Tove Jansson

Nov 5, 2024 | womensprize.com | Tove Jansson |Elizabeth Smart |Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie |Hilary Mantel

Cariad is the creator and host of the award-winning podcast Griefcast and the smash-hit improv show Austentatious. She has starred in TV shows such as Alan Partridge, Peep Show, Inside No. 9 and featured on Have I Got News For You. Cariad’s first book You Are Not Alone was a New Statesman, The Times and Express book of the year in 2023. Her new children’s book, The Christmas Wish-Tastrophe, is out now.

Oct 31, 2024 | airmail.news | Jim Kelly |Tove Jansson

All the Presidents’ Money: How the Men Who Governed America Governed Their Money by Megan Gorman We all have our opinions on how presidents have handled affairs of state, but how exactly did they handle their own financial affairs?

Dec 23, 2023 | bbc.co.uk | Tove Jansson

Reuniting the same team that brought you Moominland Midwinter, John Finnemore reprises his role as Moomintroll, and Samantha Bond narrates. We return to Moominvalley for another story concerning the Moomins, in which Moomintroll sets off on a quest to discover the truth about the Comet. He meets new friends, has exciting adventures, and faces up to what looks like it might be the end of the world, but still finds time for some late-night dancing and a few cups of palm wine. NARRATOR . . . . .

Sep 2, 2023 | audiofilemagazine.com | Tove Jansson

If ever there was an audiobook that conjures the timeless feeling of languid summer days, this gem is it. Natasha Soudek narrates these vignettes of a grandmother and her young granddaughter, Sophia, who are spending their summer together on a small island in the Gulf of Finland, where they go on adventures, exploring their environs and conversing about life. Soudek is expressive as she portrays the gravelly voiced, sometimes prickly grandmother and the emotive, excitable, curious child.