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The End of Drum-Time

A Novel

by Hanna Pylväinen ...

Narrated by Philippe Spall ...

Unabridged

14 hours 30 min

"Many listeners will be transported and maybe even transfixed by this audiobook. Philippe Spall portrays the inhabitants of a village in 1850s Scandinavia with subtle strength. He navigates parallel plots with energy and clarity, his tone of urgency moving the story along." - AudioFile MagazineAn epic love story in the vein of Cold Mountain and The Great Circle, about a young reindeer herder and a ... Read more

$43.99 CAD

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"Many listeners will be transported and maybe even transfixed by this audiobook. Philippe Spall portrays the inhabitants of a village in 1850s Scandinavia with subtle strength. He navigates parallel plots with energy and clarity, his tone of urgency moving the story along." - AudioFile MagazineAn epic love story in the vein of Cold Mountain and The Great Circle, about a young reindeer herder and a
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A Better World: Stories of Democracy and Consumerism Retold

Four full-cast BBC Radio Dramas inspired by Das Kapital, News from Nowhere & more

by Sarah Woods ...

Narrated by David Threlfall, Samantha Dakin, Ben Cura, Ron Cook, Kimberley Nixon, Full Cast, Philippe Spall, Catherine Ayers ...

Unabridged

3 hours 33 min

Four full-cast BBC Radio dramas inspired by classic texts about democracy, consumerism and our futureSarah Woods has developed a reputation for taking seemingly un-dramatisable non-fiction classics and turning them into gripping and immersive audio drama. Four seminal political books are here brought to life and into the twenty-first century, and ideas that have been fascinating and shaping ... Read more

$25.99 CAD

Four full-cast BBC Radio dramas inspired by classic texts about democracy, consumerism and our futureSarah Woods has developed a reputation for taking seemingly un-dramatisable non-fiction classics and turning them into gripping and immersive audio drama. Four seminal political books are here brought to life and into the twenty-first century, and ideas that have been fascinating and shaping
... Read more

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Loot

A novel

by Tania James ...

Narrated by Maanuv Thiara ...

Unabridged

9 hours 23 min

**LONGLISTED FOR THE NATIONAL BOOK AWARD IN FICTION • A spellbinding historical novel set in the eighteenth century: a hero’s quest, a love story, the story of a young artist coming of age, and an exuberant heist adventure that traces the bloody legacy of colonialism across two continents and fifty years.A Best Book of the Year: The Washington Post, Los Angeles Times, NPR*, Kirkus Reviews*** ... Read more

$27.99 CAD

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**LONGLISTED FOR THE NATIONAL BOOK AWARD IN FICTION • A spellbinding historical novel set in the eighteenth century: a hero’s quest, a love story, the story of a young artist coming of age, and an exuberant heist adventure that traces the bloody legacy of colonialism across two continents and fifty years.A Best Book of the Year: The Washington Post, Los Angeles Times, NPR*, Kirkus Reviews***
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A Map for the Missing

A Novel

by Belinda Huijuan Tang ...

Narrated by Austin Ku ...

Unabridged

11 hours 20 min

**Longlisted for the Center for Fiction’s 2022 First Novel Prize!“Belinda Huijuan Tang’s debut novel is a beautifully drawn, sensitively rendered portrait of a man desperately searching for his father—and for reconnection to the past and people he once knew and loved. Both rich in historical detail and timeless in scope, A Map for the Missing explores the costs of choosing your own path, whether ... Read more

$29.99 CAD

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**Longlisted for the Center for Fiction’s 2022 First Novel Prize!“Belinda Huijuan Tang’s debut novel is a beautifully drawn, sensitively rendered portrait of a man desperately searching for his father—and for reconnection to the past and people he once knew and loved. Both rich in historical detail and timeless in scope, A Map for the Missing explores the costs of choosing your own path, whether
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The Road to the Salt Sea

A Novel

by Samuel Kolawole ...

Narrated by Atta Otigba ...

