Classics

The Big Book of Rogues and Villains

by Otto Penzler; read by George Spelvin & Shaun Grindell

Edgar Award–winning editor Otto Penzler's new anthology brings together the most cunning, ruthless, and brilliant criminals in mystery fiction, for the biggest compendium of bad guys (and girls) ever assembled. 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

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

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

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

Iago

by Harold Bloom; read by Simon Vance

From one of the greatest Shakespeare scholars of our time, Harold Bloom presents Othello's Iago, perhaps the Bard's most compelling villain—the fourth in a series of five short books about the great playwright’s most significant personalities. Learn More

Lear

by Harold Bloom; read by Simon Vance

Harold Bloom, regarded by some as the greatest Shakespeare scholar of our time, presents an intimate, wise, deeply compelling portrait of King Lear—the third in his series of five short books about the great playwright's most significant personalities, hailed as Bloom's "last love letter to the shaping spirit of his imagination" on the front page of the New York Times Book Review. Learn More

Shakespeare and the Afterlife

by John Garrison; read by Steven Crossley

Shakespeare and the Afterlife is the first book to focus on discussions of what happens after death within the author's body of work. Learn More

Cleopatra

by Harold Bloom; read by Simon Vance

From Harold Bloom, one of the greatest Shakespeare scholars of our time, comes an intimate, wise, deeply compelling portrait of Cleopatra—one of the Bard's most riveting and memorable female characters. 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

Falstaff

by Harold Bloom; read by Simon Vance

From Harold Bloom, one of the greatest Shakespeare scholars of our time comes "a timely reminder of the power and possibility of words [and] the last love letter to the shaping spirit of Bloom's imagination" (front page, The New York Times Book Review) and an intimate, wise, deeply compelling portrait of Falstaff—one of Shakespeare's greatest enduring and most complex comedic characters. Learn More

The Complete Lord of the Rings Trilogy

J.R.R. Tolkien; ; fully dramatized by an ensemble cast

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The original American dramatization as broadcast on National Public Radio, attractively priced. Learn More

A River Runs Through It and Other Stories

Norman Maclean; read by David Manis

This modern classic and perennial bestseller is now available in an unabridged edition along with two Norman Maclean stories never before on audio. 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

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

A Single Man

Christopher Isherwood; read by Simon Prebble

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A gay man copes with the death of his partner in Isherwood’s classic novel, now a film written and directed by Tom Ford. Learn More

The Hobbit

J.R.R. Tolkien; fully dramatized by an ensemble cast

Includes "The Battle of the Five Armies"
In Theaters DEC 2014!

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The original American dramatization as broadcast on National Public Radio. Learn More

The Complete Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit Set

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

Includes "The Battle of the Five Armies"
In Theaters DEC 2014!

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The original American public radio dramatizations of The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings. Learn More

A Christmas Carol

Charles Dickens; performed by Jonathan Winters with Mimi Kennedy

Master comedian Jonathan Winters presents a distinctive reading of this holiday classic, using a special performance edition prepared by Dickens for his own presentations. Mimi Kennedy also performs. 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

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The Complete Lord of the Rings Trilogy

A River Runs Through It and Other Stories

Painted Bird

Prater Violet

A Single Man

The Hobbit

The Complete Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit Set

A Christmas Carol

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