About this episode
Host Meg Wolitzer presents two stories from the volume Best American Short Stories 2025, selected by guest editor Celeste Ng.
Host Meg Wolitzer presents two stories from the volume Best American Short Stories 2025, selected by guest editor Celeste Ng. In “An Early Departure,” by Jessica Treadway, a family relationship is altered in a moment at the train station. The reader is Cynthia Nixon. In “Third Room,” by Julian Robles, an apartment, and its mysterious tenant, take on lives of their own. The reader is Ivan Hernandez.
People in this episode
Host: Meg Wolitzer
Guest: Celeste Ng
Topics covered
- short stories
- literature
- family relationships
- mystery
- fiction
Keywords
- Best American Short Stories
- Meg Wolitzer
- Celeste Ng
- short stories
- fiction
- Cynthia Nixon
- Ivan Hernandez
Mentioned in this episode
Books & works: Best American Short Stories 2025, An Early Departure, Third Room
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