Audiobooks - Intermediate and Up - Readers and Audiobooks - LibGuides at Vancouver Community College

Audiobook: "Graded Readers"

1 or 2-hour audiobook versions of short novels for English learners. Listen on your computer or install the free Libby app for your mobile device.

The Barrio Kings by William Kowalski; Braden Wright (Read by)
Rosario Gomez gave up gang life after his brother was killed in a street fight. Now all he wants to do is finish night school, be a good father and work hard enough at his job at the supermarket to get promoted. But when an old friend shows up to ask him why he left the gang, Rosario realizes he was fooling himself if he thought his violent past would just go away. (from Orca Book Publishers) 2 hours.
Death in the Clouds (Hercule Poirot Series) by Agatha Christie
Hercule Poirot is travelling from France to England by plane. During the journey a passenger is murdered. Someone on the flight is guilty of the crime – but who could have a motive for killing an elderly lady? And how is it possible that no one saw it happen? (from HarperCollins Publishers) 3 1/2 hours.
Dreaming in Color by Melanie Florence; Chanin Lee (Read by)
Jennifer McCaffrey has been working hard on her art for years and is thrilled when she is accepted to a prestigious art school. The school is everything she always thought it would be, mostly. There is one group of kids who seem to resent her and say she only got in because of her skin color. (from Orca Book Publishers) 1 1/2 hours.
From Scratch by Gail Anderson-Dargatz; Sabrine Rock (Read by)
Cookie is about to lose her job at the local bakery. She dreams of owning her own bakery but doesn't think she has the skills or money to do it. Most of all, she doesn't have the self-confidence. When she takes a course at the local college, she finds she has much more going for her than she imagined. (from Orca Book Publishers) 1 1/2 hours.
Infiltration by Sean Rodman; Anthony St. Pierre (Read by)
Bex has explored almost every abandoned building and tunnel in the city. He's into "urban exploration"—going where he's not supposed to go. Bex has always done it just for fun and bragging rights, taking nothing but pictures and leaving nothing but footprints. But that changes when a new kid arrives at school. (from Orca Book Publishers ) 2 hours.
Something Noble by William Kowalski; Karen Robinson (Read by)
Linda is a young, hardworking single mom struggling to get by from paycheck to paycheck. When she learns that her son Dre needs a kidney transplant, her family's already precarious financial situation takes a turn for the worst. (from Orca Book Publishers) 2 hours.
White Sand Blues by Vicki Delany; Sabrine Rock (Read by)
When paramedic Ashley Grant finds her boyfriend in bed with another woman, she moves out of her house (okay, his house), quits her job and takes a new one in a tiny Caribbean country, the Victoria and Albert Islands. Ashley is thrown into the deep end when she arrives. (from Orca Book Publishers) 2 hours.
Wired by Sigmund Brouwer; Iambik Productions (Read by)
Keegan Bishop, championship skier, is almost injured in a dangerous trap set for one of his teammates. Snowboard tracks leading away from the trap are the only clue as to who might be responsible. Keegan teaches himself to snowboard so he can find the culprit on the snowboarding slopes. (Orca Book Publishers) 1 1/2 hours.

