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On the latest episode of #AudioBookClub - an interactive audiobook review and recommendation podcast - Steve and Matthew discuss ‘Touch the Top of the World’ an autobiography from Erik Weihenmayer who was the first blind person to climb to the top of Mount Everest. This gives Steve a chance to ask Matthew about his day job at Vision Australia Radio. In their new ‘Notes from the Margin’ section - the bit that’s about audiobooks in general - Steve and Matthew continue their conversation about giving audiobooks as gifts and ask “Is it better to give or to receive?” -- Touch the Top of the World: A Blind Man's Journey to Climb Farther Than the Eye Can See By: Erik Weihenmayer Narrated by: Nick Sullivan Publisher: Blackstone Audio, Inc. Length: 11 hrs and 18 mins   COMING UP: 4th September 2022 - Fibber in the Heat by Miles Jupp 11th September 2022 - NOFX: ‘The Hepatitis Bathtub and Other Stories’ by NOFX, Jello Biafra, et al.

29 Aug 202243min

On this episode of #AudioBookClub - no longer the world's only interactive audiobook review and recommendation podcast - Steve and Matthew speak to journalist and author Geoff White about his new audiobook 'The Lazarus Heist'. The book is based on the BBC's award winning podcast series of the same name and, in both formats, Geoff tells the story of the Lazarus Group - an elite group of North Korean government-backed hackers. This is the first time we've encountered an audiobook based on a podcast series, so we ask ourselves and Geoff what the difference between the two formats is, both for him as an author/journalist/presenter and for us as listeners. We also touch upon the differences between working for the BBC and for a publishing company like Penguin; and Geoff reminds us that while we haven't necessarily seen many visible signs of any cyber fallout from the war in Ukraine, there is a lot of defensive effort being undertaken in places like GCHQ and Fort Meade. -- Get involved in the conversation. Make your views known! In the #AudioBookClub forums - https://www.audiobookclub.net/forum/discuss-audiobooks/the-sandman On our facebook page - https://www.facebook.com/AnAudioBookClub Or use the hashtag #AudioBookClub  On Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/audiobookshow/ Or on twitter - https://twitter.com/stevekphillips https://twitter.com/whingeingpom

20 Aug 202242min

Steve Phillips and Matthew Layton present #AudioBookClub - the interactive audiobook review and recommendation podcast. On this episode we’ll be reviewing ‘A Book of Secrets; Finding Solace in a Stubborn World’ the latest in a series of anti-self-help books from TV mentalist Derren Brown. On an equally philosophical but entirely different level, we’ll also be looking into the process of buying someone an audiobook as a present. Not as tangible for either party as the gift of an old-fashioned three dimensional ‘atoms and molecules’ book, but is it satisfying - both to give and to receive.

15 Aug 20221h 3min

Steve Phillips and Matthew Layton present #AudioBookClub - the world’s only interactive audiobook review and recommendation podcast. On this very special episode of #AudioBookClub, Steve and Matthew speak to the man they're not afraid to call 'The Greatest Audiobook Producer In The World" His name is Dirk Maggs and he's the man fully responsible for the conversion of Neil Gaiman's 'The Sandman' from the original graphic novels into the genre-redefining audiobook series we know and love. Dirk was incredibly generous with his time and gave us insights into all the stages of the production process: writing; casting; 'pushing actors about in a studio' and (Steve's favourite part) making the squishy sound effects. Please show your appreciation for Dirk's genius in the comments below.   --   “The Sandman: Act 2” - based on the DC Comics series written by Neil Gaiman. Dramatised and produced by Dirk Maggs Full cast recording featuring: Neil Gaiman, James McAvoy, Joe Pasquale, Kat Dennings, Brian Cox, Joanna Lumley... Publisher: Audible Originals AUS: https://amzn.to/3y52vXy  CAN: https://amzn.to/3EFpaMq  UK: https://amzn.to/3GotakY US: https://amzn.to/3rUnPy1 -- Get involved in the conversation. Make your views known! Use the hashtag #AudioBookClub On Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/audiobookshow/  Or on twitter - https://twitter.com/stevekphillips and  https://twitter.com/whingeingpom    [The Audible links above are Amazon affiliate links. If you happen to sign up for Audible or renew your subscription after clicking on one of them, #AudioBookClub may or may not be awarded a bounty of some sort. Thank you for your support!]

