The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter by Carson McCullers

The National Endowment for the Arts presents a radio show about Carson McCullers's The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter. This episode is narrated by Dana Gioia and features Blake Hazard, E. Ethelbert Miller, P.J. O'Rourke, Mary-Louise Parker, Gore Vidal, and Jim White.

The Adventures of Tom Sawyer by Mark Twain

The National Endowment for the Arts presents a radio show about Mark Twain's The Adventures of Tom Sawyer. This episode is narrated by Dana Gioia and features Ken Burns, Anne Fadiman, Shelley Fisher Fishkin, David Ives, P.J. O'Rourke, Ron Powers, Richard Rodriguez, and readings by Sam Elliott.

The Call of the Wild by Jack London

The National Endowment for the Arts presents a radio show about Jack London's The Call of the Wild. This episode is narrated by narrated by Dana Gioia and features Susan Balee, Yvon Chouinard, Sara S. Hodson, Cheri Lucas, Robert Redford, Richard Rodriguez and Kevin Starr.

Their Eyes Were Watching God by Zora Neale Hurston

The National Endowment for the Arts presents a radio show about Zora Neale Hurston's Their Eyes Were Watching God. This episode is narrated by David Kipen and features Ruby Dee, Robert Hemenway, Carla Kaplan, Bret Lott, Azar Nafisi, Jerry Pinkney and Alice Walker.

To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee

The National Endowment for the Arts presents a radio show about Harper Lee's To Kill a Mockingbird. This episode is narrated by Dana Gioia and features David Baker, Robert Duvall, Horton Foote, Charles J. Shields, Curtis Sittenfeld, Elizabeth Spencer, Anne Twomey, and Sandra Day O'Connor.

The Joy Luck Club by Amy Tan

The National Endowment for the Arts presents a radio show about Amy Tan's The Joy Luck Club. This episode is narrated by Dana Gioia and features Molly Giles, James McBride, Carolyn See, Charles J. Shields, Amy Tan, John Kuo Wei Tchen, Lijun Wang and Ming-Na.

The Grapes of Wrath by John Steinbeck

The National Endowment for the Arts presents a radio show about John Steinbeck's timeless classic, The Grapes of Wrath. This episode is narrated by Dana Gioia and features Ed Harris, Jay Parini, Bill Ramsey, Richard Rodriguez, Susan Shillinglaw, Kevin Starr, Thom Steinbeck, Susan Straight, Rick Wartzman, and the music of Woody Guthrie.

My Antonia by Willa Cather

The National Endowment for the Arts presents a radio show about Willa Cather's novel My Antonia. This episode is narrated by Dana Gioia and features Kurt Andersen, Garrison Keillor, Ted Kooser, Betty Kort, James McBride, Sharon O'Brien, Colin Powell, Kevin Starr, and Antonette Turner.

Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury

The National Endowment for the Arts presents a radio show about the classic Science Fiction novel Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury. This episode is narrated by Dana Gioia and features Ray Bradbury, Orson Scott Card, John Crowley, Paquito D'Rivera, Hector Elizondo, Nat Hentoff, Ursula K. Le Guin, Azar Nafisi, Luis Alberto Urrea and Sam Weller.