This brand-new unabridged audio book of The Fellowship of the Ring, the first part of J. R. R. Tolkien’s epic adventure, The Lord of the Rings, is read by the BAFTA award-winning actor, director and author, Andy Serkis. 

 In a sleepy village in the Shire, a young hobbit is entrusted with an immense task. He must make a perilous journey across Middle-earth to the Cracks of Doom, there to destroy the Ruling Ring of Power – the only thing that prevents the Dark Lord Sauron’s evil dominion.

Thus begins J. R. R. Tolkien’s classic tale of adventure, which continues in The Two Towers and The Return of the King.

The Fellowship of the Ring, By J. R. R. Tolkien, Read by Andy Serkis

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Greetings to you, the lucky listener of this broadcast. Join Douglas Hodge as he reveals what it's like to record the Charlie and the Chocolate Factory Audiobook (by Roald Dahl) and star as Willy Wonka himself in the new West End musical. Plus, you can listen to an extract from the audiobook too!

Download the Roald Dahl Audiobooks App to hear the whole story. With fantastic features including free access to the first chapter of every title, in–app purchase to continue the story and the ability to stream the audiobooks, the Roald Dahl audiobooks app is available from the App Store on iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch or at www.itunes.com/appstore.

Did you know we're celebrating 50 whipple-scrumptious years of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory in 2014? Follow @roald_dahl for all the latest news! #CharlieAndTheChocolateFactory

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Meet Douglas Hodge, reader of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory and star of the West End musical

Read by Elizabeth Acevedo, Sixta Morel, Danyeli Rodriguez del Orbe

A Most Anticipated Book of 2023 from: Today.com * Time * Electric Literature * Seattle Times * Telemundo * Washington Post * HipLatina * Harper's Bazaar * Elle * AARP * Shondaland * New York Times * The Millions * LitHub

From the bestselling, National Book Award–winning author Elizabeth Acevedo comes her first novel for adults, the story of one Dominican-American family told through the voices of its women as they await a gathering that will forever change their lives.

Flor has a gift: she can predict, to the day, when someone will die. So when she decides she wants a living wake—a party to bring her family and community together to celebrate the long life she’s led—her sisters are surprised. Has Flor foreseen her own death, or someone else’s? Does she have other motives? She refuses to tell her sisters, Matilde, Pastora, and Camila.

But Flor isn’t the only person with secrets: her sisters are hiding things, too. And the next generation, cousins Ona and Yadi, face tumult of their own.

Spanning the three days prior to the wake, Family Lore traces the lives of each of the Marte women, weaving together past and present, Santo Domingo and New York City. Told with Elizabeth Acevedo’s inimitable and incandescent voice, this is an indelible portrait of sisters and cousins, aunts and nieces—one family’s journey through their history, helping them better navigate all that is to come.

An Excerpt From FAMILY LORE By Elizabeth Acevedo

National Bestseller&#160; On November 15, 1959, in the small town of Holcomb, Kansas, four members of the Clutter family were savagely murdered by blasts from a shotgun held a few inches from their faces. There was no apparent motive for the crime, and there were almost no clues.&#160;As Truman Capote reconstructs the murder and the investigation that led to the capture, trial, and execution of the killers, he generates both mesmerizing suspense and astonishing empathy. In Cold Blood is a work that transcends its moment, yielding poignant insights into the nature of American violence. Available for purchase at: <a href="http://phobos.apple.com/WebObjects/MZSearch.woa/wa/advancedSearch?term=In+Cold+Blood&entity=audiobook&at=11l3IH&ct=In+Cold+Blood-DN-1-9780739333655">Apple - Audiobook (Downloadable format)</a><a href="http://www.qksrv.net/click-2665379-10273919?url=http://www.audible.com/search?advsearchKeywords=In+Cold+Blood+Truman+Capote&source_code=COMA0213WS031709&SID=In+Cold+Blood-DN-1-9780739333655">Audible - Audiobook (Downloadable format)</a><a href="http://www.tkqlhce.com/click-2665379-11117375?SID=In+Cold+Blood-DN-1-9780739333655&url=http://www.audiobooks.com/search/book/In+Cold+Blood">audiobooks.com - Audiobook (Downloadable format)</a><a href="http://www.downpour.com/catalogsearch/result/?q=In+Cold+Blood">downpour - Audiobook (Downloadable format)</a><a href="http://www.qksrv.net/click-2665379-10273919?SID=In+Cold+Blood-DN-1-9780739333655&url=http://www.emusic.com/listen/#/search/book/In+Cold+Blood">eMusic - Audiobook (Downloadable format)</a><a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/073933364X?tag=pgus-20">Amazon - Audiobook (CD format)</a><a href="http://search.barnesandnoble.com/booksearch/isbnInquiry.asp?ISBSRC=Y&ISBN=9780739333648&cm_mmc=Random%20House-_In+Cold+Blood-CD-1-9780739333648-_-In+Cold+Blood-CD-1-9780739333648-_-In+Cold+Blood">Barnes & Noble - Audiobook (CD format)</a><a href="http://www.tkqlhce.com/click-2665379-10876509?SID=In+Cold+Blood-CD-1-9780739333648&url=http://www.booksamillion.com/p/In+Cold+Blood/Truman+Capote/9780739333648">Books A Million - Audiobook (CD format)</a><a href="http://www.indiebound.org/book/9780739333648?aff=PenguinGroupUS">IndieBound - Audiobook (CD format)</a><a href="http://www.powells.com/biblio/9780739333648?utm_source=randomhouse&utm_campaign=randomhouse&utm_content=In+Cold+Blood-CD-1-9780739333648">Powell's - Audiobook (CD format)</a><a href="http://linksynergy.walmart.com/fs-bin/click?id=VD9*lkiWNd8&subid=&offerid=183959.1&type=10&tmpid=273&u1=In+Cold+Blood-CD-1-9780739333648&RD_PARM1=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.walmart.com%2Fsearch%2Fsearch-ng.do%3F&RD_PARM2=search_query%3D9780739333648%2526ic%3D16_0%2526Find%3DFind%2526search_constraint%3D3920">Walmart - Audiobook (CD format)</a>

