Art audiobooks

Andrew Kennedy: Almost Black

By: Andrew Kennedy

Narrated by: Andrew Kennedy

Length: 53 minutes

Abridged: No

Bilingual entertainer Andrew Kennedy proves he is one of the most hysterical comedians today on his album Almost Black. Read more

The Writing Game

By: David Lodge

Narrated by: Ian Abercrombie, Michael Brandon, Christine Est...

Length: 1 hour 37 minutes

Abridged: No

In a rickety, 17th century converted farmhouse in Dorset, England, a group of authors teaches a creative writing seminar. One of them—a brash American novelist—finds he’s got more to learn about writing and romance than he ever dreamed possible.

An L.A. Theatre Works full cast performance featuring: Ian Abercrombie as Jeremy Dean, Michael Brandon... Read more

Mothers

By: Kathleen McGhee-Anderson

Narrated by: Lira Angel, Takayo Fischer, Lynn Hamilton, John...

Length: 1 hour 27 minutes

Abridged: No

The story of two single mothers—one Japanese, the other Appalachian—who struggle to raise their mixed-race children in a Chicago tenement.

An L.A. Theatre Works full cast performance featuring: Lira Angel as Penny, Takayo Fischer as Grandmother/Others, Lynn Hamilton as Momma Rainey, John Herzog as Judge/Others, Lyvingston Holmes as Mrs. Ellis,... Read more

Chatting Science Fiction

By: Jim Freund

Narrated by: Ursula K. Le Guin & Ray Bradbury

Length: 15 hours 15 minutes

Abridged: No

This collection of interviews and chats is culled from some of the more recent episodes of the world’s longest-running radio program on speculative fiction, Hour of the Wolf, produced and hosted by Jim Freund since 1974. Many of these recordings were made at conventions, the Nebula Awards, some with the audience, and some in studios.... Read more

Who Is Jeff Kinney?

By: Patrick Kinney

Narrated by: Ramón de Ocampo

Length: 1 hour 4 minutes

Abridged: No

Even as a kid, everyone thought Jeff Kinney was talented. People loved his drawings, and when he went to college, his comic strip Igdoof was so popular that it spread to other universities! Still, Jeff faced challenges. His cartoons were rejected by syndicates that claimed his art was unprofessional. Then, an idea struck: Jeff would write a... Read more

Who Was Maurice Sendak?

By: Janet Pascal

Narrated by: Arthur Morey

Length: 1 hour 1 minute

Abridged: No

It seems entirely fitting that Maurice Sendak was born on the same day that Mickey Mouse first made his cartoon debut--June 10, 1928. Sendak was crazy about cartoons and comic books, and at twelve, after seeing Disney's Fantasia, he decided that he was going to become an illustrator. His love of childrens books began early: often sick and... Read more

Talent Springs Eternal - Abridged

By: David De Silva

Narrated by: a full cast

Length: 1 hour 36 minutes

Abridged: Yes

Talent Springs Eternal takes place in and around LaGuardia High School of Music & Art and Performing Arts in New York City, where alumni and friends are planning the twentieth reunion of the class of 1984. The “spirits” of Michael Peters (class of 1966) and Carmen Diaz (class of 1984) appear and observe what is happening at the school, which... Read more

Absolutely Fabulous

By: Jennifer Saunders

Narrated by: Full Cast, Jennifer Saunders & Joanna Lumley

Length: 1 hour 41 minutes

Abridged: No

Patsy and Edina are in full swing in these four BBC TV soundtrack episodes - Fat; Birthday; Death; Happy New Year - starring Jennifer Saunders and Joanna Lumley, with Julia Sawalha, June Whitfield and others. Duration: 1 hour 40 mins. Read more

Absolute Power

By: Mark Tavener

Narrated by: John Bird & Stephen Fry

Length: 10 hours 3 minutes

Abridged: No

Stephen Fry and John Bird star in all four series of the BBC Radio 4 satirical comedy, plus the 2006 special episode.

Set in the Machiavellian world of modern PR, Absolute Power introduces us to London-based 'government-media relations consultancy' Prentiss McCabe, whose partners Charles Prentiss and Martin McCabe are frequently embroiled in the... Read more

The Weird Circle, Vol. 1 - Abridged

By: Hollywood 360

Narrated by: a full cast

Length: 5 hours 27 minutes

Abridged: Yes

The Weird Circle radio show was an anthology of classic thrillers from the pens of the world’s best-known and respected fiction authors of the nineteenth century. The focus was on stories of horror, suspense, and the supernatural by such authors as Edgar Allan Poe, Robert Louis Stevenson, and Mary Shelley, with an occasional drama by the likes... Read more

Richard Diamond, Private Detective, Vol. 2 - Abridged

By: Hollywood 360

Narrated by: Dick Powell & a full cast

Length: 5 hours 49 minutes

Abridged: Yes

Created by Blake Edwards of The Pink Panther fame, Richard Diamond, Private Detective came to NBC radio in 1949 starring film actor and singer 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.Edwards’ hard-boiled private detective scripts... Read more

The Adventures of Rocky Jordan, Vol. 1 - Abridged

By: Hollywood 360

Narrated by: Jack Moyles & a full cast

Length: 5 hours 54 minutes

Abridged: Yes

Reminiscent of Humphrey Bogart’s character Rick Blaine from the classic movie Casablanca, Rocky Jordan relocated to Cairo after being ousted from St. Louis by his enemies. Now living in North Africa, Rocky Jordan owns and operates a gin joint, the Café Tambourine, and finds himself involved in an assortment of mystery and intrigue endeavors... Read more

