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A special festive episode discussing books that feature celebrations. Amy and Edward return for a final a face-off as Jess attempts to foil them with her literary quiz. 

Books mentioned: 

Brideshead Revisited, by Evelyn Waugh 

The Heart is a Lonely Hunter, by Carson McCullers 

The Party, by Elizabeth Day 

Bridget Jones’s Diary, by Helen Fielding 

Pride and Prejudice, by Jane Austen 

Sense and Sensibility, by Jane Austen 
Who Are We? 
The Listening Books Podcast is hosted by audio producer Jessica Stone and is a production of Listening Books, a UK charity that provides an audiobook lending service for over 120,000 members who find that an illness, mental health, physical or learning disability affects their ability to read the printed word or hold a book. It’s simple to join. Visit https://www.listening-books.org.uk for more information. To purchase a gift membership, go directly to https://www.listening-books.org.uk/gift-membership 
We’d love to hear from you! 
If you're enjoying this podcast, leaving a review on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you listen, can help others find us (and makes us feel good, too).
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We also have more content on our YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@ListeningBooks
 

Emily Woo Zeller is an American voice actress and audiobook narrator whose work has earned heaps of awards, including AudioFile’s prestigious Golden Voice Award. You may have heard her reading fantasy books like R.F. Kuang’s Poppy War series, romance novels like Helen Hoang’s The Bride Test, or perhaps a spy thriller like Chloe Gong’s Foul Lady Fortune. Today she tells us what she appreciates about those books, and a little of what she’s learned about creating a well-balanced life.
 
Other books mentioned:
Phoenix Extravagant, by Yoon Ha Lee
The Stress Prescription: Seven Days to More Joy and Ease, by Elissa Epel
The Telomere Effect: A Revolutionary Approach to Living Younger, Healthier, Longer; by Elizabeth Blackburn, Elissa Epel 
 
Links!
Emilly Woo Zeller and Gabra Zackman’s short-form romance and erotica: https://www.lovebytesoriginals.com/
AudioFile interview: https://www.audiofilemagazine.com/articles/interview-with-golden-voice-narrator-emily-woo-zeller/
Give the gift of audio this Christmas with a Listening Books gift membership: https://www.listening-books.org.uk/gift-membership
Members' Choice Award
To vote for your favourite audiobook to win the Members Choice Award, visit https://www.listening-books.org.uk/extra/members-choice-award
We’d love to hear from you! 
If you're enjoying this podcast, leaving a review on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you listen, can help others find us (and makes us feel good, too).
You can also give us a shout on Twitter or Instagram: @ListeningBooks
Or find us on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/ListeningBooks12
We also have more content on our YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@ListeningBooks
Who Are We? 
The Listening Books Podcast is hosted by audio producer Jessica Stone and is a production of Listening Books, a UK charity that provides an audiobook lending service for over 120,000 members who find that an illness, mental health, physical or learning disability affects their ability to read the printed word or hold a book. It’s simple to join. Visit https://www.listening-books.org.uk for more information. To purchase a gift membership, go directly to https://www.listening-books.org.uk/gift-membership 
 

Stephanie Cannon is an American voice actor, circus performer, and audiobook narrator living in England. In this conversation with host Jessica Stone, she tells us what that’s like, how walking on stilts complements reading in a box, which kinds of books she loves to narrate, and conversely which ones she'll take a pass on. We also discuss Kate Dylan’s cyberpunk dystopian novel Mindwalker and its sequel Mindbreaker, both narrated by Stephanie. 
Books and other recommendations:
The Sharp Edge of Silence, by Cameron Kelly Rosenblum, narrated by Stephanie Cannon  Mindwalker, by Kate Dylan, narrated by Stephanie Cannon Mindbreaker, by Kate Dylan, narrated by Stephanie Cannon Noir, by Christopher Moore, narrated by Johnny Heller  Heidi’s Guide to Four Letter Words, by Tara Sivec and Andy Arndt, narrated by Andy Arndt The Space Race, docudrama from B7 Media, narrated by Kate Mulgrew Links!
For more of Stephanie’s work, head to her website www.sparkthecannon.com
To vote for your favourite audiobook to win the Members Choice Award, visit https://www.listening-books.org.uk/extra/members-choice-award
 Give the gift of audio this Christmas with a Listening Books gift membership: https://www.listening-books.org.uk/gift-membership
We’d love to hear from you! 
If you're enjoying this podcast, leaving a review on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you listen, can help others find us (and makes us feel good, too).
You can also give us a shout on Twitter or Instagram: @ListeningBooks
Or find us on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/ListeningBooks12
We also have more content on our YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@ListeningBooks
Who Are We? 
The Listening Books Podcast is hosted by audio producer Jessica Stone and is a production of Listening Books, a UK charity that provides an audiobook lending service for over 120,000 members who find that an illness, mental health, physical or learning disability affects their ability to read the printed word or hold a book. It’s simple to join. Visit https://www.listening-books.org.uk for more information. To purchase a gift membership, go directly to https://www.listening-books.org.uk/gift-membership 

