Read On - The Audiobook Show from RNIB episodes
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Fiona Lucas - Always and Only You
What would you do if you walk down the aisle and find the wrong man waiting for you? And no-one else sees anything wrong?
Anita Frank - The Good Liars
This week we chat to Anita Frank about the Sunday Times bestselling WW1 historical fiction murder mystery thriller, The Good Liars. Plus we find some brand new audio out now and also available from RNIB.
Anne Michaels - Held
In today’s 400th episode of Read On – The Audiobook Show, Robert Kirkwood chats to Anne Michaels about her book ‘Held’, which last week was the winner of the $100K Giller Prize in Canada. The audio version of the book, which was also Booker shortlisted in the UK, is narrated by the author and she tells us why she was the only person for the job.
Samantha Harvey - Orbital - Booker Winner 2024
Today a long chat with Booker Winner 2024 Samantha Harvey and a listen to her winning book Orbital. We hear about the quirks of living on the ISS, about sleeping in orbit, and closer to home we hear about the importance of accessible reading and that Samantha is currently training a guide dog puppy. All that plus some new books in the RNIB Library on today's Read On.
Booker Winner 2024 - Samantha Harvey (Extract)
Full interview on Friday's show, but here's a clip from my interview with Booker winner 2024, Samantha Harvey
Bonus Episode - Booker Shortlist Special 2024
We have spoken to all of the Booker Shortlisted authors here at Read On, many on the days leading up to, or in one case the day of, the award ceremony, far too soon to get them onto a regular episode of the show.
Booker Prize 2024
This week features each book on the 2024 Booker Prize shortlist and a listen to the audio versions, plus some book recommendations from last year’s winner Paul Lynch.
Rachel Greenlaw - The Woodsmoke Women's Book of Spells plus Blind Poet Dave Steele
This week author Rachel Greenlaw tells us about a cosy new tale of witches, magic, mystery, family and romance, The Woodsmoke Women’s Book of Spells plus we here from Blind Poet Dave Steele about The Big Test. All that plus some new books in the RNIB Library.
Ariane Bankes, Irvine Welsh and Elizabeth Oldfield at the Wigtown Book Festival
This week on Read On we have three very different authors,
Josie Lloyd - Miss Beeton’s Murder Agency
Today we're chatting to Josie Lloyd about her brand new cosy crime adventure Miss Beeton’s Murder Agency and we get an exclusive news about a brand new book Josie is writing with Emlyn Rees. Plus we'll find some new books in the RNIB Library.