The Spoken World
Episodes
The Great Audiobook Debate
19 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
On March 12, 2026, at the London Book Fair, Christopher Kenneally, host of The Spoken World, moderated “The Great Audiobook Debate.”The growing po...
The Blurring Lines for Listening and Reading
05 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
The Spoken World podcast is embarking on a new season for 2026. Every other Thursday, Season 2 of The Spoken World will feature interviews with top i...
2025 Audiobook Industry Review
29 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In the closing days of 2025, Christopher Kenneally, host of The Spoken World, reviews our coverage of the global audiobook industry throughout the yea...
Javier Celaya Reviews The Year in Audiobooks
22 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In 2025, the global audiobook industry saw exciting changes in audiences, products, and markets. The US remains the sales leader with double-digit ann...
Barbara Knabe Reads the Audible Compass
30 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The French like a good laugh; Italians love adventure; and Germans want to know whodunit.Those are key findings of the Audible Compass, an annual revi...
Tuning into the EU: Trends and Opportunities for Publishers in Audio
17 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
We kick-off Season Two with this special panel discussion from Frankfurt Book Fair 2025.Three audiobook leaders from across Europe shared a stage on t...
Season 1 Wrap-Up
03 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
As we complete Season 1 of The Spoken World, host Christopher Kenneally reflects on our global coverage of audiobook events at London Book Fair, PARIX...
US Book Show Audiobooks Panel with Ed Nawotka
18 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
As demand for high-quality audio content grows, Publishers Weekly’s Ed Nawotka asks a US Book Show panel how audiobook publishers are adapting stra...
Checking Out How Libraries Expand the Audiobook Market
04 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Which public institution has more branches than McDonald’s restaurants or Starbucks coffee shops? Your local library. At Parix Audio Day in Madrid, ...
Children’s Audiobooks Are Serious Fun
21 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Children’s content is an important and growing segment of global audio publishing. In Madrid at Parix Audio Day 2025, Juliana Ruedo spoke with Kiyeu...
A Multilingual World Tour of Audiobooks
08 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
A Multilingual World Tour of Audiobooks is a panel discussion moderated by Nathan Hull, Beat Technology, with guests Videl Bar-kar, Bookwire (German...
RBmedia's Miles Stevens-Hoare on Audiobooks Without Borders
24 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
RBmedia International managing director Miles Stevens-Hoare tells Mariana Féged, Bookwire general manager, why a push into non-English markets, suc...
The Converging Worlds of Audiobooks, Podcasting & Publishing With Tom Webster
10 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
How can publishers build bridges to connect listeners across multiple formats? In his Parix Audio Day 2025 keynote presentation, Tom Webster with So...
The Case For Labels On AI Audiobook Narration with Jon Watt, UK Publishers Association
26 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The Audio Publishers Group (part of the UK Publishers Association) and the US-based Audio Publishers Association have published international guidelin...
The Podcast Revolution at The London Book Fair with BBC and Audible
20 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Among monthly audiobook consumers in the US, 60% listened to a podcast in the last week. At the 2025 London Book Fair, Audible’s Lisa Higginson and ...
Audiobooks Get Loud at London Book Fair, with Nathan Hull
14 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Audiobooks are on front stage at the London Book Fair this week. The fastest growing segment of trade book publishing deserves the attention, says Nat...
Amanda D’Acierno Says the Future Sounds Like This
07 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In a keynote address at Parix Audio Day in Madrid on February 13, Amanda D’Acierno, President of Penguin Random House Audio, Global, addressed t...
Parix Audio Day Promotes Listening and Reading, with Luis González
07 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Luis González, General Director of Fundación Germán Sánchez Ruipérez / PARIX School, led the Parix Audio Day 2025 in Madrid with 250 professional...
Welcome to The Spoken World
11 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to The Spoken World, a new podcast that brings you the latest global audiobook news, trends and insights. Every other week our host Christop...