Alison's Favourites

Roar

By: Shelley Thompson
Narrated by: Shelley Thompson
Length: 10 hours 40 minutes

A novel inspired by the original screenplay for the award-winning feature film Dawn, Her Dad & the Tractor, about a young trans woman who returns to her family farm in the wake of her mother's death, written by celebrated actor and screenwriter Shelley Thompson. The MacInnes family is grieving. The loss of Miranda has devastated her... Read more

This is Happiness

By: Niall Williams
Narrated by: Dermot Crowley
Length: 14 hours 26 minutes

“A beautiful novel, beautifully read! Gentle, moving, and evocative. Read more

The Serviceberry

By: Robin Wall Kimmerer
Narrated by: Robin Wall Kimmerer
Length: 1 hour 56 minutes

“I love learning more about the beauty and potential of the gift economy and acts of reciprocity. This book is full of inspiration and hope for our ever-evolving world! Read more

Shark Heart

A Love Story

By: Emily Habeck
Narrated by: Karissa Vacker, Shaun Taylor-Corbett & Soneela Nankani
Length: 7 hours 46 minutes

“Shark Heart is fascinating. The premise — some people genetically mutate into wild animal species — is told through stunning, poetic prose. Wholly original, heartbreaking yet hopeful, it explores how one woman meets loss with love. Read more

Tig

By: Heather Smith
Narrated by: Joelle Peters
Length: 3 hours 19 minutes

A new, heartwarming middle-grade story from the critically acclaimed author Heather Smith featuring Tig, a young girl struggling to find peace within herself and in her new family. For fans of Rebecca Stead, Wendy Mass and Lynda Mullaly Hunt.

After months of living without electricity or parents, Tig and Peter are forced to move in with their... Read more

The Women

A Novel

By: Kristin Hannah
Narrated by: Julia Whelan & Kristin Hannah
Length: 14 hours 56 minutes

“An eye-opening perspective to give a woman's voice of the Vietnam war. Well-written covering an array of emotions from resilience to heartbreak to hope. Read more

Fayne

A Novel

By: Ann-Marie MacDonald
Narrated by: Ann-Marie MacDonald
Length: 30 hours 53 minutes

THE INSTANT #1 NATIONAL BESTSELLER
WINNER OF THE 2023 PARAGRAPHE HUGH MACLENNAN PRIZE FOR FICTION
A GLOBE AND MAIL BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR
ONE OF CBC’S BEST CANADIAN FICTION BOOKS OF 2022

A beloved writer returns with a tale of science, magic, love and identity.

In the late nineteenth century, Charlotte Bell is growing up at Fayne, a vast and lonely... Read more