Audiobook Café

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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Autobiography Trivia with Aamer Khan

On today's episode: One of the beautiful things about audiobooks is the flexibility they give us. If you’re reading a print book, you just sit there and look down at your book. With an audiobook, on …

00:56:23 | Sat 30 Mar 2024

Autobiography of Malcolm X & Rapid Fire Reviews with Karoline Bourdeau

On today's episode: How much do we really know about the people who've shifted and coloured our histories?

We review The Autobiography of Malcolm X, written by American Minister Malcolm X in collabora…

00:54:03 | Sat 23 Mar 2024

"Archer's Voice" a Small-Town Romance Review & Rapid Fire Reviews with Greg David

On today's episode: Archer’s Voice by Mia Sheridan is a New York Times best-selling romance novel about the healing and transformative power of love. Seeing as romance is not one of Ramya and I’s ty…

00:56:18 | Sat 16 Mar 2024

Book Sales Trends & AI Narrated Audiobooks

On today's episode: Dissecting book sales trends doesn’t just concern the capitalists. It’s also relevant to those of us who love to inspect the deeper implications. Sometimes there’s a direct correl…

00:54:02 | Sat 09 Mar 2024

The Benefits of Audiobooks & Rapid-Fire Reviews with Ted Cooper

On today's episode: Listening to an audiobook, as opposed to reading it in print, is a different experience. Not better or worse, just different. But how exactly does it differ? And how does that cha…

00:55:44 | Sat 02 Mar 2024

Is Listening to Audiobooks the Same as Reading?

On today's episode: Did you read a book if you listened to the audiobook version? If you research this question online, you’ll find all sorts of opinion pieces, message boards, and social media posts…

00:55:34 | Sat 24 Feb 2024

Silly, Ridiculous and Cringy Book Titles

On today's episode: First impressions matter, and the title of an audiobook is more than likely going to be the first thing you’ll react to when coming across a potential next read. Sometimes that ti…

00:55:03 | Sat 17 Feb 2024

The Popularity of Romantasy + Celebrity Narrators

On today's episode: The Romantasy genre has blown up in the past few years and Booktok is responsible. What is it about this genre that’s made it so irresistible to its ravenous fanbase? What’s the a…

00:54:09 | Sat 10 Feb 2024

Episode 125: Behind the Scenes of Audiobooks

On today's episode: We’ve spoken in the past about the huge role audiobook producers have over the final product of a project. So many small decisions on their part come together to shape what…

00:55:33 | Sat 03 Feb 2024

Episode 124: The Art of Book Recommendations

A huge part of living the audio bookworm lifestyle is constantly seeking out your next read. That means taking tons of recommendations, be it from websites, close friends or coworkers. That said, not…

00:54:35 | Sat 27 Jan 2024

Episode 123: Multi-Voice Narration

Multi-Voice narration audiobooks offer a product that’s more like an engrossing old-school audio drama when done well. When done badly, though, they can be a disjointed mess of cringe, so say the hat…

00:55:46 | Sat 20 Jan 2024

Episode 122: Interview with Author/Narrator Julia Whelan

We’re so excited to have one of our favorite audiobook narrators, Julia Whelan, on the show. Julia Whelan is an author, audiobook narrator of over 500 books, screenwriter and actress. Check out th…

00:55:32 | Sat 13 Jan 2024

Episode 121: The Best Audiobooks of 2023

On today's episode: With 2023 behind us, Karen Mackay of CELA is here to help us break down the best and most notable audiobooks of the year. Plus, the voice of AMI-audio, Julia Bonett, is joining…

00:53:10 | Sat 06 Jan 2024

Episode 120: Harry Potter Universe

The last book in the Harry Potter series was published back in 2007, over 15 years ago. That’s 15 years for the millions of fans around the world, including ourselves, to fully absorb the series and …

00:56:31 | Sat 23 Dec 2023

Episode 119: The Strange World of Co-authoring

On today's episode: Being an author is typically thought of as a lonesome affair, but it doesn’t need to be. Enter the strange world of co-authoring. Karen McKay and Theresa Power of CELA join us to …

00:56:41 | Sat 16 Dec 2023

Episode 118: Rapid-Fire Review Bonanza

It’s a rapid-fire review bonanza and Ramya, Nisreen and Jacob are finally participating; Julie Martin, Community Reporter on AMI's Kelly and Ramya, joins us to get it all started.

00:54:44 | Sat 09 Dec 2023

Episode 117: Audiobooks In The Wild With Lawrence Gunther

On this week's episode: Sometimes, we need to take a step back from our busy lives and just appreciate the simple things. And what better way to do that than by immersing yourself in the living wor…

00:52:40 | Sat 02 Dec 2023

Episode 116: My Life In Books with Red Széll

Red Széll, host of My Life in Books with Red Széll, is with us, all the way from some place called England. Drawing on his years of experience as host of My Life in Books on AMI-audio, interviewing…

00:55:52 | Sat 25 Nov 2023

Episode 115: Genres and How Far Can They Go

Is our obsession with rigidly classifying every book into a set list of genres a bad habit that desperately needs breaking? That’s a loaded question. There are no doubt a whole lot of issues that co…

00:57:40 | Sat 18 Nov 2023

Episode 114: Deep Dive on Brandon Sanderson & Know Your Narrator

We’re discussing the always-fascinating fantasy author, Brandon Sanderson, who’s fully embraced the audiobook revolution despite using his massive platform to condemn what he calls, “Audible's uncon…

00:56:50 | Sat 11 Nov 2023

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