This week we chat to Anita Frank about the Sunday Times bestselling WW1 historical fiction murder mystery thriller, The Good... more

In today’s 400th episode of Read On – The Audiobook Show, Robert Kirkwood chats to Anne Michaels about her book... more

This week author Rachel Greenlaw tells us about a cosy new tale of witches, magic, mystery, family and romance, The... more

Today a long chat with Booker Winner 2024 Samantha Harvey and a listen to her winning book Orbital. We hear... more

Full interview on Friday's show, but here's a clip from my interview with Booker winner 2024, Samantha Harvey

We have spoken to all of the Booker Shortlisted authors here at Read On, many on the days leading up... more

This week features each book on the 2024 Booker Prize shortlist and a listen to the audio versions, plus some... more

This week on Read On we have three very different authors,  Ariane Bankes discovers her mother's and aunt's correspondence in The... more

Today we're chatting to Josie Lloyd about her brand new cosy crime adventure Miss Beeton’s Murder Agency and we get... more

There's a food theme in this week's episode as we head to Wigtown to chat to The Hebridean Baker Coinneach... more

In a talk sponsored by RNIB Connect Radio, Gareth Brown talks to Teddy Jameson live on stage at the Wigtown... more

As I'm down in Wigtown recording next week's show, here's a collection of hidden gems we've recorded at the festival... more

Another collection of narrators in today's show as we celebrate the voices who bring RNIB Talking Books to life, including... more

Influencer Meredith Lee didn't teach Aspen Palmer how to blossom on social media just to be ditched as soon as... more

A compilation episode today of the times Read On was recorded live on stage in front of an audience. We... more

Two tales of recording books today. Julia Donaldson works out how to make an audio version of a very visual... more

This week Robert Kirkwood chats to Sophie Gravia about her Glasgow Kiss trilogy and her new book Hot Girl Summer,... more

This week, Robert Kirkwood chats to Isabel Ashdown about her new book One Girl, One Summer which sees a return... more

Today's Read On features three very distinctive voices, Adjoa Andoh on being the voice of the Number 1 Ladies Detective... more

The Bridgerton books are available from RNIB in accessible formats, but how do you make the TV version accessible? Robert... more

This week we chat to Kirsten Miller, author of The Change, about her new book, a gripping and deeply moving... more

This week, bestselling author and award-winning journalist Jo Piazza, talks about a novel rooted in the author's own family history... more

In today's episode we hear from Love Island star and disability campaigner Tasha Ghouri about her novel, 'Hits Different' plus... more

Recorded on location at the Boswell Book Festival, this week Kirsty Logan tells us about 'The Unfamiliar: A Queer Motherhood... more

Three authors today who all recorded the audio versions of their books, Great British Sewing Bee judge Patrick Grant champions... more

More authors from the Boswell Book Festival this week including Catherine Coldstream on her book Cloistered: My Years As a... more

A show chiefly in the Scottish dialect this week as we head to the Boswell Book Festival to talk to... more

Our final two Yoto Carnegie Medal for Writing Shortlisted authors join us this week, Nathanael Lessore with Steady For This... more

More Yoto Carnegie Medal for Writing shortlisted authors on the show this week. Zillah Bethell on The Song Walker, Tia... more

To commemorate D-Day we’ve taken a journey into the RNIB Library to listen to some great history books about the... more

In today's show we feature two authors on the shortlist for the Yoto Carnegie Medal for Writing. Children's Laureate Joseph... more

On today's show we listen to the brand new thriller The Deadly Spark from debut novelist Roxie Key, plus following... more

Today we take a deep dive into climate fiction with Greg Mosse and his books The Coming Darkness and The... more

As we start gearing up for this year's Yoto Carnegie Medal for Writing, we listen back to four previous winners... more

In today's show we hear the Books of My Life from both Nero debut novel winner Michael Magee and Booker... more

We interview Lord Jeffrey Archer as he records a special introduction to his book Traitors Gate exclusively for RNIB Talking... more

In today's show we talk to Leeanne O'Donnell about spirit and matter, love and lust, and reality and magic, all... more

