Art Audiobooks

The Art of Asking

By: Amanda Palmer & Brené Brown
Narrated by: Amanda Palmer
Length: 11 hours 27 minutes
Abridged: No

FOREWORD BY BRENE BROWN and POSTSCRIPT FROM BRAIN PICKINGS CREATOR MARIA POPOVA

Rock star, crowdfunding pioneer, and TED speaker Amanda Palmer knows all about asking. Performing as a living statue in a wedding dress, she wordlessly asked thousands of passersby for their dollars. When she became a singer, songwriter, and musician, she was not... Read More »

Born to Run

By: Bruce Springsteen
Narrated by: Bruce Springsteen
Length: 18 hours 12 minutes
Abridged: No

Winner of the 2018 Audie Award for Best Autobiography

2018 GRAMMY AWARD NOMINEE for BEST SPOKEN WORD or NON-MUSICAL ALBUM

“Writing about yourself is a funny business…But in a project like this, the writer has made one promise, to show the reader his mind. In these pages, I’ve tried to do this.” —Bruce Springsteen, from the pages of Born to... Read More »

As You Wish

By: Cary Elwes, Joe Layden & Rob Reiner
Narrated by: Cary Elwes, Carol Kane, Norman Lear, Rob Reiner, Chris Sarandon, Andy Scheinman, Wallace Shawn & Robin Wright
Length: 7 hours 1 minute
Abridged: No

From actor Cary Elwes, who played the iconic role of Westley in The Princess Bride, comes a first-person account and behind-the-scenes look at the making of the cult classic film filled with never-before-told stories, exclusive photographs, and interviews with costars Robin Wright, Wallace Shawn, Billy Crystal, Christopher Guest, and Mandy... Read More »

Life

By: Keith Richards & James Fox
Narrated by: Johnny Depp, Joe Hurley & Keith Richards
Length: 23 hours 10 minutes
Abridged: No

As lead guitarist of the Rolling Stones, Keith Richards created the riffs, the lyrics, and the songs that roused the world. A true and towering original, he has always walked his own path, spoken his mind, and done things his own way.

Now at last Richards pauses to tell his story in the most anticipated autobiography in decades. And what a story!... Read More »

The Kid Stays in the Picture

By: Robert Evans
Narrated by: Robert Evans
Length: 6 hours 22 minutes
Abridged: No

Robert Evans' The Kid Stays in the Picture is universally recognized as the greatest, most outrageous, and most unforgettable show business memoir ever written. The basis of an award-winning documentary film, it remains the gold standard of Hollywood storytelling.

With black-and-white photographs from the author's archive and a new introduction... Read More »

Failure Is An Option

By: H. Jon Benjamin
Narrated by: H. Jon Benjamin
Length: 4 hours 58 minutes
Abridged: No

H. Jon Benjamin--the lead voice behind Archer and Bob's Burgers--helps us all feel a little better about our own failures by sharing his own in a hilarious memoir-ish chronicle of failure.

Most people would consider H. Jon Benjamin a comedy show business success. But he'd like to remind everyone that as great as success can be, failure is also an... Read More »

The Autobiography of Gucci Mane

By: Gucci Mane & Neil Martinez-Belkin
Narrated by: Guy Lockard
Length: 6 hours 29 minutes
Abridged: No

The highly anticipated memoir from Gucci Mane, “one of hip-hop’s most prolific and admired artists” (The New York Times).

For the first time Gucci Mane tells his story in his own words. It is the captivating life of an artist who forged an unlikely path to stardom and personal rebirth. Gucci Mane began writing his memoir in a maximum-security... Read More »

The Daily Show (The AudioBook)

By: Jon Stewart & Chris Smith
Narrated by: Oliver Wyman, Jay Snyder, Kevin T. Collins, Chris Lutkin, Robert Fass, Lauren Fortgang, Ryan Vincent Anderson, Graham Halstead, Cheryl Smith, Christian Coulson, Tommy Harron & Elece Green
Length: 16 hours 8 minutes
Abridged: No

The complete, uncensored history of the award-winning The Daily Show with Jon Stewart, as told by its correspondents, writers, and host.

