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Jacob Shymnaski shares the latest audiobook and literary news, and features in-depth conversations with authors, narrators and industry experts.

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Average duration: 31 minutes
Episodes: 274
Years Active: 2021 - 2025

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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.

Highlights:

AMI Audiobo…

00:28:08 | Wed 21 Aug 2024

Profile of Karin Slaughter, Author of the Popular “Will Trent” Series

Audiobook contributor Aamer Khan joins us for a dive into the career of Karin Slaughter, a suspense thriller author famous for “The Will Trent” Series.

The series takes place in Atlanta and features …

00:27:22 | Mon 19 Aug 2024

Rapid Fire Review of Canadian History Books with Greg David

Greg David is our Communications Specialist at AMI, and an avid audiobook listener. He joined our host Jacob Shymanski for a ‘Rapid Fire Review’ featuring Canadian history books!

Highlights:

Show Intr…

00:27:30 | Fri 16 Aug 2024

Reviewing “Eruption” by James Patterson and Michael Crichton with Ryan Hooey

Two of the bestselling storytellers of all time have created an unforgettable thriller. The master of the techno-blockbuster joins forces with the master of the modern thriller to create the most ant…

00:30:06 | Wed 14 Aug 2024

Reviewing "The Heaven and Earth Grocery Store" by James McBride with Sara Hillis

One of our Audiobook contributors Sara Hillis joins us for another Audiobook review. James McBride's The Heaven & Earth Grocery Store begins with the unsettling discovery of a skeleton in a well in a…

00:30:37 | Wed 07 Aug 2024

Reviewing "The Making of Another Major Motion Picture Masterpiece" by Tom Hanks with Michael Feir

One of our avid audiobook readers, Michael Feir, joins us to review “The Making of Another Major Motion Picture Masterpiece,” written and narrated by Tom Hanks. The book offers a blend of humour, ins…

00:30:07 | Tue 06 Aug 2024

Reviewing Tom Lake by Ann Patchett with Karen McKay

The novel Tom Lake by critically acclaimed American author Ann Patchett is a mature and cerebral exploration of parent-children relationships, love and loss And the endless pursuit of happiness, am…

00:52:43 | Sat 06 Jul 2024

How to be a Better Listener of Audiobooks with Aamer Khan

Better reading/audiobook listening comprehension leads to greater enjoyment of books. Do not neglect the quality of book consumption over quantity. These are the messages we want to impart to you in …

00:55:44 | Sat 29 Jun 2024

Reviewing Normal People by Sally Rooney and The Liveship Traders Series by Robin Hobb

This week, Jacob and Ramya each review a book they've been eager to share. Both titles come with enthusiastic and overwhelmingly positive recommendations. One, a contemporary romance and the other, a…

00:55:49 | Sat 22 Jun 2024

Fan-Fiction for Dummies with Cassandra Chaddock

This week, our co-worker in AMI's Marketing & Communications department, Cassandra Chaddock, schools us on fan-fiction basics. It's a strange world of boundless creativity with nothing holding writer…

00:55:35 | Sat 15 Jun 2024

Audiobook Pet Peeves + How Couples Can Listen Together

What’s your biggest audiobook pet peeve? That one, seemingly insignificant thing that for whatever reason, drives you crazy. We posed this question to the book club and got *a lot* of answers. From…

00:49:10 | Sat 08 Jun 2024

This Summer Will Be Different by Carley Fortune - Review + RFR with Cora Coady

With the help of our friends at CELA, Karen McKay and Theresa Power, Ramya and Jacob are reviewing the latest book from best-selling Canadian author, Carley Fortune. This Summer Will Be Different i…

00:53:54 | Sat 01 Jun 2024

Reviewing Homes: A Refugee Story By Abu Bakr Al-Rabeeah and Winnie Yeung

Homes: A Refugee Story, by Abu Bakr Al-Rabeeah and Winnie Yeung, was recommended to us by our audiobook curator, Aamer Khan, as part of a previous episode where we discussed books that can make us sh…

00:55:54 | Sat 25 May 2024

What is CELA? + Demystifying the Audie Awards

CELA , the Center for Equitable Library Access, is celebrating its 10th anniversary. For over a decade, they’ve been maintaining a massive physical and digital library of books in multiple accessible…

00:52:41 | Sat 18 May 2024

Interview with Veteran Narrator Anne Flosnik

With over 700 audiobook titles to her credit, Anne Flosnik is a veteran amongst veteran audiobook narrators. When we got the chance to have her on the show, we jumped on the opportunity. In this epis…

00:55:45 | Sat 11 May 2024

Sarah Desjardins' First Audiobook + Spotify Enters the Audiobook Game

Canadian actress Sarah Desjardins (Yellowjackets, The Night Agent) joins us to talk about her very first work of audiobook narration. She discusses the transition from acting to narrating, the challe…

00:55:33 | Sat 04 May 2024

PAL Reading Services and Books That Made Us Cry

PAL reading services is a non-profit, registered charity service that will record a human narration of any text you submit, no questions asked, at no charge. Perfect for all those titles that don't m…

00:50:58 | Sat 27 Apr 2024

Audible's 1984 Adaptation: Interview with Writer Joe White

Last week we reviewed Audible’s awesome audio adaptation of George Orwell’s 1984.

If you haven’t heard our review, the short version is that we loved it for its great performances, tight writing, orig…

00:55:41 | Sat 20 Apr 2024

Reviewing Audible's Adaptation of 1984

Audible recently released their full-cast, radio-play adaptation of George Orwell’s classic 1984. Featuring a cast full of recognizable names, original music and incredible production value, it’s saf…

00:56:00 | Sat 13 Apr 2024

A Guide to Literary Awards, Plus Reviewing "Beware the Woman" by Meagan Abbot

Karen McKay and Theresa Power of CELA help us better understand the place literary awards hold within the publishing industry, and how they affect everything from sales to author’s careers and even c…

00:55:30 | Sat 06 Apr 2024

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