Read On this week features Chioma Okereke with her coming of age audio book Water Baby set in the floating... more

In today's show we're re-joined by Louise Hare as she tells us about the sequel to Miss Aldridge Regrets, Harlem... more

This week Robert Kirkwood talks to former military policeman and former Met Detective, Neil Lancaster about the latest DS Max... more

In today’s show we listen to some books about music and musicians. We chat to Beth and Ben of The... more

In today's show we feature all four category winners in the first ever Nero Book Awards, First up we listen to... more

In today's show we celebrate World Book Day with Michael Morpurgo, Julia Donaldson, Betsy Griffin and find out about the... more

In today's show we dive into the murky world of romance fraud with Becky Holmes and her book Keanu Reeves... more

The First Man to Time Travel is the debut sci-fi comedy novel from Alex Leam. He tells Robert Kirkwood about... more

In today's show Alistair Lee, Australia’s only blind Voice Over Artist, talks to Amelia Hilton about his career so far.... more

This week Lynda Marron chats to Robert Kirkwood about her book Last Chance in Paris, a funny, moving, above all... more

In today's show we re-visit some Boswell Book Festival favourites and chat to Frank Skinner, Denise Mina, Nigel Havers, Giles... more

This week Mari Hannah joins Robert Kirkwood to talk about her brand new Kate Daniels thriller, The Longest Goodbye, a... more

This week Robert Kirkwood is joined by Hester Musson to discuss her gothic, historical debut thriller about power and corruption,... more

Read On this week has more of the best interviews of 2023 with Joe Haddow, Charlotte Levin, Victoria Bennett, Carnegie... more

We listen back to some interviews from last year including Randee Dawn on Tune in Tomorrow, C.K. McDonnell on The... more

On today's show we curl up with some Christmas TV, or at least the books that they came from. Julia... more

Another festive book on The Audiobook Show, this week Rachel Greenlaw tells Robert Kirkwood about her groundhog day inspired novel,... more

In today's show Robert Kirkwood talks to Peter Swanson about his festive novella The Christmas Guest, and how the murder... more

In today's show a round up of some of the best science writing we've had on the show including Stephen... more

Winner of the Booker 2023, Paul Lynch. For the full interview head to episode 345.

In today's show we listen to some previous winners of the Booker, the youngest ever winner Eleanor Catton on The... more

In today's show we chat to Jonathan Escoffery about his debut novel, shortlisted for the Booker Prize 2023, If I... more

In today's show we talk to Paul Murray about the multiple narrators in the audio version of his Booker shortlisted... more

In today's episode we chat to two authors on the Booker Shortlist 2023.  Paul Lynch takes us to a dystopian Ireland... more

In today's show Robert Kirkwood finds out about Rachel Hore’s captivating new novel of secrets, loss and betrayal - set... more

Three more authors interviewed at the Wigtown Book Festival in this week's show. Ex-BBC technology correspondent, Rory Cellan-Jones tells Robert... more

In a second visit this year to Wigtown, Robert Kirkwood talks to comedian Jo Caulfield about her moving memoir The... more

This week Robert Kirkwood travels to Scotland's Book Town and talks to novelist Lynsey May about her debut book, Weak... more

As RNIB Connect Radio turns 20, Read On this week looks back at some of the first authors, narrators and... more

This week author M.A. Kuzniar joins Robert Kirkwood to talk about her bestseller Midnight in Everwood, a magical retelling of... more

Out now is Ava Glass’s second book in the Alia Emma series, The Traitor. Ava joins us to talk about... more

As RNIB Connect Radio turns 20, Read On this week looks at books of the same vintage.  2003 was a great... more

This week Robert Kirkwood is joined again by Charlotte Levin, who was last on the show with her debut novel,... more

A sporty feel in today's show as we chat to commentator Mike Ingham about his book 'After Extra Time and... more

In today's show, two extreme travellers. We hear about Royal Marine Commando Mick Dawson 'Rowing the Pacific' and his subsequent... more

In today's show we've been banged up! We hear the real life story about a prisoner of war escaping jail... more

