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.
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
Feb 1
Tessa Hadley Reads John McGahern
Tessa Hadley joins Deborah Treisman to read “Gold Watch,” by John McGahern, which was published in The New Yorker in 1980. Hadley has published thirteen books of fiction, including the story collections “Bad Dreams” and “After the Funeral,” and the novella “The Party.” She won a ... Show More
1h 22m
Jan 1
Bryan Washington Reads Yiyun Li
Bryan Washington joins Deborah Treisman to read “A Small Flame,” by Yiyun Li, which was published in The New Yorker in 2017. Washington, a winner of the New York Public Library’s Young Lions Fiction Award, is the author of the story collection “Lot” and the novels “Memorial,” “Fa ... Show More
1h 16m
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