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Good Guys

A Novel

by Sharon Bala ...

From the bestselling author of The Boat People comes a page-turning moral drama about money, the dark side of philanthropy, and what happens when you try to change the world for all the wrong reasons.They have the best of intentions. What could go wrong?Claire Talbot is the publicist at Children of the World, an international aid charity. Morally burnt out after decades working in reputation ... Read more

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From the bestselling author of The Boat People comes a page-turning moral drama about money, the dark side of philanthropy, and what happens when you try to change the world for all the wrong reasons.They have the best of intentions. What could go wrong?Claire Talbot is the publicist at Children of the World, an international aid charity. Morally burnt out after decades working in reputation
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The Boat People

A Novel

by Sharon Bala ...

Globe and Mail bestseller, The Boat People is an extraordinary novel about a group of refugees who survive a perilous ocean voyage only to face the threat of deportation amid accusations of terrorismWhen a rusty cargo ship carrying Mahindan and five hundred fellow refugees from Sri Lanka's bloody civil war reaches Vancouver's shores, the young father thinks he and his six-year-old son can finally ... Read more

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Globe and Mail bestseller, The Boat People is an extraordinary novel about a group of refugees who survive a perilous ocean voyage only to face the threat of deportation amid accusations of terrorismWhen a rusty cargo ship carrying Mahindan and five hundred fellow refugees from Sri Lanka's bloody civil war reaches Vancouver's shores, the young father thinks he and his six-year-old son can finally
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The Boat People

by Sharon Bala ...

Narrated by Athena Karkanis ...

Unabridged

13 hours 29 min

By the winner of The Journey Prize, and inspired by a real incident, The Boat People is a gripping and morally complex novel about a group of refugees who survive a perilous ocean voyage to reach Canada – only to face the threat of deportation and accusations of terrorism in their new land.When the rusty cargo ship carrying Mahindan and five hundred fellow refugees reaches the shores of British ... Read more

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By the winner of The Journey Prize, and inspired by a real incident, The Boat People is a gripping and morally complex novel about a group of refugees who survive a perilous ocean voyage to reach Canada – only to face the threat of deportation and accusations of terrorism in their new land.When the rusty cargo ship carrying Mahindan and five hundred fellow refugees reaches the shores of British
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The Journey Prize Stories 30

The Best of Canada's New Writers

by Sharon Bala, Kerry Clare, Zoey Leigh Peterson ...

Series Book 30 - Journey Prize
From its first edition in 1989, this celebrated annual fiction anthology has consistently introduced readers to the next generation of great Canadian writers. With settings ranging from Thailand and war-torn Vietnam to a tiki bar in the Prairies, the thirteen stories in this collection represent the year's best short fiction by some of our most exciting emerging writers.A friendship between two ... Read more

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From its first edition in 1989, this celebrated annual fiction anthology has consistently introduced readers to the next generation of great Canadian writers. With settings ranging from Thailand and war-torn Vietnam to a tiki bar in the Prairies, the thirteen stories in this collection represent the year's best short fiction by some of our most exciting emerging writers.A friendship between two
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Good Guys

A Novel

by Sharon Bala ...

Narrated by Athena Karkanis, Nicolas van Burek, Lisa Bunting, Golden Madison, Caleb Stull, Ivan Wanis Ruiz ...

Unabridged

11 hours 59 min

From the bestselling author of The Boat People comes a page-turning moral drama about money, the dark side of philanthropy, and what happens when you try to change the world for all the wrong reasons.They have the best of intentions. What could go wrong?Claire Talbot is the publicist at Children of the World, an international aid charity. Morally burnt out after decades working in reputation ... Read more

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From the bestselling author of The Boat People comes a page-turning moral drama about money, the dark side of philanthropy, and what happens when you try to change the world for all the wrong reasons.They have the best of intentions. What could go wrong?Claire Talbot is the publicist at Children of the World, an international aid charity. Morally burnt out after decades working in reputation
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Kobo Exclusive Interviews with Authors and Panelists

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Narrated by Tahmoh Penikett, Omar El-Akkad, Mozdah Jamalzadah, Sharon Bala, Jully Black, Cherie Dimaline, Greg Johnson, Craig Davidson, Jeanne Beker, Mark Sakamoto ...

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56 min

Welcome to your behind-the-scenes pass to CBC's Canada Reads.Kobo’s very own Tracy Nesdoly will guide you through a series of interviews with the authors and panelists of this year’s battle of the books. Join us as we navigate through these eye-opening reads—books that challenge assumptions, dismantle difference, and change how we treat one another. This is the perfect complement to the debates, a ... Read more

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Welcome to your behind-the-scenes pass to CBC's Canada Reads.Kobo’s very own Tracy Nesdoly will guide you through a series of interviews with the authors and panelists of this year’s battle of the books. Join us as we navigate through these eye-opening reads—books that challenge assumptions, dismantle difference, and change how we treat one another. This is the perfect complement to the debates, a
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I Love You Don't Die

A Novel

by Jade Song ...

