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What to listen to next? Audiobook recommendations galore

What to listen to next? Audiobook recommendations galore

June 5, 2017 0 Comments

It can always be difficult to pick your next title to listen to. Whether you've just come off the back of listening to a book you loved or one that you're not sure was quite right for you, or if you've never listened to an audiobook before, how do you pick from the vast range of books out there?

Well, we're here to help. The blog is now bursting with audiobook recommendations, so you can find a book that fits your mood and your interests. Or maybe you want to look to these lists to find a new genre you've never tried before!

To go to the list simply click on the image.

If you like history:
Local and Community History Month

Local and community history month: book recommendations

American women's jazz band Ingenues and the Trackless Train, Sydney, late 1920's
Books that take you to the jazz age

 

If you're into sport:

sport week books
National School Sport Week: Book recommendations

 

If you like classics and historical fiction:

Period drama audiobooks 13 audiobooks for people who like a period drama

 

If you've got a commute to fill:

Best Commuting Books
The best books for your commute

 

If you're in need of some cheering up:

Uplifting Books
Uplifting books: 10 feel-good titles to boost your mood

 

If you'd like to pick a book from some of our office favourites:

10 supreme audiobooks added to our library catalogue in 201610 favourite new additions to our library catalogue in 2016

Read any book
Read a Book Day: which one will you choose?

 

If you love books that have letter writing in:

Magic of Letters
Letters - the magic is not going anywhere

 

If you're a keen gardener:

garden 10 books to inspire your love of gardens and gardening

 

If fantasy is your thing:

[caption id="attachment_1998" align="alignnone" width="2344"]Mythical creatures 16 mythical creatures and which books to find them in[/caption]

 

If you like things a little scary:

halloween book recommendations 8 spook-tacular books books to read this Halloween

If you're a film lover who'd like to delve into the books that inspired the picture:

[caption id="attachment_1387" align="alignnone" width="750"]Book to Film Adaptations 2016 2017 2018 Book to Film Adaptations[/caption]

 

If you're ready to feel rather emotional:

Children's books that will make you cry
Children's books that will make you cry

 

We hope you find something here to get you inspired!

If there are any recommendation lists you'd love to see, let us know!

 

This post was written by Holly Newson

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