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The New Yorker: Fiction
The New Yorker: Fiction
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A monthly reading and conversation with the New Yorker fiction editor Deborah Treisman.

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Episodes

Ayşegül Savaş Reads Tessa Hadley

Ayşegül Savaş joins Deborah Treisman to discuss “An Abduction,” by Tessa Hadley, which was published in The New Yorker in... more

01 Dec 2024 · 1 hour, 24 minutes
Aleksandar Hemon Reads ZZ Packer

Aleksandar Hemon joins Deborah Treisman to read and discuss “Drinking Coffee Elsewhere,” by ZZ Packer, which was published in The... more

02 Nov 2024 · 1 hour, 17 minutes
Rebecca Makkai Reads Jhumpa Lahiri

Rebecca Makkai joins Deborah Treisman to read and discuss “The Third and Final Continent,” by Jhumpa Lahiri, which was published... more

01 Oct 2024 · 1 hour, 18 minutes
Louise Erdrich Reads Karen Russell

Louise Erdrich joins Deborah Treisman to read and discuss “Haunting Olivia,” by Karen Russell, which was published in The New... more

01 Sep 2024 · 1 hour, 12 minutes
David Sedaris Reads George Saunders

David Sedaris joins Deborah Treisman to read and discuss “Love Letter,” by George Saunders, which was published in The New... more

01 Aug 2024 · 46 minutes
Nathan Englander Reads Chris Adrian

Nathan Englander joins Deborah Treisman to read and discuss “Every Night for a Thousand Years,” by Chris Adrian, which was... more

01 Jul 2024 · 1 hour, 4 minutes
André Alexis Reads Alice Munro

André Alexis joins Deborah Treisman for a special tribute to Alice Munro, who died in May at age ninety-two. Alexis... more

01 Jun 2024 · 1 hour, 38 minutes
Rachel Cusk Reads Marguerite Duras

Rachel Cusk joins Deborah Treisman to read and discuss "The Bible" and “The Stolen Pigeons” by Marguerite Duras, which were... more

01 May 2024 · 54 minutes
David Bezmozgis Reads Sarah Shun-lien Bynum

David Bezmozgis joins Deborah Treisman to read and discuss “Likes,” by Sarah Shun-lien Bynum, which was published in The New... more

01 Apr 2024 · 1 hour, 8 minutes
Greg Jackson Reads Jennifer Egan

Greg Jackson joins Deborah Treisman to read and discuss “Safari,” by Jennifer Egan, which was published in The New Yorker... more

01 Mar 2024 · 1 hour, 14 minutes
Sterling HolyWhiteMountain Reads Roberto Bolaño

Sterling HolyWhiteMountain joins Deborah Treisman to read and discuss “Labyrinth,” by Roberto Bolaño, translated from the Spanish by Chris Andrews,... more

01 Feb 2024 · 1 hour, 9 minutes
Rivka Galchen Reads Aleksandar Hemon

In the two hundredth episode of the New Yorker Fiction Podcast, Rivka Galchen joins Deborah Treisman to read and discuss... more

01 Jan 2024 · 1 hour, 6 minutes
Teju Cole Reads Anne Carson

Teju Cole joins Deborah Treisman to read and discuss “1=1,” by Anne Carson, which was published in The New Yorker... more

01 Dec 2023 · 52 minutes
Margaret Atwood Reads Mavis Gallant, Live

Margaret Atwood joins Deborah Treisman to read and discuss “Varieties of Exile,” by Mavis Gallant, which was published in The... more

01 Nov 2023 · 1 hour, 19 minutes
Lucinda Rosenfeld Reads Annie Ernaux

Lucinda Rosenfeld joins Deborah Treisman to read and discuss “Returns,” by Annie Ernaux, translated from the French by Deborah Treisman,... more

01 Oct 2023 · 45 minutes
Andrew O’Hagan Reads Donald Antrim

Andrew O’Hagan joins Deborah Treisman to discuss “An Actor Prepares,” by Donald Antrim, which was published in The New Yorker in 1999.... more

