Audiobooks with Juliet Stevenson

About this episode

<p>This week Sara and Cariad are joined for a very special episode all about audiobooks by the queen of audio narration - BAFTA nominated and Olivier award winning actress, Juliet Stevenson. </p><br><p>In this episode they discuss Elizabeth Gaskell, kids books, bully directors, José Saramago, acting and Geordie accents.</p><br><p>The Speakies British Audio Awards take place on the 24th November at the Royal Opera House.</p><br><p>We’ve partnered with the Best Audiobook: Fiction category. There are some brilliant audiobooks nominated in that category including <em>Intermezzo</em> by Sally Rooney, read by Éanna Hardwicke. Why not go back and listen to our episode on <a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/intermezzo-by-sally-rooney-with-aisling-bea/id1699406650?i=1000681706195" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><em>Intermezzo</em></a> where we talked to the brilliant Aisling Bea.</p><p><em>&nbsp;</em></p><p>Juliet is also nominated for the Best Audiobook: Non-Fiction category for her brilliant narration of <em>Persian Pictures</em> by Gertrude Bell.</p><br><p>Thank you for reading with us. We like reading with you!</p><br><p>Follow Sara &amp; Cariad’s Weirdos Book Club on <a href="https://www.instagram.com/saraandcariadsweirdosbookclub/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Instagram</a> @saraandcariadsweirdosbookclub and <a href="https://twitter.com/weirdosbookclub" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Twitter</a> @weirdosbookclub</p><br><p>Tickets for Sara's tour show<em> I Am A Strange Gloop </em>are available to buy from <a href="https://sarapascoe.co.uk/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">sarapascoe.co.uk</a></p><p>Cariad's children's book <em>Lydia Marmalade and the Christmas Wish</em> is out in paperback <a href="https://www.hachette.co.uk/titles/cariad-lloyd/lydia-marmalade-and-the-christmas-wish/9781444971491/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">here</a> now.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Recorded and edited by Naomi Parnell for <a href="https://www.plosive.co.uk/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Plosive</a>.</p><p>Artwork by Welcome Studio.&nbsp;</p><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>