Wibbo's Words

February's entertainment

The Waiting Room [Unabridged Audiobook] [Audible] by F. G. Cottam, narrated by David Rintoul

The Night Hawks (Ruth Galloway series #13) [Unabridged Audiobook] [Audible] by Elly Griffiths, narrated by Jane McDowell

The King's General [Unabridged Audiobook] [Audible] [Re-listen] by Daphne du Maurier, narrated by Juliet Stevenson

The Riddle of the Sands [Unabridged Audiobook] [Audible] by Erskine Childers, narrated by Anton Lesser

We Know You Know [Kindle Edition] by Erin Kelly

Blood Orange [Kindle Edition] by Harriet Tyce

One Lost Soul (Hidden Norfolk Murder Mystery Series #1) [Kindle Edition] by J. M. Dalgliesh

Bury Your Past (Hidden Norfolk Murder Mystery Series #2) [Kindle Edition] by J. M. Dalgliesh

January's entertainment

North and South [Unabridged Audiobook] [Audible] by Elizabeth Gaskell, narrated by Juliet Stevenson

The Reunion [Unabridged Audiobook] [Audible] by Guillaume Musso, narrated by Samuel West, Cassie Layton, David Rintoul, Clare Wille

I Read the News Today, Oh Boy [Non-fiction] [Kindle Edition] by Paul Howard

One, Two, Three, Four: The Beatles in Time [Non-fiction] [Kindle Edition] by Craig Brown

 

Thin pickings this month, I'm suffering from Lockdown Lack of Concentration...

December's entertainment

Eye of the Red Tsar (Inspector Pekkala) [Unabridged Audiobook] [Audible] by Sam Eastland, narrated by Steven Pacey

Where Roses Never Die [Unabridged Audiobook] [Audible] by Gunnar Staaleson, narrated by Colin Mace

The Memory of Trees [Unabridged Audiobook] [Audible] by F. G. Cottam, narrated by David Rintoul

Chocky [Unabridged Audiobook] [Audible] by John Wyndham, narrated by Daniel Weyman

Queen Bees [Unabridged Audiobook] [Non-fiction] [Audible] by Sian Evans, narrated by Carole Boyd

A Brief History of the Third Reich [Unabridged Audiobook] [Non-fiction] [Audible] by Martyn Whittock, narrated by Sean Barrett

The Solace Farm Killings (A Snowdonia Murder Mystery) [Kindle Edition] by Simon McCleave

November's entertainment

Longstone (DCI Ryan #10) [Unabridged Audiobook] [Audible] by L. J. Ross, narrated by Jonathan Keeble

The Moor (DCI Ryan #11) [Unabridged Audiobook] [Audible] by L. J. Ross, narrated by Jonathan Keeble

Borderlands (DCI Ryan #12) [Unabridged Audiobook] [Audible] by L. J. Ross, narrated by Jonathan Keeble

17 Carnations [Unabridged Audiobook] [Non-fiction] [Audible] [Re-listen] by Andrew Morton, narrated by Cameron Stewart

Agent Sonya [Unabridged Audiobook] [Non-fiction] [Audible] by Ben Macintyre, narrated by Ben Macintyre

Secrets & Lies [Unabridged Audiobook] [Non-fiction] [Audible] by Douglas Thompson and Christine Keeler, narrated by Sophie Cookson

The Glass Hotel [Unabridged Audiobook] [Audible] by Emily St. John Mandel, narrated by Dylan Moore

The Patient Man (Jackman & Evans #6) [Unabridged Audiobook] [Library BorrowBox] by Joy Ellis, narrated by Richard Armitage

Bedlam (Alexander Gregory #3) [Kindle Edition] by L. J. Ross

In the Woods [Kindle Edition] by Tana French

The Warehouse [Kindle Edition] by Rob Hart

October's entertainment

Angel (DCI Ryan #4) [Unabridged Audiobook] [Audible] [Re-listen] by L. J. Ross, narrated by Jonathan Keeble

