The New Yorker: Fiction

Paul Yoon Reads Fiona McFarlane

Wed, 01 Jul 2026 10:00:00 -0000

Paul Yoon joins Deborah Treisman to discuss “Hostel,” by Fiona McFarlane, which was published in The New Yorker in 2024. Yoon was one of the National Book Foundation’s “5 Under 35” in 2010, and has published five books of fiction, including the novel “Run Me to Earth” and the story collection “The Hive and the Honey,” a winner of the Story Prize. A new novel, “Etna,” will be published in August.

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Han Ong Reads Lyudmila Ulitskaya

Mon, 01 Jun 2026 10:00:00 -0000

Han Ong joins Deborah Treisman to discuss “The Fugitive,” by Lyudmila Ulitskaya, which was published in The New Yorker in 2014. Ong is the author of numerous plays and of the novels “The Disinherited” and “Fixer Chao.” “Fixer Chao” was first published in 2001 and will be reissued this July by Outsider Editions.

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Sarah Shun-lien Bynum Reads Joan Silber

Fri, 01 May 2026 10:00:00 -0000

Sarah Shun-lien Bynum joins Deborah Treisman to discuss “Evolution,” by Joan Silber, which was published in The New Yorker in 2022. Bynum is the author of the novels
“Madeleine Is Sleeping,” a National Book Award finalist, and “Ms. Hempel Chronicles”—and the story collection “Likes.” She was named one of The New Yorker’s “20 Under 40” fiction writers in 2010.

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Valeria Luiselli Reads Julio Cortázar

Wed, 01 Apr 2026 10:00:00 -0000

Valeria Luiselli joins Deborah Treisman to discuss “The Night Face Up,” by Julio Cortázar, which was published in The New Yorker in 1967. Luiselli is the author of five books, including the nonfiction book “Tell Me How It Ends: An Essay in 40 Questions” and the novels “The Story of My Teeth” and “Lost Children Archive,” which won the 2020 Andrew Carnegie Medal for Excellence in Fiction. Her new novel, “Beginning Middle End,” will be published in July.

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Daniyal Mueenuddin Reads Peter Taylor

Sun, 01 Mar 2026 11:00:00 -0000

Daniyal Mueenuddin joins Deborah Treisman to discuss “Two Pilgrims,” by Peter Taylor, which was published in The New Yorker in 1963. Mueenuddin is the author of the novel “This Is Where the Serpent Lives,” which was published in January, and the story collection “In Other Rooms, Other Wonders,” which was published in 2009 and won both the Story Prize and the Commonwealth Writers’ Prize.

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Tessa Hadley Reads John McGahern

Sun, 01 Feb 2026 11:00:00 -0000

Tessa Hadley joins Deborah Treisman to read “Gold Watch,” by John McGahern, which was published in The New Yorker in 1980. Hadley has published thirteen books of fiction, including the story collections “Bad Dreams” and “After the Funeral,” and the novella “The Party.” She won a Windham-Campbell Prize for fiction in 2016.

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Bryan Washington Reads Yiyun Li

Thu, 01 Jan 2026 11:00:00 -0000

Bryan Washington joins Deborah Treisman to read “A Small Flame,” by Yiyun Li, which was published in The New Yorker in 2017. Washington, a winner of the New York Public Library’s Young Lions Fiction Award, is the author of the story collection “Lot” and the novels “Memorial,” “Family Meal,” and “Palaver,” which was a finalist for the National Book Award in 2025.

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Miriam Toews Reads Raymond Carver

Mon, 01 Dec 2025 11:00:00 -0000

Miriam Toews joins Deborah Treisman to read and discuss “Elephant,” by Raymond Carver, which was published in The New Yorker in 1986. Toews has published ten books, including the novels “A Complicated Kindness,” which won the Governor General’s Award for Fiction; “All My Puny Sorrows,” “Women Talking,” and “Fight Night”—and the memoir “A Truce That Is Not Peace.”

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Adam Levin Reads David Foster Wallace

Sat, 01 Nov 2025 15:45:00 -0000

Adam Levin joins Deborah Treisman to read and discuss “Backbone,” by David Foster Wallace, which was published in The New Yorker in 2011. Levin, a winner of the New York Public Library’s Young Lions Fiction Award, is the author of the story collection “Hot Pink” and the novels “The Instructions,” “Bubblegum,” and “Mount Chicago.”

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Karen Russell Reads Louise Erdrich

Wed, 01 Oct 2025 10:00:00 -0000

Karen Russell joins Deborah Treisman to read and discuss “The Stone,” by Louise Erdrich, which was published in The New Yorker in 2019. Russell is the author of six books of fiction, including the story collections “Vampires in the Lemon Grove” and “Orange World and Other Stories” and the novels “Swamplandia!,” which was a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize in 2012, and “The Antidote,” which came out earlier this year and was long-listed for the National Book Award. Russell, the recipient of a MacArthur Fellowship, was included in the magazine’s “20 Under 40” Fiction Issue in 2010.

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Victor Lodato Reads Denis Johnson

Mon, 01 Sep 2025 10:00:00 -0000

Victor Lodato joins Deborah Treisman to read and discuss “The Largesse of the Sea Maiden,” by Denis Johnson, which was published in The New Yorker in 2014. Lodato is a playwright and the author of the novels “Edgar and Lucy,” “Mathilda Savitch,” the winner of the PEN USA Award for fiction, and “Honey,” which came out in 2024. He has been publishing fiction and nonfiction in The New Yorker since 2012.

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Lauren Groff Reads Elizabeth Hardwick

Fri, 01 Aug 2025 10:00:00 -0000

Lauren Groff joins Deborah Treisman to read and discuss “The Faithful,” by Elizabeth Hardwick, which was published in The New Yorker in 1979. Groff’s works of fiction include the novels “Fates and Furies” and “Matrix,” both of which were finalists for the National Book Award, and “The Vaster Wilds,” which was published in 2023. A new story collection, “Brawler,” will come out in February of 2026. In 2024, she opened the bookstore The Lynx, in Gainesville, Florida.

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Souvankham Thammavongsa Reads Samanta Schweblin

Tue, 01 Jul 2025 10:00:00 -0000

Souvankham Thammavongsa joins Deborah Treisman to read and discuss “The Size of Things,” by Samanta Schweblin (translated, from the Spanish, by Megan McDowell), which was published in The New Yorker in 2017. Thammavongsa is a Laotian Canadian writer. Her publications include the poetry collections “Light” and “Cluster” and the story collection “How to Pronounce Knife,” which won the Giller Prize in 2020. She has been publishing fiction and nonfiction in The New Yorker since 2021.

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Edwidge Danticat Reads Zadie Smith

Sun, 01 Jun 2025 10:00:00 -0000

Edwidge Danticat joins Deborah Treisman to read and discuss “Two Men Arrive in a Village,” by Zadie Smith, which was published in The New Yorker in 2016. Danticat, a MacArthur Fellow and a winner of the Vilcek Prize in Literature, has published six books of fiction, including “Breath, Eyes, Memory,” “The Farming of Bones,” “Claire of the Sea Light,” and “Everything Inside.” Her memoir “Brother, I’m Dying” won the National Book Award and the Dayton Literary Peace Prize, among others. She has been publishing fiction and nonfiction in The New Yorker since 1999.

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Yiyun Li Reads William Trevor

Thu, 01 May 2025 10:00:00 -0000

Yiyun Li joins Deborah Treisman to read and discuss “The Piano Tuner’s Wives,” by William Trevor, which was published in The New Yorker in 1995. Li has published eight books of fiction, including the novels “Must I Go” and “Book of Goose,” a winner of the PEN/Faulkner Award for Fiction, and the story collection “Wednesday’s Child,” which was a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize in 2024. A new nonfiction work, “Things in Nature Merely Grow,” will be published this month.

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David Wright Faladé Reads Madeleine Thien

Tue, 01 Apr 2025 10:00:00 -0000

David Wright Faladé joins Deborah Treisman to read and discuss “Lu, Reshaping,” by Madeleine Thien, which was published in The New Yorker in 2021. Falade is the author of the novels “Black Cloud Rising” and “The New Internationals,” and the nonfiction work “Fire on the Beach: Recovering the Lost Story of Richard Etheridge and the Pea Island Lifesavers.” He’s been publishing fiction and nonfiction in The New Yorker since 2020.

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Paul Theroux Reads V. S. Pritchett

Sat, 01 Mar 2025 11:00:00 -0000

Paul Theroux joins Deborah Treisman to read and discuss “The Necklace,” by V. S. Pritchett, which was published in The New Yorker in 1958. Theroux’s nonfiction books include “The Great Railway Bazaar” and “On the Plain of Snakes: A Mexican Journey.” A winner of the James Tait Black Award and the Whitbread Prize, he has published thirty-nine books of fiction, including the novels “The Mosquito Coast” and “Burma Sahib” and the story collections “Mr. Bones” and “The Vanishing Point,” which came out earlier this year. He has been publishing fiction and nonfiction in The New Yorker since 1979.

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Anne Enright Reads John McGahern

Sat, 01 Feb 2025 11:00:00 -0000

Anne Enright joins Deborah Treisman to read and discuss “Sierra Leone,” by John McGahern, which was published in The New Yorker in 1977. Enright, a winner of the Carnegie Medal for Excellence in Fiction and the Man Booker Prize, among others, has published eleven books of fiction, including the story collection “Yesterday’s Weather” and the novels “Actress” and “The Wren, The Wren.” She has been publishing fiction in The New Yorker since 2000.

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Jennifer Egan Reads Margaret Atwood

Wed, 01 Jan 2025 11:00:00 -0000

Jennifer Egan joins Deborah Treisman to read and discuss “Kat,” by Margaret Atwood, which was published in The New Yorker in 1990. Egan’s books of fiction include “The Keep,” “A Visit from the Goon Squad,” “Manhattan Beach,” and “The Candy House.” She is a winner of the National Book Critics Circle Award, the Pulitzer Prize, and the Andrew Carnegie Medal for Excellence in Fiction, among other honors. She has been publishing fiction and nonfiction in The New Yorker since 1989.

