Art audiobooks

Self-Portrait

By: Celia Paul

Narrated by: Rachel Bavidge

Length: 4 hours 10 minutes

Abridged: No

A rich, penetrating memoir about the author's relationship with a flawed but influential figure—the painter Lucian Freud—and the satisfactions and struggles of a life lived through art.



One of Britain's most important contemporary painters, Celia Paul has written a reflective, intimate memoir of her life as an artist. Self-Portrait tells the... Read more

The Wit and Wisdom of Bridgerton

By: Julia Quinn

Narrated by: Rosalyn Landor

Length: 2 hours 49 minutes

Abridged: No

Dear Reader,The Bridgertons are by far the most prolific family in the upper echelons of society, both in deed and word, and now, for the first time, their most indelible quips and barbs have been gathered here for your reading pleasure.From Anthony’s arrogance to Hyacinth’s hijinks, the family has long been fodder for society gossips … and... Read more

Oscar Wars

By: Michael Schulman

Narrated by: Charlie Thurston

Length: 21 hours

Abridged: No

The author of the New York Times bestseller Her Again: Becoming Meryl Streep returns with a lively history of the Academy Awards, focusing on the brutal battles, the starry rivalries, and the colorful behind-the-scenes drama.America does not have royalty. It has the Academy Awards. For nine decades, perfectly coiffed starlets, debonair leading... Read more

Just Jerry

By: Jerry Pinkney

Narrated by: Scott Pinkney & Gloria Pinkney

Length: 2 hours 4 minutes

Abridged: No

An inspiring memoir of one of the most acclaimed children’s book illustrators of all time, sharing the story of a young artist who finds the courage to follow his passion against all odds.

Jerry’s vivid recollections and lively sketchbook drawings of his youth in postwar America tell an inspiring story of how a hardworking boy pursued his... Read more

The Gilded Page

By: Mary Wellesley

Narrated by: Mary Wellesley

Length: 9 hours 14 minutes

Abridged: No

A breathtaking journey into the hidden history of medieval manuscripts, from the Lindisfarne Gospels to the ornate Psalter of Henry VIII.Medieval manuscripts can tell us much about power and art, knowledge and beauty. Many have survived because of an author’s status—part of the reason we have so much of Chaucer’s writing, for example, is because... Read more

Jayne Mansfield

By: Eve Golden

Narrated by: Marguerite Gavin

Length: 17 hours 24 minutes

Abridged: No

Jayne Mansfield (1933–1967) was driven not just to be an actress but to be a star. One of the most influential sex symbols of her time, she was known for her platinum blonde hair, hourglass figure, outrageously low necklines, and flamboyant lifestyle. Hardworking and ambitious, Mansfield proved early in her career that she was adept in both... Read more

The King’s Painter

By: Franny Moyle

Narrated by: Alison Larkin

Length: 17 hours 43 minutes

Abridged: No

From a distinguished art historian, a dramatic reappraisal of Renaissance master Hans Holbein, whose art shaped politics and immortalized the TudorsHans Holbein the Younger is chiefly celebrated for his beautiful and precisely realized portraiture, which includes representations of Henry VIII, his advisors Thomas More and Thomas Cromwell, his... Read more

El arte de escuchar

By: Julia Cameron

Narrated by: Fabiola Stevenson, Jane Santos & Alejandro Varg...

