Hilarity, suspense and high drama are offered up in this new mix of tales of travel to locales familiar and exotic

This three-CD compilation features a wonderful selection of travel stories from NPR’s Selected Shorts, an award-winning series of classic and contemporary short fiction read by distinguished stage and screen actors and recorded live at Peter Norton Symphony Space in New York City. 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!

Track Listing:

Disc 1

1. Jubilation by N.M. Kelby
   read by Joanne Woodward
   An unconventional affair that begins at a convention.
2. The Hat of My Mother by Max Steele
   read by Paul Hecht

Disc 2

1. The Ultimate Safari by Nadine Gordimer
   read by Myra Lucretia Taylor
   Crossing Krueger Park… with a family of refugees.
2. Goodbye to All That by Joan Didion
   read by Mia Dillon
   Why Joan Didion left New York.

Disc 3

1. The Afternoon of the Sassanoa by Jason Brown
   read by Bradley Whitford
   A father and son sailing trip runs into trouble.
2. Liberty Hall by Ring Lardner
   read by Christina Pickles
   A weekend with friends in the country goes wonderfully awry.

About Symphony Space:
Symphony Space is America's only community-based arts organization with a nationwide audience, beloved in New York City for events such as the annual Wall to Wall music marathon and celebrated around the country for its Selected Shorts broadcasts.