Performance bestsellers

Bel Canto

By: Ann Patchett
Narrated by: Anna Fields
Length: 11 hours 17 minutes

Winner of the PEN/Faulkner Award • Winner of the Orange Prize • National Book Critics Circle Award Finalist""Bel Canto is its own universe. A marvel of a book."" —Washington Post Book WorldNew York Times bestselling author Ann Patchett’s spellbinding novel about love and opera, and the unifying ways people learn to communicate across cultural... Read more

The Cider House Rules

By: John Irving
Narrated by: Grover Gardner
Length: 24 hours 8 minutes

"John Irving's best novel . . . He is among the very best storytellers." - Philadelphia Inquirer From one of America's most beloved and respected writers comes the classic story of Homer Wells, an orphan, and Wilbur Larch, a doctor without children of his own, who develop an extraordinary bond with one another.   "Entertaining and affecting . .... Read more

Neverwhere

A BBC Radio Full-Cast Dramatisation

Neil Gaiman Full-Cast Radio Adaptations: Book #1

By: Neil Gaiman
Narrated by: Anthony Head, Benedict Cumberbatch, Christopher Lee, David Harewood, David Schofield, Full Cast, James McAvoy, Natalie Dormer & Sophie Okonedo
Length: 3 hours 48 minutes

Beneath the streets of London there is another London. A subterranean labyrinth of sewers and abandoned tube stations. A somewhere that is Neverwhere... An act of kindness sees Richard Mayhew catapulted from his ordinary life into the strange world of London Below. There he meets the Earl of Earl's Court, faces a life-threatening ordeal at the... Read more

All the Sonnets of Shakespeare

By: William Shakespeare, Paul Edmondson & Stanley Wells
Narrated by: Kenneth Branagh & Lolita Chakrabarti
Length: 4 hours 34 minutes

How can we look afresh at Shakespeare as a writer of sonnets? What new light might they shed on his career, personality, and sexuality? Shakespeare wrote sonnets for at least thirty years, not only for himself, for professional reasons, and for those he loved, but also in his plays, as prologues, as epilogues, and as part of their poetic... Read more

Madame Bovary

By: Gustave Flaubert
Narrated by: Peter Dann
Length: 13 hours 7 minutes

FLAUBERT, GUSTAVE (1821–1880), French novelist, was born at Rouen on the 12th of December 1821. His father, of whom many traits are reproduced in Flaubert’s character of Charles Bovary, was a surgeon in practice at Rouen; his mother was connected with some of the oldest Norman families. He was educated in his native city, and did not leave it... Read more

Melinda Gates On Her Foundation'S Work And The Need To ‘Lift Up Women' Worldwide

By: PBS NewsHour
Narrated by: PBS NewsHour
Length: 7 minutes

The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation is the world's largest private philanthropic organization, with an endowment of $50 billion. Melinda Gates plays a huge role in shaping its work, and her new book, The Moment of Lift: How Empowering Women Changes the World, chronicles some of the inspiring men and women she has met through it. Judy Woodruff... Read more

BBC Radio Shakespeare: A Collection of Eight Comedies

By: William Shakespeare
Narrated by: Anne-Marie Duff, David Tennant, Full Cast, Helena Bonham-Carter, Martin Jarvis, Miriam Margolyes & Siân Phillips
Length: 16 hours 28 minutes

Eight full-cast BBC Radio productions of Shakespeare's best-loved comedies

Full of merriment, mayhem, mischief and mistaken identity, here are eight iconic radio productions of Shakespeare's most magical comedies, featuring star casts and introduced by Sir Richard Eyre.

Much Ado About Nothing
Shakespeare's delightful comedy sparkles with the verbal... Read more

LaRose

A Novel

By: Louise Erdrich
Narrated by: Louise Erdrich
Length: 14 hours 37 minutes

“When a hunting accident results in the death of his neighbor's son, Landreaux Iron follows native tradition and offers his own son, LaRose, to the bereaved family. Thus begins a powerful story of anger, love, hurt, and joy among a group of families and neighbors living in a small community in the North Dakota hinterland. Erdrich's luminous prose... Read more

Angels in America

A Gay Fantasia on National Themes

By: Tony Kushner
Narrated by: Andrew Garfield, Nathan Lane, Susan Brown, Denise Gough, Beth Malone, James McArdle, Lee Pace, Nathan Stewart-Jarrett, Bobby Cannavale & Edie Falco
Length: 6 hours 52 minutes

Presenting an original audiobook performance of the Pulitzer Prize-winning play, starring the cast of the National Theatre's 2018 Broadway revival.

