Read On - The Audiobook Show from RNIB episodes
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Booker Prize 2024
This week features each book on the 2024 Booker Prize shortlist and a listen to the audio versions, plus some book recommendations from last year’s winner Paul Lynch.
Rachel Greenlaw - The Woodsmoke Women's Book of Spells plus Blind Poet Dave Steele
This week author Rachel Greenlaw tells us about a cosy new tale of witches, magic, mystery, family and romance, The Woodsmoke Women’s Book of Spells plus we here from Blind Poet Dave Steele about The Big Test. All that plus some new books in the RNIB Library.
Ariane Bankes, Irvine Welsh and Elizabeth Oldfield - Wigtown Book Festival
This week on Read On we have three very different authors,
Josie Lloyd - Miss Beeton’s Murder Agency
Today we're chatting to Josie Lloyd about her brand new cosy crime adventure Miss Beeton’s Murder Agency and we get an exclusive news about a brand new book Josie is writing with Emlyn Rees. Plus we'll find some new books in the RNIB Library.
Coinneach MacLeod, Pen Vogler and Julian Baggini - Wigtown Book Festival
There's a food theme in this week's episode as we head to Wigtown to chat to The Hebridean Baker Coinneach MacLeod, food historian Pen Vogler on her books Scoff and Stuffed and philosopher Julian Baggini tells us How The World Eats. Plus we get the Books of Your Life from Gareth Brown and find new books in the RNIB Library.
Gareth Brown - The Book of Doors - Wigtown Book Festival
In a talk sponsored by RNIB Connect Radio, Gareth Brown talks to Teddy Jameson live on stage at the Wigtown Book Festival about his best-selling time-travelling page turner, The Book of Doors. Plus we find some brand new books in the RNIB Library.
Wigtown Hidden Gems
As I'm down in Wigtown recording next week's show, here's a collection of hidden gems we've recorded at the festival over the years.
Jesse Sutanto - You Will Never Be Me
Influencer Meredith Lee didn't teach Aspen Palmer how to blossom on social media just to be ditched as soon as Aspen became big. So can anyone really blame Mer for doing a little stalking? Nothing serious, more like Stalking Lite.
Lucy Ellmann, Stephanie Ellyne and Tia Fisher
Another collection of narrators in today's show as we celebrate the voices who bring RNIB Talking Books to life, including two very personal tales for becoming a narrator, how an epic stream of consciousness was recorded over months, and we get the Books of Your Life from Yoto Carnegie Shadower Award winner, Tia Fisher. Plus some new books entering the RNIB Library.
Read On - Live on Stage
A compilation episode today of the times Read On was recorded live on stage in front of an audience. We hear from Booker Shortlisted author Graeme Macrae Burnet, former presenter Red Szell, comedian Juliette Burton and there's an extended interview with actor and writer John Gordon Sinclair.