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Is listening to an audiobook as good as reading?

Earlier this week, Camilla Parker Bowles declared that audiobooks “count too” when it comes t...

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15.23 23 Jan 2026


Is listening to an audiobook as good as reading?


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15.23 23 Jan 2026


Earlier this week, Camilla Parker Bowles declared that audiobooks “count too” when it comes to reading. Over the past few years, sales of audiobooks have skyrocketed, but is there still a snobbery about it not being ‘real reading’?

Joining Seán to discuss is Vanessa Fox O’Loughlin, AKA Sam Blake, the author of the new bestselling novel ‘Your Every Move’...


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