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Read On - The Audiobook Show from RNIB episodes

May 22 477: Katya Baylen - Ghostlines - Carnegie Medal for Writing
Today on Read On, a former Carnegie Medal winner, Katya Baylen, discusses this year's shortlisted title, Ghostlines and we talk about her very own Braille copy of October, October. We also find some new books in the RNIB Library.
58 min
May 15 476: Tia Fisher - Not Going to Plan - Carnegie Medal for Writing
Today we talk to Tia Fisher about her Carnegie shortlisted book, Not Going to Plan, a powerful verse novel about sexual consent, unplanned pregnancy and the breaking of taboos.
We also find some new books in the RNIB Library.
58 min
May 08 475: Best of the Boswell Book Festival
As we look forward to this year's festival, starting on the day this episode is released, let's listen back to some highlights. First up, Jen Stout takes us on a Night Train to Odesa, Alexander McCall Smith reflects on his knighthood, Nigel Havers is Playing with Fire and Dame Judy Dench talks about her sight loss.
58 min
May 01 474: Julie Caplin - The Hotel by the Sea
Today we escape to the Algarve in Julie Caplin's brand new book The Hotel by the Sea, we visit a fairy tale exhibition in London, we review Ruth Ozeki's Timecode of a Face and we find some books in the RNIB Library.
Plus there's some news about an Aria nomination for Read On!
58 min
April 24 473: Rob Harrell - Popcorn - Carnegie Medal for Writing
On today's Read On I'm joined by author and artist Rob Harrell from his home in Texas as we discuss his Carnegie Medal for Writing short listed book, Popcorn, plus his previous book, based on his battle with eye cancer, Wink.
We also find some new books in the RNIB Library.
58 min
April 17 472: Lucy Roth/Lucy Nichol - The Party To End All Parties
Today on Read On - The Audiobook Show, Lucy Roth, who also writes under the name Lucy Nichol, talks music, mental health, and learns how to hide a body as we go to The Party To End All Parties. Plus we find some new books available from RNIB Library.
58 min
April 10 471: Carnegie Medal Winners
As this year's Carnegie Medal Shortlist interviews start to happen, today is a listen back to three winners of the most prestigious prize in children's fiction, Manon Steffan Ros, Joseph Coelho and Tanya Landman.
58 min
April 03 470: Ben Markovits - The Rest of Our Lives
Today we go on a road trip with Ben Markovits and his book The Rest of Our Lives.
When Tom Layward's wife had an affair he resolved to leave her as soon as his youngest daughter turned eighteen. Twelve years later, while driving her to Pittsburgh to start university, he remembers his pact, and keeps driving ...
Plus we'll find some new books in the RNIB Library.
58 min
March 27 469: Lisa Timoney/Kate Storey/Naomi Williams - The Last Page Cafe
A return visit this week from Lisa Timoney, a bestselling, multi-genre author who writes emotional family dramas under her own name, uplifting book club fiction as Kate Storey, and twisty psychological thrillers as Naomi Williams.
This time we talk about The Last Page Cafe, The Lies Out Children Tell and discuss the sight condition blepharospasm in her book, The Eyewitness.
Plus we find new books in the RNIB Library.
58 min
March 20 468: Comicbooks as Audiobooks featuring Daredevil: Born Again
In today's Read On we listen to some 'Marvel - Age of Comics' audiobooks, take a deep dive into the full cast audio versions of some 2000 AD graphic novels, listen to the voice of the original Dalek and Parker from Thunderbirds, the late David Graham and even talk to the producer and showrunner of Marvel/Disney's Daredevil Born Again.
58 min