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Average duration: 32 minutes
Episodes: 272
Years Active: 2021 - 2025

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Part 2: How to be a resourceful audiobook listener

Do ratings and reviews make an impact on what book we pick up next? Is mandatory reading during school prepping us to enjoy reading as adults? Where do we draw the line when it comes to taking Reddit…

00:30:21 | Tue 05 Nov 2024

How to be a Resourceful Audiobook Listener

There are numerous online resources that audiobook listeners can use for recommendations, reviews, summaries' discussions, etc. Ramya Amuthan is here today to explore the various options you can use…

00:31:06 | Mon 28 Oct 2024

Non-fiction vs. Fiction with Karen and Theresa from CELA

Our friends at the Centre of Equitable Library Access, Karen McKay and Theresa Power join us to talk about why people may be fiction adverse, and prefer non-fiction books.

Host Jacob Shymanski and hi…

00:26:53 | Fri 25 Oct 2024

Reviewing: Reuniting with Strangers by Jennilee Austria-Bonifacio

Our very own Ramya Amuthan and our regular contributor, Aamer Khan join us for an Audiobook review. Today we review, Reuniting with Strangers: A Novel by Jennilee Austria-Bonifacio

00:31:49 | Mon 21 Oct 2024

Steve "Dangle" Glynn's new book Hockey Rants and Raves

Steve “Dangle” Glynn is a hockey analyst, broadcaster, author and the host of the popular Steve Dangle Podcast. He has a Youtube channel where he uploads post-game reaction videos after every single …

00:32:57 | Wed 16 Oct 2024

Advocate, Author, and Communications Specialist Emily Ladau

Emily Ladau is a passionate disability rights activist, writer, storyteller, and digital communications consultant. She was born with Larsen Syndrome, a genetic physical disability. Her career began …

00:30:50 | Wed 09 Oct 2024

Rapid Fire Review with Ramya Amuthan

Ramya Amuthan is back! She joins us for a Rapid Fire Review today! Ramya’s RFR Picks: 1. Big Dating Energy by Jeff Guenther and Kate Happ 2. Tuesdays with Morrie: An Old Man, a Young Man, and Life's …

00:23:52 | Mon 07 Oct 2024

Fall 2024 AI Narration Update

Today we chat with our regular contributor, Sara Hillis about updates on AI Narrated Audiobooks.

00:29:47 | Thu 03 Oct 2024

Cars, Politics and Book Recommendations

Our guest is an avid Audiobook listener. Jeffrey Rainey is back with another edition of Rapid Fire Review. Here are Jeffrey Rainey’s book recommendations: • Car Guys VS. Bean Counters, by Bob Lutz.…

00:30:06 | Thu 03 Oct 2024

Reviewing The Mars Room by Rachel Kushner with Aamer Khan

Joining us today is our audiobook contributor and bookworm, Aamer Khan. Aamer and Jacob will be reviewing The Mars Room By Rachel Kushner The book was shortlisted for the 2018 Man Booker Prize. it re…

00:27:46 | Mon 23 Sep 2024

Why Highschool English Class Sucks with Ryan Hooey

Ryan Hooey is an avid audiobook listener, who also is a regular contributor on Kelly and Ramya on his featured segments called The Chatty Bookshelf.

He is here to chat about a couple of things,

First, …

00:31:25 | Wed 18 Sep 2024

Premee Mohamed, author of The Annual Migration of Clouds

Premee Mohamed is a Nebula award-winning Indo-Caribbean scientist and speculative fiction author based in Edmonton, Alberta. She is an Assistant Editor at the short fiction audio venue Escape Pod and…

00:31:24 | Mon 16 Sep 2024

Danielle Bouthillier's debut novel Hero

Danielle Bouthillier is a laboratory technician, digital artist, and a science fiction writer. Her debut novel, Hero, work started in 2012 and went through several revisions over the years to create …

00:28:51 | Wed 11 Sep 2024

PAL-Reading Services with Susan Loube

In this edition of AMI Audiobook Review, we speak with Susan Loube, a Director of PAL-Reading Services.

Their mission is to provide, upon request, free audio recorded versions of print material, which…

00:26:02 | Mon 09 Sep 2024

Guilty Pleasures & "Rebel Girl" by Kathleen Hanna with Ryan Delehanty

AMI Podcast Coordinator Ryan Delehanty joins us to discuss guilty pleasures, share his Rapid Fire Reviews and discuss the autobiography “Rebel Girl” by Kathleen Hanna.

With Rapid Fire Reviews of Find …

00:28:06 | Wed 04 Sep 2024

Reviewing "Horror Movie" by Paul Tremblay with Sarah Hillis

Audiobook contributor Sarah Hillis joins us to review the novel Horror Movie by Paul Tremblay. Find out why it's one of Jacob Shymanski's favourite listens of 2024!

Highlights:

“Horror Movie” - AMI Aud…

00:26:49 | Tue 03 Sep 2024

Rapid Fire Review with Jeffrey Rainey

Jeffrey Rainey is an avid Audiobook listener and he will be joining us for a Rapid Fire Review. Today’s theme for RFR is Baseball book titles! Mentioned book titles: 1. The Soul of Baseball, A Road T…

00:30:02 | Wed 28 Aug 2024

Book Club Roundtable with Aamer Khan and Nisreen Abdel-Majid

On today's Audiobook Review, we’re having a Book Club roundtable. Joining our conversation is our audiobook contributor and bookworm, Aamer Khan. We dive into a book club question that we asked you…

00:30:14 | Mon 26 Aug 2024

Interview with Red Széll, Author & Host of "My Life in Books"

Audiobook contributor and host of “My Life in Books” Red Széll returns to the show to reflect on his experiences as an author and share his perspective on the writing community.