Audiobooking
A free live show on Clubhouse for narrators, authors, and anyone living the creative life. Roughly forty minutes from me on one topic, then open Q&A for whoever wants to raise a hand.
No ticket, no sponsor, nothing to buy. If you miss one, every episode goes up on YouTube afterwards.
Mondays, fortnightly · 2:00 PM Eastern (New York) · 11 AM Pacific · 7 PM UK
How to Listen Live
The show lives in a Clubhouse House called Audiobooking. It is open to all, so joining is one tap and you don't need an invitation from anyone.
Each episode has its own RSVP link and that link is new every time, so the House itself is the one worth keeping. Join it and Clubhouse will let you know when the next show starts.
Clubhouse is a mobile app only, iOS or Android. There is no desktop version, so install the app on your phone first, then open the link below on the same phone.
Episodes
Every episode that has aired is on YouTube in full, with chapter markers so you can jump to the part you came for.
Episode 6: Audiobook Characters, Part Two: The Character Toolbox
28 September 2026 · Recording coming soon
The dials I reach for: age, pace, class and mannerism. Then accents, face and body, and how you keep twenty characters, or two hundred, from sounding alike.
Episode 5: Audiobook Characters, Part One: Finding Them Before You Voice Them
14 September 2026
Working out what a character should be like from the text, before you ever open your mouth. Part two, actually performing them, is episode 6.
Episode 4: My First 10 Audiobooks: The Culture, the Coaching and Saying No
31 August 2026
The career half. The chain of contact, the silence after an audition, the three things a caster actually cares about, and why saying no matters.
Episode 3: My First 10 Audiobooks: The Gear, the Systems and the Proofing
17 August 2026
The technical half. The kit, the proofing, the pickup packet, and the systems that let you finish a book without losing your mind.
Episode 2: How to Approach Authors as an Audiobook Narrator
3 August 2026
What actually works when you reach out to an indie author, opening with the science of reading against listening, and the ten-book barrier.
Episode 1: What's Happening at Audible, and Did AI Really Beat Human Narration?
20 July 2026
Audible's pooled payment model and what it has done to royalty share, then the "AI beats human narration" study taken apart.
Watch the lot as a playlist on YouTube.
Follow the Show
Join the House to catch it live, or subscribe on YouTube for the recordings. Both are free.
- Audiobooking on Clubhouse, the House where the show airs
- My Clubhouse profile
- YouTube channel, every episode in full
- The Audiobooking playlist
Got a topic you'd like covered, or a question you'd rather ask off-air? Send it over and I'll put it on the list.