High Force (DCI Ryan #5) [Unabridged Audiobook] [Audible] [Re-listen] by L. J. Ross, narrated by Jonathan Keeble

Cragside (DCI Ryan #6) [Unabridged Audiobook] [Audible] [Re-listen] by L. J. Ross, narrated by Jonathan Keeble

Dark Skies (DCI Ryan #7) [Unabridged Audiobook] [Audible] [Re-listen] by L. J. Ross, narrated by Jonathan Keeble

Seven Bridges (DCI Ryan #8) [Unabridged Audiobook] [Audible] [Re-listen] by L. J. Ross, narrated by Jonathan Keeble

The Hermitage (DCI Ryan #9) [Unabridged Audiobook] [Audible] [Re-listen] by L. J. Ross, narrated by Jonathan Keeble

Death on the Nile [Unabridged Audiobook] [Audible] by Agatha Christie, narrated by Kenneth Branagh

They Disappeared (Jackman and Evans} [Unabridged Audiobook] [Audible] by Joy Ellis, narrated by Richard Armitage

With Clough, by Taylor [Kindle Edition] by Peter Taylor

Imposter (Alexander Gregory #1) [Kindle Edition] by L. J. Ross

Hysteria (Alexander Gregory #2) [Kindle Edition] by L. J. Ross

September's entertainment

A Mind to Murder (Adam Dalgleish) [Unabridged Audiobook] [Audible] by P. D. James, narrated by Daniel Weyman

Cover her Face (Adam Dalgleish) [Unabridged Audiobook] [Audible] by P. D. James, narrated by Daniel Weyman

Oliver Twist [Unabridged Audiobook] [Audible] by Charles Dickens, narrated by Martin Jarvis

Holy Island (DCI Ryan #1) [Unabridged Audiobook] [Audible] [Re-listen] by L. J. Ross, narrated by Jonathan Keeble

Sycamore Gap (DCI Ryan #2) [Unabridged Audiobook] [Audible] [Re-listen] by L. J. Ross, narrated by Jonathan Keeble

Heavenfield (DCI Ryan #3) [Unabridged Audiobook] [Audible] [Re-listen] by L. J. Ross, narrated by Jonathan Keeble

The Lazarus Prophesy [Unabridged Audiobook] [Audible] by  F. G. Cottam, narrated by Saul Reichlin

Insidious Intent (Tony Hill, Carol Jordan #10) [Unabridged Audiobook] [Library BorrowBox] by Val McDermid, narrated by Jonathan Keeble

Beekeeping for Beginners (Mary Russell Mysteries) [Unabridged Audiobook] [Library RB Digital] by Laurie R. King, narrated by Robert Ian MacKenzie

The White Forest Killings (A Snowdonia Murder Mystery) [Kindle Edition] by Simon McCleave

The Nidderdale Murders (A Yorkshire Murder Mystery #5) [Kindle Edition] by J. R. Ellis

Cut Short (Poe and Bradshaw short stories) [Kindle Edition] by M. W. Craven

Close to the Bone [Kindle Edition] by Susan Wilkins

Before the Poison [Kindle Edition] by Peter Robinson

August's entertainment

The Crown in Crisis [Unabridged Audiobook] [Non-Fiction] [Audible] by Alexander Larman, narrated by Richard Trinder

Chaos [Unabridged Audiobook] [Non-Fiction] [Audible] by Tom O'Neill and Dan Piepenbring, narrated by Kevin Stillwell

The Peer and the Gangster [Unabridged Audiobook] [Non-Fiction] [Audible] by Dan Smith, narrated by Andrew Cullum

A Certain Justice (Adam Dalgleish) [Unabridged Audiobook] [Audible] by P. D. James, narrated by Daniel Weyman

Devices and Desires (Adam Dalgleish) [Unabridged Audiobook] [Audible] by P. D. James, narrated by Daniel Weyman

The Crown [Unabridged Audiobook] [Non-Fiction] [Library BorrowBox] by Robert Lacey, narrated by Alex Jennings

