“Autumn carries more gold in its pocket than all the other seasons.” - Jim Bishop

If you’ve got the Libby reading app on your phone, then you’ve got gold in your pocket. To prove it, we’re sharing some precious gems — the biggest and most anticipated books of April from down under. From rural romance to dark humour, we’ve got a packed list of autumn reads to get you through the shorter days and earlier mornings.

This month’s featured books include the very non-sugarcoated memoir about the beautiful chaos of motherhood in Strap Yourself In by Amy Gerard, the psychological examination of Australian society today in The Way We Are by Australia's leading social psychologist Hugh Mackay, and the funny and fictional story of losing and finding yourself at middle age in Audrey's Gone AWOL by Annie de Monchaux.

As always, free to borrow from your library and the Libby app — so strap yourself in and sit back with this month’s highly anticipated reads.

*Title availability may vary by library & region.

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