Audiobook: Contemporary Novels

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Our Missing Hearts by Celeste Ng; Lucy Liu (Read by)
Twelve-year-old Bird Gardner lives a quiet existence with his loving father, a former linguist who now shelves books in a university library. His mother Margaret, a Chinese American poet, left without a trace when he was nine years old. He doesn’t know what happened to her—only that her books have been banned—and he resents that she cared more about her work than about him. (from Books on Tape) 10 hours.
Pure Colour by Sheila Heti
Pure Colour tells the story of a life, from beginning to end. It is a galaxy of a novel: explosive, celestially bright, huge, and streaked with beauty. It is a contemporary bible, an atlas of feeling, and a shape-shifting epic. Sheila Heti is a philosopher of modern experience, and she has reimagined what a book can hold. (from Knopf Canada) 4 hours.
Lessons by Ian McEwan; Simon McBurney (Read by)
From the Suez Crisis to the Cuban Missile Crisis, the fall of the Berlin Wall to the current pandemic and climate change, Roland sometimes rides with the tide of history, but more often struggles against it. Haunted by lost opportunities, he seeks solace through every possible means—music, literature, friends, sex, politics and, finally, love cut tragically short, then love ultimately redeemed. (from Knopf Canada) 17 1/2 hours.
Sugar Street by Jonathan Dee; Chris Andrew Ciulla (Read by)
In a story that moves with swift dark humor and insight, Dee takes us through his narrator's attempt to disavow his former life of privilege and enter a blameless new existence. Having opted out of his material possessions and human connections, the pillars of his new self—simplicity, kindness, above all invisibility—grow shakier as he butts up against the daily lives of his neighbors in their politically divided working-class city. (Blackstone Publishing) 5 1/2 hours.
On the Come Up by Angie Thomas; Bahni Turpin (Read by)
Sixteen-year-old Bri wants to be one of the greatest rappers of all time. Or at least win her first battle. As the daughter of an underground hip hop legend who died right before he hit big, Bri's got massive shoes to fill. (from Balzer + Bray) 12 hours.
Stones on a Grave by Kathy Kacer; Anne Marie Damman (Read by)
Sara has never been out of the tiny town of Hope, Ontario, where she has been in an orphanage all her life. After a fire destroys the orphanage, clues about her parentage—a medical certificate and a Star of David—lead her to Germany. (from Orca Book Publishers) 4 1/2 hours.
The Unquiet Past by Kelley Armstrong; Gabrielle Vaughn (Read by)
Tess has always been tormented by waking visions that make her question her sanity. When the orphanage she lives in burns down, she decides to face her fears and find out once and for all what is wrong with her. (from Orca Book Publisher) 6 1/2 hours.
The Latecomer by Jean Hanff Korelitz
A complex novel that builds slowly and deliberately, The Latecomer touches on the topics of grief and guilt, generational trauma, privilege and race, traditions and religion, and family dynamics. It is a profound and witty family story from an accomplished author, known for the depth of her character studies, expertly woven storylines, and plot twists. (from Macmillan Audio) 16 1/2 hours.

Audiobooks: LGBTQ+

Pageboy: A Memoir
"Can I kiss you?" It was two months before the world premiere of Juno, and Elliot Page was in his first ever queer bar. The hot summer air hung heavy around him as he looked at her. And then it happened. In front of everyone. A previously unfathomable experience. Here he was on the precipice of discovering himself as a queer person, as a trans person. Getting closer to his desires, his dreams, himself, without the repression he'd carried for so long. But for Elliot, two steps forward had always come with one step back. (HarperCollins) 8 1/2 hours.
Tegan and Sara: Junior High
Before Tegan and Sara took the music world by storm, the Quins were just two identical twins trying to find their place in a new home and new school. Set in the present day, this effervescent blend of fiction and autobiography offers a glimpse at the two sisters before they became icons, exploring their shifting relationship, their own experiences coming out, and the first steps of their musical journey. (from Macmillan) 2 hours.
What a Desi Girl Wants
Mehar hasn't been back to India since she and her mother moved away when she was only four. Why would she? Her father made it clear that she's not his priority when he chose not to come to the US with them.
But when her father announces his engagement to socialite Naz, Mehar reluctantly agrees to return for the wedding. Her father is Indian royalty, and his home is a palace—the wedding is going to be a once-in-a-lifetime affair. (from Scholastic) 8 1/2 hours.
Call Me by Your Name by André Aciman; Armie Hammer (Read by)
It is the story of a sudden and powerful romance that blossoms between an adolescent boy and a summer guest at his parents' cliffside mansion on the Italian Riviera. During the restless summer weeks, unrelenting but buried currents of obsession, fascination, and desire intensify their passion as they test the charged ground between them and verge toward the one thing both already fear they may never truly find again: total intimacy. (from Macmillan Audio) 8 hours.
Find me by André Aciman; Michael Stuhlbarg (Read by)
A chance encounter on the train with a beautiful young woman upends Sami's plans and changes his life forever.
Elio soon moves to Paris, where he, too, has a consequential affair, while Oliver, now a New England college professor with a family, suddenly finds himself contemplating a return trip across the Atlantic. (from Macmillan Audio) 8 1/2 hours.