1 Maj 20221h 3min

Steve Phillips and Matthew Layton present #AudioBookClub - which they claim is the world’s only interactive audiobook review and recommendation podcast. On this episode... Matthew and Steve have a rummage around Audible's new 'all-you-can-read' service Audible Plus. Is it the transformative experience for the audiobook subscription model that we've all been waiting for, or just a receptacle for audio off-cuts? We also look forward to the impending State Visit of the man we're not afraid to call 'The Greatest Audiobook Producer of All Time': Dirk Maggs. He's the production maestro responsible for the original 'Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy' series and Audible's production of Neil Gaiman's 'The Sandman' and he'll be joining Matthew and Steve on the next episode of #AudioBookClub on 1st December. -- Get involved in the conversation. Make your views known! In the #AudioBookClub forums - https://www.audiobookclub.net/forum On our facebook page - https://www.facebook.com/AnAudioBookClub Or use the hashtag #AudioBookClub On Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/audiobookshow/ Or on twitter - https://twitter.com/stevekphillips https://twitter.com/whingeingpom

1 Apr 202234min

Steve Phillips and Matthew Layton present #AudioBookClub - the world’s only interactive audiobook review and recommendation podcast. On this episode, Steve and Matthew discuss possibly the  audiobook with the biggest production budget of all time: “The Sandman” by Neil Gaiman. Based on Gaiman's series of graphic novels from the late 80s early 90s, this audiobook boasts a cast that numbers amongst its members some very expensive actors indeed - James McAvoy, Michael Sheen, Andy Serkis, Riz Ahmed, Sandra Dickinson.... The production is lavish - a series of immersive soundscapes that bring to life an extraordinary eleven hour blockbusting film in the movie theatre of the listener's mind. And what does this genre-defining moment mean for the future of the audiobook as a medium? Matthew and Steve investigate, then invite you to get involved in the conversation. -- “The Sandman” - written by Neil Gaiman Full cast recording featuring: Neil Gaiman, James McAvoy, Taron Egerton,  Michael Sheen, Andy Serkis, Riz Ahmed, Kat Dennings, Samantha Morton, Bebe Neuwirth,  Dramatised and produced by Dirk Maggs Publisher: Audible Originals AUS: https://amzn.to/3ylBH3M CAN: https://amzn.to/3gEwFJM UK: https://amzn.to/3DpIMUu US: https://amzn.to/3znBezq -- Get involved in the conversation. Make your views known! In the #AudioBookClub forums - https://www.audiobookclub.net/forum/discuss-audiobooks/the-sandman On our facebook page - https://www.facebook.com/AnAudioBookClub Or use the hashtag #AudioBookClub  On Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/audiobookshow/ Or on twitter - https://twitter.com/stevekphillips https://twitter.com/whingeingpom    [The links above are Amazon affiliate links. If you happen to sign up for Audible or renew your subscription after clicking on one of them, #AudioBookClub may or may not be awarded a bounty of some sort. Thank you for your support!]

1 Mars 202251min

WARNING: This episode of #AudioBookClub contains graphic scenes of extreme violence. Steve Phillips and Matthew Layton present #AudioBookClub - the world’s only interactive audiobook review and recommendation podcast. Meeting us out the back by the bins for a fight on this episode is “The Sentinel”, book 25 of Lee Child’s Jack Reacher series. Get involved in the conversation. Make your views known in the comments below or on the #AudioBookClub forums: https://www.audiobookclub.net/forum/discuss-audiobooks/the-sentinel-jack-reacher-book-25-by-lee-child-and-andrew-child If you fancy your chances, you can watch the video https://youtu.be/LNv1LaKjJk8 -- “The Sentinel” - Jack Reacher Book 25 Written by Lee Child and Andrew Child. Narrated by Jeff Harding   AUS: https://amzn.to/3rJPxeH  CAN: https://amzn.to/3j6UD0F  UK: https://amzn.to/3fk1a6V US: https://amzn.to/3fgoK4u  Get involved in the conversation in the comments on the #AudioBookClub forum….   [The links above are Amazon affiliate links. If you happen to sign up for Audible or renew your subscription after clicking on one of them, #AudioBookClub may or may not be awarded a bounty of some sort. Thank you for your support!] -- Next time on #AudioBookClub: “A Promised Land” Volume 1 of Barack Obama’s Presidential Memoirs Written by Barack Obama Read by Barack Obama Theme tune by Barack Obama AUS: https://amzn.to/3AaUTCv CAN: https://amzn.to/3lyw0ge UK: https://amzn.to/3xsQhWC US: https://amzn.to/3lt1x33 Discuss on the #AudioBookClub forums - https://www.audiobookclub.net/forum/discuss-audiobooks/a-promised-land-by-barack-obama The Easy Way to Stop Smoking Written by Allen Carr Read by Duncan Wells AUS: https://amzn.to/3fwkyxL CAN: https://amzn.to/3Ch0nxn UK: https://amzn.to/3ioIgOr US: https://amzn.to/2VohHjA Discuss on the #AudioBookClub forums - https://www.audiobookclub.net/forum/discuss-audiobooks/the-easy-way-to-stop-smoking-by-allen-carr

1 Feb 202225min

Steve Phillips presents #AudioBookClub - the world's only interactive audiobook review podcast. In this episode, Steve and regular contributor Matthew Layton talk to the man behind the best-selling "Rivers of London" series of fantasy novels. Get involved in the conversation. Tweet or insta us using #AudioBookClub or find us on facebook - https://www.facebook.com/AnAudioBookClub You can download the book itself from Audible here - https://amzn.to/2pgIeyV

1 Juni 202129min