In this production, adapted especially for the listening experience, Andrew Garfield, Nathan Lane, and the entire cast recreate their acclaimed performances from the 2018 Tony Award-winning National... Read more

Christmas at Little Beach Street Bakery

A Novel

By: Jenny Colgan
Narrated by: Anne-Marie Piazza
Length: 7 hours 48 minutes

It's the most wonderful time of the year… and the perfect moment to escape to a charming English village! From the beloved author whose novels are ""sheer indulgence from start to finish"" (SOPHIE KINSELLA) comes a delightful holiday story — funny, heartfelt, romantic and packed with recipes — perfect for the winter months.In the Cornish coastal... Read more

The Sum of Our Days

By: Isabel Allende
Narrated by: Isabel Allende & Blair Brown
Length: 11 hours 11 minutes

Narrated with warmth, humor, exceptional candor and wisdom, The Sum of Our Days is a portrait of a contemporary family, tied together by the love, strong will, and stubborn determination of a beloved matriarch, the indomitable New York Times bestselling author of The House of the Spirits, Isabel Allende. ""An inspiring and thought-provoking... Read more

The Art of Racing in the Rain

By: Garth Stein
Narrated by: Christopher Evan Welch
Length: 6 hours 55 minutes

NOW A MAJOR MOTION PICTURE FROM FOX 2000 STARRING MILO VENTIMIGLIA, AMANDA SEYFRIED, AND KEVIN COSTNERMEET THE DOG WHO WILL SHOW THE WORLD HOW TO BE HUMANThe New York Times bestselling novel from Garth Stein—a heart-wrenching but deeply funny and ultimately uplifting story of family, love, loyalty, and hope—a captivating look at the wonders and... Read more

Mister T.V.

The Story of John Logie Baird

By: Julie Fulton
Narrated by: Full Cast
Length: 17 minutes

John Logie Baird loves inventing things! When he hears about another inventor who has built a machine to show real live pictures, John sets about trying to do the same. Equipped with bits and pieces found in his house, John begins a journey that will change the course of history forever. Read more

Macbeth

By: William Shakespeare
Narrated by: Full Cast
Length: 1 hour 59 minutes

Foretold he will be king, Macbeth embarks on a path of murderous treason, stopping at nothing to seize the throne...Recorded at Glamis Castle in Scotland with a full cast, Almost Tangible's multi-award winning Macbeth is a gripping, immersive sound experience that puts the listener at the heart of the action in Shakespeare's epic drama about... Read more

Animal Farm

By: George Orwell
Narrated by: Daniel Allen & Nick Patterson
Length: 3 hours 6 minutes

Are you ready to listen? George Orwell's classic "Animal Farm" comes to life in audio format, narrated by the compelling Daniel Allen with unforgettable character performances by Nick Patterson. This audiobook elevates the original text to a new dimension, offering listeners a genuine audio drama experience.
"Animal Farm" begins with the animals... Read more

Hollywood Playhouse Box Set

Adapted for radio and performed by the original film stars in front of a live studio audience

Hollywood Playhouse: Book #15

By: Mr Punch
Narrated by: Humphrey Bogart, James Stewart, Ingrid Bergman, Bette Davis, Laurence Olivier, Clark Gable, Elizabeth Taylor, Cary Grant, Gloria Swanson & Bing Crosby
Length: 9 hours 22 minutes

A unique collection of 14 Oscar winning films specially adapted from the original screenplays & performed by many of the original film stars in front of a live studio audience. Re-mastered and re-edited from the original radio broadcastCASABLANCA with Humphrey Bogart & Ingrid BergmanTHE MALTESE FALCON with Humphrey Bogart, Peter Lorre... Read more

