We have lots planned for 2026, including many more books for you to enjoy, author interviews with our Virtual Village Hall series provided by the Royal Voluntary Service, plus we'll reveal the winner of the Members' Choice Award 2025!
Keep checking our website or your member emails for more of your favourite Listening Books content.
We are looking for someone to fill the role of Titles and Copyright Co-ordinator (Maternity Cover)
If you have excellent organisational and communication skills, a broad knowledge of books and the UK publishing industry, would like to expand your experience in the charity sector and are interested in representing a charity that supports anyone with a print impairment, then we would love to hear from you.
Click here or on the link below to find out more about the role, and find details of how to apply.
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Our office will be closed from Monday 22nd December at 3pm, and will open again on Monday 5th January 2026. During this time, our phone lines are unavailable, but please email info@listening-books.org.uk and a member of the team will contact you as soon as possible when we re-open in January. Alternatively, please call back on Monday 5th January 2026.
Our online services will be available as usual whilst the office is closed. If you need any help with accessing the service during this time, we have a range of help pages and instructions in the members’ area, in the FAQs on our website, and on our YouTube page. OverDrive also provide help guides for the Libby app here.
Wishing you all a happy festive period.
From everyone at Listening Books.
Our office will be closed on Tuesday 9th December from 12:30pm for a staff event. Our phone lines will be unavailable in the afternoon, but please leave a message, or email info@listening-books.org.uk and a member of the team will contact you as soon as possible when we reopen. Alternatively, please call back on the 10th December. Our online services will be available as usual.
Looking for an interesting Christmas gift? Don't forget that you can now purchase a gift membership to Listening Books online! With thousands of titles available, an online audiobook membership makes the perfect gift for a bookloving friend or relative. Click here to purchase today, or on the link below to find out more.
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Looking for more content? Our blog articles cover all kinds of subjects, as well as guest articles from professionals in audiobook recording, or charities that support those that can benefit from access to audiobooks.
Our latest article is about Why Audiobooks Are Important For Teens.
Click on the link below to explore our latest article, plus many more.
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We have been notified that some members are experiencing a playback error for some devices. We are looking into this, and hope to have this issue rectified as soon as possible.
Update 14th October: Issues now resolved.
We’ve recently teamed up with SNR Audio to add over 30 audiobooks to our catalogue, and we’re delighted to say there are more to come! The first batch of titles includes classics by authors such as Charlotte Bronte, Charles Dickens and E.M. Forster, ghost story and horror collections featuring works by authors like M.R James, Edgar Allan Poe and Mary Shelly, and traditional detective stories, such as the Inspector Alan Grant books by Josephine Tey!
SNR Audio was established in 2020 with the aim of publishing the highest-quality audiobooks worldwide. Since then, they’ve been shortlisted for two Audies and twice hit the #1 spot on Audible! We’re very grateful for their generous donation and look forward to working with them again in the future.
Interested in joining the Listening Books team?
We are looking for someone to fill the role of Membership and Marketing Assistant at Listening Books.
If you have proven social media experience, and are interested in joining our small team to help those with a print impairment access books, we'd love to hear from you.
Click here or on the link below to find out more about the role, and find details of how to apply.
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Our list of the most popular titles for March is here!
Are your favourite titles listed? Or perhaps you are looking for some reading inspiration? Click here or on the link below to view our latest top 10.
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Beginning on the 1st May 2025, our membership fee will be increased from £20 to £25 per year for individuals. This decision was carefully considered, as we recognise the financial challenges many members face with rising costs. It's worth noting that our membership fee has not changed since 2009. During this time, we’ve grown our catalogue considerably and we are proud to offer a fantastic selection of audiobooks, along with thousands of newspapers and magazines.
If this change presents any difficulties for you, please feel free to get in touch when your renewal time comes. We’re committed to supporting our members and appreciate your continued support as we strive to provide the best service possible.
And the winner is...Rebecca Yarros for Iron Flame! Click here or on the video below to view the announcement from our patron, Stephen Fry.
Click here or on the button below to find out more about this title.
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It's a new month and that means another theme for our bookclub! Biographies, Memoirs and More is our theme for March and April. What are your favourites? Let us know on our page. If you aren't yet a member, join today to find out about all the great titles and suggest more for us to add!
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We were saddened to hear about the death of our former Trustee, Christopher Sinclair-Stevenson, who passed away on 20th January 2025. Christopher spent many years as a Trustee for Listening Books, providing much insight, advice and support, following a long career in publishing. He will be greatly missed.
You can read more about Christopher and his life here:
We hope all our members and supporters had a good festive period. Throughout the year we'll be adding more books as usual, bringing you more exclusive author interviews through Virtual Village Hall, as well as revealing the winner of the Members' Choice Award 2024!
Keep checking our website or member emails for more of your favourite Listening Books content.