Literary Criticism audiobooks
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A Swim in a Pond in the Rain
By:
George Saunders
Narrated by:
George Saunders, Phylicia Rashad, Nick Offerman...
Length:
14 hours 44 minutes
Abridged:
No
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 what they can tell us about ourselves—and our world today.For the last twenty years, George Saunders has been teaching a class on the Russian short story to his MFA... Read more about A Swim in a Pond in the Rain
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Odyssey
By:
Stephen Fry
Narrated by:
Stephen Fry
Length:
10 hours 36 minutes
Abridged:
No
Brought to you by Penguin.A Sunday Times bestsellerThe next book in Stephen Fry's acclaimed internationally bestselling Greek myths series telling the story of The Odyssey.Sometimes the hardest journey is the way back home . . .Wily Odysseus, King of Ithaca, has won Troy for the Greeks – after a decade of brutal, bloody warfare. But now this... Read more about Odyssey
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Divine Might
By:
Natalie Haynes
Narrated by:
Natalie Haynes
Length:
9 hours 11 minutes
Abridged:
No
New York Times bestselling author Natalie Haynes returns to the world of ancient Greek myth in this scintillating follow-up to Pandora’s Jar.Few writers today have reshaped our view of the ancient Greek myths more than revered bestselling author Natalie Haynes. Divine Might is a female-centered look at Olympus and the Furies,... Read more about Divine Might
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Jane Austen's Bookshelf
By:
Rebecca Romney
Narrated by:
Rebecca Romney
Length:
11 hours 46 minutes
Abridged:
No
From rare book dealer and guest star of the hit show Pawn Stars, a page-turning literary adventure featuring “your favorite author’s favorite authors” (Today)—the women who inspired Jane Austen—that’s “a meditation on reading and writing, on honesty and self-discovery—and on what books can teach us, if we let them” (The Washington Post).Long... Read more about Jane Austen's Bookshelf
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Language as Liberation
By:
Toni Morrison
Narrated by:
Bahni Turpin
Length:
8 hours 36 minutes
Abridged:
No
Nobel laureate and Pulitzer Prize–winning author of Beloved Toni Morrison investigates Black characters in the American literary canon and the way they shaped the nation’s collective unconscious.In a dazzling series of lectures from her tenure as a professor at Princeton University, Toni Morrison interrogates America’s most famous works and... Read more about Language as Liberation
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Orwell's Roses
By:
Rebecca Solnit
Narrated by:
Rebecca Solnit
Length:
7 hours 51 minutes
Abridged:
No
Finalist for the National Book Critics Circle Award for NonfictionFinalist for the PEN/Jacqueline Bograd Weld Award for Biography“An exhilarating romp through Orwell’s life and times and also through the life and times of roses.” —Margaret Atwood “A captivating account of Orwell as gardener, lover, parent, and endlessly curious thinker.” —Claire... Read more about Orwell's Roses
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Pandora's Jar
By:
Natalie Haynes
Narrated by:
Natalie Haynes
Length:
9 hours 24 minutes
Abridged:
No
“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's TaleThe national bestselling author of A Thousand Ships returns with a fascinating, eye-opening take on the remarkable women at the heart of classical stories... Read more about Pandora's Jar
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The Language of the Night
By:
Ursula K. Le Guin
Narrated by:
Alyssa Bresnahan & Michael Crouch
Length:
9 hours 54 minutes
Abridged:
No
Featuring a new introduction by Ken Liu, this revised edition of Ursula K. Le Guin’s first full-length collection of essays covers her background as a writer and educator, her thoughts on writing, and her commentary on literary science fiction and fantasy and their future.“We like to think we live in daylight, but half the world is always dark;... Read more about The Language of the Night
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Slouching Towards Bethlehem
By:
Joan Didion
Narrated by:
Maya Hawke
Length:
6 hours 23 minutes
Abridged:
No