Jane McDowell is a talented actress and narrator with many credits to her name, including the Dr Ruth Galloway mystery series by Elly Griffiths. In this conversation with host Jessica Stone, Jane tells us what it was like to record the last book of the series The Locked Room during a Covid lockdown, how animals help her create character voices, and what book was so moving that she wrote the author to thank her. 
Books mentioned, all narrated by Jane:
The Locked Room, by Elly Griffiths
Delicious, by Nicki Pellegrino
Snow Widows, by Katherine MacInnes
Curlew Moon, by Mary Colwell
The Hidden World of the Fox, by Adele Brand
The Confession of Katherine Howard, by Suzannah Dunn
A Killer's Confession, by Karen Edwards

Gift Membership
Give the gift of audio this Christmas with a Listening Books gift membership: https://www.listening-books.org.uk/gift-membership
Members' Choice Award
To vote for your favourite audiobook to win the Members Choice Award, visit https://www.listening-books.org.uk/extra/members-choice-award
We’d love to hear from you!
If you're enjoying this podcast, leaving a review on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you listen, can help others find us (and makes us feel good, too).
You can also give us a shout on Twitter or Instagram: @ListeningBooks
Or find us on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/ListeningBooks12
We also have more content on our YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@ListeningBooks
Who Are We?
The Listening Books Podcast is hosted by audio producer Jessica Stone and is a production of Listening Books, a UK charity that provides an audiobook lending service for over 120,000 members who find that an illness, mental health, physical or learning disability affects their ability to read the printed word or hold a book. It’s simple to join. Visit https://www.listening-books.org.uk for more information. To purchase a gift membership, go directly to https://www.listening-books.org.uk/gift-membership 
 
 
 

Polly Lee is an award winning actress and narrator of over 200 fiction and non-fiction books. She has also narrated over 200 romance novels under the name Ashford McNab/MacNab. Raised in the UK, she has lived in the US now for 25 years working equally in both her British and American dialects. Today she tells us about some of the books that have stayed with her, including Soman Chainani’s School for Good and Evil series, and the voices she would have done differently if she’d known how the series would play out. 

Other books mentioned: 

A Place to Hang the Moon, by Kate Albus
Better Late than Never: Understand, survive and thrive a midlife diagnosis of ADHD, by Emma Mahony and Sari Solden
Members' Choice Award
To vote for your favourite audiobook to win the Members Choice Award, visit https://www.listening-books.org.uk/extra/members-choice-award
We’d love to hear from you! 
If you're enjoying this podcast, leaving a review on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you listen, can help others find us (and makes us feel good, too).
You can also give us a shout on X (formerly Twitter) or Instagram: @ListeningBooks
Or find us on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/ListeningBooks12
We also have more content on our YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@ListeningBooks
Who Are We? 
The Listening Books Podcast is hosted by audio producer Jessica Stone and is a production of Listening Books, a UK charity that provides an audiobook lending service for over 120,000 members who find that an illness, mental health, physical or learning disability affects their ability to read the printed word or hold a book. It’s simple to join. Visit https://www.listening-books.org.uk for more information. To purchase a gift membership, go directly to https://www.listening-books.org.uk/gift-membership 
 

Bonnie Garmus is the author of Lessons in Chemistry, the bestselling novel about a chemist named Elizabeth Zott who becomes the host of a cooking show in the 1960s. In this conversation with host Jessica Stone, Bonnie tells us about how her career as a copywriter shaped her approach to writing the novel, the one mispronunciation in the audiobook, and why she needed to break some rules to write this story. 
Other books mentioned in this episode: 

Chasing Hope by Nicholas D. Kristof   
Demon Copperhead by Barbara Kingsolver 
Members' Choice Award
To vote for your favourite audiobook to win the Members Choice Award, visit https://www.listening-books.org.uk/extra/members-choice-award
We’d love to hear from you! 
If you're enjoying this podcast, leaving a review on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you listen, can help others find us (and makes us feel good, too).
You can also give us a shout on Twitter or Instagram: @ListeningBooks
Or find us on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/ListeningBooks12
We also have more content on our YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@ListeningBooks
Who Are We? 
The Listening Books Podcast is hosted by audio producer Jessica Stone and is a production of Listening Books, a UK charity that provides an audiobook lending service for over 120,000 members who find that an illness, mental health, physical or learning disability affects their ability to read the printed word or hold a book. It’s simple to join. Visit https://www.listening-books.org.uk for more information. To purchase a gift membership, go directly to https://www.listening-books.org.uk/gift-membership