Audiobook Café

By Accessible Media Inc.

Jacob Shymanski shares in-depth conversations with authors, narrators and industry experts! Tune in for the latest audiobook releases, curated recommendations and literary news.... more

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Audiobook Café episodes:

September 18, 2026Highbrow & Lowbrow Books
How do you distinguish “highbrow” from “lowbrow” books?
Does a highbrow book imply it’s better than other books?
Host Jacob Shymanski and guest Red Szell explore the division between the two concepts and deconstruct its relevancy in modern day.
Books mentioned in this episode include:
•    “The Da Vinci Code” by Dan Brown
•    “Dungeon Crawler Carl” series by Matt Dinniman
•    “To Kill a Mockingbird” by Harper Lee
•    “Moby-Dick” by Herman Melville
•    “Finnegans Wake” by James Joyce
•    “Infinite Jest” by David Foster Wallace
•    “Mrs. Dalloway” by Virginia Woolf
•    “Dracula” by Bram Stoker
This episode was produced Andrika De Lanerolle
Audiobook Café is broadcast on AMI-audio in Canada and publishes two new podcast episodes a week on Fridays and Saturdays at 1 p.m. ET.
Follow Audiobook Café on Instagram @AMIAudiobookCafe
We want your feedback!
Be that comments, suggestions, hot-takes, audiobook recommendations or reviews of your own… hit us up!
Our email address is: [email protected]
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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September 18, 2026Daughters of the Wreckage: In Conversation with Stefanie Koens
Earlier this month, Australian author Stefanie Koens released her debut novel in North America.
“Daughters of the Wreckage,” is a gripping dual-timeline historical novel inspired by the true story of the Batavia shipwreck and the women who survived it.
Host Jacob Shymanski catches up with Stefanie to discuss the historical significance of the Batavia shipwreck and to learn about her own personal fascination with the events.
This episode was produced Andrika De Lanerolle.
Audiobook Café is broadcast on AMI-audio in Canada and publishes two new podcast episodes a week on Fridays and Saturdays at 1 p.m. ET.
Follow Audiobook Café on Instagram @AMIAudiobookCafe
We want your feedback!
Be that comments, suggestions, hot-takes, audiobook recommendations or reviews of your own… hit us up!
Our email address is: [email protected]
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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September 11, 2026Tempted: In Conversation with Rick Campanelli
“Tempted” is a bombshell memoir by Canadian media personality Rick Campanelli.
From his humble beginnings in Hamilton, Ontario, to his time as a MuchMusic VJ, Tempted is a story of Rick’s achievements and the secret gambling addiction that he battled along the way.
Audiobook Café’s Jacob Shymanski catches up with Rick to learn about the double life he led and why now is the time he chose to reveal his story.
This episode was produced by Andrika De Lanerolle.
If you or someone you know, is in need of support services for gambling addiction in Canada, visit Responsible Gambling Council online.
Audiobook Café is broadcast on AMI-audio in Canada and publishes two new podcast episodes a week on Fridays and Saturdays at 1 p.m. ET.
Follow Audiobook Café on Instagram @AMIAudiobookCafe
We want your feedback!
Be that comments, suggestions, hot-takes, audiobook recommendations or reviews of your own… hit us up!
Our email address is: [email protected]
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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September 04, 2026Pick a Colour: In Conversation with Giller Prize Winner Souvankham Thammavongsa
Souvankham Thammavongsa is the 2025 Giller Prize winner for her book “Pick a Colour,” an intimate novel following a nail salon owner as she works for privileged clients who don't even know her true name.
Audiobook Café host Jacob Shymanski catches up with Souvankham to learn why she chose a nail salon as the primary setting for her book and to discuss why she deliberately chose to make a plotless story driven by voice and character.
This episode was produced by Andrika De Lanerolle.
Audiobook Café is broadcast on AMI-audio in Canada and publishes two new podcast episodes a week on Fridays and Saturdays at 1 p.m. ET.
Follow Audiobook Café on Instagram @AMIAudiobookCafe
We want your feedback!
Be that comments, suggestions, hot-takes, audiobook recommendations or reviews of your own… hit us up!
Our email address is: [email protected]
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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28min
September 04, 2026Not a Word: In Conversation with Linwood Barclay
New York Times bestselling author Linwood Barclay is back with a new thriller!
“Not a Word” follows a man whose world is upended after he stumbles upon a grisly crime scene in the family home. As authorities unravel a web of secrets, they uncover a connection between his father and a pharmaceutical company.
Audiobook Café’s Jacob Shymanski catches up with Linwood to learn about his evolution as a writer, his early passion for fan-fiction writing, and why he chooses to start all his books with a compelling opening.
This episode was produced by Andrika De Lanerolle.
Audiobook Café is broadcast on AMI-audio in Canada and publishes two new podcast episodes a week on Fridays and Saturdays at 1 p.m. ET.
Follow Audiobook Café on Instagram @AMIAudiobookCafe
We want your feedback!
Be that comments, suggestions, hot-takes, audiobook recommendations or reviews of your own… hit us up!
Our email address is: [email protected]
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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28min
August 28, 2026Book Recommendations: In Conversation with Ramya Amuthan
Host Jacob Shymanski and guest Ramya Amuthan reflect on five books that they each personally enjoyed this past year, covering a wide range of genres including psychology, literary fiction, romance, dystopian fiction, mystery, non-fiction and social commentary.
Books mentioned in this episode include:
“The Body Keeps the Score: Brain, Mind, and Body in the Healing of Trauma” by Bessel van der Kolk