Audiobook: Historical Fiction

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The Marriage Portrait by Maggie O'Farrell; Genevieve Gaunt (Read by)
Florence, the 1550s. Lucrezia, third daughter of the grand duke, is comfortable with her obscure place in the palazzo: free to wonder at its treasures, observe its clandestine workings, and to devote herself to her own artistic pursuits. But when her older sister dies on the eve of her wedding to the ruler of Ferrara, Moderna and Regio, Lucrezia is thrust unwittingly into the limelight. (From Knopf Canada) 13 1/2 hours.
The Scarlet Letter by Nathanial Hawthorne
Set in the Puritan world of 1600s Boston Hester Prynne has committed adultery and given birth to an illegitimate daughter, Pearl, while her elder husband is away. Refusing to reveal Pearl's father Hester is punished and scorned by the community and forced to wear a red letter "A". (from Duke Classics) 10 hours.
A Tale of Two Cities by Charles Dickens
On the eve of the French Revolution of 1789, the story follows Charles Darney, a French aristocrat-turned-revolutionary, and Sydney Carton, a purposeless British lawyer in love with Darney's wife, Lucie. (from Duke Classics) 16 hours.
The Passenger by Ulrich Alexander Boschwitz; Philip Boehm (Translated by); Neil Hellegers (Read by)
As storm troopers pound on his door, Otto Silbermann, a respected businessman who fought for Germany in the Great War, is forced to sneak out the back of his own home. Turned away from establishments he had long patronized, and fearful of being exposed as a Jew despite his Aryan looks, he boards a train. (from Macmillan Audio) 6 1/2 hours.

Audiobook: Young Adult Fiction

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The Silence Between Us by Alison Gervais; Chloe Dolandis (Read by)
Deaf teen Maya moves across the country and must attend a hearing school for the first time. As if that wasn't hard enough, she also has to adjust to the hearing culture, which she finds frustrating—and also surprising when some classmates, including Beau Watson, take time to learn ASL. (from Blink) 6 1/2 hours.
Symptoms of a Heartbreak by Sona Charaipotra; Soneela Nankani (Read by)
Sixteen-year-old Saira has always juggled family, friendships, and her Girl Genius celebrity. Now, as the youngest med school graduate ever, she can finally achieve her mission to treat young people dealing with cancer. But proving herself in life-or-death situations is tough when everyone from her boss to her patients can't see past her age to trust her skills. (from Macmillan Audio) 11 hours.
Meet Me in Mumbai by Sabina Khan; Ulka Simone Mohanty & Deepti Gupta (Read by)
Ayesha is a world away from home when she meets the boy of her dreams. Like her, Suresh is from India but going to high school in Illinois. Once they get together, they are inseparable... until a twist of fate takes Suresh back to India right when Ayesha discovers she's pregnant. Suddenly she feels she's on her own, navigating the biggest decision she'll ever make. (from Scholastic) 9 hours.
To All the Boys I've Loved Before by Jenny Han; Ali Ahn (Read by)
Sixteen-year-old Lara Jean Song keeps her love letters in a hatbox her mother gave her. One for every boy she's ever loved-five in all. Her secret letters are mailed, and suddenly, Lara Jean's love life goes from imaginary to out of control. (from Recorded Books) 9 hours.
P. S. I Still Love You by Jenny Han; Ali Ahn (Read by)
Lara Jean didn't expect to really fall for Peter. She and Peter were just pretending. Except suddenly they weren't. Now Lara Jean is more confused than ever. When another boy from her past returns to her life, Lara Jean's feelings for him return too. (from Recorded Books) 9 hours.
Always and Forever, Lara Jean by Jenny Han; Ali Ahn (Read by)
Life couldn't be more perfect! At least, that's what Lara Jean thinks ... until she gets some unexpected news. Now the girl who dreads change must rethink all her plans—but when your heart and your head are saying two different things, which one should you listen to? (from Recorded Books) 9 hours.
A Big Dose of Lucky by Marthe Jocelyn; Kelly Pruner (Read by)
Malou has just turned sixteen—hardly old enough to be out in the world on her own—and all she knows for sure is that she's of mixed race and that she was left at an orphanage as a newborn. When the orphanage burns to the ground, she finds out that she may have been born in a small town in Ontario's cottage country. (from Orca Book Publishers) 6 1/2 hours.
Innocent by Eric Walters; Nina Richmond (Read by)
After the orphanage she lives in is destroyed by fire, Betty, an innocent and trusting teen, takes a job as a maid in Kingston, Ontario. Welcomed into the household of the wealthy Remington clan, Betty makes friends with the staff at the house and soon discovers that her mother had also been a maid there—and that her father is in a nearby jail, convicted of murdering her mother. (from Orca Book Publishers) 6 hours.
Small Bones by Vicki Grant; Jules Price (Read by)
Dot, whose name reflects her stature, has always had big dreams—but her dreams have to be put on hold while she searches for the truth about her parents. She gets a job as a seamstress at a lakeside resort in rural Ontario and falls hard for Eddie, a charming local boy who is equal parts helpful and distracting as Dot investigates her past. (from Orca Book Publishers) 5 hours.
Tweet Cute by Emma Lord
Meet Pepper, swim team captain, chronic overachiever, and all-around perfectionist. Her family may be falling apart, but their massive fast-food chain is booming — mainly thanks to Pepper, who is barely managing to juggle real life while secretly running Big League Burger's massive Twitter account. (from Macmillan Audio) 10 hours.

