Audiobook Café

Karen McKay and Theresa Power from the Centre for Equitable Library Access feature books being converted to film and TV shows. Plus, we discuss the Stephen Leacock short list and the Booker prize nominees for 2022. Audiobook Café is broadcast on AMI-audio in Canada and publishes two new podcast episodes a week on Fridays and Saturdays at 1 p.m. ET.  Follow Audiobook Café on Instagram @AMIAudiobook...

Though it’s impossible, AMI Content Development Specialist Karen Magee tries her best to pick her favourite book. Plus, we hit Pause or Play on River of the gods, By Candice Millard. Audiobook Café is broadcast on AMI-audio in Canada and publishes two new podcast episodes a week on Fridays and Saturdays at 1 p.m. ET.  Follow Audiobook Café on Instagram @AMIAudiobookCafe  We want your feedback! Be...

Let’s put families on top! Aamer Khan highlights family-friendly titles, and some serious reads focusing on family dynamics. Plus, we hit Pause or Play on the Contemporary Romance title, You made a fool of death with your beauty, By Akwaeke Emezi. Audiobook Café is broadcast on AMI-audio in Canada and publishes two new podcast episodes a week on Fridays and Saturdays at 1 p.m. ET.  Follow Audioboo...

Jeffery Reiney highlights Darren McGarvy, a rapper, social commentator, and activist, who wrote the title The Social Distance Between Us. Plus, we hit Pause or Play on the auto-biography Greenlights, by Matthew McConaughey. Audiobook Café is broadcast on AMI-audio in Canada and publishes two new podcast episodes a week on Fridays and Saturdays at 1 p.m. ET.  Follow Audiobook Café on Instagram @AMI...

Sara Hillis debuts our brand new segment: Know Your Narrator. First up, we feature the classic Recorded Books voice of Frank Muller, known for his recordings of Stephen King novels. Audiobook Café is broadcast on AMI-audio in Canada and publishes two new podcast episodes a week on Fridays and Saturdays at 1 p.m. ET.  Follow Audiobook Café on Instagram @AMIAudiobookCafe  We want your feedback! Be t...

We get to major awards and literary news with Karen McKay and Theresa Power, from the Centre for Equitable Library Access. Plus, they feature titles under the theme: Popular books and their read-alikes. Audiobook Café is broadcast on AMI-audio in Canada and publishes two new podcast episodes a week on Fridays and Saturdays at 1 p.m. ET.  Follow Audiobook Café on Instagram @AMIAudiobookCafe  We wan...

A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier, by Ishmael Beah, is an absorbing account by a young man who gets swept up in Sierra Leone's civil war; we preview this recommendation by George Quarcoo. And, Aamer Khan takes us through the books he’s begun, the series he’s in the midst of, and ones he’s finally about to complete. Audiobook Café is broadcast on AMI-audio in Canada and publishes two new po...

No matter how busy life gets, Sehdeen Lowe gets her daily dose of Audiobooks in; she highlights some of her top listens. Plus, we hit Pause or Play on the title Still just a geek, By Wil Wheaton. Audiobook Café is broadcast on AMI-audio in Canada and publishes two new podcast episodes a week on Fridays and Saturdays at 1 p.m. ET.  Follow Audiobook Café on Instagram @AMIAudiobookCafe  We want your...

Julie Martin has several thought-provoking book recommendations for us. Plus, we hit Pause or Play on Love that story: Observations from a gorgeously queer life, By Jonathan Van Ness. Audiobook Café is broadcast on AMI-audio in Canada and publishes two new podcast episodes a week on Fridays and Saturdays at 1 p.m. ET.  Follow Audiobook Café on Instagram @AMIAudiobookCafe  We want your feedback! Be...

Karen McKay and Theresa Power feature titles written by LGBTQ+ authors for Pride Month. Plus, we hit Pause or Play on The girl in the middle, a Biography by By Anais. Audiobook Café is broadcast on AMI-audio in Canada and publishes two new podcast episodes a week on Fridays and Saturdays at 1 p.m. ET.  Follow Audiobook Café on Instagram @AMIAudiobookCafe  We want your feedback! Be that comments, s...

Aamr Khan encourages us to take a step back on binge-listening, and slow down the pace for an intentional, unhurried experience. Plus, We highlight Asian Heritage Month with this week’s Pause or Play; The Book of Form and Emptiness, by Ruth Ozeki. Audiobook Café is broadcast on AMI-audio in Canada and publishes two new podcast episodes a week on Fridays and Saturdays at 1 p.m. ET.  Follow Audioboo...

Avid reader Kathrine Vatcher gives us her recommendation of a non-fiction favorite in her library, and explains her fascination of reading real-life stories. Plus, we hit Pause or Play on the Romance title Sari, not sari, By Sonya Singh. Audiobook Café is broadcast on AMI-audio in Canada and publishes two new podcast episodes a week on Fridays and Saturdays at 1 p.m. ET.  Follow Audiobook Café on...

Does the clarity of audio make or break your listening experience? We talk through this question with Host of Mushroom FM, Sara Hillis. Plus, we hit Pause or Play on the Historical Fiction title Her Hidden Genius, By Marie Benedict. Audiobook Café is broadcast on AMI-audio in Canada and publishes two new podcast episodes a week on Fridays and Saturdays at 1 p.m. ET.  Follow Audiobook Café on Insta...