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Ayşegül Savaş Reads Tessa Hadley

Sun, 01 Dec 2024 11:00:00 -0000

Ayşegül Savaş joins Deborah Treisman to discuss “An Abduction,” by Tessa Hadley, which was published in The New Yorker in 2012. Savaş has published three novels, “Walking on the Ceiling,” “White on White,” and “The Anthropologists,” and one nonfiction book, “The Wilderness,” an essay and memoir about the first forty days of motherhood. A collection of stories, “Long Distance,” will come out in 2025. She has been publishing fiction in The New Yorker since 2019.

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Aleksandar Hemon Reads ZZ Packer

Sat, 02 Nov 2024 10:00:00 -0000

Aleksandar Hemon joins Deborah Treisman to read and discuss “Drinking Coffee Elsewhere,” by ZZ Packer, which was published in The New Yorker in 2000. Hemon, a winner of a MacArthur Fellowship and a PEN/W. G. Sebald Award, among others, is the author of eight books, including the novels “The Lazarus Project” and “The World and All It Holds,” the story collection “Love and Obstacles,” and two nonfiction works, “The Book of My Lives” and “My Parents: an Introduction.”

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Rebecca Makkai Reads Jhumpa Lahiri

Tue, 01 Oct 2024 10:00:00 -0000

Rebecca Makkai joins Deborah Treisman to read and discuss “The Third and Final Continent,” by Jhumpa Lahiri, which was published in The New Yorker in 1999. Makkai is the author of the story collection “Music for Wartime” and the novels “The Borrower,” “The Hundred Year House,” “The Great Believers,” for which she won the Andrew Carnegie Medal for Excellence in Fiction, and “I Have Some Questions for You,” which was published last year.

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Louise Erdrich Reads Karen Russell

Sun, 01 Sep 2024 10:00:00 -0000

Louise Erdrich joins Deborah Treisman to read and discuss “Haunting Olivia,” by Karen Russell, which was published in The New Yorker in 2005. Erdrich's novels include “The Round House,” which won the National Book Award in 2012, and “The Night Watchman,” which was awarded the Pulitzer Prize for fiction in 2021. She will publish a new novel, “The Mighty Red,” this fall.

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David Sedaris Reads George Saunders

Thu, 01 Aug 2024 10:00:00 -0000

David Sedaris joins Deborah Treisman to read and discuss “Love Letter,” by George Saunders, which was published in The New Yorker in 2020. Sedaris is the author of more than a dozen books of essays, memoirs, and diaries, including, most recently, “A Carnival of Snackery” and “Happy-Go-Lucky.”

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Nathan Englander Reads Chris Adrian

Mon, 01 Jul 2024 10:00:00 -0000

Nathan Englander joins Deborah Treisman to read and discuss “Every Night for a Thousand Years,” by Chris Adrian, which was published in The New Yorker in 1997. Englander is the author of five books of fiction, including the novel “kaddish.com” and the story collection “What We Talk About When We Talk About Anne Frank,” which was a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize in 2013.

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André Alexis Reads Alice Munro

Sat, 01 Jun 2024 10:00:00 -0000

André Alexis joins Deborah Treisman for a special tribute to Alice Munro, who died in May at age ninety-two. Alexis reads and discusses “Before the Change,” by Munro, which was published in The New Yorker in 1998. Alexis’s works of fiction include “Fifteen Dogs,” which won the Giller Prize, “Days by Moonlight,” and the story collection “The Night Piece,” which was published in 2020.

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Rachel Cusk Reads Marguerite Duras

Wed, 01 May 2024 10:00:00 -0000

Rachel Cusk joins Deborah Treisman to read and discuss "The Bible" and “The Stolen Pigeons” by Marguerite Duras, which were translated from the French, by Deborah Treisman, and published in *The New Yorker* in 2006 and 2007. Cusk is a winner of the Whitbread First Novel Award and the Somerset Maugham Award, and is the author of five books of nonfiction and twelve novels, including "Arlington Park," "Outline," "Transit," "Kudos," and "Parade," which will be published in June.

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David Bezmozgis Reads Sarah Shun-lien Bynum

Mon, 01 Apr 2024 10:00:00 -0000

David Bezmozgis joins Deborah Treisman to read and discuss “Likes,” by Sarah Shun-lien Bynum, which was published in The New Yorker in 2017. Bezmozgis is a filmmaker and writer. He has published two story collections and two novels, “The Free World,” which was a finalist for the Governor General's Award and the Giller Prize, and “The Betrayers,” which won the National Jewish Book Award. He was also chosen as one of The New Yorker's 20 Under 40 in 2010.

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Greg Jackson Reads Jennifer Egan

Fri, 01 Mar 2024 11:00:00 -0000

Greg Jackson joins Deborah Treisman to read and discuss “Safari,” by Jennifer Egan, which was published in The New Yorker in 2010. Jackson has published a story collection, “Prodigals,” and a novel “The Dimension of a Cave,” which was one of The New Yorker's Best Books of 2023. He has been publishing in the magazine since 2014.

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Sterling HolyWhiteMountain Reads Roberto Bolaño

Thu, 01 Feb 2024 15:30:24 -0000

Sterling HolyWhiteMountain joins Deborah Treisman to read and discuss “Labyrinth,” by Roberto Bolaño, translated from the Spanish by Chris Andrews, which was published in The New Yorker in 2012. HolyWhiteMountain is a Jones Lecturer at Stanford, and grew up on the Blackfeet Reservation in Montana.

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Rivka Galchen Reads Aleksandar Hemon

Mon, 01 Jan 2024 18:45:00 -0000

In the two hundredth episode of the New Yorker Fiction Podcast, Rivka Galchen joins Deborah Treisman to read and discuss “The Bees, Part 1,” by Aleksandar Hemon, which was published in The New Yorker in 2002. Galchen’s books include the story collection “American Innovations” and the novel “Everyone Knows Your Mother Is a Witch.”

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Teju Cole Reads Anne Carson

Fri, 01 Dec 2023 11:00:00 -0000

Teju Cole joins Deborah Treisman to read and discuss “1=1,” by Anne Carson, which was published in The New Yorker in 2016. Cole’s novels include “Open City” and “Tremor,” which was published this year.

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Margaret Atwood Reads Mavis Gallant, Live

Wed, 01 Nov 2023 10:00:00 -0000

Margaret Atwood joins Deborah Treisman to read and discuss “Varieties of Exile,” by Mavis Gallant, which was published in The New Yorker in 1976. Atwood is the author of more than forty books of poetry and fiction, including the novels “The Handmaid’s Tale” and “The Testaments” and the story collection “Old Babes in the Wood,” which was published earlier this year. This is the first episode of the New Yorker Fiction Podcast to be recorded in front of a live audience. It was taped at the Hot Docs podcast festival, in Toronto, on October 21, 2023.

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Lucinda Rosenfeld Reads Annie Ernaux

Sun, 01 Oct 2023 16:00:00 -0000

Lucinda Rosenfeld joins Deborah Treisman to read and discuss “Returns,” by Annie Ernaux, translated from the French by Deborah Treisman, which was published in The New Yorker in 20233. Rosenfeld is the author of five novels, including “I’m So Happy for You” and “Class.”

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Andrew O’Hagan Reads Donald Antrim

Fri, 01 Sep 2023 16:00:00 -0000

Andrew O’Hagan joins Deborah Treisman to discuss “An Actor Prepares,” by Donald Antrim, which was published in The New Yorker in 1999. O’Hagan is the author of six novels, including “The Illuminations” and “Mayflies,” which was published in 2020 and won the Los Angeles Times Christopher Isherwood Prize.

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David Means Reads Lorrie Moore

Tue, 01 Aug 2023 16:00:00 -0000

David Means joins Deborah Treisman to discuss “Face Time,” by Lorrie Moore, which was published in The New Yorker in 2020. Means is the author of a novel and six story collections, including “Instructions for a Funeral” and “Two Nurses, Smoking,” which came out in 2022.

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George Saunders Reads Claire Keegan

Sat, 01 Jul 2023 16:00:00 -0000

George Saunders joins Deborah Treisman to read and discuss “So Late in the Day,” by Claire Keegan, which was published in The New Yorker in 2022. Saunders is the author of the novel “Lincoln in the Bardo,” and five story collections, including “Tenth of December” and “Liberation Day,” which came out last year.

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Ottessa Moshfegh Reads David Means

Thu, 01 Jun 2023 16:00:00 -0000

Ottessa Moshfegh joins Deborah Treisman to read and discuss “Two Ruminations on a Homeless Brother,” by David Means, which was published in The New Yorker in 2017. Moshfegh is the author of four novels, including “My Year of Rest and Relaxation” and “Lapvona.”

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Jonas Hassen Khemiri Reads Vladimir Nabokov

Mon, 01 May 2023 16:00:00 -0000

Jonas Hassen Khemiri joins Deborah Treisman to read and discuss “A Slice of Life,” by Vladimir Nabokov, translated from the Russian text of 1925, by Dmitri Nabokov, in collaboration with the author, which was published in The New Yorker in 1976. Khemiri is a Swedish fiction writer and playwright whose novels include “The Family Clause” and “Everything I Don’t Remember.”

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Saïd Sayrafiezadeh Reads Samuel Beckett

Sat, 01 Apr 2023 16:00:00 -0000

Saïd Sayrafiezadeh joins Deborah Treisman to read and discuss “Ill Seen Ill Said,” by Samuel Beckett, which was published in The New Yorker in 1981. Sayrafiezadeh is the author of a memoir and two story collections, the most recent of which, “American Estrangement,” was published in 2021.

