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Chapter A Day

Started in 1931, “Chapter a Day” is WPR’s longest-running program. Jim Fleming, Norman Gilliland, Michele Good, Melvin Hinton, Baron Kelly and Susan Sweeney read a chapter from a book for a half hour each weekday. Genres are predominately contemporary and range from works of fiction, history and biography.

Schedule

WPR Music, 7 p.m. to 7:30 p.m., WPR News, 9:30 p.m. to 10 p.m.

Hosted by

Michele Gerard Good

CURRENTLY READING

Third Person Rural by Noel Perrin

Thursday, January 30 through Wednesday, February 12, 2025

Read by Jim Fleming

Essays on rural life that not only address the many how-to questions that bedevil country dwellers, but also the larger direction that life is taking on this planet.

THEME: “Pastorale” by Claude Champagne – CBC Vancouver Symphony Orchestra)

(David R Godine; ISBN 1567920578)

Readings are archived for just one week after their broadcast due to publisher  copyright restrictions.

Latest Episodes

Third Person Rural 1 of 10 – January, February, March
Perrin discusses the beauty of winter in Vermont, as well as the perils and annoyances. He also describes an additional season that occurs during this time — “the unpacking.”
January 30, 2025
Washington Square 18 of 18 – Morris Returns
Catherine has no interest in seeing Morris, despite Aunt Lavinia’s prodding. But her aunt has motives of her own and one day Morris shows up unbidden by Catherine and begs […]
January 29, 2025
Washington Square 17 of 18 – The Doctor’s Will
Now an elderly man, Dr. Sloper asks his daughter to promise him that after his death she will not marry Morris. After his death, Catherine learns that her father has […]
January 28, 2025
Washington Square 16 of 18 – After the Engagement
Catherine receives a letter from Morris breaking off the engagement. She says nothing of this to her father even when he confronts her. As time passes, Catherine remains unmarried, even […]
January 27, 2025
Washington Square 15 of 18 – Catherine’s Dawning Realization
Catherine senses a change in Morris’ affection and gives herself over to her grief, but she maintains her composure in front of her family. Aunt Lavinia eventually tells Catherine of […]
January 24, 2025

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Coming Next

Cover of "Notes Of A Native Son" — Version 1.0.0

Notes Of A Native Son by James Baldwin

thursday, February 13 through friday, february 28, 2025
Read by Melvin Hinton

Written during the 1940s and early 1950s, when James Baldwin was only in his twenties, the essays capture a view of black life and black thought at the dawn of the civil rights movement and as the movement slowly gained strength through the words of one of the most captivating essayists and foremost intellectuals of that era.