Biographer Robert Caro On Why It's Taking Decades To Fully Capture LBJ

By: PBS NewsHour
Narrated by: PBS NewsHour
Length: 5 minutes

Robert Caro is one of the nation’s preeminent biographers, known for meticulous research and taking his time with a subject. Indeed, he began his massive series The Years of Lyndon Johnson in 1977, but its final volume won't be published for at least another year. Meanwhile, Caro has written a memoir about how he does what he does, titled... Read more

Lux Radio Theatre, Vol. 4 - Abridged

By: Black Eye Entertainment
Narrated by: a full cast
Length: 7 hours 56 minutes

Host, Cecil B. DeMille brought us the most extravagant radio series ever broadcast, The Lux Radio Theatre. It featured the biggest movie stars in radio adaptations of their classic films. Now, enjoy eight of the greatest hour-long episodes from this famed radio series.The Lux Radio Theatre was one of the most prestigious and longest-running... Read more

The Winter King

By: C. L. Wilson
Narrated by: Heather Wilds
Length: 21 hours 18 minutes

An epic new fantasy romance from New York Times and USA Today bestselling author C. L. WilsonAfter three long years of war, starkly handsome Wynter Atrialan will have his vengeance on Summerlea's king by taking one of the man's beautiful, beloved daughters as his bride. But though peace is finally at hand, Wynter's battle with the Ice Heart, the... Read more

Zen And The Art Of Motorcycle Maintenance®

By: Robert M. Pirsig & Peter Flannery
Narrated by: James Purefoy & Full Cast
Length: 1 hour 40 minutes

An odyssey into life’s challenging questions during an unforgettable summer motorcycle trip

Acclaimed as one of the most exciting books in the history of American letters, Robert M. Pirsig’s Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance became an instant bestseller upon its publication in 1974. A powerful examination of how we live, as well as a... Read more

Hamilton

The Revolution

By: Lin-Manuel Miranda & Jeremy McCarter
Narrated by: Lin-Manuel Miranda
Length: 6 hours 2 minutes

A backstage pass to the groundbreaking, hit musical Hamilton, winner of the 2016 Pulitzer Prize for Drama and Eleven Tony Awards, including Best Musical, including the award-winning libretto, behind-the-scenes photos and interviews, and exclusive footnotes from composer-lyricist-star Lin-Manuel Miranda, now streaming on Disney+ with the original... Read more

We See Each Other

A Black, Trans Journey Through TV and Film

By: Tre’vell Anderson
Narrated by: Tre’vell Anderson
Length: 6 hours 23 minutes

A groundbreaking look at the history of transgender representation in TV and film, by an of-the-moment and in-demand culture reporter. Narrated by Tre'vell Anderson, WE SEE EACH OTHER is a personal history of trans visibility since the beginning of moving images. A literary reckoning, it unearths a transcestry that's long existed in plain sight... Read more

Shakespeare in a Divided America

What His Plays Tell Us About Our Past and Future

By: James Shapiro
Narrated by: Fred Sanders
Length: 9 hours 11 minutes

One of the New York Times 10 Best Books of the Year • A National Book Critics Circle Award Finalist • A New York Times Notable Book

A timely exploration of what Shakespeare’s plays reveal about our divided land.

“In this sprightly and enthralling book . . . Shapiro amply demonstrates [that] for Americans the politics of Shakespeare are not... Read more

BBC Radio Shakespeare: A Collection of Six Tragedies

By: William Shakespeare
Narrated by: Bill Wallis, Corin Redgrave, Full Cast, Geraldine James, Juliet Stevenson, Ken Stott, Kenneth Cranham, Michael Sheen, Siân Phillips & Sophie Dahl
Length: 16 hours 26 minutes

Six full-cast BBC Radio productions of Shakespeare's classic tragedies

Treachery, betrayal and fatal power struggles are among the themes of these six iconic productions of Shakespeare's timeless tragedies. Featuring all-star casts, they are introduced by Sir Richard Eyre.

