AuthorListening Books
NarratorJessica Stone, Jane Mcdowell
Duration31m
CategoriesAdult Non-Fiction, Biography and Autobiography
PublisherListening Books
VersionUnabridged
Jessica Stone talks to audiobook narrator and actor Jane McDowell.
Series 4, Episode 3 - Emilie Pine
Author: Listening Books, Emilie Pine
Author Listening Books, Emilie Pine
Narrator Emilie Pine, Jessica Stone
Duration 45m
Emilie Pine, author of the personal essay collection Notes to Self and her recently published novel Ruth and Pen, tells us what it was like to narrate her emotionally difficult first book, what factored into the casting of Ruth and Pen’s audiobook narrator, and the sometimes surprising responses she’s received from readers. There is als...
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Series 4, Episode 4 - Reading Roundup - Books Adapted to Film
Author: Listening Books
Author Listening Books
Narrator Jessica Stone, Amy Flinders, Godelieve de Bree
Duration 41m
Jess is joined by colleagues Amy and Lieve to talk about notable books adapted to film—for better and for worse! Of course, this is all just a warm-up for the true highlight, which is of course our Very Serious Literary Game. Will Amy triumph against her new opponent, or will Lieve take down the reigning champion?
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Series 4, Episode 6 - Jonathan Whitelaw
Author: Listening Books, Jonathan Whitelaw
Author Listening Books, Jonathan Whitelaw
Narrator Jonathan Whitelaw, Jessica Stone
Duration 43m
Author Jonathan Whitelaw joins Jess for a cosy chat about cosy crime. He tells us how he landed such a fantastic narrator in Sid Sagar, how he approached character development in The Bingo Hall Detectives, why he chose the Lake District for the setting, and what we should be reading while we wait for his next book, The Village Hall Vendetta.
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Series 3, Episode 3 - Francis Spufford
Author: Listening Books, Francis Spufford
Author Listening Books, Francis Spufford
Narrator Francis Spufford, Jessica Stone
SeriesThe Listening Books Podcast, Book 3
Duration 47m
Author Francis Spufford talks about what it's been like to launch his new novel, Light Perpetual, during a pandemic, the many talents and accents required of audiobook narrator Imogen Church, the fondness he holds for his 'unlikable' characters, and why the narrator was especially important for his historical novel Golden Hill. To top it off, he de...
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Series 5, Episode 2 - Polly Lee
Author: Listening Books
Author Listening Books
Narrator Jessica Stone, Polly Lee
Duration 35m
Jessica Stone chats to Polly Lee, the narrator of the very successful series, The School for Good and Evil by Soman Chainani.
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Series 3, Episode 4 - Claire Fuller
Author: Listening Books, Claire Fuller
Author Listening Books, Claire Fuller
Narrator Jessica Stone, Claire Fuller
SeriesThe Listening Books Podcast, Book 4
Duration 42m
It does play huge roles in describing the character and circumstances, but really it’s there because I love food! Author Claire Fuller talks with Jess about her latest novel, Unsettled Ground, shortlisted for the 2021 Women’s Prize for Fiction, and her third novel, the simmering, suspenseful Bitter Orange. Claire reflects on the roles m...
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Series 4, Episode 1 - Slightly Foxed Editors Gail Pirkis and Hazel Wood
Author: Listening Books
Author Listening Books
Narrator Gail Pirkis, Hazel Wood, Jessica Stone
Duration 45m
Gail Pirkis and Hazel Wood are founding editors of Slightly Foxed, the quarterly magazine and independent publishing house. As specialists in books that have stood the test of time even while falling out of fashion, Gail and Hazel bring us titles so good, they deserve to be heard as audiobooks, too.
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The Listening Books Podcast - Series 1
Author: Listening Books
Author Listening Books
Narrator Various
SeriesThe Listening Books Podcast, Book 1
Duration 4h 45m
Featuring all episodes from series 1 of the podcast: Episode One: Horror Fiction - In this first episode, host Jessica Stone delves into the dingy depths of horror books with Claire Bell and Nik de Garis. Episode Two: 200 Years of Frankenstein - Abigail Jaggers tells Jessica all about the bizarre life of the writer Mary Shelley. Episode Three: C...
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The Listening Books Podcast Series 2
Author: Listening Books
Author Listening Books
Narrator Various
SeriesThe Listening Books Podcast, Book 2
Duration 6h 14m
Episode One - Bonus! Extra chat with Bleak Expectations creator Mark Evans Episode Two - Reading Roundup: Myths and Fairy Tales Reimagined Episode Three - Author Natalie Haynes Episode Four - Reading Roundup: Great Audiobook Narrators Episode Five - Audiobook Narrator Bronwen Price Episode Six - Reading Roundup: Books Even Better as Audiobooks...
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Series 4, Episode 5 - Florence Wilkinson
Author: Listening Books, Florence Wilkinson
Author Listening Books, Florence Wilkinson
Narrator Florence Wilkinson, Jessica Stone
Duration 43m
Author Florence Wilkinson talks about her book Wild City: Encounters with Urban Wildlife, giving lots of suggestions for noticing and encouraging the wildlife right on our doorstep.
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