Art audiobooks

Notre-Dame

By: Ken Follett

Narrated by: Ken Follett

Length: 1 hour 2 minutes

Abridged: No

“The wonderful cathedral of Notre-Dame de Paris, one of the greatest achievements of European civilization, was on fire. The sight dazed and disturbed us profoundly. I was on the edge of tears. Something priceless was dying in front of our eyes. The feeling was bewildering, as if the earth was shaking.” —Ken Follett

“[A] treasure of a book.” —The... Read more

Screen Director’s Playhouse, Vol. 1

By: Black Eye Entertainment

Narrated by: a full cast

Length: 7 hours 57 minutes

Abridged: No

The Screen Director’s Playhouse came to NBC in 1949 and became one of the top drama anthologies featuring Hollywood actors reprising their screen roles a la Lux Radio Theater. The primary focus of the program was the original movie’s director, who not only served as a guest host but also participated in an interview towards the end of the... Read more

Why Twyla Tharp wants us to ‘shut up' and do what we love

By: PBS NewsHour

Narrated by: PBS NewsHour

Length: 5 minutes

Abridged: No

Twyla Tharp is the greatest choreographer of our era. Her groundbreaking
career in dance blended classical ballet with contemporary culture. Now, at
age 78, Tharp is sharing her innovative approach to health and aging in a
new book. Jeffrey Brown visited the American Ballet Theater recently to ask
Tharp what she looks for in fellow dancers and... Read more

The Beautiful Ones

By: Prince

Narrated by: Esperanza Spalding, Adepero Oduye & Dan Piepenb...

Length: 3 hours 4 minutes

Abridged: No

The brilliant coming-of-age-and-into-superstardom story of one of the greatest artists of all time, in his own words—featuring the exquisite memoir he began writing before his tragic death

Prince was a musical genius, one of the most beloved, accomplished, and acclaimed musicians of our time. He was a startlingly original visionary with an... Read more

Why Chernobyl has suddenly become a hotspot for global tourists

By: PBS NewsHour

Narrated by: PBS NewsHour

Length: 5 minutes

Abridged: No

The site of the world’s worst radiological catastrophe is unexpectedly coming back to life -- due to an American television show. Scores of tourists are visiting Chernobyl, located in northern Ukraine, in response to an HBO miniseries that illuminates the disaster, which occurred before Ukraine’s independence from the Soviet Union, in new... Read more

Fire, Ice, and Physics

By: Rebecca C. Thompson

Narrated by: Lisa Flanagan

Length: 10 hours 28 minutes

Abridged: No

Exploring the science in George R. R. Martin's fantastical world, from the physics of an ice wall to the genetics of the Targaryens and Lannisters.

Game of Thrones is a fantasy that features a lot of made-up science--fabricated climatology (when is winter coming?), astronomy, metallurgy, chemistry, and biology. Most fans of George R. R. Martin's... Read more

Finding Zsa Zsa

By: Sam Staggs

Narrated by: Paul Boehmer

Length: 14 hours 34 minutes

Abridged: No

For decades, the Gabor dynasty was the epitome of glamour and fairy tale success. But as biographer, film historian, and Gabor family friend Sam Staggs reveals, behind the headlines is a true story more dramatic, fabulous, and surprising than their self-styled legend would have you believe…In 1945, after barely escaping Hitler’s invasion of... Read more

Art/Work

By: Heather Darcy Bhandari & Jonathan Melber

Narrated by: Romy Nordlinger

Length: 13 hours 30 minutes

Abridged: No

Originally published in 2009, Art/Work was the first practical guide to address how artists can navigate the crucial business and legal aspects of a fine art career. But the rules have changed since then, due to the proliferation of social media, increasing sophistication of online platforms, and ever more affordable digital technology. Artists... Read more

Kindness and Wonder

By: Gavin Edwards

Narrated by: Jeremy Arthur

Length: 6 hours 5 minutes

Abridged: No

A pop culture celebration of Fred Rogers and the enduring legacy of his beloved, award-winning PBS show Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood that offers essential wisdom to help us in our troubled times. Won’t you be my neighbor?For more than thirty years, Fred Rogers was a beloved fixture in American homes. Warm and welcoming, he spoke directly to... Read more

The Cisco Kid, Collection 2 - Abridged

By: Black Eye Entertainment

Narrated by: a full cast

Length: 8 hours

Abridged: Yes

Here’s adventure … here’s romance … here’s O.Henry’s Robin Hood of the old west in sixteen exciting radio adventures of … The Cisco Kid!The Cisco Kid was a popular film, radio, television, and comic book series based on the fictional Western character created by O. Henry in his short story “The Caballero’s Way,” published in 1907 in the... Read more

The Cavalcade of America, Collection 2 - Abridged

By: Black Eye Entertainment

Narrated by: a full cast

Length: 7 hours 51 minutes

Abridged: Yes

The Cavalcade of America dramatized the greatest events in American history and featured the biggest names in Hollywood!In 1935, the DuPont Company chose to enhance its image by dramatizing great events in American history to an audience of millions each week on The Cavalcade of America. “Cavalcade” is a term used to describe pioneers who shaped... Read more

Amos ’n’ Andy, Vol. 7 - Abridged

By: Black Eye Entertainment

Narrated by: Freeman Gosden, Charles Correll & a full cast

Length: 7 hours 52 minutes

Abridged: Yes

Freeman Gosden and Charles Correll star as Amos ‘n’ Andy, in the most popular comedy show of the Golden Age of radio!On March 19, 1928, Freeman Gosden and Charles Correll introduced Amos ‘n’ Andy, which went on to become one of the most popular and longest-running programs in radio history. During the height of its popularity, almost the entire... Read more

