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Read On - The Audiobook Show from RNIB

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Dec 16, 2022 • 58min

300: Bill Bryson, Limmy and much more

In the 300th episode of Read On we listen back to the three most popular interviews as judged by podcast downloads, comedian Limmy, travel writer and historian Bill Bryson. Plus there are honourable mentions from Nigella Lawson, Alan Bennett, a small story about RNIB Talking Books from Joanna Lumley, and a cameo from a past host of the show.
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Dec 9, 2022 • 58min

299: Fiona Lucas and Amelia Henley

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.
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Dec 2, 2022 • 58min

298: Shehan Karunatilaka, George Saunders, Richard Flanagan, Eleanor Catton and Marlon James

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.
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Nov 25, 2022 • 58min

297: Alan Garner and J.O. Morgan

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.
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Nov 18, 2022 • 58min

296: Jan Grue, Melanie Reid, Ineffable Books and more

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.
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Nov 11, 2022 • 58min

295: Book Week Scotland 2022

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 
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Nov 4, 2022 • 58min

294: Jenny Ashcroft, Elizabeth Strout and Robert Burns

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. 
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Oct 28, 2022 • 58min

293: Helen Fields and John Bew

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'
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Oct 21, 2022 • 58min

292: Tracy Lien and Garrick Hagon

All That's Left Unsaid is an "unmissable and compelling" debut novel from Tracy Lien, subject to a nine way auction in the UK and USA, she joins Robert Kirkwood to chat about her book and explains the model minority. Also today, we hear from the familiar voice of narrator Garrick Hagon, actor, producer and X-Wing Pilot!
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Oct 17, 2022 • 16min

Booker 2022 Winner - Shehan Karunatilaka

Robert Kirkwood interviews Shehan Karunatilaka about his Booker winning book The Seven Moons of Maali Almeida ... and off screen had a grey beard off!

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