The New Yorker: Fiction

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

DEC 1

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 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.

1h 25m
NOV 2

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 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.”

1h 17m
OCT 1

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 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.

1h 19m
SEP 1

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 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.

1h 13m
AUG 1

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 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.”

47 min
JUL 1

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 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.

1h 4m
JUN 1

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 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.

1h 39m
MAY 1

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 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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Fantastic conversation and readings

Nov 4

Arcaterra

I love the curation of the short stories and the selection of the writers to read them. The writers bring such insight to their readings. There are so many magical moments hearing brilliant writers talk about brilliant stories in brilliant conversation with the New York fiction editor. . It is one of the most passionate, literate and insightful podcasts I have ever come across. I plan on listening to every one of them as I paint or do printmaking….the imaginary becoming real. I plan to subscribe.
Problem with Hemon episode

Nov 17

Jay Woland

Great pod, but there seems to be a technical issue with the Hemon episode. There are increasingly long pauses in Hemon’s reading of the story. I think the audio file has been corrupted or not fully edited. It’s a shame because it sounds like an interesting story.
Clare Keegan So Late in the Day

Oct 5

Gladtoread

I have just discovered this podcast. I listen to George Saunders discussing Claire Keegan‘s story so late in the day. It was one of the most moving stories and discussions. I’ve heard anywhere. I’m still crying. Thank you. Sara
Short Fiction. Deep Thoughts.

Aug 14

Nick Burress

I was itching for more reading/listening material to stir the emotions. I’ve only listened to the latest episode (Love Letter), but I can already tell the itch has been scratched. Hopefully, the backlog will be enough material to keep me occupied.