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How to get more reading done 101: Audiobooks
Audiobooks are being consumed by Australians with increasing gusto, with many readers who prefer print books finding the benefits of also being able to ‘read’ more by listening while in the car, walking the dog, pottering in the garden or getting through household chores.
While audiobooks were previously available in CD format, as the use of CD players has declined, listening to audiobooks can now be used via apps on your smartphone.
At Farrells we have been very happy to discover and partner with a great app – Libro.fm. Libro.fm is an employee-owned Social Purpose Corporation that shares profits from your audiobook purchases with the local independent bookshop of your choice, giving you the power to keep money within your local community. When you start a membership with Libro.fm you can choose to support us here at Farrells or share the love around with many other participating local bookshops. Libro.fm offer two options for purchases. Firstly you can purchase audiobooks on a book by book basis, without committing to an ongoing membership cost. Alternatively, you can pay a monthly membership fee that includes 2 free books. As many of our staff now use Libro.fm to listen to audiobooks, you can access our reviews on the app. Check out Kate’s review of Dervla McTiernan’s What Happened to Nina?.
If you’re new to audiobooks – come and ask our staff how to get yourself started with Libro.fm, or check out this more detailed ‘how to’.
If you’re currently using Audible and keen to hear how Libro.fm differs, here is a handy comparison list.
As far as we’re concerned, the only downside to audiobooks is the same as for the print equivalents – how to choose your next great ‘read’! So many amazing titles to choose from, so little time..
SMALL BUSINESS SEPTEMBER
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Author Spotlight
Malcolm Knox
The First Friend
Reviewed by Kate
Books of the Month
FICTION
Edinburgh, 1916: A rich Scottish industrialist, Thomas Wrenfether, impulsively embarks on a mad scheme to build a paddlesteamer out of dubiously sourced European cherrywood on the other side of the world, in booming Melbourne, Australia. But nothing goes according to plan.
Melbourne, 1993: Martha is a clever, lonely and frustrated lawyer. One night, on impulse, she stops at a strange pub in Fitzroy, The Cherrywood, for a bottle of wine. The mysterious building and its inhabitants make an indelible impression, and she slowly begins to deduce odd truths about the pub.
Reviewed by Kate
NON-FICTION
In her new memoir, respected chef and paddock-to-plate pioneer Annie Smithers answers the question she is asked most often: why cook? Annie takes us on a journey through every significant kitchen in her life, both domestic and professional, sharing with engaging honesty her personal development, her surprisingly complex relationship with food, and the lessons she has learned along the way to find her culinary niche at the famed du Fermier restaurant in country Victoria.
A journey to self-discovery, one recipe at a time.
Having had the pleasure of meeting Annie with her first book “Annie’s Farmhouse Kitchen” I was very inspired by her love of cooking, coupled with her passion for cultivating her land to grow delectable ingredients. With her paddock to plate ethos, what she grows on the land dictates the menu at her esteemed Trentham restaurant du Fermier. Her new book “Kitchen Sentimental” follows closely to the format of her last book “Kitchen Confidential”, full of great stories, genuine warmth and many hearty recipes included within. You feel like she has opened her front door and welcomed you to her house
Reviewed by Suzie
KIDS
Reviewed by Kate
September New Release Highlights
Fiction
Non-Fiction
Kids & YA
Coming Events & Competitions
Christian White in conversation
Thursday 24 October 6:30pm – Bookings essential
We are thrilled to be welcoming local crime author Christian White to Farrells in conversation this October. After three years with his focus on screenwriting projects for Netflix and Paramount, Christian has returned with another gripping crime novel The Ledge. When human remains are discovered in a forest, police are baffled, the locals are shocked and one group of old friends starts to panic. Their long-held secret is about to be uncovered. It all began in 1999 when sixteen-year-old Aaron ran away from home, drawing his friends into an unforeseeable chain of events that no one escaped from unscathed. In The Ledge, past and present run breathlessly parallel, leading to a climax that will change everything you thought you knew. This is a mind-bending new novel from the master of the unexpected. In store 24 September, and to celebrate the release Farrells is giving away 2 tickets to our Christian White event with any purchase of The Ledge.
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