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Summer Reads
On today's show Cathy Bramley tells us about old fears, happy endings and new beginnings in The Summer that Changed Us, Monty Don tells Robert Kirkwood about his French Garden Journey, we find some new books generously donated to the RNIB Talking Books Library by some top UK audio publishers and end the show with some self-help books for summer.
Life Unseen: A Story of Blindness with Selina Mills - Part 2
Today is the second part of Robert Kirkwood's interview with broadcaster and author Selina Mills about her brand-new book 'Life Unseen: A Story of Blindness', today looking at technology, education and asking, 'What is Blindness?' We also find four new gems in the Talking Books Library.
Life Unseen: A Story of Blindness with Selina Mills - Part 1
In today's show we have the first part of an interview with broadcaster and author Selina Mills about her brand-new book 'Life Unseen: A Story of Blindness' a personal and unsentimental historical quest through the lives, stories and achievements of blind people. We also find some new books in the RNIB library and get the books of your life from film-maker Antony Baxter.
Art is Everywhere with Joe Haddow
Joe Haddow is a super-fan of all forms of art. He is on a mission to show everyone how art can be found in so many different places, and created by so many different people. Robert Kirkwood chats to Joe about this inspiring, friendly guide to art and why it matters. Plus with Lynne Livingston of RNIB we find four great new gems in the Talking Book Library.
Narrator Special and the Summer Reading Challenge
In today's show we talk to three very different narrators. Joan Walker talks to us about other publications recorded at the studios, Tam Dean Burn tells Robert Kirkwood how he became the voice of Irvine Welsh and Stephanie Ellyne talks about one the hardest books she has ever narrated. Plus we hear about some books available from RNIB in the Summer Reading Challenge and also some new books entering the RNIB library with Lynne Livingston.
Elodie Harper on The Wolf Den
Today Amelia Hilton chats to author Elodie Harper about her Wolf Den Trilogy, we get the books of your life from Louise Finch, hear some new books in the RNIB Library and find out the winner of the Yoto Carnegie Medal for writing.
HiVis Fortnight - Bonus Episode
Two interviews about HiVis fortnight and accessibility in local libraries. Robert Kirkwood talks to Lara Marshall of RNIB and Hywel Davies chats to Mark McCree from Reading Sight
Louise Finch, Katya Balen and Sita Brahmachari
Today we chat to the three remaining authors on the Yoto Carnegie Shortlist. Katya Balen on the sweet but turbulent, 'The Light in Everything', Louise Finch gets us caught in a time loop with 'The Eternal Return of Clara Hart' and Sita Brahmachari finds light in the tragedy and trauma of 'When Shadows Fall'. Plus with Lynne Livingston, we find some new books in the RNIB Library.
Jessie Burton and Patrice Lawrence
This week we listen to two more books shortlisted for the Yoto Carnegie Medal. Forget everything you've been told about Medusa as author Jessie Burton flips the script in this astonishing retelling of Greek myth. Plus a powerful and heart-rending exploration of a teenager's journey through grief, rage and getting caught in the criminal justice system in the book Needle from author Patrice Lawrence. Plus with Lynne Livingston we find some new gems in the RNIB Talking Book Library.
Manon Steffan Ros and Ruta Sepetys
In our first show featuring the shortlisted authors for this year's Yoto Carnegie Medal, Manon Steffan Ros talks about writing and translating 'The Blue Book of Nebo' and Ruta Sepetys takes us to Romania in her chilling book, 'I Must Betray You'. Plus with Lynne Livingston we find out what's new in the RNIB Library.