Andrew O’Hagan joins Deborah Treisman to discuss “An Actor Prepares,” by Donald Antrim, which was published in The New Yorker in 1999. O’Hagan is the author of six novels, including “The Illuminations” and “Mayflies,” which was published in 2020 and won the Los Angeles Times Christopher Isherwood Prize.
May 1
Sarah Shun-lien Bynum Reads Joan Silber
Sarah Shun-lien Bynum joins Deborah Treisman to discuss “Evolution,” by Joan Silber, which was published in The New Yorker in 2022. Bynum is the author of the novels “Madeleine Is Sleeping,” a National Book Award finalist, and “Ms. Hempel Chronicles”—and the story collection “Lik ... Show More
1h 27m
Apr 1
Valeria Luiselli Reads Julio Cortázar
Valeria Luiselli joins Deborah Treisman to discuss “The Night Face Up,” by Julio Cortázar, which was published in The New Yorker in 1967. Luiselli is the author of five books, including the nonfiction book “Tell Me How It Ends: An Essay in 40 Questions” and the novels “The Story ... Show More
1h 11m
Mar 1
Daniyal Mueenuddin Reads Peter Taylor
Daniyal Mueenuddin joins Deborah Treisman to discuss “Two Pilgrims,” by Peter Taylor, which was published in The New Yorker in 1963. Mueenuddin is the author of the novel “This Is Where the Serpent Lives,” which was published in January, and the story collection “In Other Rooms, ... Show More
1h 3m
Mar 2024
Joseph O’Neill Reads “The Time Being”
<p>Joseph O’Neill reads his story “<a href="https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2024/03/18/the-time-being-fiction-joseph-oneill"><strong>The Time Being</strong></a>” from the March 18, 2024, issue of the magazine. O’Neill is the author of one story collection and four novels, incl ... Show More
33m 45s
<p><span>Arthur Sze joins Kevin Young to read “</span><a href="https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2005/06/27/the-problem-of-describing-trees">The Problem of Describing Trees</a><span>,” by Robert Hass, and his own poem “</span><a href="https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2020/10/1 ... Show More
<p><span>Eileen Myles 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/2021/10/11/without">Without</a><span>,” by Joy Harjo, and their own poem “</span><a href= ... 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>David Baker joins Kevin Young to read “</span><a href="https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/1983/06/20/in-passing-3">In Passing</a><span>,” by Stanley Plumly, and his own poem “</span><a href="https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2022/10/31/six-notes">Six Notes</a><span>.” B ... Show More
<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>Diane Mehta joins Kevin Young to read “</span><a href="https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2014/08/25/the-lost-art-of-letter-writing">The Lost Art of Letter Writing</a><span>,” by Eavan Boland, and her own poem “</span><a href="https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2022/05/2 ... Show More