Unabridged

9 hours

WINNER OF THE 2025 WHITING AWARD FOR FICTIONPEN/HEMINGWAY AWARD FINALIST • ASPEN WORDS LITERARY PRIZE LONGLISTAs wrenching and luminous as Omar El Akkad’s What Strange Paradise and Mohsin Hamid’s Exit West, a searing exploration of the global migration crisis that moves from Nigeria to Libya to Italy, from an exciting new literary voice.Able God works for low pay at a four-star hotel where he must ... Read more

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WINNER OF THE 2025 WHITING AWARD FOR FICTIONPEN/HEMINGWAY AWARD FINALIST • ASPEN WORDS LITERARY PRIZE LONGLISTAs wrenching and luminous as Omar El Akkad’s What Strange Paradise and Mohsin Hamid’s Exit West, a searing exploration of the global migration crisis that moves from Nigeria to Libya to Italy, from an exciting new literary voice.Able God works for low pay at a four-star hotel where he must
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Whale Fall

A Novel

by Elizabeth O'Connor ...

Narrated by Dyfrig Morris, Gabrielle Glaister, Gwyneth Keyworth, Jot Davies, Nick Griffiths ...

Unabridged

3 hours 50 min

**THE NEW YORK TIMES BOOK REVIEW NOTABLE BOOK • A stunning debut from an award-winning writer, about loss, isolation, folklore, and the joy and dissonance of finding oneself by exploring life outside one’s community“Both blunt and exquisite . . . O’Connor’s excellent debut . . . is an example of precisely observed writing that makes a character’s specific existence glimmer with verisimilitude.” ... Read more

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**THE NEW YORK TIMES BOOK REVIEW NOTABLE BOOK • A stunning debut from an award-winning writer, about loss, isolation, folklore, and the joy and dissonance of finding oneself by exploring life outside one’s community“Both blunt and exquisite . . . O’Connor’s excellent debut . . . is an example of precisely observed writing that makes a character’s specific existence glimmer with verisimilitude.”
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Wandering Souls

A Novel

by Cecile Pin ...

Narrated by Ainsleigh Barber, Aoife Hinds, Ioanna Kimbook ...

Unabridged

5 hours 13 min

This program includes a multicast narration."Aoife Hinds, Ioanna Kimbook, and Ainsleigh Barber perform this stunning debut historical novel, which follows three orphaned Vietnamese refugees." - AudioFile Magazine"A deeply humane and genre-defying work of love and uncompromising hope."—Ocean VuongA boldly imagined debut novel about three Vietnamese siblings who seek refuge in the UK, expanding into ... Read more

$26.99 CAD

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This program includes a multicast narration."Aoife Hinds, Ioanna Kimbook, and Ainsleigh Barber perform this stunning debut historical novel, which follows three orphaned Vietnamese refugees." - AudioFile Magazine"A deeply humane and genre-defying work of love and uncompromising hope."—Ocean VuongA boldly imagined debut novel about three Vietnamese siblings who seek refuge in the UK, expanding into
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Still Born

by Guadalupe Nettel ...

Narrated by Rachel Schwab, 706 Rosalind Harvey ...

Unabridged

5 hours 31 min

Still Born, Guadalupe Nettel's fourth novel, explores one of life's most consequential decisions - whether or not to have children - with her signature charm and intelligence. Alina and Laura are independent and career-driven women in their mid-thirties, neither of whom have built their future around the prospect of a family. Laura has taken the drastic decision to be sterilized, but as time goes ... Read more

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Still Born, Guadalupe Nettel's fourth novel, explores one of life's most consequential decisions - whether or not to have children - with her signature charm and intelligence. Alina and Laura are independent and career-driven women in their mid-thirties, neither of whom have built their future around the prospect of a family. Laura has taken the drastic decision to be sterilized, but as time goes
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Beyond the Door of No Return

A Novel

by David Diop ...

Narrated by Dion Graham, Mark Bramhall, Adenrele Ojo, Caroline Hewitt ...