01 Sep 2023 · 1 hour, 16 minutes
David Means Reads Lorrie Moore

David Means joins Deborah Treisman to discuss “Face Time,” by Lorrie Moore, which was published in The New Yorker in 2020. Means... more

01 Aug 2023 · 1 hour,
George Saunders Reads Claire Keegan

George Saunders joins Deborah Treisman to read and discuss “So Late in the Day,” by Claire Keegan, which was published... more

01 Jul 2023 · 1 hour, 11 minutes
Ottessa Moshfegh Reads David Means

Ottessa Moshfegh joins Deborah Treisman to read and discuss “Two Ruminations on a Homeless Brother,” by David Means, which was... more

01 Jun 2023 · 1 hour,
Jonas Hassen Khemiri Reads Vladimir Nabokov

Jonas Hassen Khemiri joins Deborah Treisman to read and discuss “A Slice of Life,” by Vladimir Nabokov, translated from the... more

01 May 2023 · 56 minutes
Saïd Sayrafiezadeh Reads Samuel Beckett

Saïd Sayrafiezadeh joins Deborah Treisman to read and discuss “Ill Seen Ill Said,” by Samuel Beckett, which was published in The... more

01 Apr 2023 · 1 hour, 16 minutes
Introducing: “In The Dark”

We’re pleased to announce that “In The Dark,” the acclaimed investigative podcast from American Public Media, is joining The New... more

09 Mar 2023 · 18 minutes
Claire-Louise Bennett Reads Maeve Brennan

Claire-Louise Bennett joins Deborah Treisman to read and discuss “Family Walls,” by Maeve Brennan, which was published in The New Yorker in... more

07 Mar 2023 · 1 hour, 13 minutes
Clare Sestanovich Reads Alice Munro

Clare Sestanovich joins Deborah Treisman to read and discuss “The Moons of Jupiter” by Alice Munro, which was published in The... more

01 Feb 2023 · 1 hour, 12 minutes
Gary Shteyngart Reads Weike Wang

Gary Shteyngart joins Deborah Treisman to read and discuss “Omakase,” by Weike Wang, which was published in *The New Yorker*... more

01 Jan 2023 · 1 hour, 7 minutes
Ling Ma Reads Nicole Krauss

Ling Ma joins Deborah Treisman to read and discuss “Seeing Ershadi,” by Nicole Krauss, which was published in The New Yorker in... more

01 Dec 2022 · 58 minutes
Jamil Jan Kochai Reads Yiyun Li

Jamil Jan Kochai joins Deborah Treisman to read and discuss “All Will Be Well,” by Yiyun Li, which was published... more

01 Nov 2022 · 1 hour, 1 minute
Madeleine Thien Reads Yoko Ogawa

Madeleine Thien joins Deborah Treisman to read and discuss “The Cafeteria in the Evening and a Pool in the Rain,”... more

01 Oct 2022 · 1 hour, 10 minutes
Elif Batuman Reads Sylvia Townsend Warner

Elif Batuman joins Deborah Treisman to read and discuss “Truth and Fiction,” by Sylvia Townsend Warner, which was published in The... more

01 Sep 2022 · 1 hour, 1 minute
André Alexis Reads Italo Calvino

André Alexis joins Deborah Treisman to read and discuss “Waiting for Death in a Hotel,” by Italo Calvino, translated, from... more

05 Aug 2022 · 51 minutes
Akhil Sharma Reads Joyce Carol Oates

Akhil Sharma joins Deborah Treisman to read and discuss “Zombie,” by Joyce Carol Oates, which was published in The New Yorker in... more

01 Jul 2022 · 1 hour, 5 minutes
Rachel Kushner Reads Edna O’Brien

Rachel Kushner joins Deborah Treisman to read and discuss “Come Into the Drawing Room, Doris,” by Edna O’Brien, which was... more

