Classics

The Lord of the Rings (Wood Box Edition)

J.R.R. Tolkien; performed by an ensemble cast

The original American dramatization as broadcast on National Public Radio, packaged in attractive wooden gift box. Learn More

Macbeth

by Harold Bloom; read by Simon Vance

From the greatest Shakespeare scholar of our time comes a portrait of Macbeth, one of William Shakespeare's most complex and compelling anti-heroes—the final volume in a series of five short books about the great playwright's most significant personalities: Falstaff, Cleopatra, Lear, Iago, Macbeth. Learn More

The Missing Ones

by Edwin Hill; read by Karen White

Edwin Hill, author of the acclaimed Little Comfort, returns with his next book featuring Harvard librarian Hester Thursby—an intimate, intricate mystery as smart and complex as it is riveting. Learn More

Moon Tiger

by Penelope Lively, read by Ruth Urquhart

HighBridge Audio presents Penelope Lively's Man Booker Prize–winning novel Moon Tiger. Learn More

Le Morte D'Arthur

Sir Thomas Malory; read by Derek Jacobi

This audio recording grips the listener with the fascinating, fateful story of Arthur's ascension to the throne as a boy, his marriage to Guenevere, the formation of the Round Table Knights, the quest for the Holy Grail, the ill-fated passion between Lancelot and Guenevere, the treachery of Arthur's illegitimate son Mordred, and the ultimate destruction of Arthur's realm. Learn More

A Murder, a Mystery, and a Marriage

Mark Twain; foreword and afterword by Roy Blount Jr.; read by Garrison Keillor and Roy Blount Jr.

Set in the fictional town of Deer Lick, Missouri, A Murder, a Mystery, and a Marriage chronicles the fortunes of a farmer determined to have his daughter marry the son of a wealthy man. Learn More

The Odyssey

Homer; translated by Allen Mandelbaum; read by Derek Jacobi

The most popular epic of Western culture springs to life in Allen Mandelbaum's magnificent translation. Learn More

One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (Digital Edition)

Ken Kesey; read by Ken Kesey

Ken Kesey’s story of life in a state mental hospital is a classic of American literature. Learn More

One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (Expanded CD Edition)

Ken Kesey; read by Ken Kesey with a bonus interview from Fresh Air with Terry Gross

Now available with bonus Fresh Air with Terry Gross interview with the late Ken Kesey.

Ken Kesey's story of life in a state mental hospital is a classic of American literature. This collection features not only a Fresh Air with Terry Gross interview with the late Ken Kesey but also narration by the author himself. Learn More

Painted Bird

Jerzy Kosinski; read by Fred Berman; author's note read by Michael Aronov

An AudioFile Earphones Award Winner

Kosinski’s controversial and compelling modern classic is available for the first time on audio. Learn More

Patsy

by Nicole Dennis-Benn; read by Sharon Gordon

Lambda Literary Award Winner
2020 Aspen Words Literary Prize Longlist
#1 Downloaded title on Audible in LGBT Literature
Jenna Bush Hagar Book Club Pick
BuzzFeed Summer Reads
O Magazine's Best Books by Women of Summer 201

A beautifully layered portrait of motherhood, immigration, and the sacrifices we make in the name of love from award-winning novelist Nicole Dennis-Benn. Learn More

Pepys' Diary

Samuel Pepys; read by Kenneth Branagh

An astonishing first-hand account of life in 17th-century London, read with wit and style by actor Kenneth Branaugh. Learn More

Prater Violet

Christopher Isherwood; read by J. Paul Boehmer

Originally published in 1945, Prater Violet is a stingingly satirical novel about the film industry. Learn More

The Prince

Niccolò Machiavelli; translated by George Bull; read by Fritz Weaver

A masterpiece of prophecy, psychological insight, and forceful prose, The Prince is a classic of realpolitik, stunningly relevant to our times. Learn More

Pursuit

by Joyce Carol Oates; read by Andi Arndt

With a suspenseful, alternating narrative that travels between the present and the protagonist's tortured childhood, The Pursuit is a meticulously crafted, deeply disquieting tale that showcases Joyce Carol Oates's masterful storytelling. Learn More