Art audiobooks

Black Oak

By: Harold Green III

Narrated by: Harold Green III

Length: 1 hour 20 minutes

Abridged: No

As he did for Black women in Black Roses, Harold Green III, poet and founder of the music collective Flowers for the Living, now honors the Black men he most admires—groundbreakers including Tyler Perry, Barry Jenkins, Billy Porter, Chance the Rapper, LeBron James, Colin Kaepernick, and John Legend—and celebrates their achievements which are... Read more

How Magicians Think

By: Joshua Jay

Narrated by: Joshua Jay

Length: 7 hours 39 minutes

Abridged: No

The door to magic is closed, but it’s not locked.

And now Joshua Jay, one of the world’s most accomplished magicians, not only opens that door but brings us inside to reveal the artistry and obsessiveness, esoteric history, and long-whispered-about traditions of a subject shrouded in mystery.
And he goes one step further: Joshua Jay brings us... Read more

Manipulation Techniques

By: Andrew Deep

Narrated by: Derik Hendrickson

Length: 2 hours 56 minutes

Abridged: No

Psychology that ignores the dark side of life does us no favors.Have you ever felt that you came off second best in a negotiation or argument?Have you puzzled over why you do some of the things you do?Understanding the concept of dark psychology and learning tools of persuasion can put you in more win-win situations and help you develop... Read more

The Joke Was On Me

By: Barry Friedman

Narrated by: Barry Friedman

Length: 6 hours 49 minutes

Abridged: No

Barry Friedman, a veteran of 30 years on the comedy road, delivers another punchline on standup. Filled with garden-variety kleptomaniacs, large, rum-drinking Bahamians, bitter, glorious, troubled, and sex-addicted women with ankle monitors, loquacious drug addicts, first-time Vegas lesbians, and tall, neurotic Jews in sweaters—and these are the... Read more

Noël Coward on (and in) Theatre

By: Noël Coward

Narrated by: Barry Day & Chukwudi Iwuji

Length: 15 hours 48 minutes

Abridged: No

Noël Coward on theatre was as dazzling and entertaining as his masterful plays and lyrics. Here his ideas and opinions on the subject are brilliantly brought together in an extraordinary collection of commentary, lyrics, essays, and asides on everything having to do with the theatre and Coward's dazzling life in it.

The book Noël Coward wanted,... Read more

Camera Man

By: Dana Stevens

Narrated by: Dana Stevens

Length: 12 hours 11 minutes

Abridged: No

Named a Best Book of 2022 by The New Yorker, Publishers Weekly, and NPR

In this genre-defying “new kind of history” (The New Yorker), the chief film critic of Slate places comedy legend and acclaimed filmmaker Buster Keaton’s unique creative genius in the context of his time.

Born the same year as the film industry in 1895, Buster Keaton began... Read more

She Persisted: Marian Anderson

By: Katheryn Russell-Brown & Chelsea Clinton

Narrated by: Gina Daniels & Chelsea Clinton

Length: 40 minutes

Abridged: No

Inspired by the #1 New York Times bestseller She Persisted by Chelsea Clinton and Alexandra Boiger comes a chapter book series, adapted for audio, about women who spoke up and rose up against the odds--including Marian Anderson!

When renowned classical singer Marian Anderson wasn't allowed to sing at a theater in Washington, DC, because she was... Read more

Who Was Johnny Cash?

By: Jim Gigliotti & Who HQ

Narrated by: Jason Culp

Length: 1 hour

Abridged: No

Was Johnny Cash always the rebellious "Man in Black" that we remember him as today? Find out in this biography from the #1 New York Times bestselling series that takes us from Cash's childhood on an Arkansas cotton farm to his first days in rockabilly through his most famous years as a country music legend and icon of American songwriting.

Due to... Read more

I am Dolly Parton

By: Brad Meltzer

Narrated by: Alison Fraser, Bailey Carr, James Fouhey, Angel...

Length: 19 minutes

Abridged: No

The legendary country musician, reading advocate, and philanthropist Dolly Parton is the 28th in the New York Times bestselling picture book biography series for ages 5 to 8, adapted for audio.

This audiobook spotlights Dolly Parton, known for her beloved country songs, who has also sent over 150 million free books to children through her... Read more

Turn Your Laptop Into a Money Machine

By: Gilbert Walters

Narrated by: Eric Wheeler

Length: 5 hours 8 minutes

Abridged: No

Have you heard about people making money online, but you have no idea where to start? Are you worried you don’t have the skills to get rich like all those other people who make a fortune with that online business stuff?
There are lots of ways to make money from your own computer. You can do it part-time, full-time, or even set your own business... Read more

The Last Days of Roger Federer

By: Geoff Dyer

Narrated by: Richard Burnip

Length: 11 hours 29 minutes

Abridged: No

One of Esquire's best books of spring 2022

An extended meditation on late style and last works from "one of our greatest living critics" (Kathryn Schulz, New York).

