

AMI Audiobook Review
Accessible Media Inc.
Hosted by Jacob Shymanski and Ramya Amuthan, AMI Audiobook Review is THE go-to show for all things Audiobooks. With a focus on curation and audiobook reviews, you're guaranteed to find your next favourite listen.
Our steady rotation of regular contributors and special guests will keep you on your toes, ensuring that no perspective is left unexplored and that you leave with plenty of witty banter for your next book club meeting.
Our steady rotation of regular contributors and special guests will keep you on your toes, ensuring that no perspective is left unexplored and that you leave with plenty of witty banter for your next book club meeting.
Episodes
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Jun 24, 2023 • 26min
Episode 94: Aamer’s Summer Reads
Aamer Khan breaks down our book preferences into what's Comfortable, what's expected, and what's still to come. We chat through our own nostalgic reads, go-to series, and the books we’re willing to pick up next. AMI Audiobook Review is broadcast on AMI-audio in Canada and publishes
three new podcast episodes a week on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays.
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Our email address is: audiobookreview@ami.ca
About AMI
AMI is a media company that entertains, informs and empowers Canadians
with disabilities through three broadcast services — AMI-tv and
AMI-audio in English and AMI-télé in French — and streaming platform
AMI+. Our vision is to establish AMI as a leader in the offering of
accessible content, providing a voice for Canadians with disabilities
through authentic storytelling, representation and positive portrayal.
To learn more visit AMI.ca and AMItele.ca.
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Jun 17, 2023 • 26min
Episode 93: Winning Fixes Everything
We welcome Ali Moosa, Host of the podcast All Over The Map, with his book recommendation, Winning Fixes Everything: How Baseball's Brightest Minds Created Sports' Biggest Mess by Evan Drellich, released in 2023. AMI Audiobook Review is broadcast on AMI-audio in Canada and publishes
three new podcast episodes a week on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays.
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We want your feedback!
Be that comments, suggestions, hot-takes, audiobook recommendations
or reviews of your own… hit us up!
Our email address is: audiobookreview@ami.ca
About AMI
AMI is a media company that entertains, informs and empowers Canadians
with disabilities through three broadcast services — AMI-tv and
AMI-audio in English and AMI-télé in French — and streaming platform
AMI+. Our vision is to establish AMI as a leader in the offering of
accessible content, providing a voice for Canadians with disabilities
through authentic storytelling, representation and positive portrayal.
To learn more visit AMI.ca and AMItele.ca.
Find more great AMI Original Content on AMI+
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Jun 10, 2023 • 26min
Episode 92: Know Your Narrator - Nicholas Boulton
Nicholas Boulton is one of three new Golden Voices named this year by Audiofile Magazine. This designation is given to narrators who have made a definite impact on the industry over several years. We profile his work on Know Your Narrator with Sara Hillis. AMI Audiobook Review is broadcast on AMI-audio in Canada and publishes
three new podcast episodes a week on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays.
Follow AMI Audiobook Review on YouTube & Instagram!
We want your feedback!
Be that comments, suggestions, hot-takes, audiobook recommendations
or reviews of your own… hit us up!
Our email address is: audiobookreview@ami.ca
About AMI
AMI is a media company that entertains, informs and empowers Canadians
with disabilities through three broadcast services — AMI-tv and
AMI-audio in English and AMI-télé in French — and streaming platform
AMI+. Our vision is to establish AMI as a leader in the offering of
accessible content, providing a voice for Canadians with disabilities
through authentic storytelling, representation and positive portrayal.
To learn more visit AMI.ca and AMItele.ca.
Find more great AMI Original Content on AMI+
Learn more at AMI.ca
Connect with Accessible Media Inc. online:
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Jun 3, 2023 • 26min
Episode 91: Pride Month
Celebrating Pride! Let's flip through titles in recognition of Pride Month, with Karen McKay from the Centre for Equitable Library Access. AMI Audiobook Review is broadcast on AMI-audio in Canada and publishes
three new podcast episodes a week on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays.
Follow AMI Audiobook Review on YouTube & Instagram!
We want your feedback!
Be that comments, suggestions, hot-takes, audiobook recommendations
or reviews of your own… hit us up!
Our email address is: audiobookreview@ami.ca
About AMI
AMI is a media company that entertains, informs and empowers Canadians
with disabilities through three broadcast services — AMI-tv and
AMI-audio in English and AMI-télé in French — and streaming platform
AMI+. Our vision is to establish AMI as a leader in the offering of
accessible content, providing a voice for Canadians with disabilities
through authentic storytelling, representation and positive portrayal.
To learn more visit AMI.ca and AMItele.ca.
Find more great AMI Original Content on AMI+
Learn more at AMI.ca
Connect with Accessible Media Inc. online:
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- Instagram @AccessibleMediaInc / @AMI-audio
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May 27, 2023 • 25min
Episode 90: Pride and Prejudice
Aamer Khan has reached into the classic literature archives and pulled out Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen. He reviews the read, and discusses how a classic piece like this one stands in today's book world. AMI Audiobook Review is broadcast on AMI-audio in Canada and publishes
three new podcast episodes a week on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays.
Follow AMI Audiobook Review on YouTube & Instagram!
We want your feedback!
Be that comments, suggestions, hot-takes, audiobook recommendations
or reviews of your own… hit us up!
Our email address is: audiobookreview@ami.ca
About AMI
AMI is a media company that entertains, informs and empowers Canadians
with disabilities through three broadcast services — AMI-tv and
AMI-audio in English and AMI-télé in French — and streaming platform
AMI+. Our vision is to establish AMI as a leader in the offering of
accessible content, providing a voice for Canadians with disabilities
through authentic storytelling, representation and positive portrayal.