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Introducing: “In The Dark”

Thu, 09 Mar 2023 17:00:00 -0000

We’re pleased to announce that “In The Dark,” the acclaimed investigative podcast from American Public Media, is joining The New Yorker and Condé Nast Entertainment. In its first two seasons, “In The Dark,” hosted by the reporter Madeleine Baran, has taken a close look at the criminal-justice system in America. The first season examined the abduction and murder, in 1989, of eleven-year-old Jacob Wetterling, and exposed devastating failures on the part of law enforcement. The second season focussed on Curtis Flowers, a Black man from Winona, Mississippi, who was tried six times for the same crime. When the show’s reporters began looking into the case, Flowers was on death row. After their reporting, the Supreme Court reversed Flowers’s conviction. Today, he is a free man.

A third season of “In The Dark,” which will be the show’s most ambitious one yet, is on its way. David Remnick recently sat down with Baran and the show’s managing producer, Samara Freemark, to talk about the remarkable first two seasons of the show, and what to expect in the future. To listen to the entirety of the “In The Dark” catalogue, subscribe wherever you get your podcasts.

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Claire-Louise Bennett Reads Maeve Brennan

Tue, 07 Mar 2023 17:42:00 -0000

Claire-Louise Bennett joins Deborah Treisman to read and discuss “Family Walls,” by Maeve Brennan, which was published in The New Yorker in 1973. Bennett has published two books of fiction, “Pond” and “Checkout 19.”

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Clare Sestanovich Reads Alice Munro

Wed, 01 Feb 2023 17:00:00 -0000

Clare Sestanovich joins Deborah Treisman to read and discuss “The Moons of Jupiter” by Alice Munro, which was published in The New Yorker in 1978. Sestanovich’s story collection, “Objects of Desire,” was published in 2021.

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Gary Shteyngart Reads Weike Wang

Sun, 01 Jan 2023 17:00:00 -0000

Gary Shteyngart joins Deborah Treisman to read and discuss “Omakase,” by Weike Wang, which was published in *The New Yorker* in 2018. Shteyngart is the author of five novels including, most recently, “Lake Success” and “Our Country Friends.”

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Ling Ma Reads Nicole Krauss

Thu, 01 Dec 2022 17:00:00 -0000

Ling Ma joins Deborah Treisman to read and discuss “Seeing Ershadi,” by Nicole Krauss, which was published in The New Yorker in 2018. Ma is the author of the novel “Severance” and the story collection “Bliss Montage,” which came out in September.

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Jamil Jan Kochai Reads Yiyun Li

Tue, 01 Nov 2022 16:00:00 -0000

Jamil Jan Kochai joins Deborah Treisman to read and discuss “All Will Be Well,” by Yiyun Li, which was published in The New Yorker in 2019. Kochai is the author of two books, the novel “99 Nights in Logar,” which was a finalist for the PEN/Hemingway Award, and the story collection “The Haunting of Hajji Hotak,” which is a finalist for the National Book Award. He is currently a Hodder Fellow at Princeton.

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Madeleine Thien Reads Yoko Ogawa

Sat, 01 Oct 2022 16:00:00 -0000

Madeleine Thien joins Deborah Treisman to read and discuss “The Cafeteria in the Evening and a Pool in the Rain,” by Yoko Ogawa, translated from the Japanese by Stephen Snyder, which was published in The New Yorker in 2004. Thien’s books include the novels “Dogs at the Perimeter” and “Do Not Say We Have Nothing,” which won the Governor General’s Literary Award and the Scotiabank Giller Prize.

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Elif Batuman Reads Sylvia Townsend Warner

Thu, 01 Sep 2022 16:00:00 -0000

Elif Batuman joins Deborah Treisman to read and discuss “Truth and Fiction,” by Sylvia Townsend Warner, which was published in The New Yorker in 1961. Batuman is the author of one book of nonfiction, “The Possessed: Adventures with Russian Books and the People Who Read Them,” and two novels, “The Idiot” and “Either/Or,” which was published earlier this year. She has been a staff writer at The New Yorker since 2010.

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André Alexis Reads Italo Calvino

Fri, 05 Aug 2022 16:00:00 -0000

André Alexis joins Deborah Treisman to read and discuss “Waiting for Death in a Hotel,” by Italo Calvino, translated, from the Italian, by Martin McLaughlin, which was published in The New Yorker in 2006. Alexis’s novels include “Childhood,” “Days by Moonlight,” and “Fifteen Dogs,” which won the Scotiabank Giller Prize in 2015.

2022 © Italo Calvino, performed with permission of The Wylie Agency LLC.

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Akhil Sharma Reads Joyce Carol Oates

Fri, 01 Jul 2022 16:00:00 -0000

Akhil Sharma joins Deborah Treisman to read and discuss “Zombie,” by Joyce Carol Oates, which was published in The New Yorker in 1994. Sharma is the author of the novels “Family Life” and “An Obedient Father,” which will be reissued in a revised version this month.

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Rachel Kushner Reads Edna O’Brien

Wed, 01 Jun 2022 16:00:00 -0000

Rachel Kushner joins Deborah Treisman to read and discuss “Come Into the Drawing Room, Doris,” by Edna O’Brien, which was published in The New Yorker in 1962. Kushner is the author of three novels and most recently the essay collection “The Hard Crowd,” which was published last year.

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Camille Bordas Reads Saul Bellow

Sun, 01 May 2022 16:00:00 -0000

Camille Bordas joins Deborah Treisman to read and discuss “A Father-to-Be,” by Saul Bellow, which was published in The New Yorker in 1955. Bordas’s novel “How to Behave in a Crowd,” was published in 2017

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Sherman Alexie Reads Raymond Carver

Fri, 01 Apr 2022 16:00:00 -0000

Sherman Alexie joins Deborah Treisman to read and discuss “Where I’m Calling From,” by Raymond Carver, which was published in The New Yorker in 1982. Alexie is the author of nineteen books of fiction and poetry, including “Blasphemy: New and Selected Stories” and the novel “Flight.”

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Gish Jen Reads Grace Paley

Tue, 01 Mar 2022 17:00:00 -0000

Gish Jen joins Deborah Treisman to read and discuss “Friends,” by Grace Paley, which was published in The New Yorker in 1979. Jen is the author of nine books, including the novel “The Resisters” and the story collection “Thank you, Mr. Nixon,” which was published in February.

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Alejandro Zambra Reads Bruno Schulz

Tue, 01 Feb 2022 17:00:00 -0000

Alejandro Zambra joins Deborah Treisman to read and discuss “Loneliness,” by Bruno Schulz, translated from the Polish by Celina Wieniewska, which was published in The New Yorker in 1977. Zambra is a Chilean poet, novelist, and story writer whose most recent novel, “Chilean Poet,” will be published in English this month.

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Kevin Barry Reads V. S. Pritchett

Sat, 01 Jan 2022 17:00:00 -0000

Kevin Barry joins Deborah Treisman to read and discuss “A Family Man,” by V. S. Pritchett, which was published in The New Yorker in 1977. Barry is a winner of the International Dublin Literary Award and the author of six books of fiction, most recently the story collection “That Old Country Music,” which came out in 2020.

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Will Mackin Reads George Saunders

Wed, 01 Dec 2021 17:00:00 -0000

Will Mackin joins Deborah Treisman to read and discuss “The Falls,” by George Saunders, which was published in The New Yorker in 1996. Mackin’s first book, “Bring Out the Dog,” was published in 2018 and won the PEN/Robert W. Bingham Prize for Debut Short Story Collection.

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Ben Lerner Reads Julio Cortázar

Mon, 01 Nov 2021 16:00:00 -0000

Ben Lerner joins Deborah Treisman to read and discuss “In the Name of Bobby,” by Julio Cortázar, translated from the Spanish by Gregory Rabassa, which was published in The New Yorker in 1979. Lerner is the author of seven books of fiction and poetry, including the novels “10:04” and “The Topeka School,” which was a finalist for the 2020 Pulitzer Prize in Fiction.

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Donald Antrim Reads Donald Barthelme 2021

Fri, 01 Oct 2021 16:00:00 -0000

Donald Antrim joins Deborah Treisman to read and discuss “The Balloon,” by Donald Barthelme, which was published in The New Yorker in 1966. Antrim is the author of three novels and the story collection “The Emerald Light in the Air.” His memoir, “One Friday in April: A Story of Suicide and Survival,” will be published this month.

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Rebecca Curtis Reads Haruki Murakami

Wed, 01 Sep 2021 16:00:00 -0000

Rebecca Curtis joins Deborah Treisman to read and discuss “Confessions of a Shinagawa Monkey,” by Haruki Murakami, which was published in The New Yorker in 2020. Curtis is the author of the story collection “Twenty Grand: and Other Tales of Love and Money.”

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Ann Patchett Reads Maile Meloy

Sun, 01 Aug 2021 16:00:00 -0000

Ann Patchett joins Deborah Treisman to read and discuss “The Proxy Marriage,” by Maile Meloy, which was published in The New Yorker in 2012. Patchett is the author of eight novels, including “Commonwealth” and “The Dutch House,” which was a finalist for last year’s Pulitzer Prize.

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Susan Choi Reads Jennifer Egan

Thu, 01 Jul 2021 16:00:00 -0000

Susan Choi joins Deborah Treisman to read and discuss “Found Objects,” by Jennifer Egan, which was published in The New Yorker in 2007. Choi is the author of five novels, including “My Education” and “Trust Exercise,” which won the National Book Award in 2019.

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Ben Okri Reads Franz Kafka

Tue, 01 Jun 2021 16:00:00 -0000

Ben Okri joins Deborah Treisman to read and discuss “The Rescue Will Begin in Its Own Time,” four short fiction pieces by Franz Kafka, translated from the German by Michael Hofmann, which were published in The New Yorker in June of 2020. Okri is the author of two dozen books of fiction, poetry, and nonfiction, including the novels “The Famished Road,” which won the Booker Prize in 1991, and “The Freedom Artist,” which was published in 2019.

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Téa Obreht Reads Thomas McGuane

Sat, 01 May 2021 16:00:00 -0000

Téa Obreht joins Deborah Treisman to read and discuss “Gallatin Canyon,” by Thomas McGuane, which appeared in a 2003 issue of the magazine. Obreht is the author of two novels, “The Tiger's Wife” and “Inland.”

