Description

The best-selling author and pop culture powerhouse brings her “signature dry wit and piercing psychological depth” (Harper’s Bazaar) to an evening of stories curated from her selections from the most anticipated short story collection of the year, published by Houghton Mifflin. Stories by Jamel Brinkley, Cristina Henríquez, and Amy Silverberg will be read by Brandon J. Dirden (The Americans), Martha Plimpton (The Real O'Neals) and Zabryna Guevara (Gotham).

Roxane Gay will sign books following the event.

Selected Shorts is produced by Symphony Space and broadcast on more than 150 stations around the country. The Selected Shorts podcast consistently ranks as one of the most popular podcasts on iTunes. The series began in 1985 and enjoys sold-out performances to this day. Selected Shorts was conceived with a simple premise: take great stories by well-known and emerging writers and have them performed by terrific actors of stage and screen. Featuring stories around a lively theme, the favorite works of a guest author, or a special collaboration, each Selected Shorts event is a unique night of literature in performance.

Actors subject to change.