When artists and athletes age, what happens to their work? Does it ripen or rot? Achieve a new serenity or succumb to an escalating torment? As our bodies decay, how do we keep on? In... Read more

From Hollywood with Love

By: Scott Meslow

Narrated by: Jeremy Arthur

Length: 10 hours 23 minutes

Abridged: No

An in-depth celebration of the romantic comedy’s modern golden era and its role in our culture, tracking the genre from its heyday in the ’80s and the ’90s, its unfortunate decline in the 2000s, and its explosive reemergence in the age of streaming, featuring exclusive interviews with the directors, writers, and stars of the iconic films that... Read more

The Genius Under the Table

By: Eugene Yelchin

Narrated by: Eugene Yelchin

Length: 2 hours 52 minutes

Abridged: No

How will Yevgeny ever fulfill his parents’ dream that he become a national hero when he doesn’t even have his own room? He’s not a star athlete or a legendary ballet dancer. In the tiny apartment he shares with his Baryshnikov-obsessed mother, poetry-loving father, continually outraged grandmother, and safely talented brother, all Yevgeny has is... Read more

Old Time Radio

By: Various

Narrated by: Full Cast

Length: 10 hours 5 minutes

Abridged: No

This new bundle contains the first episode of some of the most notable radio serials that were released in the twentieth century. Featuring shows that fall into genres including humor, western, and true crime, this is the ultimate listening experience. Humor: Abbott and Costello: Lion Hunting Fibber McGee and Molly: Finds A Watch My Favorite... Read more

Old Time Radio: Golden Age of Comedy

By: Various

Narrated by: Full Cast

Length: 9 hours 53 minutes

Abridged: No

2 comedy classics in 1 amazing bundle! Experience some of the most hilarious radio serials to release in the twentieth century in this incredible bundle! My Favorite Husband: Liz's Mother Has Second Thoughts My Favorite Husband: Literary Club's Speaker Came to Dinner My Favorite Husband: Liz and The General My Favorite Husband: Is There A Baby... Read more

Old Time Radio: Thrilling Listens

By: Various

Narrated by: Full Cast

Length: 9 hours 28 minutes

Abridged: No

2 chilling thrillers in 1 amazing bundle! Experience some of the most suspenseful radio serials to release in the twentieth century in this incredible bundle that features The Whistler and The Weird Circle. The Whistler: Blind Impulse The Whistler: Bullet Proof The Whistler: Custom Built Blonde The Whistler: Body Off Billingsgate The Whistler:... Read more

Old Time Radio: Classic Detectives

By: Various

Narrated by: Full Cast

Length: 9 hours 48 minutes

Abridged: No

2 detective classics in 1 amazing bundle! Experience some of the best radio of the twentieth century in this Classic Detective bundle that features Dangerous Assignment and Escape. Dangerous Assignment: Mayala Rubber Dangerous Assignment: New York Nazi Buzz Bomb Plans Dangerous Assignment: London Secret Code Broken Dangerous Assignment: Macau... Read more

Old Time Radio: True Crime Edition

By: Various

Narrated by: Full Cast

Length: 9 hours 35 minutes

Abridged: No

2 true-crime classics in 1 amazing bundle! Experience some of the most thrilling true-crime serials to release in the twentieth century in this incredible bundle that features Crime Classics and Whitehall 1212. Crime Classics: The Crime of Bathsheba Spooner Crime Classics: John Hayes, His Head and How They Were Parted Crime Classics: Blackbeards... Read more

Playing with Myself

By: Randy Rainbow

Narrated by: Randy Rainbow

Length: 7 hours 2 minutes

Abridged: No

This program is read by the author with a special appearance from his mom.

An intimate and light-hearted memoir by viral sensation and three-time Emmy-nominated musical comedian Randy Rainbow that takes readers through his life—the highs, the lows, the lipstick, the pink glasses, and the show tunes.

Randy Rainbow, the man who conquered the... Read more

Quarantine Session #70: Katie Kitamura + Raven Leilani

By: Katie Kitamura

Narrated by: Raven Leilani

Length: 58 minutes

Abridged: No

Katie Kitamura, acclaimed author of A Separation and Greenlight neighbor, joined us virtually to launch her electrifying new novel. In Intimacies, an interpreter and woman of many languages and identities relocates to The Hague in search of a sense of home and finds herself drawn into simmering dramas of violence, political controversy,... Read more

Quarantine Session #71: Geoff Manaugh + Nicola Twilley + Mary Roach

By: Geoff Manaugh

Narrated by: Nicola Twilley & Mary Roach

Length: 1 hour

Abridged: No

On the heels of an unprecedented, unforgettable year of quarantine, Geoff Manaugh (A Burglar’s Guide to the City) and science journalist Nicola Twilley launched their new book, Until Proven Safe. Tracing the history and future of quarantine around the globe, Manaugh and Twilley unfold the connections between emergency isolation and freedom,... Read more

Quarantine Session #72: Deborah Copaken + Tad Friend

By: Deborah Copaken

Narrated by: Tad Friend

Length: 56 minutes

Abridged: No

Bestselling authors Deborah Copaken and New Yorker staff writer Tad Friend (also Copaken’s actual friend!) graced Greenlight’s virtual stage for the launch of Copaken’s new memoir, Ladyparts. An inventory of both the female body and the body politic of womanhood in America, Ladyparts moves body part by body part and confronts divorce, single... Read more

Quarantine Session #73: Nadia Owusu + Tope Folarin

By: Nadia Owusu

Narrated by: Tope Folarin

Length: 57 minutes

Abridged: No

What does it mean to write a narrative of yourself? Whiting award winner Nadia Owusu joined Greenlight to launch the paperback edition of Aftershocks, her debut book and a deeply felt memoir about belonging, the seismic emotional toll of family secrets, and the heart it takes to pull oneself out of the wreckage. Tope Folarin (A Particular Kind... Read more

William Butler Yeats

By: History Nerds

Narrated by: Wayne Farrell

Length: 1 hour 50 minutes

Abridged: No

Yeats is widely regarded as one of the most important English-language writers of the 20th century. A hero of the pen rather than the sword. A Nobel Prize winner for Literature and a two-term senator of the Irish Free State, Yeats lived a full, active life that combined poetry and politics. Unlike other modernists who dabbled in free verse,... Read more