Bloomsbury publishing company has added 600 audio books to the Royal National Institute of Blind People’s (RNIB) Talking Books library and committed to adding all new titles in the future.
James Bartlett, reading services manager at the RNIB, said Talking Books grew every day and the charity was pleased Bloomsbury gifted its entire collection.
‘Talking Books are important so that the estimated two million people living with sight loss in the UK can access and enjoy books just like any other person,’ Bartlett said.
Popular Bloomsbury titles requested by Talking Books users included Piranesi by Susanna Clarke, Violeta by Isabel Allende, and The Anarchy by William Dalrymple.
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