01 Jun 2022 · 1 hour, 6 minutes
Camille Bordas Reads Saul Bellow

Camille Bordas joins Deborah Treisman to read and discuss “A Father-to-Be,” by Saul Bellow, which was published in The New Yorker in... more

01 May 2022 · 53 minutes
Sherman Alexie Reads Raymond Carver

Sherman Alexie joins Deborah Treisman to read and discuss “Where I’m Calling From,” by Raymond Carver, which was published in The... more

01 Apr 2022 · 1 hour, 10 minutes
Gish Jen Reads Grace Paley

Gish Jen joins Deborah Treisman to read and discuss “Friends,” by Grace Paley, which was published in The New Yorker in 1979.... more

01 Mar 2022 · 59 minutes
Alejandro Zambra Reads Bruno Schulz

Alejandro Zambra joins Deborah Treisman to read and discuss “Loneliness,” by Bruno Schulz, translated from the Polish by Celina Wieniewska,... more

01 Feb 2022 · 36 minutes
Kevin Barry Reads V. S. Pritchett

Kevin Barry joins Deborah Treisman to read and discuss “A Family Man,” by V. S. Pritchett, which was published in The... more

01 Jan 2022 · 51 minutes
Will Mackin Reads George Saunders

Will Mackin joins Deborah Treisman to read and discuss “The Falls,” by George Saunders, which was published in The New Yorker in... more

01 Dec 2021 · 56 minutes
Ben Lerner Reads Julio Cortázar

Ben Lerner joins Deborah Treisman to read and discuss “In the Name of Bobby,” by Julio Cortázar, translated from the... more

01 Nov 2021 · 56 minutes
Donald Antrim Reads Donald Barthelme 2021

Donald Antrim joins Deborah Treisman to read and discuss “The Balloon,” by Donald Barthelme, which was published in The New Yorker in... more

01 Oct 2021 · 37 minutes
Rebecca Curtis Reads Haruki Murakami

Rebecca Curtis joins Deborah Treisman to read and discuss “Confessions of a Shinagawa Monkey,” by Haruki Murakami, which was published... more

01 Sep 2021 · 1 hour, 1 minute
Ann Patchett Reads Maile Meloy

Ann Patchett joins Deborah Treisman to read and discuss “The Proxy Marriage,” by Maile Meloy, which was published in The New... more

01 Aug 2021 · 1 hour, 9 minutes
Susan Choi Reads Jennifer Egan

Susan Choi joins Deborah Treisman to read and discuss “Found Objects,” by Jennifer Egan, which was published in The New Yorker in... more

01 Jul 2021 · 1 hour, 5 minutes
Ben Okri Reads Franz Kafka

Ben Okri joins Deborah Treisman to read and discuss “The Rescue Will Begin in Its Own Time,” four short fiction... more

01 Jun 2021 · 46 minutes
Téa Obreht Reads Thomas McGuane

Téa Obreht joins Deborah Treisman to read and discuss “Gallatin Canyon,” by Thomas McGuane, which appeared in a 2003 issue... more

01 May 2021 · 57 minutes
Weike Wang Reads Lara Vapnyar

Weike Wang joins Deborah Treisman to read and discuss “Katania,” by Lara Vapnyar, which appeared in a 2013 issue of... more

01 Apr 2021 · 1 hour,
Douglas Stuart Reads Kevin Barry

Douglas Stuart joins Deborah Treisman to read and discuss “Fjord of Killary,” by Kevin Barry, which appeared in a 2010... more

01 Mar 2021 · 54 minutes
Hisham Matar Reads Colm Tóibín

Hisham Matar joins Deborah Treisman to read and discuss “One Minus One,” by Colm Tóibín, which appeared in a 2007... more

01 Feb 2021 · 1 hour, 9 minutes
Chang-rae Lee Reads Steven Millhauser

Chang-rae Lee joins Deborah Treisman to read and discuss “Coming Soon,” by Steven Millhauser, which appeared in a 2013 issue... more

