All Points West November 2024 Audiobooks

Recommendations shared by GVPL librarian, Leah Pearse and Jason D'Souza on CBC Radio's All Points West.

All audiobooks listed below are available through Overdrive/Libby.

Updated November 5, 2024
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Greater Victoria Public Library
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The bad beginning (Book #1)
Snicket, Lemony.
Paper Book
NOW A NETFLIX ORIGINAL SERIES In the tradition of great storytellers, from Dickens to Dahl, comes an exquisitely dark comedy that is both literary and irreverent, hilarious and deftly crafted. Never before has a tale of three likeable and unfortunate children been quite so enchanting, or...

For children. Also available as a CD. See gvpl.ca for more details.

Celebrity narrator Tim Curry.

The hate u give
Thomas, Angie
Paper Book
8 starred reviews · Goodreads Choice Awards Best of the Best  ·  William C. Morris Award Winner · National Book Award Longlist · Printz Honor Book · Coretta Scott King Honor Book · #1 New York Times Bestseller! "Absolutely riveting!" --Jason Reynolds "Stunning." -...

For teens. Also available as a CD. See gvpl.ca for more details.

Popular narrator Bahni Turpin.

The marrow thieves
Dimaline, Cherie
Paper Book
Winner of the 2017 Governor General's Literary Award (Young People's Literature - Text) Winner of the 2017 Kirkus PrizeWinner of the 2018 Sunburst Award Winner of the 2018 Amy Mathers Teen Book Award Winner of the 2018 Burt Award for First Nations, Inuit...

For teens.

Narrated by Meegwun Fairbrother.

All the light we cannot see : a novel
Doerr, Anthony
Paper Book
*NOW A NETFLIX LIMITED SERIES--from producer and director Shawn Levy (Stranger Things) starring Mark Ruffalo, Hugh Laurie, and newcomer Aria Mia Loberti* Winner of the Pulitzer Prize and National Book Award finalist, the beloved instant New York Times bestseller...

For adults. Also available on CD. See gvpl.ca for more details.

The Dutch house : a novel
Patchett, Ann
Paper Book
Finalist for the Pulitzer Prize New York Times Bestseller | A Read with Jenna Today Show Book Club Pick | A New York Times Book Review Notable Book | TIME Magazine's 100 Must-Read Books of 2019 Named one of the Best Books of the Year by NPR, The Washington Post; O:...

For adults. Also available on CD. See gvpl.ca for more details.

Narrated by celebrity Tom Hanks.

Finding Me : A Memoir
Davis, Viola.
Paper Book
OPRAH'S BOOK CLUB PICK * A HARPERS BAZAAR BEST BOOK OF 2022 * A PARADE MOST ANTICIPATED BOOK * A MARIE CLAIRE MOST ANTICIPATED BOOK "It's clear from the first page that Davis is going to serve a more intimate, unpolished account than is typical of the average (often ghost-written)...

For adults. Also available on CD. See gvpl.ca for more details.

Narrated by the author and celebrity Viola Davis.

Pageboy
Page, Elliot
Paper Book
THE INSTANT NATIONAL BESTSELLER Winner of the 2023 Libby Book Award for Best Memoir and Autobiography  The Oscar-nominated star who captivated the world with his performance in Juno finally shares his truth. "Can I kiss you?" It was two months before the world premiere...

For adults. Also available on CD. See gvpl.ca for more details.

Narrated by the author and celebrity Elliot Page.


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