The preeminent short fiction series since 1915, The Best American Short Stories continues to dazzle and delight with its rich collection of talent, chosen each year by a distinguished master of the form.

Updike introduces the stories that struck him as "lively, beautiful, believable, and, in the human news they brought, important." His selections are by writers such as Sherwood Anderson, Katherine Anne Porter, Joyce Carol Oates, James Alan McPherson, and Raymond Carver.

Available now for the first time on compact disc, this title offers all 21 stories of the award-winning cassette, along with a recent short story by Pam Houston, "The Best Girlfriend You Never Had". This lively audiobook features a wide variety of contemporary writers reading classics of the short story genre.

Updike introduces and reads some of these stories, which he selected for their liveliness, believability and importance. The selections are by writers such as Sherwood Anderson, Katherine Anne Porter, Joyce Carol Oates, James Alan McPherson, and Raymond Carver.

Continuing and enhancing the Caedmon tradition of bringing the greatest literature to vibrant audio life, here are stories that have echoed though the years, brilliantly performed by an array of renowned actors, as well as the authors themselves.

he extraordinarily evocative stories depict the generation born in a small-town America during the Depression and growing up in a world where the old sexual morality was turned around and material comforts were easily had.

John Updike, a genius at creating uncannily vivid mirror images of American life, is at his best in this final episode of the extraordinary "Rabbit" saga.