Length: 7 hours 8 minutes

Abridged: No

Tras vender más de cinco millones de ejemplares de El camino del artista, Julia Cameron vuelve con El arte de escuchar, un viaje transformador hacia una escucha y una creatividad más profundas. Deja que este libro te brinde claridad, conexión y rumbo. Descubre una creatividad más profunda y plena. EL ARTE DE ESCUCHAR es tu guía para la... Read more

The New Lucy Book

By: Geoffrey Mark

Narrated by: Nan McNamara

Length: TBA

Abridged: No

Written with the cooperation of Luci Arnaz and Desi Arnaz, Jr., both of whom consented to rare interview, The Lucy Book is an amazing retrospective and the life and career of America's favorite redhead. Containing hundreds of original interviews with cast members, guest stars, production people, contemporaries, family, and friends, this book... Read more

Vladimir Putin's Dictatorship And The Inamous KGB: 2 Books In 1

By: HISTORY FOREVER

Narrated by: Khai Lannor

Length: 10 hours 44 minutes

Abridged: No

2 BOOKS IN 1 Book 1 - Vladimir Putin: Tsar Of The 21st Century: Ex-KGB Agent To President - Putin’s Dictatorship And Regime Book 2 - KGB History: 100 Years Of Soviet Terror: The Secret Police Of Russia: Cheka, GPU, OGPU, NKVD, KGB, FSK & FSB ★ BUY THIS BOOK NOW AND DISCOVER MORE ABUOT RUSSIA TODAY! ★In book 1 you will discover; The Rise of... Read more

History Of Russia And The Soviet Union: 4 Books In 1

By: HISTORY FOREVER

Narrated by: Khai Lannor

Length: 21 hours 10 minutes

Abridged: No

4 BOOKS IN 1 Book 1 - Soviet Union: Russian History Of The Tsars And The Collapse Of The Ussr After World War 2 Book 2 - Russia Ukraine War 2022: Putin's Invasion Of Ukraine: History Of Russia-Ukraine Relations And The Russia's War On Ukraine Book 3 - Vladimir Putin: Tsar Of The 21st Century: Ex-KGB Agent To President - Putin’s Dictatorship And... Read more

Russian History: Russian Czars To Soviet Communists: 2 Books In 1

By: HISTORY FOREVER

Narrated by: Khai Lannor

Length: 8 hours 4 minutes

Abridged: No

2 BOOKS IN 1 Book 1 - The History Of Russia: The Rise And Fall Of Soviet Communism: Russian History Of The Tsars, Lenin And The Bolsheviks, Stalin & The Russian Revolution Book 2 - Soviet Union: Russian History Of The Tsars And The Collapse Of The Ussr After World War 2
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In book 1... Read more

Emily in Paris: Paris, J'Adore!

By: Emily in Paris

Narrated by: Rebecca LaChance

Length: 4 hours 26 minutes

Abridged: No

The official authorized companion to the much-loved Netflix show Emily in Paris.

Paris, J'Adore! is Emily Cooper's diary about her life in France so far. From leaving her boyfriend in Chicago to starting at marketing firm Savoir in Paris, it reveals all the thrill, fear and confusion Emily experiences as she embarks on her new life. She becomes... Read more

Los diez pasos hacia Nanette

By: Hannah Gadsby

Narrated by: Gwendolyne Flores

Length: 16 hours 45 minutes

Abridged: No

Hannah Gadsby desvela los momentos que definieron su vida y la llevaron a subir al escenario con toda la verdad por delante. Tan dura como divertida, Los diez pasos hacia Nanette es una «autobiografía incómoda» que, siguiendo la costumbre de su autora de jugar con las expectativas y las reglas de la comedia, nos acerca a una de las voces más... Read more

Turn Your Fandom Into Cash

By: Carol Pinchefsky

Narrated by: Jennifer Frazier & Liisa Ivary

Length: 5 hours 59 minutes

Abridged: No

This geeky guide (by an avowed geek) shows you the ins-and-outs of making money involved in the worlds you love to immerse yourself in or one you want to create.Turn Your Fandom Into Cash teaches fans how to power up their own geeky businesses, harness the power of their fandom, and shield themselves against the wrath of intellectual property... Read more

Batman’s Batman

By: Michael E. Uslan

Narrated by: Michael E. Uslan

Length: 8 hours 46 minutes

Abridged: No

An insider’s look at Hollywood and how movies and television shows are madeIn Batman’s Batman, Michael E. Uslan, executive producer of the Batman movie franchise, offers an insider’s look at Hollywood and the process of how movies and television shows go from the drawing board to your screens.Continuing the delightful tale of his adventures... Read more