01 Jan 2021 · 57 minutes
Samantha Hunt Reads Yiyun Li

Samantha Hunt joins Deborah Treisman to read and discuss “A Sheltered Woman,” by Yiyun Li, which appeared in a 2014... more

01 Dec 2020 · 1 hour, 5 minutes
Elizabeth Strout Reads William Trevor

Elizabeth Strout joins Deborah Treisman to read and discuss “Bravado,” by William Trevor, which appeared in a 2007 issue of... more

01 Nov 2020 · 47 minutes
ZZ Packer Reads Lesley Nneka Arimah

ZZ Packer joins Deborah Treisman to read and discuss “Who Will Greet You At Home,” by Lesley Nneka Arimah, which appeared... more

01 Oct 2020 · 1 hour, 6 minutes
David Gilbert Reads Samantha Hunt

David Gilbert joins Deborah Treisman to read and discuss “Three Days,” by Samantha Hunt, which appeared in a 2006 issue of... more

01 Sep 2020 · 1 hour, 6 minutes
Tommy Orange Reads Louise Erdrich

Tommy Orange joins Deborah Treisman to read and discuss “The Years of My Birth,” by Louise Erdrich, which appeared in a... more

01 Aug 2020 · 51 minutes
Allegra Goodman Reads Eudora Welty

Allegra Goodman joins Deborah Treisman to read and discuss “No Place for You My Love,” by Eudora Welty, which appeared in... more

01 Jul 2020 · 1 hour, 7 minutes
Bryan Washington Reads Haruki Murakami

Bryan Washington joins Deborah Treisman to read and discuss “U.F.O. in Kushiro,” by Haruki Murakami, which first appeared in a 2001 issue... more

01 Jun 2020 · 1 hour, 3 minutes
Kristen Roupenian Reads Shirley Jackson

Kristen Roupenian joins Deborah Treisman to read and discuss “Afternoon in Linen,” by Shirley Jackson, which appeared in a 1943... more

01 May 2020 · 42 minutes
Deborah Treisman Reads David Foster Wallace

Deborah Treisman reads and discusses “Good People,” by David Foster Wallace, which appeared in a 2007 issue of the magazine.... more

01 Apr 2020 · 34 minutes
Greg Jackson Reads Ann Beattie

Greg Jackson joins Deborah Treisman to read and discuss “Where You’ll Find Me,” by Ann Beattie, which appeared in a... more

01 Mar 2020 · 59 minutes
David Rabe Reads John Updike

David Rabe joins Deborah Treisman to read and discuss “The Other Side of the Street,” by John Updike, which appeared... more

01 Feb 2020 · 44 minutes
Andrea Lee Reads Haruki Murakami

Andrea Lee joins Deborah Treisman to read and discuss “Barn Burning,” by Haruki Murakami, which appeared in a 1992 issue... more

01 Jan 2020 · 57 minutes
Ann Beattie Reads Mavis Gallant

Ann Beattie joins Deborah Treisman to read and discuss “Dédé,” by Mavis Gallant, which appeared in a 1987 issue of... more

01 Dec 2019 · 1 hour,
Garth Greenwell Reads Jean Stafford

Garth Greenwell joins Deborah Treisman to read and discuss “The Shorn Lamb,” by Jean Stafford, which appeared in a 1953... more

01 Nov 2019 · 1 hour, 5 minutes
Jhumpa Lahiri Reads Primo Levi

Jhumpa Lahiri joins Deborah Treisman to read and discuss "Quaestio De Centauris," by Primo Levi, translated, from the Italian, by Jenny... more

01 Oct 2019 · 1 hour,
Etgar Keret Reads Janet Frame

Etgar Keret joins Deborah Treisman to read and discuss "You Are Now Entering the Human Heart," by Janet Frame, from... more

01 Sep 2019 · 46 minutes
Margaret Atwood Reads Alice Munro

Margaret Atwood joins Deborah Treisman to read and discuss "Corrie," by Alice Munro, from a 2010 issue of the magazine.... more

