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SELECTED SHORTS: GARY GULMAN, ON THE COUCH
WED, SEPTEMBER 17 | 7PM ET
It's September, which means school is back in session and your shrink has returned from their wellness retreat. Join us for an entertaining evening of fiction as talented actors perform funny, stirring, and insightful stories about therapy, therapists, and that eternal search for inner peace. Hosted by comedian Gary Gulman (Misfit, The Great Depresh).
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SELECTED SHORTS: THE BEST AMERICAN SHORT STORIES 2025 WITH CELESTE NG
WED, OCTOBER 22 | 7PM ET
Guest editor of the 2025 Best American Short Stories and author of the bestselling novel Little Fires Everywhere, Celeste Ng hosts our annual celebration of one of the most esteemed anthologies of contemporary American fiction. Curated from the 2025 collection, this evening of literature in performance will take you on a literary journey brought to you by the brilliant minds of new and established authors.
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SELECTED SHORTS: 250 YEARS OF JANE AUSTEN
WED, NOVEMBER 12 | 7PM ET
It is a truth universally acknowledged that Jane Austen is a literary treasure. As such, Selected Shorts could not consider missing the occasion of her 250th Birthday, and honoring the milestone with an entertaining evening of fiction & letters inspired by or written by the witty, the romantic, the incomparable Jane.
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SELECTED SHORTS: DEATH, SEX & MONEY WITH ANNA SALE
WED, DECEMBER 10 | 7PM ET
Selected Shorts joins forces with Slate’s hit podcast Death, Sex & Money for an evening of powerful storytelling about “the things we think about a lot and need to talk about more.” Don’t miss this special event, where acclaimed actors bring to life fiction that confronts the big questions and tough choices often left out of polite conversation.
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SELECTED SHORTS: O. HENRY PRIZE STORIES WITH EDWARD P. JONES
WED, JANUARY 28 | 7PM ET
Pulitzer Prize–winning author of The Known World and guest editor of the 2025 O. Henry Prize Stories Edward P. Jones presents an evening of fiction curated from his selections for this year’s prestigious anthology. Join us as stars of the stage and screen perform stories from this mixtape of literary gems.