Unabridged

7 hours 5 min

"Stunningly realized . . . Exquisite . . . A spellbinding novel about the high price of betrayal―of others, and oneself." ―Maaza Mengiste, author of The Shadow King, shortlisted for the Booker PrizeOne of the Los Angeles Times's most anticipated books of the fallThe thrilling and deeply moving new novel by David Diop, winner of the International Booker Prize.Paris, 1806. The renowned botanist ... Read more

$49.46 CAD

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"Stunningly realized . . . Exquisite . . . A spellbinding novel about the high price of betrayal―of others, and oneself." ―Maaza Mengiste, author of The Shadow King, shortlisted for the Booker PrizeOne of the Los Angeles Times's most anticipated books of the fallThe thrilling and deeply moving new novel by David Diop, winner of the International Booker Prize.Paris, 1806. The renowned botanist
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Mayhem

Unanswered Questions about the Tsarnaev Brothers, the US Government and the Boston Marathon Bombing

by Michele R. McPhee ...

Narrated by Devon Sorvari ...

Unabridged

9 hours 27 min

Mayhem goes a long way toward answering questions that still linger about the notorious Boston Marathon bombing, such as: Where were the bombs made? And what had been Tamerlan Tsarnaev's relationship to the FBI? This page-turning narrative casts a spotlight on the US Government's relationship with the older Tsarnaev brother as his younger brother, Dzhokhar, continues his efforts to have his death ... Read more

$23.99 CAD

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Mayhem goes a long way toward answering questions that still linger about the notorious Boston Marathon bombing, such as: Where were the bombs made? And what had been Tamerlan Tsarnaev's relationship to the FBI? This page-turning narrative casts a spotlight on the US Government's relationship with the older Tsarnaev brother as his younger brother, Dzhokhar, continues his efforts to have his death
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The Great Reclamation

A Novel

by Rachel Heng ...

Narrated by Windson Liong ...

Unabridged

15 hours 39 min

**WINNER OF THE NEW AMERICAN VOICES AWARDLONGLISTED FOR THE ANDREW CARNEGIE MEDAL FOR EXCELLENCE AND THE JOYCE CAROL OATES PRIZENAMED A BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR BY TIME, TOWN & COUNTRY, KIRKUS, ELECTRIC LITERATURE AND BOOKPAGE!"Stunning…epic…impressive…It is a pleasure to simply live alongside these characters.”—The New York Times"A deep and powerful love story."—NBC The Today Show"A beautifully ... Read more

$34.99 CAD

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**WINNER OF THE NEW AMERICAN VOICES AWARDLONGLISTED FOR THE ANDREW CARNEGIE MEDAL FOR EXCELLENCE AND THE JOYCE CAROL OATES PRIZENAMED A BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR BY TIME, TOWN & COUNTRY, KIRKUS, ELECTRIC LITERATURE AND BOOKPAGE!"Stunning…epic…impressive…It is a pleasure to simply live alongside these characters.”—The New York Times"A deep and powerful love story."—NBC The Today Show"A beautifully
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The Coast Road

A Novel

by Alan Murrin ...

Narrated by Jessica Regan ...

Unabridged

7 hours 52 min

Winner of the Irish Book Awards Newcomer of the Year 2024Shortlisted for the John McGahern Annual Book PrizeA poignant debut novel about the lives of women in a claustrophobic coast town and the search for independence in a society that seeks to limit it.“Murrin powerfully renders the ways that women’s freedom, individuality, and self-expression are stifled by religion, custom, and gossip.”—The ... Read more

$32.99 CAD

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Winner of the Irish Book Awards Newcomer of the Year 2024Shortlisted for the John McGahern Annual Book PrizeA poignant debut novel about the lives of women in a claustrophobic coast town and the search for independence in a society that seeks to limit it.“Murrin powerfully renders the ways that women’s freedom, individuality, and self-expression are stifled by religion, custom, and gossip.”—The
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