AMI Audiobook Review

Do ratings and reviews make an impact on what book we pick up next? Is mandatory reading during school prepping us to enjoy reading as adults? Where do we draw the line when it comes to taking Reddit recommendations. Jacob Shymanski and Ramya Amuthan hash out their thoughts around these questions.

There are numerous online resources that audiobook listeners can use for recommendations, reviews, summaries' discussions, etc. Ramya Amuthan is here today to explore the various options you can use to supplement the audiobook listening experience.

Our friends at the Centre of Equitable Library Access, Karen McKay and Theresa Power join us to talk about why people may be fiction adverse, and prefer non-fiction books. Host Jacob Shymanski and his guests from CELA chat about fiction stories, escapism, and the benefits of reading non-fiction books too!

Our very own Ramya Amuthan and our regular contributor, Aamer Khan join us for an Audiobook review. Today we review, Reuniting with Strangers: A Novel by Jennilee Austria-Bonifacio

Steve “Dangle” Glynn is a hockey analyst, broadcaster, author and the host of the popular Steve Dangle Podcast. He has a Youtube channel where he uploads post-game reaction videos after every single Toronto Maple Leafs game. He’s also a co-founder of SDPN, a popular sports podcast network. On October 15th, Steve released his new (and second) book, Hockey Rants and Raves. He stopped by the show to chat all about it.

Emily Ladau is a passionate disability rights activist, writer, storyteller, and digital communications consultant. She was born with Larsen Syndrome, a genetic physical disability. Her career began at the age of 10, when she appeared on several episodes of Sesame Street to educate kids about life with a physical disability. She is the co-host of The Accessible Stall Podcast, and author of Demystifying Disability: What to Know, What to Say, and How to be an Ally.

Ramya Amuthan is back! She joins us for a Rapid Fire Review today! Ramya’s RFR Picks: 1. Big Dating Energy by Jeff Guenther and Kate Happ 2. Tuesdays with Morrie: An Old Man, a Young Man, and Life's Greatest Lesson by Mitch Albom 3. Pet Sematary by Stephen King 4. Thunder Dog: The True Story of a Blind Man, His Guide Dog, and the Triumph of Trust at Ground Zero by Michael Hingson with Susy Flory 5. The Coddling of the American Mind: How Good Intentions and Bad Ideas Are Setting Up a Generation for Failure by Greg Lukianoff and Jonathan Haidt

Today we chat with our regular contributor, Sara Hillis about updates on AI Narrated Audiobooks.

Our guest is an avid Audiobook listener. Jeffrey Rainey is back with another edition of Rapid Fire Review. Here are Jeffrey Rainey’s book recommendations: • Car Guys VS. Bean Counters, by Bob Lutz. • The Battle for the Soul of American Business Icons and Idiots, also by Bob Lutz. • George Romney, by Patrick Foster. • The Triumph and Tragedy of Lyndon Johnson by Joseph A. Califano Jr. • The Soviet Union During the Brezhnev Era by Charles River

Joining us today is our audiobook contributor and bookworm, Aamer Khan. Aamer and Jacob will be reviewing The Mars Room By Rachel Kushner The book was shortlisted for the 2018 Man Booker Prize. it received the 2018 Prix Médicis Étranger. The title also received a Gold Medal for Fiction from the California Book Awards.

Ryan Hooey is an avid audiobook listener, who also is a regular contributor on Kelly and Ramya on his featured segments called The Chatty Bookshelf. He is here to chat about a couple of things, First, we are reviewing the Pearl by John Steinbeck, a classic novella. And second, we chat about how classic books like these inevitability make it into high school English curriculums and how they can be a huge disservice to young readers.

Premee Mohamed is a Nebula award-winning Indo-Caribbean scientist and speculative fiction author based in Edmonton, Alberta. She is an Assistant Editor at the short fiction audio venue Escape Pod and the author of the 'Beneath the Rising' series of novels as well as several novellas. Premee Mohamed is here to talk about her literary award-winning series, “The Annual Migration of Clouds.”

Danielle Bouthillier is a laboratory technician, digital artist, and a science fiction writer. Her debut novel, Hero, work started in 2012 and went through several revisions over the years to create this tension-driven and unconventional superhero story. It is now available in Audiobook format and the plot features a deaf superhero. Her hearing loss makes her one of the best musicians. Plus, she discovers that her powers cannot solve all her problems.

