Read On - The Audiobook Show from RNIB episodes
Showing episodes 481 to 490 of 600
Mark Billingham, Matthew Parris, Emma Swan and Chris Brookmyre
In today's show, Mark Billingham on 'The Killing Habit', Matthew Parris on 'Scorn', Chris Brookmyre on 'Want You Gone', Emma Swan on narrating 'That'll Be The Day' and reviewing 'Trunk Music' by Michael Connelly
Book Review - Trunk Music by Michael Connelly
Following a recommendation from a past guest, Red Szell reads and reviews Trunk Music by Michael Connelly Clipped from Read On 69
Fay Weldon, Garrick Hagon, Joanne Harris and Ruta Sepetys
Garrick Hagon discusses audiobooks, acting and Star Wars. Fay Weldon takes the long view of feminism. Joanne Harris reveals some extreme reactions to her novel about a blind character. And the winner of last year’s CILIP Carnegie Medal for children’s fiction shares the books of her life.
Live at the Boswell Book Festival (2018)
A packed show recorded live at the Boswell Book Festival featuring ... Dame Judi Dench on acting and how Macular Degeneration has robbed her of books and reading. Andrew O'Hagan on his new book and how formative an early job at Blind Veteran's UK was for his writing. Jackie Kay - Scotland's Poet Laureate on the importance of poetry in audio. Anthony Horowitz - On his new book writing Bond as Ian Fleming. Shaun Bythell - On his book and audiobook, The Diary of A Bookseller. Dr. Gordon Turnbull - From Yale University, Gordon told us about the history of James Boswell and his eponymous festival.
CILIP Carnegie with Marcus Sedgwick, Anthony McGowan and Lauren Wolk
In our first CILIP Carnegie show of 2018 we chat to three of the shortlisted authors Marcus Sedgwick on Saint Death, Anthony McGowan on Rook, And Lauren Wolk on Beyond the Bright Sea.
Author Interview - Anthony McGowan
We chat to Anthony about 'Rook' his book shortlisted for the 2018 CILIP Carnegie Medal. Clipped from Read On #66
Laura Barnett, Minette Walters and 617 Squadron.
Laura Barnett blends writing and music in her new multi-media bestseller ‘Greatest Hits'. Minette Walters reveals the parental dilemma at the heart of her latest novel. And listener Jacqueline Brown recommends an account of wartime heroism by the RAF.
Marion Rankine, Lucy Worsley and a listener's hidden gem.
Marion Rankine unfurls a history of the umbrella. (apologies for audio quality in some of this item) Historian Lucy Worsley tells us why she thinks Jane Austen failed to find success in her own lifetime. And listener John Banfield reveals how a classic tale of imprisonment and escape inspired him to write his own memoirs.
Lucy Worsley - 'Jane Austen at Home: A Biography'
Historian Lucy Worsley tells us why she thinks Jane Austen failed to find success in her own lifetime. Clipped from Read On 64
Dave Steele, Liz Pichon and poetry from RNIB
In this episode Red Szell chats to Dave Steele about his poetry collections 'Stand by Me RP'. Robert Kirkwood finds out about Liz Pichon's character Tom Gates. And we hear some notable poems from last year's RNIB Writing Competition.