Art audiobooks

Alfred Hitchcock

By: Peter Ackroyd

Narrated by: Gildart Jackson

Length: 10 hours 32 minutes

Abridged: No

A gripping short biography of the extraordinary Alfred Hitchock, the master of suspense.

Alfred Hitchcock was a strange child. Fat, lonely, burning with fear and ambition, his childhood was an isolated one, scented with fish from his father's shop. Afraid to leave his bedroom, he would plan great voyages, using railway timetables to plot an... Read more

The Science of Game of Thrones

By: Helen Keen

Narrated by: Christian Coulson

Length: 5 hours 9 minutes

Abridged: No

A myth-busting, jaw-dropping, fun-filled tour through the science of your favorite fantastical world.

Award-winning comedian and popular-science writer Helen Keen uncovers the astounding science behind the mystical, blood-soaked world of Game of Thrones, answering questions like: Is it possible to crush a person's head with your bare hands? What... Read more

Sounding Off! Garrison Keillor’s Classic Sound Effect Sketches featuring Fred Newman

By: author

Length: 1 hour 12 minutes

Abridged: No

For some fans of public radio's beloved A Prairie Home Companion, it's all about the wild, unpredictable, "how does he do that?" artistry of sound effects specialist Fred Newman. Hand-picked from nearly two decades of live broadcasts, Sounding Off! spotlights Fred's unique talents in performance with host Garrison Keillor and the hilarious radio... Read more

The Mountaintop

By: Katori Hall

Narrated by: Aja Naomi King & Larry Powell

Length: 1 hour 4 minutes

Abridged: No

On April 4, 1968, Martin Luther King Jr. was assassinated outside of his room at the Lorraine Motel in Memphis. What happened inside room 306 on the evening of April 3 is the subject of Katori Hall’s The Mountaintop. Hours after King’s final speech, punctuated by his immortal line, “I’ve been to the mountaintop,” the celebrated Reverend forms an... Read more

Katie Goodman: I Didn't F*ck It Up

By: Katie Goodman

Narrated by: Katie Goodman

Length: 57 minutes

Abridged: No

On I Didn't F*ck It Up, Katie Goodman proves there is a vast difference between a “guitar act” and a musical comedian. Katie writes and performs original funny songs that touch upon everything from the human foibles of adulthood to a communal sense of generalized despair. Read more

How To Teach Drama To Kids

By: HowExpert & Julie Johnson

Narrated by: Ramona Master

Length: 2 hours

Abridged: No

If you want to learn how to teach drama to kids, then get "How to Teach Drama To Kids" written by a person with real life experience teaching drama to children.This guide, “How to Teach Drama to Kids” will take someone unsure of the main principles of teaching theatre arts to various ages, through the basic categories and components principally... Read more

Pretty Iconic

By: Sali Hughes

Narrated by: Sali Hughes

Length: 9 hours 6 minutes

Abridged: No

Over 200 iconic products that are among the best and most influential in the beauty world – past, present and future. ‘Sali Hughes has created a universe filled with galaxies of beauty secrets’ Charlotte Tilbury Packed full of beauty wisdom, Pretty Iconic takes us... Read more

Young Frankenstein: A Mel Brooks Book

By: Mel Brooks

Narrated by: Mel Brooks

Length: 1 hour 54 minutes

Abridged: No

Mel Brooks' own words telling all about the players, the filming, and studio antics during the production of this great comedy classic. The book is alive and teeming with hundreds of photos, original interviews, and hilarious commentary.

Young Frankenstein was made with deep respect for the craft and history of cinema-and for the power of a good... Read more

Boy

By: Anne Ziegler

Narrated by: Sarah Drew, John Getz, Travis Johns, Amy Pietz ...

Length: 1 hour 20 minutes

Abridged: No

Anna Ziegler’s Boy is a powerful statement about sexual identity and the mystery of what makes us who we are. After a baby boy is seriously injured in an accident, a doctor persuades his parents to raise the child as a girl. As the child grows up, the child—known as Samantha and Adam at different times—faces an extraordinary challenge to carve... Read more

The Life of Rylan

By: Rylan Clark-Neal

Narrated by: Rylan Clark-Neal

Length: 6 hours 2 minutes

Abridged: No

Well hark at you, stumbling upon my autobiography. Bet you wouldn't have put money on that three years ago, eh?! Please don't stress yourself out too much though, it's actually socially acceptable nowadays that you're interested.
Firstly I'd like to emphasise that I have WRITTEN THIS BOOK MYSELF, so be assured you're getting the TOOTH, the WHOLE... Read more

A Life in Parts

By: Bryan Cranston

Narrated by: Bryan Cranston

Length: 8 hours 52 minutes

Abridged: No

Winner of the 2017 Audie Award for Narration by the Author

“Nothing short of riveting...an engrossing first-person account by one of our finest actors” (Huffington Post)—both a coming-of-age story and a meditation on creativity, devotion, and craft—Bryan Cranston, beloved and acclaimed star of one of history’s most successful TV shows, Breaking... Read more

Secrets of the Flesh

By: Judith Thurman

Narrated by: Cassandra Campbell

Length: 25 hours 5 minutes

Abridged: No

A dazzling biography of the French literary superstar Colette, who is also the subject of a major motion picture.