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Weike Wang Reads Lara Vapnyar

Thu, 01 Apr 2021 16:00:00 -0000

Weike Wang joins Deborah Treisman to read and discuss “Katania,” by Lara Vapnyar, which appeared in a 2013 issue of the magazine. Wang's first novel, “Chemistry,” won the PEN/Hemingway Award in 2018.

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Douglas Stuart Reads Kevin Barry

Mon, 01 Mar 2021 17:00:00 -0000

Douglas Stuart joins Deborah Treisman to read and discuss “Fjord of Killary,” by Kevin Barry, which appeared in a 2010 issue of the magazine. Stuart’s first novel, “Shuggie Bain,” won the Booker Prize in 2020.

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Hisham Matar Reads Colm Tóibín

Mon, 01 Feb 2021 17:00:00 -0000

Hisham Matar joins Deborah Treisman to read and discuss “One Minus One,” by Colm Tóibín, which appeared in a 2007 issue of the magazine. Matar’s most recent book, the memoir “A Month in Siena,” came out last year.

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Chang-rae Lee Reads Steven Millhauser

Fri, 01 Jan 2021 17:00:00 -0000

Chang-rae Lee joins Deborah Treisman to read and discuss “Coming Soon,” by Steven Millhauser, which appeared in a 2013 issue of the magazine. Lee’s sixth novel, “My Year Abroad,” will be published in February.

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Samantha Hunt Reads Yiyun Li

Tue, 01 Dec 2020 17:00:00 -0000

Samantha Hunt joins Deborah Treisman to read and discuss “A Sheltered Woman,” by Yiyun Li, which appeared in a 2014 issue of the magazine. Hunt’s four books of fiction include the story collection “The Dark Dark,” which was published in 2017, and “The Seas,” for which she won the National Book Foundations’s 5 Under 35 Award in 2006.

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Elizabeth Strout Reads William Trevor

Sun, 01 Nov 2020 17:00:00 -0000

Elizabeth Strout joins Deborah Treisman to read and discuss “Bravado,” by William Trevor, which appeared in a 2007 issue of the magazine. Strout’s most recent book, “Olive Again,” an Oprah’s book-club pick, was published in 2019.

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ZZ Packer Reads Lesley Nneka Arimah

Thu, 01 Oct 2020 16:00:00 -0000

ZZ Packer joins Deborah Treisman to read and discuss “Who Will Greet You At Home,” by Lesley Nneka Arimah, which appeared in a 2015 issue of the magazine. Packer’s story collection, “Drinking Coffee Elsewhere,” was published in 2003.

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David Gilbert Reads Samantha Hunt

Tue, 01 Sep 2020 16:00:00 -0000

David Gilbert joins Deborah Treisman to read and discuss “Three Days,” by Samantha Hunt, which appeared in a 2006 issue of the magazine. Gilbert is the author of two novels, “& Sons” and “The Normals.”

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Tommy Orange Reads Louise Erdrich

Sat, 01 Aug 2020 16:00:00 -0000

Tommy Orange joins Deborah Treisman to read and discuss “The Years of My Birth,” by Louise Erdrich, which appeared in a 2011 issue of the magazine. Orange’s first novel, “There There,” was published in 2018 and was a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize.

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Allegra Goodman Reads Eudora Welty

Wed, 01 Jul 2020 16:00:00 -0000

Allegra Goodman joins Deborah Treisman to read and discuss “No Place for You My Love,” by Eudora Welty, which appeared in a 1952 issue of the magazine. Goodman’s books include “The Family Markowitz” and “The Chalk Artist.”

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Bryan Washington Reads Haruki Murakami

Mon, 01 Jun 2020 16:00:00 -0000

Bryan Washington joins Deborah Treisman to read and discuss “U.F.O. in Kushiro,” by Haruki Murakami, which first appeared in a 2001 issue of the magazine and was then republished in 2011, after an earthquake and tsunami devastated northern Japan. Washington’s début story collection, “Lot,” was published last year, and his first novel, “Memorial,” will come out in October.

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Kristen Roupenian Reads Shirley Jackson

Fri, 01 May 2020 16:00:00 -0000

Kristen Roupenian joins Deborah Treisman to read and discuss “Afternoon in Linen,” by Shirley Jackson, which appeared in a 1943 issue of the magazine. Roupenian’s début story collection, “You Know You Want This,” was published last year, and was just released in paperback under the title “Cat Person and Other Stories.”

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Deborah Treisman Reads David Foster Wallace

Wed, 01 Apr 2020 16:00:00 -0000

Deborah Treisman reads and discusses “Good People,” by David Foster Wallace, which appeared in a 2007 issue of the magazine. David Foster Wallace, who died in 2008, was the author of three short-story collections and three novels, including “Infinite Jest,” and “The Pale King,” which was published posthumously, in 2011, and was nominated for the Pulitzer Prize.

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Greg Jackson Reads Ann Beattie

Sun, 01 Mar 2020 17:00:00 -0000

Greg Jackson joins Deborah Treisman to read and discuss “Where You’ll Find Me,” by Ann Beattie, which appeared in a 1986 issue of the magazine. Jackson is the author of “Prodigals,” a story collection published in 2016, for which he won the Bard Fiction Prize and the National Book Foundation’s 5 Under 35 Award.

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David Rabe Reads John Updike

Sat, 01 Feb 2020 17:00:00 -0000

David Rabe joins Deborah Treisman to read and discuss “The Other Side of the Street,” by John Updike, which appeared in a 1991 issue of the magazine. Rabe, a fiction writer, playwright, and screenwriter, is the author of more than a dozen plays, including the Tony Award-winning “Sticks and Bones,” “In the Boom Boom Room,” and “Hurlyburly.” He received the PEN/Laura Pels Theatre Award as a Master American Dramatist in 2014. His novels include “Recital of the Dog” and “Girl by the Road at Night.”

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Andrea Lee Reads Haruki Murakami

Wed, 01 Jan 2020 17:00:00 -0000

Andrea Lee joins Deborah Treisman to read and discuss “Barn Burning,” by Haruki Murakami, which appeared in a 1992 issue of the magazine. Lee’s books of fiction include “Sarah Phillips,” “Interesting Women,” and “Lost Hearts in Italy.” A new book, “Red Island House,” will be published by Scribner in 2021.

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Ann Beattie Reads Mavis Gallant

Sun, 01 Dec 2019 17:00:00 -0000

Ann Beattie joins Deborah Treisman to read and discuss “Dédé,” by Mavis Gallant, which appeared in a 1987 issue of the magazine. Beattie has published eleven story collections and nine novels, including “Mrs. Nixon” and this year’s “A Wonderful Stroke of Luck.” She was also a winner of the 2005 Rea Award for the Short Story, as well as the PEN/Malamud Award. She has been publishing fiction in The New Yorker since 1974.

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Garth Greenwell Reads Jean Stafford

Fri, 01 Nov 2019 16:00:00 -0000

Garth Greenwell joins Deborah Treisman to read and discuss “The Shorn Lamb,” by Jean Stafford, which appeared in a 1953 issue of the magazine. Greenwell is a fiction writer, poet, and critic. His first novel, “What Belongs to You,” was published in 2016, and won the British Book Award for Debut of the Year. A new book of fiction, “Cleanness,” will be published in January.

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Jhumpa Lahiri Reads Primo Levi

Tue, 01 Oct 2019 16:00:00 -0000

Jhumpa Lahiri joins Deborah Treisman to read and discuss "Quaestio De Centauris," by Primo Levi, translated, from the Italian, by Jenny McPhee, which appeared in a 2015 issue of the magazine. Lahiri is the author of four books of fiction, including the story collection "Interpreter of Maladies," which won the Pulitzer Prize in 2000, and the novel "The Lowland." She is the editor of "The Penguin Book of Italian Short Stories," which was published in September.

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Etgar Keret Reads Janet Frame

Sun, 01 Sep 2019 16:00:00 -0000

Etgar Keret joins Deborah Treisman to read and discuss "You Are Now Entering the Human Heart," by Janet Frame, from a 1969 issue of the magazine. Keret has published several short-story collections, including "The Bus Driver Who Wanted to Be God," "The Girl on the Fridge," "Suddenly, a Knock on the Door," and "Fly Already." His memoir, "The Seven Good Years," was published in 2015.

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Margaret Atwood Reads Alice Munro

Thu, 01 Aug 2019 16:00:00 -0000

Margaret Atwood joins Deborah Treisman to read and discuss "Corrie," by Alice Munro, from a 2010 issue of the magazine. Atwood is the author of numerous collections of poetry, stories, and novels, including "The Handmaid's Tale," "The Blind Assassin," which won the Booker Prize in 2000, and "Stone Mattress." A winner of the Franz Kafka Prize and the Governor General's Award, among others, she will publish "The Testaments," a sequel to "The Handmaid's Tale," in September.

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Kirstin Valdez Quade Reads John L'Heureux

Mon, 01 Jul 2019 16:00:00 -0000

Kirstin Valdez Quade joins Deborah Treisman to read and discuss "The Long Black Line," by John L'Heureux, from a 2018 issue of the magazine. Quade is the author of the story collection "Night at the Fiestas," which won the National Book Critic Circle's John Leonard Prize and a "5 Under 35" award from the National Book Foundation.

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Andrew Sean Greer Reads Dorothy Parker

Mon, 03 Jun 2019 16:00:00 -0000

Andrew Sean Greer joins Deborah Treisman to read and discuss "I Live on Your Visits," by Dorothy Parker, from a 1955 issue of the magazine. Greer is the author of six books of fiction, including "The Confessions of Max Tivoli," "The Story of a Marriage," and "Less," which won the Pulitzer Prize in 2018.

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Emma Cline Reads Miranda July

Wed, 01 May 2019 16:00:00 -0000

Emma Cline joins Deborah Treisman to read and discuss "The Metal Bowl," by Miranda July, from a 2017 issue of the magazine. Cline's first novel, "The Girls," was shortlisted for the John Leonard Award from the National Book Critics Circle and the Center for Fiction's First Novel Prize.

