The New Yorker: Fiction

Colm Tóibín Reads Tobias Wolff

Min Jin Lee Reads Wendi Kaufman

Mohsin Hamid Reads Haruki Murakami

Paul Yoon Reads Fiona McFarlane

Han Ong Reads Lyudmila Ulitskaya

Sarah Shun-lien Bynum Reads Joan Silber

Valeria Luiselli Reads Julio Cortázar

Daniyal Mueenuddin Reads Peter Taylor

Tessa Hadley Reads John McGahern

Bryan Washington Reads Yiyun Li

Miriam Toews Reads Raymond Carver

In this episode of The New Yorker Fiction Podcast, Deborah Treisman interviews author Miriam Toews about her choice of Raymond Carver's short story "Elephant." Toews discusses Carver's influence on her own writing, particularly his later, looser style. The conversation explores the story's themes of familial obligation...

Adam Levin Reads David Foster Wallace

Karen Russell Reads Louise Erdrich

Victor Lodato Reads Denis Johnson

Lauren Groff Reads Elizabeth Hardwick

Souvankham Thammavongsa Reads Samanta Schweblin

Edwidge Danticat Reads Zadie Smith

In this episode of The New Yorker Fiction Podcast, Deborah Treisman interviews Edwidge Danticat about her chosen story, "Two Men Arrive in a Village" by Zadie Smith. Danticat explains her personal connection to the story, stemming from her experiences in Haiti and her interest in Smith's work. The discussion explores t...

Yiyun Li Reads William Trevor

In The New Yorker Fiction Podcast, Deborah Treisman interviews author Yiyun Li about William Trevor's short story, "The Piano Tuner's Wives." Li shares her personal connection to Trevor's work, highlighting his attention to detail and influence on her own writing. The discussion delves into the story's opening lines, t...

David Wright Faladé Reads Madeleine Thien

In The New Yorker Fiction Podcast, Deborah Treisman interviews David Wright-Falladay about Madeleine Thien's short story, "Lou Reshaping," which appeared in The New Yorker in December 2021. Wright-Falladay discusses his initial intimidation by the story's subtlety, its exploration of Lou's internal experiences versus e...

Paul Theroux Reads V. S. Pritchett

In The New Yorker Fiction Podcast, Deborah Treisman interviews Paul Theroux about V.S. Pritchett's short story, "The Necklace." Theroux shares his personal connection to Pritchett and discusses the story's themes of materialism, class, truthfulness, and disillusionment, comparing it to other "necklace stories" by autho...