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  1. Alibis : Essays on Elsewhere

    Aciman, André
    Macmillan Audio 2023 Unabridged

    This program is read by Earphones Award–winning narrator Edoardo Ballerini. "Edoardo Ballerini reads my books exceptionally well. He gets my pacing, the inflections of muted irony,...

  2. Novelist as a Vocation

    Murakami, Haruki
    Books on Tape 2022 Unabridged

    NEW YORK TIMES BEST SELLER • An insightful look into the mind of a master storyteller—and a unique look at the craft of writing from the beloved and best-selling author of 1Q84, No...

  3. The Communist Manifesto

    Marx, Karl; Engels, Friedrich
    Svenska Ljud Audioförlag

    The Communist Manifesto is an 1848 pamphlet by German philosophers Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels. Commissioned by the Communist League and originally published in London just as t...

  4. 100 Quotes by Gustave Flaubert

    Flaubert, Gustave
    Saga Egmont

    Gustave Flaubert is one of the major figures of French literature. He was made famous by his first novel, Madame Bovary, and is also remembered for his Correspondance, full of prec...

  5. Victor Hugo, a Biography

    Gardner, J. M.
    Saga Egmont

    Step into the captivating world of one of history's most influential literary figures with 'Victor Hugo, a Biography.' Explore the life and legacy of the renowned French writer who...

  6. 100 Quotes by Jane Austen

    Austen, Jane
    Saga Egmont

    Jane Austen is one of the most widely read British authors. Her realism and biting irony make for a very lively read, and the quality of her plots have earned her a high-ranking pl...

  7. 100 Quotes by Oscar Wilde

    Wilde, Oscar
    Saga Egmont

    Oscar Wilde is remembered as one of the wittiest minds ever, thanks to his provocative style and humor. In the 1890s, he was one of London's most popular playwrights; his masterpie...

  8. 100 Quotes by Victor Hugo

    Hugo, Victor
    Saga Egmont

    Victor Hugo is one of the best-known French writers, and is part of the greatest literary figures of all time. His poetry made him famous very early, cementing his reputation as on...

  9. Happy-Go-Lucky

    Sedaris, David
    Hachette Audio 2022 Unabridged

    An Audie Award Winner David Sedaris, the "champion storyteller," (Los Angeles Times) returns with his first new collection of personal essays since the bestselling Calypso. Back w...

  10. Pandora's Jar : Women in the Greek Myths

    Haynes, Natalie
    HarperAudio 2022 Unabridged

    "Funny, sharp explications of what these sometimes not-very-nice women were up to, and how they sometimes made idiots of . . . but read on!"—Margaret Atwood, author of The Handmaid...

  11. The Anthropocene Reviewed : Essays on a Human-Centered Planet

    Green, John
    Books on Tape 2021 Unabridged

    “Masterful. The Anthropocene Reviewed is a beautiful, timely book about the human condition—and a timeless reminder to pay attention to your attention.” —Adam Grant, #1 bestselling...

  12. Consent : A Memoir

    Springora, Vanessa
    HarperCollins Publishers 2021

    The devastating and powerful memoir from a French publisher who was abused by a famous writer from the age of thirteen 'A gut-punch of a memoir with prose that cuts like a knife' K...

  13. Let Me Tell You What I Mean

    Didion, Joan
    Penguin Random House Audio Publishing Group 2021

    *A New York Times Best Seller*   From one of our most iconic and influential writers: a timeless collection of mostly early pieces that reveal what would become Joan Didion's subj...

  14. Homo Irrealis : Essays

    Aciman, André
    Macmillan Audio 2021 Unabridged

    This program includes an introduction read by the author. The New York Times–bestselling author of Find Me and Call Me by Your Name returns to the essay form with his collection of...

  15. A Swim in a Pond in the Rain : In Which Four Russians Give a Master Class on Writing, Reading, and Life

    Saunders, George
    Books on Tape 2021 Unabridged

    From the New York Times bestselling, Booker Prize–winning author of Lincoln in the Bardo and Tenth of December comes a literary master class on what makes great stories work and wh...

  16. The Best of Me

    Sedaris, David
    Hachette Audio 2020 Unabridged

    "Genius... It is miraculous to read these pieces... You must read The Best of Me." —Andrew Sean Greer, New York Times Book Review David Sedaris's best stories and essays, spanning...

  17. The Book Collectors : A Band of Syrian Rebels and the Stories That Carried Them Through a War

    Minoui, Delphine; Vergnaud, Lara; Massoud, Nikki
    Penguin Random House Audio Publishing Group 2020 Unabridged

    "An urgent and compelling account of great bravery and passion." ―Susan Orlean Award-winning journalist Delphine Minoui recounts the true story of a band of young rebels, a besiege...

  18. Disability Visibility : First-Person Stories from the Twenty-First Century: Unabridged Selections

    Wong, Alice
    Books on Tape 2020 Unabridged

    One in five people in the United States lives with a disability. Some disabilities are visible, others less apparent—but all are underrepresented in media and popular culture. Now,...

  19. The Real Oscar Wilde

    Sherard, Robert
    Anncona Media

    The Real Oscar Wilde is a biography by Robert Sherard. Its full title is: The Real Oscar Wilde: To be used as a Supplement to, and in Illustration of "The Life of Oscar Wilde". The...

  20. The Odyssey, Samuel Butler translation

    Homer,
    Anncona Media

    The Odyssey, Samuel Butler translation, is one of two major ancient Greek epic poems attributed to Homer. It is, in part, a sequel to the Iliad, the other Homeric epic.  The poem m...