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Mar 2016
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EXTRA - Introducing The Author’s Voice: ...

WNYC STUDIOS AND THE NEW YORKER
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Beginning March 21, you’ll be able to hear the stories that appear in The New Yorker, read by their authors, on our new podcast, The Author’s Voice: New Fiction from The New Yorker. For this special, one-time preview episode of the podcast, we’ve put together an anthology of recent readings. First, you’ll hear Michael Cunningham reading his updated fairy tal ... Show More
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