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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Dec 1, 2024 · 1 hr 29 min
Ayşegül Savaş Reads Tessa Hadley
Ayşegül Savaş joins Deborah Treisman to discuss “<a href="https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2012/07/09/an-abduction">An Abduction</a>,” by Tessa Hadley, which was published in The New Yorker in 2012. Savaş has published three novels, “<a href="https://www.amazon.com/Walking-Ceiling-Novel-Ayseg%C3%BCl-Savas/dp/0525537414">Walking on the Ceiling</a>,” “<a href="https://www.amazon.com/White-Novel-Ayseg%C3%BCl-Savas/dp/059333051X">White on White,</a>” and “<a href="https://www.amazon.com/Anthropolo
Nov 2, 2024 · 1 hr 22 min
Aleksandar Hemon Reads ZZ Packer
Aleksandar Hemon joins Deborah Treisman to read and discuss “<a href="https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2000/06/19/drinking-coffee-elsewhere">Drinking Coffee Elsewhere</a>,” 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 “<a href="https://www.amazon.com/Lazarus-Project-Aleksandar-Hemon/dp/1594483752/">The Lazarus Project</a>” and “<a href="https:
Oct 1, 2024 · 1 hr 23 min
Rebecca Makkai Reads Jhumpa Lahiri
Rebecca Makkai joins Deborah Treisman to read and discuss “<a href="https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/1999/06/21/the-third-and-final-continent">The Third and Final Continent</a>,” by Jhumpa Lahiri, which was published in The New Yorker in 1999. Makkai is the author of the story collection “<a href="https://www.amazon.com/Music-Wartime-Stories-Rebecca-Makkai/dp/0525426698">Music for Wartime</a>” and the novels “<a href="https://www.amazon.com/Borrower-Novel-Rebecca-Makkai/dp/0670022810">The Borr
Sep 1, 2024 · 1 hr 17 min
Louise Erdrich Reads Karen Russell
Louise Erdrich joins Deborah Treisman to read and discuss “<a href="https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2005/06/13/haunting-olivia">Haunting Olivia</a>,” by Karen Russell, which was published in The New Yorker in 2005. Erdrich's novels include “<a href="https://www.amazon.com/Round-House-Novel-Louise-Erdrich/dp/0062065254/ref=sr_1_1?crid=1A7LY8Q5RV875&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.W1jcTRqODq9PoDPBiJIqLGZ4hSEA63xBlDbeuv6wdo9AsNq6ghTp5WnrcjDcYAn3wRCht6WIUC4JZUa1X-jcyGGlbBcel8Ds2fOdfO8ARK68D5ZmvWR7JFiFESVxF2
Aug 1, 2024 · 51 min
David Sedaris Reads George Saunders
David Sedaris joins Deborah Treisman to read and discuss “<a href="https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2020/04/06/love-letter-george-saunders">Love Letter</a>,” 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.”
Jul 1, 2024 · 1 hr 9 min
Nathan Englander Reads Chris Adrian
Nathan Englander joins Deborah Treisman to read and discuss “<a href="https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/1997/10/06/every-night-for-a-thousand-years">Every Night for a Thousand Years</a>,” by Chris Adrian, which was published in The New Yorker in 1997. Englander is the author of five books of fiction, including the novel “<a href="https://www.amazon.com/Kaddish-com-novel-Nathan-Englander/dp/1524732753">kaddish.com</a>” and the story collection “<a href="https://www.amazon.com/What-Talk-About-Whe
Jun 1, 2024 · 1 hr 43 min
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 “<a href="https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/1998/08/24/before-the-change">Before the Change</a>,” by Munro, which was published in The New Yorker in 1998. Alexis’s works of fiction include “<a href="https://www.amazon.com/Fifteen-Dogs-Andr%C3%A9-Alexis/dp/1552453057">Fifteen Dogs</a>,” which won the Giller Prize, “<a href="https://www.amazon.com/Days-Moonlight-
May 1, 2024 · 59 min
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.
Apr 1, 2024 · 1 hr 13 min
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 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.
Mar 1, 2024 · 1 hr 19 min
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 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.
Feb 1, 2024 · 1 hr 12 min
Sterling HolyWhiteMountain Reads Roberto Bolaño
The author joins Deborah Treisman to read and discuss the story “Labyrinth,” which was published in a 2012 issue of The New Yorker.
Jan 1, 2024 · 1 hr 11 min
Rivka Galchen Reads Aleksandar Hemon
The author joins Deborah Treisman to read and discuss the story “The Bees, Part 1,” which was published in a 2002 issue of The New Yorker.
Dec 1, 2023 · 57 min
Teju Cole Reads Anne Carson
The author joins Deborah Treisman to read and discuss the story “1=1,” which was published in a 2016 issue of The New Yorker.
Nov 1, 2023 · 1 hr 23 min
Margaret Atwood Reads Mavis Gallant, Live
The author joins Deborah Treisman live at the Hot Docs podcast festival to read and discuss the story “Varieties of Exile,” which was published in a 1976 issue of The New Yorker.
Oct 1, 2023 · 48 min
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, 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.”
Sep 1, 2023 · 1 hr 19 min
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. 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.
Aug 1, 2023 · 1 hr 5 min
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 is the author of a novel and six story collections, including “Instructions for a Funeral” and “Two Nurses, Smoking,” which came out in 2022.
Jul 1, 2023 · 1 hr 15 min
George Saunders Reads Claire Keegan
George Saunders Reads Claire Keegan
Jun 1, 2023 · 1 hr 5 min
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 published in The New Yorker in 2017. Moshfegh is the author of four novels, including “My Year of Rest and Relaxation” and “Lapvona.”
May 1, 2023 · 1 hr 1 min
Jonas Hassen Khemiri Reads Vladimir Nabokov
Jonas Hassen Khemiri Reads Vladimir Nabokov

The New Yorker: Fiction

Ayşegül Savaş Reads Tessa Hadley

Aleksandar Hemon Reads ZZ Packer

Rebecca Makkai Reads Jhumpa Lahiri

Louise Erdrich Reads Karen Russell

David Sedaris Reads George Saunders

Nathan Englander Reads Chris Adrian

André Alexis Reads Alice Munro

Rachel Cusk Reads Marguerite Duras

David Bezmozgis Reads Sarah Shun-lien Bynum

Greg Jackson Reads Jennifer Egan

Sterling HolyWhiteMountain Reads Roberto Bolaño

Rivka Galchen Reads Aleksandar Hemon

Teju Cole Reads Anne Carson

Margaret Atwood Reads Mavis Gallant, Live

Lucinda Rosenfeld Reads Annie Ernaux

Andrew O’Hagan Reads Donald Antrim

David Means Reads Lorrie Moore

George Saunders Reads Claire Keegan

Ottessa Moshfegh Reads David Means

Jonas Hassen Khemiri Reads Vladimir Nabokov