Murder-on-Sea

Two favourite writers have set their crime series by the sea. Kate Ellis’ THE EYES OF THE HOUSE is the latest set in (fictional) Tradmouth and the investigation is led as usual by Wesley Peterson. The body is count is high. Skeletons are not just in cupboards!...

ISLAND OF HORRORS

Last night week I was in Oxford recording HG Wells’ scary novel THE ISLAND OF DOCTOR MOREAU. It’s one about the man who is shipwrecked and end up trapped on an island full of the most strange and grotesque creatures……….no, not the Isle of...

MY FAVOURITE READS OF 2015

If my calculations are correct, I have recorded a staggering 43 audiobooks this year. That’s a LOT of talking. I started the year by completing two series: Lindsay Davies’ early Roman tales were great fun and appropriately my final book in the series was...

How Nice!!!

Some charming feedback from a talk I did recently in North London : “Even as I write, your fan base is increasing by the minute. Wonderful talk, Gordon, delivered with elegance and aplomb and wit. Very many thanks. We all loved listening to you….”...

HOME THOUGHTS

I’ve done my talk all over the place (from Kirkcaldy to Canterbury, from Carlisle to Cardiff, from Dublin to Guernsey) but never in my home town of Whitley Bay – until last week (Wednesday October 14th) at the brand new library. It was great to see friends...

AUDIOFILE piece

Thrilled to have an article in AUDIOFILE magazine, the audiobook world’s ‘bible’. Here it is:- Gordon Griffin On August 10 and 11 of this year, Gordon Griffin went into a London studio and recorded ELEGY: THE FIRST DAY ON THE SOMME, by Andrew...

TALKING TO TINO

A lot of media interest has been generated by my reaching the 700 mark! 700 audiobooks!?! Even I find it unbelievable but there they all are on this site. I’ve done interviews for magazines and newspapers and even ITV Tyne Tees which I’ll put up on here...

700 NOT OUT!

A lovely surprise at the studio when I sat down to have a lunchtime cuppa, when the boss and the staff of the studio appeared with champagne and a card to celebrate my 700th audiobook (The book that marked the milestone was Andrew Roberts’ “Elegy: The...

LOCAL BOY…

Had a lively interview with Simon Logan on Radio Newcastle. How did a local boy (Newcastle/Whitley Bay) come to be the person who recorded a record-breaking 700 audiobooks…………? Good question!!!

Gordon Griffin – the book!

I am often asked (after a talk usually) why I don’t put my experiences into a book. When a well-known writer (who came to one of my talks) also suggested it, I gave it some serious thought. So….early days, but watch this space!!!!