Art audiobooks

The Camera Lies

By: Dan Callahan

Narrated by: George Newbern

Length: 10 hours 13 minutes

Abridged: No

Alfred Hitchcock is said to have once remarked, "Actors are cattle," a line that has stuck in the public consciousness ever since. For Hitchcock, acting was a matter of contrast and counterpoint, valuing subtlety and understatement over flashiness. He felt that the camera was duplicitous, and directed actors to look and act conversely. In The... Read more

Beautiful

By: Stephen Michael Shearer

Narrated by: Christa Lewis

Length: 17 hours 25 minutes

Abridged: No

The Surprising Story of Hedy Lamarr, "The Most Beautiful Girl in the World"

Hedy Lamarr's exotic beauty was heralded across Europe in the early 1930s. Yet she became infamous for her nude scenes in the scandalous movie Ecstasy. Trapped in a marriage to one of Austria's munitions barons, a friend of Mussolini's who hid his Jewish heritage to... Read more

Comedy in Color, Volume 1

By: Laugh Out Loud

Narrated by: Lil Rel with a curated lineup of comedians from...

Length: 5 hours 4 minutes

Abridged: No

A brand-new audio series collecting live recordings of the most hilarious stand-up comedy routines from Laugh Out Loud’s hit Comedy in Color franchise, which debuted on Pluto TV.

Comedy In Color, Volume 1 welcomes listeners to the largest international comedy festival on earth with curated stand-up sets from ten jam-packed shows at the... Read more

Unveiling the Divine Feminine with Angela Voss

By: Angela Voss

Narrated by: Angela Voss

Length: 1 hour 46 minutes

Abridged: No

In these two lectures about Sandro Botticelli (1444-1510) and the meaning behind two of his best loved paintings, Angela introduces you to the esoteric worldview which flourished in the early centuries CE in cultural centres such as Alexandria in Egypt, and was reborn in Renaissance Europe. In fifteenth century Florence, a group of intellectuals... Read more

Material

By: Nick Kary

Narrated by: Nick Kary

Length: 7 hours 34 minutes

Abridged: No

A master craftsperson explores the ways in which working with our hands reveals the essence of both our humanity and our relationship with the natural, material world In our present age of computer-assisted design, mass production and machine precision, the traditional skills of the maker or craftsperson are hard to find. Yet the desire for... Read more

Be More Sausage

By: Matt Whyman

Narrated by: Matt Whyman

Length: 2 hours 7 minutes

Abridged: No

A love letter to the small but mighty dachshund or, as it’s more affectionally known, the Sausage Dog. This book – almost as adorable as its namesake – proves that sausage dogs are not just sweet, soft and a little bit silly to look at. They can be an example to us all. Despite having the... Read more

Los artistas y sus artimañas

By: María del Pilar Montes de Oca

Narrated by: Alma Olguín

Length: 4 hours 42 minutes

Abridged: No

Lo que conocemos como arte no sólo está encerrado en un museo o galería, el arte nos supera, nos invade presentándose en múltiples formas como la música, el cine, la actuación, la arquitectura, la pintura… En esta edición, los artistas y sus artimañas se dieron cita para crear un diálogo extraoficial del que será partícipe el lector. Read more

Para amar el arte

By: Victoria García Jolly

Narrated by: Adriana Galindo

Length: 5 hours 19 minutes

Abridged: No

Para amar el arte es una guía que le permitirá al lector aproximarse a las obras de los grandes artistas con conocimiento de causa y con amor. Narrador: Adriana Galindo Read more

The News Quiz: Through the Years

By: BBC Radio Comedy

Narrated by: Miles Jupp, Sandi Toksvig, Barry Norman, Barry ...

Length: 6 hours 33 minutes

Abridged: No

A finely matured selection of episodes from the long-running topical Radio 4 panel show, chaired by Barry Norman, Barry Took, Simon Hoggart, Sandi Toksvig and Miles Jupp.

