Art audiobooks

Partial Portraits

By: Henry James

Narrated by: Rita Boutros

Length: 12 hours 16 minutes

Abridged: No

Explore the intellectual and artistic landscape of "Partial Portraits" by Henry James. This audiobook invites you into the world of literary criticism, cultural analysis, and the complex interplay of ideas. With James' sharp intellect and eloquent prose, each essay presents a nuanced examination of a notable figure or topic of his era. Through... Read more

Killers Caught

By: Emily G. Thompson

Narrated by: Avena Mansergh-Wallace

Length: 7 hours 25 minutes

Abridged: No

They thought they had got away with murder. They were wrong. Discover the vital clues, the crucial evidence, the lucky breaks, the chases, the painstaking detective work, and the unlikely heroes that led to the capture of some of the world's most notorious murderers and serial killers, such as "The Good Nurse" poisoner Charles Cullen, finally... Read more

Charlie Brown's Christmas Miracle

By: Michael Keane

Narrated by: Allan Robertson

Length: 8 hours 31 minutes

Abridged: No

Discover the inspiring, unknown, against-all-odds story of how the classic animated holiday special A Charlie Brown Christmas almost never made it on to television.

Professor and cultural historian Michael Keane reveals much in this nostalgia-inducing book packed with original research and interviews. Keane compellingly shows that the ultimate... Read more

Monsters on the Couch

By: Brian A. Sharpless

Narrated by: Matt Godfrey

Length: 9 hours 11 minutes

Abridged: No

From psychologist, researcher, and horror film enthusiast Brian A. Sharpless comes Monsters on the Couch, an exploration into the real-life psychological disorders behind famous horror movies. Accounts of clinical syndromes every bit as dramatic as those on the silver screen are juxtaposed with fascinating forays into the science and folklore... Read more

The Globemakers

By: Peter Bellerby

Narrated by: Simon Ludders

Length: 4 hours 15 minutes

Abridged: No

Bloomsbury presents The Globemakers by Peter Bellerby, read by Simon Ludders.

“Beautifully conceived and skillfully executed . . . encourages the reader to linger and explore." —The Wall Street Journal

“Peter Bellerby’s tale of learning how to fashion worlds—a journey through history, science, craft, and passion—spun me on my axis.” —Dava Sobel,... Read more

Kalimán. El valle de los vampiros

By: Super Heroe SA de CV, Angela Villanueva, Carlos...

Narrated by: Alex Ortega

Length: 4 hours 15 minutes

Abridged: No

Una visita a un viejo amigo en Londres se vuelve una pesadilla cuando Kalimán y Solín son culpados por su asesinato. Para limpiar su nombre y recuperar la legendaria esmeralda Romanov, el Hombre Increíble se tendrá que enfrentar a brujas, espectros, ladrones de cadáveres, y a su enemigo más formidable hasta la fecha, un vampiro humano. Read more

Stargazer: Weltenrichter

By: Ivan Ertlov

Narrated by: Renier Baaken

Length: 9 hours 18 minutes

Abridged: No

Der WELTENRICHTER naht! Als die Plachtharr-Allianz alle Kriegsschiffe aus den Grenzregionen zum Protektorat abzieht, ist der Rat zuerst perplex - und dann beunruhigt. Als sich der Botschafter mit einer formalen Bitte um militärischen Beistand an die Sprecherin wendet, bricht Panik aus. Was kann so schlimm sein, dass die Symbiontenträger ihre... Read more

In Our Time: 25 Perspectives on the Visual Arts

By: Melvyn Bragg

Narrated by: Melvyn Bragg & Various

Length: 19 hours 10 minutes

Abridged: No

Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss 25 explorations of the visual arts, including artistic and architectural styles, historic movements, notable artworks and visual artists

Radio 4's In Our Time has established itself at the pinnacle of essential conversation on a wide range of subjects from science, history, philosophy and the arts. The programme,... Read more

Alan Partridge: Big Beacon

By: Alan Partridge

Narrated by: Alan Partridge

Length: 7 hours 53 minutes

Abridged: No

'It may be the funniest thing ever committed to sound' DAVID BADDIEL
'The audiobook is an absolute dream' RICHARD OSMAN
'Not only has Alan Partridge created an entirely new storytelling structure, it's very funny indeed' JON RONSON
'Partridge... has become the man our time deserves. Aha!' THE TIMES
'This is a deeply silly book. It's also... Read more

MCU

By: Gavin Edwards, Joanna Robinson & Dave Gonzales

Narrated by: Andrew Kishino & Joanna Robinson

Length: 16 hours 40 minutes

Abridged: No

Marvel Studios is the dominant player in Hollywood and global pop culture, having generated almost $30 billion in revenue and remade the entire business of movies and mass entertainment. Yet its origin story is as unlikely as that of any of its beloved superheroes. How did Marvel conquer the world? And will it be able to survive its own... Read more

The Ghost Army of World War II

By: Rick Beyer & Elizabeth Sayles

Narrated by: Tom Stechschulte & Rob Reider

Length: 4 hours 31 minutes

Abridged: No

“A riveting tale told through personal accounts and sketches along the way—ultimately, a story of success against great odds. I enjoyed it enormously.” —Tom Brokaw

The first book to tell the full story of how a traveling road show of artists wielding imagination, paint, and bravado saved thousands of American lives—now updated with new material.... Read more

The Uninhabitable Earth (Adapted for Young Adults)

By: David Wallace-Wells

Narrated by: David Wallace-Wells

Length: 3 hours 22 minutes

Abridged: No

An exploration of the devastating effects of global warming—current and future—adapted for young adults from the #1 New York Times bestseller. This is not only an assessment on how the future will look to those living through it, but also a dire overview and an impassioned and hopeful call to action to change the trajectory while there is still... Read more

Who Is Harry Styles?

