Audiobooks
Let’s hear it for Calibre Audio: a charity spreading joy through audiobooks | Letter
Letter: A huge array of books is available for free to those who find reading difficult, writes Priscilla Church, many voiced by a much-missed actor
19, May, 2023 @4:51 PM
Listen up: how to access audiobooks for less – or even for free
We review 15 services and look at options if you want to avoid the Amazon-owned market leader, Audible
Donna Ferguson
14, May, 2023 @7:00 AM
Someone Else’s Shoes by Jojo Moyes audiobook review – a smart changing-places tale
Daisy Ridley narrates this clever novel about the converging fates of two women from opposite sides of the tracks
Fiona Sturges
05, May, 2023 @11:00 AM
One Day I Shall Astonish the World by Nina Stibbe audiobook review – friendship in little England
Stibbe evokes the interior thoughts of female friends in a portrait of a small town enlivened by Joanna Scanlan’s narration
Fiona Sturges
21, Apr, 2023 @11:00 AM
A Heart That Works by Rob Delaney audiobook review – a tender memoir about the death of a child
The comedian narrates his book about the gruelling treatment of his young son and the love and grief that enveloped his family
Fiona Sturges
14, Apr, 2023 @11:00 AM
Unable to read, I listened – and found out just what an imperfect reader I am | Paul Daley
Whole episodes I’d forgotten were revealed to me. The main character became a whole new person
Paul Daley
08, Apr, 2023 @8:00 PM
People Person by Candice Carty-Williams audiobook review – sibling bonds and absent fathers
Four half-siblings rally round their sister when she makes a grim discovery in this wise and funny tale from the author of Queenie
Fiona Sturges
07, Apr, 2023 @11:00 AM
Illuminations by Alan Moore audiobook review – mind-bending tales
The creator of From Hell’s first short story collection is marked by tales of revenge, a visit from the Messiah, and a swipe at the comics industry
Fiona Sturges
31, Mar, 2023 @11:00 AM
A Private Spy audiobook review – the letters of John le Carré
David Harewood and Florence Pugh narrate this incisive collection, edited by the author’s son
Fiona Sturges
10, Mar, 2023 @12:00 PM
Manifesto by Bernardine Evaristo review – how she became a Booker winner
The writer’s no-nonsense delivery adds extra bite to her guide to turning a creative passion into a profession
Fiona Sturges
03, Mar, 2023 @12:00 PM
Talking posh still pays – that’s why Boris Johnson is rolling in it | Emma Beddington
The former PM’s high earnings have been partly attributed to the way he speaks. But I’ll take Bill Paterson or Maya Angelou’s sonorous tones over the voice of privilege any day, writes Emma Beddington
Emma Beddington
26, Feb, 2023 @2:00 PM
Mother’s Boy by Patrick Gale review – imagining Charles Causley’s life
This fictionalised biography of the Cornish poet covers his tender bond with his mother, and the effects of losing a friend during war
Fiona Sturges
10, Feb, 2023 @12:00 PM
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