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Read On - The Audiobook Show from RNIB
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Frequency: 1 episode/6d. Total Eps: 500
A weekly show all about audiobooks recorded at the RNIB Talking Book studios.
We talk to your favourite authors and narrators, along with reviews and news about new audiobooks.
Presented and produced by Robert Kirkwood, you'll find a new episode here every Friday at 1pm plus bonus content such as longer uncut interviews and episodes of our occasional extra show, The Book Group.
Talking Books is a free service from RNIB giving access to over 40,000 fiction and non fiction books for adults and children. Find out more by searching for RNIB Library.
Get involved and join the conversation by emailing radio@rnib.org.uk or find Robert on Twitter @Talking_Books
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397: Booker Prize 2024
Episode 397
vendredi 8 novembre 2024 • Duration 57:45
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.
Image shows the shortlisted books on a shelf, spines towards the camera.
Image shows the shortlisted books on a shelf, spines towards the camera.
396: Ariane Bankes, Irvine Welsh and Elizabeth Oldfield at the Wigtown Book Festival
Episode 396
vendredi 1 novembre 2024 • Duration 57:45
This week on Read On we have three very different authors,
Ariane Bankes discovers her mother's and aunt's correspondence in The Quality of Love: Twin Sisters at the Heart of the Century, Irvine Welsh tells us about the third Ray Lennox book, Resolution, and Elizabeth Oldfield is Tending to the Soul in Turbulent Times in her book, Fully Alive.
All that plus some new books (including the new Sally Rooney) in the RNIB Library.
The image features elements associated with the Wigtown Book Festival
Ariane Bankes discovers her mother's and aunt's correspondence in The Quality of Love: Twin Sisters at the Heart of the Century, Irvine Welsh tells us about the third Ray Lennox book, Resolution, and Elizabeth Oldfield is Tending to the Soul in Turbulent Times in her book, Fully Alive.
All that plus some new books (including the new Sally Rooney) in the RNIB Library.
The image features elements associated with the Wigtown Book Festival
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Top Left Corner: The book cover for The Quality of Love: Twin Sisters at the Heart of the Century by Ariane Bankes. The cover has a bright green background with a vintage-style image of two women, likely representing the twin sisters mentioned in the title, facing each other.
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Top Center: A photograph of Irvine Welsh and Robert Kirkwood. Irvine, on the left, is bald, with a slight smile, dressed casually in a light brown jacket over a striped shirt. Robert, on the right, is taking the selfie, recognizable by his glasses and beard.
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Bottom Left Corner: The logo for the Wigtown Book Festival, featuring stylized text with a tree sprouting from the letter “W.” Below this is the logo for RNIB Connect Radio
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Bottom Center: A smiling portrait of Elizabeth Oldfield, who is standing indoors, wearing a black top with a blue and turquoise jacket. Her open, warm smile and relaxed pose convey a friendly, engaging presence.
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Bottom Right Corner: The book cover for Fully Alive: Tending to the Soul in Turbulent Times by Elizabeth Oldfield. This cover has a circular design with green and yellow rings radiating from the title.
387: Sophie Gravia - Hot Girl Summer and the Glasgow Kiss Trilogy
Episode 387
vendredi 30 août 2024 • Duration 57:45
This week Robert Kirkwood chats to Sophie Gravia about her Glasgow Kiss trilogy and her new book Hot Girl Summer, and why she started writing while working as a nurse during the pandemic. Plus we find some new book in the RNIB Library.
299: Fiona Lucas and Amelia Henley
Episode 299
vendredi 9 décembre 2022 • Duration 57:46
Fiona Lucas deals with memory loss and hope for lost love in 'Never Forget You'
Amelia Henley tells us an emotional story about love and second chances in 'From Now On'
Plus Robert Kirkwood finds some Christmas reads in the RNIB Library.
Amelia Henley tells us an emotional story about love and second chances in 'From Now On'
Plus Robert Kirkwood finds some Christmas reads in the RNIB Library.
298: Shehan Karunatilaka, George Saunders, Richard Flanagan, Eleanor Catton and Marlon James
Episode 298
vendredi 2 décembre 2022 • Duration 57:46
Robert Kirkwood listens back to some winners of the Booker Prize including George Saunders, Richard Flanagan, Eleanor Catton and Marlon James, plus we have the Books of Your Life from this year's winner, Shehan Karunatilaka.
297: Alan Garner and J.O. Morgan
Episode 297
vendredi 25 novembre 2022 • Duration 57:46
Alan Garner joins Robert Kirkwood to talk about the origin of his Booker Shortlisted book, Treacle Walker. Plus we listen back to an interview with J.O. Morgan after he recorded his Costa poetry winning book, 'Assurances' exclusively for RNIB Talking Books.
296: Jan Grue, Melanie Reid, Ineffable Books and more
Episode 296
vendredi 18 novembre 2022 • Duration 57:46
Author Jan Grue talks to Paulina Kuchorew about his autobiography 'I Live a Life Like Yours' now available in an English translation as an audiobook,
Melanie Reid discusses her book, 'The World I fell Out Of',
Amelia Hilton finds out about a new sustainable bookshop in the borders,
And as the hype builds for the world cup, Robert Kirkwood finds some RNIB Talking Books for the armchair sportsman.
Melanie Reid discusses her book, 'The World I fell Out Of',
Amelia Hilton finds out about a new sustainable bookshop in the borders,
And as the hype builds for the world cup, Robert Kirkwood finds some RNIB Talking Books for the armchair sportsman.
295: Book Week Scotland 2022
Episode 295
vendredi 11 novembre 2022 • Duration 57:46
Book Week Scotland is an annual celebration of books and reading that takes place across the country, this year taking place from the 14th to the 20th of November.
Every year, Scottish Book Trust ask people to share stories as part of our 'Your Stories' campaign and feature all the stories on their website. They then include a handful of our favourites in a free book for Book Week Scotland. This year's theme is Scotland’s Stories.
The audio version of the Book Week Scotland Book is always produced by RNIB, with many of the stories being recorded at home by the authors. Today's show is a small selection of those tales.
For the whole audiobook or ebook click HERE
Every year, Scottish Book Trust ask people to share stories as part of our 'Your Stories' campaign and feature all the stories on their website. They then include a handful of our favourites in a free book for Book Week Scotland. This year's theme is Scotland’s Stories.
The audio version of the Book Week Scotland Book is always produced by RNIB, with many of the stories being recorded at home by the authors. Today's show is a small selection of those tales.
For the whole audiobook or ebook click HERE
294: Jenny Ashcroft, Elizabeth Strout and Robert Burns
Episode 294
vendredi 4 novembre 2022 • Duration 57:46
Jenny Ashcroft tells Robert Kirkwood about her most personal novel to date, The Echoes of Love, Elizabeth Strout tells Toby Davey about Booker shortlisted Oh William!, and after his passing Robert listens back to the only time his Dad was on the show, proudly talking about the replica printing press he conceived to celebrate Robert Burns' Kilmarnock Edition.
293: Helen Fields and John Bew
Episode 293
vendredi 28 octobre 2022 • Duration 57:46
Helen Fields talks to Robert Kirkwood about 'The Last Girl to Die' a haunting mystery set on the ancient ocean-battered Isle of Mull.
And as we experience political turmoil, we listen back to Red Szell's chat with John Bew about his biography of Atlee, 'Citizen Clem'
And as we experience political turmoil, we listen back to Red Szell's chat with John Bew about his biography of Atlee, 'Citizen Clem'
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