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Title: Raymond Chandler's The Big Sleep

Author: Jonathan Lethem, Judith Freeman, Rich Cohen

Narrator: Symphony Space

Format: Abridged

Length: 1 hr and 19 mins

Language: English

Release date: 04-15-09

Publisher: Symphony Space

Genres: Arts & Entertainment, Interviews & Panels

Summary:

Chandler's dark first novel is full of endlessly inventive wordplay, with the wry, cynical, private detective Philip Marlowe. Join the investigation with Jonathan Lethem (Gun, With Occasional Music, and Fortress of Solitude), Judith Freeman (The Long Embrace: Raymond Chandler and The Woman He Loved), and Rich Cohen (Sweet and Low: A Family Story) as they compare notes on Chandler's grand style, its place in the mystery canon, and its influence on their work.

©2009 Symphony Space; (P)2009 Symphony Space

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Title: Geraldine Brooks' People of the Book

Author: Geraldine Brooks

Narrator: John Hockenberry

Format: Abridged

Length: 1 hr and 19 mins

Language: English

Release date: 04-15-09

Publisher: Symphony Space

Genres: Arts & Entertainment, Interviews & Panels

Summary:

Actress Rita Wolf will perform an excerpt.

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Title: A Little Bit Wicked

Author: Kristin Chenoweth

Narrator: Kristin Chenoweth

Format: Unabridged

Length: 6 hrs and 52 mins

Language: English

Release date: 04-15-09

Publisher: Oasis Audio

Genres: Arts & Entertainment, Celebrity Bios

Summary:

Filled with wit, wisdom, and backstage insight, A Little Bit Wicked is an essential read for Kristin's legions of fans and an uplifting story for anyone seeking to follow their dreams - over the rainbow and beyond.

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Title: Paul Krugman in Conversation with David Brancaccio

Author: Paul Krugman

Narrator: David Brancaccio

Format: Abridged

Length: 1 hr and 27 mins

Language: English

Release date: 02-27-09

Publisher: 92nd Street Y

Genres: Arts & Entertainment, Interviews & Panels

Summary:

David Brancaccio is host and senior editor of NOW on PBS, public television's award-winning newsmagazine of investigative reporting and in-depth interviews. A broadcaster for 32 years, Brancaccio worked alongside the legendary journalist Bill Moyers at NOW before flying solo beginning in 2005.

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Title: Cynthia Ozick at the 92nd Street Y

Author: Cynthia Ozick

Narrator: Roger Rosenblatt

Format: Abridged

Length: 1 hr and 23 mins

Language: English

Release date: 01-16-09

Publisher: 92nd Street Y

Genres: Arts & Entertainment, Interviews & Panels

Summary:

This program is one of a series of afternoon talks, hosted by Roger Rosenblatt, which features intimate discussions with writers about their work, their passions and the books on their night tables.

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Title: Ralph Rucci with Ike Ude

Author: Ralph Rucci

Narrator: Ike Ude

Format: Abridged

Length: 1 hr and 23 mins

Language: English

Release date: 01-16-09

Publisher: 92nd Street Y

Genres: Arts & Entertainment, Interviews & Panels

Summary:

With women's wear couture and ready-made lines, Ralph Rucci is known for a signature style that merges extraordinary craftsmanship with a sophisticated, restrained aesthetic, derived from his connoisseurship of history and art. A recipient of the 2008 National Design Award, Rucci has taken on the role of ambassador for American fashion, as the first American to show in Paris couture since the 1930s. Ike Ude is an artist and photographer, and the founder and editor in chief of the cutting-edge magazine, aRUDE.

©2008 92nd Street Y; (P)2008 92nd Street Y

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Title: Today's Authors Series

Author: Michael Davis

Narrator: Caroll Spinney, Michael Davis

Format: Unabridged

Length: 57 mins

Language: English

Release date: 01-06-09

Publisher: Listen & Live Audio, Inc.

Genres: Arts & Entertainment, Interviews & Panels

Summary:

Listeners will learn about Spinney's contributions to the creation and history of the media masterpiece and pop culture landmark TV series, Sesame Street. Spinney also discusses, among other things, recollections of his early days on TV, the creation of Big Bird and Oscar the Grouch, and, of course, working with Muppet's creator Jim Henson.

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Title: Wishful Drinking

Author: Carrie Fisher

Narrator: Carrie Fisher

Format: Unabridged

Length: 3 hrs and 8 mins

Language: English

Release date: 12-11-08

Publisher: Simon & Schuster Audio

Genres: Arts & Entertainment, Celebrity Bios

Summary:

Alas, aside from a demanding career and her role as a single mother (not to mention the hyperspace hairdo), Carrie also spends her free time battling addiction, weathering the wild ride of manic depression and lounging around various mental institutions. It's an incredible tale - from having Elizabeth Taylor as a stepmother, to marrying (and divorcing) Paul Simon, from having the father of her daughter leave her for a man, to ultimately waking up one morning and finding a friend dead beside her in bed.

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Title: Garrison Keillor in Conversation with Roger Rosenblatt at the 92nd Street Y

Author: Garrison Keillor

Narrator: Roger Rosenblatt

Format: Abridged

Length: 1 hr and 15 mins

Language: English

Release date: 12-11-08

Publisher: 92nd Street Y

Genres: Arts & Entertainment, Interviews & Panels

Summary:

A Grammy and Peabody winner, Garrison Keillor is the author of more than 15 books and is the creator, host and writer of A Prairie Home Companion and The Writer's Almanac, heard on public radio stations across the country. Keillor's new novel is Pontoon.

©2008 92nd Street Young Men's and Young Women's Hebrew Association; (P)2008 92nd Street Young Men's and Young Women's Hebrew Association

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Title: Audition

Author: Barbara Walters

Narrator: Bernadette Dunne

Format: Unabridged

Length: 26 hrs and 49 mins

Language: English

Release date: 11-25-08

Publisher: Books on Tape

Genres: Arts & Entertainment, Celebrity Bios

Summary:

And now, at last, the most important woman in the history of television journalism gives us that "whole package", in her inspiring and riveting memoir. After more than 40 years of interviewing celebrities of all kinds, Barbara Walters has turned her gift for examination onto herself to reveal the forces that shaped her extraordinary life.

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