Hamlet
Shakespeare's powerfully poetic tragedy of murder, madness and... Read more

A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood

The Poetry of Mister Rogers

Mister Rogers Poetry Books: Book #1

By: Fred Rogers
Narrated by: John Lithgow & Kate Mulgrew
Length: 1 hour 22 minutes

“The show “Mister Rogers’s Neighborhood” ran from 1968 to 2009, encouraging generations of children to learn about their feelings, talk through their problems, and fall in love with the world a jolly little trolley would bring them to. Fred Rogers wrote every piece of the show himself, from the topic to the music used, including the beloved songs... Read more

My Name Is Lucy Barton (Dramatic Production)

A Random House Audiobook Original

By: Elizabeth Strout & Rona Munro
Narrated by: Laura Linney
Length: 1 hour 25 minutes

“At just an hour and a half, My Name Is Lucy Barton, performed by Laura Linney delivering her captivating stage performance of Elizabeth Strout’s novel, should be experienced straight through. I dared not pause this captivating audio experience; it would have felt like putting a friend on hold when she was sharing her deepest confidences. Read more

Alan Partridge: Big Beacon

The hilarious new memoir from the nation's favourite broadcaster

By: Alan Partridge
Narrated by: Alan Partridge
Length: 7 hours 53 minutes

'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

Shakespeare: The Complete Works

Argo Classics

By: William Shakespeare
Length: 100 hours 21 minutes

William Collins Books and Decca Records are proud to present ARGO Classics, a historic catalogue of classic prose and verse read by some of the world’s most renowned voices. Originally released as vinyl records, these expertly remastered stories are now available to download for the first time. For the first time, the... Read more

The Great White Bard

How to Love Shakespeare While Talking About Race

By: Farah Karim-Cooper
Narrated by: Farah Karim-Cooper & Adjoa Andoh
Length: 8 hours 46 minutes

CHOSEN AS ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR: TIME, NPR, The New Yorker, Kirkus Reviews, Publishers Weekly

As we witness monuments of white Western history fall, many are asking how is Shakespeare still relevant?

Professor Farah Karim-Cooper has dedicated her career to the Bard, which is why she wants to take the playwright down from his... Read more

Romeo and Juliet

The Fully Dramatized Audio Edition

Folger Shakespeare Library Presents

By: William Shakespeare
Narrated by: Full Cast Dramatization
Length: 2 hours 56 minutes

FOLGER SHAKESPEARE LIBRARY
The World’s Leading Center for Shakespeare Studies

The Folger Shakespeare Library, home to the world’s largest Shakespeare collection, brings Romeo and Juliet to life with this new full-length, full-cast dramatic recording of its definitive Folger Edition.

In Romeo and Juliet Shakespeare creates a tragic world in which... Read more

Hamlet

A BBC Radio Production

By: William Shakespeare
Narrated by: Ellie Beaven, Full Cast, Juliet Stevenson, Kenneth Cranham & Michael Sheen
Length: 3 hours 28 minutes

In this BBC full-cast production, the ghost of Hamlet's father orders him to kill the man who took his life, his throne and his wife: Claudius.

In a tale of caution, tragedy and revenge, Hamlet is driven to madness by his mission and his father's legacy.

Michael Sheen stars as Hamlet, with Kenneth Cranham as Claudius, Juliet Stevenson as... Read more

Hamlet

Fully Dramatized Audio Edition

Folger Shakespeare Library Presents

By: William Shakespeare
Narrated by: Full Cast Dramatization
Length: 3 hours 32 minutes

FOLGER SHAKESPEARE LIBRARY
The World’s Leading Center for Shakespeare Studies

The Folger Shakespeare Library, home to the world’s largest Shakespeare collection, brings Hamlet to life with this new full-length, full-cast dramatic recording of its definitive Folger Edition.

Hamlet—Shakespeare’s most popular, and perhaps most puzzling play—follows... Read more

Macbeth

Fully Dramatized Audio Edition

Folger Shakespeare Library Presents

By: William Shakespeare
Narrated by: Full Cast Dramatization
Length: 2 hours 12 minutes

FOLGER SHAKESPEARE LIBRARY
The World’s Leading Center for Shakespeare Studies

The Folger Shakespeare Library, home to the world’s largest Shakespeare collection, brings Macbeth to life with this new full-length, full-cast dramatic recording of its definitive Folger Edition.

