Audiobook Café
Jacob Shymnaski shares the latest audiobook and literary news, and features in-depth conversations with authors, narrators and industry experts.
- Update frequency
- every 2 days
- Average duration
- 32 minutes
- Episodes
- 271
- Years Active
- 2021 - 2025
Episode 70: Celebrity memoirs
Do we enjoy getting a peak into influencers' lives? To kick off our first conversation of 2023, we dive into celebrity memoirs, with Karen McKay and Theresa Power from the Centre for Equitable Librar…
00:26:00 |
Sat 07 Jan 2023
Episode 69: Top audiobook picks of 2022
Friends, we've dedicated this entire episode to featuring your top audiobook picks of 2022.
We chat with lovely individuals on this show every week, members of the blind and low vision community, al…
00:26:01 |
Sat 31 Dec 2022
Episode 68: How books can take you places
Today's theme is Immersive Reading: how books can take you places.
00:26:01 |
Sat 24 Dec 2022
Episode 67: Pal Reading Services
Danielle McLaughlin is the President of Pal Reading Services. She speaks to the important work done by the organization.
Plus, Danielle highlights Olive Kitterdge, by Elizabeth Strout, one of many r…
00:26:01 |
Sat 17 Dec 2022
Episode 66: Know Your Narrator - Simon Vance
On Know Your Narrator, Sara Hillis features Simon Vance, a narrator who's lent his voice to every kind of title you can imagine.
00:26:01 |
Sat 10 Dec 2022
Episode 65: CELA Holiday Cheer
Notable literary awards were handed out in November. We review the winners and prizes with Karen McKay and Theresa Power from the Centre for Equitable Library Access. Plus, we feature new Christmas b…
00:26:00 |
Sat 03 Dec 2022
Episode 64: Mystery, Romance and some Real Confusion
Aamer Khan reflects on his month of audiobook listening as "Mystery, romance and some real confusion." We dive into these categories with him.
Plus, we hit Pause or Play on the police procedural fic…
00:26:01 |
Sat 26 Nov 2022
Episode 63: The Graphic Novels Project
Our guest this week is Joeita Gupta, Host of The Pulse on AMI-audio. We dissect the translation of Graphic Novels into audio formats, and compare our perspectives to those of Rhianna McGregor Hajzer,…
00:26:00 |
Sat 19 Nov 2022
Episode 62: Know Your Narrator - Dick Hill
In October, 2022, we lost one of the great narrators of our time, Dick Hill. Sara Hillis tributes this month's Know Your Narrator to his 30-year vocal career.
00:26:00 |
Sat 12 Nov 2022
Episode 61: Transgender Awareness Month
Karen McKay and Theresa Power highlight the Governor General’s Awards shortlists announced recently. Plus, we feature books in recognition of Transgender Awareness Month.
00:25:50 |
Sat 05 Nov 2022
Episode 60: Toronto Book Awards
Aamer Khan visited the Toronto Book Awards! He reviews the walks and talks he engaged in with authors.
Plus, we catch up on Aamer's ongoing book count for 2022, which has just reached a milestone!
00:26:00 |
Mon 31 Oct 2022
Episode 59: The Audiobook Industry
We welcome Andy Frank, Manager of AMI-audio, for his insights on the industry of audiobooks and where listening is headed.
We hit Pause or Play on the True Crime book, The case of the murderous Dr. …
00:26:01 |
Sat 29 Oct 2022
Episode 58: Finding ourselves in others' stories
Rozina Issani shares why reading The Doctor will not see you now, by Jane Paulson, left such a significant mark on her.
Plus, we hit Pause or Play on the adventure tale, Ashfall prophecy, By Pittacu…
00:26:00 |
Sat 15 Oct 2022
Episode 57: The Voice Behind Harry Potter Audiobooks, Jim Dale
Jim Dale's narration of the Harry Potter audiobook series holds the top six places in the top ten audiobooks in America and Canada. Sara Hillis introduces us to the man behind the voice, on Know Your…
00:26:00 |
Sat 08 Oct 2022
Episode 56: Sometimes, it takes two
Aamer Khan highlights co-authored books, and shares a unique example of group-writing, in which one author picked up the end of another writer's beginning.
00:26:00 |
Sat 24 Sep 2022
Episode 55: Books in different languages,
Can books feel lost in translation? We hear from Peter Tsatsanis, Host of Peter's Book Club, who expresses his love for reading books in other languages.
00:25:42 |
Sat 17 Sep 2022
Episode 54: Scott Brick highlights
On Know Your Narrator, Sara Hillis highlights Scott Brick, who started his voice career in 1999, and is now Audible's "most prolific narrator." We find out where it all started for him.
00:25:13 |
Sat 10 Sep 2022
Episode 53: The Aurora Awards
Karen McKay and Theresa Power, from the Centre for Equitable Library Access, feature titles from the Fantasy genre, recognized from this year's Aurora Awards.
00:26:11 |
Sat 03 Sep 2022
Episode 52: True Crime Titles
How often do we check out True Crime in books, rather than podcasts or TV series? Aamer Khan takes us through his thoughts on the subject. Plus, he reviews Unmasked: My Life Solving America's Cold Ca…
00:25:28 |
Sat 27 Aug 2022
Episode 51: This is how books leave marks
Embers, by Richard Wagamese, is a title that has left a huge mark on Melanie Marsden. We learn why. Plus, we hit Pause or Play on All the things we don't talk about, By Amy Feltman.
00:25:48 |
Sat 20 Aug 2022
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