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Audiobook Café — 332 episodes

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1

Fireflies in Winter: In Conversation with Eleanor Shearer

2

No Place Like Home: In Conversation with Jessica Barrett

3

The Practicalities of Audiobooks

4

To Leave a Warrior Behind: Remembering Charles R. Saunders

5

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

6

Moonlight Murder: In Conversation with Uzma Jalaluddin

7

Tips for Finding Your Next Read

8

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

9

Certified Beauties: In Conversation with James Duthie

10

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

11

The Casino Shift: In Conversation with Dr. Brian Goldman

12

AI Writing in Romance Novels

13

The Golden Boy: In Conversation with Patricia Finn

14

A Gift Before Dying: In Conversation with Malcolm Kempt

15

I Identify as Blind: In Conversation with Lachi

16

Must-reads for Travel & Adventure

17

Series Review: Audible’s Audio Editions of Harry Potter

18

Inside Audiobook Production with Producer Kathleen Jones

19

Authors with Fascinating Backstories

20

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

21

AI Companionship: In Conversation with Author Caia Hagel

22

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

23

Defining Quality Non-fiction

24

Cursed Daughters: In Conversation with Oyinkan Braithwaite

25

Quality Prose in Fiction

26

Good Guys: In Conversation with Sharon Bala

27

Detective Aunty: In Conversation with Uzma Jalaluddin

28

Finding the Puck: In Conversation with Craig Fitzpatrick

29

Book Recommendations: Jacob & Red’s Holiday Reads

30

Audiobrary & Human Narration: In Conversation with Julia Whelan

31

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

32

Audiobook Café’s Best of 2025

33

Year-end Special: Favourite Books of 2025!

34

Local Heavens: In Conversation with K.M. Fajardo

35

Proposed Changes to the 'Literature for the Blind' Program

36

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

37

Julie Chan is Dead: In Conversation with Liann Zhang

38

Swimming Up Niagara Falls: In Conversation with David Lepofsky

39

Being Heumann: In Conversation with Kristen Joiner

40

Fiction vs. Non-fiction: The Literary Divide

41

Wayback Playback: “Wicked” by Gregory Maguire

42

AI Narration for Indie Audiobooks

43

Hockey Romance: In Conversation with Author Rachel Reid

44

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

45

Adaptations: Books vs. Movies

46

Flesh: In Conversation with David Szalay

47

We Survived the Night: In Conversation with Julian Brave NoiseCat

48

Books That Make You Think

49

Self Help Me: In Conversation with Dena Jackson

50

Conspiracy Theories: Paul Daniel’s Top 5 Recommendations

51

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

52

The Power of Character Development

53

Banned Books Week: Issues of Literary Censorship

54

AI in Storytelling: In Conversation with Tim Boucher

55

Remembering John Candy: In Conversation with Author Paul Myers

56

Wayback Playback: In Conversation with Author Waubgeshig Rice

57

Unseen: In Conversation with Author Molly Burke

58

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

59

Rosy Retrospection: The Cultural Impact of Literature

60

Eerie Page Turners: Horror Settings in Books

61

The Art of Narration: In Conversation with Simon Mattacks

62

Rejecting Perfectionism in Parenting: In Conversation with Jessica Slice

63

Fair Pay, Fair Play: Royalty Issues at Audible

64

Show Trailer - New Name!

65

Best of AMI Audiobook Review

66

The Audiobook Debate: Is Listening the Same as Reading?