Macbeth, one of Shakespeare’s most popular plays, is among the most... Read more

Cabin Pressure: The Complete Series 1

A full-cast BBC Radio Comedy

By: John Finnemore
Narrated by: Benedict Cumberbatch, Full Cast, John Finnemore, Roger Allam & Stephanie Cole
Length: 2 hours 48 minutes

Cabin Pressure is set in the wing and a prayer world of a tiny, one-plane charter airline; staffed by two pilots, one on his way down, and one who was never up to start with. Whether flying actresses to Italy, cricketers to the Sahara, or a cat to Abu Dhabi, no job is too small, but many, many jobs are too difficult.

Carolyn Knapp-Shappey, MJN... Read more

The Thanksgiving Play

By: Larissa FastHorse
Narrated by: Ellis Greer, Josh Stamberg, Mark Jude Sullivan & Liza Weil
Length: 1 hour 42 minutes

A group of politically correct teachers are tasked with creating a Thanksgiving play for their students. They hire a Native American actor to lend authenticity to the proceedings. When it turns out she’s ethnically ambiguous the teachers are left to navigate the resulting pitfalls in this rich satire. Includes a conversation with playwright... Read more

The Brothers Karamazov

By: Fyodor Dostoyevsky
Narrated by: Salomon Bryant
Length: 46 hours 10 minutes

The Brothers Karamazov is a passionate philosophical novel set in 19th century Russia, that enters deeply into the ethical debates of God, free will, and morality. It is a spiritual drama of moral struggles concerning faith, doubt, and reason, set against a modernizing Russia.Through the gripping events of their story, Dostoevsky portrays the... Read more

Falling Together

A Novel

By: Marisa de los Santos
Narrated by: Julia Gibson
Length: 14 hours 18 minutes

“Her writing is both vividly descriptive and surprisingly insightful.”
—Boston Globe“It’s the three-dimensional men, women, and children who populate her fiction that I’ll remember for a very long time.”
—Nancy Pearl’s PicksFollowing the phenomenal success of her novels Love Walked In and Belong to Me, New York Times bestselling author Marisa de... Read more

The Match of the Century

Marrying the Duke

By: Cathy Maxwell
Narrated by: Mary Jane Wells
Length: 7 hours 30 minutes

In New York Times bestselling author Cathy Maxwell's glittering new series, wedding bells are ringing… until the return of a rake throws a bride's plans— and heart—into a tailspinEvery debutante aspires to snag a duke. Elin Morris just happens to have had one reserved since birth. But postponements of her marriage to London's most powerful peer... Read more

The Shakespeare Book

Big Ideas Simply Explained

DK Big Ideas

By: DK
Narrated by: Roger May
Length: 16 hours 36 minutes

This is the perfect study guide to the complete works of Shakespeare, covering everything from the romantic comedy of Romeo and Juliet to the tragedy Macbeth, alongside his Elizabethan history plays, sonnets, and other poems.

With detailed plot summaries and an in-depth analysis of the major characters and themes, this is a brilliant, innovative... Read more

BBC Radio Shakespeare: A Collection of Four History Plays

By: William Shakespeare
Narrated by: Benjamin Zephaniah, Full Cast, Jamie Glover, Julian Glover, Samuel West & Timothy West
Length: 9 hours 11 minutes

Four full-cast BBC Radio productions of Shakespeare's finest history plays

Introduced by Sir Richard Eyre, these four iconic productions, featuring star casts, bring Shakespeare's gripping histories to life in all their rich complexity.

Henry IV, Part One
Young Prince Hal struggles with his responsibilities as heir to the throne, preferring the... Read more

Working on a Song

The Lyrics of HADESTOWN

By: Anaïs Mitchell
Narrated by: Anaïs Mitchell & Steve Earle
Length: 5 hours 2 minutes

"Working On A Song is one of the best books about lyric writing for the theater I've read."—Lin-Manuel Miranda

Anaïs Mitchell named to TIME's List of the 100 Most Influential People in the World of 2020

An illuminating book of lyrics and stories from Hadestown—the winner of eight Tony Awards, including Best Musical—from its author, songwriter... Read more

BBC Radio Shakespeare: A Collection of Three Roman Plays

By: William Shakespeare
Narrated by: David Harewood, Frances Barber, Full Cast, Gerard Murphy, Nicholas Farrell, Samuel West, Stella Gonet & Susannah York
Length: 8 hours

Three full-cast BBC Radio productions of Shakespeare's most famous Roman plays

Featuring all-star casts and introduced by Sir Richard Eyre, these three iconic productions of Shakespeare's dynamic Roman histories are full of political intrigue, passion and tragedy.

