Episode Notes It's our British Book Awards Special! We discuss the titles on the British Book Awards shortlist for Book of the Year - Audiobook: Non-Fiction. The shortlist is: Alan Partridge: Big Beacon, written and narrated by Alan Partridge Making It So, written and narrated by Patrick Stewart Spare, written and narrated by Prince Harry Strong Fe…

Episode Notes We chat to Matt Weisgerber. Matt is a narrator and voice actor who currently has 38 audiobooks available on Audible. He works mostly in the sci-fi and fantasy genres, as well as works aimed at younger audiences. Outside of narration, Matt is currently working on obtaining a Master's degree in counselling, and is a lover of retro video…

Episode Notes We discuss The Tusks of Extinction by Ray Nayler as narrated by Stefan Rudnicki and Gabrielle de Cuir.We're looking for guests. About the book: When you bring back a long-extinct species, there’s more to success than the DNA. Moscow has resurrected the mammoth, but someone must teach them how to be mammoths, or they are doomed to die …

Episode Notes We discuss Leo Moon: The Aries Billionaire by Rachel Wells & Jessica Adams as read by Oliver Chris. Aries billionaire Mike Kirby is celebrating his 50th birthday on his remote island with his unhappy wife, handpicked guests, a Blood Moon Eclipse and...a rocket launch. A coma and a murder later, it’s down to astrologer Leo Moon to unco…

Episode Notes No new episode this week. Instead, here is an episode from the archive. We chat with Dr Imran Lasker about his favourite audiobooks. Imran is a consultant radiologist and co-host of the Two Medics Podcast (www.twomedics.com). We discuss his favourite audiobooks, why he started a podcast about medical Twitter and of course Back To The …

Episode Notes We discuss Edith! which is a historical fiction podcast written and created by Gonzalo Cordova and Travis Helwig, produced by QCode and Crooked Media starring Rosamund Pike about Edith Wilson. It was directed by Maureen Bharoocha. We're looking for guests. Get in touch if you want to talk about audiobooks! The episode is brought to yo…

Episode Notes Once a Monster by Robert Dinsdale as narrated by Justin Avoth About the book: London, 1861: Ten-year-old Nell belongs to a crew of mudlarks who work a stretch of the Thames along the Ratcliffe Highway. An orphan since her mother died four years past, leaving Nell with only broken dreams and a pair of satin slippers in her possession, …

Episode Notes Happy New Year! We review The Housemaid by Freida McFadden as narrated by Lauryn Allman. Thanks to Jess from Bookouture for the ARC. About the book: “Welcome to the family,” Nina Winchester says as I shake her elegant, manicured hand. I smile politely, gazing around the marble hallway. Working here is my last chance to start fresh. I …

Episode Notes We review the BBC's adaptation of The Dark is Rising by Susan Cooper. The Dark Is Rising is a 12-part dramatisation for radio of Susan Cooper‘s classic 1970s novel for families Simon McBurney and Robert MacFarlane. With a full cast including Simon McBurney, Toby Jones, Noah Alexander, Amanda Hadingue, Paul Rhys and Harriet Walter. You…

Episode Notes We review the ecological fable/fantasy epic The Night Field by Donna Glee Williams as narrated by Debra Michaels. Thanks to Netgalley for the ARC. About the book: Welcome to The Real, where Pyn-Poi's people live in harmony with nature - until a killing stink threatens their whole world. Pyn-Poi's mother Marak wants her to grow up to b…

Episode Notes Notes go here We chat to Imogen Church and Alba Proko about all things audiobook and the upcoming #AudioFestival on the 22nd of November (head over to Bookouture's socials to participate). Imogen is an award-winning actor and scriptwriter, ex-Burlesque dancer, adoptive parent and lover of satire. Her debut novel Death and the Burlesqu…

Episode Notes We review The Doctor's Wife by Daniel Hurst, the first in a trilogy of thrillers about a village doctor and his wife. Thanks to Jess from Bookouture for the ARC. About the book: He thinks his secret is safe. But she knows the truth.... My husband is a doctor. He’s smart and charming, and everybody trusts him. Except me. On the surface…

