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The New Yorker: Fiction

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WNYC Studios and The New Yorker

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

#214

Ayşegül Savaş Reads Tessa Hadley

Ayşegül Savaş joins Deborah Treisman to discuss “ [An Abduction] (https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2012/07/09/an-abduction) ,” by Tessa Hadley, which was published in The New Yorker in 2012. Savaş has published three novels, “ [Walking on the Ceiling] (https://www.amazon.com/Walking-Ceiling-Novel-Ayseg%C3%BCl-Savas/dp/0525537414) ,” “ [White on White,] (https://www.amazon.com/White-Novel-Ayseg%C3%BCl-Savas/dp/059333051X) ” and “ [The Anthropologists] (https://www.amazon.com/Anthropologists-Ayseg%C3%BCl-Savas/dp/163973306X) ,” and one nonfiction book, “ [The Wilderness] (https://www.amazon.com/Wilderness-Undelivered-Lectures-Ayseg%C3%BCl-Savas/dp/B0CWQ8V9S2) ,” an essay and memoir about the first forty days of motherhood. A collection of stories, “ [Long Distance,] (https://www.amazon.com/Long-Distance-Stories-Ayseg%C3%BCl-Savas/dp/1639733108) ” will come out in 2025. She has been publishing fiction in The New Yorker since 2019. ... Read more

01 Dec 2024

1 HR 24 MINS

1:24:40

01 Dec 2024

#213

Aleksandar Hemon Reads ZZ Packer

Aleksandar Hemon joins Deborah Treisman to read and discuss “ [Drinking Coffee Elsewhere] (https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2000/06/19/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] (https://www.amazon.com/Lazarus-Project-Aleksandar-Hemon/dp/1594483752/) ” and “ [The World and All It Holds] (https://www.amazon.com/World-All-That-Holds-Novel/dp/1250321891) ,” the story collection “ [Love and Obstacles] (https://www.amazon.com/Love-Obstacles-Aleksandar-Hemon/dp/1594484619) ,” and two nonfiction works, “ [The Book of My Lives] (https://www.amazon.com/Book-My-Lives-Aleksandar-Hemon/dp/1250043549) ” and “ [My Parents: an Introduction] (https://www.amazon.com/My-Parents-Introduction-This-Belong/dp/1250619645) .” ... Read more

02 Nov 2024

1 HR 17 MINS

1:17:11

02 Nov 2024

#212

Rebecca Makkai Reads Jhumpa Lahiri

Rebecca Makkai joins Deborah Treisman to read and discuss “ [The Third and Final Continent] (https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/1999/06/21/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] (https://www.amazon.com/Music-Wartime-Stories-Rebecca-Makkai/dp/0525426698) ” and the novels “ [The Borrower] (https://www.amazon.com/Borrower-Novel-Rebecca-Makkai/dp/0670022810) ,” “ [The Hundred Year House] (https://www.amazon.com/Hundred-Year-House-Rebecca-Makkai/dp/052542668X) ,” “ [The Great Believers] (https://www.amazon.com/Great-Believers-Rebecca-Makkai/dp/0735223521) ,” for which she won the Andrew Carnegie Medal for Excellence in Fiction, and “ [I Have Some Questions for You] (https://www.amazon.com/Have-Some-Questions-You-Novel/dp/0593490142) ,” which was published last year. ... Read more