Julius Caesar
This updated version of Shakespeare's classic play is set in Italy in... Read more

Cabin Pressure: The Complete Series 4

A full-cast BBC Radio Comedy

By: John Finnemore
Narrated by: Benedict Cumberbatch, Full Cast, John Finnemore, Roger Allam & Stephanie Cole
Length: 2 hours 47 minutes

Cabin Pressure is set in the wing and a prayer world of a tiny, one-plane charter airline; staffed by two pilots, one on his way down, and one who was never up to start with. Whether it's dealing with a stuffed sheep, an angry princess or a rogue fruit tray, no job is too small, but many, many jobs are too difficult.

Carolyn Knapp-Shappey, MJN... Read more

Arcadia

By: Tom Stoppard
Narrated by: Kate Burton, Mark Capri, Jennifer Dundas, Gregory Itzin, David Manis, Christopher Neame, Peter Paige, Darren Richardson, Kate Steele, Serena Scott Thomas & Douglas Weston
Length: 2 hours 57 minutes

Tom Stoppard's Arcadia merges science with human concerns and ideals, examining the universe's influence in our everyday lives and ultimate fates through relationship between past and present, order and disorder and the certainty of knowledge. Set in an English country house in the years 1809-1812 and 1989, the play examines the lives of two... Read more

Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency

By: Douglas Adams
Narrated by: Full Cast & Harry Enfield
Length: 3 hours 37 minutes

Dirk Gently has an unshakeable belief in the interconnectedness of all things, but his Holistic Detective Agency mainly succeeds in tracking down missing cats for old ladies. Then Dirk stumbles upon an old friend behaving bizarrely - and is drawn into a four-billion year old mystery that must be solved if the human race is to avoid immediate... Read more

The Book of Laughter and Forgetting

A Novel

By: Milan Kundera
Narrated by: Richmond Hoxie
Length: 8 hours 24 minutes

""An absolutely dazzling entertainment. . . . Arousing on every level—political, erotic, intellectual, and above all, humorous."" —Newsweek""The Book of Laughter and Forgetting calls itself a novel, although it is part fairy tale, part literary criticism, part political tract, part musicology, and part autobiography. It can call itself whatever... Read more

Heart Spring Mountain

A Novel

By: Robin MacArthur
Narrated by: Suzanne Elise Freeman
Length: 9 hours 3 minutes

“Following her splendid 2016 short story collection, Half Wild (an Indies Introduce selection), Robin MacArthur's first novel revisits rural Vermont and uses a mixture of lyrical and earthy prose to explore three generations of a family riddled by secrets and burdens of the past. This area of the country, previously overlooked by literature,... Read more

Aesop's Fables

The Complete Collection

By: Aesop
Narrated by: Alison Steadman, Brenda Blethyn, Jane Horrocks, Jonathan Pryce, Lindsay Duncan, Richard Briers & Richard E Grant
Length: 3 hours 14 minutes

40 of Aesop's tales, specially adapted for young children. Read by Richard Briers, Jane Horrocks, Jonathan Pryce, Alison Steadman, Richard E. Grant, Lindsay Duncan and Brenda Blethyn. Stories include: The Hare & the Tortoise/The Frogs & the Ox/The Fox & the Crow/The Monkey as King/The Bundle of Sticks/The Gnat & the Lion/The... Read more

The Crucible

By: Arthur Miller
Narrated by: Jonathan Waters
Length: 3 hours 41 minutes

The Crucible is a play which is a dramatized and partially fictionalized story of the Salem witch trials that took place in the Massachusetts Bay Colony during 1692–93. The play was written as an allegory for McCarthyism, when the United States government persecuted people accused of being communists. The play is spilt into four acts.Download... Read more

Power to the People The Black Panthers Speak

By: Fred Hampton
Narrated by: Fred Hampton
Length: 1 hour 1 minute

The Panthers’ ideas were potent, and they continue to inspire many. Visit All Power to the People and reflect more deeply about the Black Panther Party and its place in our shared history. Read more