01 Aug 2019 · 1 hour, 10 minutes
Kirstin Valdez Quade Reads John L'Heureux

Kirstin Valdez Quade joins Deborah Treisman to read and discuss "The Long Black Line," by John L'Heureux, from a 2018... more

01 Jul 2019 · 1 hour, 13 minutes
Andrew Sean Greer Reads Dorothy Parker

Andrew Sean Greer joins Deborah Treisman to read and discuss "I Live on Your Visits," by Dorothy Parker, from a... more

03 Jun 2019 · 46 minutes
Emma Cline Reads Miranda July

Emma Cline joins Deborah Treisman to read and discuss "The Metal Bowl," by Miranda July, from a 2017 issue of... more

01 May 2019 · 58 minutes
Marisa Silver Reads Daniyal Mueenuddin

Marisa Silver joins Deborah Treisman to read and discuss "Nawabdin Electrician," by Daniyal Mueenuddin, from a 2007 issue of the... more

01 Apr 2019 · 55 minutes
Joy Williams Reads Don DeLillo

Joy Williams joins Deborah Treisman to read and discuss "The Itch," by Don DeLillo, from a 2017 issue of the... more

01 Mar 2019 · 58 minutes
Joseph O'Neill Reads Nadine Gordimer

Joseph O'Neill joins Deborah Treisman to read and discuss "The Pet," by Nadine Gordimer, from a 1962 issue of the magazine.... more

01 Feb 2019 · 50 minutes
Orhan Pamuk Reads Jorge Luis Borges

Orhan Pamuk joins Deborah Treisman to read and discuss "Ibn Hakkan Al-Bokhari, Dead in his Labyrinth," by Jorge Luis Borges,... more

02 Jan 2019 · 55 minutes
Dave Eggers Reads Sam Shepard

Dave Eggers joins Deborah Treisman to read and discuss "Indianapolis (Highway 74)," by Sam Shepard, from a 2009 issue of... more

01 Dec 2018 · 55 minutes
Stuart Dybek Reads Steven Millhauser

Stuart Dybek joins Deborah Treisman to read and discuss "Miracle Polish," by Steven Millhauser, from a 2011 issue of the magazine.... more

01 Nov 2018 · 1 hour, 6 minutes
Roddy Doyle Reads Lorrie Moore

Roddy Doyle joins Deborah Treisman to read and discuss "Community Life," by Lorrie Moore, from a 1991 issue of the magazine.... more

01 Oct 2018 · 1 hour, 10 minutes
Tessa Hadley Reads John Updike

Tessa Hadley joins Deborah Treisman to read and discuss "New York Girl," by John Updike, from a 1996 issue of... more

03 Sep 2018 · 1 hour, 8 minutes
Kate Walbert Reads Stuart Dybek

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

01 Aug 2018 · 38 minutes
Ottessa Moshfegh Reads Sheila Heti

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

02 Jul 2018 · 45 minutes
A. M. Homes Reads Margaret Atwood

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

01 Jun 2018 · 1 hour, 8 minutes
Hari Kunzru Reads Robert Coover

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

01 May 2018 · 1 hour, 4 minutes
Mohsin Hamid Reads Jorge Luis Borges

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

02 Apr 2018 · 48 minutes
Lorrie Moore Reads Antonya Nelson

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

02 Mar 2018 · 1 hour, 9 minutes
Colin Barrett Reads Joy Williams

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

02 Feb 2018 · 49 minutes
David Sedaris Reads Wells Tower

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

02 Jan 2018 · 54 minutes
Fiction Podcast Bonus: David Sedaris Reads Miranda July

Last month, in honor of the tenth anniversary of the Fiction Podcast, we asked you to vote for your favorite... more