“A fine and intelligent biography of Colette, with her long tumultuous life and the great body of her work scrupulously considered and presented with style.”—The New York Times Book Review (Editors’ Choice)

NATIONAL BOOK AWARD FINALIST... Read more

Bolshoi Confidential

By: Simon Morrison

Narrated by: Paul Boehmer

Length: 17 hours 3 minutes

Abridged: No

On January 17, 2013, a hooded assailant hurled acid into the face of the artistic director of the Bolshoi Ballet, making international headlines. A lead soloist, enraged by institutional power struggles, later confessed to masterminding the crime. The scandal, though shocking, is not an anomaly in the turbulent and tormented yet magnificent... Read more

Ruth Bader Ginsburg on becoming 'notorious'

By: Ruth Bader Ginsburg

Narrated by: Ruth Bader Ginsburg & Gwen Ifill

Length: 6 minutes

Abridged: No

For the latest NewsHour Bookshelf, Gwen Ifill sits down with Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg to discuss her new book, In My Own Words -- her first since she was appointed to the court. Ginsburg reflects on the origins of her reputation as “Notorious R.B.G,” how Jimmy Carter diversified the court and how the confirmation process today... Read more

Not Fancy

By: Anjelah Johnson

Narrated by: Anjelah Johnson

Length: 1 hour 2 minutes

Abridged: No

Actress, comedian and YouTube sensation, Anjelah Johnson, riffs on everything from nail salons and Gypsies to Mexican moms and super-sleuthing Liam Neeson. Read more

Stephen King Wants to Reach Out and Grab You — with His Writing

By: Stephen King

Narrated by: Stephen King & Jeffrey Brown

Length: 6 minutes

Abridged: No

Novelist Stephen King is best known for his works of horror, but he says what scares him the most is not being able to write. Jeffrey Brown spoke with him at the Library of Congress National Book Festival about his latest novel, End of Watch, the last in a trilogy, and about writing itself -- how he lets the story go where it takes him, his... Read more

Brave New World - Abridged

By: Aldous Huxley

Narrated by: Anton Lesser, Full Cast, Jonathan Coy, Justin S...

Length: 1 hour 53 minutes

Abridged: Yes

A gripping BBC Radio 4 full-cast dramatisation of Aldous Huxley's classic dystopian novel
It's 2116, and Bernard Marx and Helmholtz Watson are token rebels in an irretrievably corrupted society where promiscuity is the norm, eugenics a respectable science, and morality turned upside down. There is no poverty, crime or sickness - but no... Read more

Blue Man World

By: Blue Man Group

Length: TBA

Abridged: No

The first-ever Blue Man Group book, published on the occasion of their 25th anniversary. As entertaining and hilarious as the show itself, Blue Man World reveals everything you ever wanted to know about the Blue Men, but couldn't get them to tell you.
A glorious combination of music, comedy, and state-of-the-art technology, Blue Man Group has... Read more

Classic Radio’s Greatest Mystery Shows, Vol. 2 - Abridged

By: Hollywood 360

Narrated by: Basil Rathbone, Humphrey Bogart & a full cast

Length: 5 hours 44 minutes

Abridged: Yes

This collection contains twelve of the greatest mystery shows ever broadcast during the golden age of radio, featuring the legendary stars that made them great.You will hear Orson Welles, Humphrey Bogart, Peter Lorre, Vincent Price, Basil Rathbone, Joan Fontaine, and other stars in classic radio episodes from such radio shows as Suspense, Escape,... Read more

The Amos ’n’ Andy Show, Vol. 3 - Abridged

By: Hollywood 360

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

Length: 5 hours 27 minutes

Abridged: Yes

Here are twelve more episodes of the antics of Amos, Andy, and the Kingfish, along with guest stars, including Jack Benny, Eddie “Rochester” Anderson, and “Wizard of Oz” Frank Morgan.Freeman Gosden and Charles Correll made their radio debut on January 12, 1926, as the comedic blackface characters Sam ’n’ Henry. On March 19, 1928, they introduced... Read more

Dimension X, Vol. 2 - Abridged

By: Hollywood 360

Narrated by: various performers & Norman Rose

Length: 5 hours 34 minutes

Abridged: Yes

“Adventures in time and space … told in future tense…” was famous narrator Norman Rose’s opening to the radio show with some of radio’s earliest science fiction, adapted from masters of the genre.Dimension X was one of radio’s first adult science fiction series and made its mark by adapting short stories by acknowledged masters in the field,... Read more

Duffy’s Tavern, Vol. 1 - Abridged

By: Hollywood 360

Narrated by: Ed Gardner & a full cast

Length: 5 hours 37 minutes

Abridged: Yes

Duffy’s Tavern was a radio comedy series featuring tavern manager Archie, his get-rich-quick schemes, and his well-known guest stars.The familiar opening song “When Irish Eyes Are Smiling” is interrupted by the ring of a telephone and actor Ed Gardner’s New Yorkese accent as he answered, “Hello, Duffy’s Tavern, where the elite meet to eat.... Read more

The Cisco Kid, Vol. 1 - Abridged

By: Hollywood 360

Narrated by: Jack Mather, Harry Lang & a full cast

Length: 5 hours 59 minutes

Abridged: Yes

Enjoy twelve half-hour episodes of the Western adventures of the Cisco Kid and his sidekick Pancho from the popular radio series of the 1940s and ’50s.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... Read more

Simon King: Furious

By: Simon King

Narrated by: Simon King

Length: 41 minutes

Abridged: No

I’ve always believed that if you’re not at least a little bit angry you’re probably not paying attention. Just because you’re pissed off doesn’t mean you can’t be funny too though. Laughter is a great weapon against the apathy of the everyday. So here it is: a little old school, fight the power, kick over the tables and light the carpets on fire... Read more