AudiobookSYNC is back! The summer program aimed at supplying audiobooks free of charge to teens has reached its final week. There have been some wonderful books given away so far, and the last four are no exception. Each summer AudioFile release two audiobooks per week, to be downloaded for free and then played using the app for mobile and desktop. Please note: in previous years these titles have been available on the Overdrive app, but this year you will need to install the Sora app (made by Overdrive) to access them. Each pair of audiobooks will still be available to ..read more

AudiobookSYNC is back! The summer program aimed at supplying audiobooks free of charge to teens is now into its third month.! I've loved the selection we've had so far, and here are the audiobooks that will be available in June and July. Each summer AudioFile release two audiobooks per week, to be downloaded for free and then played using the app for mobile and desktop. Please note: in previous years these titles have been available on the Overdrive app, but this year you will need to install the Sora app (made by Overdrive) to access them. Each pair of audiobooks will s ..read more

The world has changed a fair bit since my last update, in ways that many of us couldn't have imagined. We've all had to cope with levels of isolation and anxiety for which society as a whole was unprepared, and I'm sure that a lot of us have had to adapt our plans for the year quite dramatically. Whilst I was fortunate not to have a family holiday to cancel or a dream wedding to re-book like many of the people facing disruption, all the well-intentioned ideas I'd had to post regular Lockdown Listens have fallen by the wayside. My complete radio silence (aside from the few pre-scheduled SYN ..read more

AudiobookSYNC is back! The summer program aimed at supplying audiobooks free of charge to teens is up and running. There have been some great audiobooks so far, so let's take a look at the audiobooks that are coming up for May/June. Each summer AudioFile release two audiobooks per week, to be downloaded for free and then played using the app for mobile and desktop. Please note: in previous years these titles have been available on the Overdrive app, but this year you will need to install the Sora app (made by Overdrive) to access them. Each pair of audiobooks will stil ..read more

AudiobookSYNC is back! The summer program aimed at supplying audiobooks free of charge to teens starts up again this week, and the first books are available to download now.  Each summer AudioFile release two audiobooks per week, to be downloaded for free and then played using the app for mobile and desktop. Please note: in previous years these titles have been available on the Overdrive app, but this year you will need to install the Sora app (made by Overdrive) to access them. Each pair of audiobooks will still be available to download for one week only, but once downloaded ..read more

A Shot in the Dark by Neil Richards. My rating: 4 of 5 stars ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Duration: 3 hrs 28 mins. Publisher: Lübbe Audio. A Shot in the Dark, Mydworth Mysteries - A Cosy Historical Mystery Series, Book 1 by Matthew Costello and Neil Richards kicks off another charming mystery series from the authors of the best-selling Cherringham audiobooks. Audible Summary: "Sussex, England, 1929. Mydworth is a sleepy English market town just 50 miles from London. But things are about to liven up there, when young and handsome Sir Harry Mortimer returns home from his diplomatic posting in Cairo, with his ..read more

The Darcy Monologues by Christina Boyd/ My rating: 4 of 5 stars ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Duration: 14 hrs 53 mins. Publisher: The Quill Ink, LLC. The Darcy Monologues is a diverse and diverting anthology of tales featuring Austen's most famous hero, by Christina Boyd, Susan Adriani, Sara Angelini, J. Marie Croft, Karen M. Cox, Jan Hahn, Jenetta James, Lory Lilian, KaraLynne Mackrory, Beau North, Ruth Phillips Oakland, Natalie Richards, Sophia Rose, Joana Starnes, Melanie Stanford, Caitlin Williams. Audible Summary: "You must allow me to tell you..." For over 200 years, Jane Austen's Mr. Darcy has captivat ..read more

Ladies Can’t Climb Ladders: Early Adventures of Working Women, the Professional Life and the Glass Ceiling. by Jane Robinson. My rating: 5 of 5 stars ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Duration: 10 hrs 54 mins. Publisher: Isis Publishing Ltd. Ladies Can't Climb Ladders by Jane Robinson is a rich, evocative, essay in recognition of the determined, headstrong, unassailable women who challenged the status quo. It is to many of these lesser-known women that society owes the freedoms we now enjoy, and if they taught us anything, it's that a woman's work really is never done... Audible Summary: "The Sex Disqualification (Re ..read more

In the coming weeks, I'll do my best to keep this blog and the social media pages associated with it as free from stressful news as I can, because I think we could all use a bit of distraction at the moment. Audiobooks are the perfect way to escape, and as this continues and more people find themselves stuck indoors, I'll endeavour to point you in the direction of things to keep yourselves and your families entertained. Due to the unrelenting health nonsense I've been dealing with for the last couple of decades, the best thing I can do for our NHS right now is to stay indoors, out of the ..read more