Art audiobooks

My Favorite Husband, Vol. 1 - Abridged

By: Hollywood 360 & CBS Radio

Narrated by: Lucille Ball & Richard Denning

Length: 5 hours 40 minutes

Abridged: Yes

My Favorite Husband hit the CBS Radio airwaves in 1948, starring Lucille Ball and Richard Denning as Liz and George Cugat—who later became Liz and George Cooper when confusion with bandleader Xavier Cugat prompted a name change. Set in the fictitious town of Sheridan Falls, the show follows the happily married couple, residents of 321 Bundy... Read more

Just Between Us

By: Mario Lopez & Steve Santagati

Narrated by: Mario Lopez

Length: 6 hours 33 minutes

Abridged: No

With a star that rose from unforgettable child acting roles, such as A. C. Slater in Saved by the Bell, to the forefront of today’s entertainment media, Mario Lopez is nothing short of a pop culture sensation.

Now, as he turns forty, Mario looks back on his life with a newfound perspective and a humorous sensibility of how things have changed... Read more

Easy Street (the Hard Way)

By: Ron Perlman

Narrated by: Ron Perlman

Length: 10 hours 52 minutes

Abridged: No

The candid, hilarious, and inspiring memoir of the iconic star of Beauty and the Beast, the Hellboy movies, and Sons of AnarchyA classically trained actor who cut his teeth in the East Village's off-Broadway scene, Ron Perlman—a Golden Globe winner with starring roles in the Hellboy movies, Drive, Pacific Rim, and Sons of Anarchy—has traveled an... Read more

How Star Wars Conquered the Universe

By: Chris Taylor

Length: 20 hours 41 minutes

Abridged: No

In 1973, a young filmmaker named George Lucas scribbled some notes for a far-fetched space-fantasy epic. More than forty years and $37 billion later, Star Wars–related products outnumber human beings, a stormtrooper army spans the globe, and “Jediism” has become a religion in its own right. Lucas’s creation has grown into far more than a... Read more

Richard Jeni: A Big Steaming Pile of Me

By: Richard Jeni

Narrated by: Richard Jeni

Length: 50 minutes

Abridged: No

Richard Jeni's last televised special, this finds him at his peak. From the beginning, it's full speed ahead as Richard shreds a host of topics, including politics, religion, relationships, and the scandals of the rich and famous. Already considered a comedy classic. Read more

Borgen: Outside the Castle

By: Tommy Bredsted, Joan Rang Christensen & Rum Mal...

Narrated by: Full Cast & Tim Pigott-Smith

Length: 3 hours 36 minutes

Abridged: No

A thrilling BBC Radio full-cast spin-off from the Danish TV series, starring Tim Pigott-Smith.

Hans Gammelgaard, Private Secretary in the Danish Ministry of the Environment, is seeking approval for the controlled use of genetically modified crops by Danish farmers. However, unseen enemies seem prepared to go to any lengths in pursuit of their own... Read more

The Diary of Samuel Pepys

By: Samuel Pepys & Hattie Naylor

Narrated by: Full Cast, Katherine Jakeways & Kris Marshall

Length: 12 hours 13 minutes

Abridged: No

Kris Marshall and Katherine Jakeways star as Mr & Mrs Pepys in this BBC Radio 4 dramatisation of the world famous diaries.

Samuel Pepys was 26 when he decided to start keeping a diary, in January 1660. For the next ten years he faithfully recorded the day's events and confessed his innermost thoughts. That diary has since become one of our... Read more

The Essential Human Essences Of Creativity, Imagination And Beauty

By: J. Ruth Gendler

Narrated by: Justine Willis Toms

Length: 57 minutes

Abridged: No

At a very young age, Ruth Gendler became enamored with elements of creativity like words, colors and beauty. After years of writing, painting and teaching, she has come to know herself as an “Anthropologist of the Imagination.” She offers insight into some qualities that are our steadfast companions, such as joy, love of beauty, curiosity, and... Read more

My Grandfather's Gallery

By: Anne Sinclair

Narrated by: Kate Reading

Length: 6 hours 9 minutes

Abridged: No

On September 20, 1940, one of the most famous European art dealers disembarked in New York, one of hundreds of Jewish refugees fleeing Vichy, France. Leaving behind his beloved Paris gallery, Paul Rosenberg had managed to save his family, but his paintings—modern masterpieces by Cézanne, Monet, Sisley, and others—were not so fortunate. As he... Read more

Live From New York

By: James Andrew Miller & Tom Shales

Length: TBA

Abridged: No

Just in time for the 40th anniversary of Saturday Night Live, a rollickingly updated edition of LIVE FROM NEW YORK with nearly 100 new pages covering the past decade.

