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Audiobook Café — 343 episodes

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1

Property: In Conversation with Author Kate Cayley

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Wayback Playback: Victoria Nolan’s “Beyond Vision

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Authors Who Take Big Risks

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Transness & Dad Rock: In Conversation with Author Niko Stratis

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The Cultural Significance of Books

6

The Table Where We Meet: In Conversation with Jess Janz

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Honey: In Conversation with Imani Thompson

8

Global Accessibility Awareness Day

9

The Last Woman of Warsaw: In Conversation with Judy Batalion

10

The Heroes’ Journey

11

The Winter Witch: In Conversation with Jennifer Chevalier

12

Fireflies in Winter: In Conversation with Eleanor Shearer

13

No Place Like Home: In Conversation with Jessica Barrett

14

The Practicalities of Audiobooks

15

To Leave a Warrior Behind: Remembering Charles R. Saunders

16

The Cure for Everything: In Conversation with Michelle A. Williams & Linda Marsa

17

Moonlight Murder: In Conversation with Uzma Jalaluddin

18

Tips for Finding Your Next Read

19

Behind-the-scenes: A Glimpse in the Public Library System

20

Certified Beauties: In Conversation with James Duthie

21

Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir – An Instant Sci-Fi Classic

22

The Casino Shift: In Conversation with Dr. Brian Goldman

23

AI Writing in Romance Novels

24

The Golden Boy: In Conversation with Patricia Finn

25

A Gift Before Dying: In Conversation with Malcolm Kempt

26

I Identify as Blind: In Conversation with Lachi

27

Must-reads for Travel & Adventure

28

Series Review: Audible’s Audio Editions of Harry Potter

29

Inside Audiobook Production with Producer Kathleen Jones

30

Authors with Fascinating Backstories

31

Libro.fm: Supporting Indie Bookstores One Audiobook at a Time

32

AI Companionship: In Conversation with Author Caia Hagel

33

Black Boys Like Me: In Conversation with by Matthew R. Morris

34

Defining Quality Non-fiction

35

Cursed Daughters: In Conversation with Oyinkan Braithwaite

36

Quality Prose in Fiction

37

Good Guys: In Conversation with Sharon Bala

38

Detective Aunty: In Conversation with Uzma Jalaluddin

39

Finding the Puck: In Conversation with Craig Fitzpatrick

40

Book Recommendations: Jacob & Red’s Holiday Reads

41

Audiobrary & Human Narration: In Conversation with Julia Whelan

42

Podcast Update: We’ll Be Back on Jan. 10!

43

Audiobook Café’s Best of 2025

44

Year-end Special: Favourite Books of 2025!

45

Local Heavens: In Conversation with K.M. Fajardo

46

Proposed Changes to the 'Literature for the Blind' Program

47

Fiction vs. Non-fiction: The Literary Divide Part 2

48

Julie Chan is Dead: In Conversation with Liann Zhang

49

Swimming Up Niagara Falls: In Conversation with David Lepofsky

50

Being Heumann: In Conversation with Kristen Joiner

51

Fiction vs. Non-fiction: The Literary Divide

52

Wayback Playback: “Wicked” by Gregory Maguire

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AI Narration for Indie Audiobooks

54

Hockey Romance: In Conversation with Author Rachel Reid

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Wayback Playback: “The Woman in Cabin 10” by Ruth Ware

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Adaptations: Books vs. Movies

57

Flesh: In Conversation with David Szalay

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We Survived the Night: In Conversation with Julian Brave NoiseCat

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Books That Make You Think

60

Self Help Me: In Conversation with Dena Jackson

61

Conspiracy Theories: Paul Daniel’s Top 5 Recommendations

62

A Two-Spirit Journey: In Conversation with Ma-nee Chacaby

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The Power of Character Development

64

Banned Books Week: Issues of Literary Censorship

65

AI in Storytelling: In Conversation with Tim Boucher

66

Remembering John Candy: In Conversation with Author Paul Myers

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Wayback Playback: In Conversation with Author Waubgeshig Rice

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Unseen: In Conversation with Author Molly Burke

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Review of “Bury Your Gays” & Valerie D. Maidment’s Memoir

70

Rosy Retrospection: The Cultural Impact of Literature

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Eerie Page Turners: Horror Settings in Books

72

The Art of Narration: In Conversation with Simon Mattacks

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Rejecting Perfectionism in Parenting: In Conversation with Jessica Slice

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Fair Pay, Fair Play: Royalty Issues at Audible

75

Show Trailer - New Name!

