When civil war was inevitable
The Essential Abraham Lincoln, read by Peter MarinkerSue Arnold's Choice
Pilgrim State
Review: Pilgrim State, written and read by Jacqueline Walker with Adjoa Andoh, Gareth Armstrong and othersSue Arnold finds a survival story to warm the chilliest heart
Audiobook
Audiobook: Pirate's Daughter by Margaret Cezair-Thompson, read by Adjoa AndohAdjoa Andoh's energetic presentation of Jamaican English strengthens the listener's immersion in the heady beauty of the island says Rachel Redford
Trapped by the tyrant’s seductive charisma
Audiobook: Rachel Redford on The Last King of Scotland
Be on your guard
Audiobook: Rachel Redford on The Janissary Tree
Auditory illusions
Audio: Sue Arnold on The Prestige | The Janissary Tree | Paul Temple and the Sullivan Mystery
Waxing philosophical
Sue Arnold on An Introduction to Greek Philosophy | Aristotle: An Introduction | A Guide to British Garden Birds and Their Songs | Bird Mimicry
Penguin audiobooks to be free of copyright protection
Publisher planning to offer audiobooks that are free of digital copyright protection technology
Project, darling, project!
Open Thread: The actor Samuel L Jackson plays God in a new audiobook version of the Bible. But who would you cast in the ultimate role?
One for the road
Kim Bunce on On the Road.
Pygmalion by George Bernard Shaw
Though it's uneven, this Pygmalion heralds a series to be eagerly anticipated
Kitchen Confidential, written & read by Anthony Bourdain
If it doesn't succeed in deterring anyone from a catering career, Bourdain's funny, raw depiction of restaurant kitchen hell will surely get the queasier diner barfing