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Marisa Silver Reads Daniyal Mueenuddin

Mon, 01 Apr 2019 16:00:00 -0000

Marisa Silver joins Deborah Treisman to read and discuss "Nawabdin Electrician," by Daniyal Mueenuddin, from a 2007 issue of the magazine. Silver is the author of two short-story collections and four books of fiction, including "The God of War" and "Little Nothing."

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Joy Williams Reads Don DeLillo

Fri, 01 Mar 2019 17:00:00 -0000

Joy Williams joins Deborah Treisman to read and discuss "The Itch," by Don DeLillo, from a 2017 issue of the magazine. Williams is the author of four novels and five story collections, including "The Quick and the Dead," which was a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize, and "Ninety-Nine Stories of God." Her most recent book is "The Visiting Privilege: New and Collected Stories."

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Joseph O'Neill Reads Nadine Gordimer

Fri, 01 Feb 2019 17:00:00 -0000

Joseph O'Neill joins Deborah Treisman to read and discuss "The Pet," by Nadine Gordimer, from a 1962 issue of the magazine. O'Neill's four novels include "The Dog" and "Netherland." His most recent book, the story collection "Good Trouble," was published last year.

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Orhan Pamuk Reads Jorge Luis Borges

Wed, 02 Jan 2019 17:00:00 -0000

Orhan Pamuk joins Deborah Treisman to read and discuss "Ibn Hakkan Al-Bokhari, Dead in his Labyrinth," by Jorge Luis Borges, from a 1970 issue of the magazine. Pamuk's novels include "Snow," "My Name is Red," and "The Museum of Innocence." He received the Nobel Prize in Literature in 2006.

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Dave Eggers Reads Sam Shepard

Sat, 01 Dec 2018 17:00:00 -0000

Dave Eggers joins Deborah Treisman to read and discuss "Indianapolis (Highway 74)," by Sam Shepard, from a 2009 issue of the magazine. Eggers is the author of twelve books, including the novels "Heroes of the Frontier," "The Circle," and "The Wild Things." A new novel, "The Parade," will be published in March.

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Stuart Dybek Reads Steven Millhauser

Thu, 01 Nov 2018 16:00:00 -0000

Stuart Dybek joins Deborah Treisman to read and discuss "Miracle Polish," by Steven Millhauser, from a 2011 issue of the magazine. Dybek is a poet and fiction writer, whose story collections include "Paper Lantern: Love Stories" and "Ecstatic Cahoots: Fifty Short Stories." He was awarded a MacArthur Fellowship in 2007.

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Roddy Doyle Reads Lorrie Moore

Mon, 01 Oct 2018 16:00:00 -0000

Roddy Doyle joins Deborah Treisman to read and discuss "Community Life," by Lorrie Moore, from a 1991 issue of the magazine. Doyle is the author of two story collections - "The Deportees and Other Stories" and "Bullfighting" - as well as eleven novels for adults, including "Paddy Clark Ha Ha Ha," which won the Booker Prize in 1993, and eight children's books. His most recent novel, "Smile," was published in 2017.

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Tessa Hadley Reads John Updike

Mon, 03 Sep 2018 16:00:00 -0000

Tessa Hadley joins Deborah Treisman to read and discuss "New York Girl," by John Updike, from a 1996 issue of the magazine. Hadley is the author of nine books of fiction, including the story collection "Bad Dreams and Other Stories," which was published last year. She won the Windham-Campbell Prize for fiction in 2016 and has been publishing in The New Yorker since 2002.

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Kate Walbert Reads Stuart Dybek

Wed, 01 Aug 2018 16:00:00 -0000

Kate Walbert joins Deborah Treisman to read and discuss “Pet Milk,” by Stuart Dybek, from a 1984 issue of the magazine.

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Ottessa Moshfegh Reads Sheila Heti

Mon, 02 Jul 2018 16:00:00 -0000

Ottessa Moshfegh joins Deborah Treisman to read and discuss "My Life Is a Joke," by Sheila Heti, from a 2015 issue of the magazine.

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A. M. Homes Reads Margaret Atwood

Fri, 01 Jun 2018 16:00:00 -0000

A.M. Homes joins Deborah Treisman to read and discuss "Stone Mattress," from a 2011 issue of The New Yorker.

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Hari Kunzru Reads Robert Coover

Tue, 01 May 2018 16:00:00 -0000

Hari Kunzru reads and discusses “The Colonel's Daughter,” by Robert Coover, from a 2013 issue of The New Yorker.

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Mohsin Hamid Reads Jorge Luis Borges

Mon, 02 Apr 2018 16:00:00 -0000

Mohsin Hamid joins Deborah Treisman to read and discuss “The Book of Sand,” by Jorge Luis Borges, from a 1976 issue of the magazine.

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Lorrie Moore Reads Antonya Nelson

Fri, 02 Mar 2018 17:00:00 -0000

Lorrie Moore joins Deborah Treisman to read and discuss "Naked Ladies," by Antonya Nelson, from a 1992 issue of the magazine.

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Colin Barrett Reads Joy Williams

Fri, 02 Feb 2018 05:00:00 -0000

Colin Barrett joins Deborah Treisman to read and discuss "Stuff" by Joy Williams, from a 2016 issue of the magazine.

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David Sedaris Reads Wells Tower

Tue, 02 Jan 2018 05:00:00 -0000

David Sedaris joins Deborah Treisman to read and discuss "Leopard," by Wells Tower from a 2008 issue of the magazine.

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Fiction Podcast Bonus: David Sedaris Reads Miranda July

Fri, 22 Dec 2017 05:00:00 -0000

Last month, in honor of the tenth anniversary of the Fiction Podcast, we asked you to vote for your favorite episode from our first ten years. The winner was an episode from 2012, in which David Sedaris read and discussed "Roy Spivey," by Miranda July. This is a re-release of that podcast.

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Sarah Shun-lien Bynum Reads Yiyun Li

Fri, 01 Dec 2017 05:00:00 -0000

Sarah Shun-lien Bynum joins Deborah Treisman to read and discuss “Extra,” by Yiyun Li from a 2003 issue of the magazine.

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Lauren Groff Reads Shirley Hazzard

Wed, 01 Nov 2017 04:00:00 -0000

Lauren Groff joins Deborah Treisman to read and discuss Shirley Hazzard’s “In These Islands,” from a 1990 issue of the magazine.

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Matthew Klam Reads John Updike

Mon, 02 Oct 2017 04:00:00 -0000

Matthew Klam joins Deborah Treisman to read and discuss John Updike’s “Twin Beds in Rome,” from a 1964 issue of the magazine.

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Curtis Sittenfeld Reads Tessa Hadley

Fri, 01 Sep 2017 04:00:00 -0000

Curtis Sittenfeld joins Deborah Treisman to read and discuss Tessa Hadley’s “The Surrogate,” from a 2003 issue of the magazine.

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Akhil Sharma Reads Jeffrey Eugenides

Tue, 01 Aug 2017 04:00:00 -0000

Akhil Sharma reads and discusses “Baster,” by Jeffrey Eugenides.

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Gabe Hudson Reads Robert Coover

Mon, 03 Jul 2017 04:00:00 -0000

Gabe Hudson joins Deborah Treisman to read and discuss Robert Coover’s “The Frog Prince,” from a 2014 issue of the magazine.

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Colm Tóibín Reads Mary Lavin

Thu, 01 Jun 2017 04:00:00 -0000

Colm Tóibín reads and discusses “In The Middle of The Fields,” by Mary Lavin.

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Rachel Kushner Reads Thom Jones

Mon, 01 May 2017 04:00:00 -0000

Rachel Kushner reads and discusses “The Black Lights,” by Thom Jones.

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Salman Rushdie Reads Italo Calvino

Mon, 03 Apr 2017 04:00:00 -0000

Salman Rushdie reads and discusses “Love Far From Home,” by Italo Calvino

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Mary Gaitskill Reads John Cheever

Wed, 01 Mar 2017 05:00:00 -0000

Mary Gaitskill reads and discusses “The Five-Forty-Eight,” by John Cheever.

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Junot Díaz Reads Edwidge Danticat

Wed, 01 Feb 2017 05:00:00 -0000

Junot Díaz reads and discusses "Seven," by Edwidge Danticat.

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Richard Powers Reads Steven Millhauser

Tue, 03 Jan 2017 05:00:00 -0000

Richard Powers reads and discusses “A Visit,” by Steven Millhauser

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David Means Reads Sherman Alexie

Thu, 01 Dec 2016 05:00:00 -0000

David Means reads and discusses “The Toughest Indian in the World,” by Sherman Alexie.

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Ben Marcus Reads Mary Gaitskill

Tue, 01 Nov 2016 04:00:00 -0000

Ben Marcus reads and discusses "A Dream of Men," by Mary Gaitskill.

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Karen Russell Reads Mavis Gallant

Mon, 03 Oct 2016 04:00:00 -0000

Karen Russell joins Deborah Treisman to read and discuss Mavis Gallant’s “From the Fifteenth District,” from a 1978 issue of the magazine.

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Annie Proulx Reads J. F. Powers

Thu, 01 Sep 2016 04:00:00 -0000

Annie Proulx joins Deborah Treisman to read and discuss J. F. Powers’s “A Losing Game,” from a 1955 issue of the magazine.

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Alice Mattison Reads Lore Segal

Mon, 01 Aug 2016 04:00:00 -0000

Alice Mattison reads "The First American" by Lore Segal.

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Ben Lerner Reads John Berger

Fri, 01 Jul 2016 04:00:00 -0000

Ben Lerner joins Deborah Treisman to read and discuss John Berger’s “Woven, Sir,” from a 2001 issue of the magazine.

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Karl Ove Knausgaard Reads V. S. Naipaul

Wed, 01 Jun 2016 04:00:00 -0000

Karl Ove Knausgaard joins Deborah Treisman to read and discuss V. S. Naipaul's “Jack's Garden,” from a 1986 issue of the magazine.

