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A growing fad for actors "between movie projects" is narrating recorded books. Here are a few of the celebrities you can listen to on recorded books from the Fairfax County Public Library:

F. Murray Abraham
Gillian Anderson
Kathy Bates
Gil Bellows
Ed Begley, Jr.
Elayne Bennett
William Bennett
David Birney
Claire Bloom
Bruce Boxleitner
Amy Brenneman
Beau Bridges
Blair Brown
Orson Scott Card
John Cleese
Stephen Collins
Lindsay Crouse
John Cunningham
Tim Curry
Vondie Curtis-Hall
Willem Dafoe
David Dukes
James Farentino
Albert Finney
Robert Forster
Jodie Foster
Megan Gallagher
Daniel Gerroll
Whoopi Goldberg
Stephen J. Gould
Peter Graves
Michael Gross
Anne Heche
Charlton Heston
Ken Howard
William Hurt
Jeremy Irons
Arte Johnson
James Earl Jones
Simon Jones
Perry King
Stephen King
Tabitha King
Rob Lowe
Joe Mantegna
Roddy McDowall
Rita Moreno
Kathy Najimy
Jack Nicholson
Daniel Parker
Robert B. Parker
Tonya Pinkins
Brad Pitt
Kathleen Quinlan
Deborah Raffin
Lynn Redgrave
Burt Reynolds
Joan Rivers
Stefan Rudnicki
Yeardley Smith
Paul Sorvino
Kevin Spacey
Frances Sternhagen
Meryl Streep
Richard Thomas
Cicely Tyson
Nana Visitor
Betty White
William Windom
Oprah Winfrey
James Woods
Efrem Zimbalist Jr.


Jeremy Irons
Brideshead Revisited by Evelyn Waugh
British actor Jeremy Irons, who played the lead in the PBS series based on this novel, relates Waugh’s classic story of an Englishman’s intense relationship with the wealthy but dysfunctional family that inhabited Brideshead.


Arte Johnson
Murder on the Aisle edited by Mary Higgins Clark
T.V. actor David Birney ("St. Elsewhere," "Star Trek: Deep Space Nine,"); former "Laugh-In" regular Arte Johnson; T.V. series actor Perry King ("Riptide"), the late film actor Roddy McDowall "Planet of the Apes," "How Green Was My Valley") and comic Joan Rivers read award winning mysteries from this Mystery Writers Association of America anthology.


James Earl Jones
Native Son by Richard Wright
Screen star James Earl Jones ("Cry the Beloved Country," "The Lion King") narrates Richard Wright’s classic novel of the urban black experience in pre-Civil Rights America — a novel that changed U.S. culture forever.

Noah's Ark by Peter Spier
James Earl Jones reads a children’s book that retells how a pair of every manner of creature climbed on board Noah's ark and thereby survived the Flood.

The New Testament (King James Version)
In a voice as rich as it is recognized, James Earl Jones lends his narrative talents to the King James Version of the New Testament. With over 19 hours of listening, this includes a complete musical score.


Simon Jones
The Moral Compass: Stories for a Life's Journey by William J. Bennett
Author Bennett; his wife, Elayne; T.V. and film actors Collins ("7th Heaven," "First Wives Club"); Curtis-Hall ("Sirens," "Eve’s Bayou"); T.V. actress Gallagher ("Hill St. Blues," "China Beach"), veteran film star Heston ('Gideon," "Planet of the Apes"); film veteran Moreno ("West Side Story," "Resurrection"), daytime series regular Pinkins ("All My Children"); film and T.V. star Thomas ("Swiss Family Robinson," "The Waltons") and Emmy-Award-winner White ("Golden Girls," "The Mary Tyler Moore Show" ) narrate Bennett’s companion to his bestseller, The Book of Virtues. Also read by Simon Jones.

The Thief Lord by Cornelia Caroline Funke.
Gr 6-8-Actor Simon Jones does an excellent job of giving voice to Cornelia Funke's mystery adventure tale which has won several European children's literature awards (Scholastic, 2002).

French Lessons: Adventures With Knife, Fork, And Corkscrew by Peter Mayle
Peter Mayle eats his way across France in this charming blend of travelogue and food lover's journal.

A Breach Of Promise: A Novel by Anne Perry
The plaintiffs in a sensational breach of promise suit are wealthy social climbers Barton and Delphine Lambert, who are suing on behalf of their beautiful daughter, Zillah.

