Booker Prize-winning author Douglas Stuart joins us to discuss his new novel, Young Mungo (Grove, April 2), a sophomore effort Kirkus calls “romantic, terrifying, brutal, tender, and, in the end, sneakily hopeful” (starred review). Then our editors join with their reading recommendations for the week.
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Jun 23
Ep 482: Eva zu Beck
On this week’s episode, Eva zu Beck joins us to discuss The Wilder Way: A Memoir of Adventure, Freedom, and an Uncharted Life (Gallery Books, June 2). In a starred review, Kirkus calls this bold debut by the YouTube adventurer and National Geographic TV host “an inspiring, action ... Show More
33m 18s
Jun 16
Ep 481: Deb Olin Unferth
On this week’s episode, Deb Olin Unferth joins us to discuss her latest novel, Earth 7 (Graywolf, June 9), which Kirkus calls “a quirky, bold, and endearing masterpiece of climate fiction” (starred review).See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Not ... Show More
28m 45s
Mar 2021
Douglas Stuart Reads Kevin Barry
<p>Douglas Stuart joins Deborah Treisman to read and discuss “<a href="https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2010/02/01/fjord-of-killary">Fjord of Killary</a>,” by Kevin Barry, which appeared in a 2010 issue of the magazine. Stuart’s first novel, “Shuggie Bain,” won the Booker Prize ... Show More
54m 12s
Nov 2023
Teju Cole Reads “Incoming”
<p>Teju Cole reads his story “Incoming,” which appears in the December 4, 2023, issue of the magazine. Cole, a winner of the PEN/Hemingway Award and the Windham Campbell Literature Prize, is a novelist, critic, curator, and essayist. His novel “Tremor” was published earlier this ... Show More
20m 48s
Mar 2020
Steven Sater
Poet, playwright, author, and lyricist Steven Sater joins Rory to talk about the challenges he faced growing up often sick, how it led to his love of writing and theater, teaching himself ancient Greek, Spring Awakening, and his new book "Alice by Heart." See Privacy Policy at ht ... Show More
40m 47s
Apr 2024
Joyce Carol Oates Reads “Late Love”
<p>Joyce Carol Oates reads her story “Late Love,” from the April 22 & 29, 2024, issue of the magazine. Oates, a winner of the National Humanities Medal and the Jerusalem Prize, among others, is the author of more than seventy books of fiction. A new novel, “<a href="https://w ... Show More
51m 58s
<p><span>Amanda Gorman 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/2017/11/06/declaration">Declaration</a><span>,” by Tracy K. Smith, and her own poem “</s ... Show More
