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Season 1
S1E1 - Pilot: Our Top 5 Audiobooks
Poppy and Fahed list their top five audiobooks.
Episode Notes
Welcome to the pilot episode of Audiobookish, where we introduce ourselves and our love of audiobooks! We talk about our top 5s and what we’re listening to at the moment, have a detour to Norway and finish on the age-old debate about the best way to listen to
S1E2 - Toksvig's Almanac 2021 by Sandi Toksvig
A review of Toksvig's Almanac in honour of #IWD2021
Episode Notes
In honour of International Women’s Day, here’s our review of Toksvig's Almanac 2021 by Sandi Toksvig, which celebrates forgotten women missing from history books. We talk about book covers, historical listicals, and the challenges a book like this poses in the
S1E3 - The Mermaid of Black Conch by Monique Roffey
Episode Notes
We review The Mermaid of Black Conch by Monique Roffey. This beautiful novel was the winner of the 2020 Cost Book Award and the 2020 Costa Novel Award. The audiobook is narrated by Ben Onwukue and Vivienne Acheampong.
S1E4 - Interview with Rebecca Fortuin
Episode Notes
We chat with Rebecca Fortuin who is the Senior Audio Editor at Farshore Books. We discuss what makes a good audiobook, her dream projects, and much more. You can find Rebecca on Twitter at @TWA2Becky.
S1E5 - Interview with Samantha Hunter (author of Flamingo Fashion)
We chat to the Samantha Hunter about making audiobooks for children
Episode Notes
In an exciting first for us, we chat with author Samantha Hunter about the launch of her excellent audiobook Flamingo Fashion. The interview covers her inspiration for creating the story, why she choose to make it audio-only and advice to other writers.
S1E6 - No Fixed Abode: Life and Death Among the UK's Forgotten Homeless by Maeve McClenaghan
Episode Notes
This week's episode is a discussion of No Fixed Abode by Maeve McClenaghan. No Fixed Abode starts with a simple question: How many homeless people are dying in the UK every year?
What follows is a thorough investigation of homelessness policies, the people on the
S1E7 - Interview with Sherry Green (AKA Wryreader)
Episode Notes
Today our guest is Sherry Green. We discuss Sherry's love of stories and ask her about her top five audiobooks.
Sherry is a bibliophile who teaches by day and reviews books by night.
S1E8 - Slaine: The Horned God by Pat Mills & Simon Bisley
The Classic 2000 AD Graphic Novel, in Full-Cast Audio for the First Time
Episode Notes
We review the audiobook adaptation of the 2000 AD classic graphic novel. We chat about Celtic myths, feminism, and the advantages of shorter audiobooks.
This is the last episode of season one. We will be back soon.