For almost seventeen years, The Daily Show with Jon Stewart brilliantly redefined the borders between television comedy, political satire, and opinionated news coverage. It launched the careers of some of... Read More »

Paul Simon

By: Robert Hilburn
Narrated by: Dennis Boutsikaris
Length: 12 hours 20 minutes
Abridged: No

A publishing event from music legend Paul Simon: an intimate, candid, and definitive biography written with Simon’s participation—but without editorial control—by acclaimed biographer and music writer Robert Hilburn.

Through such hits as “The Sound of Silence,” “Bridge Over Troubled Water,” “Still Crazy After All These Years,” and “Graceland,”... Read More »

Don't Stop Believin'

By: Jonathan Cain
Narrated by: Jonathan Cain
Length: 10 hours 15 minutes
Abridged: No

Features original music by Jonathan Cain and bonus tracks with more behind-the-scenes stories of Journey and the creation of their top hits that aren’t included in the print edition.

From One of the Greatest Bands in History Comes a Reminder to Never Give Up Hope. In this long-awaited memoir, complete with color photographs, songwriter and... Read More »

Sticky Fingers

By: Joe Hagan
Narrated by: Dennis Boutsikaris & Joe Hagan
Length: 18 hours 39 minutes
Abridged: No

A delicious romp through the heyday of rock and roll and a revealing portrait of the man at the helm of the iconic magazine that made it all possible, with candid look backs at the era from Mick Jagger, Keith Richards, Elton John, Bono, Bruce Springsteen, Paul McCartney, and others.

The story of Jann Wenner, Rolling Stone's founder, editor,... Read More »

The Most Beautiful

By: Mayte Garcia
Narrated by: Mayte Garcia
Length: 9 hours 7 minutes
Abridged: No

INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER

At the one-year anniversary of his death, legendary musician Prince's first wife shares a uniquely intimate, candid, and revelatory look inside the personal and professional life of one of the world's most beloved icons.

In The Most Beautiful, a title inspired by the hit song Prince wrote about their legendary... Read More »

Something Wonderful

By: Todd S. Purdum
Narrated by: Todd S. Purdum
Length: 10 hours 53 minutes
Abridged: No

A revelatory portrait of the creative partnership that transformed musical theater and provided the soundtrack to the American CenturyThey stand at the apex of the great age of songwriting, the creators of the classic Broadway musicals Oklahoma!, Carousel, South Pacific, The King and I, and The Sound of Music, whose songs have never lost their... Read More »

Remembering Whitney

By: Cissy Houston
Narrated by: Robin Miles
Length: 7 hours 54 minutes
Abridged: No

Honest and heartbreaking, a mother's story of tears, joy, and her greatest love of all—her daughter, Whitney

On the eve of the 2012 Grammy Awards, the world learned of a stunning tragedy: Whitney Houston, unquestionably one of the most remarkable and powerful voices in all of music, had been silenced forever. Over the weeks and months that... Read More »

The World of Downton Abbey

By: Jessica Fellowes & Julian Fellowes
Narrated by: Elizabeth McGovern
Length: 3 hours 24 minutes
Abridged: No

A lavish look at the real world--both the secret history and the behind-the-scenes drama--of the spellbinding Emmy Award-winning Masterpiece TV series Downton Abbey

April 1912. The sun is rising behind Downton Abbey, a great and splendid house in a great and splendid park. So secure does it appear that it seems as if the way it represents will... Read More »

Scrappy Little Nobody

By: Anna Kendrick
Narrated by: Anna Kendrick
Length: 6 hours
Abridged: No

A collection of humorous autobiographical essays by the Academy Award-nominated actress and star of Up in the Air and Pitch Perfect.