Episode Notes No new episode this week. Instead, we're re-releasing an old episode. We review the lyrically written coming-of-age story Somebody Loves You by Mona Arshi. It's about Ruby's struggles to fit in against the backdrop of racism, and, her mother's bouts with mental illness. Thank you all for listening. We will be back in the new year.If y…

Episode Notes This is the last in our specials reviewing the books on The Week Junior Book Awards shortlist for Audiobook of the Year 2023. Spaceboy by David Walliams as narrated by Akiya Henry, Reginald D. Hunter, Eric Meyers, Penelope Rawlins, Liza Ross, David Walliams America. The 1960s. Stuck on a remote farm with her awful aunt, twelve-year-ol…

Episode Notes This is the third in our specials reviewing the books on The Week Junior Book Awards shortlist for Audiobook of the Year 2023. Running Out of Time by Simon Fox as narrated by Michael Golab. Alex can steal time. The most he can take at the moment is fifteen seconds, but his grandmother took almost three minutes once - although he never…

Episode Notes This is the second in our specials reviewing the books on The Week Junior Book Awards shortlist for Audiobook of the Year 2023. We chat about Wolfbane by Michelle Paver as narrated by Ian McKellen: The grand finale to the prize-winning adventure series that has changed the lives of millions. Breathtaking world-building on an epic scal…

Episode Notes The first in our specials reviewing the books on The Week Junior Book Awards shortlist for Audiobook of the Year 2023. First up is The Ice Children by M.G. Leonard, as narrated by Helen Keeley and a full cast. At the stroke of midnight on the dawn of December, five-year-old Finn Albedo is found frozen in the city park on a pedestal of…

Episode Notes Here's a minisode with the winner's speech from the British Book Awards a few weeks ago. One of my local bookshops All Good Books in Turnpike Lane, has set up a Patreon. Please support them if you can (we know times are hard). https://www.patreon.com/TheAllGoodBookshop We'll be back in a few weeks! Support Audiobookish by contributing…

Episode Notes British Book Awards Special 3! The last in our special series discussing the titles on the British Book Awards shortlist for Book of the Year - Audiobook: Non-Fiction. We discuss A Pocketful of Happiness by Richard E Grant and Friends, Lovers and The Big Terrible Thing by Matthew Perry. This episode was brought to you by Alexandra Par…

Episode Notes British Book Awards Special 2! The second in our special series discussing the titles on the British Book Awards shortlist for Book of the Year - Audiobook: Non-Fiction. We discuss A Visible Man by Edward Enninful and Ten Steps to Nanette by Hannah Gadsby. This episode was brought to you by Alexandra Park BJJ. To book a free trial cla…

Episode Notes British Book Awards Special 1! The first in our special series discussing the titles on the British Book Awards shortlist for Book of the Year - Audiobook: Non-Fiction. We discuss Parenting Hell by Rob Beckett & Josh Widdicombe and Menopausing Davina McCall with Dr. Naomi Potter. This episode was brought to you by Alexandra Park BJJ. …

Episode Notes We discuss Do Not Resuscitate: The Life and Afterlife of Maurice Saatchi (DNR) by Maurice Saatchi. Thanks to the publishers for the ARC. Our next episodes will be a series of reviews of the titles on the British Book Awards shortlist for Book of the Year - Audiobook: Non-Fiction! This episode was brought to you by Alexandra Park BJJ: …

Episode Notes We review our first rom-com. Thanks to Netgalley for the ARC. About the book: Gemma Jacobs has life figured out. She’s upbeat, positive to a fault, and the master of her own destiny. She has a wonderful career in social media marketing, lives in a trendy apartment with her fiancé Josh Lewenthal, and is pregnant with their much-loved b…

Episode Notes No new episode this week. We're re-uploading an episode from the archives. Unfortunate Stars: A Wartime Confession by Susan Lanigan. This episode was brought to you by Alexandra Park BJJ - visit their website to book your free trial class. https://www.alexandraparkbjj.co.uk/ About the book: Thanks to Susan for the ARC. You can learn m…

Episode Notes We discuss Nubia: The Awakening By Omar Epps and Clarence A. Haynes as read by Amir Abdullah, Emana Rachelle, and Jeorge Bennett Watson. A powerful saga of three teens, the children of refugees from a fallen African utopia, who must navigate their newfound powers in a climate-ravaged New York City. For Zuberi, Uzochi, and Lencho, Nubi…

