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"Poe! is a deliciously gripping sampling of the mad imagination of 19th century gothic master of horror and suspense, murder and mayhem, Edgar Allan Poe. The creepy, breathtaking, and soulful classic tales include: “The Masque of the Red Death,” the terrifying and ironic story of a nobleman who attempts to seal himself and his friends away from a terrible plague raging outside, performed by Fionnula Flanagan (Transamerica); “The Pit and the Pendulum,” a hair-raising first-person account of a man in a torture chamber during the Spanish Inquisition, performed to a fare-thee-well by Stephen Lang (Avatar); “The Black Cat,” in which a man’s dead pet comes back to haunt him, performed by Tony winner Rene Auberjonois (Boston Legal). Plus there are dreamy, mesmerizing and haunting readings of Poe’s wonderfully-atmospheric best-loved poems, “The Bells,” “The Raven” and “Annabel Lee.”"

Edgar Allan Poe (Author), David Mmargulies, Fionnula Flanagan, Harris Yulin, Isaiah Sheffer, Rene Auberjonois, Stephen Lang, Terrence Mann (Narrator)

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Whodunit?

"A dashing lineup of elegant crime tales and gritty hardboiled detective stories, alternately menacing and cozy, with two exotic locales, and murder in the mix. Stories in this set include: - Dashiell Hammett's 'The Creeping Siamese', performed by John Shea - The Continental Op gets his man - C.S. Montanye's 'A Shock for the Countess', performed by Fionnula Flanagan - Intrigue in the alps in this clever tale of a jewelry heist - Ed McBain's, 'Improvisation', performed by Isaiah Sheffer - A hilarious story of two tall and willowy sisters up to no good - Shirley Jackson's 'The Summer People', performed by René Auberjonois - Spooky goings-on at a country cottage - Nobel Prize-winner Nadine Gordimer's 'Country Lovers', performed by Hattie Winston - Forbidden love on a South African farm - Louise Erdrich's 'Gleason', performed by Robert Sean Leonard - A simple plot goes terribly awry Selected Shorts is an award-winning, one-hour program featuring readings of classic and new short fiction, recorded live at New York's Symphony Space. One of the most popular series on the airwaves, this unique show is hosted by Isaiah Sheffer and produced for radio by Symphony Space and WNYC Radio."

C.S. Montanye, Dashiell Hammett, Ed McBain, Louise Erdrich, Nadine Gordimer, Shirley Jackson (Author), Fionnula Flanagan, Hattie Wilson, Isaiah Sheffer, John Shea, Rene Auberjonois, Robert Sean Leonard (Narrator)

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Falling In Love

"Romance is in the air, tempting the imagination. Stirring tales of love, longing and desire. A great gift for your loved ones. - Rick Bass's 'Fires' performed by Ted Marcoux In the Rockies, a woman sets fire to a parched field to take the plunge into the pool of love. - Padgett Powell's 'The Winnowing of Mrs. Schuping' performed by Christina Pickles An eccentric southern dame cleans up her act and finds love. - Laurie Colwin's 'The Lone Pilgrim' performed by Hope Davis A New York artist longs for love and marital domesticity. - E. Nesbit's 'Melisande' performed by Jane Curtin A delicious fairy tale about a princess with a terrible curse. - Edna O'Brien's 'Violets' performed by Fionnula Flanagan A subtle portrait of a woman caught in an impossible affair. - Maile Meloy's 'Travis, B.' performed by William Hurt A Western love story between a lonesome cowboy and a city gal."

Edith Nesbit, Edna O'Brien, Laurie Colwin, Maile Meloy, Padgett Powell, Rick Bass (Author), Christina Pickles, Fionnula Flanagan, Hope Davis, Jane Curtin, Ted Marcoux, William Hurt (Narrator)

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Circle of Friends: A Novel

"It began with Benny Hogan and Eve Malone, growing up, inseparable, in the village of Knockglen. Benny--the only child, yearning to break free from her adoring parents... Eve--the orphaned offspring of a convent handyman and a rebellious blueblood, abandoned by her mother's wealthy family to be raised by nuns. Eve and Benny--they knew the sins and secrets behind every villager's lace curtains...except their own. It widened at Dublin, at the university where Benny and Eve met beautiful Nan Mahlon and Jack Foley, a doctor's handsome son. But heartbreak and betrayal would bring the worlds of Knockglen and Dublin into explosive collision. Long-hidden lies would emerge to test the meaning of love and the strength of ties held within the fragile gold bands of a... Circle Of Friends."

Maeve Binchy (Author), Fionnula Flanagan (Narrator)

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This Year It Will Be Different: And Other Stories

"From the New York Times bestselling author of Circle of Friends and The Glass Lake comes This Year It Will Be Different, a stunning new work that brings us the magic and spirit of Christmas in fifteen stories filled with Maeve Binchy's trademark wit, charm, and sheer storytelling genius. Instead of nostalgia, Binchy evokes contemporary life; instead of Christmas homilies, she offers truth; and instead of sugarplums, she brings us the nourishment of holidays that precipitate change, growth, and new beginnings. In "A Typical Irish Christmas," a grieving New York widower heads for a holiday in Ireland and finds an unexpected destination not just for himself, but for a father and daughter at odds. The title story "This Year It Will Be Different" also delves into the emotions of a person at mid-life--a woman with a complacent husband and grown children who are entering a season that can forever alter her life, and theirs. In "Pulling Together," a teacher not yet out of her twenties sees her affair with a married man at a turning point as Christmas Eve approaches--and she may be off on a new direction with some unusual friends. And in the delightful tale "The Hard Core," the four most recalcitrant residents of a nursing home are left alone at Christmas with the owner's daughter in charge: the result is sure to be disaster--or the kind of life-affirming renewal that only the spirit of the season can bring. The stories in This Year It Will Be Different powerfully evoke many lives--step-families grappling with ex's, long-married couples faced with in-law problems, a wandering husband choosing between "the other woman" and his wife, a child caught in grown-up tugs-of-war--during the one holiday when feelings cannot be easily hidden. The time of year may be magical, imbued with meaning. But the situations are universal. And Maeve Binchy makes us care about them all. As the Philadelphia Inquirer noted, "Maeve Binchy's people come to life fully. They make you laugh and cry and disturb your sleep." They do precisely that in this extraordinary collection, on the night before Christmas when we are snug in our beds, or anywhere, any time of the year."

Maeve Binchy (Author), Fionnula Flanagan (Narrator)

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Audiobooks Narrated by Fionnula Flanagan