A Thousand Threads by Neneh Cherry audiobook review – love, chaos and creativity
Audiobook of the week
Long Island by Colm TóibÃn review – Jessie Buckley shines voicing the sequel to Brooklyn
October 2024
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Hip-hop Is History by Questlove review – the story of rap
How to put your phone down and get back into habit of reading books
September 2024
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Northern Lights by Philip Pullman audiobook review – a mesmerising reading by Ruth Wilson
The actor narrates the first book in the author’s beloved His Dark Materials trilogy, giving a richly textured performance
Audiobook of the week
My Friends by Hisham Matar audiobook review – life in exile
Three Libyan friends navigate life in London, separated from their families, in a meditative book steeped in the author’s own experience
Audiobook of the week
American Mother by Colum McCann with Diane Foley audiobook review – grit in the face of unspeakable cruelty
Foley’s powerful memoir, narrated by Jamie Lee Curtis, details the life and death of her son, James Foley, who was beheaded by Islamic State terrorists
August 2024
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Audiobook of the week: On Women by Susan Sontag – clear-eyed wisdom
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Other Women by Emma Flint review – a gripping dissection of an affair
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A Memoir of My Former Self by Hilary Mantel audiobook review – preoccupations of a vibrant mind
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The Piano Player of Budapest by Roxanne de Bastion audiobook review – music and survival
July 2024
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The List of Suspicious Things by Jennie Godfrey audiobook review – coming of age in a time of fear
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Track Record by George the Poet audiobook review – a heartfelt blend of the personal and political
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Shakespeare: The Man Who Pays the Rent by Judi Dench review – a class act
The Conversation
Spotify’s new audiobook bundle may reduce music royalties and shortchange authors
Millicent Weber for the Conversation
June 2024
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The Talented Mr Ripley by Patricia Highsmith audiobook review – a compelling classic
Actor David Menkin deftly captures the antihero’s blend of guilelessness and deceit in Patricia Highsmith’s psychological thriller
Audiobook of the week
Prima Facie by Suzie Miller review – Jodie Comer narrates with charisma and firepower
The star of the original award-winning play about sexual assault brings emotional complexity to this novel adaptation
Audiobook of the week
The Fraud by Zadie Smith audiobook review – exuberant and funny
Narrated by the author, this story of a Victorian author and his housekeeper cousin, who is obsessed by the Tichborne claimant, explores the lies people tell themselves
May 2024
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Tom Lake by Ann Patchett audiobook review – Meryl Streep narrates a bittersweet tale of first love
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Thunderclap by Laura Cumming audiobook review – the golden age of Dutch art
