Read On - The Audiobook Show from RNIB
RNIB Connect Radio
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
Other great podcast channels from RNIB Connect Radio
Connect - Our main channel with news, features and articles on sight loss.
Conversations - Blind and partially sighted people speaking about a wide range of topics.
Tech Talk - Technology for blind and partially sighted people.
Sport - See sport differently.
The Happy Hour - Mental health, mindfulness, and overall wellbeing.
Tracks of My Life - Take a journey through our guest's life.
Support - Other podcasts from RNIB.
TV Guide - Daily audio TV listings
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
Other great podcast channels from RNIB Connect Radio
Connect - Our main channel with news, features and articles on sight loss.
Conversations - Blind and partially sighted people speaking about a wide range of topics.
Tech Talk - Technology for blind and partially sighted people.
Sport - See sport differently.
The Happy Hour - Mental health, mindfulness, and overall wellbeing.
Tracks of My Life - Take a journey through our guest's life.
Support - Other podcasts from RNIB.
TV Guide - Daily audio TV listings
Episodes
Mentioned books
Apr 2, 2021 • 58min
213: Ericka Waller, 2000AD Graphic Novels in Audio and Frances Hardinge
We learn how our canine companions can help us become better human beings, as Ericka Waller walks us through her novel 'Dog Days'.
Robert Kirkwood discovers how a selection of 2000AD graphic novels, including Judge Dredd, have been transformed into audio.
Bestselling children’s author, Frances Hardinge, gets darkly supernatural in her historical novel ‘A Skinful of Shadows’.
And we return to Ericka Waller for the Books of Your Life.
Mar 19, 2021 • 58min
212: Fiona Lucas, Samuel West and Sita Brahmachari
Fiona Lucas talks about moving on in her new novel 'The Last Goodbye', and tells us why writing for Mills and Boon was such a great apprenticeship.
We go behind the scenes with actor Samuel West as he records new versions of the House Of Cards trilogy.
Sita Brahmachari discusses the importance of tackling the big global issues in her books for children.
And we return to Fiona Lucas for the Books of Your Life
Mar 12, 2021 • 58min
211: EJ Harper, Jessica Townsend and Andrew Cullum
E.J. Harper introduces us to 'Lazarus Remembered', her novel on family and redemption, written specifically to be an immersive audiobook experience.
Andrew Cullum talks about his life as an audiobook narrator.
Jessica Townsend discusses the world of 'Nevermore' and her heroine, Morrigan Crow.
And we return to E.J. Harper for the Books of Her Life.
Mar 5, 2021 • 58min
210: Richard Herring, Deborah Frances-White and World Book Day
Richard Herring discusses 'The Problem with Men', his new book about toxic masculinity, and reveals the extra features available in the audiobook version.
Deborah Frances-White talks about turning The Guilty Feminist podcast into a bestselling audiobook.
And we take a look at some of the terrific titles available to younger listeners this World Book Day.
Mar 1, 2021 • 21min
RNIB Library and World Book Day 2021
World Book Day on 4 March 2021 is all about celebrating the magic of books and reading.
RNIB is proud to continue to support World Book Day's mission to give every child and young person a book of their own, by making 13 titles available in audio (DAISY CD) and braille.
Titles can be pre-ordered from 1 February 2021 for despatch on 1 March 2021. Orders will be taken until 31 March 2021.
Titles are also available in large print (English) or giant print (Welsh). To order the English-language titles in large print, contact Guide Dogs by calling 0118 9838275. The Welsh-language title can be ordered in giant print by contacting the RNIB Helpline.
Only one title per person can be ordered, in one format.
Feb 26, 2021 • 58min
209: Sarah Leipciger, Ali Smith and Anthony McGowan
Sarah Leipciger breathes new life into two historical figures
and lets her imagination flow in her novel 'Coming Up for Air'.
We celebrate LGBTQ+ History Month by revisiting 'How To Be Both' with author Ali Smith.
And winner of last year’s CILIP Carnegie Medal for children’s literature, Anthony McGowan, discusses the series of books he has created for reluctant readers.
Feb 19, 2021 • 58min
208: Saba Salman, Sarah Waters and Caroline Lawrence
Journalist Saba Salman introduces us to 'Made Possible', a collection of stories that she hopes will change the public perception of people with learning disabilities.
Sarah Waters talks to Robert Kirkwood about 'The Little Stranger', a novel in which she changed era and also for the first time, the gender of the protagonist.
And children’s author Caroline Lawrence, famous for her 'Roman Mysteries', takes us to Ancient Greece with her 'Time Travel Diaries'.
Feb 12, 2021 • 58min
207: CJ Skuse, Monique Roffey and Julia Donaldson
CJ Skuse reveals why girl-next-door serial killer Rhiannon Lewis is feeling all at sea in her latest novel, 'Dead Head'.
Costa winner Monique Roffey reveals which books have resonated most with her as a writer.
Robert Kirkwood looks back on the day that creator of 'The Gruffalo', Julia Donaldson, visited the RNIB Talking Books Studios.
We celebrate LGBTQ+ History Month by reviewing the short-story that became the Oscar-winning film 'Brokeback Mountain'.
And we return to CJ Skuse for the Books of Her Life.
Feb 5, 2021 • 58min
206: Amy Raphael, Giles Abbott and Jane Harris
Amy Raphael takes us back to The English Civil War in her new children’s adventure ‘The Forest of Moon and Sword ‘.
Story-teller and Talking Book narrator Giles Abbott reveals how sight loss has influenced the way he brings stories to life.
And Jane Harris transports us to Victorian Glasgow in her novel Gillespie and I.
Jan 29, 2021 • 58min
205: Helen Fisher, Costa Book of the Year Award winner Monique Roffey, narrator David Graham and author Laura Barnett
Helen Fisher introduces us to Space Hopper, her must-read debut novel, featuring a blind character drawn from her years working at RNIB.
We bring you news of the winner of this year's Costa Book of the Year Award.
Narrator David Graham reminisces on his many years of working for RNIB, and the iconic roles he helped create in Thunderbirds and Dr Who.
And Laura Barnett brings words and music together in her soulful novel Greatest Hits.
