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Imagine a teenager who’s never finished a book but listens to entire fantasy sagas, such as George R. R. Martin’s A Game of Thrones or Andrzej Sapkowski’s The Witcher novels, on their phone. Audiobooks are quietly revolutionising how young people experience literature.
October 14, 2025
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Here at Listening Books, we’re passionate about everybody having access to stories – no matter how they read. And with The National Literacy Trust reporting that 1 in 2 children and young people said listening to audio enabled them to better understand a story or subject (48.4%), audiobooks are undoubtedly an important resource for this age range.
September 2, 2025
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We spend a lot of time reading and collating our audiobook collection for members. Here we list some of our staff top picks if you need some listening inspiration!
January 2, 2025
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Listening to audiobooks is a great way for you or your child to read more. Often it can be hard to keep your child entertained, especially over the long summer holidays, and books are a great solution. So, here are a few tips to keep your child engaged and reading over the summer.
June 29, 2023
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The Listening Books Members' Choice Award is back for a second year! We recently released a shortlist of twenty audiobooks added to our collection this year that have been most popular with our members. Just one of them will be crowned the winner of our Members' Choice Award 2022! So, which books are in with a chance of winning this year? In case you missed the announcement, here are the shortlisted titles.
October 5, 2022
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It's a new season and that means new audiobooks added to the Listening Books catalogue!
April 14, 2021
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I binged Netflix's recent series, Bridgerton, as fast as I could. If you did the same then check out these books to read after!
January 8, 2021
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What food in fiction makes you hungry? From peaches to cake to full meals, here's a list of the best food descriptions in books!
November 18, 2020
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Here's what audiobooks you'll be listening to this autumn season!
October 14, 2019
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The Summer Reading Challenge takes place every year over the summer holidays. All you have to do to complete it is borrow and read six books from a library!
August 6, 2019
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