These fourteen archive editions, all published for the first time, span the decades from 1978 to 2017 and recall the headline-grabbing issues, incidents and individuals of... Read more

Strictly Come Dating

By: Kathryn Freeman

Narrated by: Karen Cass

Length: 10 hours 6 minutes

Abridged: No

‘I love when books make me smile so much that my husband asks what I'm grinning at and this is one of those books’ Reader review Fun, feel-good and a must read for fans of Strictly Come Dancing! Saturday nights are strictly for dancing… As the glitter ball... Read more

The Discovery of India

By: Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru

Narrated by: Darrpan Mehta

Length: 33 hours 26 minutes

Abridged: No

"Whatever gods there be, there is something godlike in man, as there is also something of the devil in him." - Jawaharlal Nehru, The Discovery of India. The Discovery of India was written by India's first Prime Minister Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru during his imprisonment in 1942–1946 at Ahmednagar fort in Maharashtra by the British before the... Read more

'Tis Pity She's a Whore

By: John Ford

Narrated by: Jessie Buckley, Full Cast & Damien Molony

Length: 1 hour 47 minutes

Abridged: No

A visceral, revamped BBC radio production of John Ford's classic play about a doomed love between a brother and sister

With its shocking portrayal of incest, intrigue and murder, this powerful Jacobean revenge drama scandalised audiences when it was first performed in the 1620s, and is still controversial today.

When siblings Giovanni and... Read more

Quarantine Session #18: Kelli Jo Ford + Emily Nemens

By: Kelli Jo Ford

Narrated by: Emily Nemens

Length: 55 minutes

Abridged: No

Talking about the weather takes on a new dimension when Kelli Jo Ford talks about her debut novel Crooked Hallelujah with Paris Review editor Emily Nemens. Set in Texas and Oklahoma, the novel-in-stories follows four generations of Cherokee women across four decades, and Ford and Nemen's conversation encompasses the novel's craft and language,... Read more

TITANIC - Das endgültige Hörmagazin, Folge 5: Redaktionskonferenz

By: Moritz Hürtgen & Torsten Gaitzsch

Narrated by: Moritz Hürtgen & Torsten Gaitzsch

Length: 56 minutes

Abridged: No

Titanic Redaktionskonferenz. Das endgültige Hörmagazin Jeden Monat spricht TITANIC-Chefredakteur Moritz Hürtgen gemeinsam mit Ressortleiter Torsten Gaitzsch und einem weiteren Mitglied der Redaktion über die wenige Tage später erscheinende neue Ausgabe, deren Entstehung - und alles, was TITANIC-Leser/innen schon immer wissen wollten: Interna,... Read more

A Very Special 90210 Book

By: Tara Ariano & Sarah D. Bunting

Narrated by: Tara Ariano & Sarah D. Bunting

Length: 11 hours 16 minutes

Abridged: No

The 90210 superfan’s companion to the lives and loves of West Beverly’s in-crowd
 
From the creators of the hit podcast Again With This comes a hilarious and substantive 90210 book that is perfect for celebrating the 30th anniversary of the show’s first episode. Join Tara Ariano and Sarah D. Bunting as they journey through the top 100 episodes... Read more

Teoría y juego del duende: narrado por Pep Tosar

By: Federico García Lorca

Narrated by: Pep Tosar

Length: 34 minutes

Abridged: No

A menudo los expertos en la obra de Lorca no dudan en señalar Teoría y juego del duende como una especie de credo artístico del gran poeta andaluz. Federico sitúa al duende en el ámbito de lo mistérico, de lo telúrico. El duende como una especie de misteriosa energía que viene de fuera y que posee al artista en un momento dado, ofreciéndole la... Read more

Charla sobre el teatro: narrado por Pep Tosar

By: Federico García Lorca

Narrated by: Pep Tosar

Length: 10 minutes

Abridged: No

En esta Charla sobre el teatro, el poeta expone su visión crítica sobre la tendencia del teatro de su época. Lorca era ya un dramaturgo conocido en todo el mundo en el momento de escribir esta breve conferencia. Había cultivado un teatro que aún hoy nos sigue pareciendo vanguardista, con piezas como El público o La comedia sin título y sus... Read more

