Biography

Gene Smith's Sink

by Sam Stephenson; read by Coleen Marlo

The result of twenty years of research, Gene Smith's Sink is an unprecedented look into the photographer's beguiling legacy and the subjects around him. Learn More

Schlesinger

by Richard Aldous; read by Norman Dietz

Schlesinger: The Imperial Historian is the first major biography of preeminent historian and intellectual Arthur Schlesinger Jr., a defining figure in Kennedy's White House. Learn More

Reckless Daughter

by David Yaffe; read by Xe Sands

Washington Post Notable Book

Reckless Daughter tells the story of Joni Mitchell and also of the fertile, exciting musical time of which she was an integral part, one that had a profound effect that can still be felt today on American music and the industry. Learn More

Hank and Jim

by Scott Eyman; read by David Colacci

Kirkus Best of 2017

New York Times bestselling author Scott Eyman tells the story of the remarkable friendship of two Hollywood legends who, though different in many ways, maintained a close friendship that endured all of life’s twists and turns. Learn More

The Ghost

by Jefferson Morley; read by John Pruden

In The Ghost, investigative reporter Jefferson Morley tells CIA Spymaster James Jesus Angleton's dramatic story, from his friendship with the poet Ezra Pound through the underground gay milieu of mid-century Washington to the Kennedy assassination to the Watergate scandal. Learn More

Brutus

by Kathryn Tempest; read by Jennifer Dixon

A compelling new portrait of Marcus Brutus delves behind the ancient evidence to set aside the myths that surround the ancient world's most famous assassin. Learn More

Gold Dust Woman

by Stephen Davis; read by Christina Delaine

2018 Voice Arts Award Nominee
AudioFile Earphones Award Winner

Stevie Nicks is a legend of rock, but her energy and magnetism sparked new interest in this icon. At 68, she's one of the most glamorous creatures rock has known, and the rare woman who's a real rock 'n' roller. Learn More

Mother of the Unseen World

by Mark Matousek; read by Sean Runnette

Mother of the Unseen World is a revealing exploration of Mother Meera, the Indian enlightener and mystic who embodies the Divine Feminine. Writing with her approval and cooperation, Mark Matousek, a longtime follower, has crafted a deeply moving and insightful book that takes us as close as possible to this remarkable woman, and to the experience of enlightenment. Learn More

A Long Strange Trip

by Dennis McNally; read by Sean Runnette

The complete history of one of the most long-lived and legendary bands in rock history, written by its official historian and publicist—a must-have chronicle for all Dead Heads, and for students of rock and the 1960s' counterculture. Learn More

Nine Irish Lives

by Mark Bailey; read by Alana Kerr Collins and Alan Smyth

In the spirit of David McCullough's Brave Companions, this anthology of popular American history presents the stories of nine incredible Irish immigrants as written by nine contemporary Irish Americans. Learn More

Broadway

by Fran Leadon; read by Kevin Pariseau

Broadway takes us on a mile-by-mile journey that traces the gradual evolution of the seventeenth-century's Brede Wegh, a muddy cow path in a backwater Dutch settlement, to the twentieth century's Great White Way. Learn More

Reading the Man

by Elizabeth Brown Pryor; read by Jo Anna Perrin

Explained for the first time in the context of the young United States's tumultuous societal developments, Robert E. Lee's actions reveal a man forced to play a leading role in the formation of the nation at the cost of his private happiness. Learn More

A Spy Named Orphan

by Roland Philipps; read by Jonathan Cowley

A Spy Named Orphan is the first full biography of one of the most intriguing and important spies of the twentieth century. Learn More

Tesla

by Richard Munson; read by Charles Constant

Though Tesla's inventions transformed our world, his true originality is shown in the visionary ambitions he failed to achieve. Learn More

Autumn in Venice

by Andrea di Robilant; read by P.J. Ochlan

The acclaimed author of A Venetian Affair now gives us the remarkable story of Hemingway's love affair with both the city of Venice and the muse he found there—a vivacious eighteen-year-old who inspired the man thirty years her senior to complete his great final work. Learn More

Sex Money Murder

by Jonathan Green; read by Keith Sellon-Wright

A searing portrait of the crack epidemic and the violent drug wars that once ravaged the Bronx. Learn More

Eisenhower vs. Warren

by James F. Simon; read by Jonathan Yen

The bitter feud between President Dwight D. Eisenhower and Chief Justice Earl Warren framed the tumultuous future of the modern civil rights movement. Compellingly written, Eisenhower vs. Warren brings to vivid life the clash that continues to reverberate in political and constitutional debates today. Learn More

Inseparable

by Yunte Huang; read by PJ Ochlan

2019 National Book Critics Circle Award

With wry humor, Shakespearean profundity, and trenchant insight, Yunte Huang brings to life the story of America's most famous nineteenth-century Siamese twins. Learn More

Don't Worry, He Won't Get Far on Foot

by John Callahan; read by Joe Barrett

Don't Worry, He Won't Get Far on Foot recounts John Callahan's life story, from the harrowing to the hilarious. Learn More

American Eden

by Victoria Johnson; read by Susan Ericksen

National Book Award Nonfiction Longlist 2018

The untold story of Hamilton's—and Burr's—personal physician, whose dream to build America's first botanical garden inspired the young Republic. Learn More

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