Jeanette's 2022 Staff Inspections

Lesser Known Monsters of the 21st Century

By: Kim Fu
Narrated by: Piper Goodeve, Sean Patrick Hopkins, Samara Naeymi, Gary Tiedemann & Jeena Yi
Length: 6 hours 27 minutes

In the twelve unforgettable tales of Lesser Known Monsters of the 21st Century, the strange is made familiar and the familiar strange, such that a girl growing wings on her legs feels like an ordinary rite of passage, while a bug-infested house becomes an impossible, Kafkaesque nightmare. Each story builds a new world all its own: a group of... Read more

Satellite Love

A Novel

By: Genki Ferguson
Narrated by: Aya Furukawa, Alex Aoki & Hiro Kanagawa
Length: 8 hours 50 minutes

“Two unreliable narrators, and an incredible exploration of mental illness and the struggles of so many people. Written from multiple points of view, the reader still won't know quite what happened, which is the best way to end this book- left wondering what parts were real. Read more

The Man Who Died Twice

A Thursday Murder Club Mystery

A Thursday Murder Club Mystery: Book #2

By: Richard Osman
Narrated by: Lesley Manville
Length: 11 hours 49 minutes

“The Man Who Died Twice is the second book in the Thursday Murder Club series, and it was even better than the first. The four pensioners are back at it, solving a mystery slightly closer to home and allowing us to learn more about Ibrahim's and Elizabeth's past. The main characters make an unlikely, yet fierce foursome and I found myself... Read more

This Time Tomorrow

A Novel

By: Emma Straub
Narrated by: Marin Ireland & Emma Straub
Length: 8 hours 37 minutes

“My favorite this season (so far) is Emma Straub’s new novel This Time Tomorrow coming May 17, 2022. A father/daughter love story, time travel, the book world, and friends that span the decades-what more can you ask for? Read more

Sea of Tranquility

A novel

By: Emily St. John Mandel
Narrated by: John Lee, Dylan Moore, Arthur Morey & Kirsten Potter
Length: 5 hours 46 minutes

“I am a huge fan of Mandel’s work and was ridiculously excited to finally sit down and read this––and my god, it did not disappoint! A series of interwoven tales set anywhere from hundreds of years ago to thousands of years in the future, this book made me feel just about everything a human being can feel. I cannot recommend it enough. Read more

The Cartographers

A Novel

By: Peng Shepherd
Narrated by: Emily Woo Zeller, Nancy Wu, Karen Chilton, Ron Butler, Neil Hellegers, Jason Culp & Brittany Pressley
Length: 14 hours 41 minutes

“Map lovers unite! Do you remember driving with a map on your lap looking for the next turn? Dangerous? Absolutely! Easy way to find hidden places? You bet! The Cartographers is a love letter to maps. Mixing mystery and art with a little bit of magic. Shepherd's storytelling is a little predictable, but it didn't deter me from wanting to arrive... Read more

This Is How You Lose The Time War

By: Amal El-Mohtar & Max Gladstone
Narrated by: Cynthia Farrell & Emily Woo Zeller
Length: 4 hours 15 minutes

“This book was beautifully written in love letter style. While it was slightly confusing for the first few chapters once I sunk into the plot I couldn't stop until it was finished. It was beautifully complex while still simple. 10/10 recommend. Read more

Crying in H Mart

A Memoir

By: Michelle Zauner
Narrated by: Michelle Zauner
Length: 7 hours 22 minutes

“This memoir is an unflinchingly honest portrayal of grief as well as a tender look at the complex relationship between a mother and daughter bridging generational and cultural gaps through the comforting creation of food. This book had me simultaneously sobbing and starving. A perfect read. Read more

We, Jane - Abridged

By: Aimee Wall
Narrated by: Rhiannon Morgan
Length: 5 hours 31 minutes

Shortlisted for the 2022 Amazon Canada First Novel Award Longlisted for the 2021 Scotiabank Giller Prize Shortlisted for the 2021 BMO Winterset Award Shortlisted for the 2021 Paragraphe Hugh MacLennan Prize for Fiction Shortlisted for the 2021 Concordia University First Book Prize Shortlisted for the 2022 ReLit Award for Fiction A... Read more

Rosewater

The Wormwood Trilogy: Book #1

By: Tade Thompson
Narrated by: Bayo Gbadamosi
Length: 13 hours 37 minutes

“I'm recommended books everywhere I go and I spend my life in indie bookshops all over the world and this one had come up in various conversations. I didn't read the blurb so I was going in virtually blind. I'd classify this as a slow burner but when it gets going it REALLY gets going. The poetry was what hooked me at first. There are a couple of... Read more

Into Every Generation a Slayer Is Born

How Buffy Staked Our Hearts

By: Evan Ross Katz
Narrated by: Evan Ross Katz & Deanna Anthony
Length: 11 hours 42 minutes

Explore the history and cultural impact of a groundbreaking television show adored by old and new fans alike: Buffy the Vampire Slayer. Over the course of its seven-year run, Buffy the Vampire Slayer cultivated a loyal fandom and featured a strong, complex female lead, at a time when such a character was a rarity. Evan Ross Katz explores the... Read more

When We Lost Our Heads

A Novel

By: Heather O'Neill
Narrated by: Jeanna Phillips
Length: 14 hours 21 minutes

“Every decent friendship comes with a drop of hatred. But that hatred is like honey in the tea. It makes it addictive.”

Charismatic Marie Antoine is the daughter of the richest man in 19th century Montreal. She has everything she wants, except for a best friend—until clever, scheming Sadie Arnett moves to the neighborhood. Immediately united by... Read more

The Nineties

A Book

By: Chuck Klosterman
Narrated by: Chuck Klosterman & Dion Graham
Length: 12 hours 38 minutes

“Born in the mid-nineties but truly a child of the 2000’s, I have always romanticized the nineties. Klosterman uniquely provides a broad but also individual look at my favorite decade. Only having fleeting knowledge of various aspects of the decade- Y2K, OJ Simpson, landlines, watching Friends live- I loved Klosterman’s take and insights on the... Read more

Blood Like Magic

Blood Like Magic

By: Liselle Sambury
Narrated by: Joniece Abbott-Pratt
Length: 16 hours 14 minutes

“How do you choose between killing your first love or being responsible for the end of the ancestral magic that your family has practiced for many generations? In a futuristic society that allows for social technological interaction with the glance of an eye, Sambury incorporates the Trinidadian-Canadian immigrant experience and casual queer... Read more

Nightbitch

A Novel

By: Rachel Yoder
Narrated by: Cassandra Campbell
Length: 8 hours 52 minutes

“At once weird, darkly funny, moving, relatable, and deliciously messed up, Nightbitch is a rallying howl to women, and especially mothers, everywhere. Read more