Sally Rooney reads her story “Color and Light,” from the March 18, 2019, issue of the magazine. Rooney is the author of two novels, “Conversations with Friends” and “Normal People,” which was published last year and won the Costa Book Award.
Jun 28
Will Mackin Reads "Pig Lab"
Will Mackin reads his story “Pig Lab,” from the July 6 & 13, 2026, issue of the magazine. Mackin, a U.S. Navy veteran who served in Iraq and Afghanistan, is the author of “Bring Out the Dog,” which won the PEN/Robert W. Bingham Prize as the best début short-story collection of 20 ... Show More
31m 32s
Jun 21
Ben Lerner Reads “The Readers”
Ben Lerner reads his story “The Readers,” from the June 29, 2026, issue of the magazine. Lerner is the author of nine books of poetry and fiction, including the novels “10:04,” “The Topeka School,” which was a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize in 2020, and “Transcription,” which ca ... Show More
37m 50s
Jun 7
Andrea Bajani Reads “Constellation”
Andrea Bajani reads his story “Constellation,” which was translated, from the Italian, by Geoffrey Brock, and appeared in the June 15, 2026, issue of the magazine. Bajani is a winner of the Bagutta Prize and the Strega Prize, among other awards, and the author of ten books of fic ... Show More
38m 3s
Apr 2021
Weike Wang Reads Lara Vapnyar
<p>Weike Wang joins Deborah Treisman to read and discuss “<a href="https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2013/10/14/katania">Katania</a>,” by Lara Vapnyar, which appeared in a 2013 issue of the magazine. Wang's first novel, “Chemistry,” won the PEN/Hemingway Award in 2018.</p>
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1 h
Dec 2019
Ann Beattie Reads Mavis Gallant
<p>Ann Beattie joins Deborah Treisman to read and discuss “<a href="https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/1987/01/05/dede">Dédé</a>,” by Mavis Gallant, which appeared in a 1987 issue of the magazine. Beattie has published eleven story collections and nine novels, including “Mrs. Nix ... Show More
1 h
Oct 2023
Lucinda Rosenfeld Reads Annie Ernaux
<p><span>Lucinda Rosenfeld joins Deborah Treisman to read and discuss “Returns,” by Annie Ernaux, translated from the French by Deborah Treisman, which was published in </span><em>The New Yorker</em><span><span> </span>in 20233. Rosenfeld is the author of five novels, including “ ... Show More
45m 31s
<p>Eliza Griswold joins Kevin Young to discuss her poetry sequence "<a href="https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2019/09/23/first-person" target="_blank">First Person</a>," featured on<span> </span><a href="http://newyorker.com/" target="_blank">newyorker.com</a>. Griswold is a po ... Show More
<p><span>Elif Batuman joins Deborah Treisman to read and discuss “</span><a href="https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/1961/12/02/truth-and-fiction">Truth and Fiction</a><span>,” by Sylvia Townsend Warner, which was published in<span> </span></span><em>The New Yorker</em><span><spa ... Show More
<p><span>David Means joins Deborah Treisman to discuss “</span><a href="https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2020/09/28/face-time">Face Time</a><span>,” by Lorrie Moore, which was published in<span> </span></span><em>The New Yorker</em><span><span> </span>in 2020. Means is the auth ... Show More
<p><span>Margaret Atwood joins </span><a href="https://www.newyorker.com/contributors/kevin-young">Kevin Young</a><span><span> </span>to read “</span><a href="https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2020/07/20/a-stranger">A Stranger</a><span>,” by Saeed Jones, and her own poem “</span ... Show More
<p><span>Clare Sestanovich joins Deborah Treisman to read and discuss “</span><a href="https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/1978/05/22/the-moons-of-jupiter">The Moons of Jupiter</a><span>” by Alice Munro, which was published in<span> </span></span><em>The New Yorker</em><span><span ... Show More
<p><span>Gish Jen joins Deborah Treisman to read and discuss “</span><a href="https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/1979/06/18/friends-4">Friends</a><span>,” by Grace Paley, which was published in<span> </span></span><em>The New Yorker</em><span><span> </span>in 1979. Jen is the aut ... Show More
