Audiobook Café

In this year-end special, host Jacob Shymanski and Red Széll reflect on the best interviews of the show from the past year! Past episodes mentioned in this program include: Unseen: In Conversation with Author Molly Burke Flesh: In Conversation with David Szalay Wayback Playback: In Conversation with Author Waubgeshig Rice Fair Pay, Fair Play: Royalty Issues at Audible According to Alina This episode was produced by Andrika De Lanerolle.

In this year-end special, Jacob Shymanski hosts a roundtable discussion with three friends of the program: Ramya Amuthan, Aamer Khar and Sara Hillis. Together, they reflect on their favourite audiobooks of the year. Plus, they share their favourite discovered titles in 2025! This episode was produced by Andrika De Lanerolle.

“Local Heavens” is K.M. Fajardo’s reimagining of the classic novel “The Great Gatsby” by F. Scott Fitzgerald. The book was a readers’ favourite in the category of science fiction for 2025’s Goodreads Choice Award. Host Jacob Shymanski chats with the author about how her reimagination relates to modern day and why she chose to use cyberpunk in the tone of the book. This episode was produced by Andrika De Lanerolle.

This episode was recorded on December 10, 2025, and is published early to address a recently proposed change in Bill C-15 which would repeal the free 'Literature for the Blind' service under the Canada Post Corporation Act. Host Jacob Shymanski explores the issues, the implications and the circumstances of the proposed change with Daniella Levy-Pinto, the manager of the National Network for Equitable Library Service (NNELS) and Laurie Davidson, the Executive Director of the Centre of Equitable Library Access (CELA). This is a developing story. For the latest updates and for information on how you can show your support to CELA and NNELS, please visit their websites below: https://nnels.ca/news/bill-c-15 https://celalibrary.ca/blog

Host Jacob Shymanski and Red Széll, host of the My Life in Books podcast, continue their discussion on the dividing issues between fiction and nonfiction literature. This episode was produced by Andrika De Lanerolle.