Travel Tales - N. M. Kelby , Max Steele, others Audiobook

Written by N. M. Kelby, Max Steele, others
Read by Joanne Woodward, Paul Hecht, others
Format: MP3
Bitrate: 64 Kbps
Unabridged

Series: Selected Shorts: A Celebration of the Short Story
Release date: November 9, 2009
Duration: 03:10:20

Authors - N.M. Kelby, Max Steele, Nadine Gordimer, Joan Didion, Jason Brown, Ring Lardner

Readers - Joanne Woodward, Paul Hecht, Myra Lucretia Taylor, Mia Dillon, Bradley Whitford, Christina Pickles

Hilarity, suspense and high drama are offered up in this new mix of tales of travel to locales familiar and exotic. Take a trip in a time machine with Madame Bovary, join a father and son on a sailing voyage that goes dangerously awry, retreat to a country estate with the most eccentric hosts imaginable, and more!

N.M. Kelby’s Jubilation Florida, read by Joanne Woodward
An unconventional affair that begins at a convention.

Max Steele’s The Hat of My Mother, read by Paul Hecht

Nadine Gordimer’s The Ultimate Safari, read by Myra Lucretia Taylor
Crossing Krueger Park… with a family of refugees.

Joan Didion’s Goodbye to All That, read by Mia Dillon
Why Joan Didion left New York.

Jason Brown’s The Afternoon of the Sassanoa, read by Bradley Whitford
A father and son sailing trip runs into trouble.

Ring Lardner’s Liberty Hall, read by Christina Pickles
A weekend with friends in the country goes wonderfully awry.
Selected Shorts is an award-winning, one-hour program featuring readings of classic and new short fiction, recorded live at New York’s Symphony Space. One of the most popular series on the airwaves (2007), this unique show is hosted by Isaiah Sheffer and produced for radio by Symphony Space and WNYC Radio.