Babes in the Wood [Unabridged Audiobook] [Non-Fiction] [Library BorrowBox] by Graham Bartlett and Peter James, narrated by Leighton Pugh

The Kennedy Curse [Unabridged Audiobook] [Non-Fiction] [Library BorrowBox] by James Patterson and Cynthia Fagen, narrated by David Pittu

Persons Unknown (DS Manon Bradshaw #2) [Kindle Edition] by Susie Steiner

Remain Silent (DS Manon Bradshaw #3) [Kindle Edition] by Susie Steiner

The Berwyn River Killings (A Snowdonia Murder Mystery) [Kindle Edition] by Simon McCleave

Home Fixtures: Writings to support the Homeless World Cup [Kindle Edition] by Ian Rankin, Nick Hornby et al

July's entertainment

The White Russian [Unabridged Audiobook] [Audible] by Tom Bradby, narrated by Robert Powell

Walking the Wire [Unabridged Audiobook] [Library BorrowBox] by David Baldacci, narrated by Kyl Brewer, Orlagh Cassidy

Too Much - Never Enough [Unabridged Audiobook] [Non-Fiction] [Library BorrowBox] by Mary L. Trump, narrated by Mary L. Trump

Forced Confessions (Benson & de Vere #3) [Unabridged Audiobook] [Audible] by John Fairfax, narrated by Daniel Weyman

Blacklight (Dark Yorkshire Series #2)  [Kindle Edition] by J.M. Dalgleish

The Dogs in the Street (Dark Yorkshire Series #3)  [Kindle Edition] by J.M. Dalgleish

Three Women [Kindle Edition] by Lisa Taddeo

The Cutting Place [Kindle Edition] by Jane Casey

The Murder Game [Kindle Edition] by Rachel Abbott

Missing, Presumed (DS Manon Bradshaw #1) [Kindle Edition] by Susie Steiner

June's entertainment

The Poet [Unabridged Audiobook] [Re-Listen] [Audible] by Michael Connelly, narrated by Buck Schirner

The Black Tower [Unabridged Audiobook] [Audible] by P.D. James, narrated by Daniel Weyman

Ice Station Zebra [Unabridged Audiobook] [Audible] by Alistair MacLean, narrated by Jonathan Oliver

Body Breaker (Avison Fluke #2) [Unabridged Audiobook] [Audible] by M.W. Craven, narrated by John Banks

Summary Justice (Benson & de Vere #1) [Unabridged Audiobook] [Audible] by John Fairfax, narrated by Daniel Weyman

Blind Defence (Benson & de Vere #2) [Unabridged Audiobook] [Audible] by John Fairfax, narrated by Daniel Weyman

The Curator (Washington Poe #3) [Unabridged Audiobook] [Audible] by M.W. Craven, narrated by John Banks

Black Sun [Kindle Edition] by Owen Matthews

The Mathematical Bridge (Nighthawk #2) [Kindle Edition] by Jim Kelly

The ZigZag Girl (Stephens & Mephisto #1) [Kindle Edition] by Elly Griffiths

Nazi Wives [Non-Fiction] [Kindle Edition] by James Wyllie

May's entertainment

The Magpie Murders [Unabridged Audiobook] [Audible] by Anthony Horowitz, narrated by Samantha Bond, Allan Corduner

To Catch a King [Unabridged Audiobook] [Audible] by Charles Spenser, narrated by Richard Trinder

Born in a Burial Gown (Avison Fluke #1) [Unabridged Audiobook] [Audible] by M. W. Craven, narrated by John Banks

Witchfinder [Unabridged Audiobook] [Audible] by Andrew Williams, narrated by Richard Mitchley

Dark Sacred Night (Renee Ballard #2) [Unabridged Audiobook] [Audible] by Michael Connelly, narrated by Christine Lakin, Titus Welliver

The Royal Baths Murder (A Yorkshire Murder Mystery #4) [Kindle Edition] by J. R. Ellis

In the House of the Seven Librarians [Kindle Edition] by Ellen Klages

The Devil's Cliff Killings (A Snowdonia Murder Mystery) [Kindle Edition] by Simon McCleave