By: Kirsten Anderson & Who HQ

Narrated by: Marisa Calin

Length: 27 minutes

Abridged: No

Learn about the life of one of today's most popular musicians in this Who HQ Now biography about Harry Styles and his exciting career from One Direction to his Grammy-winning solo performances.

In 2010, Harry Styles was thrust into the spotlight when he auditioned for X-Factor and was placed in a new band called One Direction. That band of five... Read more

Music & Love

By: Monique Brynnel

Narrated by: Monique Brynnel

Length: 4 hours 9 minutes

Abridged: No

Dive into the captivating journey of Jon Weaving and Monique Brynnel, two remarkable talents in the world of opera. Jon, born in Melbourne, and Monique, who began her career in Sweden, independently carved out successful paths in Europe and Australia. Their love story, sparked by a chance encounter and nurtured over time, adds a heartwarming... Read more

House of Psychotic Women

By: Kier-La Janisse

Narrated by: Kier-La Janisse

Length: 10 hours 23 minutes

Abridged: No

House of Psychotic Women is an autobiographical exploration of female neurosis in horror and exploitation films.



Cinema is full of neurotic personalities, but few things are more transfixing than a woman losing her mind onscreen. Horror as a genre provides the most welcoming platform for these histrionics: crippling paranoia, desperate... Read more

Hollywood and the Movies of the Fifties

By: Foster Hirsch

Narrated by: Foster Hirsch

Length: 36 hours 2 minutes

Abridged: No

A fascinating look at Hollywood’s most turbulent decade and the demise of the studio system—set against the boom of the post–World War II years, the Cold War, and the atomic age—and the movies that reflected the seismic shifts

“The definitive book on 1950s Hollywood.” —Booklist

“Lavish. . . insightful, rich, expansive, penetrating.”... Read more

Hitchcock's Blondes

By: Laurence Leamer

Narrated by: Sharmila Devar

Length: 10 hours 28 minutes

Abridged: No

Bestselling author of Capote’s Women Laurence Leamer shares an engrossing account of the enigmatic director Alfred Hitchcock that finally puts the dazzling actresses he cast in his legendary movies at the center of the story.

Alfred Hitchcock was fixated—not just on the dark, twisty stories that became his hallmark, but also by the blond... Read more

Man vs Machine

By: Chris Godber

Narrated by: Chris Godber

Length: 2 hours

Abridged: No

"A man is nothing but a man, But before I let your steam drill beat me down, I’d die with a hammer in my hand..." - Ballad of John Henry*According to the ballad that made him famous, John Henry did battle with a steam-powered drill, beat the machine, and died.MACHINEIn the cyberpunk world of 2080, MamaMood, Byte, and Binary Blaze join forces to... Read more

Surely You Can't Be Serious

By: David Zucker, Jim Abrahams & Jerry Zucker

Narrated by: "Weird Al" Yankovic, Arne Schmidt, Barry Diller...

Length: 7 hours 53 minutes

Abridged: No

This program is read by the authors (David Zucker, Jim Abrahams, and Jerry Zucker), Laura Orrico and Joe Praino, with special appearances by an all-star cast of comedy giants, including the film's stars, Julie Hagerty and Robert Hays, as well as Beau Bridges, Barry Diller, Michael Eisner, Peter Farrelly, Bill Hader, Jimmy Kimmel, John Landis,... Read more

To the Temple of Tranquility...And Step On It!

By: Ed Begley Jr.

Narrated by: Ed Begley Jr.

Length: 6 hours 18 minutes

Abridged: No

Beloved actor and environmental activist Ed Begley Jr. shares hilarious and poignant stories of his improbable life, focusing on his relationship with his legendary father, adventures with Hollywood icons, the origins of his environmental activism, addiction and recovery, and his lifelong search for wisdom and common ground.   Ed Begley Jr. is... Read more

Facing the Music

By: David Loud

Narrated by: David Loud

Length: 10 hours 5 minutes

Abridged: No

Unforgettably entertaining and emotionally revealing, Loud is pitch-perfect as he describes his path to the podium, from a stage-struck kid growing up at a school devoted to organic farming and mountain climbing, to the searing formative challenges he faces during adolescence, to the remarkable behind-the-scenes stories of his Broadway trials... Read more

The Perfect Story

By: Karen Eber

Narrated by: Karen Eber, Ernie Russell & Lisa Larsen

Length: 7 hours 30 minutes

Abridged: No

Read by the author."Come for the engrossing content, and stay for the lessons that might just change how you talk, write, and lead.”  —Adam GrantLearn how to take any story and make it perfect—from storytelling expert Karen Eber, whose popular TED Talk on the subject continues to be a source of inspiration for millions.What makes a story... Read more

Old-Time Radio Tales: This Is Your FBI - Juvenile Delinquency

By: Stacy Harris, Frank Lovejoy, Dean Carleton & Wi...

Narrated by: Stacy Harris, Frank Lovejoy, Dean Carleton & Wi...

Length: 26 minutes

Abridged: No

"This Is Your FBI" was a radio crime drama that aired from April 6, 1945 to January 30, 1953 and featured true cases from FBI told from an agent's viewpoint. FBI chief J. Edgar Hoover called it "the finest dramatic program on the air." Read more

Gentle Chaos

By: Tyler Gaca

Narrated by: Tyler Gaca

Length: 2 hours 31 minutes

Abridged: No

From the wild imagination of Tyler Gaca, also known as TikTok's Ghosthoney, comes a beautiful compendium of poems, personal stories, and vignettes that explore magic, queerness, Tyler’s unique story, and the enchantment and comfort to be found in the weird, the dark, and the different.

In this raw yet enchanting collection of poems and essays,... Read more