Richard Diamond, Private Detective, Collection 3 - Abridged

By: Black Eye Entertainment

Narrated by: a full cast

Length: 7 hours 51 minutes

Abridged: Yes

Created by Blake Edwards (of Pink Panther fame), Richard Diamond, Private Detective came to NBC radio in 1949 starring film actor and crooner Dick Powell. Powell had recently played Philip Marlowe in the popular RKO film Murder, My Sweet and jumped at the chance to play a suave detective on radio. Richard Diamond was a light-hearted New... Read more

Suspense, Vol. 6 - Abridged

By: Black Eye Entertainment

Narrated by: a full cast

Length: 7 hours 53 minutes

Abridged: Yes

Suspense … Radio’s Outstanding Theater of Thrills!Conceived as a potential radio vehicle for Alfred Hitchcock to direct, Suspense was a radio series of epic proportion. It aired on CBS from 1942 to 1962 and is considered by many to be the best mystery/drama series of the golden age. Known as Radio’s Outstanding Theater of Thrills it focused on... Read more

Horst Evers, Früher war ich älter

By: Horst Evers

Narrated by: Horst Evers

Length: 2 hours 6 minutes

Abridged: No

"Früher war ich älter" ist ein Rückblick auf die Zukunft. Also die, mit der man vielleicht mal gerechnet hätte. Denn schließlich wissen wir alle nicht, welche Vergangenheit uns erwartet, wenn wir schon bald auf das Demnächst zurückschauen. Dabei geht es schlicht uns ergreifend ums Ganze. Jetzt mal vom Großen her gesehen. Im Vergleich zu den... Read more

Robert Macfarlane (Underland) with Philip Gourevitch at Greenlight Bookstore

By: Robert Macfarlane

Narrated by: Philip Gourevitch

Length: 1 hour 5 minutes

Abridged: No

In his highly anticipated US book launch, beloved British writer Robert MacFarlane presents his latest exploration of the natural world, Underland, diving deep into both the landscape and the human heart in his conversation with acclaimed journalist Philip Gourevitch. (Recorded at the Fort Greene store on June 10, 2019.) Read more

Misterios de la sala oscura

By: Fernanda Solórzano

Narrated by: Fernanda Solórzano & Ana Laura Santana

Length: 15 hours 47 minutes

Abridged: No

El cine es a un tiempo la más joven de las artes y la que mayor influencia tiene actualmente sobre la ideología de nuestra sociedad. Ya desde el comienzo del siglo XX, Walter Benjamin reflexionaba sobre lo que supondría la masificación del arte que las nuevas técnicas de reproducción hicieron posible, y proponía que en un futuro -sin duda, el... Read more

No Encore!

By: Drew Fortune

Narrated by: Peter Berkrot

Length: 7 hours 31 minutes

Abridged: No

"They hated us and started throwing cups, bottles, change, chairs, and anything that wasn't nailed down." —DEAN WEEN

This hilarious, sometimes horrifying, collection spans four decades and chronicles the craziest, druggiest, and most embarrassing concert moments in music history—direct from the artists who survived them.

"In the midst of my... Read more

Still Here

By: Alexandra Jacobs

Narrated by: Andréa Burns

Length: 11 hours 38 minutes

Abridged: No

"Narrator Andrea Burns is amazing! Her performance of NEW YORK TIMES editor Jacobs's charming, well-researched look at the life of actor Elaine Stritch (19252014) is at once intelligent, amusing, and illuminating...Wonderfully entertaining listening." — AudioFile Magazine, Earphones Award winner

The ebullient, troubled life of a Broadway... Read more

Out Loud

By: Mark Morris & Wesley Stace

Narrated by: Mark Morris

Length: 11 hours 35 minutes

Abridged: No

From the most brilliant and audacious choreographer of our time, the exuberant tale of a young dancer’s rise to the pinnacle of the performing arts world, and the triumphs and perils of creating work on his own terms—and staying true to himself
 
Before Mark Morris became “the most successful and influential choreographer alive” (The New York... Read more

The Science of Rick and Morty

By: Matt Brady

Narrated by: Joe Hempel

Length: 10 hours 27 minutes

Abridged: No

Explore the real science behind the Cartoon Network phenomenon Rick and Morty—one of television's most irreverent, whip-smart, and darkly hilarious shows—and discover how close we are to Rick's many experiments becoming a reality.



Adult Swim's Rick and Morty is one of the smartest (and most insane) shows on television. Genius alcoholic Rick... Read more

A Jimmy Durante Festival - Abridged

By: Joe Bevilacqua

Narrated by: Joe Bevilacqua

Length: 2 hours 49 minutes

Abridged: Yes

A Jimmy Durante Festival is a collection of tributes, parodies, and rarities of “The Great Schnozzola” entertainer with the gruff voice—written, produced, and performed by Joe Bev. Bonus tracks feature remastered audio from classic radio, TV, and cartoons.Included in this set:Who Gets All Da Mackerel?My Little Worm is Lost!A Possum’s Tail wit’ a... Read more

Emmett Miller: An Obscure Minstrel Yodeler Who Changed Music Forever

By: Jack Norton

Narrated by: Jack Norton

Length: 41 minutes

Abridged: No

One of the strangest, most obscure, and intriguing stories from the last century of American music is that of Emmett Miller. He helped define the popular music of the last 75 years, and for the most part, today he is all but forgotten. Emmett Miller left many legacies which influenced the American musical landscape for generations. Certainly his... Read more

I am 2Pac, I am 2Pac

By: Nikita Miller

Narrated by: Nikita Miller

Length: 11 minutes

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