For Reading Out Loud

Willa Cather, The Garden Lodge 11.10.2026 34:14 ↓

A woman who has armored herself against all emotion finds her defenses crumbling after a famous singer spends a month rehearsing in her garden lodge. Willa Cather's "The Garden Lodge."

Dunsany, A Tale of London 10-4-26 04.10.2026 11:58 ↓

Arguably the founder of fantasy fiction, Lord Dunsany offers a perspective that renders the reader's familiar surroundings somehow exotic and amazing. See where he takes us in "A Tale of London."

Herman Melville, Poor Man's Pudding and Rich Man's Crumbs 27.09.2026 36:56 ↓

Herman Melville's gimlet-eyed take on passes for charity among complacent donors.

O. Henry, A Blackjack Bargainer 9-26 20.09.2026 40:29 ↓

Drawing on his time in Texas, O. Henry narrates "A Blackjack Bargainer," a tale of loss and redemption.

Lousia May Alcott, Scarlet Stockings 13.09.2026 56:13 ↓

A bored young man's life is transformed by a mysterious woman in "Scarlet Stockings," a story by Louisa May Alcott.

Susan Glaspell, A Jury of Her Peers 06.09.2026 51:53 ↓

A murder mystery and much more: "A Jury of Her Peers" by Susan Glaspell

Donald Schier, Recollections of Philo Vance, Matsuo Basho, The Aged Mother 30.08.2026 24:35 ↓

An adolescent's memorable encounter with a brilliant fiction detective

Kate Chopin, Dr. Chevalier's Lie, Leo Tolstoy, The Three Questions 23.08.2026 14:42 ↓

Two short and intriguing stories: Kate Chopin, Dr. Chevalier's Lie, and Leo Tolstoy, The Three 'Questions

Anton Chekhov, A Day in the Country, Dennis Helmuth, A Heavenly Ride 16.08.2026 27:54 ↓

Two short stories, one classic, one contemporary, both about children

Saki, The Lumberr-Room, The She-Wolf 09.08.2026 31:27 ↓

Two short ones by the Edwardian master Saki: The Lumber-Room and The She-Wolf

Oscar Wilde, The Model Millionaire 02.08.2026 13:47 ↓

From his story volume The Happy Prince and Other Tales, Oscar Wilde's "The Model Millionaire"

Dorothy Sayers, The Adventurous Exploit of the Cave of Ali Baba 01.06.2026 1:14:15 ↓

Dorothy Sayers's Lord Peter Wimsey finds himself in the private center of a lethal criminal organization: "The Adventurous Exploit of the Cave of Ali Baba."

W. Somerset Maugham, Gigolo and Gigolette 24.05.2026 41:53 ↓

Surviving on the fringes of glamorous show business: W. Somerset Maugham's "Gigolo and Gigolette"

H. G. Wells, The New Accelerator 17.05.2026 37:28 ↓

A story by one of the inventors of science fiction: H. G. Wells, "The New Accelerator"

Dorothy L. Sayers, The Vindictive Story of the Footsteps That Ran 10.05.2026 34:40 ↓

Introducing Lord Peter Wimsey, Dorothy L. Sayers's most famous creation

Somerset Maugham, Straight Flush, The End of the Flight 03.05.2026 28:01 ↓

W. Somerset Maugham sets sail for points east with "Straight Flush" and "The End of the Flight."

Robert Benchley, How to Get Things Done, Doodlebugs 26.04.2026 22:59 ↓

Two stories by a beloved and versatile American humorist: Robert Benchley

Colette, "The Bitch, " Lorenz, "Laughing at Animals" 19.04.2026 32:19 ↓

All about animals: stories by Colette and Lorenz.

Alice Dunbar-Nelson, "M'sieu Fortier's Violin" 12.04.2026 32:20 ↓

You don't know Alice Dunbar Nelson? "M'sieu Fortier's Violin" might prove an inviting introduction.

Saki, A Matter of Sentiment, Fate 29.03.2026 22:44 ↓

Two tales by H. H. Munro, better known by his nom de plume Saki

Playing With AI 22.03.2026 21:08 ↓

What if Artificial Intelligence did the writing? Tonight, "Playing With AI."

Joyce, The Sisters 15.03.2026 33:08 ↓

At an Irish time of the year, a story from one of Ireland's great modern writers, James Joyce: "The Sisters," from the collection Dubliners.

Arthur Conan Doyle, A Case of Identity 08.03.2026 41:35 ↓

Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's sleuth Sherlock Holmes looks into "A Case of Identity"

Frank R. Stockton, The Magic Egg 01.03.2026 35:14 ↓

A magic show that isn't just about magic: Frank R. Stockton's "The Magic Egg"

Agatha Christie, The Mystery of the Hunter's Lodge 22.02.2026 27:40 ↓

Agatha Christie's Hercule Poirot investigates, and his friend Captain Arthur Hastings narrates "The Mystery of the Hunter's Lodge."