“I’m excited to publish my first book, and because I get uncomfortable when people have high expectations, I'd like to use this opportunity to showcase my ineptitude, pettiness, and the frequency with which I... Read More »

You'll Grow Out of It

By: Jessi Klein
Narrated by: Jessi Klein
Length: 7 hours 21 minutes
Abridged: No

PEOPLE'S BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR! ONE OF NEW YORK TIMES' NOTABLE BOOKS OF 2016! INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES AND USA TODAY BESTSELLER!

YOU'LL GROW OUT OF IT hilariously, and candidly, explores the journey of the twenty-first century woman.

As both a tomboy and a late bloomer, comedian Jessi Klein grew up feeling more like an outsider than a... Read More »

Yes Please

By: Amy Poehler
Narrated by: Amy Poehler, Carol Burnett, Seth Meyers, Mike Schur, Eileen Poehler, William Poehler, Patrick Stewart & Kathleen Turner
Length: 7 hours 30 minutes
Abridged: No

Amy Poehler is hosting a dinner party and you're invited! Welcome to the audiobook edition of Amy Poehler's Yes Please. The guest list is star-studded with vocal appearances from Carol Burnett, Seth Meyers, Michael Schur, Patrick Stewart, Kathleen Turner, and even Amy's parents—Yes Please is the ultimate audiobook extravaganza.

Also included? A... Read More »

Al Franken, Giant of the Senate

By: Al Franken
Narrated by: Al Franken
Length: 12 hours 5 minutes
Abridged: No

#1 New York Times Bestseller
"Flips the classic born-in-a-shack rise to political office tale on its head. I skipped meals to read this book - also unusual - because every page was funny. It made me deliriously happy." - Louise Erdrich, The New York Times Read More »

The Girl with the Lower Back Tattoo

By: Amy Schumer
Narrated by: Amy Schumer
Length: 8 hours 1 minute
Abridged: No

“Amy’s got your back. She’s in your corner. She’s an honesty bomb. And she’s coming for you.”
—Actress Tilda Swinton and Trainwreck co-star

The Emmy Award-winning comedian, actress, writer, and star of Inside Amy Schumer and the acclaimed film Trainwreck has taken the entertainment world by storm with her winning blend of smart, satirical... Read More »

Turn Around Bright Eyes

By: Rob Sheffield
Narrated by: Rob Sheffield
Length: 6 hours 55 minutes
Abridged: No

Once upon a time I was falling apart. Now I'm always falling in love.

Pick up the microphone.

When Rob Sheffield moved to New York City in the summer of 2001, he was a young widower trying to start a new life in a new town. Behind, in the past, was his life as a happily married rock critic, with a wife he adored, and a massive collection of mix... Read More »

George Lucas

By: Brian Jay Jones
Narrated by: Jay Snyder
Length: 18 hours 18 minutes
Abridged: No

The essential biography of the influential and beloved filmmaker George Lucas

On May 25, 1977, a problem-plagued, budget-straining independent science-fiction film opened in a mere thirty-two American movie theaters. Conceived, written, and directed by a little-known filmmaker named George Lucas, Star Wars reinvented the cinematic landscape,... Read More »

Bachelor Nation

By: Amy Kaufman
Narrated by: Amy Kaufman
Length: 7 hours 43 minutes
Abridged: No

INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER

The first definitive, unauthorized, behind-the-scenes cultural history of the Bachelor franchise, America's favorite guilty pleasure.

For fifteen years and thirty-five seasons, the Bachelor franchise has been a mainstay in American TV viewers' lives. Since it premiered in 2002, the show's popularity and relevance... Read More »

Girl in a Band

By: Kim Gordon
Narrated by: Kim Gordon
Length: 7 hours 13 minutes
Abridged: No

Kim Gordon, founding member of Sonic Youth, fashion icon, and role model for a generation of women, now tells her story—a memoir of life as an artist, of music, marriage, motherhood, independence, and as one of the first women of rock and roll, written with the lyricism and haunting beauty of Patti Smith's Just Kids.

Often described as aloof, Kim... Read More »