The Great Darkness (Nighthawk #1) [Kindle Edition] by Jim Kelly

Divided House (Dark Yorkshire Series #1) [Kindle Edition] by J. M. Dalgliesh

April's entertainment

Secret Service [Unabridged Audiobook] [Audible] by Tom Bradby, narrated by Juliet Aubrey

The Great Train Robbery [Unabridged Audiobook] [Audible] by Michael Crichton, narrated by Michael Kitchen

The Body in the Library (Miss Marple) [Unabridged Audiobook] [Library RB Digital] by Agatha Christie, narrated by Stephanie Cole

A Pocketful of Rye (Miss Marple) [Unabridged Audiobook] [Library RB Digital] by Agatha Christie, narrated by Joan Hickson

And Then There Were None [Unabridged Audiobook] [Library RB Digital] by Agatha Christie, narrated by Hugh Fraser

How to be a Footballer [Unabridged Audiobook] [Library RB Digital] by Peter Crouch, narrated by Peter Crouch

Lockdown [Kindle Edition] by Peter May

The Snowdonia Killings (A Snowdonia Murder Mystery)  [Kindle Edition] by Simon McCleave

The Harlech Beach Killings (A Snowdonia Murder Mystery)  [Kindle Edition] by Simon McCleave

The Dee Valley Killings (A Snowdonia Murder Mystery)  [Kindle Edition] by Simon McCleave

No Place to Die [Kindle Edition] by Neil Broadfoot

March's entertainment

A Silent Death [Unabridged Audiobook] [Audible] by Peter May, narrated by Peter Forbes

The Guest List [Unabridged Audiobook] [Audible] by Lucy Foley, narrated by Jot Davies, Chloe Massey, Olivia Dowd, Sarah Ovens, Rich Keeble, Aoife McMahon

Original Sin [Unabridged Audiobook] [Audible] by P. D. James, narrated by Daniel Weyman

The Lantern Men (Ruth Galloway Series) [Unabridged Audiobook] [Audible] by Elly Griffiths, narrated by Jane McDowell

The Prisoner of Zenda [Unabridged Audiobook] [Audible] by Anthony Hope, narrated by Peter Joyce

The Mirror and the Light (Wolf Hall #3) [Unabridged Audiobook] [Audible] by Hilary Mantel, narrated by Ben Miles

Penshaw (DCI Ryan Mystery) [Unabridged Audiobook] [Library BorrowBox] by L. J. Ross, narrated by Jonathan Keeble

The Quartet Murders (A Yorkshire Murder Mystery #2) [Kindle Edition] by J. R. Ellis

The Murder at Redmire Hall (A Yorkshire Murder Mystery #3) [Kindle Edition] by J. R. Ellis

The Catch (A Slough House Novella) [Kindle Edition] by Mick Herron

Three Rivers [Kindle Edition] by David Blake

The Long Call (Two Rivers #1) [Kindle Edition] by Ann Cleeves

Staying at home

i don't really mind staying at home (I'm over 70, so being very cautious about Covid-19). Self-isolation feels rather like working freelance from home which I did for many years but this time it's without the work! 

My studio table is tidy and today's plan is to get out the pdf sewing patterns that I've printed on paper and stick the pages together. I'm in need of new clothes and have lots of fabric washed and ready to cut out.

Apart from sewing clothes, I have plenty here to keep me occupied and happy. Music, books, audiobooks are all essential to my mood (thank goodness for Spotify, Kindle, Audible and library apps) and there's a sizeable yarn stash to keep my fingers busy.