Fibber McGee & Molly, Vol. 2 - Abridged

By: Hollywood 360

Narrated by: Jim Jordan, Marian Jordan & a full cast

Length: 5 hours 54 minutes

Abridged: Yes

Fibber McGee & Molly had a long and successful run on radio from 1935 to 1959, featuring its creators and stars, married couple Jim and Marian Jordan. Living in the fictional midwestern city of Wistful Vista, Fibber was an American teller of tall tales and a braggart, usually to the exasperation of his long-suffering wife, Molly, who tried... Read more

Let George Do It, Vol. 1 - Abridged

By: Hollywood 360

Narrated by: Bob Bailey & a full cast

Length: 5 hours 53 minutes

Abridged: Yes

The detective series Let George Do It came to radio in 1946. It starred Bob Bailey as George Valentine, ex-GI and detective for hire. Clients came to Valentine’s office after reading a newspaper carrying his classified ad:Personal notice: Danger’s my stock-in-trade. If the job’s too tough for you to handle, you’ve got a job for me, George... Read more

The Writings of Paul Frees

By: Paul Frees

Narrated by: Fred Frees

Length: 2 hours 58 minutes

Abridged: No

Paul Frees is the voice of your Ghost Host at Disneyland and Disneyworld’s Haunted Mansion, the dastardly Boris Badenov from The Rocky and Bullwinkle Show, Professor Ludwig von Drake via the Wonderful World of Disney, the Pillsbury Doughboy, voices in George of the Jungle, half of the Beatles in their cartoon series, narrator of such classic... Read more

Lost Sound

By: Jeff Porter

Narrated by: Arthur Morey

Length: 10 hours 30 minutes

Abridged: No

From Archibald MacLeish to David Sedaris, radio storytelling has long borrowed from the world of literature, yet the narrative radio work of well-known writers and others is a story that has not been told before. And when the literary aspects of specific programs such as The War of the Worlds or Sorry, Wrong Number were considered, scrutiny was... Read more

Coming to the Stage: Season 3

By: Tom Green & Various

Narrated by: Tom Green & Various

Length: 1 hour 59 minutes

Abridged: No

In Season 3 of Coming to the Stage, Comedy Dynamics’ first original series, host Tom Green introduces a new group of up-and-coming comedians who people WILL be talking about tomorrow. This season features: Matthew Brassard, Kevin Christy, Travis Howze, Jamel Johnson, Miles K, Liz Miele, Jared Moskowitz, Dave Ross, Caleb Synan, Mo Welch, Paige... Read more

Mike Paramore: The Things We Tell Ourselves

By: Mike Paramore

Narrated by: Mike Paramore

Length: 35 minutes

Abridged: No

Mike Paramore uses his love of providing people a break from the stresses of real life as motivation on his album The Things We Tell Ourselves. Read more

The Secret Life of Plants — and ‘Lab Girl’ Author Hope Jahren

By: Hope Jahren

Narrated by: Hope Jahren & Jeffrey Brown

Length: 5 minutes

Abridged: No

When geobiologist Hope Jahren sat down to describe the results of her research, she found that she couldn’t relate her findings without discussing the people who made them possible, herself especially. That revelation led to her new book Lab Girl, both an investigation into the complex and thrilling lives of plants and a deeply personal memoir.... Read more

Contenders

By: author

Length: 57 minutes

Abridged: No

The arduous, often unpredictable journey to the U.S. presidency has attracted some of the most unique characters in history.  With “unusual” presidential candidates grabbing headlines for the foreseeable future, Contenders shines a welcome spotlight on individuals that felt inspired to offer their uncommon perspectives and special talents to... Read more

Liam McEneaney: Working Class Fancy

By: Liam McEneaney

Narrated by: Liam McEneaney

Length: 1 hour 1 minute

Abridged: No

Liam McEneaney's second album, Working Class Fancy, is a stellar encore to his chart-topping debut album, Comedian. Listen as he riffs on everything from Tom Waits to Greyhound, and gives you a taste of what it's like to be working class fancy. Read more

Noted Expert

By: Michael Ian Black

Narrated by: Michael Ian Black

Length: 57 minutes

Abridged: No

Veteran of sketch, television, and film, comedian Michael Ian Black has mastered a delivery that's equal parts dapper and deadpan, whether he's discussing the pro-choice debate or the Tilt-A-Whirl.Taped at John Jay College in New York City, Black's special includes his wry take on the human experience, from parenting and gender roles, to guilty... Read more

History of Modern Art

By: Introbooks Team

Narrated by: Andrea Giordani

Length: 42 minutes

Abridged: No

Many people fall in love with the antique art pieces. In fact, in every artifact, you can find a beautiful meaning that is portrayed in the form of a painting. Basically, modern art was produced during the year 1870 to 1970. There are many artists who love to do modern art. In fact, there are many institutes who offer modern art courses for the... Read more

101 More Amazing Harry Potter Facts

By: Jack Goldstein & Frankie Taylor

Narrated by: Jack Goldstein

Length: 37 minutes

Abridged: No

Following on from Jack Goldstein and Frankie Taylor’s popular 101 Amazing Harry Potter Facts, this wonderful audiobook contains over one hundred amazing facts covering topics such as muggles in the series, the Ministry of Magic, the Weasleys, quidditch, the triwizard tournament and much more! Through JK Rowling’s books and films, we have been... Read more