76

Best of AMI Audiobook Review

77

The Audiobook Debate: Is Listening the Same as Reading?

78

Book Review: “Not Quite Dead Yet” by Holly Jackson

79

Disability Portrayal in Literature Part Two: In Conversation with Red Széll

80

From Baseball to Politics: Rapid Fire Review with Jeff Rainey

81

Classic Book Review: "A Song of Ice and Fire"

82

A Tale of Biological Marvels: Review of “The Ocean's Menagerie” by Drew Harvell

83

Disability Portrayal in Literature: In Conversation with Red Széll

84

Self-control: A Review of “The Let Them Theory” by Mel Robbins

85

Suburban Thriller: A Review of Megan Abbott’s “El Dorado Drive”

86

The 7 A’s of Vision Loss: Victoria Nolan Discusses Her New Book “Refocus”

87

Memorable Characters: The Best & Worst with Red Szell

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Far-fetched: A Review of “The Retirement Plan” by Sue Hincenbergs

89

Plot Twists: The Best & Worst Examples with Red Szell

90

Narrator Kimberly Farr is a Golden Voice + The High Standard of Modern Audiobook Narration

91

This One’s For the Stephen King Fanatics

92

Another Canadian Romance Hit: Reviewing One Golden Summer by Carley Fortune

93

Who Are You When You're Away: Far-from-home Stories with Red Széll

94

2025 Golden Voices & The Soul of Story with Robin Whitten of AudioFile Magazine

95

Justice, Jane Eyre, and The Count: Rapid Fire Review with Julia Bonnett

96

Rapid Fire Review with Marcia Yale

97

Grammar is Magic: Reviewing The River Has Roots by Amal El-Mohtar

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Salt Water & Storylines: Naval Literature with Red Széll

99

Triple the Solo Reviews: Books that unpack inner belief, outer space, and inner circles

100

Kiss My Foot: The Humor and Heart of Eudora Welty

101

Don’t Judge a Book by Its Binding: Unexpected Page Turners

102

Audible Adds AI Voices: Our Reactions

103

Trust No One: Our Top Unreliable-Narrator Reads

104

Our 8 favorite teachings from The Prophet by Kahlil Jibran

105

Inside the Vatican’s Walls: A Review of Conclave by Robert Harris

106

Resilience and Purpose: Anne Moc’s Memoir on Perseverance

107

Writing Coach Becca Syme on Finding Success as an Author

108

Still Hooked: More of What We Want From Authors

109

I’m Hooked: What Readers Want More From Authors

110

Books, Bots, and Blurred Realities: Reviewing Death of the Author by Nnedi Okorafor

111

Crime, Fiction, and the Ethics of Storytelling

112

Adaptations: The Wheel of Time's Journey from Books to Audiobooks to TV

113

Inside Publishing with Author Mark Leslie Lefebvre

114

Poetry Revisited with Danielle McLaughlin: Dub Rhythms & Disaster Rhymes

115

Hooked on the Story, Tripped by the App: A Pocket FM Deep Dive

116

The Worst Opening Lines Ever Written: A Tribute and Farewell to the Bulwer-Lytton Fiction Contest

117

From Moby Dick to Monte Cristo: A Case for Lengthy Listens

118

Carney Vs. Poilievre: Political Audiobooks Before Canadian Election Day

119

From Flow to Feeling: Exploring Beautiful Prose - Wednesday April 16th, 2025

120

Haikus, Rhymes, and Timeless Lines: April is Poetry Month with Danielle McLaughlin - Monday April 14th, 2025

121

The Culture of Story: Author J.M. Frey on Worldbuilding That Lasts - Friday April 11th, 2025

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Fallosophy by Ardra Shephard: Talking Through Living with MS - Wednesday April 9th, 2025

123

Laughing Through the Madness: A Journey into Satirical Fiction - Monday April 7th, 2025

124

From Grey’s Anatomy Tell-All to The International Space Station: Karen Magee’s Rapid Fire Book Blitz

125

Know Your Narrator: The Golden Voice of John Lee

126

Mastering the Audiobook Performance: Narrator Vikas Adam’s Studio Secrets

127

Review of Sadie by Courtney Summers: Audiobook Meets Podcast

128

Review of Braiding Sweetgrass by Robin Wall Kimmerer: A Journey Through Indigenous Wisdom