February's entertainment

Black Summer (Washington Poe #2) [Unabridged Audiobook] [Audible] by MW Craven, narrated by John Banks

How the Dead Speak (Carol Jordan/Tony Hill #11) [Unabridged Audiobook] [Library RB Digital] by Val McDermid, narrated by Saul Reichlin

Familiar Rooms in Darkness [Unabridged Audiobook] [Library RB Digital] by Caro Fraser, narrated by Steven Crossley

The Scarlet Pimpernel [Unabridged Audiobook] [Audible] by Baroness Orczy, narrated by Julian Rhind-Tutt

King Solomon's Mines [Unabridged Audiobook] [Audible] by H Rider Haggard, narrated by Toby Stephens

Princes at War [Unabridged Audiobook] [Audible] by Deborah Cadbury, narrated by Cameron Stewart

Wolf Hall [Unabridged Audiobook] [Audible] [Re-listen] by Hilary Mantel, narrated by Simon Slater

Bring up the Bodies [Unabridged Audiobook] [Audible] [Re-listen] by Hilary Mantel, narrated by Simon Vance

Come and Find Me (DI Marnie Rome #5) [Kindle Edition] by Sarah Hilary

All the Rage (DI Fawley Series) [Kindle Edition] by Cara Hunter

A House Divided [Kindle Edition] by Rachel McLean

Too Close to Breathe [Kindle Edition] by Olivia Kiernan

The Couple Next Door [Kindle Edition] by Shari Lapena

The Body in the Dales (A Yorkshire Murder Mystery #1) [Kindle Edition] by JR Ellis

January's entertainment

Operation Mincemeat [Unabridged Audiobook] [Audible] [Re-listen] by Ben Macintyre, narrated by John Lee

Catch and Kill  [Unabridged Audiobook] [Audible] by Ronan Farrow, narrated by Ronan Farrow

Cast Iron (Enzo Series) [Unabridged Audiobook] [Library RB Digital] by Peter May, narrated by Peter Forbes

Solitaire (Clara Vine Series) [Unabridged Audiobook] [Library RB Digital] by Jane Thynne, narrated by Julie Teal

The Devil's Edge (Cooper/Fry Series) [Unabridged Audiobook] [Library RB Digital] by Stephen Booth, narrated by Mike Rodgers

The Stranger Inside [Unabridged Audiobook] [Library BorrowBox] by Lisa Unger, narrated by Chris Andrew Ciulla and Vivienne Leheny

The Order of the Day [Unabridged Audiobook] [Library BorrowBox] by Eric Vuillard, narrated by Leighton Pugh

Wakenhyrst [Kindle Edition] by Michelle Paver

The Quaker [Kindle Edition] by Liam McIlvanney

The Never Game (Colter Shaw 1) [Kindle Edition] by Jeffrey Deaver

Half a year of books: audiobooks

For several years, I've listed books/ebooks/unabridged audiobooks that I've read/listened to on Pinterest. No reviews, just pictures of the covers so I could remember titles and avoid duplicates. In the first half of 2019, I listed 64 titles. For some reason, books/ebooks I listed from Amazon were linked through to 'Amazon Fashion'. I've always been able to delete unwanted links; now I can't. So it's goodbye Pinterest...

These are the remaining audiobooks of Books 2019: 

London Rules (Slough House Series 5) [Unabridged Audiobook] [Audible] by Mick Herron, narrated by Sean Barrett

Joe Country (Slough House Series 6) [Unabridged Audiobook] [Audible] by Mick Herron, narrated by Sean Barrett

The Infirmary [Unabridged Audiobook] [Library BorrowBox] by L J Ross, narrated by Jonathan Keeble

The Siren [Unabridged Audiobook] [Library BorrowBox] by Alison Bruce, narrated by Jonathan Broadbent

The Silence [Unabridged Audiobook] [Library BorrowBox] by Alison Bruce, narrated by Jonathan Broadbent

The Backs [Unabridged Audiobook] [Library BorrowBox] by Alison Bruce, narrated by Jonathan Broadbent

The Book of Mirrors [Unabridged Audiobook] [Library BorrowBox] by E O Chirovici, narrated by Corey Brill, George Newbern, Jonathan Todd Ross, Pete Simonelli

Me [Unabridged Audiobook] [Library BorrowBox] by Elton John, narrated by Elton John, Taron Egerton

Well of the Winds [Unabridged Audiobook] [Library BorrowBox] by Denzil Meyrick, narrated by David Monteath