Come To Grief by Dick Francis
Facing personal dilemmas, dangers, and deeply demanding decisions, ex-champion jockey turned investigator Sid Halley is back in another surefire winner from Dick Francis. Having exposed an adored racing figure as a monster, Sid now must testify at the man's trial. But the morning he is scheduled to appear, a tragic suicide shatters the proceedings and jars Halley's conscience. Plagued by regret and the suspicion that there's more to the death than has come to light, he is catapulted into days of hard, rational detection, heart-searching torments, and the gravest of perils.

The Fist Of God by Frederick Forsyth
A story about the Persian Gulf War involving a spy codenamed "Jericho" planted in Baghdad by Israel's Mossad, secret meetings of Saddam Hussein's war cabinet, and Major Mike Martin of Britain's elite Special Air Service Regiment.

Driving Force by Dick Francis
Security-conscious Freddie Croft, ex-jockey owner of a fleet of horse vans, is angered when one of his drivers picks up a hitchhiker, and then the hitchhiker dies in the van.

The Long Dark Tea-Time Of The Soul by Douglas Adams
It's holistic Detective Dirk Gently against the forces of evil, Norse Gods, entropy, greed and the puzzling inexplicable. A comic detective story.

Billy Budd by Herman Melville
A likable young man is gang-pressed into the British navy in 1797 and soon encounters the cruel master-at-arms.


Perry King
Murder on the Aisle edited by Mary Higgins Clark
T.V. actor David Birney ("St. Elsewhere," "Star Trek: Deep Space Nine,"); former "Laugh-In" regular Arte Johnson; T.V. series actor Perry King ("Riptide"), the late film actor Roddy McDowall "Planet of the Apes," "How Green Was My Valley") and comic Joan Rivers read award winning mysteries from this Mystery Writers Association of America anthology.


Stephen King
Nightmares & Dreamscapes: Volume 1 by Stephen King
Film actor Tim Curry ("The Rocky Horror Picture Show," "The Addams Family Reunion"); actress Whoopi Goldberg ("The Color Purple"); sci-fi author Stephen J. Gould; author Stephen King; his wife, Tabitha; T.V. and film actor Rob Lowe ("West Wing," "St. Elmo’s Fire"); author Robert B. Parker; and film and T.V. actress Yeardley Smith ("As Good As It Gets," "The Simpsons") narrate a collection of Stephen King’s best tales of horror. This short story collection features stories of vampires, lurking spirits and ordinary individuals driven to unthinkable extremes by the perversities of fate.

Rose Madder
by Stephen King
The author and film actress Blair Brown ("The Bad Seed," "Altered State") narrate this thriller about Rosie Daniels, who abruptly leaves a nightmare marriage and must hide in a new identity to keep her husband from tracking her down. Also read by Stephen King.

Blood and Smoke by Stephen King
Stephen King reads from his collection which features three unabridged stories, two of which have never before been seen in print. The new ones include "1408," in which a bestselling ghost story writer must spend the night in New York City's most haunted hotel room, and "In the Deathroom," which tells of a man held captive in a South American hideout. "Lunch at the Gotham Cafe" is about a man who suffers from withdrawal from nicotine, and his wife.

On Writing: A Memoir Of The Craft By Stephen King
In this master class on the craft of writing, Stephen King reveals the origins of his vocation and shares essential habits and rules that every writer can apply.

Hearts in Atlantis by Stephen King
Read by Stephen King and William Hurt. In Hearts in Atlantis, King mesmerizes readers with fiction deeply rooted in the Sixties, and explores -- through four defining decades -- the haunting legacy of the Vietnam War.

Bag of Bones by Stephen King
King returns with a terrifying, yet ultimately touching novel. At the heart of Bag of Bones is an author grieving for his late wife who becomes involved in a custody case that is potentially the breeding grounds for a lethal battle between good and evil.

The Waste Lands (Dark Tower series) by Stephen King.
Roland, the Last Gunslinger, crosses a desert of nuclear devastation with two companions. A doomsday machine lies ahead.

Needful Things by Stephen King.
Pt. I. Grand opening celebration -- Pt. II. Sale of the century -- Pt. III. Everything must go.

The Drawing Of The Three (Dark Tower series) by Stephen King
Roland, the Last Gunslinger, finds himself on a beach in a world like ours. He opens a door and is hurled into 20th century America, occupying the mind of a cocaine runner on the New York-Bermuda shuttle.

The Gunslinger (Dark Tower series) by Stephen King
First portion of an epic story of a fantastic world of good versus evil in which the hero, The Gunslinger, pursues The Man in Black.