In Cold Blood by Truman Capote, read by Scott Brick

Our hero Ben is bored beyond belief after he is made to stay at his grandma’s house. She’s the boringest grandma ever: all she wants to do is to play Scrabble, and eat cabbage soup. But there are two things Ben doesn’t know about his grandma.

1) She was once an international jewel thief.

2) All her life, she has been plotting to steal the crown jewels, and now she needs Ben’s help…

Check out this special clip of a HarperAudio favourite, a story of prejudice and acceptance, funny lists and silly words - a hilarious listen for children and adults - written and read by one of the greatest children's writers of the moment!

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Gangsta Granny, by David Walliams, read by the author (Audiobook extract)

The second original, touching, twisted, and most of all hilarious novel and audiobook for children performed by David Walliams and Matt Lucas. 

This wonderful story is told by two of Britains best loved comedians and the characters from David’s book spring to life with fantastic voices and characters galore that will make you laugh out loud...

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Mr Stink, by David Walliams, read by David Wallims and Matt Lucas (Audiobook extract)

Millions of young readers have loved the World’s Worst Children tales – now they will revel in this delightfully dreadful collection of the most gruesome grown-ups ever: The World’s Worst Teachers. From the phenomenally bestselling David Walliams and illustrated in glorious colour by the artistic genius, Tony Ross. 

 Think your teachers are bad? Wait till you meet this lot. These ten tales of the world’s most splendidly sinister teachers will have you running for the school gates. Dr Dread teaches science and is half man, half monster… Watch out for the ghastly Miss Seethe. She is ALWAYS furious – and she’s on a detention rampage. And as for Phobe, he’s a teacher with a real difference. He is bone-shakingly terrified of… children!

Millions of children have loved the World’s Worst Children – now they will revel in this delightfully dreadful collection of the most gruesome grown-ups ever, The World’s Worst Teachers. Brought to you by number one bestselling author, David Walliams, with every story illustrated in glorious colour by artistic genius, Tony Ross.

The World’s Worst Teachers, By David Walliams, Read by David Walliams, Helen McCrory, Jon Culshaw, Jan Ravens, Emma Fryer, James Goode, Adjoa Andoh and Paul Panting

President Trump&rsquo;s 2020 State of the Union address might have been the best ever given. But many Democrats refused to stand even for points they agreed with! Glenn speaks with Reps. Thomas Massie and Chris Stewart to discuss the hostile atmosphere in the room, Speaker Pelosi&rsquo;s handshake &ldquo;attempt,&rdquo; and her speech rip. And Rebel Media founder Ezra Levant discusses how his book, &ldquo;The Libranos,&rdquo; exposes the death of Canadian independent journalism at the hands of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. He was interrogated by federal investigators and secretly recorded the whole thing!

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A desert-island adventure, and a subtle observation of friendship, trust and humanity.

Winner of The Children’s Book Award.

Superbly read by DEREK JACOBI.


When Michael is washed up on an island in the Pacific after falling from his parents’ yacht, he struggles to survive on his own. He can’t find food and he can’t find water, and as Michael and his dog curl up to sleep, he knows they cannot last long.

But he soon realises there is someone close by, someone who is watching over him and helping him to stay alive. Following a close-run battle between life and death, the mysterious stranger – Kensuke – allows Michael into his world and they become friends, teaching and learning from each other, until the day of separation becomes inevitable.

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Kensuke's Kingdom written by Michael Morpurgo and read by Derek Jacobi

Penguin Audiobooks presents Roald Dahl's The BFG, read by actor, writer, and Britain's Got Talent judge David Walliams. This audiobook features original music and sound design by Pinewood film studios.

The BFG is a nice and jumbly giant. In fact, he is the only big friendly giant in Giant Country.

All the other giants are big bonecrunching brutes, and now the BFG and his friend Sophie must stop them guzzling up little human beans - with some help from Her Majester, the Queen.

David Walliams is a multi-award winning British comedian, actor and writer, best known for the comedy series Little Britain; but his acting work includes plays, dramas and films. He is also the author of five hugely successful children's books, including two illustrated by Quentin Blake - Roald Dahl's favourite illustrator.

Roald Dahl: The BFG (Audiobook Extract) read by David Walliams

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The World’s Worst Teachers, By David Walliams, Read by David Walliams, Helen McCrory, Jon Culshaw, Jan Ravens, Emma Fryer, James Goode, Adjoa Andoh and Paul Panting

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