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Under the Blood-Red Sun

by Graham Salisbury ...

Narrated by Greg Watanabe ...

Series Audiobook 1 - Prisoners of the Empire Series
Unabridged

6 hours 18 min

Tomi was born in Hawaii. His grandfather and parents were born in Japan, and came to America to escape poverty.World War II seems far away from Tomi and his friends, who are too busy playing ball on their eighth-grade team, the Rats.But then Pearl Harbor is attacked by the Japanese, and the United States declares war on Japan. Japanese men are rounded up, and Tomi’s father and grandfather are ... Read more

$21.00 CAD

Tomi was born in Hawaii. His grandfather and parents were born in Japan, and came to America to escape poverty.World War II seems far away from Tomi and his friends, who are too busy playing ball on their eighth-grade team, the Rats.But then Pearl Harbor is attacked by the Japanese, and the United States declares war on Japan. Japanese men are rounded up, and Tomi’s father and grandfather are
... Read more
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Waiting to Be Arrested at Night

A Uyghur Poet's Memoir of China's Genocide

by Tahir Hamut Izgil ...

Narrated by Greg Watanabe ...

Unabridged

7 hours 40 min

**Winner of the Moore Prize for Human Rights WritingWinner of the National Book Critics Circle John Leonard Prize, awarded to the best first book of the yearNamed one of the best books of the year by: THE NEW YORK TIMES • THE WASHINGTON POST • THE ECONOMIST • TIMEA poet's account of one of the world's most urgent humanitarian crises, and a harrowing tale of a family's escape from genocide**One by ... Read more

$23.00 CAD

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**Winner of the Moore Prize for Human Rights WritingWinner of the National Book Critics Circle John Leonard Prize, awarded to the best first book of the yearNamed one of the best books of the year by: THE NEW YORK TIMES • THE WASHINGTON POST • THE ECONOMIST • TIMEA poet's account of one of the world's most urgent humanitarian crises, and a harrowing tale of a family's escape from genocide**One by
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Vietgone

by Qui Nguyen ...

Narrated by Will Dao, Desiree Mee Jung, Greg Watanabe, Jeena Yi, Paul Yen ...

Unabridged

1 hour 46 min

Saigon has fallen, and two Vietnamese refugees meet in an Arkansas relocation camp before setting out on a rip-roaring road trip across America. Qui Nguyen tells the hilarious and only slightly not-true version of how his parents met and built a life for themselves in a new land.Recorded before a live audience at the UCLA James Bridges Theater in February 2020.Original Music by Shane ... Read more

$9.55 CAD

Saigon has fallen, and two Vietnamese refugees meet in an Arkansas relocation camp before setting out on a rip-roaring road trip across America. Qui Nguyen tells the hilarious and only slightly not-true version of how his parents met and built a life for themselves in a new land.Recorded before a live audience at the UCLA James Bridges Theater in February 2020.Original Music by Shane
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Japanese Supernatural Tales

Encounters with Yokai, Ghosts, Demons, and Other Strange Phenomena, from the Kojiki and The Tale of Genji to Dazai and Murakami

Narrated by Akie Kotabe, Brian Nishii, Traci Kato-Kiriyama, Greg Watanabe ...

Unabridged

13 hours 57 min

**A haunting gathering of classic Japanese tales of monsters and demons, yōkai and oni and yūrei, that live on in popular manga, anime, J-horror films, and video gamesA Penguin Classic**Flesh-eating oni demons, kappa water sprites, shapeshifting kitsune foxes, vengeful yūrei ghosts, and other monsters and magical creatures have long lurked in the shadows of Japanese culture, appearing as divine ... Read more

$36.00 CAD

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**A haunting gathering of classic Japanese tales of monsters and demons, yōkai and oni and yūrei, that live on in popular manga, anime, J-horror films, and video gamesA Penguin Classic**Flesh-eating oni demons, kappa water sprites, shapeshifting kitsune foxes, vengeful yūrei ghosts, and other monsters and magical creatures have long lurked in the shadows of Japanese culture, appearing as divine
... Read more

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How High We Go in the Dark

A Novel

by Sequoia Nagamatsu ...

Narrated by Keisuke Hoashi, Kurt Kanazawa, MacLeod Andrews, Kotaro Watanabe, Brianna Ishibashi, Greg Watanabe, Jeanne Sakata, Brian Nishii, Micky Shiloah, Stephanie Komure, Julia Whelan, Jason Culp, Matthew Bridges, Joe Knezevich ...

Unabridged

9 hours 20 min

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."" — New York Times Book Review""Haunting and luminous . . . Beautiful and lucid scienc... ... Read more

$36.99 CAD

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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."" — New York Times Book Review""Haunting and luminous . . . Beautiful and lucid scienc...
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The Snail

by Emily Hughes ...

Narrated by Greg Watanabe ...

Unabridged

12 min

There once was a snailwho lived in a shell,and inside his shell,the Snail created wonders.This is the story of Isamu Noguchi, a Japanese American artist who gave the worldlight. The world, however, was not always so giving in return.This groundbreaking paean to Noguchi’s creativity explores his emotionalhardships through the US incarceration of Japanese Americans, the effects ofpersonal isolation, ... Read more

$10.98 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

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There once was a snailwho lived in a shell,and inside his shell,the Snail created wonders.This is the story of Isamu Noguchi, a Japanese American artist who gave the worldlight. The world, however, was not always so giving in return.This groundbreaking paean to Noguchi’s creativity explores his emotionalhardships through the US incarceration of Japanese Americans, the effects ofpersonal isolation,
... Read more

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Click Here to Start (A Novel)

by Denis Markell ...