Episode Notes We discuss The Timewaster Letters Compendium by Robin Cooper (aka Robert Popper) as read by Robert Popper, Dawn French, Peter Serafinowicz, and Jonathan Keeble. The massive best-selling Timewaster Letters books featured the wonderfully silly letters of Robin Cooper (a.k.a. Friday Night Dinner creator Robert Popper) in which he shared …

Episode Notes We discuss The Island of Missing Trees by Elif Shafak as read by Daphne Kouma and Amira Ghazalla. Two teenagers, a Greek Cypriot and a Turkish Cypriot, meet at a taverna on the island they both call home. The taverna is the only place that Kostas and Defne can meet in secret, hidden beneath the blackened beams from which hang garlands…

Episode Notes We chat with Tharusha Gunawardena of Two Medics Podcast about his favourite audiobooks. Find out more about the Two Medics Podcast here: https://www.twomedics.com/ or support them via https://www.patreon.com/twomedics You can find Tharusha on Twitter here: https://twitter.com/TharushaGunawa4 This episode is brought to you by Alexandra…

Episode Notes We discuss Bob Mortimer's autobiography And Away... as read by Bob Mortimer. Bob Mortimer’s life was trundling along happily until suddenly in 2015 he was diagnosed with a heart condition that required immediate surgery and forced him to cancel an upcoming tour. The episode unnerved him, but forced him to reflect on his life so far. T…

Episode Notes We're back! We discuss what we have been listening to while we've been away and Einstein the Penguin by Iona Rangeley as narrated by Miriam Margolyes. When the Stewarts spend a sunny, frosty December day at London Zoo, they’re enchanted by one small penguin. At the delight of young Imogen and Arthur, Mrs Stewart insists the penguin “m…

Episode Notes We chat with the co-founder of XigXag Kelli Fairbrother about their favourite audiobooks and the future of storytelling. Head over to https://xigxag.co.uk/ to find out more about the app and to start buying x-books. About XigXag: Xigxag, wants everyone to enjoy more books. Co-founders Mark and Kelli met in 2017 as colleagues and start…

Episode Notes A Special Bonus episode. We repost our review of the winner of Book of the Year - Audiobook: Fiction. Congratulations to the Wizards of Once: Never and Forever by Cressida Cowellas narrated by David Tennant from HODDER CHILDREN'S BOOKS. This episode also contains Cressida's acceptance speech. #Nibbies #BritishBookAwards Please get in …

Episode Notes Episode Notes Here is the final of our special episodes breaking down the titles on the shortlist for Book of the Year - Audiobook: Fiction. We discuss Sandman Act 2 by Neil Gaiman with a full cast from Audible & The Lord of The Rings by JRR Tolkien performed by Andy Serkis from HarperFiction The #BritishBookAwards are tonight! Tune i…

Episode Notes Here is the second of our special episodes breaking down the titles on the shortlist for Book of the Year - Audiobook: Fiction. We discuss Never and Forever by Cressida Cowell, narrated by David Tennant from HODDER CHILDREN'S BOOKS and Careless by Kirsty Capes, narrated by Amber Gadd from ORION FICTION AND ORION AUDIO. To find out mor…

Episode Notes Here is the first of our special episodes breaking down the titles on the shortlist for Book of the Year - Audiobook: Fiction. We discuss The Night She Disappeared by Lisa Jewell, narrated by Joanne Froggatt from CORNERSTONE DIGITAL and The Man Who Died Twice by Richard Osman, narrated by Lesley Manville from PENGUIN AUDIO. To find ou…

Episode Notes We review Unfortunate Stars: A Wartime Confession by Susan Lanigan. Thanks to Susan for the ARC. You can learn more about her books here: https://susanlanigan.com/ About the book: Czechoslovakia, 1938 - Friedrich Pflommer, a married man with two children, has fallen hopelessly in love with the most unsuitable person possible - the you…

Episode Notes We discuss Carrie Fisher's autobiographical audiobook Wishful Drinking. In Wishful Drinking, Carrie Fisher told the true and intoxicating story of her life with inimitable wit. Born to celebrity parents, she was picked to play a princess in a little movie called Star Wars when only 19 years old. "But it isn't all sweetness and light s…