67

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

68

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

69

From Baseball to Politics: Rapid Fire Review with Jeff Rainey

70

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

71

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

72

Disability Portrayal in Literature: In Conversation with Red Széll

73

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

74

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

75

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

76

Memorable Characters: The Best & Worst with Red Szell

77

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

78

Plot Twists: The Best & Worst Examples with Red Szell

79

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

80

This One’s For the Stephen King Fanatics

81

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

82

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

83

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

84

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

85

Rapid Fire Review with Marcia Yale

86

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

87

Salt Water & Storylines: Naval Literature with Red Széll

88

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

89

Kiss My Foot: The Humor and Heart of Eudora Welty

90

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

91

Audible Adds AI Voices: Our Reactions

92

Trust No One: Our Top Unreliable-Narrator Reads

93

Our 8 favorite teachings from The Prophet by Kahlil Jibran

94

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

95

Resilience and Purpose: Anne Moc’s Memoir on Perseverance

96

Writing Coach Becca Syme on Finding Success as an Author

97

Still Hooked: More of What We Want From Authors

98

I’m Hooked: What Readers Want More From Authors

99

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

100

Crime, Fiction, and the Ethics of Storytelling

101

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

102

Inside Publishing with Author Mark Leslie Lefebvre

103

Poetry Revisited with Danielle McLaughlin: Dub Rhythms & Disaster Rhymes

104

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

105

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

106

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

107

Carney Vs. Poilievre: Political Audiobooks Before Canadian Election Day

108

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

109

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

110

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

111

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

112

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

113

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

114

Know Your Narrator: The Golden Voice of John Lee

115

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

116

Review of Sadie by Courtney Summers: Audiobook Meets Podcast

117

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

118

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

119

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

120

BookTok and the Future of Digital Literature Consumption

121

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

122

Rockstar Biographies & Music Memoirs with Greg David

123

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

124

Monsters or Creatures: How Fiction Explores The Other

125

33 Years of Audiobook Engagement with Robin Whitten of AudioFile Magazine

126

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

127

Talking Pigs & Thought Police: Political Literature with Danielle McLaughlin

128

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

129

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

130

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

131

Canada Reads 2025 & How Stories Shape our Sense of Home

132

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

133

Logic Gaps, Slow Burns, and Broken Worlds

134

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

135

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

136

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

137

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

138

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

139

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

140

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

141

Rapid Fire Review with Memoir Addict Andy Frank

142

Reviewing The Women by Kristin Hannah: Untold Stories of Vietnam

143

Rapid Fire Review with Katherine Vatcher

144

Author Interview: Double Take by Kathryn Cole

145

Literature for Swimmers with Danielle McLaughlin

146

A Book Look at 2025 with Karoline Bourdeau

147

Your Top Reads of 2024

148

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

149

Rapid Fire Review with Karen Magee

150

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

151

Review: Patriot By Alexei Navalny

152

Top Books of 2024 with Karen McKay and Theresa Power

153

Read and Tell

154

Rapid Fire Review with Danielle McLaughlin

155

Review: The Maid by Nita Prose

156

Author Interview: From Potential to Purpose by Marco Pasqua

157

Cozy Reading with Karen McKay

158

Why do we relate to Fictional Characters?

159

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

160

Question: Can you stand listening to synthetically narrated audiobooks?

161

Review: The Wonder of Stevie, Audible Original

162

Part 2: How to be a resourceful audiobook listener

163

How to be a Resourceful Audiobook Listener

164

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

165

Reviewing: Reuniting with Strangers by Jennilee Austria-Bonifacio

166

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

167

Advocate, Author, and Communications Specialist Emily Ladau

168

Rapid Fire Review with Ramya Amuthan

169

Fall 2024 AI Narration Update

170

Cars, Politics and Book Recommendations

171

Reviewing The Mars Room by Rachel Kushner with Aamer Khan

172

Why Highschool English Class Sucks with Ryan Hooey

173

Premee Mohamed, author of The Annual Migration of Clouds

174

Danielle Bouthillier's debut novel Hero

175

PAL-Reading Services with Susan Loube

176

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

177

Reviewing "Horror Movie" by Paul Tremblay with Sarah Hillis

178

Rapid Fire Review with Jeffrey Rainey

179

Book Club Roundtable with Aamer Khan and Nisreen Abdel-Majid

180

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

181

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

182

Rapid Fire Review of Canadian History Books with Greg David

183

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

184

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

185

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

186

Reviewing Tom Lake by Ann Patchett with Karen McKay

187

How to be a Better Listener of Audiobooks with Aamer Khan

188

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

189

Fan-Fiction for Dummies with Cassandra Chaddock

190

Audiobook Pet Peeves + How Couples Can Listen Together

191

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

192

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

193

What is CELA? + Demystifying the Audie Awards

194

Interview with Veteran Narrator Anne Flosnik

195

Sarah Desjardins' First Audiobook + Spotify Enters the Audiobook Game

196

PAL Reading Services and Books That Made Us Cry

197

Audible's 1984 Adaptation: Interview with Writer Joe White

198

Reviewing Audible's Adaptation of 1984

199

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

200

Autobiography Trivia with Aamer Khan

201

Autobiography of Malcolm X & Rapid Fire Reviews with Karoline Bourdeau

202

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

203

Book Sales Trends & AI Narrated Audiobooks

204

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

205

Is Listening to Audiobooks the Same as Reading?

206

Silly, Ridiculous and Cringy Book Titles

207

The Popularity of Romantasy + Celebrity Narrators

208

Episode 125: Behind the Scenes of Audiobooks

209

Episode 124: The Art of Book Recommendations

210

Episode 123: Multi-Voice Narration

211

Episode 122: Interview with Author/Narrator Julia Whelan

212

Episode 121: The Best Audiobooks of 2023

213

Episode 120: Harry Potter Universe

214

Episode 119: The Strange World of Co-authoring

215

Episode 118: Rapid-Fire Review Bonanza

216

Episode 117: Audiobooks In The Wild With Lawrence Gunther

217

Episode 116: My Life In Books with Red Széll

218

Episode 115: Genres and How Far Can They Go

219

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

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

221

Episode 112: Reviewing Success by Martin Amos with Dave Brown

222

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

223

Episode 110: Why do we read horror?

