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A monthly reading and conversation with The New Yorker’s fiction editor, Deborah Treisman.
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Lauren Groff Reads Elizabeth Hardwick
The author joins Deborah Treisman to read and discuss “The Faithful,” which was published in The New Yorker in 1979.
Souvankham Thammavongsa Reads Samanta Schweblin
The author joins Deborah Treisman to read and discuss “The Size of Things,” which was published in The New Yorker in 2017.
Edwidge Danticat Reads Zadie Smith
The author joins Deborah Treisman to read and discuss “Two Men Arrive in a Village,” which was published in The New Yorker in 2016.
Yiyun Li Reads William Trevor
The author joins Deborah Treisman to read and discuss “The Piano Tuner's Wives,” which was published in The New Yorker in 1995.
David Wright Faladé Reads Madeleine Thien
The author joins Deborah Treisman to read and discuss “Lu, Reshaping,” which was published in The New Yorker in 2021.
Paul Theroux Reads V. S. Pritchett
The author joins Deborah Treisman to read and discuss “The Necklace,” which was published in The New Yorker in 1958.
Anne Enright Reads John McGahern
The author joins Deborah Treisman to read and discuss “Sierra Leone,” which was published in The New Yorker in 1977.
Jennifer Egan Reads Margaret Atwood
The author joins Deborah Treisman to read and discuss “Kat,” which was published in The New Yorker in 1990.
Ayşegül Savaş Reads Tessa Hadley
The author joins Deborah Treisman to read and discuss “An Abduction,” which was published in The New Yorker in 2012.
Aleksandar Hemon Reads ZZ Packer
The author joins Deborah Treisman to read and discuss “Drinking Coffee Elsewhere,” which was published in The New Yorker in 2000.
Rebecca Makkai Reads Jhumpa Lahiri
The author joins Deborah Treisman to read and discuss “The Third and Final Continent,” which was published in The New Yorker in 1999.
Louise Erdrich Reads Karen Russell
The author joins Deborah Treisman to read and discuss “Haunting Olivia,” which was published in The New Yorker in 2005.
David Sedaris Reads George Saunders
The author joins Deborah Treisman to read and discuss “Love Letter,” which was published in The New Yorker in 2020.
Nathan Englander Reads Chris Adrian
The author joins Deborah Treisman to read and discuss “Every Night for a Thousand Years,” which was published in The New Yorker in 1997.
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André Alexis Reads Alice Munro
The author joins Deborah Treisman for a special tribute to Alice Munro. He reads and discusses “Before the Change,” which was published in The New Yorker in 1998.
Rachel Cusk Reads Marguerite Duras
The author joins Deborah Treisman to read and discuss the stories “The Bible” and “The Stolen Pigeons,” which were published in The New Yorker in 2006 and 2007.
David Bezmozgis Reads Sarah Shun-lien Bynum
The author joins Deborah Treisman to read and discuss the story “Likes,” which was published in a 2017 issue of The New Yorker.
Greg Jackson Reads Jennifer Egan
The author joins Deborah Treisman to read and discuss the story “Safari,” which was published in a 2010 issue of The New Yorker.
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.
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.