Listening Books

Louise recommends There Are Rivers in the Sky, written by Elif Shafak and narrated by Olivia Vinall✨

💬 The prose in this book is beautiful, and although I didn't find it a page turner, due to three interconnected storylines. I did find it a relaxing and an enjoyable listen, that is very well written. The stories are woven together, through the theme of water, building towards a deeply moving ending.

Listen to There Are Rivers in the Sky - written by Elif Shafak and narrated by Olivia Vinall - via the link in the comments below 👇

✨ Become a Listening Books Community Champion! ✨

Are you passionate about audiobooks? Looking to support a small charity by volunteering your time? 📚

We’re on the lookout for Community Volunteers to help spread the word about our audiobook service across the UK! 🎧

Whether you enjoy:
📱 sharing posts on social media
🗣️ chatting to local groups
⛪ popping a few leaflets & posters around your local area

If you’d love to champion accessible reading in your community, we’d be delighted to hear from you 💬

Find out more about the role and how to apply via the link in the comments below 👇

✨📚 It’s that time again – New Book Friday!

We’ve added lots of exciting new titles over the last week, from children’s contemporary fairy tales to cosy crime and even a whirlwind ride through the history of wrestling.

Here are our spotlighted new additions:
🎧 Demolition Dad by Phil Earle
🎧 New Term at Malory Towers by Enid Blyton
🎧 Where Magic Grows by Onjali Q. Raúf
🎧 One Summer by Roisin Meaney
🎧 Deadly Dancing at the Seaview Hotel by Glenda Young
🎧 I’m Sorry, I Love You by Jim Smallman

With over 10,500 titles in our growing catalogue, we’re sure you’ll find an audiobook (or several!) you’ll love.

Click the link in the comments below to sign up today and escape to a brand-new world this weekend! 🌎

Audiobooks are amazing (yes, we’re definitely fans here at LB!) — but did you know the medium has some brilliant benefits too? 🎧

This Mental Health Awareness Month, we’re highlighting some of the ways audiobooks can support wellbeing 💜

From helping people relax and unwind, to reducing feelings of loneliness and making everyday tasks more enjoyable, audiobooks can have a positive impact on mental health in lots of different ways.

They’re also a fantastic way for people whose illness, mental health, physical disability or learning disability affects their ability to read printed text or hold a book to continue enjoying stories.

Why not listen to an audiobook today?

📷 All photos are posed by models

ID: A carousel of six images showing different people listening to headphones, in both indoor and outdoor settings. Overlaid text in pink across the slides explains the benefits of audiobooks for mental health, highlighting examples including comfort and escapism, connection and helping to improve sleep routines.

Sunday Staff Pick! 🎧

Helen recommends The Long Song, written by Andrea Levy and narrated by Adrian Lester✨

💬 The story follows the life of a young girl who is taken away from her family to serve as a lady’s maid, set on a plantation in Jamaica during the last years of ‘legal’ slavery and the turbulent years following its abolition.

💬 It’s told from the perspective of an elderly mother recounting her life story to her son, and the narrator’s voice is funny and charming as well as being able to tell the deep hardships and inequities of her life. Really recommend.

(CW: racism and slavery)

Listen to The Long Song by Andrea Levy (and narrated by Adrian Lester) via the link in the comments below 👇