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 12, 2024
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The Girl Who Drank the Moon
Barnhill, Kelly Regan.
Paper Book
An enchanting and unforgettable modern fable that is impossible to put down.

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

Narrated by Christina Moore.

Magic Marks the Spot The Very Nearly Honorable League of Pirates Series, Book 1
Carlson, Caroline.
Paper Book
Hilary Westfield has always dreamed of being a pirate. But the Very Nearly Honourable League of Pirates rejects Hilary's application because she's a girl, and her father ships her off to Miss Pimm's Finishing School for Delicate Ladies instead. Expected to wear woollen dresses...

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

Popular narrator Katherine Kellgren and a personal favorite.

The Bad Beginning A Series of Unfortunate Events, Book 1
Snicket, Lemony.
Paper Book
The Baudelaire children, Violet, Klaus and baby Sunny, are exceedingly unlucky. Their parents have been killed, and they are forced to go and stay with their Uncle Olaf. It soon turns out that Olaf has evil plans for the children.

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
Winner of the Waterstones Children's Book Prize 2018. Winner of the 2018 Silver Inky Award #1 New York Times bestseller A Teen Vogue Best YA Book of the Year "Stunning."-John Green "A masterpiece."-The Huffington Post "An essential read for everyone."-Teen Vogue "Outstanding." -The Guardian Sixteen...

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

Popular narrator Bahni Turpin.

Sadie
Summers, Courtney
Ebook

For teens.

Narrated by a full cast of over 30 narrators, including Rebecca Soler, Dan Bittner, Fred Berman, and Gabra Zackman.

All the Light We Cannot See
Doerr, Anthony
Paper Book
NOW A MAJOR NETFLIX SERIES WINNER OF THE 2015 PULITZER PRIZE FOR FICTION NATIONAL BOOK AWARD FINALIST NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER WINNER OF THE CARNEGIE MEDAL FOR FICTION A beautiful, stunningly ambitious novel about a blind French girl and a...

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

The Dutch House
Patchett, Ann
Paper Book
Next, dive into TOM LAKE - the breath-taking newest novel from Ann Patchett Lose yourself in the story of a lifetime - the unforgettable Sunday Times bestseller 'Patchett leads us to a truth that feels like life rather than literature'...

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

Narrated by celebrity Tom Hanks.

How High We Go in the Dark
Nagamatsu, Sequoia
Paper Book
SHORTLISTED FOR THE WATERSTONES DEBUT FICTION PRIZE 2022FINALIST FOR THE BARNES & NOBLE DISCOVER PRIZE 2022FINALIST FOR THE URSULA LE GUIN PRIZE FOR FICTION 2022WATERSTONES AND ESQUIRE BEST BOOKS OF 2022For fans of Cloud Atlas and Station Eleven, Sequoia...

For adults.

Narrated by popular narrator Julia Whelan.

Finding Me
Davis, Viola
Paper Book
THE INSTANT SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER 'A mind-blowing and emotionally honest tale of survival against all odds.' BERNARDINE EVARISTO'A breathtaking memoir...I was so moved by this book.' Oprah'It is startlingly honest and, at times, a jaw-dropping read, charting her rise...

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

Narrated by the author and celebrity Viola Davis.


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