The Centre for Equitable Library Access now offers its services in Manitoba. We get the details on that, plus a list of featured titles at this year’s Festival of Literary Diversity, with Karen McKay and Theresa Power. Audiobook Café is broadcast on AMI-audio in Canada and publishes two new podcast episodes a week on Fridays and Saturdays at 1 p.m. ET.  Follow Audiobook Café on Instagram @AMIAudio...

Greg David is dipping his toes into Audiobook-listening, and he has a lot to share on his impressions. Plus, we hit Pause or Play on Consuming History: Historians and Heritage in Contemporary Popular Culture, written by Jerome De Groot. Audiobook Café is broadcast on AMI-audio in Canada and publishes two new podcast episodes a week on Fridays and Saturdays at 1 p.m. ET.  Follow Audiobook Café on I...

We Spring into Antarctica with Aamer Khan! Plus, let’s explore the self-development title Didn't See That Coming: Putting Life Back Together When Your World Falls Apart, written by Rachel Hollis. Audiobook Café is broadcast on AMI-audio in Canada and publishes two new podcast episodes a week on Fridays and Saturdays at 1 p.m. ET.  Follow Audiobook Café on Instagram @AMIAudiobookCafe  We want your...

Wendy Hoang brings us deep into the world of fantasy behind the series, His Dark Materials. Plus, We hit Pause or Play on the title Moon Witch, Spider King, By Marlon James. Audiobook Café is broadcast on AMI-audio in Canada and publishes two new podcast episodes a week on Fridays and Saturdays at 1 p.m. ET.  Follow Audiobook Café on Instagram @AMIAudiobookCafe  We want your feedback! Be that comm...

Michael Feir is going through a short-story listening phase! We get his recommendations of authors and collections. Plus, We press Pause or Play on Run Towards the Danger By Sarah Polley. Audiobook Café is broadcast on AMI-audio in Canada and publishes two new podcast episodes a week on Fridays and Saturdays at 1 p.m. ET.  Follow Audiobook Café on Instagram @AMIAudiobookCafe  We want your feedback...

Karen McKay and Theresa Power from the Centre for Equitable Library Access share their favourite books with puns in the titles! Plus, we press Pause or Play on the historical fiction tale, Daughters of the Deer, By Danielle Daniel. Audiobook Café is broadcast on AMI-audio in Canada and publishes two new podcast episodes a week on Fridays and Saturdays at 1 p.m. ET.  Follow Audiobook Café on Instag...

We discuss Beyond vision: the story of a blind rower, by Victoria Nolan. Plus, Aamer Khan catches us up on his list of reads for March, and it’s a long one! Audiobook Café is broadcast on AMI-audio in Canada and publishes two new podcast episodes a week on Fridays and Saturdays at 1 p.m. ET.  Follow Audiobook Café on Instagram @AMIAudiobookCafe  We want your feedback! Be that comments, suggestions...

Let’s meet Jacob Shymanski, Technical Producer at AMI-audio, with an appreciation for audiobooks. Plus, we press Pause or Play on the Memoir Maid, written by Stephanie Land. Audiobook Café is broadcast on AMI-audio in Canada and publishes two new podcast episodes a week on Fridays and Saturdays at 1 p.m. ET.  Follow Audiobook Café on Instagram @AMIAudiobookCafe  We want your feedback! Be that comm...

Ryan Hooey of Kelly and Company’s Chatty Bookshelf joins us with his latest audiobook recommendations! Plus, let’s press Pause or Play on Black Milk, by Elif Shafak. Audiobook Café is broadcast on AMI-audio in Canada and publishes two new podcast episodes a week on Fridays and Saturdays at 1 p.m. ET.  Follow Audiobook Café on Instagram @AMIAudiobookCafe  We want your feedback! Be that comments, su...

CELA Library’s Karen McKay and Theresa Power highlight empowering, honest literature written by women. Plus, we hit Pause or Play on the The midnight hour By Elly Griffiths. Audiobook Café is broadcast on AMI-audio in Canada and publishes two new podcast episodes a week on Fridays and Saturdays at 1 p.m. ET.  Follow Audiobook Café on Instagram @AMIAudiobookCafe  We want your feedback! Be that comm...

Do celebrity memoirs appeal to you? Kim Kilpatrick gives us her thoughts and recommends All The Light We Cannot See by Anthony Dohr. Audiobook Café is broadcast on AMI-audio in Canada and publishes two new podcast episodes a week on Fridays and Saturdays at 1 p.m. ET.  Follow Audiobook Café on Instagram @AMIAudiobookCafe  We want your feedback! Be that comments, suggestions, hot-takes, audiobook r...

We get talking Romance, Murder Mysteries and a touch of Vampires with Aamer Khan. Plus, we press Pause or Play on The Red Palace By June Hur, a tale of Historical mystery. Audiobook Café is broadcast on AMI-audio in Canada and publishes two new podcast episodes a week on Fridays and Saturdays at 1 p.m. ET.  Follow Audiobook Café on Instagram @AMIAudiobookCafe  We want your feedback! Be that commen...