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Listening Books Listening Books, the audiobook lending charity. We have a huge selection of audiobooks available to download and stream.

Our collection boasts 1000s of contemporary and classic titles covering many popular genres such as crime, romance, popular comedy, historical novels, travel and biography. We are a vital resource for students with print impairments as we support the National Curriculum from Key Stage 2 to A-Level, recording set texts and study guides which are not available elsewhere. Our education programme goes far beyond providing just 'English' books as we also support subjects such as history, science and geography. Browse our extensive catalogue to find your new favourite audiobook - https://www.listening-books.org.uk/library

Voting for the Listening Books Members' Choice Award 2026 is now OPEN! 🎉Over the coming weeks, we'll be profiling each o...
21/10/2026

Voting for the Listening Books Members' Choice Award 2026 is now OPEN! 🎉

Over the coming weeks, we'll be profiling each of the audiobooks that could win. Today's nominee spotlight is Finding Albion, written and narrated by Zakia Sewell.

💬 Zakia Sewell is on a quest for another Britain. Traversing the length and breadth of our island from Somerset to Scotland, she's seeking out a different story - one that lies beyond divisive national myths and symbols.

Finding Albion is available to stream or download from our website or the Libby app 📚

Vote for your favourite to win this year's Members' Choice Award through the form in your member's email! Click the link in the comments below to listen to the audiobook 👇

Voting for the Listening Books Members' Choice Award 2026 is now OPEN! 🎉Over the coming weeks, we'll be profiling each o...
20/10/2026

Voting for the Listening Books Members' Choice Award 2026 is now OPEN! 🎉

Over the coming weeks, we'll be profiling each of the audiobooks that could win. Today's nominee spotlight is Celebrations at the Toffee Factory written by Glenda Young and narrated by Hannah Genesius.

The conclusion to the historical saga The Toffee Factory Trilogy, which follows Elsie, Anne, Hetty and the factory team as they try to save a struggling toffee factory in the North-East, while navigating romance and new beginnings as WWI comes to an end.

Celebrations at the Toffee Factory is available to stream or download from our website or the Libby app 📚

Vote for your favourite to win this year's Members' Choice Award through the form in your member's email! Click the link in the comments below to listen to the audiobook 👇

Stay tuned for more nominee spotlights coming up soon to learn about all of our brilliant shortlisted audiobooks 💜

💬 "I love reading. It's an escape from a life that involves a lot of pain. It allows me to go to places in my mind that ...
19/10/2026

💬 "I love reading. It's an escape from a life that involves a lot of pain. It allows me to go to places in my mind that I'll never be able to visit in person."

Audiobooks are important to so many people, providing an alternative to traditional reading and helping individuals continue their love of stories while offering much-needed escapism 🎧

Messages like this mean so much to us and remind us just how crucial audiobooks can be 💜

Find out more about our different audiobook memberships via the link in the comments below 👇

ID: A five-slide carousel with a blue marble-effect background featuring white text quotes from Vickie, a Listening Books member, highlighting the positive impact audiobooks have on her life. Quotation mark icons and a simple owl logo appear on each slide. The final slide shows a hand holding a smartphone displaying the Listening Books website, alongside text inviting viewers to discover the benefits of membership, with contact details and social media handles included

Voting for the Listening Books Members' Choice Award 2026 is now OPEN! 🎉Over the coming weeks, we'll be profiling each o...
18/10/2026

Voting for the Listening Books Members' Choice Award 2026 is now OPEN! 🎉

Over the coming weeks, we'll be profiling each of the audiobooks that could win. Today's nominee spotlight is Art Cure written and narrated by Daisy Fancourt

A fascinating non-fiction title which delves into how art can improve our health, make us happier and even help us live longer, from the award-winning scientist and world-leading expert.

Art Cure is available to stream or download from our website or the Libby app 📚

Vote for your favourite to win this year's Members' Choice Award through the form in your member's email! Click the link in the comments below to listen to the audiobook 👇

Stay tuned for more nominee spotlights coming up soon to learn about all of our incredible shortlisted audiobooks 💜

Voting for the Listening Books Members' Choice Award 2026 is now OPEN! 🎉Over the coming weeks, we'll be profiling each o...
17/10/2026

Voting for the Listening Books Members' Choice Award 2026 is now OPEN! 🎉

Over the coming weeks, we'll be profiling each of the audiobooks that could win. Today's nominee spotlight is Black Bag written and narrated by Luke Kennnard.

