Art audiobooks

Suspense, Vol. 3 - Abridged

By: Hollywood 360 & CBS Radio

Narrated by: Cary Grant, Robert Young & a full cast

Length: 5 hours 53 minutes

Abridged: Yes

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. Often referred to as “Radio’s Outstanding Theater of Thrills” it focused on suspenseful thrillers starring the... Read more

The Man Called X, Vol. 1 - Abridged

By: Hollywood 360

Narrated by: Herbert Marshall, Leon Belasco & a full cast

Length: 5 hours 21 minutes

Abridged: Yes

Here are twelve exciting episodes of international intrigue from the golden age of radio.“Wherever there is mystery, adventure, intrigue, in all the strange and dangerous places in the world, there you will find the man called X!” Debonair British actor Herbert Marshall stars as FBI secret agent Ken Thurston, “the man who crosses the ocean as... Read more

Classic Radio Spotlights: Jack Webb - Abridged

By: Hollywood 360 & CBS Radio

Narrated by: Jack Webb & a full cast

Length: 5 hours 54 minutes

Abridged: Yes

Jack Webb (1920–1982) was a popular American actor, television producer, director, and screenwriter. He started out in the entertainment industry in comedy but achieved his first success playing the title character in the radio show Pat Novak, for Hire. His greater success came from his role as Los Angeles Police Department sergeant Joe Friday... Read more

Night Beat, Vol. 2 - Abridged

By: Hollywood 360 & NBC Radio

Narrated by: Frank Lovejoy & a full cast

Length: 5 hours 54 minutes

Abridged: Yes

This radio drama stars Frank Lovejoy in twelve half-hour episodes that aired in 1950, during the golden age of radio.Among several newspaper-based dramas during radio’s golden age, Night Beat was a cut above the others. It was the story of Randy Stone, a hard-nosed Chicago Star newsman, and his quest for the human-interest story behind the... Read more

Norwegian Wood

By: Lars Mytting

Narrated by: Matthew Lloyd Davies

Length: 5 hours 16 minutes

Abridged: No

The latest Scandinavian publishing phenomenon is not a Stieg Larsson–like thriller; it's a book about chopping, stacking, and burning wood that has sold more than 200,000 copies in Norway and Sweden and has been a fixture on the bestseller lists there for more than a year. Norwegian Wood provides useful advice on the rustic hows and whys of... Read more

55 Daily People Skills

By: Dre Baldwin

Narrated by: Dre Baldwin

Length: 1 hour 28 minutes

Abridged: No

It's happened to me, too. A lack of connections has cost me opportunities. Knowing the right people - who knew and liked me - has helped me many times as well. It seems random, but what if we could get some control over these occurrences? What if you could develop and strategically use skills for connecting with people? What if you could then... Read more

Turner

By: Franny Moyle

Narrated by: John Sackville

Length: 17 hours 44 minutes

Abridged: No

The life of one of Western art's most admired and misunderstood painters
 
J.M.W. Turner is one of the most important figures in Western art, and his visionary work paved the way for a revolution in landscape painting. Over the course of his lifetime, Turner strove to liberate painting from an antiquated system of patronage. Bringing a new level... 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 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

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 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

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

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

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