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Dana Spiotta Reads Joy Williams

Mon, 02 May 2016 04:00:00 -0000

Dana Spiotta joins Deborah Treisman to read and discuss Joy Williams’s “Chicken Hill,” from a 2015 issue of the magazine.

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Anne Enright Reads Frank O'Connor

Fri, 01 Apr 2016 04:00:00 -0000

Anne Enright joins Deborah Treisman to read and discuss Frank O'Connor's "The Masculine Principle," from a 1950 issue of the magazine.

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EXTRA - Introducing The Author’s Voice: New Fiction from The New Yorker

Tue, 15 Mar 2016 04:00:00 -0000

Beginning March 21, you’ll be able to hear the stories that appear in The New Yorker, read by their authors, on our new podcast, The Author’s Voice: New Fiction from The New Yorker. For this special, one-time preview episode of the podcast, we’ve put together an anthology of recent readings. First, you’ll hear Michael Cunningham reading his updated fairy tale “Little Man”; next will be Zadie Smith reading her story “Escape from New York”; and, finally, Tom Hanks reading his fiction piece “Alan Bean Plus Four.” If you like what you hear, don’t forget to subscribe to The Author’s Voice on your podcast app. Next week’s episode will feature Ian McEwan reading his latest story. We’ll be back here next month with a new episode of The New Yorker Fiction Podcast.

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Jonathan Franzen Reads David Means

Tue, 01 Mar 2016 05:00:00 -0000

Jonathan Franzen joins Deborah Treisman to read and discuss David Means's "The Spot," from a 2006 issue of the magazine.

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Kevin Barry Reads Brian Friel

Mon, 01 Feb 2016 05:00:00 -0000

Kevin Barry joins Deborah Treisman to read and discuss Brian Friel's "The Saucer of Larks," from a 1960 issue of the magazine.

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Rivka Galchen Read Isaac Bashevis Singer

Mon, 04 Jan 2016 11:01:11 -0000

Rivka Galchen joins Deborah Treisman to read and discuss Isaac Bashevis Singer's "The Cafeteria," from a 1968 issue of the magazine.

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Andrew O'Hagan Reads Edna O'Brien

Tue, 01 Dec 2015 20:41:10 -0000

Andrew O'Hagan joins Deborah Treisman to read and discuss Edna O'Brien's "The Widow," from a 1989 issue of the magazine.

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Lydia Davis Reads Robert Gorham Davis

Mon, 02 Nov 2015 05:00:00 -0000

Lydia Davis joins Deborah Treisman to read and discuss Robert Gorham Davis's “Then We’ll Set it Right,” from a 1943 issue of the magazine.

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Allan Gurganus Reads Grace Paley

Thu, 01 Oct 2015 04:01:49 -0000

Allan Gurganus joins Deborah Treisman to read and discuss Grace Paley’s “My Father Addresses Me on the Facts of Old Age,” from a 2002 issue of the magazine.

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Lionel Shriver Reads T. C. Boyle

Tue, 01 Sep 2015 04:00:31 -0000

Lionel Shriver joins Deborah Treisman to read and discuss T. C. Boyle’s “Chicxulub,” from a 2004 issue of the magazine.

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Sam Lipsyte Reads James Purdy

Sat, 01 Aug 2015 10:00:02 -0000

Sam Lipsyte joins Deborah Treisman to read and discuss James Purdy’s “About Jessie Mae,” from a 1957 issue of the magazine.

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Yiyun Li Reads Patricia Highsmith

Wed, 01 Jul 2015 10:00:36 -0000

Yiyun Li joins Deborah Treisman to read and discuss Patricia Highsmith’s “The Trouble with Mrs. Blynn, the Trouble with the World,” from a 2002 issue of the magazine.

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Michael Cunningham Reads Harold Brodkey

Mon, 01 Jun 2015 20:15:00 -0000

Michael Cunningham joins Deborah Treisman to read and discuss Harold Brodkey’s “Dumbness Is Everything,” from a 1996 issue of the magazine.

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Joshua Ferris Reads Robert Coover

Fri, 01 May 2015 20:09:38 -0000

Joshua Ferris joins Deborah Treisman to read and discuss Robert Coover’s “Going for a Beer,” from a 2011 issue of the magazine.

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Thomas McGuane Reads David Means

Thu, 02 Apr 2015 01:56:00 -0000

Thomas McGuane joins Deborah Treisman to read and discuss David Means’s “The Tree Line, Kansas, 1934,” from a 2010 issue of the magazine.

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Etgar Keret Reads Donald Barthelme

Tue, 03 Mar 2015 02:19:59 -0000

Etgar Keret joins Deborah Treisman to read and discuss Donald Barthelme’s “Chablis,” from a 1983 issue of the magazine.

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Antonya Nelson Reads Tom Drury

Tue, 03 Feb 2015 00:29:15 -0000

Antonya Nelson joins Deborah Treisman to read and discuss Tom Drury’s “Accident at the Sugar Beet,” from a 1992 issue of the magazine.

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Joseph O’Neill Reads Muriel Spark

Wed, 31 Dec 2014 21:08:20 -0000

Joseph O’Neill joins Deborah Treisman to read and discuss Muriel Spark’s “The Ormolu Clock,” from a 1960 issue of the magazine.

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Aleksandar Hemon Reads Vladimir Nabokov

Mon, 01 Dec 2014 20:46:05 -0000

Aleksandar Hemon joins Deborah Treisman to read and discuss Vladimir Nabokov’s “Pnin,” from a 1953 issue of the magazine.

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David Gilbert Reads Steven Polansky

Tue, 04 Nov 2014 19:38:16 -0000

David Gilbert joins Deborah Treisman to read and discuss Steven Polansky’s “Leg,” from a 1994 issue of the magazine.

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George Saunders Reads Grace Paley And Barry Hannah

Wed, 01 Oct 2014 21:10:21 -0000

George Saunders joins Deborah Treisman to read and discuss Grace Paley’s “Love,” from a 1979 issue of the magazine, and Barry Hannah’s “The Wretched Seventies,” from a 1996 issue.

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Akhil Sharma Reads Tobias Wolff

Tue, 30 Sep 2014 02:04:41 -0000

Akhil Sharma joins Deborah Treisman to read and discuss Tobias Wolff’s “The Night In Question,” from a 1996 issue of the magazine.

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Joyce Carol Oates Reads Cynthia Ozick

Tue, 30 Sep 2014 02:04:32 -0000

Joyce Carol Oates joins Deborah Treisman to read and discuss Cynthia Ozick’s “The Shawl,” from a 1980 issue of the magazine.

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Miranda July Reads Janet Frame

Tue, 30 Sep 2014 02:04:19 -0000

Miranda July joins Deborah Treisman to read and discuss Janet Frame’s “Prizes,” from a 1962 issue of the magazine.

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Rebecca Curtis Reads Leonard Michaels

Tue, 30 Sep 2014 02:04:09 -0000

Rebecca Curtis joins Deborah Treisman to read and discuss Leonard Michaels’s “The Penultimate Conjecture,” from a 1999 issue of the magazine.

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Tim Parks Reads Peter Stamm

Tue, 30 Sep 2014 02:04:00 -0000

Tim Parks reads Peter Stamm.

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Nathan Englander Reads John Cheever

Tue, 30 Sep 2014 02:03:00 -0000

Nathan Englander Reads John Cheever’s “The Enormous Radio”

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Jennifer Egan Reads Mary Gaitskill

Tue, 04 Mar 2014 07:29:41 -0000

Jennifer Egan reads Mary Gaitskill's "The Other Place."

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T. C. Boyle Reads Donald Barthelme

Tue, 04 Feb 2014 08:25:46 -0000

T. C. Boyle reads two short stories by Donald Barthelme: “Game” and “The School.”

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Paul Theroux Reads Elizabeth Taylor

Fri, 03 Jan 2014 08:31:49 -0000

Paul Theroux reads "The Letter Writers," by Elizabeth Taylor, which appeared in The New Yorker in 1958.

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Jonathan Safran Foer Reads Amos Oz

Tue, 03 Dec 2013 05:56:42 -0000

Jonathan Safran Foer reads Amos Oz's "The King of Norway," which first appeared in The New Yorker in 2011.

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Louise Erdrich Reads Joyce Carol Oates

Sat, 02 Nov 2013 07:16:15 -0000

On this month's fiction podcast, Louise Erdrich reads "Mastiff," by Joyce Carol Oates, which appeared in the magazine in 2013. Erdrich's latest book, "The Round House," won the National Book Award in 2012.

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Jonathan Lethem Reads V. S. Pritchett

Wed, 02 Oct 2013 23:50:54 -0000

On this month's fiction podcast, Jonathan Lethem reads "The Rescue," by V. S. Pritchett, which was first published in The New Yorker in 1973 and can be found in Pritchett's "Complete Collected Stories." (Lethem's most recent fiction in the magazine, "The Gray Goose," was excerpted from his new novel, "Dissident Gardens.") In his discussion with The New Yorker's fiction editor, Deborah Treisman, Lethem says that Pritchett is a "total sorcerer," a writer who lets readers into a world that seems stable and then "pulls the rug out from under" them, changing where the story is going and what they think of the characters. "The Rescue," which is narrated by a sixteen-year-old girl whose mother brings home an awkward boy named Ellis to help her plan the town's annual pageant, is, according to Lethem, a perfect model for the way Pritchett tends to "overturn expectations."

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Rick Bass Reads Thomas McGuane

Wed, 04 Sep 2013 04:01:24 -0000

Rick Bass reads "Ice," by Thomas McGuane.

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Donald Antrim Reads Denis Johnson

Fri, 02 Aug 2013 06:33:17 -0000

Donald Antrim reads "Work," by Denis Johnson.

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Gary Shteyngart Reads Lorrie Moore

Thu, 04 Jul 2013 02:55:15 -0000

Gary Shteyngart reads "Paper Losses," by Lorrie Moore.

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Robert Coover Reads Italo Calvino

Wed, 05 Jun 2013 03:07:02 -0000

Robert Coover reads "The Daughters of the Moon," by Italo Calvino.