129

The Art of Short Stories with Red Széll: Classics, Surprises, and Modern Gems

130

From UFOs to Vince McMahon: Paul Daniel’s Most Recent Must-Reads

131

BookTok and the Future of Digital Literature Consumption

132

When Animals Speak: Chat with Author Amanda Leduc on Wild Life

133

Rockstar Biographies & Music Memoirs with Greg David

134

Highlights from the 2025 Audies + Sara Hillis’s Case for Stephen King

135

Monsters or Creatures: How Fiction Explores The Other

136

33 Years of Audiobook Engagement with Robin Whitten of AudioFile Magazine

137

Romance Tropes and Short-form Book Talk: Breaking Down BookTok’s Influence

138

Talking Pigs & Thought Police: Political Literature with Danielle McLaughlin

139

Reviews of The Wager by David Grann and All-American Muslim Girl by Nadine Jolie Courtney

140

Full Cast Horror: Inside The Creepy School Bus Audiobook with Author Paul Hough

141

John Steinbeck’s Influence: Hard Truths of the Human Condition

142

Canada Reads 2025 & How Stories Shape our Sense of Home

143

The Mob Mentality of Reading: Is it Good Because It’s Popular?

144

Logic Gaps, Slow Burns, and Broken Worlds

145

Reviewing The God of the Woods by Liz Moore: A Deep Dive into Mystery and Family Secrets

146

Cats in Literature: Review of We’ll Prescribe You a Cat by Syou Ishida

147

Reviews of Avenue of Champions by Connor Kerr & Greenlights by Matthew McConaughey: Stories with Lessons

148

Behind the Microphone of an Audiobook Narrator: Get to Know Simon Mattacks

149

Book Bans, Free Speech, and The Potential Power of Literature

150

Exploring the Comedy of Corporate Horror: Review of I Hope This Finds You Well by Natalie Sue

151

Grief, Love, and Acceptance: Review of What I Know About You by Éric Chacour

152

Rapid Fire Review with Memoir Addict Andy Frank

153

Reviewing The Women by Kristin Hannah: Untold Stories of Vietnam

154

Rapid Fire Review with Katherine Vatcher

155

Author Interview: Double Take by Kathryn Cole

156

Literature for Swimmers with Danielle McLaughlin

157

A Book Look at 2025 with Karoline Bourdeau

158

Your Top Reads of 2024

159

Review: Three Holidays and a Wedding by Uzma Jalaluddin and Marissa Stapley

160

Rapid Fire Review with Karen Magee

161

Author Interview: I Don't Do Disability and Other Lies I've Told Myself by Adelle Purdham

162

Review: Patriot By Alexei Navalny

163

Top Books of 2024 with Karen McKay and Theresa Power

164

Read and Tell

165

Rapid Fire Review with Danielle McLaughlin

166

Review: The Maid by Nita Prose

167

Author Interview: From Potential to Purpose by Marco Pasqua

168

Cozy Reading with Karen McKay

169

Why do we relate to Fictional Characters?

170

Author Interview: Don’t Snooze Your Dreams: Lessons From Life With Narcolepsy by Michelle Weger

171

Question: Can you stand listening to synthetically narrated audiobooks?

172

Review: The Wonder of Stevie, Audible Original

173

Part 2: How to be a resourceful audiobook listener

174

How to be a Resourceful Audiobook Listener

175

Non-fiction vs. Fiction with Karen and Theresa from CELA

176

Reviewing: Reuniting with Strangers by Jennilee Austria-Bonifacio

177

Steve "Dangle" Glynn's new book Hockey Rants and Raves

178

Advocate, Author, and Communications Specialist Emily Ladau

179

Rapid Fire Review with Ramya Amuthan

180

Fall 2024 AI Narration Update

181

Cars, Politics and Book Recommendations

182

Reviewing The Mars Room by Rachel Kushner with Aamer Khan

183

Why Highschool English Class Sucks with Ryan Hooey

184

Premee Mohamed, author of The Annual Migration of Clouds

185

Danielle Bouthillier's debut novel Hero

186

PAL-Reading Services with Susan Loube

187

Guilty Pleasures & "Rebel Girl" by Kathleen Hanna with Ryan Delehanty

188

Reviewing "Horror Movie" by Paul Tremblay with Sarah Hillis

189

Rapid Fire Review with Jeffrey Rainey

190

Book Club Roundtable with Aamer Khan and Nisreen Abdel-Majid

191

Interview with Red Széll, Author & Host of "My Life in Books"

