Audio Waves Book Club is a completely new Book Club at Orkney Library & Archive where we are listening to Audiobooks and eAudiobooks instead of reading printed books. It’s a way of offering a book club experience to readers who prefer or require audiobooks, and there are no physical meetings which means it is inclusive of people with sight or mobility issues, or for people who live in more remote parts of Orkney, or elsewhere across the world. It’s open to anyone who wants to take part, wherever you live. There is no registration required and we’ll only nominate a new book every couple of months so there will be plenty of time to listen to each title.
How it works:
Every couple of months we will nominate an audiobook for everybody to listen to. If you’re an Orkney Library member you can borrow it on CD from the library (subject to availability) or on eAudiobook via BorrowBox, or if you live elsewhere you can borrow it from your local library or download it from wherever you get your audiobooks (Audible, Spotify etc). Once you’ve listened to it just send us an email with your star rating of the book from 1 to 5 (1 if you didn’t enjoy it at all – 5 if you loved it/thought it was excellent) and if you want you can add a short review too, with a few sentences of what you thought of the book.
Email your review to library@orkney.gov.uk with Audio Waves Review in the subject line. At the end of the 2 months we’ll work out an average star rating for the title and add a selection of the comments and reviews to our website, then nominate the next book.
Our first title is:
This Charming Man by Marian Keyes
Listen to the Audiobook on CD available from Orkney Library, borrow the eAudiobook through our FREE BorrowBox service for Orkney Library members by downloading the BorrowBox app or go to: https://orkney.borrowbox.com/. Or borrow it from wherever you get your audiobooks. If you’ve read the print copy or would prefer to read it in print and send us your review then that’s okay too. We’d love to hear what you thought of it.
Send your reviews to library@orkney.gov.uk with Audio Waves Review in the subject line.