Tabitha King
Nightmares & Dreamscapes: Volume 1 by Stephen King
Film actor Tim Curry ("The Rocky Horror Picture Show," "The Addams Family Reunion"); actress Whoopi Goldberg ("The Color Purple"); sci-fi author Stephen J. Gould; author Stephen King; his wife, Tabitha; T.V. and film actor Rob Lowe ("West Wing," "St. Elmo’s Fire"); author Robert B. Parker; and film and T.V. actress Yeardley Smith ("As Good As It Gets," "The Simpsons") narrate a collection of Stephen King’s best tales of horror. This short story collection features stories of vampires, lurking spirits and ordinary individuals driven to unthinkable extremes by the perversities of fate.


Rob Lowe
Nightmares & Dreamscapes: Volume 1 by Stephen King
Film actor Tim Curry ("The Rocky Horror Picture Show," "The Addams Family Reunion"); actress Whoopi Goldberg ("The Color Purple"); sci-fi author Stephen J. Gould; author Stephen King; his wife, Tabitha; T.V. and film actor Rob Lowe ("West Wing," "St. Elmo’s Fire"); author Robert B. Parker; and film and T.V. actress Yeardley Smith ("As Good As It Gets," "The Simpsons") narrate a collection of Stephen King’s best tales of horror. This short story collection features stories of vampires, lurking spirits and ordinary individuals driven to unthinkable extremes by the perversities of fate.


Joe Mantegna
Back Story, Widow's Walk, Potshot, and Hugger Mugger: Spenser novels by Robert B. Parker
Back Story: In 1974, a revolutionary group called The Dread Scott Brigade burst into a Boston bank, held up the tellers, and shot one woman dead. Now, the daughter of Emily Gordon, the innocent victim, searches for closure, and Paul Giacomin, Spenser's surrogate son, comes to the rescue.

Widow’s Walk: In his 30th excursion, Spenser is hired by attorney Rita Fiore to delve into the case of Mary Smith, the beautiful but vapid wife of millionaire banker Nathan Smith who is now a suspect in her husband's murder.

Potshot: Boston P.I. Spenser returns-heading west to the rich man's haven of Potshot, Arizona, a former mining town reborn as a paradise for Los Angeles millionaires looking for a place to escape the pressures of their high-flying lifestyles.

Hugger Mugger: Spenser is back and embroiled in a deceptively dangerous and multi-layered case: someone has been killing racehorses at stables across the south, and the Boston P.I. travels to Georgia to protect the two-year old destined to become the next Secretariat.

Personal injuries: a novel by Scott Turow
Robbie Feaver is a personal injury lawyer with a secret bank account where he occasionally deposits funds that make their way into the pockets of the judges who decide his cases. He is apprehended, and , in exchange for leniency, agrees to "wear a wire" as he continues to try to fix a decision. The FBI agent assigned to supervise him is a lonely woman, impervious to Robbie's charms, who carries secrets of her own.

Day of Confession by Allan Folsom
When Harry Addison gets the call that his brother, Danny, has been killed in a bus explosion in Italy, he rushes to Rome to investigate and to bring the body home.

30 Seconds by Sam Giancana
Advertising executive Marty English is on the fast track to success. His recent coup--a multi-million dollar deal to promote a pharmaceutical company's new herbal line--makes him a shoe-in to replace his firm's aging president. Unbeknownst to his friends and coworkers, Marty is also the estranged son of Chicago's most powerful Mafia Don.

Contagion by Robin Cook
A doctor whose practice was cannibalized by an HMO begins to suspect that the HMO is responsible for the spread of a virulent virus killing young and old alike.

Thinner by Stephen King
When a man accidentally hits and kills a gypsy woman, he is cursed by another gypsy with only one word: Thinner. Six weeks later and 93 pounds lighter he is ready for a showdown with the forces of evil.

Clockers by Richard Price
The story of a homicide cop pulled deep into the lives of two black brothers by a drug murder.



Roddy McDowall
Communion and Transformation: the Breakthrough, both by Whitley Strieber
Accounts of encounters with visitors from "elsewhere."

Maps in a Mirror: the Short Fiction of Orson Scott Card
Professional narrator Scott Brick; author Orson Scott Card; film actors Robert Forster ("The Black Hole," "Delta Force"); Michael Gross ("Avalanche," "Tremors"), Roddy McDowall, Grammy-Award winner Stefan Rudnicki ("Best Spoken Album," 1999), horror star William Windom ("Children of the Corn IV: The Gathering"), and T.V. actor Efrem Zimbalist, Jr. ("77 Sunset Strip," "Remington Steele") present eight short stories by the sci-fi master Orson Scott Card.