لو كان الحبيب بيننا - Abridged

By: كتاب صوتي

Narrated by: أحمد زين

Length: 20 minutes

Abridged: Yes

أخبرنا عن شعورك حين تقرأ سيرة نبيك محمد، بالطبع في كل مرة تستمع إلى قصة أو موقف أيام النبي تعود إلى الوراء؛ تتخيل الأحداث والحياة في ذلك العصر، ويرتسم في ذهنك المشهد كاملًا كأنك عشته حقيقة. هل تمنيت أن تكون معه حينها وترافقه وتتعلم منه كصحابته؟ بدلًا من أن ترجع للوراء وتعيش عصر نبيك، لِمَ لا يأتي الرسول إلى حاضرنا ويعيش بيننا؟ ونتعلم منه كيف... Read more

Quarantine Session #17: David Randall + Celine Gounder

By: David Randall

Narrated by: Celine Gounder

Length: 47 minutes

Abridged: No

David K. Randall presents the paperback edition of his eerily relevant book on a past pandemic, Black Death at the Golden Gate: The Race to Save America from the Bubonic Plague. Along with journalist and infectious diseases specialist Dr. Celine Gounder – who has been working on the frontlines of the COVID-19 pandemic in NYC – Randall... Read more

Woodworking

By: Karl Winkler

Narrated by: Scott Clem

Length: 7 hours 13 minutes

Abridged: No

2 BOOKS IN 1 DEAL BOOK 1 - HOW TO DESIGN YOUR FIRST WORKSHOP BOOK 2 - HELPFUL TIPS, TRICKS AND HACKS •Are you new to woodworking and want setup your own workshop?•Perhaps you already have a workshop but thinking about reorganizing it?•Do you want to learn new tips, tricks and hacks?If your answer is yes, this book is for you!CLICK BUY NOW TO GET... Read more

Die Werner Momsen ihm seine Solo Show

By: Werner Momsen

Narrated by: Werner Momsen

Length: 1 hour 41 minutes

Abridged: No

"Was tun, wenn Amor seinen Pfeil nur noch in die Bandscheibe schießt, und die Sommer trotz Treibhauseffekt immer beschissener werden? Werner Momsen, norddeutsche Kodderschnauze mit imposantem Halbwissen und ganz eigenem Taktgefühl, weiß es auch nicht. Aber er redet drüber. In seiner Show, aus seiner Sicht. Von Natur aus unvergänglich, im Kopf... Read more

Nicole Burch: Never Been Kissed

By: Nicole Burch

Narrated by: Nicole Burch

Length: 35 minutes

Abridged: No

Nicole has been through the wringer when it comes to dating. Then one night she meets her childhood crush and celebrity, Michael Vartan. Could he be the one who saves her from an unlucky streak or will Nicole find another way to sabatoge fate? Read more

Auf dem Weg, ein Mann zu werden

By: Nikita Miller

Narrated by: Nikita Miller

Length: TBA

Abridged: No

Nikita Miller, auf der Suche nach der großen Liebe, durchlebt dabei einen Fehlschlag nach dem anderen bis ihm gesagt wird: "Hör endlich auf, deine Zeit damit zu verschwenden nach der richtigen Frau zu suchen. Versuch stattdessen endlich mal zum richtigen Mann zu werden." Doch was macht einen Mann aus?Wenn ich den richtigen Job habe, bin ich ein... Read more

Quarantine Session #16 Kyle McCarthy + Leslie Jamison

By: Kyle McCarthy

Narrated by: Leslie Jamison

Length: 56 minutes

Abridged: No

In Kyle McCarthy discusses her debut novel Everyone Knows How Much I Love You/em>, about the dark side of female friendship, with award-winning author Leslie Jamison (The Recovering, The Empathy Exams). McCarthy and Jamison explore themes of obsessiveness, boundary breaking, and the complexity of friendships, and the parallels between the... Read more