To learn more visit AMI.ca and AMItele.ca.
Find more great AMI Original Content on AMI+
Learn more at AMI.ca
Connect with Accessible Media Inc. online:
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May 20, 2023 • 26min
Episode 89: Western stories
We discuss modern Western stories with Kelly MacDonald, who picked up Westerns after years of avoiding the genre. He highlights one of his favourite authors, Author William W. Johnstone, and several of his series. AMI Audiobook Review is broadcast on AMI-audio in Canada and publishes
three new podcast episodes a week on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays.
Follow AMI Audiobook Review on YouTube & Instagram!
We want your feedback!
Be that comments, suggestions, hot-takes, audiobook recommendations
or reviews of your own… hit us up!
Our email address is: audiobookreview@ami.ca
About AMI
AMI is a media company that entertains, informs and empowers Canadians
with disabilities through three broadcast services — AMI-tv and
AMI-audio in English and AMI-télé in French — and streaming platform
AMI+. Our vision is to establish AMI as a leader in the offering of
accessible content, providing a voice for Canadians with disabilities
through authentic storytelling, representation and positive portrayal.
To learn more visit AMI.ca and AMItele.ca.
Find more great AMI Original Content on AMI+
Learn more at AMI.ca
Connect with Accessible Media Inc. online:
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May 15, 2023 • 26min
Episode 88: Know Your Narrator - Rosamund Pike
Award-winning narrator Rosamund Pike discusses her transition from film to audio narration, her techniques for getting into character, and her diverse repertoire of roles. The hosts also talk about the difficulty in remembering books and discuss why 'Harry Potter and The Sorcerer's Stone' continues to be popular on Audible. They also touch upon controversy surrounding reissuing audiobooks with different narrators.

May 8, 2023 • 26min
Episode 87: Book club influences
Let’s get into recent book club picks with Theresa Power and Karen McKay from the Centre for Equitable Library Access. We highlight three hot new titles climbing the charts through the influence of well-known book clubs;
- Hold My Girl: A Novel By Charlene Carr. 2023
- Hello beautiful: A novel By Ann Napolitano. 2023 (Oprah 100th book club pick)
- Vera Wong's Unsolicited Advice for Murderers Kindle Edition by Jesse Q. Sutanto AMI Audiobook Review is broadcast on AMI-audio in Canada and publishes
three new podcast episodes a week on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays.
Follow AMI Audiobook Review on YouTube & Instagram!
We want your feedback!
Be that comments, suggestions, hot-takes, audiobook recommendations
or reviews of your own… hit us up!
Our email address is: audiobookreview@ami.ca
About AMI
AMI is a media company that entertains, informs and empowers Canadians
with disabilities through three broadcast services — AMI-tv and
AMI-audio in English and AMI-télé in French — and streaming platform
AMI+. Our vision is to establish AMI as a leader in the offering of
accessible content, providing a voice for Canadians with disabilities
through authentic storytelling, representation and positive portrayal.
To learn more visit AMI.ca and AMItele.ca.
Find more great AMI Original Content on AMI+
Learn more at AMI.ca
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Apr 29, 2023 • 25min
Episode 86: The Ninja, The Crowd Pleasers and Mad Honey
What makes for a satisfying book? We ponder through Aamer Khan's three latest listens, The Ninja, The Crowd Pleasers, and Mad Honey. AMI Audiobook Review is broadcast on AMI-audio in Canada and publishes
three new podcast episodes a week on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays.
Follow AMI Audiobook Review on YouTube & Instagram!
We want your feedback!
Be that comments, suggestions, hot-takes, audiobook recommendations
or reviews of your own… hit us up!
Our email address is: audiobookreview@ami.ca
About AMI
AMI is a media company that entertains, informs and empowers Canadians
with disabilities through three broadcast services — AMI-tv and
AMI-audio in English and AMI-télé in French — and streaming platform
AMI+. Our vision is to establish AMI as a leader in the offering of
accessible content, providing a voice for Canadians with disabilities
through authentic storytelling, representation and positive portrayal.
To learn more visit AMI.ca and AMItele.ca.
Find more great AMI Original Content on AMI+
Learn more at AMI.ca
Connect with Accessible Media Inc. online:
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- Instagram @AccessibleMediaInc / @AMI-audio
- Facebook at @AccessibleMediaInc
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Apr 24, 2023 • 26min
Episode 85: Athlete biographies
Jeffrey Rainey, Producer of the Living Blind podcast, is back to examine memoires by competitive athletes who've penned the truth behind their experiences after leaving the game.
Plus, Let's press Pause or Play on Cobalt red: How the blood of the congo powers our lives, by Siddharth Kara. AMI Audiobook Review is broadcast on AMI-audio in Canada and publishes
three new podcast episodes a week on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays.
Follow AMI Audiobook Review on YouTube & Instagram!
We want your feedback!
Be that comments, suggestions, hot-takes, audiobook recommendations
or reviews of your own… hit us up!
Our email address is: audiobookreview@ami.ca
About AMI
AMI is a media company that entertains, informs and empowers Canadians
with disabilities through three broadcast services — AMI-tv and
AMI-audio in English and AMI-télé in French — and streaming platform
AMI+. Our vision is to establish AMI as a leader in the offering of
accessible content, providing a voice for Canadians with disabilities
through authentic storytelling, representation and positive portrayal.
To learn more visit AMI.ca and AMItele.ca.
Find more great AMI Original Content on AMI+
Learn more at AMI.ca
Connect with Accessible Media Inc. online:
- X /Twitter @AccessibleMedia
- Instagram @AccessibleMediaInc / @AMI-audio
- Facebook at @AccessibleMediaInc
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