Performance audiobooks

Shakespeare: The Man Who Pays the Rent

By: Judi Dench & Brendan O'Hea

Narrated by: Barbara Flynn, Brendan O'Hea & Judi Dench

Length: 12 hours 4 minutes

Abridged: No

"In a remarkable performance, Flynn laughs, jokes, and calls O'Hea to task when he's wrong--all sounding very much like the famous Dench...The final segment has Dench (in her own voice) and O'Hea engaged in friendly, very funny, squabbling. Informative, educational and altogether brilliant listening!"—AudioFile (Earphones Award Winner)


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The Nest

By: Cynthia D'Aprix Sweeney

Narrated by: Mia Barron

Length: 11 hours 6 minutes

Abridged: No

A warm, funny and acutely perceptive debut novel about four adult siblings and the fate of the shared inheritance that has shaped their choices and their lives.Every family has its problems. But even among the most troubled, the Plumb family stands out as spectacularly dysfunctional. Years of simmering tensions finally reach a breaking point on... Read more

BBC Radio Shakespeare: A Collection of Eight Comedies

By: William Shakespeare

Narrated by: Anne-Marie Duff, David Tennant, Full Cast, Hele...

Length: 16 hours 28 minutes

Abridged: No

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

My Name Is Lucy Barton (Dramatic Production)

By: Elizabeth Strout & Rona Munro

Narrated by: Laura Linney

Length: 1 hour 25 minutes

Abridged: No

Presenting an original audiobook performance of the stage production of My Name is Lucy Barton, starring Academy Award and Tony nominee Laura Linney.

Praised as "deeply affecting" and "heartbreaking" by The Guardian (UK), this is a faithful adaptation of the Pulitzer Prize-winning author Elizabeth Strout's bestselling novel of the same name.... Read more

The Great Gatsby

By: F. Scott Fitzgerald

Narrated by: Derrick Magolski

Length: 4 hours 49 minutes

Abridged: No

The Great Gatsby: An Exquisitely Crafted 1920s American Tale of Life-Long Obsessions & Ceaseless Devotions“So, we beat on, boats against the current, borne back ceaselessly into the past.”On the prosperous Long Island shores sit the grand affluence of West Egg and East Egg — places where a sinister Gatsby’s mansion, with his mysterious... Read more

Heart Spring Mountain

By: Robin MacArthur

Narrated by: Suzanne Elise Freeman

Length: 9 hours 3 minutes

Abridged: No

In this evocative first novel, a young woman returns to her rural Vermont hometown in the wake of a devastating storm to search for her missing mother and unravel a powerful family secret.It’s August 2011, and Tropical Storm Irene has just wreaked havoc on Vermont, flooding rivers and destroying homes. One thousand miles away—while tending bar... Read more

Macbeth

By: William Shakespeare

Narrated by: Full Cast Dramatization

Length: 2 hours 12 minutes

Abridged: No

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

BBC Radio Shakespeare: A Collection of Six Tragedies

By: William Shakespeare

Narrated by: Bill Wallis, Corin Redgrave, Full Cast, Geraldi...

Length: 16 hours 26 minutes

Abridged: No

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

By: Fred Rogers

Narrated by: John Lithgow & Kate Mulgrew

Length: 1 hour 22 minutes

Abridged: No

The New York Times Best Seller 

For the first time ever, 75 beloved songs from Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood and The Children's Corner are collected in this charming treasury, sure to be cherished by generations of children as well as the millions of adults who grew up with Mister Rogers. The audiobook includes the iconic song Won't You Be My... Read more

Notes from the Field

By: Anna Deavere Smith

Narrated by: Anna Deavere Smith

Length: 3 hours 25 minutes

Abridged: No

"Smith’s powerful style of living journalism uses the collective, cathartic nature of the theater to move us from despair toward hope.” —The Village Voice 

Anna Deavere Smith’s extraordinary form of documentary theater shines a light on injustices by portraying the real-life people who have experienced them. "One of her most ambitious and... Read more

This Could Hurt

By: Jillian Medoff

Narrated by: Andrea Gallo, Nick Podehl, Saskia Maarleveld, S...

Length: 12 hours 52 minutes

Abridged: No

A funny and deeply felt novel that illuminates the pivotal role of work in our lives—a riveting fusion of The Nest, Up in the Air, and Then We Came to the End that captures the emotional complexities of five HR colleagues trying to balance ambition, hope, and fear as their small company is buffeted by economic forces that threaten to upend... Read more

LaRose

By: Louise Erdrich

Narrated by: Louise Erdrich

Length: 14 hours 37 minutes

Abridged: No

Winner of the National Book Critics Circle Award in FictionFinalist for the PEN Faulkner AwardIn this literary masterwork, Louise Erdrich, bestselling author of the National Book Award-winning The Round House and the Pulitzer Prize nominee The Plague of Doves, wields her breathtaking narrative magic in an emotionally haunting contemporary tale... Read more

This time instead of light

By: Ian Miller

Narrated by: Vincent List

Length: 1 hour 3 minutes

Abridged: No

John has struggled all his life. After leaving everything behind, he finally got what he wanted most - money. However, the price was high; now he is 60 years old, has to go to the hospital every month, and is sentenced to death within a year. Later, there are rumors that Genesis is selling an immortality device. With it, he can witness his... Read more

Amazing American Musicians - Volume 1

By: Charles Margerison

Narrated by: Nicolas Bearde & Andrew Chaiken

Length: 1 hour 13 minutes

Abridged: No

It is hard to imagine life without music. We hear it constantly on the radio, TV, through our computers and iPods. However, as each song tells a story, there is often an even more amazing story behind the life of the musician. This unique audio collection from the Amazing People Club explores the life stories of five amazing musicians and... Read more

Finding Bigfoot

By: ANIMAL PLANET

Narrated by: Cliff Barackman

Length: 5 hours 31 minutes

Abridged: No

A howl in the distance. The biggest footprint you've ever seen. A blurry figure in the distance. These are the clues that lead us to believe there is something out there—Bigfoot.