Audiobook: Young Adult Fantasy/Science Fiction

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The Charmed List by Julie Abe; Natalie Naudus (Read by)
Ellie Kobata has spent most of high school on the sidelines, keeping her art Instagram private and shying away from the world. She can't even tell her only friend, Lia, who she really is: Ellie is part of a secret magical community, and no one outside of it can know it exists. (from Macmillan Audio) 7 1/2 hours.
A Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L'Engle
Meg Murray, her little brother Charles Wallace, and their mother are having a midnight snack on a dark and stormy night when an unearthly stranger appears at their door. He claims to have been blown off course, and goes on to tell them that there is such a thing as a "tesseract," which, if you didn't know, is a wrinkle in time. (from Penguin Random House Audio Publishing Group) 6 1/2 hours.
A Wind in the Door by Madeleine L'Engle
Meg Murry can't help but be worried when her six-year-old brother, Charles Wallace, announces there are dragons in the vegetable garden. He's so bright, and so different from other kids, he's getting bullied at school, and he is also strangely, seriously ill. (from Penguin Random House Audio Publishing Group) 5 1/2 hours
A Swiftly Tilting Planet by Madeleine L'Engle
Charles Wallace and the unicorn Gaudior undertake a perilous journey through time in a desperate attempt to stop the destruction of the world by the mad dictator Madog Branzillo. They are not alone in their quest. Charles Wallace's sister, Meg—grown and expecting her first child, but still able to enter her brother's thoughts and emotions by "kything"—goes with him in spirit. (from Penguin Random House Audio Publishing Group) 7 1/2 hours
Many Waters by Madeleine L'Engle
A touch of computer keys, a blast of heat, and suddenly the Murry twins, Sandy and Dennys, are gasping in a shimmering desert land. If only the brothers had normal parents, not a scientist mother and a father who experiments with space and time travel. (from Penguin Random House Audio Publishing Group) 9 hours
An Acceptable Time by Madeleine L'Engle
A flash of lightning, quivering ground, and, instead of her grandparents' farm, Polly sees mist and jagged mountains — and coming toward her, a group of young men carrying spears. Why has a time gate opened and dropped Polly into a world that existed 3,000 years ago? (from Penguin Random House Audio Publishing Group) 9 1/2 hours.
House of Hollow by Krystal Sutherland
A dark, twisty modern fairytale where three sisters discover they are not exactly all that they seem and evil things really do go bump in the night. (from Penguin Random House Audio Publishing Group) 9 hours.
Carry On by Rainbow Rowell
Simon Snow is the worst Chosen One who's ever been chosen. That's what his roommate, Baz, says. And Baz might be evil and a vampire and a complete git, but he's probably right. (from Macmillan Audio) 13 hours.
Wayward Son by Rainbow Rowell
Simon Snow did everything he was supposed to do. He beat the villain. He won the war. He even fell in love. Now comes the good part, right? Now comes the happily ever after...So why can't Simon Snow get off the couch? (from Macmillan Audio) 9 hours.
Any Way the Wind Blows by Rainbow Rowell
Simon and Baz and Penelope and Agatha have to decide how to move forward. For Simon, that means deciding whether he still wants to be part of the World of Mages — and if he doesn't, what does that mean for his relationship with Baz? (from Macmillan Audio) 15 hours.
White Jade Tiger by Julie Lawson
Jasmine is not sure she likes the idea of being stuck in Victoria, BC while her father goes to China for a year. But on a field trip to Victoria's Chinatown, she mysteriously finds herself in the Chinatown of the early 1880s — a time when thousands of Chinese were contracted to work on the portion of the Canadian Pacific Railway then being constructed in BC's Fraser Canyon. (from Crow Cottage Publishing) 4 1/2 hours.
In 27 Days by Alison Gervais; Hope Hoffman (Read by)
"If you knew you had to do the right thing, but that something bad may happen to you because of it, would you do it anyway?" This hard-hitting, emotional, YA story of pain and love; right and wrong; and life and death is a masterful mix of suspense, romance, the paranormal, and the though-provoking questions we all ask surrounding the difficult subject of suicide. (from Blink) 8 hours.
The Gilded Ones #2: the Merciless Ones by Namina Forna
It's been six months since Deka freed the goddesses in the ancient kingdom of Otera and discovered who she really is... but war is waging across the kingdom, and the real battle has only just begun. For there is a dark force growing in Otera—a merciless power that Deka and her army must stop. (from Books on Tape) 14 1/2 hours.