This program is read by actor and singer-songwriter Maya Hawke, star of Netflix's Stranger Things."Narrating in a voice as clear and sustaining as a cool glass of water, Hawke’s unflashy approach allows the words to reveal their magic."—The Orange County Register"Didion’s timeless essays shine with Hawke at the helm. This audiobook will bring... Read more about Slouching Towards Bethlehem
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What We Talk About When We Talk About Books
By:
Leah Price
Narrated by:
Elisabeth Rodgers
Length:
5 hours 35 minutes
Abridged:
No
Reports of the death of reading are greatly exaggerated Do you worry that you've lost patience for anything longer than a tweet? If so, you're not alone. Digital-age pundits warn that as our appetite for books dwindles, so too do the virtues in which printed, bound objects once trained us: the willpower to focus on a sustained argument, the... Read more about What We Talk About When We Talk About Books
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Monsters
By:
Claire Dederer
Narrated by:
Claire Dederer
Length:
8 hours 14 minutes
Abridged:
No
A NEW YORK TIMES NOTABLE BOOK • NATIONAL BESTSELLER • A timely, passionate, provocative, blisteringly smart interrogation of how we make and experience art in the age of cancel culture, and of the link between genius and monstrosity. Can we love the work of controversial classic and contemporary artists but dislike the artist?"A lively,... Read more about Monsters
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Burning Questions
By:
Margaret Atwood
Narrated by:
Margaret Atwood & Full Cast
Length:
19 hours
Abridged:
No
In this brilliant selection of essays, the award-winning, best-selling author of The Handmaid's Tale and The Testaments offers her funny, erudite, endlessly curious, and uncannily prescient take on everything from whether or not The Handmaid’s Tale is a dystopia to the importance of how to define granola—and seeks answers to Burning Questions... Read more about Burning Questions
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Save the Cat! Writes a Novel
By:
Jessica Brody
Narrated by:
Jessica Brody
Length:
10 hours 49 minutes
Abridged:
No
The first novel-writing guide from the best-selling Save the Cat! story-structure series, which reveals the 15 essential plot points needed to make any novel a success.Novelist Jessica Brody presents a comprehensive story-structure guide for novelists that applies the famed Save the Cat! screenwriting methodology to the world of novel writing.... Read more about Save the Cat! Writes a Novel
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Shakespeare
By:
Bill Bryson
Narrated by:
Bill Bryson
Length:
5 hours 29 minutes
Abridged:
No
Shakespeare: The Illustrated Edition is an exquisitely illustrated, updated edition of Bill Bryson’s bestselling biography of William Shakespeare that takes the reader on an enthralling tour through Elizabethan England and the eccentricities of Shakespearean scholarship. With more than 100 color and black-and-white illustrations throughout, and... Read more about Shakespeare
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Trick Mirror
By:
Jia Tolentino
Narrated by:
Jia Tolentino
Length:
9 hours 46 minutes
Abridged:
No
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • “From The New Yorker’s beloved cultural critic comes a bold, unflinching collection of essays about self-deception, examining everything from scammer culture to reality television.”—EsquireBook Club Pick for Now Read This, from PBS NewsHour and The New York Times • “A whip-smart, challenging book.”—Zadie Smith • “Jia... Read more about Trick Mirror
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The World of Robert Jordan's The Wheel of Time
By:
Robert Jordan & Teresa Patterson
Narrated by:
Paul Woodson
Length:
10 hours 16 minutes
Abridged:
No
Since its debut in 1990, The Wheel of Time by Robert Jordan has captivated millions of readers around the globe with its scope, originality, and compelling characters.The Wheel of Time turns and Ages come and go, leaving memories that become legend. Legend fades to myth, and even myth is long forgotten when the Age that gave it birth returns... Read more about The World of Robert Jordan's The Wheel of Time
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Girlhood
By:
Melissa Febos
