We open up the space to review, discuss, recommend, browse, conceptualize and reminisce on Audiobooks. We welcome Sam Robinson, Technical Producer at AMI-audio, another avid audiobook listener! Audiobook Café is broadcast on AMI-audio in Canada and publishes two new podcast episodes a week on Fridays and Saturdays at 1 p.m. ET. Follow Audiobook Café on Instagram @AMIAudiobookCafe We want your feedback! Be that comments, suggestions, hot-takes, audiobook recommendations or reviews of your own… hi...
Dec 18, 2021•24 min•Ep. 16
We chat with Kelly MacDonald about his recommended listen, Just Mercy: A Story of Justice and Redemption, by Bryan Stevenson. Plus, we press Pause or Play on the Mystery novel, The madness of crowds By Louise Penny. Audiobook Café is broadcast on AMI-audio in Canada and publishes two new podcast episodes a week on Fridays and Saturdays at 1 p.m. ET. Follow Audiobook Café on Instagram @AMIAudiobookCafe We want your feedback! Be that comments, suggestions, hot-takes, audiobook recommendations or r...
Dec 11, 2021•25 min•Ep. 15
We shout out a notable review by The Guardian on Taste: my life through food, By Stanley Tucci. Plus, Theresa Power and Karen McKay of the Centre for Equitable Library Access update us on the winners of the Writer's Trust fiction and non fiction awards. Audiobook Café is broadcast on AMI-audio in Canada and publishes two new podcast episodes a week on Fridays and Saturdays at 1 p.m. ET. Follow Audiobook Café on Instagram @AMIAudiobookCafe We want your feedback! Be that comments, suggestions, hot...
Dec 04, 2021•25 min•Ep. 14
What are your guilty pleasure listens? Aamer Khan lets us in on some of his. Plus, we press Pause or Play on It Ends With Us, written by Colleen Hoover. Audiobook Café is broadcast on AMI-audio in Canada and publishes two new podcast episodes a week on Fridays and Saturdays at 1 p.m. ET. Follow Audiobook Café on Instagram @AMIAudiobookCafe We want your feedback! Be that comments, suggestions, hot-takes, audiobook recommendations or reviews of your own… hit us up! Our email address is: AudiobookC...
Nov 27, 2021•24 min•Ep. 13
Chyvonne Emile is currently listening to Swan Dive: The Making of a Rogue Ballerina, written by Georgina Pazcoguin. We hear her impressions of the Audiobook. We also chat about recipe audiobooks! Audiobook Café is broadcast on AMI-audio in Canada and publishes two new podcast episodes a week on Fridays and Saturdays at 1 p.m. ET. Follow Audiobook Café on Instagram @AMIAudiobookCafe We want your feedback! Be that comments, suggestions, hot-takes, audiobook recommendations or reviews of your own… ...
Nov 20, 2021•26 min•Ep. 12
Debbie Williams loves her fix of Audiobooks! She highlights her recommendation, Stay, by Catherine Ryan Hyde. Plus, we hit Pause or Play on The Dark Remains, By Ian Rankin and William McIlvanney. Audiobook Café is broadcast on AMI-audio in Canada and publishes two new podcast episodes a week on Fridays and Saturdays at 1 p.m. ET. Follow Audiobook Café on Instagram @AMIAudiobookCafe We want your feedback! Be that comments, suggestions, hot-takes, audiobook recommendations or reviews of your own… ...
Nov 13, 2021•25 min•Ep. 11
Karen McKay and Theresa Power from the CELA Library highlight Literature Award season, and give us some notable recommendations. And, we hit Pause or Play on The Audacity, by Katherine Ryan. Audiobook Café is broadcast on AMI-audio in Canada and publishes two new podcast episodes a week on Fridays and Saturdays at 1 p.m. ET. Follow Audiobook Café on Instagram @AMIAudiobookCafe We want your feedback! Be that comments, suggestions, hot-takes, audiobook recommendations or reviews of your own… hit u...
Nov 06, 2021•25 min•Ep. 10
Can an engaging narrator make any text worth the read? Ian White, President of Toronto Visionaries, gives us his thoughts. Plus, we hit Pause or Play on Red X: A Novel, by David Demchuk. Audiobook Café is broadcast on AMI-audio in Canada and publishes two new podcast episodes a week on Fridays and Saturdays at 1 p.m. ET. Follow Audiobook Café on Instagram @AMIAudiobookCafe We want your feedback! Be that comments, suggestions, hot-takes, audiobook recommendations or reviews of your own… hit us up...