Episode Notes We chat to Pippin Eira Major about Spirit Box Radio, their favourite audiobooks, and how Hanging Sloth Studios came into existence. Find more about Hanging Sloth Studios here: https://hangingslothstudios.com/ or support them via their Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/hangingslothstudios Support Audiobookish by contributing to their Ti…

Episode Notes We review season one of the award-winning and very spooky and very nice supernatural horror audio drama Spirit Box Radio from Hanging Sloth Studios. It is created Pippin Eira Major and episodes are released every Thursday at 15:00 UK Time. To find out more visit: https://hangingslothstudios.com/spirit-box-radio/ Or visit their discord…

Episode Notes We chat about the audiobooks of Jill Tomlinson as narrated by Maureen Lipman. Jill Tomlinson’s animal stories are much-loved and have been best-selling children’s books for nearly four decades. We discuss The Penguin Who Wanted To Find Out, The Gorilla That Wanted To Grow Up, and The Cat That Wanted To Go Home. If you want to get in t…

Episode Notes We ramble in no particular order about the best audiobooks and podcasts we listened to in 2021. We also announce our audiobook of the year. Keep an eye on our social media for an announcement about a giveaway! Please support the podcast by leaving a review, rating, or by donating. If you want to get in touch with a comment, concern, o…

Episode Notes Happy New Year! We hope you all have a kickass 2022. In a special episode, we discuss one of Poppy's favourite Discworld books Hogfather. The Discworld books are receiving new audiobook versions and we believe that this is the first one to be released. It is read by Sian Clifford, Bill Nighy (doing the footnotes),and, Peter Serafinowi…

Episode Notes Our last episode of season two! We review the lyrically written coming of age story Somebody Loves You by Mona Arshi. It's about Ruby's struggles to fit in against the backdrop of racism, and, her mother's bouts with mental illness. Thank you all for listening. We will be back in the new year. If you want to get in touch email audiobo…

Episode Notes We chat with Dr Imran Lasker about his favourite audiobooks. Imran is a consultant radiologist and co-host of the Two Medics Podcast (www.twomedics.com). We discuss his favourite audiobooks, why he started a podcast about medical Twitter and of course Back To The Future. You can follow Doc Lasker on Twitter: https://twitter.com/DocLas…

Episode Notes We discuss Susana Imaginário debut novel Wyrd Gods. It is a fantasy epic that mixes Norse and Greek myths. Sex, violence and intrigue a plenty! Thanks to Susana for the review copy. Here is the blurb: The God of Time wants to destroy Eternity. A mysterious immortal seeks vengeance. And a reclusive deity does what no god should ever do…

Episode Notes We discuss Claire Lynch's memoir Small. No spoilers but this one hit us both in the feels for very different reasons. Thank you to Claire for providing the review copy. Here is the blurb: "Babies who are this small, he says, have a good chance of survival. Small is not good for babies. It is not whimsical or cute or the cause of admir…

Episode Notes We chat with editor Kelly Urgan about her favourite audiobooks. We also touch on her career as an editor, her work with the Society of Young Publishers (SYP), and, how to find work as a freelancer. You can find Kelly at:https://www.editegrity.com/ https://twitter.com/editegrity We also touch on David Crystal's work on Shakespeare: htt…

Episode Notes We discuss the latest thriller from smash-hit author Paula Hawkins. Thanks to Penguin for the ARC. Here is the blurb. When a young man is found gruesomely murdered in a London houseboat, it triggers questions about three women who knew him. Laura is the troubled one-night-stand last seen in the victim's home. Carla is his grief-strick…

Episode Notes We chat about The Carpet People. We had some harsh words for it. About the book: In the beginning, there was nothing but endless flatness. Then came the Carpet…That’s the old story everyone knows and loves. But now the Carpet is home to many different tribes and peoples and there’s a new story in the making. The story of Fray, sweepin…

Episode Notes We had a blast discussing this thrilling and innovative take on true crime. It is a surprising and strange story of family dysfunction, coming of age, and, how difficult it is to get to the truth of things. Thanks to Penguin for the ARC. Blurb: What happens to those girls who go missing? What happens to the Zoe Nolans of the world?In …