22 Dec 2017 · 32 minutes
Sarah Shun-lien Bynum Reads Yiyun Li

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

01 Dec 2017 · 1 hour, 11 minutes
Lauren Groff Reads Shirley Hazzard

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

01 Nov 2017 · 54 minutes
Matthew Klam Reads John Updike

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

02 Oct 2017 · 59 minutes
Curtis Sittenfeld Reads Tessa Hadley

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

01 Sep 2017 · 1 hour,
Akhil Sharma Reads Jeffrey Eugenides

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

01 Aug 2017 · 56 minutes
Gabe Hudson Reads Robert Coover

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

03 Jul 2017 · 29 minutes
Colm Tóibín Reads Mary Lavin

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

01 Jun 2017 · 1 hour, 12 minutes
Rachel Kushner Reads Thom Jones

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

01 May 2017 · 1 hour, 10 minutes
Salman Rushdie Reads Italo Calvino

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

03 Apr 2017 · 43 minutes
Mary Gaitskill Reads John Cheever

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

01 Mar 2017 · 1 hour, 1 minute
Junot Díaz Reads Edwidge Danticat

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

01 Feb 2017 · 55 minutes
Richard Powers Reads Steven Millhauser

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

03 Jan 2017 · 57 minutes
David Means Reads Sherman Alexie

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

01 Dec 2016 · 51 minutes
Ben Marcus Reads Mary Gaitskill

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

01 Nov 2016 · 55 minutes
Karen Russell Reads Mavis Gallant

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

03 Oct 2016 · 37 minutes
Annie Proulx Reads J. F. Powers

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

01 Sep 2016 · 48 minutes
Alice Mattison Reads Lore Segal

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

01 Aug 2016 · 59 minutes
Ben Lerner Reads John Berger

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

01 Jul 2016 · 50 minutes
Karl Ove Knausgaard Reads V. S. Naipaul

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

01 Jun 2016 · 1 hour, 9 minutes
Dana Spiotta Reads Joy Williams

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

02 May 2016 · 39 minutes
Anne Enright Reads Frank O'Connor

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

01 Apr 2016 · 47 minutes
EXTRA - Introducing The Author’s Voice: New Fiction from The New Yorker

Beginning March 21, you’ll be able to hear the stories that appear in The New Yorker, read by their authors,... more

15 Mar 2016 · 1 hour, 22 minutes
Jonathan Franzen Reads David Means

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

01 Mar 2016 · 49 minutes
Kevin Barry Reads Brian Friel

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

01 Feb 2016 · 43 minutes
Rivka Galchen Read Isaac Bashevis Singer

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

04 Jan 2016 · 1 hour, 2 minutes
Andrew O'Hagan Reads Edna O'Brien

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

01 Dec 2015 · 55 minutes
Lydia Davis Reads Robert Gorham Davis

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

02 Nov 2015 · 44 minutes
Allan Gurganus Reads Grace Paley

Allan Gurganus joins Deborah Treisman to read and discuss Grace Paley’s “My Father Addresses Me on the Facts of Old... more

01 Oct 2015 · 44 minutes
Lionel Shriver Reads T. C. Boyle

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

01 Sep 2015 · 49 minutes
Sam Lipsyte Reads James Purdy

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

01 Aug 2015 · 30 minutes
Yiyun Li Reads Patricia Highsmith

Yiyun Li joins Deborah Treisman to read and discuss Patricia Highsmith’s “The Trouble with Mrs. Blynn, the Trouble with the World,”... more

01 Jul 2015 · 45 minutes
Michael Cunningham Reads Harold Brodkey

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

01 Jun 2015 · 1 hour, 15 minutes
Joshua Ferris Reads Robert Coover

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

01 May 2015 · 22 minutes
Thomas McGuane Reads David Means

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

02 Apr 2015 · 39 minutes
Etgar Keret Reads Donald Barthelme

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

03 Mar 2015 · 29 minutes
Antonya Nelson Reads Tom Drury

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

03 Feb 2015 · 51 minutes
Joseph O’Neill Reads Muriel Spark

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

31 Dec 2014 · 47 minutes
Aleksandar Hemon Reads Vladimir Nabokov

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

01 Dec 2014 · 54 minutes
David Gilbert Reads Steven Polansky

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

04 Nov 2014 · 51 minutes
George Saunders Reads Grace Paley And Barry Hannah

George Saunders joins Deborah Treisman to read and discuss Grace Paley’s “Love,” from a 1979 issue of the magazine, and... more