Audiobooks: Young Adult Suspense/Thriller

Category Five by Ann Davila Cardinal; Almarie Guerra (Read by)
Vieques: a small island just off the northeastern coast of the main island of Puerto Rico. A place struggling to recover after Hurricane Maria, where developers smell desperation and see opportunity. A paradise turned hunting ground for something angry that the storm revived. (from Recorded Books) 7 hours.
Five Midnights by Ann Dávila Cardinal; Almarie Guerra (Read by)
If Lupe Dávila and Javier Utierre can survive each other's company, together they can solve a series of grisly murders sweeping though Puerto Rico. But the clues lead them out of the real world and into the realm of myths and legends. And if they want to catch the killer, they'll have to step into the shadows to see what's lurking there—murderer, or monster? (from Macmillan Audio) 9 1/2 hours.

Audiobooks: Romance Fiction

Maybe Once, Maybe Twice (audiobooks for desktop) by Alison Rose Greenberg; Katherine Littrell (read by)
You know that old saying "if we are still single when we're 35, we should get married?" Well, Maggie Vine made that vow with two different people at two very different stages of her life. And they both showed up. (from Dreamscape Media) 11 1/2 hours.

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Audiobook: Indigenous Young Adult Fiction

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The Storyteller (audiobooks for desktop)
Ziggy has ANXIETY. Partly this is because of the way his mind works, and how overwhelmed he can get when other people (especially his classmate Alice) are in the room. And partly it's because his mother disappeared when he was very young, making her one of many Native women who've gone mysteriously missing. Ziggy and his sister, Moon, want answers, but nobody around can give them. (from Scholastic) 6 hours.

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The Summer of Bitter and Sweet (audiobook for desktop) by Jen Ferguson; Julie Lumsden (Read by)
Lou has enough confusion in front of her this summer. She'll be working in her family's ice-cream shack with her newly ex-boyfriend—whose kisses never made her feel desire, only discomfort—and her former best friend, King, who is back in their Canadian prairie town after disappearing three years ago without a word. (from Heartdrum) 10 hours.

