An independent woman, an IRS auditor, and a dog share a moment — and a poem — in “Yancey,” by Ann Beattie read by Mia Dillon and in our second story, “The Mappist,” by Barry Lopez, a geographer is on the trail of a mysterious map maker. It's read by Joe Spano.
Guest host Maulik Pancholy presents two works about how we look at things. An independent woman, an IRS auditor, and a dog share a moment — and a poem — in “Yancey,” by Ann Beattie. Beattie is the author of several short story collections, including Distortions, Secrets and Surprises, The Burning House, Where You’ll Find Me, What Was Mine, Park City, Follies,The New Yorker Stories, and most recently The Accomplished Guest. She is also the author of the novels Chilly Scenes of Winter; Picturing Will; Another You; and My Life, Starring Dara Falcon, among others. She received the PEN/Malamud Award in 2000 and the Rea Award for the Short Story in 2005, and she is a Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences.
Reader Mia Dillon has appeared on and Off-Broadway in plays including “Da,” “Once a Catholic,” “Crimes of the Heart,” “Agnes of God,” “The Corn is Green,” “Hay Fever,” “Come Back, Little Sheba,” “Three Sisters,” and “Our Town.” On television, Dillon was featured in “Mary and Rhoda” and has appeared in all three current shows in the “Law & Order” franchise. Her screen credits include “The Money Pit,” “A Shock to the System,” “Gods and Generals,” and “Duane Hopwood.”
In our second story, “The Mappist,” by Barry Lopez, a geographer is on the trail of a mysterious map maker. Lopez is known for his environmental and socially conscious writing. He is the author of four works of nonfiction, including ArcticDreams and Of Wolves and Men; nine works of fiction, including FieldNotes, Winter Count, and Resistance, which won the
Oregon Book Award. He also wrote a novella-length fable, “Crow and Weasel,” and most recently, Outside, a collection of stories. He is a contributing editor to Harper's, where his work regularly appears, as well as in The Paris Review, Orion, TheGeorgiaReview, and other publications.
Reader Joe Spano is an Emmy Award-winning actor (for “Midnight Caller”). He starred on the television series “Hill Street Blues.” Other television work includes starring roles on “NYPD Blue” and “NCIS.” Spano’s film work includes roles in “Primal Fear,” “Apollo 13,” “Hollywoodland,” “Fracture,” and “Frost/Nixon.” Spano’s theater credits include “The Price,” “Speed the Plow,” “American Buffalo,” “Devil’s Disciple,” “Sylvia,” and “Waiting for Godot.” He is a founding member of the Berkeley Repertory Theater.
