We’re kicking off our celebrations for the Jane Austen Bicentenary with a quiz! Each question has a clip from the Jane Austen Naxos audiobooks, so you can really put your Austen-quote knowledge to the test! (Make sure you’ve got headphones or speakers ...
I listened to the first Harry Potter audiobook when it was released in November 1999. Despite the growing technological panic at the cusp of the twenty-first century, my parents only owned one CD player. It was too big to move from ...
It sounds like a cliché, but I’ve always loved to read. My journey into personhood was guided less by those around me and more by the worlds I inhabited and the people I met on my fictional travels. I wanted ...
It’s the final day of our book recommendations, and we’ve saved the best for last with six sensational stories to listen to! From crime to dystopian speculative fiction to humour, whatever you’re looking for, we’ve got an audiobook for you. 1. ...
Some of my favourite audiobooks are non-fiction books. I know, I know, non-fiction has a bit of a reputation as being dry, but I’m here to let you know there are some really fascinating non-fiction audiobooks out there. I’ve pulled together ...
When I was thirteen and wishing that Orlando Bloom would read me the phonebook (it was 2003, that’s the only excuse I have), I could never have dreamt that there would be so many books read by celebrities to choose ...
Michelle Paver is a novelist and children’s author best known for her Chronicles of Ancient Darkness series. She spoke to Abbie Jaggers about pretending to be a wolf, having her books narrated by Sir Ian McKellen, oh, and that time ...
It can always be difficult to pick your next title to listen to. Whether you’ve just come off the back of listening to a book you loved or one that you’re not sure was quite right for you, or if ...
If you’re a fantasy lover, you’ll know how great mythical creatures can be. They can be menace or hero, evil or saintly. And they are so cool. They have fascinating histories and many variations, and it’s always interesting to see how authors bring ...
This article was written by Richard Brooks, Coventry University For fans of audio fiction, 2017 promises to be a year of significant change as major players from the world of publishing, broadcasting and technology move into the field. The big ...