PAL reading services is a non-profit, registered charity service that will record a human narration of any text you submit, no questions asked, at no charge. Perfect for all those titles that don't make it into CELA's library and for all of those hyper-technical science and engineering textbooks that you want but never get made into accessible formats.

Long time PAL readers Danielle McLaughlin and Suzan Laube talk to us about their work.

Plus, we unpack the answers from the most recent question to the book club: What's the last book that made you cry? Here are a few of the books that were mentioned:

Aamer Khan's pick -  Homes: A Refugee Story by Abu Bakr al Rabeeah

Julie Martin's pick - The Chain by Adrian McKinty

Karen Magee's pick - The Notebook by Nicholas Sparks

Thalia Homes' pick - The Fault in Our Stars by John Green

Jacob Shymanski's pick - Things Fall Apart by Chinua Achebe 

Link to PAL reading services' website: https://www.palreading.org/

PAL-Reading Services Inc. (“PAL”) was founded in 1975 with a small federal grant. Originally named “Periodical Audio Library”, PAL was the idea of Jim Hamilton, a blind student at the Ontario Institute for Studies in Education, now part of the University of Toronto (OISE/UT). At that time, no other agency offered an audio recording service for print-challenged students who needed academic journal articles recorded quickly enough to meet weekly study deadlines.

Ever since, PAL has provided this much-needed reading service to print-challenged people not only for elementary to post-graduate studies, but also for work and personal use. Since 1975 we have served numerous print-challenged individuals many of whom continue to use our services year after year.

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Last week we reviewed Audible’s awesome audio adaptation of George Orwell’s 1984.

If you haven’t heard our review, the short version is that we loved it for its great performances, tight writing, original music and outstanding production value.

This week, we’re lucky enough to have the writer of this project with us.  Joe White is an award-winning writer of screen, stage and audio. He’s the writer of the hit West End musical The Little Big Things and another popular Audible audio drama, The Knox, among many other things.

Link to Audible's 1984 audio adaptation:

https://www.audible.ca/pd/George-Orwell%E2%80%99s-1984-Audiobook/B0CRRSC8MH

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Audible recently released their full-cast, radio-play adaptation of George Orwell’s classic 1984. Featuring a cast full of recognizable names, original music and incredible production value, it’s safe to say this is a unique project we were excited to get our hands on.

Today, we’re finally sharing our review with you. The cast includes Andrew Garfield as Winston, Cynthia Erivo as Julia, Andrew Scott as O’Brian and Tom Hardy as Big Brother.  

You can learn more here: https://www.audible.ca/pd/George-Orwell%E2%80%99s-1984-Audiobook/B0CRRSC8MH

Plus, in the show's second half, Ryan Hooey joins us for another edition of the popular Rapid Fire Review.

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On today's episode: One of the beautiful things about audiobooks is the flexibility they give us. If you’re reading a print book, you just sit there and look down at your book. With an audiobook, on the other hand, you have both your hands available and you’re free to walk around and do whatever you want while you listen. We want to discuss how we use that extra flexibility.  

Plus, Aamer Kahn, our very own audiobook curator, prepared an autobiography trivia game for us.

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On today's episode: How much do we really know about the people who've shifted and coloured our histories?

We review The Autobiography of Malcolm X, written by American Minister Malcolm X in collaboration with American journalist Alex Haley, narrated by the incredibly performative Laurence Fishburne.

Plus, stepping up to the plate for this week's Rapid Fire Review is community member and friend Karoline Bourdeau, who hits us with five very different books with five very intriguing titles.

Our conversation with Karoline touches on the difficult choices made by Muslim women living in North America around their bodies and their relationships, as well as our own stories of losing touch with people who've left significant marks in our lives. 

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On today's episode: Archer’s Voice by Mia Sheridan is a  New York Times best-selling romance novel about the healing and transformative power of love. Seeing as romance is not one of Ramya and I’s typical go-to genres, this ended up being a very different listening experience for us.  

Alia Abdel-Majid, who initially brought our attention to this one, is with us today for an honest, in-depth review. If you recognize that family name, that’s because she’s none other than our technical producer, Nisreen Abdel-Majid’s sister

And later, Rapid Fire Review veteran Greg David is back to show us all how RFR is done.  

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On today's episode: Dissecting book sales trends doesn’t just concern the capitalists. It’s also relevant to those of us who love to inspect the deeper implications. Sometimes there’s a direct correlation between the newest sales trends and notable societal changes but often, it leaves us scratching our heads.

Karen McKay and Theresa Power from CELA are here to help us analyze the sales data from 2022 to 2023.

Plus, Sara Hillis joins us in the second half to share with us her findings on AI-narrated audiobooks. 

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