Narrated by Greg Watanabe ...

Unabridged

7 hours 50 min

Young fans of Ernie Cline's Ready Player One will love this classic video game inspired mystery filled with elements of Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library and From the Mixed Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler.What if playing video games was prepping you to solve an incredible real-world puzzle and locate a priceless treasure?Twelve-year-old Ted Gerson has spent most of his summer playing ... Read more

$30.00 CAD

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Young fans of Ernie Cline's Ready Player One will love this classic video game inspired mystery filled with elements of Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library and From the Mixed Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler.What if playing video games was prepping you to solve an incredible real-world puzzle and locate a priceless treasure?Twelve-year-old Ted Gerson has spent most of his summer playing
... Read more

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The Blossom and the Firefly

by Sherri L. Smith ...

Narrated by Traci Kato-Kiriyama, Greg Watanabe ...

Unabridged

8 hours 10 min

**A GOLDEN KITE AWARD WINNER • From the acclaimed author of Flygirl comes this powerful WWII romance between two Japanese teens caught in the cogs of an unwinnable war.“Delicate and incandescent by turns, this jewel of a tale of war and love is breathtakingly courageous.”—Elizabeth Wein, bestselling author of Code Name Verity“Illuminates the numbing terror of war and the healing power of music and ... Read more

$27.00 CAD

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**A GOLDEN KITE AWARD WINNER • From the acclaimed author of Flygirl comes this powerful WWII romance between two Japanese teens caught in the cogs of an unwinnable war.“Delicate and incandescent by turns, this jewel of a tale of war and love is breathtakingly courageous.”—Elizabeth Wein, bestselling author of Code Name Verity“Illuminates the numbing terror of war and the healing power of music and
... Read more

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What You Are Now

by Sam Chanse ...

Narrated by Carie Kawa, Tess Lina, Greg Watanabe, Joe Ngo, Mark Jude Sullivan, Samantha Quan ...

Unabridged

1 hour 39 min

Are we stuck with our memories – or can we fix them? Pia is a neuroscientist whose research focuses on changing the way we process traumatic experiences. Will Pia’s emotionally distant mother - who survived the Khmer Rouge in 1970’s Cambodia – benefit from her daughter’s work? Or are some things just too terrible to remember?Includes a conversation with Dr. Daniela Schiller, a Professor of ... Read more

$9.55 CAD

Are we stuck with our memories – or can we fix them? Pia is a neuroscientist whose research focuses on changing the way we process traumatic experiences. Will Pia’s emotionally distant mother - who survived the Khmer Rouge in 1970’s Cambodia – benefit from her daughter’s work? Or are some things just too terrible to remember?Includes a conversation with Dr. Daniela Schiller, a Professor of
... Read more
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Hunt for the Bamboo Rat

by Graham Salisbury ...

Narrated by Greg Watanabe ...

Series Audiobook 4 - Prisoners of the Empire Series
Unabridged

7 hours 48 min

“A gripping saga of wartime survival.” —Kirkus Reviews, StarredBased on a true story, this World War II novel by Scott O’Dell Award winner Graham Salisbury tells how Zenji, 17, is sent from Hawaii to the Philippines to spy on the Japanese.Zenji Watanabe was born in Hawaii. He’s an American, but the Japanese wouldn’t know it by the look of him. And that’s exactly what the US government is counting ... Read more

$26.95 CAD

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“A gripping saga of wartime survival.” —Kirkus Reviews, StarredBased on a true story, this World War II novel by Scott O’Dell Award winner Graham Salisbury tells how Zenji, 17, is sent from Hawaii to the Philippines to spy on the Japanese.Zenji Watanabe was born in Hawaii. He’s an American, but the Japanese wouldn’t know it by the look of him. And that’s exactly what the US government is counting
... Read more

Also available as: eBook
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A Gesture Life

A Novel

by Chang-rae Lee ...

Narrated by Greg Watanabe ...

Unabridged

12 hours 24 min

The second novel from the critically acclaimed New York Times–bestselling author Chang-rae Lee.His remarkable debut novel was called "rapturous" (The New York Times Book Review), "revelatory" (Vogue), and "wholly innovative" (Kirkus Reviews). It was the recipient of six major awards, including the prestigious Hemingway Foundation/PEN award. Now Chang-rae Lee has written a powerful and beautifully ... Read more

$29.50 CAD

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The second novel from the critically acclaimed New York Times–bestselling author Chang-rae Lee.His remarkable debut novel was called "rapturous" (The New York Times Book Review), "revelatory" (Vogue), and "wholly innovative" (Kirkus Reviews). It was the recipient of six major awards, including the prestigious Hemingway Foundation/PEN award. Now Chang-rae Lee has written a powerful and beautifully
... Read more

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Sisters Matsumoto

by Philip Kan Gotanda ...

Narrated by Keiko Agena, June Angela, Greg Watanabe, Kurt Kanazawa, Ron Bottitta, Ryun Yu, Suzy Nakamura ...

Unabridged

1 hour 52 min

After the attack on Pearl Harbor in 1941, the US government sent thousands of Japanese American citizens to detention camps. In 1945, three Japanese-American sisters return to their farm in Stockton, California, after years in an internment camp, but the once prosperous family finds it’s not easy to pick up the pieces of their former lives. As the details of their deceased father’s final ... Read more

$9.55 CAD

After the attack on Pearl Harbor in 1941, the US government sent thousands of Japanese American citizens to detention camps. In 1945, three Japanese-American sisters return to their farm in Stockton, California, after years in an internment camp, but the once prosperous family finds it’s not easy to pick up the pieces of their former lives. As the details of their deceased father’s final
... Read more