Murder on the Aisle edited by Mary Higgins Clark
T.V. actor David Birney ("St. Elsewhere," "Star Trek: Deep Space Nine,"); former "Laugh-In" regular Arte Johnson; T.V. series actor Perry King ("Riptide"), the late film actor Roddy McDowall "Planet of the Apes," "How Green Was My Valley") and comic Joan Rivers read award winning mysteries from this Mystery Writers Association of America anthology.

The Stars Shine Down, by Sidney Sheldon
The rags-to-riches tale of Lara Cameron, a self-made tycoon and the men in her life.


Rita Moreno
The Moral Compass: Stories for a Life's Journey by William J. Bennett
Author William Bennett; his wife, Elayne; T.V. and film actors Stephen Collins ("7th Heaven," "First Wives Club"); Vondie Curtis-Hall ("Sirens," "Eve’s Bayou"); T.V. actress Megan Gallagher ("Hill St. Blues," "China Beach"), veteran film star Charlton Heston ('Gideon," "Planet of the Apes"); film veteran Rita Moreno ("West Side Story," "Resurrection"), daytime series regular Tonya Pinkins ("All My Children"); film and T.V. star Richard Thomas ("Swiss Family Robinson," "The Waltons") and Emmy-Award-winner Betty White ("Golden Girls," "The Mary Tyler Moore Show" ) narrate William Bennett’s companion to his bestseller, The Book of Virtues. Also read by Simon Jones.


Kathy Najimy
She's Come Undone by Wally Lamb
Film and T.V. actress Kathy Najimy ("Sister Act," "Veronica’s Closet," "King of the Hill") reads Wally Lamb’s tale of unconventional heroine Delores Price, who comes of age in a dysfunctional family in the 1950s and 60s.


Jack Nicholson
How the Camel Got His Hump and How the Rhinoceros Got His Skin , both by Rudyard Kipling
Film legend Jack Nicholson "As Good As It Gets," "A Few Good Men") reads two of Kipling’s classic animal tales for kids.


Daniel Parker
Walking Shadow by Robert B. Parker
Spenser and his cohort, Hawk, investigate the murder of an actor during a performance of a politically controversial play.


Robert B. Parker
Nightmares & Dreamscapes: Volume 1 by Stephen King
Film actor Tim Curry ("The Rocky Horror Picture Show," "The Addams Family Reunion"); actress Whoopi Goldberg ("The Color Purple"); sci-fi author Stephen J. Gould; author Stephen King; his wife, Tabitha; T.V. and film actor Rob Lowe ("West Wing," "St. Elmo’s Fire"); author Robert B. Parker; and film and T.V. actress Yeardley Smith ("As Good As It Gets," "The Simpsons") narrate a collection of Stephen King’s best tales of horror. This short story collection features stories of vampires, lurking spirits and ordinary individuals driven to unthinkable extremes by the perversities of fate.


Tonya Pinkins
The Moral Compass: Stories for a Life's Journey by William J. Bennett
Author William Bennett; his wife, Elayne; T.V. and film actors Stephen Collins ("7th Heaven," "First Wives Club"); Vondie Curtis-Hall ("Sirens," "Eve’s Bayou"); T.V. actress Megan Gallagher ("Hill St. Blues," "China Beach"), veteran film star Charlton Heston ('Gideon," "Planet of the Apes"); film veteran Rita Moreno ("West Side Story," "Resurrection"), daytime series regular Tonya Pinkins ("All My Children"); film and T.V. star Richard Thomas ("Swiss Family Robinson," "The Waltons") and Emmy-Award-winner Betty White ("Golden Girls," "The Mary Tyler Moore Show" ) narrate William Bennett’s companion to his bestseller, The Book of Virtues. Also read by Simon Jones.


Brad Pitt
All the Pretty Horses by Cormac McCarthy
Film star Brad Pitt ("Seven Years in Tibet," "Meet Joe Black") presents the first of author Comac McCarthy’s Border trilogy. Young John Cole's dream of growing up and living wild and free on his grandfather's Texas ranch is shattered when his grandfather dies and John runs to Mexico.

The Crossing by Cormac McCarthy
The 2nd of the author's Border trilogy, also narrated by Brad Pitt. In New Mexico near the frontier, Billy and Boyd Parham are boys in the years before the Second World War. Dreaming of wolves running free, Billy sets forth, having trapped a she-wolf he would restore to the mountains of Mexico.


Kathleen Quinlan
Message in a Bottle by Nicholas Sparks
Film actress Kathleen Quinlan ("A Civil Action," "Apollo 13") and T.V. actor Bruce Boxleitner ("Babylon 5") narrate Sparks bestseller. When a love letter is found inside a bottle on the shores of Cape Cod, it changes the life of a single mother forever.

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