In a House of Lies [Unabridged Audiobook] [Audible] by Ian Rankin, narrated by James Macpherson

The Cobra [Unabridged Audiobook] [Audible] by Frederick Forsyth, narrated by John Chancer

Dark Winter [Unabridged Audiobook] [Audible] by David Mark, narrated by Toby Longworth

The Quest for Queen Mary [Unabridged Audiobook] [Audible] by James Pope-Hennessy, narrated by Tim Bentinck, Gareth Armstrong

The Brothers York [Unabridged Audiobook] [Audible] by Thomas Penn, narrated by Roy McMillan

Original Skin [Unabridged Audiobook] [Audible] by David Mark, narrated by Toby Longworth

The Stone Circle [Unabridged Audiobook] [Audible] by Elly Griffiths, narrated by Jane McDowell

A Dying Breed [Unabridged Audiobook] [Audible] by Peter Hanington, narrated by Jonathan Keeble

Travellers in the Third Reich [Unabridged Audiobook] [Audible] by Julia Boyd, narrated by Stephanie Racine

The Fourth Friend (Jackman and Evans 3) [Unabridged Audiobook] [Audible] by Joy Ellis, narrated by  Richard Armitage

Sweet Little Lies [Unabridged Audiobook] [Audible] by Caz Frear, narrated by Jane Collingwood

Voodoo Histories [Unabridged Audiobook] [Audible] by David Aaronovitch, narrated by James Langton

The Wall [Unabridged Audiobook] [Audible] by John Lanchester, narrated by Will Poulter

The Night Manager [Unabridged Audiobook] [Audible] by John Le Carre, narrated by Michael Jayston

The Nuremberg Trial [Unabridged Audiobook] [Audible] by Ann and John Tusa, narrated by Ralph Cosham

Taking up where I left off

I thought I would take up blogging again where I left off in 2018. It's hard to believe that more than a year has gone past since my last post, in spite of lots of good intentions on my part. I'm a bit of an expert at putting-off-stuff-until-tomorrow.

So, what's been happening here? Nothing of note really - it's been one of those fallow years where I've felt as if I've been marking time rather than forging ahead. I've read a lot of books and listened to countless audiobooks while despairing about the state of this country and the government. And I feel it's only going to get worse after January 31.

In other news, I'm beavering away on several new knitting and crochet designs. There has been much swatching.

The models are now finished but instructions still need bashing into shape before the patterns are tech edited and tested. Why does everything take an age?

Best of 2018, part one

I listened to a lot of audiobooks this year, partly because I've been busy doing hours and hours of sample knitting for new designs.

My audiobooks of the year are Chris Ould's Faroes Trilogy, The Blood Strand, The Killing Bay and The Fire Pit. Matt Addis gets a special mention for his superb narration.

My top two fiction choices are William Shaw's Salt Lane and John Harvey's Body & Soul - both excellent reads.

Non-fiction best-of-the-year are The Spy and the Traitor, Ben Macintyre, and Viking Britain, Thomas Williams.

Listening

I listen to a lot of audiobooks; they're perfect listening while I work.  I have an Audible subscription and also download audiobooks from Brighton & Hove Libraries free BorrowBox service. There's list of this year's books (including physical books, e-books and audiobooks) on Pinterest.

This audiobook is my best non-fiction listen so far this year; it's an incredible story that sounds like a good spy novel but it's all true. 

 

Back in the land of the living....

Well, I'm almost there after three weeks of flu. My hacking cough has gone, I no longer have a head full of cotton wool and food tastes like food instead of cardboard!

In other news, I'm working my way through all the Harry Potter audiobooks again. I've nearly finished Book 4, Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, and  thoroughly enjoying them. Stephen Fry is a genius narrator and makes the books perfect knitting listening.

Two other things - I'm seriously delighted that the wonderful Def Leppard have released their back catalogue on Spotify (other streaming services are available...) and the new Magnum album sounds pretty good after a couple of listens. I love my music!