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Firekeeper's Daughter by Angeline Boulley
Eighteen-year-old Daunis Fontaine has never quite fit in, both in her hometown and on the nearby Ojibwe reservation. She dreams of a fresh start at college, but when family tragedy strikes, Daunis puts her future on hold to look after her fragile mother. (from Macmillan Audio) 14 hours.
The Marrow Thieves by Cherie Dimaline; Meegwun Fairbrother (Read by)
Humanity has nearly destroyed its world through global warming, but now an even greater evil lurks. The indigenous people of North America are being hunted and harvested for their bone marrow, which carries the key to recovering something the rest of the population has lost: the ability to dream. (from Kobo Originals) 7 hours.
Hunting by Stars by Cherie Dimaline; Meegwun Fairbrother (Read by); Michelle St. John (Read by)
French must decide how far he is willing to go—and how many loved ones is he willing to betray—in order to survive. This engrossing, action-packed, deftly-drawn novel expands on the world of Cherie Dimaline’s award-winning The Marrow Thieves, and it will haunt readers long after they’ve turned the final page. (from Tundra Book Group) 12 hours.
The Barren Grounds: The Misewa Saga, Book 1 by David A. Robertson; Brefny Caribou (Read by)
Morgan and Eli, two Indigenous children forced away from their families and communities, are brought together in a foster home in Winnipeg, Manitoba. They each feel disconnected, from their culture and each other, and struggle to fit in at school and at their new home — until they find a secret place, walled off in an unfinished attic bedroom. (from Tundra Book Group) 7 1/2 hours.
The Great Bear: The Misewa Saga, Book 2 by David A. Robertson; Brefny Caribou (Read by)
Back at home after their first adventure in the Barren Grounds, Eli and Morgan each struggle with personal issues: Eli is being bullied at school, and tries to hide it from Morgan, while Morgan has to make an important decision about her birth mother. They turn to the place where they know they can learn the most, and make the journey to Misewa to visit their animal friends. (from Tundra Book Group) 7 hours.
The Stone Child The Misewa Saga, Book 3 by David A. Robertson; Brefny Caribou (Read by)
After discovering a near-lifeless Eli at the base of the Great Tree, Morgan knows she doesn't have much time to save him. And it will mean asking for help — from friends old and new. Racing against the clock, and with Arik and Emily at her side, Morgan sets off to follow the trail away from the Great Tree to find Eli's soul before it's too late. (from Tundra Book Group) 7 1/2 hours.

Audiobook: Indigenous Fiction

And Then She Fell (audiobooks for desktop) by Alicia Elliott; Jenna Clause (Read by)
A mind-bending, gripping novel about Native life, motherhood and mental health that follows a young Mohawk woman who discovers that the picture-perfect life she always hoped for may have horrifying consequences. (from Doubleday Canada) 10 hours.

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Moon of the Crusted Snow: A Novel (audiobooks for desktop) by Waubgeshig Rice; Billy Merasty (read by)
With winter looming, a small northern Anishinaabe community goes dark. Cut off, people become passive and confused. Panic builds as the food supply dwindles. While the band council and a pocket of community members struggle to maintain order, an unexpected visitor arrives, escaping the crumbling society to the south. (from ECW Press) 7 hours.

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Never Whistle at Night An Indigenous Dark Fiction Anthology: Are You Ready to Be Un-Settled? (audiobooks for desktop)
These wholly original and shiver-inducing tales introduce readers to ghosts, curses, hauntings, monstrous creatures, complex family legacies, desperate deeds, and chilling acts of revenge. Introduced and contextualized by bestselling author Stephen Graham Jones, these stories are a celebration of Indigenous peoples’ survival and imagination, and a glorious reveling in all the things an ill-advised whistle might summon. (from Random House) 13 1/2 hours.

