Selected Shorts: Falling in Love

Selected Shorts: Pets!

• ORIGINAL (2 hrs and 40 mins)
• By Gail Godwin, Ana Menendez, Robertson Davies, and others
• Narrated By Jane Curtin, Jacqueline Kim, Charles Keating

The cast of characters in this compilation is a menagerie of animals: cats, dogs, birds, even a dragon - and their owners. These stories look at the myriad of experiences, and adventures, that pet ownership can bring. Join a medieval scholar who discovers that not all mythical creatures are extinct, stalk the night with the Cat of Frankenstein, kick that caffeine habit with a class of kindergartners, dance along with a divorcée and her dog, and more!

Selected Shorts: Timeless Classics

• ORIGINAL (3 hrs and 13 mins)
• By James Thurber, Edith Wharton, Jack London, and others
• Narrated By Maria Tucci, Charles Keating, James Naughton

Selected Shorts is an award-winning series of classic and contemporary short fiction read by acclaimed actors. The readings are recorded live at Peter Norton Symphony Space in New York City. The Selected Shorts radio series is a co-production of Symphony Space and WNYC, New York Public Radio, and is heard on public radio stations nationwide.

Selected Shorts: Readers & Writers

• UNABRIDGED (3 hrs and 12 mins)
• By Evelyn Waugh, Molly Giles, Ray Bradbury, and others
• Narrated By Tony Roberts, John Shea, Isaiah Sheffer, and others

A boon for booklovers, this audio set features funny, fantastical and poignant stories about people with unique and passionate connections to the written word.

Tony Roberts reads a hilarious Walter R. Brooks story about how Ed - a talking horse - became a voracious reader of adventure tales and mysteries. In a story by Italo Calvino, read by John Shea, a man tries to make the most of his beach holiday by reading and making love at the same time.

Selected Shorts: Lots of Laughs!

• UNABRIDGED (3 hrs and 5 mins)
• By Nicholson Baker, John Updike, David Schickler, and others
• Narrated By Thomas Gibson, Charles Keating, David Rakoff

Selected Shorts is an award-winning series of classic and contemporary short fiction read by acclaimed actors. The readings are recorded live at Peter Norton Symphony Space in New York City. The Selected Shorts radio series is a co-production of Symphony Space and WNYC, New York Public Radio, and is heard on public radio stations nationwide.

Selected Shorts: American Classics

• ORIGINAL (3 hrs and 45 mins)
• By Amy Tan, Donald Barthelme, Eudora Welty, and others
• Narrated By Freda Foh Shen, David Strathairn, Stockard Channing, and others

A compilation of classic tales by great American writers performed by terrific actors, with a lineup including Pulitzer Prize winners, National Book Award winners, and PEN Award winners.