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We ramble in no particular order about the best audiobooks and podcasts we listened to in 2021. We also announce our audiobook of the year.

Keep an eye on our social media for an announ…

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Happy New Year! We hope you all have a kickass 2022.

In a special episode, we discuss one of Poppy's favourite Discworld books Hogfather.

The Discworld books are receiving new audiobook…

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Our last episode of season two! We review the lyrically written coming of age story Somebody Loves You by Mona Arshi. It's about Ruby's struggles to fit in against the backdrop of racis…

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We chat with Dr Imran Lasker about his favourite audiobooks. Imran is a consultant radiologist and co-host of the Two Medics Podcast (www.twomedics.com). We discuss his favourite audiob…

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We discuss Susana Imaginário debut novel Wyrd Gods. It is a fantasy epic that mixes Norse and Greek myths. Sex, violence and intrigue a plenty! Thanks to Susana for the review copy.

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We discuss Claire Lynch's memoir Small. No spoilers but this one hit us both in the feels for very different reasons. Thank you to Claire for providing the review copy.

Here is the blur…

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We chat with editor Kelly Urgan about her favourite audiobooks. We also touch on her career as an editor, her work with the Society of Young Publishers (SYP), and, how to find work as a…

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We discuss the latest thriller from smash-hit author Paula Hawkins. Thanks to Penguin for the ARC.

Here is the blurb.

When a young man is found gruesomely murdered in a London houseboat…

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We chat about The Carpet People. We had some harsh words for it.

About the book:

In the beginning, there was nothing but endless flatness. Then came the Carpet… That’s the old story ev…

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We had a blast discussing this thrilling and innovative take on true crime. It is a surprising and strange story of family dysfunction, coming of age, and, how difficult it is to get to…

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We review the classic fantasy trilogy by Philip Pullman. All three audiobooks were advance review copies provided by Penguin Random House.

This is our longest episode to date. The His D…

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It is finally here! Season 2!

We discuss Gudrun by Lucy Catherine. It is a Viking epic of love, revenge and faith inspired by the Icelandic sagas.

It is a bit of a departure for us. Gud…

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We review the audiobook adaptation of the 2000 AD classic graphic novel. We chat about Celtic myths, feminism, and the advantages of shorter audiobooks.

This is the last episode of seas…

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Today our guest is Sherry Green. We discuss Sherry's love of stories and ask her about her top five audiobooks.

Sherry is a bibliophile who teaches by day and reviews books by night. S…

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This week's episode is a discussion of No Fixed Abode by Maeve McClenaghan. No Fixed Abode starts with a simple question: How many homeless people are dying in the UK every year?

What …

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In an exciting first for us, we chat with author Samantha Hunter about the launch of her excellent audiobook Flamingo Fashion. The interview covers her inspiration for creating the stor…

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We chat with Rebecca Fortuin who is the Senior Audio Editor at Farshore Books. We discuss what makes a good audiobook, her dream projects, and much more. You can find Rebecca on Twitter…

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We review The Mermaid of Black Conch by Monique Roffey. This beautiful novel was the winner of the 2020 Cost Book Award and the 2020 Costa Novel Award. The audiobook is narrated by Ben …

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In honour of International Women’s Day, here’s our review of Toksvig's Almanac 2021 by Sandi Toksvig, which celebrates forgotten women missing from history books. We talk about book cov…

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Welcome to the pilot episode of Audiobookish, where we introduce ourselves and our love of audiobooks! We talk about our top 5s and what we’re listening to at the moment, have a detour …