OLD CRIMES and Other Stories

Author Jill McCorkle joins a talented group of narrators in a memorable performance of her terrific new short story collection. Sly, funny, perceptive, and searing, the stories explore what gets us through our days and years. Hayden Bishop, Teralyn Davis, Marcella Cox, Kathy Bell Denton, and Cary Hite bring a euphonious mix of Southern accents and helpful interpretations of the characters' joys and heartaches. A self-help group of women who've been dumped by the same man, a telephone lineman who struggles to connect, and a woman whose deafness is a shield against her husband's comments--these are some of the North Carolina author's cast of unforgettable everyday people. Add the exquisite timing of McCorkle's own performance of her hysterical-and-painful tale of a family reunion, and wow--just wow. A.C.S. Winner of AudioFile Earphones Award © AudioFile 2024, Portland, Maine [Published: FEBRUARY 2024]