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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The Girl Who Drank the Moon
Barnhill, Kelly Regan.
Paper Book
Winner of the 2017 Newbery Medal The New York Times Bestseller An Entertainment Weekly Best Middle Grade Book of 2016 A New York Public Library Best Book of 2016 A Chicago Public Library Best Book of 2016

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

Narrated by Christina Moore.

The Bad Beginning A Series of Unfortunate Events, 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...

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.

Sadie
Summers, Courtney
Paper Book
Available now: I'M THE GIRL, the new "brutally captivating" (Publishers Weekly, starred review) queer thriller from Courtney Summers, based loosely on The Epstein case and "not for the faint of heart" (The New York Times) "Sadie: a novel for readers of...

For teens.

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

Thank You For Listening
Whelan, Julia
Paper Book
From the author of My Oxford Year, Julia Whelan's uplifting novel tells the story of a former actress turned successful audiobook narrator--who has lost sight of her dreams after a tragic accident--and her journey of self-discovery, love, and acceptance when she agrees to narrate...

For adults.

Narrated by author and popular narrator Julia Whelan.

All the Light We Cannot See
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.

How High We Go in the Dark
Nagamatsu, Sequoia
Paper Book
NATIONAL BESTSELLER * NEW YORK TIMES BOOK REVIEW EDITORS' CHOICE * ROXANE GAY'S AUDACIOUS BOOK CLUB PICK * FINALIST FOR THE URSULA K. LE GUIN PRIZE "Moving and thought-provoking . . . offering psychological insights in lyrical prose while seriously exploring speculative conceits." --...

For adults.

Narrated by popular narrator Julia Whelan.

The Dutch House
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.

Broken (in the best possible way)
Lawson, Jenny
Audiobook
"Jenny Lawson returns to narrate her third installment in a disheveled saga of finding the light at the end of a long, winding, ludicrous tunnel...Another treasure in the Lawson collection, this audiobook shines with a powerful message: Depression and anxiety suck, but we can rise above them."...

For adults.

Narrated by the author Jenny Lawson.

Finding Me
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
#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER A New York Times "100 Notable Books of 2023" A TIME Magazine "100 Must-Read Books of 2023" A Washington Post "50 Notable Works of Nonfiction" An Autostraddle "Best Queer Books of 2023" "Vivid...Moving...

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

Narrated by the author and celebrity Elliot Page.


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