“Our Wives Under the Sea” by Julia Armfield

“My Year of Rest and Relaxation” by Ottessa Moshfegh

“I Who Have Never Known Men” by Jacqueline Harpman

“The Paper Palace” by Miranda Cowley Heller

“Good Guys” by Sharon Bala

“Everything Is Tuberculosis” by John Green

“Julie Chan Is Dead” by Liann Zhang

“Not Quite Dead Yet” by Holly Jackson

“The Table Where We Meet: Lessons Learned with Dinner with 1,000 Strangers” by Jess Janz
This episode was produced by Andrika De Lanerolle.
Audiobook Café is broadcast on AMI-audio in Canada and publishes two new podcast episodes a week on Fridays and Saturdays at 1 p.m. ET.
Follow Audiobook Café on Instagram @AMIAudiobookCafe
We want your feedback!
Be that comments, suggestions, hot-takes, audiobook recommendations or reviews of your own… hit us up!
Our email address is: [email protected]
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
TikTok @AccessibleMediaInc

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28min
August 22, 2026A Beginner’s Guide to Audiobooks Part Two
Host Jacob Shymanski and guest Red Széll share continue their beginner’s guide to audiobooks.
In part two of this discussion, they explore:
Chapter 4: learning to listen to audiobooks as a skill
Chapter 5: how to choose the right introductory audiobook
Books mentioned in this episode include:
“The White Spider” by Heinrich Harrer

“War and Peace” by Leo Tolstoy

“Project Hail Mary” by Andy Weir

“Dungeon Crawler Carl” by Matt Dinniman

“The Devil and the Dark Water” by Stuart Turton

“Not Quite Dead Yet” by Holly Jackson

“The First Law” series by Joe Abercrombie

“1984” by George Orwell

“A Place Called Winter” and “Love Lane” by Patrick Gale
This episode was produced by Andrika De Lanerolle.
Audiobook Café is broadcast on AMI-audio in Canada and publishes two new podcast episodes a week on Fridays and Saturdays at 1 p.m. ET.
Follow Audiobook Café on Instagram @AMIAudiobookCafe
We want your feedback!
Be that comments, suggestions, hot-takes, audiobook recommendations or reviews of your own… hit us up!
Our email address is: [email protected]
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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28min
August 21, 2026The Blood of Things: In Conversation with Jamaluddin Aram
“The Blood of Things, a Love Letter to Afghanistan” is an upcoming collection of essays by Jamaluddin Aram. The book explores Afghanistan's history, culture, people and beauty through his personal experiences of growing up in the country.
Host Jacob Shymanski chats with Jamaluddin about Afghanistan's complicated history and why people should look beyond the current narratives focused solely on war and the Taliban.
“The Blood of Things, a Love Letter to Afghanistan” comes out as an audiobook on September 15, 2026.
Audiobook Café is broadcast on AMI-audio in Canada and publishes two new podcast episodes a week on Fridays and Saturdays at 1 p.m. ET.
Follow Audiobook Café on Instagram @AMIAudiobookCafe
We want your feedback!
Be that comments, suggestions, hot-takes, audiobook recommendations or reviews of your own… hit us up!
Our email address is: [email protected]
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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28min
August 14, 2026A Beginner’s Guide to Audiobooks Part One
Host Jacob Shymanski and guest Red Széll share a beginner’s guide to audiobooks.
In part one of this discussion, they explore:
Chapter 1: why you should start listening to audiobooks

Chapter 2: the different formats and styles of audiobooks

Chapter 3: where to buy or borrow audiobooks without breaking the bank
This episode was produced by Andrika De Lanerolle.
Audiobook Café is broadcast on AMI-audio in Canada and publishes two new podcast episodes a week on Fridays and Saturdays at 1 p.m. ET.
Follow Audiobook Café on Instagram @AMIAudiobookCafe
We want your feedback!
Be that comments, suggestions, hot-takes, audiobook recommendations or reviews of your own… hit us up!
Our email address is: [email protected]
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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31min
August 07, 2026Oxford Soju Club: In Conversation with Jinwoo Park
Author Jinwoo Park’s debut novel “Oxford Soju Club” is a spy thriller that follows the lives of three Koreans caught up in an espionage.
The story weaves a tale of how immigrants are forced to create identities to survive, and how in the end, they must shed those masks and seek their true selves.
Host Jacob Shymanski catches up with Jinwoo to learn about his inspiration for the book, his experiences as a Korean immigrant in Canada and his love for spy fiction. They also chat about Jinwoo’s work as a literary translator for “One Day a Cat Came to Me,” a bestselling Korean book by Buddhist monk Bokyeong Sunim.
This episode was produced by Andrika De Lanerolle.
Audiobook Café is broadcast on AMI-audio in Canada and publishes two new podcast episodes a week on Fridays and Saturdays at 1 p.m. ET.
Follow Audiobook Café on Instagram @AMIAudiobookCafe
We want your feedback!
Be that comments, suggestions, hot-takes, audiobook recommendations or reviews of your own… hit us up!
Our email address is: [email protected]
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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How many episodes does Audiobook Café have?

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