A satirical comedy about a penniless and out-of-work actor who picks up a job working for Dr Blend, a university professor who is conducting a psychological experiment. How will Dr Blend's students react to someone zipped into on oversized bag, sitting at the back of the lecture hall over a series of autumn term lectures?

Black Bag is available to stream or download from our website or the Libby app 📚

Vote for your favourite to win this year's Members' Choice Award through the form in your member's email! If you would like to take part and aren't yet a member, visit our website to join.

Stay tuned for more nominee spotlights coming up soon to learn about all of our incredible shortlisted audiobooks 💜

✨📚 It’s that time again – New Book Friday!We've added lots of exciting new titles over the last week, including children...
16/10/2026

✨📚 It’s that time again – New Book Friday!

We've added lots of exciting new titles over the last week, including children's classic First Term by Enid Blyton, Music to Die For at the Seaview Hotel by Glenda Young - the fifth in the Helen Dexter cosy crime mystery - and the cosy fantasy tale, The Dragon Has Some Complaints by John Wiswell.

Here are our spotlighted new additions:
🎧 First Term by Enid Blyton
🎧 Football Spy: Red Card by Matt Oldfield
🎧 Tree Thing by Piers Torday
🎧 Just One Thing Volume 2 by BBC Studios Science Unit
🎧 Music to Die For at the Seaview Hotel by Glenda Young
🎧 The Dragon Has Some Complaints by John Wiswell

With over 11,000 titles in our growing catalogue, we’re sure you’ll find an audiobook (or several!) you’ll love.

Click the link in the comments below to sign up today and escape to a brand-new world this weekend! 👇

15/10/2026

In our latest podcast episode, comedian and author Isy Suttie delves into how a clowning course was the biggest source of inspiration for tackling the tasks on Taskmaster 🤡

Listen to the full episode via our website (click the link in the comments below) or your preferred podcast platform 🎙

Voting for the Listening Books Members' Choice Award 2026 is now OPEN! 🎉Over the coming weeks, we'll be profiling each o...
14/10/2026

Voting for the Listening Books Members' Choice Award 2026 is now OPEN! 🎉

Over the coming weeks, we'll be profiling each of the audiobooks that could win. Today's nominee spotlight is Land by , read by Dane Whyte O'Hara.

Land is a historical fiction novel about the effect of an unsettling encounter in a copse on Irish mapmaker named Tomás and his 10-year-old son Liam, as they survey a western Atlantic peninsula for the British Ordnance Survey.

Land is available to listen to from our website or the Libby app 📚

Vote for your favourite to win this year's Members' Choice Award through the form in your member's email. If you would like to take part and aren't yet a member, simply click the link below to join.

Stay tuned for more nominee spotlights coming up soon to learn about all of our brilliant shortlisted audiobooks 💜

13/10/2026

Comedian, author and West End star Matt Lucas finishes his reading of the brilliant Divergent audiobook review by Ethan Lopez Wood - the winner of our 16 and under summer review competition 🥳

A huge thank you to everyone who submitted their review in the competition, and to Matt Lucas for helping us celebrate the talent of our young reviewers!

Interested in completing your DofE Bronze or Silver Skills Award with Listening Books? Find out how you can become an audiobook reviewer and presenter by clicking the link below 👇

🎧🏆 The Listening Books Members' Choice Award 2026 shortlist is here 🎧🏆Voting is now open for members – this is your chan...
12/10/2026

🎧🏆 The Listening Books Members' Choice Award 2026 shortlist is here 🎧🏆

Voting is now open for members – this is your chance to help crown YOUR favourite audiobook from the top 20 shortlisted titles 🎙️

You can nominate up to 2 titles via the voting form in your email (or via the link in the comments below), with voting closing on Friday 20 November 🗓️

The winning author will be announced at the end of January 2027 🥇

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