Narrated by:
Melissa Febos
Length:
8 hours 13 minutes
Abridged:
No
Bloomsbury presents Girlhood written and read by Melissa Febos.National Book Critics Circle Award WinnerNational BestsellerLambda Literary Award FinalistNAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY TIME * NPR * The Washington Post * Kirkus Reviews * Washington Independent Review of Books * The Millions * Electric Literature * Ms Magazine * Entropy... Read more about Girlhood
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Didion and Babitz
By:
Lili Anolik
Narrated by:
Lili Anolik
Length:
12 hours 46 minutes
Abridged:
No
NATIONAL BESTSELLER * Named a Best Book of the Year by Time, Vogue, Vanity Fair, Air Mail, Harper’s Bazaar, The Washington Post, and more! Joan Didion is revealed at last in this “vivid, engrossing” (Vogue), and outrageously provocative dual biography “that reads like a propulsive novel” (Oprah Daily) revealing the mutual attractions—and... Read more about Didion and Babitz
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Minor Feelings
By:
Cathy Park Hong
Narrated by:
Cathy Park Hong
Length:
6 hours 52 minutes
Abridged:
No
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • PULITZER PRIZE FINALIST • NATIONAL BOOK CRITICS CIRCLE AWARD WINNER • ONE OF TIME’S 100 MOST INFLUENTIAL PEOPLE • A ruthlessly honest, emotionally charged, and utterly original exploration of Asian American consciousness“Brilliant . . . To read this book is to become more human.”—Claudia Rankine, author of... Read more about Minor Feelings
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One Aladdin Two Lamps
By:
Jeanette Winterson
Narrated by:
Dana Haqjoo & Jeanette Winterson
Length:
6 hours 46 minutes
Abridged:
No
“Enchanting, unexpected, and razor-sharp. Jeanette Winterson and Shahrazad are the perfect copilots to take us into new worlds on the wings of old stories.” —Kamila Shamsie, award-winning author of Home Fire I can change the story because I am the story. “One of the most daring and inventive writers of our time” (Elle) weaves together memoir,... Read more about One Aladdin Two Lamps
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Reading Genesis
By:
Marilynne Robinson
Narrated by:
Suzanne Toren
Length:
12 hours 41 minutes
Abridged:
No
One of our greatest novelists and thinkers presents a radiant, thrilling interpretation of the book of Genesis.“[Suzanne] Toren's narration highlights Genesis as a work of literature that is especially beautiful when read aloud.”—AudioFileFor generations, the book of Genesis has been treated by scholars as a collection of documents by various... Read more about Reading Genesis
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Immediacy
By:
Anna Kornbluh
Narrated by:
Sara Sheckells
Length:
8 hours 50 minutes
Abridged:
No
Why speed, flow, and direct expression now dominate cultural style Contemporary cultural style boosts transparency and instantaneity. These are values absorbed from our current economic conditions of disintermediation: cutting out the middleman. Like Uber, but for art. Immediacy names this style to make sense of what we lose when the... Read more about Immediacy
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Garth Marenghi's This Bursted Earth
By:
Garth Marenghi
Narrated by:
Garth Marenghi
Length:
12 hours 26 minutes
Abridged:
No
'I wish I was half as critically respected as Garth Marenghi, even if I currently trounce him sales-wise (for now)' RICHARD OSMAN'I bought all three novels of the TerrorTome trilogy in a bargain slipcase edition and have read two of them already. Albeit in the wrong order' DERMOT O'LEARY'Garth's novels steered me through all two hundred and... Read more about Garth Marenghi's This Bursted Earth
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The Heroine's Journey
By:
Gail Carriger
Narrated by:
Starla Huchton
Length:
7 hours 32 minutes
Abridged:
No
Tired of the hero's journey?Frustrated that funny, romantic, and comforting stories aren't taken seriously?Sad that the books and movies you love never seem to be critically acclaimed, even when they sell like crazy?The heroine's journey is here to help. Multiple New York Times bestselling author Gail Carriger presents a clear concise analysis... Read more about The Heroine's Journey
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