01 Oct 2014 · 37 minutes
Akhil Sharma Reads Tobias Wolff

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

30 Sep 2014 · 37 minutes
Joyce Carol Oates Reads Cynthia Ozick

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

30 Sep 2014 · 27 minutes
Miranda July Reads Janet Frame

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

30 Sep 2014 · 31 minutes
Rebecca Curtis Reads Leonard Michaels

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

30 Sep 2014 · 40 minutes
Tim Parks Reads Peter Stamm

Tim Parks reads Peter Stamm.

30 Sep 2014 · 58 minutes
Nathan Englander Reads John Cheever

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

30 Sep 2014 · 40 minutes
Jennifer Egan Reads Mary Gaitskill

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

04 Mar 2014 · 52 minutes
T. C. Boyle Reads Donald Barthelme

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

04 Feb 2014 · 36 minutes
Paul Theroux Reads Elizabeth Taylor

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

03 Jan 2014 · 45 minutes
Jonathan Safran Foer Reads Amos Oz

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

03 Dec 2013 · 34 minutes
Louise Erdrich Reads Joyce Carol Oates

On this month's fiction podcast, Louise Erdrich reads "Mastiff," by Joyce Carol Oates, which appeared in the magazine in 2013.... more

02 Nov 2013 · 57 minutes
Jonathan Lethem Reads V. S. Pritchett

On this month's fiction podcast, Jonathan Lethem reads "The Rescue," by V. S. Pritchett, which was first published in The... more

02 Oct 2013 · 44 minutes
Rick Bass Reads Thomas McGuane

Rick Bass reads "Ice," by Thomas McGuane.

04 Sep 2013 · 37 minutes
Donald Antrim Reads Denis Johnson

Donald Antrim reads "Work," by Denis Johnson.

02 Aug 2013 · 28 minutes
Gary Shteyngart Reads Lorrie Moore

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

04 Jul 2013 · 35 minutes
Robert Coover Reads Italo Calvino

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

05 Jun 2013 · 47 minutes
Richard Ford Reads Harold Brodkey

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

04 May 2013 · 51 minutes
Margaret Atwood Reads Mavis Gallant

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

03 Apr 2013 · 48 minutes
Edwidge Danticat Reads Jamaica Kincaid

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

07 Mar 2013 · 36 minutes
Francisco Goldman Reads Roberto Bolano

Francisco Goldman reads "Clara," by Roberto Bolano.

02 Feb 2013 · 39 minutes
Tony Earley Reads William Maxwell

Tony Earley reads "Love," by William Maxwell.

03 Jan 2013 · 21 minutes
Hisham Matar Reads Jorge Luis Borges

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

04 Dec 2012 · 39 minutes
David Sedaris Reads Miranda July

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

02 Nov 2012 · 31 minutes
Sherman Alexie Reads Jessamyn West

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

05 Oct 2012 · 47 minutes
Tessa Hadley Reads Nadine Gordimer

In this month's fiction podcast, Tessa Hadley reads "City Lovers," a story by the South African writer and 1991 Nobel... more

06 Sep 2012 · 52 minutes
Maile Meloy Reads Laurie Colwin

Maile Meloy reads Laurie Colwin's "Mr. Parker" and discusses it with The New Yorker's fiction editor, Deborah Treisman. "Mr. Parker"... more

02 Aug 2012 · 22 minutes
James Salter Reads Reynolds Price

James Salter reads Reynolds Price's "His Final Mother" and discusses it with The New Yorker's fiction editor, Deborah Treisman. "His... more

30 Jun 2012 · 43 minutes
Dave Eggers Reads Roddy Doyle

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