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Stargazer by Anne Hillerman; Darrell Dennis (Read by)
What begins as a typical day for Officer Bernadette Manuelito—serving a bench warrant, dealing with a herd of cattle obstructing traffic, and stumbling across a crime scene—takes an unexpected twist when she's called to help find an old friend. Years ago, Bernie and Maya were roommates, but time and Maya's struggles with addiction drove them apart. Now Maya's brother asks Bernie to find out what happened to his sister. (from HarperAudio) 9 1/2 hours.
A Minor Chorus by Billy-Ray Belcourt; Jesse Nobess (Read by)
An unnamed narrator abandons his unfinished thesis and returns to northern Alberta in search of what eludes him: the shape of the novel he yearns to write, an autobiography of his rural hometown, the answers to existential questions about family, love, and happiness. (from Penguin Canada) 4 hours.
The Theory of Crows: A Novel by David A. Robertson; Megan Tooley (Read by)
A poignant and evocative novel about the bonds of family and the gifts offered by the land. When a troubled father and his estranged teenage daughter head out onto the land in search of the family trapline, they find their way back to themselves, and to each other. (from Harper Perennial) 9 hours.
Night Moves by Richard Van Camp; Marsha Rasmussen Knight (Read by)
As a window into the magic and potential of the Northwest Territories, Richard Van Camp's fourth short story collection is hilarious and heartbreaking. (from Great Plains Publications) 6 1/2 hours.

Audiobook: Indigenous Non-Fiction

Unreconciled: Family, Truth, and Indigenous Resistance by Jesse Wente
Part memoir and part manifesto, Unreconciled is a stirring call to arms to put truth over the flawed concept of reconciliation, and to build a new, respectful relationship between the nation of Canada and Indigenous peoples. (from Penguin Canada) 7 hours.
A History of My Brief Body by Billy-Ray Belcourt
Opening with a tender letter to his kokum and memories of his early life on the Driftpile First Nation, Billy-Ray Belcourt delivers a searing account of Indigenous life that’s part love letter, part rallying cry. (from Penguin Canada) 4 hours.
Our Voice of Fire: A Memoir of a Warrior Rising by Brandi Morin
Brandi Morin is known for her clear-eyed and empathetic reporting on Indigenous oppression in North America. She is also a survivor of the Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls crisis and uses her experience to tell the stories of those who did not survive the rampant violence. (from House of Anansi Press) 5 hours.
A True Story of Racism, Indifference and the Pursuit of Justice for Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls by Jessica McDiarmid; Emily Nixon (Read by)
For decades, Indigenous women and girls have gone missing or been found murdered along an isolated stretch of highway in northwestern British Columbia. The highway is known as the Highway of Tears, and it has come to symbolize a national crisis. (from Doubleday Canada) 10 hours.

Audiobook: Non-Fiction (Biography)

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Year of the Tiger: An Activist's Life by Alice Wong; (Read by Nancy Wu)
Alice uses her unique talent to share an impressionistic scrapbook of her life as an Asian American disabled activist, community organizer, media maker, and dreamer. From her love of food and pop culture to her unwavering commitment to dismantling systemic ableism, Alice shares her thoughts on creativity, access, power, care, the pandemic, mortality, and the future. (from Books On Tape) 10 1/2 hours.
Ten Steps to Nanette: A Memoir Situation by Hannah Gadsby
Harrowing and hilarious, Ten Steps to Nanette traces Gadsby’s growth as a queer person, to her ever-evolving relationship with comedy, and her struggle with late-in-life diagnoses of autism and ADHD, finally arriving at the backbone of Nanette: the renouncement of self-deprecation, the rejection of misogyny, and the moral significance of truth-telling. (from Penguin) 14 hours.
We Were Dreamers: An Immigrant Superhero Origin Story by Simu Liu
Our story begins in the city of Harbin, where Simu's parents have left him with his grandparents while they seek to build a future in Canada. One day, a mysterious stranger shows up; it's Simu's father, who whisks him away from the only home he has ever known to the land of opportunity and maple syrup. (from HarperCollins) 8 hours.
Women in Science by Rachel Ignotofsky; Sarah Mollo-Christensen (Read by)
The New York Times bestseller Women in Science highlights the contributions of fifty notable women to the fields of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) from the ancient to the modern world. (from HighBridge) 3 1/2 hours.
The World's Worst Assistant by Sona Movsesian; Conan O'Brien (Intro & Read by)
Sona Movsesian didn’t wake up one day and decide to become the World’s Worst Assistant. Achieving such greatness is a gradual process—one that starts with long hours and hard work before it eventually descends into sneaking low-dosage edibles into your lunch and napping on your boss’s couch. ( from Books on Tape) 5 1/2 hours.