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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

Skipping Christmas by John Grisham

Monday, December 16 through Wednesday, December 25, 2024
Read by Jim Fleming

Imagine a year without Christmas. No crowded malls, no corny office parties, no fruitcakes, no unwanted presents. That’s just what Luther and Nora Krank have in mind when they decide that, just this once, they’ll skip the holiday altogether.

THEME: Kirkmount: New Snow/Mittens for Christmas and Bring a Torch/Down in Yon Forest/There Was a Pig Went Out to Dig/I Saw Three Ships/Christmas Morning from the album Mittens for Christmas (Dorian)

(Doubleday; ISBN: 0385505833)

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

Latest Episodes

Skipping Christmas 5 of 8 – The Front Page and The Office Party
As Christmas (and their impending cruise) draw ever nearer, the Kranks must endure their newfound fame and Luther’s office party. Then, on Christmas Eve, a call from Blair changes everything.
December 20, 2024
Skipping Christmas 4 of 8 – Firemen, Fruitcake and Carolers
Luther and Nora continue their preparations to skip Christmas. But it seems that everyone is determined to deter them — from carolers descending on their home to the local media.
December 19, 2024
Skipping Christmas 3 of 8 – The Kranks Hold Firm
Total strangers are upset that the Kranks aren’t having their annual Christmas Party. All of the Kranks’ neighbors are busy preparing for the annual Christmas decoration contest. But the Kranks […]
December 18, 2024
Skipping Christmas 2 of 8 – The First Tests of Will
Luther and Nora face their first tests of will. The stationer is “concerned” about their decision. The boy scouts try to trap them into buying a tree. Their friends are […]
December 17, 2024
Skipping Christmas 1 of 8 – Alone for Christmas
Luther and Nora Krank put their only daughter, Blair, on an airplane bound for Peru where she will be working for the Peace Corps. They suddenly realize that they will […]
December 16, 2024

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Coming Next

The Chimes by Charles Dickens

wednesday, December 26, 2024 through friday, january 3, 2025
Read by jim fleming

Charles Dickens’ 1844 novella concerns the disillusionment of Toby “Trotty” Veck, a poor working-class man. When Trotty has lost his faith in Humanity and believes that his poverty is the result of his unworthiness he is visited on New Year’s Eve by spirits to help restore his faith and show him that nobody is born evil, but rather that crime and poverty are things created by man.