192

Profile of Karin Slaughter, Author of the Popular “Will Trent” Series

193

Rapid Fire Review of Canadian History Books with Greg David

194

Reviewing “Eruption” by James Patterson and Michael Crichton with Ryan Hooey

195

Reviewing "The Heaven and Earth Grocery Store" by James McBride with Sara Hillis

196

Reviewing "The Making of Another Major Motion Picture Masterpiece" by Tom Hanks with Michael Feir

197

Reviewing Tom Lake by Ann Patchett with Karen McKay

198

How to be a Better Listener of Audiobooks with Aamer Khan

199

Reviewing Normal People by Sally Rooney and The Liveship Traders Series by Robin Hobb

200

Fan-Fiction for Dummies with Cassandra Chaddock

201

Audiobook Pet Peeves + How Couples Can Listen Together

202

This Summer Will Be Different by Carley Fortune - Review + RFR with Cora Coady

203

Reviewing Homes: A Refugee Story By Abu Bakr Al-Rabeeah and Winnie Yeung

204

What is CELA? + Demystifying the Audie Awards

205

Interview with Veteran Narrator Anne Flosnik

206

Sarah Desjardins' First Audiobook + Spotify Enters the Audiobook Game

207

PAL Reading Services and Books That Made Us Cry

208

Audible's 1984 Adaptation: Interview with Writer Joe White

209

Reviewing Audible's Adaptation of 1984

210

A Guide to Literary Awards, Plus Reviewing "Beware the Woman" by Meagan Abbot

211

Autobiography Trivia with Aamer Khan

212

Autobiography of Malcolm X & Rapid Fire Reviews with Karoline Bourdeau

213

"Archer's Voice" a Small-Town Romance Review & Rapid Fire Reviews with Greg David

214

Book Sales Trends & AI Narrated Audiobooks

215

The Benefits of Audiobooks & Rapid-Fire Reviews with Ted Cooper

216

Is Listening to Audiobooks the Same as Reading?

217

Silly, Ridiculous and Cringy Book Titles

218

The Popularity of Romantasy + Celebrity Narrators

219

Episode 125: Behind the Scenes of Audiobooks

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Episode 124: The Art of Book Recommendations

221

Episode 123: Multi-Voice Narration

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Episode 122: Interview with Author/Narrator Julia Whelan

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Episode 121: The Best Audiobooks of 2023

224

Episode 120: Harry Potter Universe

225

Episode 119: The Strange World of Co-authoring

226

Episode 118: Rapid-Fire Review Bonanza

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Episode 117: Audiobooks In The Wild With Lawrence Gunther

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Episode 116: My Life In Books with Red Széll

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Episode 115: Genres and How Far Can They Go

230

Episode 114: Deep Dive on Brandon Sanderson & Know Your Narrator

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Episode 113: Reviewing Britney Spears' Memoir, The Woman in Me

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Episode 112: Reviewing Success by Martin Amos with Dave Brown

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Episode 111: Our Thriller/mystery and non-fiction recommendations

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Episode 110: Why do we read horror?

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Episode 109: Plot, writing, characters and setting

236

Episode 108: The Invisible Life of Addy Leroux

237

Episode 107: Avid Readers & Rapid Fire Reviews

238

Episode 106: 50 Shades of Taboo

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Episode 105: Letters With Smokie

240

Episode 104: Provocative, Edgy and Taboo Literature

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Episode 103: Pulitzer Prize Winners

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Episode 102: Cozy Mysteries

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Episode 101: Know Your Narrator - Kevin R. Free

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Episode 100: Obama's Booklist

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Episode 99: Amnesia, Oxford and Pakistan

246

Episode 98: The Nameless Restaurant

247

Episode 97: Jean Little

248

Episode 96: Know Your Narrator - Marin Ireland

249

Episode 95: Summer reads

250

Episode 94: Aamer’s Summer Reads

251

Episode 93: Winning Fixes Everything

252

Episode 92: Know Your Narrator - Nicholas Boulton

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Episode 91: Pride Month

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Episode 90: Pride and Prejudice

