Spotify testing out more audiobooks as part of non-music programming

While you probably listen mostly to music on Spotify, the music streaming giant has been exploring other non-music programming to cater to those who want to go beyond music. We’ve seen how podcasts have been given a special place right alongside albums and artists. Now it looks like they’re testing out another form of audio … Read more

From Delia Owen to Stuart Turton, Julia Quinn, Richard Osman and John le Carré: The best audiobooks 

From Delia Owen’s debut to a murder mystery by Stuart Turton, The Duke And I by Julia Quinn, Richard Osman’s No1 and the late John le Carré’s masterpiece, the best audiobooks By Event Critics Published: 22:01 GMT, 9 January 2021 | Updated: 22:01 GMT, 9 January 2021 Where The Crawdads Sing Delia Owens      … Read more

BorrowBox lets users hire eBooks and audiobooks for free

Missing the library in lockdown? BorrowBox lets users read audiobooks and eBooks for FREE – here’s how to take advantage The app lets users sign up through their local library  They will then have access to thousands of eBooks and audiobooks online  It will be ideal for parents homeschooling their children & those bored at … Read more

Bill Bryson, Meg Rosoff, Sally Rooney and Kate Riordan: This week’s best audiobooks

From Bill Bryson’s page-turning pop science book to The Great Godden by Meg Rosoff, a best-selling novel by Sally Rooney and Kate Riordan’s latest, this week’s best audiobooks By Event Critics Published: 22:01 BST, 8 August 2020 | Updated: 22:01 BST, 8 August 2020 The Body Bill Bryson                … Read more

From classics to fantasy, Event brings you the top 50 audiobooks

Britons spent £69 million on audiobooks in 2018 and sales have rocketed by an astonishing 194 per cent over the past five years, so why are more and more of us listening to books instead of reading them? Their surging popularity is driven by the fact that it is now so easy to download audiobooks … Read more