Audiobook Café
Episodes
Episode 22: Valentine's Day prep
29 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Aamer Khan preps us for Valentine’s Day with romance book recommendations. Plus, we cozy up with some listens of short poems by an anonymous local w...
Episode 21: The Outlander series
22 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Marcia Yale doesn’t mind listening to Audiobooks using synthesized voices. She explains her reasons. And, she recommends Go Tell The Bees That I Am ...
Episode 20: Fantasy listens with Matt Agnew
15 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Matt Agnew is one of the Technical Producers at AMI-audio, and he loves his fantasy listens! We hear about Name of the Wind, by Patrick Rothfuss, and ...
Episode 19: The Lord of the Rings
08 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
We catch up with Karen McKay and Theresa Power of the Centre for Equitable Library Access. Plus, we press Pause or Play on an anticipated book release...
Episode 18: Reading goals for 2022
01 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
We look ahead to how we’ll be experiencing audiobooks in 2022! We hear from friends who’ve joined us on the show, with their goals for 2022 listen...
Episode 17: Year-end book review
25 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
We reflect on thoughtful, soul-finding listens of 2021 with Aamer Khan. Plus, he gives us Audiobook recommendations to kick off the New Year with. Aud...
Episode 16: John Green Anthropocene Reviewed
18 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
We open up the space to review, discuss, recommend, browse, conceptualize and reminisce on Audiobooks. We welcome Sam Robinson, Technical Producer at ...
Episode 15: Audiobook Journey with Kelly MacDonald
11 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
We chat with Kelly MacDonald about his recommended listen, Just Mercy: A Story of Justice and Redemption, by Bryan Stevenson. Plus, we press Pause or...
Episode 14: Writers Trust Fiction and Non Fiction Awards
04 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
We shout out a notable review by The Guardian on Taste: my life through food, By Stanley Tucci. Plus, Theresa Power and Karen McKay of the Centre for ...
Episode 13: Guilty pleasure reads
27 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
What are your guilty pleasure listens? Aamer Khan lets us in on some of his. Plus, we press Pause or Play on It Ends With Us, written by Colleen Hoove...
Episode 12: Recipe book throwbacks
20 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Chyvonne Emile is currently listening to Swan Dive: The Making of a Rogue Ballerina, written by Georgina Pazcoguin. We hear her impressions of the Aud...
Episode 11: Audiobook highlights with Debbie Williams
13 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Debbie Williams loves her fix of Audiobooks! She highlights her recommendation, Stay, by Catherine Ryan Hyde. Plus, we hit Pause or Play on The Dark R...
Episode 10: Literature Award season
06 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Karen McKay and Theresa Power from the CELA Library highlight Literature Award season, and give us some notable recommendations. And, we hit Pause or ...
Episode 9: Engaging narrators
30 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Can an engaging narrator make any text worth the read? Ian White, President of Toronto Visionaries, gives us his thoughts. Plus, we hit Pause or Play ...
Episode 8: October top picks
23 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Ready for a little scare? We crack open the October picks for Classic Horror reads, Halloween Romances, and Suspense Thrillers with Audiobook Worm Aam...
Episode 7: Book listening habits with Bernard Akuoko
16 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Bernard Akuoko joins us to chat about his book-listening habits, and he shares some recommendations. Audiobook Café is broadcast on AMI-audio in Cana...
Episode 6: Beyond the Orange Shirt Story
09 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
We check in with Karen McKay and Theresa Power from the CELA Library, and chat about the service’s milestone of passing 1 million books. Plus, we pr...
Episode 5: Indigenous fiction
02 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
We preview Probably Ruby, By Lisa Bird-Wilson, a work of Indigenous fiction. Plus, we meet avid Audiobook listener Karoline Bourdeau, and hear her boo...
Episode 4: The Audiobook Journey of Aamer Khan
25 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Aamer Khan is an audiobook worm, and leaves no book conversation off the table. We chat about the challenges of picking up books, and how to encourage...
Episode 3: The Bookseller of Florence
18 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Trending this week in audio-books, Audible is celebrating Hispanic Heritage Month and wishing happy birthday to the "undisputed queen of detective fic...
Episode 2: Girl, Woman, Other
11 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
We glance over a few books from the CELA homepage, are you swiping left or right on one of those books? We also check in with an avid audiobook listen...
Episode 1: Audiobook Review Pilot
04 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
On our Pilot episode: CELA is sharing some great news on a blooming partnership with Audible. We hear a recommendation from a friend on a World War II...