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Episode 89: Western stories

256

Episode 88: Know Your Narrator - Rosamund Pike

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Episode 87: Book club influences

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Episode 86: The Ninja, The Crowd Pleasers and Mad Honey

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Episode 85: Athlete biographies

260

Episode 84: James Fox's Revolution

261

Episode 83: Know Your Narrator - Seth Numrich

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Episode 82: Books to movies

263

Episode 81: Aliens, Jaguars, and the Pandemic

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Episode 80: Competitive athletes

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Episode 79: Know Your Narrator - Lorelei King

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Episode 78: Freedom to Read

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Episode 77: Romance, fantasy and mystery

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Episode 76: Black History book talk

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Episode 75: Know Your Narrator - Robin Miles

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Episode 74: Book goals for 2023

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Episode 73: Highlighting authors

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Episode 72: Library lending

273

Episode 71: January LeVoy

274

Episode 70: Celebrity memoirs

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Episode 69: Top audiobook picks of 2022

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Episode 68: How books can take you places

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Episode 67: Pal Reading Services

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Episode 66: Know Your Narrator - Simon Vance

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Episode 65: CELA Holiday Cheer

280

Episode 64: Mystery, Romance and some Real Confusion

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Episode 63: The Graphic Novels Project

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Episode 62: Know Your Narrator - Dick Hill

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Episode 61: Transgender Awareness Month

284

Episode 60: Toronto Book Awards

285

Episode 59: The Audiobook Industry

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Episode 58: Finding ourselves in others' stories

287

Episode 57: The Voice Behind Harry Potter Audiobooks, Jim Dale

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Episode 56: Sometimes, it takes two

289

Episode 55: Books in different languages,

290

Episode 54: Scott Brick highlights

291

Episode 53: The Aurora Awards

292

Episode 52: True Crime Titles

293

Episode 51: This is how books leave marks

294

Episode 50: Davina Porter highlights

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Episode 49: Books being converted to film and TV shows

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Episode 48: Last Saturday of July, end it with romance

297

Episode 47: A Contemporary Romance

298

Episode 46: The Social Distance Between Us

299

Episode 45: Know Your Narrator

300

Episode 44: Popular books and their read-alikes

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Episode 43: The Beginning the Middle and The End

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Episode 42: Time flies when you’re driving with an Audiobook

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Episode 41: Rethinking your reads

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Episode 40: Let’s Celebrate Pride Month

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Episode 39: Slow Down and slow Listen

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Episode 38: The Human Element of Non-fiction Literature

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Episode 37: Historical fiction

308

Episode 36: Festival of Literary Diversity

309

Episode 35: Narrator impressions

310

Episode 34: Springing into Antarctica

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Episode 33: Fantasy trilogies

312

Episode 32: Short stories

313

Episode 31: Our favourite punny books

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Episode 30: "She is a dreamer, she is a believer.... she is you."

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Episode 29: The Memoir Maid

316

Episode 28: Women in literature

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Episode 27: International Women's Day reads

318

Episode 26: Celebrity memoirs

319

Episode 25: Romance, Murder Mysteries and a touch of Vampires

320

Episode 24: The longer the series, the better?

321

Episode 23: Contemporary Romance

322

Episode 22: Valentine's Day prep

323

Episode 21: The Outlander series

324

Episode 20: Fantasy listens with Matt Agnew

325

Episode 19: The Lord of the Rings

326

Episode 18: Reading goals for 2022

327

Episode 17: Year-end book review

328

Episode 16: John Green Anthropocene Reviewed

329

Episode 15: Audiobook Journey with Kelly MacDonald

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Episode 14: Writers Trust Fiction and Non Fiction Awards

331

Episode 13: Guilty pleasure reads

332

Episode 12: Recipe book throwbacks

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Episode 11: Audiobook highlights with Debbie Williams

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Episode 10: Literature Award season

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Episode 9: Engaging narrators

336

Episode 8: October top picks

337

Episode 7: Book listening habits with Bernard Akuoko

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Episode 6: Beyond the Orange Shirt Story

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Episode 5: Indigenous fiction

340

Episode 4: The Audiobook Journey of Aamer Khan

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Episode 3: The Bookseller of Florence

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Episode 2: Girl, Woman, Other

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Episode 1: Audiobook Review Pilot