01 Oct 2024

1 HR 18 MINS

1:18:50

01 Oct 2024

#211

Louise Erdrich Reads Karen Russell

Louise Erdrich joins Deborah Treisman to read and discuss “ [Haunting Olivia] (https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2005/06/13/haunting-olivia) ,” by Karen Russell, which was published in The New Yorker in 2005. Erdrich's novels include “ [The Round House] (https://www.amazon.com/Round-House-Novel-Louise-Erdrich/dp/0062065254/ref=sr_1_1?crid=1A7LY8Q5RV875&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.W1jcTRqODq9PoDPBiJIqLGZ4hSEA63xBlDbeuv6wdo9AsNq6ghTp5WnrcjDcYAn3wRCht6WIUC4JZUa1X-jcyGGlbBcel8Ds2fOdfO8ARK68D5ZmvWR7JFiFESVxF2iMmbRUhpQ7Rleik4h2Yh8G6ouixW6y7mwCR1n_C6bVfoZrTbwuZZgtG9UDxaqp4Oh5NSdK-F8kF7MBqtiKfSUOu7nOrVNL6mpYeviGffmhypM.UUCW0n-D2whJkoZfc6LjLLh7MAaauGJ14ZUg76R66yc&dib_tag=se&keywords=erdrich+round+house&qid=1724963227&s=books&sprefix=erdrich+round+house%2Cstripbooks%2C91&sr=1-1) ,” which won the National Book Award in 2012, and “ [The Night Watchman] (https://www.amazon.com/Night-Watchman-Novel-Louise-Erdrich/dp/0062671197/ref=tmm_pap_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&dib_tag=se&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.9GLT4AWLurJh3_J3r0nbLAGAvurnR0vY53aNH6wgdBSHPGVrCWIxwTQXTfWu4FSVOmM6rsS22IPAJDRvBQw9PaoV-L73z_BktLlDXH0XEwyHUtSJiIlmFbXvnCwiTE3PGL_UxafLFXpYG8ls5NEqsi9I_cXQ_GZ2t0jNQRFeFTE2Xv4zNQCtDFNmwD4ogiqMtSWA7_zDvMzOKUjUTaVFWw.SzeakoB1EdBLPMoFMGJWpNPfQ_ibI2LjLvO4NbUwmOM&qid=1724963184&sr=1-1) ,” which was awarded the Pulitzer Prize for fiction in 2021. She will publish a new novel, “ [The Mighty Red] (https://www.amazon.com/Mighty-Red-Novel-Louise-Erdrich/dp/0063277050) ,” this fall. ... Read more

01 Sep 2024

1 HR 12 MINS

1:12:47

01 Sep 2024

#210

David Sedaris Reads George Saunders

David Sedaris joins Deborah Treisman to read and discuss “ [Love Letter] (https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2020/04/06/love-letter-george-saunders) ,” 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.” ... Read more

01 Aug 2024

46 MINS

46:59

01 Aug 2024

#209

Nathan Englander Reads Chris Adrian

Nathan Englander joins Deborah Treisman to read and discuss “ [Every Night for a Thousand Years] (https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/1997/10/06/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] (https://www.amazon.com/Kaddish-com-novel-Nathan-Englander/dp/1524732753) ” and the story collection “ [What We Talk About When We Talk About Anne Frank] (https://www.amazon.com/What-Talk-About-When-Frank/dp/0307949605/) ,” which was a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize in 2013. ... Read more

01 Jul 2024

1 HR 04 MINS

1:04:19

01 Jul 2024

#208

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] (https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/1998/08/24/before-the-change) ,” by Munro, which was published in The New Yorker in 1998. Alexis’s works of fiction include “ [Fifteen Dogs] (https://www.amazon.com/Fifteen-Dogs-Andr%C3%A9-Alexis/dp/1552453057) ,” which won the Giller Prize, “ [Days by Moonlight] (https://www.amazon.com/Days-Moonlight-Andr%C3%A9-Alexis/dp/1552453790) ,” and the story collection “ [The Night Piece] (https://www.amazon.com/Night-Piece-Andre-Alexis/dp/0771006632) ,” which was published in 2020. ... Read more

01 Jun 2024

1 HR 38 MINS

1:38:34

01 Jun 2024

#207

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. ... Read more

01 May 2024

54 MINS

54:38

01 May 2024

#206

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. ... Read more

01 Apr 2024

1 HR 08 MINS

1:08:35

01 Apr 2024

#205

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. ... Read more

01 Mar 2024

1 HR 14 MINS

1:14:37

01 Mar 2024

#204

Sterling HolyWhiteMountain Reads Roberto Bolaño

Sterling HolyWhiteMountain joins Deborah Treisman to read and discuss “ [Labyrinth] (https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2012/01/23/labyrinth-roberto-bolano) ,” 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. ... Read more

01 Feb 2024

1 HR 09 MINS

1:09:13

01 Feb 2024

#203

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 “ [The Bees, Part 1] (https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2002/10/14/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.” ... Read more

01 Jan 2024

1 HR 06 MINS

1:06:54

01 Jan 2024

#202

Teju Cole Reads Anne Carson

Teju Cole joins Deborah Treisman to read and discuss “ [1=1] (https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2016/01/11/1-equals-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. ... Read more

01 Dec 2023

52 MINS

52:56

01 Dec 2023

#201

Margaret Atwood Reads Mavis Gallant, Live

Margaret Atwood joins Deborah Treisman to read and discuss “ [Varieties of Exile] (https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/1976/01/19/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. ... Read more

01 Nov 2023

1 HR 19 MINS

1:19:09