Read On - The Audiobook Show from RNIB

Read On - The Audiobook Show from RNIB


Latest Episodes

372: Greg Mosse - The Coming Darkness & The Coming Storm
May 17, 2024

Today we take a deep dive into climate fiction with Greg Mosse and his books The Coming Darkness and The Coming Storm plus we find some brand new audio books that are also available from RNIB. 

371: Elizabeth Acevedo, Tanya Landman, Geraldine McCaughrean and Ruta Sepetys
May 10, 2024

As we start gearing up for this year's Yoto Carnegie Medal for Writing, we listen back to four previous winners with four very different books ... Elizabeth Acevedo, Tanya Landman, Geraldine McCaughrean and Ruta Sepetys.

370: C. J. Tudor, Michael McGee and Sarah Bernstein
May 03, 2024

In today's show we hear the Books of My Life from both Nero debut novel winner Michael Magee and Booker shortlisted Sarah Bernstein. We also chat to C.J. Tudor about the Gathering, The Drift and more, plus find new books in the RNIB library. 

369: Lord Jeffrey Archer & Dr Lin Berwick MBE
April 26, 2024

We interview Lord Jeffrey Archer as he records a special introduction to his book Traitors Gate exclusively for RNIB Talking Books, plus as her book 'Nobody Does it Better than Me: The Story of Alma' is recorded for the library, Robert Kirkwood chats to D

368: Leeanne O'Donnell - Sparks of Bright Matter
April 19, 2024

In today's show we talk to Leeanne O'Donnell about spirit and matter, love and lust, and reality and magic, all in her book Sparks of Bright Matter. We also look forward to the Boswell Book Festival with Gordon Turnbull and find new books in the RNIB Libr

367: Chioma Okereke - Water Baby & Percival Everett on The Trees: A Novel
April 12, 2024

Read On this week features Chioma Okereke with her coming of age audio book Water Baby set in the floating slum of Makoko in Lagos. We hear about The Trees: A Novel by Percival Everett and find new books entering the RNIB Library.

366: Louise Hare - Harlem After Midnight
April 05, 2024

In today's show we're re-joined by Louise Hare as she tells us about the sequel to Miss Aldridge Regrets, Harlem After Midnight. Plus we delve into the archive to talk to Sara Collins about The Confessions of Frannie Langton, and find some brand new audio

365: Neil Lancaster - The Devil You Know
March 29, 2024

This week Robert Kirkwood talks to former military policeman and former Met Detective, Neil Lancaster about the latest DS Max Craigie Book, The Devil You Know and how his career influenced his writing. Plus we find some brand new books out now and enterin

364: Music and Literature
March 22, 2024

In todays show we listen to some books about music and musicians. We chat to Beth and Ben of The Bookshop Band, talk to the author of Outlaw Blues, a 500 page biography of Bob Dylan and then get some book recommendations from former Never Mind the Buzzco

363: Nero Book Awards 2024
March 15, 2024

In today's show we feature all four category winners in the first ever Nero Book Awards,First up we listen to a clip from the Non-Fiction winning book Strong Female Character by Fern BradyWe have a long chat with Michael Magee about his Debut Fiction