Quarantine Session #101: Sarah Manguso + Elizabeth McCracken

By: Sarah Manguso

Narrated by: Elizabeth McCracken

Length: 1 hour

Abridged: No

Sarah Manguso—award-winning author and one of the most acclaimed and genre-defying prose stylists working today—joined us virtually for the launch of her debut novel. At once an ungilded portrait of girlhood at the crossroads of history and social class as well as a vital confrontation with an all-American whiteness where the ice of emotional... Read more

Quarantine Session #102: Paul Tran + Yanyi

By: Paul Tran

Narrated by: Yanyi

Length: 59 minutes

Abridged: No

Paul Tran joined us virtually from lush, violet-lit quarters in Oakland for the virtual launch of their scintillating debut collection of poems, All the Flowers Kneeling. In a conversation with award-winning poet and critic Yanyi that both dug deeply into craft and cast its sights on the farthest horizons of becoming, they delved into the work... Read more

Quarantine Session #103: Valerie Hsiung + Ginger Ko

By: Valerie Hsiung

Narrated by: Ginger Ko

Length: 58 minutes

Abridged: No

Acclaimed and prolific local poet Valerie Hsiung, whose work pushes past the limits of genre and grammar, joined us virtually to present her fourth full-length collection, winner of the Colorado State University Poetry Center’s 2019 Open Book Prize. An assemblage of verse, prose poems, scenes, and performance scores, outside voices, please lives... Read more

Quarantine Session #104: Hawa Allan + Anjuli Raza Kolb

By: Hawa Allan

Narrated by: Anjuli Raza Kolb

Length: 58 minutes

Abridged: No

Greenlight welcomed lawyer and critic Hawa Allan to discuss her prescient and timely debut book of nonfiction, Insurrection, a deeply researched and felt history and critique of the paradoxical state of black citizenship in the United States. Tracing the origins of the Insurrection Act of 1807 to our current moment, Allan reveals how the Act... Read more

Quarantine Session #105: Rebecca Mead + Jia Tolentino

By: Rebecca Mead

Narrated by: Jia Tolentino

Length: 59 minutes

Abridged: No

Celebrated New Yorker staff writer and author Rebecca Mead joined us virtually from across the pond to discuss her topical new memoir, Home/Land—a moving reflection on the complicated nature of home and homeland, and the heartache and adventure of leaving an adopted country in order to return to your native land. In conversation with fellow New... Read more

Beautiful, Gruesome, and True

By: Kaelen Wilson-Goldie

Narrated by: Nikki Massoud

Length: 3 hours 32 minutes

Abridged: No

Why some of the most interesting artists of our time committed themselves to some of the most devastating conflicts on Earth

Why are some of the most interesting artists of our time committed to engaging with conflict and exploitation around the world? Beautiful, Gruesome, and True tells the stories of three of them: Amar Kanwar makes riveting... Read more

Plundered Skulls and Stolen Spirits

By: Chip Colwell

Narrated by: Chip Colwell

Length: 9 hours 26 minutes

Abridged: No

Who owns the past and the objects that physically connect us to history? And who has the right to decide this ownership, particularly when the objects are sacred or, in the case of skeletal remains, human? Is it the museums that care for the objects or the communities whose ancestors made them? These questions are at the heart of Plundered... Read more

A Union Like Ours

By: Scott Bane

Narrated by: Erik Bloomquist

Length: 7 hours 14 minutes

Abridged: No

After a chance meeting aboard the ocean liner Paris in 1924, Harvard University scholar and activist F. O. Matthiessen and artist Russell Cheney fell in love and remained inseparable until Cheney's death in 1945. During the intervening years, the men traveled throughout Europe and the United States, achieving great professional success while... Read more