Already a fan of the wildly successful FINDING BIGFOOT television show on Animal Planet? (One of the top-performing TV shows in the network's history!) Stacked with... Read more

Americans Are Drowning In Medical Debt, So This Nonprofit Is Buying — And Forgiving — It

By: PBS NewsHour

Narrated by: PBS NewsHour

Length: 6 minutes

Abridged: No

Collectively, Americans owe nearly a trillion dollars of medical debt, and Congress is trying to figure out a policy response. But in the meantime, economics correspondent Paul Solman reports on an unusual non-profit’s effort to relieve the burden of medical debt for those in need. Read more

Brad Pitt on turning undertold stories into movies: ‘Every film needs some champion’

By: PBS NewsHour

Narrated by: PBS NewsHour

Length: 14 minutes

Abridged: No

As one of the world's biggest and best-known movie stars, Brad Pitt is
spending as much time helping get films made as he is acting. His latest
project, Ad Astra, is about a journey to the far reaches of the solar
system, as well as the journey inward for a tortured soul. Pitt sits down
with Jeffrey Brown to discuss his career, and why he helps... Read more

The little-known story of the Republican Party’s 1st presidential nominee

By: PBS NewsHour

Narrated by: PBS NewsHour

Length: 5 minutes

Abridged: No

In a new book, NPR’s Steve Inskeep has chronicled the little-known story of
how the illegitimate son of an immigrant rose to become the Republican
Party’s first presidential nominee in 1856 -- with a lot of help from his
wife. Lisa Desjardins sits down with Inskeep to discuss “Imperfect Union:
How Jessie and John Frémont Mapped the West,... Read more

Hillary and Chelsea Clinton: Gutsy Women

By: PBS NewsHour

Narrated by: PBS NewsHour

Length: 4 minutes

Abridged: No

As an impeachment inquiry into President Trump’s actions on Ukraine begins, Hillary Clinton says that it appears that there is evidence of abuse of power and obstruction of justice and contempt of Congress. The former secretary of state and daughter Chelsea sit down with Judy Woodruff to discuss the decision to withdraw troops from Syria,... Read more

What Trump's Refugee Policies Could Mean For Places Like Bowling Green, Kentucky

By: PBS NewsHour

Narrated by: PBS NewsHour

Length: 6 minutes

Abridged: No

For the year that began in October, President Trump has capped the number of refugees who may enter the U.S. at 18,000 -- the lowest level since 1980. The policy is having a significant effect in what may seem like an unlikely place: Bowling Green, Kentucky, where a disproportionate number of refugees has settled in recent years, forming a... Read more

For Daca Students, It's Hard To Focus On A Bright Future When Faced With Deportation Fears

By: PBS NewsHour

Narrated by: PBS NewsHour

Length: 6 minutes

Abridged: No

Like many college students, 19-year-old Jimmy Rodriguez has a lot on his plate. But unlike most of his peers, Rodriguez, a DACA beneficiary, is pursuing a degree and a future in a country he may one day be forced to leave. Hari Sreenivasan reports on the unique challenges faced by undocumented students as part of our series, Rethinking College. Read more

What Life Is Like For Afghans Under Taliban Control

By: PBS NewsHour

Narrated by: PBS NewsHour

Length: 5 minutes

Abridged: No

For months, American diplomats have been negotiating with Taliban leaders
to end the war in Afghanistan. U.S. officials hoped the Taliban would
announce a suspension of fighting this week, but details have yet to be
determined. Meanwhile, the war grinds on, with attacks nearly every day.
But what is life like for Afghans existing under Taliban... Read more

Inside The ‘Extraordinary' Campaign To Put Brett Kavanaugh On The Supreme Court

By: PBS NewsHour

Narrated by: PBS NewsHour

Length: 7 minutes

Abridged: No

President Trump's nomination of federal judge Brett Kavanaugh to the Supreme Court in 2018 launched a bitter partisan fight that grew even more polarized when Christine Blasey Ford said Kavanaugh had sexually assaulted her in high school. Kavanaugh was ultimately confirmed and now sits on the Court. The Washington Post’s Ruth Marcus details his... Read more

These Forest Fungi Are A Bounty For Arizona Mushroom Hunters

By: PBS NewsHour

Narrated by: PBS NewsHour

Length: 2 minutes

Abridged: No

Mushroom hunters have long fanned out across the forest floor seeking what can be lucrative and delicious finds for teas, broths and medicinal remedies. But what does climate change mean for the fungi? From the Cronkite School of Journalism at Arizona State University, Melanie Porter reports on what the foragers of the Arizona Mushroom Society... Read more