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Richard Ford Reads Harold Brodkey

Sat, 04 May 2013 04:37:37 -0000

Richard Ford reads "The State of Grace," by Harold Brodkey.

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Margaret Atwood Reads Mavis Gallant

Wed, 03 Apr 2013 03:50:31 -0000

Margaret Atwood reads "Voices Lost in Snow," by Mavis Gallant.

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Edwidge Danticat Reads Jamaica Kincaid

Thu, 07 Mar 2013 02:27:58 -0000

Edwidge Danticat reads "Girl" and "Wingless," by Jamaica Kincaid.

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Francisco Goldman Reads Roberto Bolano

Sat, 02 Feb 2013 08:57:56 -0000

Francisco Goldman reads "Clara," by Roberto Bolano.

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Tony Earley Reads William Maxwell

Thu, 03 Jan 2013 07:10:47 -0000

Tony Earley reads "Love," by William Maxwell.

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Hisham Matar Reads Jorge Luis Borges

Tue, 04 Dec 2012 08:53:26 -0000

Hisham Matar reads "Shakespeare's Memory," by Jorge Luis Borges.

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David Sedaris Reads Miranda July

Fri, 02 Nov 2012 03:45:00 -0000

David Sedaris reads "Roy Spivey," by Miranda July.

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Sherman Alexie Reads Jessamyn West

Fri, 05 Oct 2012 03:21:08 -0000

Sherman Alexie reads "The Lesson," by Jessamyn West.

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Tessa Hadley Reads Nadine Gordimer

Thu, 06 Sep 2012 03:07:48 -0000

In this month's fiction podcast, Tessa Hadley reads "City Lovers," a story by the South African writer and 1991 Nobel Prize winner Nadine Gordimer. The story, which was published in The New Yorker in 1975, focusses on a love affair between a white man and a "colored" woman in Apartheid South Africa. It's deeply political in its details--the man is a geologist at a mining company, the couple's affair is illegal, and they cover it up by pretending that she is his servant. But Gordimer writes with a focussed intimacy that makes the piece a tragic love story rather than a political morality tale. "One of the things I think she can teach us," says Hadley, "is how to write politically without becoming shrill."

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Maile Meloy Reads Laurie Colwin

Thu, 02 Aug 2012 05:47:08 -0000

Maile Meloy reads Laurie Colwin's "Mr. Parker" and discusses it with The New Yorker's fiction editor, Deborah Treisman. "Mr. Parker" was published in the April 14, 1973, issue of The New Yorker and can be found in "Passion and Affect." Maile Meloy's novels include "Liars and Saints" and "A Family Daughter."

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James Salter Reads Reynolds Price

Sat, 30 Jun 2012 04:18:45 -0000

James Salter reads Reynolds Price's "His Final Mother" and discusses it with The New Yorker's fiction editor, Deborah Treisman. "His Final Mother" was published in the May 21, 1990, issue of The New Yorker and can be found in "Reynolds Price: The Collected Stories." James Salter's novels include "The Hunters" and "Light Years."

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Dave Eggers Reads Roddy Doyle

Sat, 02 Jun 2012 04:28:54 -0000

Dave Eggers reads Roddy Doyle's "Bullfighting," and discusses it with The New Yorker's fiction editor, Deborah Treisman. "Bullfighting" was published in the April 28, 2008, issue of The New Yorker and can be found in "Bullfighting: Stories." Dave Eggers's new novel, "A Hologram for the King," comes out this month.

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Matthew Klam Reads Charles D’Ambrosio

Wed, 02 May 2012 03:03:55 -0000

Matthew Klam reads Charles D'Ambrosio's "The Point" and discusses it with The New Yorker's fiction editor, Deborah Treisman. "The Point" was published in the October 1, 1990, issue of The New Yorker and was the title story of D'Ambrosio's first collection. Matthew Klam's most recent book of stories is "Sam the Cat."

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Colm Toibin Reads Sylvia Townsend Warner

Sat, 17 Mar 2012 05:01:04 -0000

Colm Toibin reads Sylvia Townsend Warner's "The Children's Grandmother," and discusses it with The New Yorker's fiction editor, Deborah Treisman. "The Children's Grandmother" was published in the November 25, 1950, issue of The New Yorker and can be found in "Winter in the Air and Other Stories." Colm Toibin's most recent collection of stories is "The Empty Family."

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Nicole Krauss Reads Bruno Schulz

Sat, 18 Feb 2012 04:37:19 -0000

Nicole Krauss reads Bruno Schulz's "Father's Last Escape," and discusses it with The New Yorker's fiction editor, Deborah Treisman. "Father's Last Escape" was published in the January 2, 1978, issue of The New Yorker and can be found in "The Street of Crocodiles and Other Stories"; David Grossman wrote about Schulz in the June 8, 2009, issue. Nicole Krauss's most recent book, "Great House," was excerpted in the the magazine's 20 Under 40 issue.

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Thomas Beller Reads Niccolo Tucci

Thu, 19 Jan 2012 07:59:14 -0000

Thomas Beller reads Niccolo Tucci's "The Evolution of Knowledge," and discusses it with The New Yorker's fiction editor, Deborah Treisman. "The Evolution of Knowledge" was published in the April 12, 1947, issue of The New Yorker and can be found in "The Rain Came Last & Other Stories." Thomas Beller is the author of "How to Be a Man: Scenes from a Protracted Boyhood."

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Tea Obreht Reads Stephanie Vaughn

Fri, 16 Dec 2011 09:02:04 -0000

Tea Obreht reads Stephanie Vaughn's "Able, Baker, Charlie, Dog," and discusses it with The New Yorker's fiction editor, Deborah Treisman. "Able, Baker, Charlie, Dog" was published in the June 5, 1978, issue of The New Yorker and can be found in "Sweet Talk," which will be reissued in 2012. Tea Obreht is the author of the novel "The Tiger's Wife."

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Said Sayrafiezadeh Reads Thomas Beller

Sat, 19 Nov 2011 09:50:42 -0000

Said Sayrafiezadeh reads Thomas Beller's "A Different Kind of Imperfection," and discusses it with The New Yorker's fiction editor, Deborah Treisman. "A Different Kind of Imperfection" was published in the February 11, 1991, issue of The New Yorker and can be found in "Seduction Theory." Said Sayrafiezadeh is the author of the memoir "When Skateboards Will Be Free."

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Colum McCann Reads Benedict Kiely

Wed, 19 Oct 2011 05:59:07 -0000

Colum McCann reads Benedict Kiely's "Bluebell Meadow," and discusses it with The New Yorker's fiction editor, Deborah Treisman. "Bluebell Meadow" was published in the April 14, 1975, issue of The New Yorker and can be found in "The Collected Stories of Benedict Kiely." Colum McCann's most recent book is "Let the Great World Spin."

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Ben Marcus Reads Kazuo Ishiguro

Thu, 22 Sep 2011 02:13:19 -0000

Ben Marcus reads Kazuo Ishiguro's "A Village After Dark," and discusses it with The New Yorker's fiction editor, Deborah Treisman. "A Village After Dark" was published in the May 21, 2001, issue of The New Yorker. Ben Marcus's upcoming book, "The Flame Alphabet," will be published in 2012.

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Salman Rushdie Reads Donald Barthelme

Sat, 20 Aug 2011 01:32:40 -0000

Salman Rushdie reads Donald Barthelme's "Concerning the Bodyguard," and discusses it with The New Yorker's fiction editor, Deborah Treisman. "Concerning the Bodyguard" was published in the October 16, 1978, issue of The New Yorker, and was collected in "Forty Stories." Salman Rushdie's most recent book is "Luka and the Fire of Life."

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ZZ Packer Reads Stuart Dybek

Sat, 16 Jul 2011 06:18:36 -0000

ZZ Packer reads Stuart Dybek's "Paper Lantern," and discusses it with The New Yorker's fiction editor, Deborah Treisman. "Paper Lantern" was published in the November 27, 1995, issue of The New Yorker, and was reprinted in "The Best American Short Stories 1996." ZZ Packer is the author of the short-story collection "Drinking Coffee Elsewhere."

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Lauren Groff Reads Alice Munro

Wed, 22 Jun 2011 02:06:25 -0000

Lauren Groff reads Alice Munro's "Axis," and discusses it with The New Yorker's fiction editor, Deborah Treisman. "Axis" was published in the January 31, 2011, issue of The New Yorker.

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Allegra Goodman Reads John Updike

Sat, 21 May 2011 06:39:54 -0000

Allegra Goodman reads John Updike's "A & P," and discusses it with The New Yorker's fiction editor, Deborah Treisman. "A & P" was published in the July 22, 1961, issue of The New Yorker and is collected in "The Early Stories: 1953-1975."

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Sam Lipsyte Reads Thomas McGuane

Thu, 21 Apr 2011 05:01:52 -0000

Sam Lipsyte reads Thomas McGuane's "Cowboy," and discusses it with The New Yorker's fiction editor, Deborah Treisman. "Cowboy" was published in the September 19, 2005, issue of The New Yorker and is collected in "Gallatin Canyon."

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Daniel Alarcon Reads Roberto Bolano

Sat, 19 Mar 2011 01:36:27 -0000

Daniel Alarcon reads Roberto Bolano's "Gomez Palacio."

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Anne Enright Reads John Cheever

Thu, 17 Feb 2011 08:43:58 -0000

Anne Enright reads John Cheever's "The Swimmer."

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Hilton Als Reads James McCourt

Fri, 21 Jan 2011 10:11:47 -0000

Hilton Als reads James McCourt's "Kaye Wayfaring in 'Avenged'"

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Cynthia Ozick Reads Steven Millhauser

Sat, 18 Dec 2010 04:20:27 -0000

Cynthia Ozick reads Steven Millhauser's "In the Reign of Harad IV."

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Jennifer Egan Reads Lore Segal

Fri, 19 Nov 2010 10:51:29 -0000

Jennifer Egan reads Lore Segal's "The Reverse Bug."