224

Episode 109: Plot, writing, characters and setting

225

Episode 108: The Invisible Life of Addy Leroux

226

Episode 107: Avid Readers & Rapid Fire Reviews

227

Episode 106: 50 Shades of Taboo

228

Episode 105: Letters With Smokie

229

Episode 104: Provocative, Edgy and Taboo Literature

230

Episode 103: Pulitzer Prize Winners

231

Episode 102: Cozy Mysteries

232

Episode 101: Know Your Narrator - Kevin R. Free

233

Episode 100: Obama's Booklist

234

Episode 99: Amnesia, Oxford and Pakistan

235

Episode 98: The Nameless Restaurant

236

Episode 97: Jean Little

237

Episode 96: Know Your Narrator - Marin Ireland

238

Episode 95: Summer reads

239

Episode 94: Aamer’s Summer Reads

240

Episode 93: Winning Fixes Everything

241

Episode 92: Know Your Narrator - Nicholas Boulton

242

Episode 91: Pride Month

243

Episode 90: Pride and Prejudice

244

Episode 89: Western stories

245

Episode 88: Know Your Narrator - Rosamund Pike

246

Episode 87: Book club influences

247

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

248

Episode 85: Athlete biographies

249

Episode 84: James Fox's Revolution

250

Episode 83: Know Your Narrator - Seth Numrich

251

Episode 82: Books to movies

252

Episode 81: Aliens, Jaguars, and the Pandemic

253

Episode 80: Competitive athletes

254

Episode 79: Know Your Narrator - Lorelei King

255

Episode 78: Freedom to Read

256

Episode 77: Romance, fantasy and mystery

257

Episode 76: Black History book talk

258

Episode 75: Know Your Narrator - Robin Miles

259

Episode 74: Book goals for 2023

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Episode 73: Highlighting authors

261

Episode 72: Library lending

262

Episode 71: January LeVoy

263

Episode 70: Celebrity memoirs

264

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

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Episode 64: Mystery, Romance and some Real Confusion

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Episode 63: The Graphic Novels Project

271

Episode 62: Know Your Narrator - Dick Hill

272

Episode 61: Transgender Awareness Month

273

Episode 60: Toronto Book Awards

274

Episode 59: The Audiobook Industry

275

Episode 58: Finding ourselves in others' stories

276

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

277

Episode 56: Sometimes, it takes two

278

Episode 55: Books in different languages,

279

Episode 54: Scott Brick highlights

280

Episode 53: The Aurora Awards

281

Episode 52: True Crime Titles

282

Episode 51: This is how books leave marks

283

Episode 50: Davina Porter highlights

284

Episode 49: Books being converted to film and TV shows

285

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

286

Episode 47: A Contemporary Romance

287

Episode 46: The Social Distance Between Us

288

Episode 45: Know Your Narrator

289

Episode 44: Popular books and their read-alikes

290

Episode 43: The Beginning the Middle and The End

291

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

292

Episode 41: Rethinking your reads

293

Episode 40: Let’s Celebrate Pride Month

294

Episode 39: Slow Down and slow Listen

295

Episode 38: The Human Element of Non-fiction Literature

296

Episode 37: Historical fiction

297

Episode 36: Festival of Literary Diversity

298

Episode 35: Narrator impressions

299

Episode 34: Springing into Antarctica

300

Episode 33: Fantasy trilogies

301

Episode 32: Short stories

302

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

305

Episode 28: Women in literature

306

Episode 27: International Women's Day reads

307

Episode 26: Celebrity memoirs

308

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

309

Episode 24: The longer the series, the better?

310

Episode 23: Contemporary Romance

311

Episode 22: Valentine's Day prep

312

Episode 21: The Outlander series

313

Episode 20: Fantasy listens with Matt Agnew

314

Episode 19: The Lord of the Rings

315

Episode 18: Reading goals for 2022

316

Episode 17: Year-end book review

317

Episode 16: John Green Anthropocene Reviewed

318

Episode 15: Audiobook Journey with Kelly MacDonald

319

Episode 14: Writers Trust Fiction and Non Fiction Awards

320

Episode 13: Guilty pleasure reads

321

Episode 12: Recipe book throwbacks

322

Episode 11: Audiobook highlights with Debbie Williams

323

Episode 10: Literature Award season

324

Episode 9: Engaging narrators

325

Episode 8: October top picks

326

Episode 7: Book listening habits with Bernard Akuoko

327

Episode 6: Beyond the Orange Shirt Story

328

Episode 5: Indigenous fiction

329

Episode 4: The Audiobook Journey of Aamer Khan

330

Episode 3: The Bookseller of Florence

331

Episode 2: Girl, Woman, Other

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Episode 1: Audiobook Review Pilot