Spiracle

We are very excited about being in the final of GOTY 2026, if you couldn’t tell already! 🎁 Independent bookshops are essential to the heart of what we do and so it only felt right to include some of the reasons they love stocking us! 📚 Thanks @thebookbrewery_ambleside + @heronbooksbristol Become a stockist at audiobookinacard.com #independentaudiobooks #audiobookinacard #giftoftheyear #books #giftideas @the.giftoftheyear.awards @the_ga_uk

Reading and writing are the basis for learning in most English speaking societies, but if you’re neurodivergent, dyslexic for example, this can be agonising from an early age. 1 in 10 people around the world are dyslexic. 2 in 5 children excluded from school in the UK and the USA are dyslexic. Up to 50% of prison populations are diagnosed with dyslexia while there is an equal proportion among arts practitioners and mathematicians. There’s been some research from scientists in Hong Kong, Japan and the UK that might support dyslexia in the English language world. The research identifies different signalling areas in the brain related to image and scanning recognition and these in turn show that it’s possible to be ‘dyslexic’ in English, but not in, for example, Chinese, where the written language is a collection of interconnected images, rather than an alphabetical system But what’s this really driving at? The fact is people have different brains and reading is not necessarily something that needs eyes. Increasingly people read with audiobooks because you can read more books and for those who find the visual scanning of words difficult in whatever language they are reading in, audiobooks offer an alternative way to enjoy the everyday magic of reading. A recent study by researchers at University College London and the University of Florida published in iScience found an incredible decline of more than 40 percent in daily reading for pleasure in the UK and US over the past two decades. Reading is proven to build empathy, concentration and critical thinking. We cannot do without it. It gives all of us a chance to think and reflect, on their own as well as in conversation. In this year, the Year of Reading, we want to reverse the trend. We want to see more and more people enjoying reading.. In print and of course in audio. Help yourself to some of the free audiobooks on Spiracle Audiobooks. #GoAllIn #FutureOfReading #NationalYearofReading26 #Audiobooks #neurodivergent #dyslexia

With the Gift of the Year finals in sight, we’re exploring new ways to make audiobooks visible. Our Audiobook in a Card already transforms listening into something tangible. But what does it look like to read with your ears? Working with photographer Toby Glanville, we’re beginning to visualise the quiet, personal world of audiobook listening. These are early glimpses from that process - seeing the invisible, as listening takes shape.

NEW: Niche ID Podcast with @spiraclehq Co-founder, Professor Leigh Wilson • Immersive writing in audio, human-centred discovery, and So Much More • 🎧 [link in bio to show and Substack with highlights]

New in the Collection this week! 📚🎧 There’s six new audiobooks on the Spiracle here on our platform 🌀 A rich blend of fiction and nonfiction exploring politics, music, love, grief, and family, bringing together intimate storytelling and broader reflections on identity, history, and human connection. Check out Republic, Musical Truth, You Made a Fool of Death with your Beauty, The Hole, Happiness and Love, Golden Child and more on the Spiracle Audiobook platform - independently curated by us, for you to listen 🎧 #audiobooks #independentbooks #newaudiobooks #books #nationalyearofreading2026

Meet Spiracleaudiobooks who are finalists in this year’s Gift of the Year Awards with their brilliantly original Audiobook in a Card. Created to solve a simple problem - audiobooks aren’t always easy to gift — this beautifully designed card contains a full audiobook, combining the thoughtfulness of a physical present with the accessibility of audio storytelling. Meaningful, experience-led and perfect for book lovers (and hard-to-buy-for people alike), it’s gifting with a story at its heart. Huge congratulations to Emma Dobie and the Spiracle Audiobooks team! Read the full interview in our blog section. Support your favourites and vote in the People’s Choice Award #GiftoftheYear #GOTYFinalist #SpiracleAudiobooks #AudiobookInaCard #ThoughtfulGifting

It’s the 1st of May and our most recent murmuration from co-founder Leigh Wilson on Neo-ing the Victorian Novel is here … You can read a sneak peak here but head over to our murmurations page via the link in our bio to read the full article 📖 #murmurations #spiracle #books #victorianliterature #audiobooks

New in the Collection this week! 📚🎧 There’s six new audiobooks on the Spiracle block 🌀 A mix of bold memoirs, cultural reflection, and identity driven storytelling that span music, heritage, diaspora, and deeply personal narratives exploring belonging, creativity, and lived experience. Check out Dispatches from the Diaspora, Sunbirth, My Last Supper, Hunger Makes Me a Modern Girl, Sanfoka, Uncle Paul and more on the Spiracle Audiobook platform - independently curated by us, for you to listen 🎧 #audiobooks #independentbooks #newaudiobooks #books #nationalyearofreading2026

IT’S WORLD BOOK NIGHT 📕🌙 Join us for #readinghour between 7-8pm (or anytime this evening) but downloading our FREE audiobook The Intercessor by May Sinclair! SWIPE to find out more about why we chose this book and why it’s perfect for @worldbooknight Happy Reading! 📖 #books #worldbooknight #worldbooknight2026 #audiobooks

New in the Spiracle collection this week🎧📚 Six new compelling titles have arrived on our platform, ready to speak volumes to you (our lovely listeners!) They span philosophy, lit fiction, history, feminist modern fables, nature writing and more! Browse A Leopard-Skin Hat, When the Museum is Closed, The Witch, The Trembling Hand, The Emperor of Gladness, Is a River Alive? and many more on our independent audiobook platform - curated by us, enjoyed by you👂 #IndependentAudiobooks #NewAudiobooks #IndependentBooks #Audiobooks #Books

There are ONLY 3 days to go of our crowdfunding raise over @crowdcube 🌀🌀🌀 Swipe to find about more why now is a great time to invest and how crowdfunding helps us build and finance our community! #investmentopportunity #crowdfunding #audiobooks #futureofreading #nationalyearofreading2026

Invest in Spiracle Audiobooks. The audiobook market is growing fast (28% YOY) Investment for equity in this British audiobook platform that is expanding to offer the full catalogue while developing important search features and curated collections. We offer a new distribution with @audiobookinacard making audiobooks a proper gift. We champion ambitious publishers while making sure our customers have a great experience and simply find the audiobook they want. Spiracle is a refreshing alternative to the Big Tech marketplaces. Spiracle 2.0 launches in July. We are fundraising on Crowdcube. Now is the time. We have one week to go. All links in bio. #investmentopportunity #futureofreading #audiobooks #alternativereading #readingwithears thanks @bethanyrosesdesign for the drawing