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David Means Reads Raymond Carver

Fri, 15 Oct 2010 05:06:39 -0000

David Means reads Raymond Carver's "Chef's House."

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Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie Reads Jamaica Kincaid

Sat, 11 Sep 2010 05:25:46 -0000

Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie reads Jamaica Kincaid's "Figures in the Distance."

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Chris Adrian Reads Donald Barthelme

Fri, 13 Aug 2010 00:25:55 -0000

Chris Adrian reads Donald Barthelme's "The Indian Uprising."

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Salvatore Scibona Reads Denis Johnson

Tue, 13 Jul 2010 21:00:32 -0000

Salvatore Scibona reads Denis Johnson's "Two Men."

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Rivka Galchen Reads Leonard Michaels

Sat, 05 Jun 2010 05:46:24 -0000

Rivka Galchen reads Leonard Michaels's "Cryptology."

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Monica Ali Reads Joshua Ferris

Fri, 14 May 2010 02:13:09 -0000

Monica Ali reads Joshua Ferris's "The Dinner Party."

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Chang-Rae Lee Reads Don DeLillo

Tue, 13 Apr 2010 06:03:52 -0000

Chang-Rae Lee reads Don DeLillo's "Baader-Meinhof."

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Lorrie Moore Reads Julie Hayden

Sat, 20 Mar 2010 00:14:27 -0000

Lorrie Moore reads Julie Hayden's "Day-Old Baby Rats."

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Julian Barnes Reads Frank O’Connor

Fri, 12 Feb 2010 06:09:43 -0000

Julian Barnes reads Frank O'Connor's "The Man of the World."

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Karen Russell Reads Carson McCullers

Fri, 15 Jan 2010 01:39:42 -0000

Karen Russell reads Carson McCullers's "The Jockey."

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Junot Diaz Reads Edwidge Danticat

Tue, 15 Dec 2009 23:06:00 -0000

Junot Diaz reads Edwidge Danticat's "Water Child."

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Yiyun Li Reads John McGahern

Thu, 12 Nov 2009 23:34:12 -0000

Yiyun Li reads John McGahern's "The Wine Breath."

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Orhan Pamuk Reads Vladimir Nabokov

Wed, 14 Oct 2009 01:40:50 -0000

Orhan Pamuk reads Vladimir Nabokov's "My Russian Education" and discusses it with The New Yorker's fiction editor, Deborah Treisman.

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Marisa Silver Reads Peter Taylor

Sat, 12 Sep 2009 01:00:13 -0000

Marisa Silver reads Peter Taylor's "Porte-Cochere" and discusses it with The New Yorker's fiction editor, Deborah Treisman.

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Joshua Ferris Reads George Saunders

Tue, 11 Aug 2009 02:51:32 -0000

Joshua Ferris reads George Saunders's "Adams" and discusses it with The New Yorker's fiction editor, Deborah Treisman.

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David Bezmozgis Reads Sergei Dovlatov

Wed, 08 Jul 2009 00:52:38 -0000

David Bezmozgis reads Sergei Dovlatov's "The Colonel Says I Love You" and discusses it with The New Yorker's fiction editor, Deborah Treisman.

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Jonathan Franzen Reads Veronica Geng

Tue, 02 Jun 2009 01:34:12 -0000

Jonathan Franzen reads Veronica Geng's "Love Trouble Is My Business" and Ian Frazier's "Coyote v. Acme" and discusses them with The New Yorker's fiction editor, Deborah Treisman.

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Tobias Wolff Reads Denis Johnson

Sat, 09 May 2009 01:44:12 -0000

Tobias Wolff reads Denis Johnson's "Emergency" and discusses it with The New Yorker's fiction editor, Deborah Treisman.

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Nathan Englander Reads Isaac Bashevis Singer

Fri, 10 Apr 2009 22:09:30 -0000

Nathan Englander reads Isaac Bashevis Singer's short story "Disguised" and discusses it with The New Yorker's fiction editor, Deborah Treisman.

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Joyce Carol Oates Reads Eudora Welty

Mon, 09 Mar 2009 22:46:04 -0000

Joyce Carol Oates reads Eudora Welty's short story "Where Is the Voice Coming From?" and discusses it with The New Yorker's fiction editor, Deborah Treisman.

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Roger Angell Reads John Updike

Thu, 12 Feb 2009 03:55:49 -0000

Roger Angell reads John Updike's short story "Playing with Dynamite," and talks with The New Yorker's fiction editor, Deborah Treisman, about editing Updike.

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Thomas McGuane Reads James Salter

Sat, 10 Jan 2009 06:48:43 -0000

Thomas McGuane reads James Salter's "Last Night," and discusses it with The New Yorker's fiction editor, Deborah Treisman.

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Roddy Doyle Reads Maeve Brennan

Fri, 12 Dec 2008 19:36:33 -0000

Roddy Doyle reads Maeve Brennan's short story "Christmas Eve," and discusses Brennan's relationship with Ireland and Doyle's own family, with The New Yorker's fiction editor, Deborah Treisman.

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A. M. Homes Reads Shirley Jackson

Wed, 12 Nov 2008 23:12:52 -0000

A. M. Homes reads Shirley Jackson's short story "The Lottery," and discusses it with The New Yorker's fiction editor, Deborah Treisman.

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Gary Shteyngart Reads Andrea Lee

Thu, 09 Oct 2008 22:50:11 -0000

Gary Shteyngart reads Andrea Lee's short story "Brothers and Sisters Around the World," and discusses it with The New Yorker's fiction editor, Deborah Treisman.

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Tobias Wolff Reads Stephanie Vaughn

Fri, 12 Sep 2008 21:09:20 -0000

Tobias Wolff reads Stephanie Vaughn's short story "Dog Heaven," and discusses it with The New Yorker's fiction editor, Deborah Treisman.

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Jeffrey Eugenides Reads Harold Brodkey

Fri, 08 Aug 2008 00:27:25 -0000

Jeffrey Eugenides reads Harold Brodkey's short story "Spring Fugue," and discusses it with The New Yorker's fiction editor, Deborah Treisman.

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Aleksandar Hemon Discusses Bernard Malamud

Thu, 10 Jul 2008 01:52:25 -0000

Aleksandar Hemon discusses Bernard Malamud's short story "A Summer's Reading" with The New Yorker's fiction editor, Deborah Treisman.

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Mary Gaitskill Reads Vladimir Nabokov

Mon, 02 Jun 2008 19:46:49 -0000

Mary Gaitskill reads "Symbols and Signs," Vladimir Nabokov's first story published in The New Yorker, and discusses it with fiction editor Deborah Treisman.

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Hilton Als Discusses Jean Stafford

Tue, 06 May 2008 02:17:58 -0000

Invalid Souls: Hilton Als discusses Jean Stafford and her story "Children Are Bored on Sunday" with The New Yorker's fiction editor, Deborah Treisman. Reading by Eliza Foss.

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Louise Erdrich Reads Lorrie Moore

Wed, 09 Apr 2008 19:45:17 -0000

Louise Erdrich reads Lorrie Moores short story "Dance in America" and discusses Moore with The New Yorker's fiction editor, Deborah Treisman.

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Jonathan Lethem Reads James Thurber

Mon, 03 Mar 2008 10:00:00 -0000

Jonathan Lethem reads James Thurber's short story "The Wood Duck" and discusses Thurber with The New Yorker's fiction editor, Deborah Treisman.

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T. Coraghessan Boyle Reads Tobias Wolff

Mon, 11 Feb 2008 22:00:00 -0000

T. Coraghessan Boyle reads Tobias Wolff's "Bullet in the Brain" and discusses Wolff with The New Yorker's fiction editor, Deborah Treisman.

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E. L. Doctorow Reads John O’Hara

Mon, 07 Jan 2008 10:00:05 -0000

E. L. Doctorow reads John O'Hara's short story "Graven Image" and discusses O'Hara with The New Yorker's fiction editor, Deborah Treisman.

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Jhumpa Lahiri Reads William Trevor

Tue, 11 Dec 2007 00:25:40 -0000

Jhumpa Lahiri reads the short story "A Day," by William Trevor, and discusses it with The New Yorker's fiction editor, Deborah Triesman.

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Antonya Nelson Reads Mavis Gallant

Mon, 05 Nov 2007 10:00:07 -0000

Antonya Nelson reads Mavis Gallant's short story "When We Were Nearly Young" and discusses Gallant with The New Yorker's fiction editor, Deborah Treisman.

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Paul Theroux Reads Jorge Luis Borges

Mon, 08 Oct 2007 08:00:01 -0000

Paul Theroux reads Jorge Luis Borges's short story "The Gospel According to Mark" and discusses Borges with The New Yorker's fiction editor, Deborah Treisman. "The Gospel According to Mark" was published in The New Yorker on October 23, 1971.

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Nell Freudenberger Discusses Grace Paley

Mon, 10 Sep 2007 08:00:10 -0000

Nell Freudenberger discusses Grace Paley's short story "Somewhere Else" with The New Yorker's fiction editor, Deborah Treisman. The podcast includes a reading of the story by Barbara Rosenblatt. "Somewhere Else" was published in The New Yorker on October 23, 1978.

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George Saunders Reads Isaac Babel

Mon, 06 Aug 2007 08:00:00 -0000

George Saunders reads Isaac Babel's short story "You Must Know Everything" and discusses it with The New Yorker's fiction editor, Deborah Treisman.

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Donald Antrim Reads Donald Barthelme

Mon, 09 Jul 2007 09:00:00 -0000

Donald Antrim reads Donald Barthelme's 1974 short story "I Bought a Little City" and discusses it with The New Yorker's fiction editor, Deborah Treisman.

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Junot Díaz Reads How to Date a Brown Girl (Black Girl, White Girl, or Halfie)

Sat, 02 Jun 2007 00:05:52 -0000

Junot Díaz reads a story; Edwidge Danticat and Deborah Treisman discuss.

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Richard Ford Reads John Cheever

Fri, 04 May 2007 00:32:00 -0000

Richard Ford reads "Reunion" by John Cheever.

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