Oct 30, 2021•25 min•Ep. 9
Ready for a little scare? We crack open the October picks for Classic Horror reads, Halloween Romances, and Suspense Thrillers with Audiobook Worm Aamer Khan. Audiobook Café is broadcast on AMI-audio in Canada and publishes two new podcast episodes a week on Fridays and Saturdays at 1 p.m. ET. Follow Audiobook Café on Instagram @AMIAudiobookCafe We want your feedback! Be that comments, suggestions, hot-takes, audiobook recommendations or reviews of your own… hit us up! Our email address is: Audi...
Oct 23, 2021•26 min•Ep. 8
Bernard Akuoko joins us to chat about his book-listening habits, and he shares some recommendations. Audiobook Café is broadcast on AMI-audio in Canada and publishes two new podcast episodes a week on Fridays and Saturdays at 1 p.m. ET. Follow Audiobook Café on Instagram @AMIAudiobookCafe We want your feedback! Be that comments, suggestions, hot-takes, audiobook recommendations or reviews of your own… hit us up! Our email address is: AudiobookCafe@ami.ca About AMI AMI is a media company that ent...
Oct 16, 2021•26 min•Ep. 7
We check in with Karen McKay and Theresa Power from the CELA Library, and chat about the service’s milestone of passing 1 million books. Plus, we preview the Memoir Unreconciled: Family, Truth, and Indigenous Resistance, by Jesse Wente. Audiobook Café is broadcast on AMI-audio in Canada and publishes two new podcast episodes a week on Fridays and Saturdays at 1 p.m. ET. Follow Audiobook Café on Instagram @AMIAudiobookCafe We want your feedback! Be that comments, suggestions, hot-takes, audiobook...
Oct 09, 2021•25 min•Ep. 6
We preview Probably Ruby, By Lisa Bird-Wilson, a work of Indigenous fiction. Plus, we meet avid Audiobook listener Karoline Bourdeau, and hear her book recommendations. Audiobook Café is broadcast on AMI-audio in Canada and publishes two new podcast episodes a week on Fridays and Saturdays at 1 p.m. ET. Follow Audiobook Café on Instagram @AMIAudiobookCafe We want your feedback! Be that comments, suggestions, hot-takes, audiobook recommendations or reviews of your own… hit us up! Our email addres...
Oct 02, 2021•25 min•Ep. 5
Aamer Khan is an audiobook worm, and leaves no book conversation off the table. We chat about the challenges of picking up books, and how to encourage ourselves and our friends to explore the wonderful world of literature. Plus, we take a closer look at Hidden Valley Road: Inside the Mind of an American Family, written by Robert Kolker, and recommended by Oprah's Book Club. Audiobook Café is broadcast on AMI-audio in Canada and publishes two new podcast episodes a week on Fridays and Saturdays a...
Sep 25, 2021•25 min•Ep. 4
Trending this week in audio-books, Audible is celebrating Hispanic Heritage Month and wishing happy birthday to the "undisputed queen of detective fiction". Plus, we chat with our friend Kamini Rodhan about a Renaissance story of technological disruption and the most prolific bookseller of the 15th century. Audiobook Café is broadcast on AMI-audio in Canada and publishes two new podcast episodes a week on Fridays and Saturdays at 1 p.m. ET. Follow Audiobook Café on Instagram @AMIAudiobookCafe We...
Sep 18, 2021•26 min•Ep. 3
We glance over a few books from the CELA homepage, are you swiping left or right on one of those books? We also check in with an avid audiobook listener, Julia Bonnett joins us from Vancouver, BC. Audiobook Café is broadcast on AMI-audio in Canada and publishes two new podcast episodes a week on Fridays and Saturdays at 1 p.m. ET. Follow Audiobook Café on Instagram @AMIAudiobookCafe We want your feedback! Be that comments, suggestions, hot-takes, audiobook recommendations or reviews of your own…...
Sep 11, 2021•26 min•Ep. 2
On our Pilot episode: CELA is sharing some great news on a blooming partnership with Audible. We hear a recommendation from a friend on a World War II story, and get into some notable book reviews. Are you an avid audiobook listener? We check in with community member Yang Wang on her listening habits. Audiobook Café is broadcast on AMI-audio in Canada and publishes two new podcast episodes a week on Fridays and Saturdays at 1 p.m. ET. Follow Audiobook Café on Instagram @AMIAudiobookCafe We want ...
Sep 04, 2021•26 min•Ep. 1