In today's show author Maggie Craig tells Robert Kirkwood about the six books in her Glasgow and Clydebank Sagas and... more

On today's show Cathy Bramley tells us about old fears, happy endings and new beginnings in The Summer that Changed... more

Today is the second part of Robert Kirkwood's interview with broadcaster and author Selina Mills about her brand-new book 'Life... more

In today's show we have the first part of an interview with broadcaster and author Selina Mills about her brand-new... more

Joe Haddow is a super-fan of all forms of art. He is on a mission to show everyone how art... more

In today's show we talk to three very different narrators. Joan Walker talks to us about other publications recorded at... more

Today Amelia Hilton chats to author Elodie Harper about her Wolf Den Trilogy, we get the books of your life... more

Today we chat to the three remaining authors on the Yoto Carnegie Shortlist. Katya Balen on the sweet but turbulent,... more

This week we listen to two more books shortlisted for the Yoto Carnegie Medal.  Forget everything you've been told about Medusa... more

In our first show featuring the shortlisted authors for this year's Yoto Carnegie Medal, Manon Steffan Ros talks about writing... more

In the second of two Boswell Book Festival shows, Robert Kirkwood talks to Michael Morpurgo about 'The Boy Who Would... more

In the first of two Boswell Book Festival shows, Robert Kirkwood talks to Boswell expert Gordon Turnbull about Boswell's travel... more

At seven months pregnant, Victoria Bennett was looking forward to new motherhood and all that was to come. But when... more

In today's show we hear about the history of coronations with author Lucinda Gosling, hear some books by, and about,... more

There are so many books entering the RNIB Talking Book Library at the moment it can be hard to keep... more

The Invisible Pen and The Power of Words - two fascinating worlds of writing and speaking.  Marcia Layton Turner has written... more

Robert Kirkwood talks to debut author Ryan Love about the brand new 'warm hug' of a book, Arthur and Teddy... more

From the sinking of the Titanic, Great Britain's Great War and the importance of preserving historical audio this show explores... more

From the 166 voices in Lincoln in the Bardo, the dramatisation of a selection of 2000AD comics, or the multiple... more

This week, let's explore the fascinating world of translating books. Join us as we delve into the intricacies of language... more

Today's show features a celebration of, and a chat with, one of the most distinctive and prolific voices in the... more

From All Quiet on the Western Front, to 12 Years a Slave, and possibly returning to All Quiet on the... more

This week blind author Ami Turnbull tells the Tech Talk team how she wrote her book 'More!', we talk to... more

On today's show Robert Kirkwood chats to Catherine Simpson about her memoir One Body: A Retrospective and how anyone can... more

In today's show we talk to C.K. McDonnell about his series of books, The Stranger Times, including the brand new... more

In today's episode we hear from author Jon Gingerich about his book The Appetite Factory, and how he raced to... more

This week Paulina Kuchorew talks to Meik Wiking about his book, My Hygge Home, Robert Kirkwood talks to Professor Richard... more

On today's show we get some healthy book recommendations from the RNIB Talking Books Library, hear the Books of Your... more

On today's Read On we remember Fay Weldon and play her interview with Robert Kirkwood from the RNIB Talking Book... more

'Tune in Tomorrow' is a funny, thrilling and mysterious adventure into the world of alternate reality television. We speak to... more

A compilation of the times we escaped the studio and got out and about, featuring Nigel Havers, Kate Williams, George... more

Timmy Mallet joins Robert Kirkwood to talk about the best gifts to give for Christmas and about how his late... more

In the 300th episode of Read On we listen back to the three most popular interviews as judged by podcast... more

Fiona Lucas deals with memory loss and hope for lost love in 'Never Forget You' Amelia Henley tells us an emotional... more

Robert Kirkwood listens back to some winners of the Booker Prize including George Saunders, Richard Flanagan, Eleanor Catton and Marlon... more

Alan Garner joins Robert Kirkwood to talk about the origin of his Booker Shortlisted book, Treacle Walker. Plus we listen... more

Author Jan Grue talks to Paulina Kuchorew about his autobiography 'I Live a Life Like Yours' now available in an... more