David Wright Faladé reads his story from the August 31, 2020, issue of the magazine. Wright Faladé is the author of the nonfiction book “Fire on the Beach: Recovering the Lost Story of Richard Etheridge and the Pea Island Lifesavers” and the young-adult novel “Away Running.” This story was adapted from his novel-in-progress “Nigh-On a Brother,” which will be ... Show More
Mar 1
Yiyun Li Reads “Calm Sea and Hard Faring”
Yiyun Li reads her story “Calm Sea and Hard Faring,” from the March 9, 2026, issue of the magazine. Li is the author of eight books of fiction, including the novels “Must I Go” and “The Book of Goose,” and the story collection “Wednesday’s Child,” which was a finalist for the Pul ... Show More
1 h
Feb 22
Mary Gaitskill Reads “Something Familiar”
Mary Gaitskill reads her story “Something Familiar,” from the March 2, 2026, issue of the magazine. Gaitskill is the author of eight books of fiction, including “Veronica,” which was a finalist for a National Book Award in 2005, and the novella “This Is Pleasure.” Her most recent ... Show More
30m 49s
Feb 8
Valeria Luiselli Reads "Predictions and Presentiments"
Valeria Luiselli reads her story “Predictions and Presentiments” from the February 16 & 23, 2026, issue of the magazine. A winner of the International Dublin Literary Award, Lusielli is the author of five books, including “Tell Me How It Ends: An Essay in 40 Questions” and “Lost ... Show More
44m 7s
Sep 2022
Laurie R. King, "Back to the Garden: A Novel" (Bantam, 2022)
Today I talked to Laurie R. King about her new novel Back to the Garden: A Novel (Bantam, 2022).
Inspector Raquel Liang of the San Francisco Police Department has reached a crossroads in her career. A recent incident ended with her transfer to the Cold Cases Unit and instructions ... Show More
40m 9s
Sep 2023
Talking to Stephen King and September Books to Check Out
<p>Stephen King’s new novel, “Holly,” is his sixth book to feature the private investigator Holly Gibney, who made her debut as a mousy side character in the 2014 novel “Mr. Mercedes” and has become more complicated and interesting with each subsequent appearance. King appears on ... Show More
38m 48s
<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>Will Mackin joins Deborah Treisman to read and discuss “</span><a href="https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/1996/01/22/the-falls-2">The Falls</a><span>,” by George Saunders, which was published in<span> </span></span><em>The New Yorker</em><span><span> </span>in 1996. Mac ... Show More
