Weike Wang joins Deborah Treisman to read and discuss “Katania,” by Lara Vapnyar, which appeared in a 2013 issue of the magazine. Wang's first novel, “Chemistry,” won the PEN/Hemingway Award in 2018.
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A monthly reading and conversation with the New Yorker fiction editor Deborah Treisman...
- Ben Okri Reads Franz Kafka Tue, 01 Jun 2021 12:00:00 -0400
Ben Okri joins Deborah Treisman to read and discuss “The Rescue Will Begin in Its Own Time,” four short fiction pieces by Franz Kafka, translated from the German by Michael Hofmann, which were published in The New Yorker in June of 2020. Okri is the author of two dozen books of fiction, poetry, and nonfiction, including the novels “The Famished Road,” which won the Booker Prize in 1991, and “The Freedom Artist,” which was published in 2019.
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- Duration: 46:12 Download file
- Téa Obreht Reads Thomas McGuane Sat, 01 May 2021 12:00:00 -0400
Téa Obreht joins Deborah Treisman to read and discuss “Gallatin Canyon,” by Thomas McGuane, which appeared in a 2003 issue of the magazine. Obreht is the author of two novels, “The Tiger's Wife” and “Inland.”
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- Duration: 57:37 Download file
- Weike Wang Reads Lara Vapnyar Thu, 01 Apr 2021 12:00:00 -0400
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- Duration: 60:34 Download file
- Douglas Stuart Reads Kevin Barry Mon, 01 Mar 2021 12:00:00 -0500
Douglas Stuart joins Deborah Treisman to read and discuss “Fjord of Killary,” by Kevin Barry, which appeared in a 2010 issue of the magazine. Stuart’s first novel, “Shuggie Bain,” won the Booker Prize in 2020.
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- Duration: 54:04 Download file
- Hisham Matar Reads Colm Tóibín Mon, 01 Feb 2021 12:00:00 -0500
Hisham Matar joins Deborah Treisman to read and discuss “One Minus One,” by Colm Tóibín, which appeared in a 2007 issue of the magazine. Matar’s most recent book, the memoir “A Month in Siena,” came out last year.
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- Duration: 68:57 Download file
- Chang-rae Lee Reads Steven Millhauser Fri, 01 Jan 2021 12:00:00 -0500
Chang-rae Lee joins Deborah Treisman to read and discuss “Coming Soon,” by Steven Millhauser, which appeared in a 2013 issue of the magazine. Lee’s sixth novel, “My Year Abroad,” will be published in February.
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- Duration: 57:04 Download file
- Samantha Hunt Reads Yiyun Li Tue, 01 Dec 2020 12:00:00 -0500
Samantha Hunt joins Deborah Treisman to read and discuss “A Sheltered Woman,” by Yiyun Li, which appeared in a 2014 issue of the magazine. Hunt’s four books of fiction include the story collection “The Dark Dark,” which was published in 2017, and “The Seas,” for which she won the National Book Foundations’s 5 Under 35 Award in 2006.
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- Duration: 64:53 Download file
- Elizabeth Strout Reads William Trevor Sun, 01 Nov 2020 12:00:00 -0500
Elizabeth Strout joins Deborah Treisman to read and discuss “Bravado,” by William Trevor, which appeared in a 2007 issue of the magazine. Strout’s most recent book, “Olive Again,” an Oprah’s book-club pick, was published in 2019.
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- Duration: 47:46 Download file
- ZZ Packer Reads Lesley Nneka Arimah Thu, 01 Oct 2020 12:00:00 -0400
ZZ Packer joins Deborah Treisman to read and discuss “Who Will Greet You At Home,” by Lesley Nneka Arimah, which appeared in a 2015 issue of the magazine. Packer’s story collection, “Drinking Coffee Elsewhere,” was published in 2003.
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- Duration: 65:52 Download file
- David Gilbert Reads Samantha Hunt Tue, 01 Sep 2020 12:00:00 -0400
David Gilbert joins Deborah Treisman to read and discuss “Three Days,” by Samantha Hunt, which appeared in a 2006 issue of the magazine. Gilbert is the author of two novels, “& Sons” and “The Normals.”
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- Duration: 66:04 Download file
- Tommy Orange Reads Louise Erdrich Sat, 01 Aug 2020 12:00:00 -0400
Tommy Orange joins Deborah Treisman to read and discuss “The Years of My Birth,” by Louise Erdrich, which appeared in a 2011 issue of the magazine. Orange’s first novel, “There There,” was published in 2018 and was a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize.
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- Duration: 51:28 Download file
- Allegra Goodman Reads Eudora Welty Wed, 01 Jul 2020 12:00:00 -0400
Allegra Goodman joins Deborah Treisman to read and discuss “No Place for You My Love,” by Eudora Welty, which appeared in a 1952 issue of the magazine. Goodman’s books include “The Family Markowitz” and “The Chalk Artist.”
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- Duration: 67:00 Download file
- Bryan Washington Reads Haruki Murakami Mon, 01 Jun 2020 12:00:00 -0400
Bryan Washington joins Deborah Treisman to read and discuss “U.F.O. in Kushiro,” by Haruki Murakami, which first appeared in a 2001 issue of the magazine and was then republished in 2011, after an earthquake and tsunami devastated northern Japan. Washington’s début story collection, “Lot,” was published last year, and his first novel, “Memorial,” will come out in October.
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- Duration: 63:08 Download file
- Kristen Roupenian Reads Shirley Jackson Fri, 01 May 2020 12:00:00 -0400
Kristen Roupenian joins Deborah Treisman to read and discuss “Afternoon in Linen,” by Shirley Jackson, which appeared in a 1943 issue of the magazine. Roupenian’s début story collection, “You Know You Want This,” was published last year, and was just released in paperback under the title “Cat Person and Other Stories.”
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- Duration: 42:48 Download file
- Deborah Treisman Reads David Foster Wallace Wed, 01 Apr 2020 12:00:00 -0400
Deborah Treisman reads and discusses “Good People,” by David Foster Wallace, which appeared in a 2007 issue of the magazine. David Foster Wallace, who died in 2008, was the author of three short-story collections and three novels, including “Infinite Jest,” and “The Pale King,” which was published posthumously, in 2011, and was nominated for the Pulitzer Prize.
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- Duration: 34:15 Download file