In this edition of AMI Audiobook Review, we speak with Susan Loube, a Director of PAL-Reading Services. Their mission is to provide, upon request, free audio recorded versions of print material, which give persons with vision impairments or other disabilities access to lifelong learning choices. Learn more about PAL-Reading Services online: https://www.palreading.org/ Highlights:

AMI Podcast Coordinator Ryan Delehanty joins us to discuss guilty pleasures, share his Rapid Fire Reviews and discuss the autobiography “Rebel Girl” by Kathleen Hanna. With Rapid Fire Reviews of Find “All Fours” by Miranda July, “Buddy Babylon” by Scott Thompson and Paul Bellini, “Mr. Know It All” by John Waters & “The Kid Stays in the Picture” by Robert Evans. Highlights: “Rebel Girl” by Kathleen Hanna on: CELA, Audible “All Fours” by Miranda July on: CELA, Audible “Buddy Babylon” by Scott Thompson and Paul Bellini on: Audible “Mr. Know It All” by John Waters on: CELA, Audible “The Kid Stays in the Picture” by Robert Evans on: CELA, Audible

Audiobook contributor Sarah Hillis joins us to review the novel Horror Movie by Paul Tremblay. Find out why it's one of Jacob Shymanski's favourite listens of 2024! Highlights: Links: Find “Horror Movie” by Paul Tremblay on: CELA or Audible About "Horror Movie" by Paul Tremblay Publisher's Summary- A chilling twist on the “cursed film” genre from the bestselling author of The Pallbearers Club and The Cabin at the End of the World. In June 1993, a group of young guerilla filmmakers spent four weeks making Horror Movie, a notorious, disturbing art-house horror flick. The weird part? Only three of the film’s scenes were ever released to the public, but Horror Movie has nevertheless grown a rabid fanbase. Three decades later, Hollywood is pushing for a big budget reboot. The man who played “The Thin Kid” is the only surviving cast member. He remembers all too well the secrets buried within the original screenplay, the bizarre events of the filming, and the dangerous crossed lines on set that resulted in tragedy. As memories flood back in, the boundaries between reality and film, past and present start to blur. But he’s going to help remake the film, even if it means navigating a world of cynical producers, egomaniacal directors, and surreal fan conventions—demons of the past be damned. But at what cost? Horror Movie is an obsessive, psychologically chilling, and suspenseful feat of storytelling genius that builds inexorably to an unforgettable, mind-bending conclusion.

Jeffrey Rainey is an avid Audiobook listener and he will be joining us for a Rapid Fire Review. Today’s theme for RFR is Baseball book titles! Mentioned book titles: 1. The Soul of Baseball, A Road Trip Through Buck O’Neil’s America 2. Ball Four, by Jim Bouton 3. The Big Chair by Ned Colletti, Joseph A. Reaves 4. Hello, Friends! by Jerry Howarth 5. Where Nobody Knows Your Name by John Feinstein, Life in the minor leagues of baseball

On today's Audiobook Review, we’re having a Book Club roundtable. Joining our conversation is our audiobook contributor and bookworm, Aamer Khan. We dive into a book club question that we asked you guys on social media and we will be sharing those answers too. The question is, Who's your favorite character of all time and why?

Audiobook contributor and host of “My Life in Books” Red Széll returns to the show to reflect on his experiences as an author and share his perspective on the writing community. Highlights: Links: My Life in Books Podcast Red Széll's Website

Audiobook contributor Aamer Khan joins us for a dive into the career of Karin Slaughter, a suspense thriller author famous for “The Will Trent” Series. The series takes place in Atlanta and features GBI special agent Will Trent, his partner Faith Mitchell, and Angie Polaski. Highlights Author Bio: https://www.karinslaughter.com/ Karin Slaughter is the author of more than twenty instant New York Times bestselling novels, including the Edgar–nominated Cop Town and standalone novels Pretty Girls, The Good Daughter, and Pieces of Her. She is published in 120 countries with more than 40 million copies sold across the globe. Pieces of Her is a #1 Netflix original series starring Toni Collette, and WILL TRENT, based on her Will Trent series, is on ABC (and streaming on Hulu in the U.S. and Disney+ internationally). False Witness and The Good Daughter are in development for television. Slaughter is the founder of the Save the Libraries project—a nonprofit organization established to support libraries and library programming. A native of Georgia, she lives in Atlanta.