When first published to celebrate the 30th anniversary of Saturday Night Live, LIVE FROM NEW YORK was immediately proclaimed the best book ever produced on the landmark and... Read more

NPR Laughter Therapy: Funny for a Living

By: NPR

Length: 3 hours 22 minutes

Abridged: No

This extended session of Laughter Therapy explores the history of all things funny, presenting a cornucopia of comedy from the pioneers of vaudeville and the silent film era, to the wildly creative innovators that transformed television in the 1950s, 1960s and 1970s, to the modern practitioners that continue to bend the boundaries of comedy... Read more

Billion Dollar Painter

By: G. Eric Kuskey

Narrated by: Jim Meskimen

Length: 9 hours 29 minutes

Abridged: No

The unbelievable true story of artist Thomas Kinkade, self-described "Painter of Light," and the dramatic rise—and fall—of his billion-dollar gallery and licensing businessHe was just one man, but Thomas Kinkade ultimately made more money from his art than every other artist in the history of the world combined. His sentimental paintings of... Read more

Gus & Me

By: Keith Richards

Length: 7 minutes

Abridged: No

Long before there was a band, there was a boy: a young Keith Richards, who was introduced to the joy of music through his beloved granddad, Theodore Augustus Dupree, affectionately known as "Gus," who was in a jazz big band and is the namesake of Keith's daughter, Theodora Dupree Richards. Gus & Me offers a rare and intimate look into the... Read more

Greer Barnes: See What I'm Saying

By: Greer Barnes

Narrated by: Greer Barnes

Length: 55 minutes

Abridged: No

New York-based Greer Barnes's first comedy special finds him talking out on cops, cavemen, and black astronauts. Read more

I'll Drink to That

By: Betty Halbreich & Rebecca Paley

Narrated by: Jane Curtin

Length: 8 hours 38 minutes

Abridged: No

A classic tale of personal transformation amid a stunning backdrop of old world glamour and current high style, Betty Halbreich moves from a trapped woman to a ferociously independent icon

Eighty-six-year-old Betty Halbreich is a true original. A tough broad who could have stepped straight out of Stephen Sondheim’s repertoire, she has spent... Read more

Playing to the Gallery

By: Grayson Perry

Narrated by: Grayson Perry

Length: 2 hours 47 minutes

Abridged: No

'I have never read such a stimulating short guide to art' Lynn Barber, Sunday Times

Now Grayson Perry is a fully paid-up member of the art establishment, he wants to show that any of us can appreciate art (after all, there is a reason he's called this book Playing to the Gallery and not 'Sucking up to an Academic Elite'). Based on his hugely... Read more

In Real Life

By: Nev Schulman

Narrated by: Nev Schulman

Length: 6 hours 25 minutes

Abridged: No

From the host of MTV's #1 show Catfish comes the definitive guide about how to connect with people authentically in today's increasingly digital world.


In Real Life:Love, Lies & Identity in the Digital Age

As the host of the wildly popular TV series Catfish which investigates online relationships to determine whether they are based on truth or... Read more

Not to Be Missed

By: Kenneth Turan

Narrated by: Todd McLaren

Length: 9 hours 3 minutes

Abridged: No

Kenneth Turan discovered film as a child left undisturbed to watch Million Dollar Movie on WOR-TV Channel 9 in New York, a daily showcase for older Hollywood features. It was then that he developed a love of cinema that never left him and honed his eye for the most acute details and the grandest of scenes.




Not to Be Missed blends cultural... Read more

Richard Diamond, Private Detective, Vol. 1 - Abridged

By: Hollywood 360

Narrated by: Dick Powell & a full cast

Length: 5 hours 54 minutes

Abridged: Yes

Created by Blake Edwards, 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 the radio. Diamond was a lighthearted, New York–based private eye who enjoyed... Read more

Our Miss Brooks, Vol. 1 - Abridged

By: Hollywood 360 & CBS Radio

Narrated by: Eve Arden, Gale Gordon & a full cast

Length: 5 hours 54 minutes

Abridged: Yes

Our Miss Brooks was a highly popular radio sitcom that was eventually adapted for both television and film. It starred Hollywood film and New York stage veteran Eve Arden, who specialized in playing the wisecracking friend. She often did it better than anyone else, receiving an Oscar nomination for the 1945 film Mildred Pierce. Since her skill... Read more

Looking for Intelligent Life

By: Gallagher

Narrated by: Gallagher

Length: 32 minutes

Abridged: No

Comedy legend Gallagher delivers a smash hit with Looking for Intelligent Life. Read more

I'll Be Back Right After This

By: Pat O'Brien

Narrated by: Pat O'Brien

Length: 11 hours 36 minutes

Abridged: No

Pat O'Brien was a skinny South Dakota kid with long hair, a rock and roll band, divorced parents and an alcoholic father. In all the familiar ways, he was on the road to nowhere until a professor, who envisioned his future as the household name he would soon become, dramatically changed his life.

From that day forward Pat's life took turns that... Read more

Pride and Prejudice

By: Jane Austen

Narrated by: Amanda Root, David Troughton, Full Cast & Saman...

Length: 2 hours 50 minutes

Abridged: No

In this BBC radio full-cast dramatisation of one of Jane Austen's most beloved works, Mrs Bennet is determined to see her five daughters married off and secure a future for them all.

When the wealthy Mr Bingley arrives in the neighbourhood, Mrs Bennet wastes no time in making his acquaintance. His friend Mr Darcy, however, discourages Mr Bingley... Read more

Richard Jeni: A Good Catholic Boy

By: Richard Jeni

Narrated by: Richard Jeni

Length: 51 minutes

Abridged: No

The late Richard Jeni's 1997 HBO special A Good Catholic Boy is finally available to own. This highly rated and critically acclaimed performance brings the audience to their feet with hilarious riffs on late night informercials, dating rituals, a penis cross-examined on a witness stand, religion, and more. Read more