Narrated by Catherine Ho ...

Unabridged

8 hours 13 min

Acclaimed author Jade Song (Chlorine) returns with her latest literary exploration: a lyrical, poignant, and heartfelt novel about the meaning of love, friendship, debt, depression, and death in New York City—a coming-of-age for a new generation, in the vein of Sally Rooney and Ottessa Moshfegh.For as far back as she can remember, Vicky has been fascinated and obsessed with death as the only ... Read more

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Acclaimed author Jade Song (Chlorine) returns with her latest literary exploration: a lyrical, poignant, and heartfelt novel about the meaning of love, friendship, debt, depression, and death in New York City—a coming-of-age for a new generation, in the vein of Sally Rooney and Ottessa Moshfegh.For as far back as she can remember, Vicky has been fascinated and obsessed with death as the only
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Hovel

A Novel

by Ailsa Ross ...

Narrated by Rebecca Auerbach ...

Unabridged

5 hours 48 min

**A CBC and Globe and Mail Spring Book PickIn this debut novel, a young woman in the Rocky Mountains, separated from the ancestral rhythms of her home in Scotland, turns to ancient rituals to find solace and connection. With shades of Olga Tokarczuk, Ali Smith, and Rachel Cusk, Hovel is a book for those fascinated by female interiority.**Homesickness takes many forms. Alone in the mountains ... Read more

$26.00 USD

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**A CBC and Globe and Mail Spring Book PickIn this debut novel, a young woman in the Rocky Mountains, separated from the ancestral rhythms of her home in Scotland, turns to ancient rituals to find solace and connection. With shades of Olga Tokarczuk, Ali Smith, and Rachel Cusk, Hovel is a book for those fascinated by female interiority.**Homesickness takes many forms. Alone in the mountains
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Precious Cargo

My Year of Driving the Kids on School Bus 3077

by Craig Davidson ...

Narrated by John Cleland ...

Unabridged

6 hours 43 min

**NATIONAL BESTSELLERFor readers of Andrew Solomon's Far From the Tree and Ian Brown's The Boy in the Moon, here is a heartfelt, funny and surprising memoir about one year spent driving a bus full of children with special needs.**One morning in 2008, desperate, broke and living alone while trying unsuccessfully to write, Craig Davidson plucked a flyer out of his mailbox that read “Bus Drivers ... Read more

$18.95 USD

**NATIONAL BESTSELLERFor readers of Andrew Solomon's Far From the Tree and Ian Brown's The Boy in the Moon, here is a heartfelt, funny and surprising memoir about one year spent driving a bus full of children with special needs.**One morning in 2008, desperate, broke and living alone while trying unsuccessfully to write, Craig Davidson plucked a flyer out of his mailbox that read “Bus Drivers
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American War

A novel

by Omar El Akkad ...

Narrated by Dion Graham ...

Unabridged

12 hours 22 min

“Powerful . . . As haunting a postapocalyptic universe as Cormac McCarthy [created] in The Road, and as devastating a look as the fallout that national events have on an American family as Philip Roth did in The Plot Against America. . . . Omar El Akkad’s debut novel, American War, is an unlikely mash-up of unsparing war reporting and plot elements familiar to readers of the recent young-adult ... Read more

$22.50 USD

“Powerful . . . As haunting a postapocalyptic universe as Cormac McCarthy [created] in The Road, and as devastating a look as the fallout that national events have on an American family as Philip Roth did in The Plot Against America. . . . Omar El Akkad’s debut novel, American War, is an unlikely mash-up of unsparing war reporting and plot elements familiar to readers of the recent young-adult
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The Marrow Thieves

by Cherie Dimaline ...

Narrated by Meegwun Fairbrother ...

Unabridged

7 hours 7 min

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. In this dark world, Frenchie and his companions struggle to survive as they make their way up north to ... Read more

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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. In this dark world, Frenchie and his companions struggle to survive as they make their way up north to
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Ruins

by Lily Brooks-Dalton ...

Narrated by Carlotta Brentan ...

Unabridged

14 hours 17 min

From the author of GMA Book Club Pick The Light Pirate, comes a powerful, deeply resonant novel about an ambitious archaeologist in pursuit of a rare artifact from an ancient civilization that would not only change her life but potentially society at large.“Lily Brooks-Dalton's novels are rich literary feasts." —Geraldine Brooks, bestselling author of HorseProfessor Ember Agni is a rising star in ... Read more

$31.99 USD

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From the author of GMA Book Club Pick The Light Pirate, comes a powerful, deeply resonant novel about an ambitious archaeologist in pursuit of a rare artifact from an ancient civilization that would not only change her life but potentially society at large.“Lily Brooks-Dalton's novels are rich literary feasts." —Geraldine Brooks, bestselling author of HorseProfessor Ember Agni is a rising star in
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