Started in 1927, "Chapter a Day" is WPR's longest running programs. Hosts Karl Schmidt, Jim Fleming, and others read a chapter from a book each day.
Genres range from works of fiction, history and biography, and are read virtually in their entirety in half hour increments. "Chapter a Day" can be heard weekdays on the Ideas Network from 12:30 p.m. and 11 p.m.

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"An Echo Through the Snow" by Andrea Thalasinos
Monday, September 30 through Friday, October 18, 2013.
Read by Norman Gilliland
Rosalie MacKenzie finds and rescues Smokey, a Siberian husky suffering from neglect. Her simple act of kindness changes both their lives.
Theme: Lemminkäinen's Return from "Four Legends From The Kalevala, Op 22" by Jean Sibelius; Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra - Paavo Berglund, cond