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B.D. Wong

B.D. Wong appears in the following:

Selected Shorts: The World of Etgar Keret

Sunday, October 02, 2011

The new season of SELECTED SHORTS begins with a program devoted to the darkly humorous Israeli writer Etgar Keret, whose playful but subversive stories, in which harsh reality often topples into fantasy, have earned him an international following.  His story collections include The Bus Driver Who Wanted to be God, The Girl on the Fridge, and The Nimrod Flipout.

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Selected Shorts: An Hour with Sherman Alexie

Sunday, August 28, 2011

On this program, we get to know a multi-faceted contemporary writer up close, with a story, some poems, and good talk.

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Selected Shorts: Little Fellows

Sunday, February 06, 2011

We indulge in a bit of word play with this program, a SELECTED SHORTS event featuring two stories about short(er) people, and two fractured fairy tales.

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Who Am I?

Sunday, January 09, 2011

Travelling to find yourself in two stories by contemporary American writers.

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Listen Up!

Sunday, July 25, 2010

Strong needs are met—and not met—in a diverse trio of tales.

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Family Matters

Sunday, June 27, 2010

A charming quartet of funny, whimsical and poignant family stories. 

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Passionate Pursuits

Sunday, May 23, 2010

Two stories about passionate pursuits—cerebral and visceral.   

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Lucky Foods for the Chinese New Year

Wednesday, February 17, 2010

Chinese New Year arrived on Sunday, and with it, a two-week period of celebration for the Year of the Tiger. In honor of the lunar new year, we talk with two prominent Chinese Americans about their favorite New Year foods and memories.

 

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