writing, and the best narration. The perfect mixture elevates an audiobook so it’s hard to stop listening. But with so many audiobooks published every year, how ...
Podcasts are having a moment. There’s been a massive increase in listeners over the past few years. Since the unprecedented success of Serial in 2014 sparking the fascination with true crime, podcasts have only grown. In 2018, Listening Books created ...
Have you ever tried to get to sleep and found it impossible? Listening Books audio producer Nik de Garis has written a poem all about this problem, and the solution – the OverDrive sleep timer! ‘Twas the Audiobook Before Christmas ‘Twas the ...
This article was written by Katherine Runswick-Cole, a senior research fellow at Manchester Metropolitan University. It was originally published on The Conversation. The Archers and Disability Every evening, just before 7 o’clock, people all over Britain tune in to ...
Have you ever wondered what recording audiobooks is like? Prepare yourself to find out! At Listening Books, our library is made up of audiobooks from publishers like Penguin and HarperCollins, as well as audiobooks we record in our studios. So, as ...
How does an audiobook narrator record books? How do they work out character voices? And what does a dog ordering a pizza sound like? Paul Vates is an actor, writer and voice over artist. He has narrated several audiobooks for Listening ...
A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens is one of the most well-known Christmas stories. It’s been adapted a lot of times, and you’ve probably seen at least one. But how much do you remember about the story? Test your knowledge ...