A Sketch of Herons

Joan Mitchell Paints a Symphony

La Grande Vallée Suite

By: Lisa Rogers
Narrated by: Mia Barron
Length: 12 minutes

Celebrate the creative process of pioneering American abstract painter Joan Mitchell in this STEAM book, perfect for all kinds of young creators. It’s 1983, and American artist Joan Mitchell is in her studio outside Paris, transforming her emotions and memories into a symphony of colors and shapes. Inspired by her friend’s description of an... Read more

The Design of Everyday Things

Revised and Expanded Edition

By: Don Norman
Narrated by: Neil Hellegers
Length: 10 hours 39 minutes

Design doesn't have to complicated, which is why this guide to human-centered design shows that usability is just as important as aesthetics.
Even the smartest among us can feel inept as we fail to figure out which light switch or oven burner to turn on, or whether to push, pull, or slide a door.
The fault, argues this ingenious -- even... Read more

How to Be Avant-Garde

Modern Artists and the Quest to End Art

By: Morgan Falconer
Narrated by: Brian Wiggins
Length: 8 hours 56 minutes

Reacting to the tumultuous crises of the twentieth century, especially the horrors of World War I, avant-garde artists and writers sought to destroy art by transforming it into the substance of everyday life. Following the evolution of these revolutionary groups, How to Be Avant-Garde charts its pioneers and radical ideas.



Avant-gardists... Read more

Reason in Art

The Life of Reason

By: George Santayana
Narrated by: Bernard Mayes
Length: 6 hours 43 minutes

In Reason in Art, Santayana explores the social and psychological origins of art. He examines its moral and ideal functions, its lapses into tastelessness, and the distinctive character of music, speech, poetry, and prose. The Spanish-born philosopher sees art as part of the broader human context, concluding that art prepares “the world to... Read more

The Renaissance

Studies in Art and Poetry

By: Walter Pater
Narrated by: Wanda McCaddon
Length: 6 hours 24 minutes

Published to great acclaim in 1873, Walter Pater's compendium of idiosyncratic, impressionistic essays on the Renaissance gained him a reputation as a daring modern philosopher. Oscar Wilde called it the "holy writ of beauty." It was Pater's cry of "art for art's sake" that became the manifesto for the aesthetic movement. He believed that art... Read more

Vincent van Gogh

A Biography

By: Julius Meier-Graefe
Narrated by: Wanda McCaddon
Length: 7 hours 42 minutes

The lives of many famous artists have been shrouded in mystery and conjecture, but none have been more controversial than the life of Vincent van Gogh.Remembered for his swirling brushstrokes and burning colors, Vincent van Gogh is today one of the best-known painters. Though his career as a painter spanned less than ten years, he produced a... Read more

Viewfinder

A Memoir of Seeing and Being Seen

By: Jon M. Chu & Jeremy McCarter
Narrated by: Jon M. Chu
Length: 7 hours 44 minutes

From the renowned director of Crazy Rich Asians and Wicked comes a powerful, inspiring memoir of belonging, creativity, and learning to see who you really are.

“[Jon M. Chu] is a visionary. . . . He makes you believe you can do the impossible. He coaxes what he needs out of us to help him tell stories, to push boundaries, and then he elevates our... Read more

The Queens of Animation

The Untold Story of the Women Who Transformed the World of Disney and Made Cinematic History

By: Nathalia Holt
Narrated by: Saskia Maarleveld
Length: 11 hours 37 minutes

From the bestselling author of Rise of the Rocket Girls, the untold, "richly detailed" story of the women of Walt Disney Studios, who shaped the iconic films that have enthralled generations (Margot Lee Shetterly, New York Times bestselling author of Hidden Figures).

From Snow White to Moana, from Pinocchio to Frozen, the animated films of Walt... Read more

The Steal Like an Artist Audio Trilogy

How to Be Creative, Show Your Work, and Keep Going

By: Austin Kleon
Narrated by: Austin Kleon
Length: 4 hours 32 minutes

“Looking for some inspiration for keeping your chin up while you create your art? Austin Kleon does a fantastic job of giving you just that as he describes many processes and advice from major thinkers throughout our times. There are lots of great little tidbits about finding your tribe and sharing your work that were particularly poignant. Read more

Last Light

How Six Great Artists Made Old Age a Time of Triumph

By: Richard Lacayo
Narrated by: Mack Sanderson
Length: 13 hours 12 minutes

“Art critic Lacayo uses the last works of six great visual artists—including Louise Nevelson and Henri Matisse—to explore the themes of their lives and the historical moments they lived through. Lacayo’s book is for the artist, the art lover, the person for whom the details of the painter are just as important as the technique, and those who feel... Read more