New Yorker: Fiction
A monthly reading and conversation with the New Yorker fiction editor Deborah Treisman.
Matthew Klam reads Charles D'Ambrosio
Matthew Klam reads Charles D'Ambrosio's "The Point" and discusses it with The New Yorker's fiction editor, Deborah Treisman. "The Point" was published in the October 1, 1990, issue of The New Yorker and was the title story of D'Ambrosio's first collection. Matthew Klam's most recent book of stories is "Sam the Cat."
Posted on 2 May 2012 | 1:03 am
Colum McCann reads "Transatlantic"
This edition of the fiction podcast will take a break from the regular format and will feature Colum McCann reading his own story "Transatlantic." The regular format will resume at the beginning of May, with Matthew Klam reading Charles D'Ambrosio's "The Point." "Transatlantic" was published in the April 16, 2012, issue of The New Yorker. McCann is the author of two collections of stories and five novels, including the National Book Award-winning "Let the Great World Spin."
Posted on 18 April 2012 | 3:27 am
Colm Toibin reads Sylvia Townsend Warner
Colm Toibin reads Sylvia Townsend Warner's "The Children's Grandmother," and discusses it with The New Yorker's fiction editor, Deborah Treisman. "The Children's Grandmother" was published in the November 25, 1950, issue of The New Yorker and can be found in "Winter in the Air and Other Stories." Colm Toibin's most recent collection of stories is "The Empty Family."
Posted on 17 March 2012 | 2:01 am
Nicole Krauss reads Bruno Schulz
Nicole Krauss reads Bruno Schulz's "Father's Last Escape," and discusses it with The New Yorker's fiction editor, Deborah Treisman. "Father's Last Escape" was published in the January 2, 1978, issue of The New Yorker and can be found in "The Street of Crocodiles and Other Stories"; David Grossman wrote about Schulz in the June 8, 2009, issue. Nicole Krauss's most recent book, "Great House," was excerpted in the the magazine's 20 Under 40 issue.
Posted on 18 February 2012 | 12:37 am
Thomas Beller reads Niccolo Tucci
Thomas Beller reads Niccolo Tucci's "The Evolution of Knowledge," and discusses it with The New Yorker's fiction editor, Deborah Treisman. "The Evolution of Knowledge" was published in the April 12, 1947, issue of The New Yorker and can be found in "The Rain Came Last & Other Stories." Thomas Beller is the author of "How to Be a Man: Scenes from a Protracted Boyhood."
Posted on 19 January 2012 | 3:59 am
Tea Obreht reads Stephanie Vaughn
Tea Obreht reads Stephanie Vaughn's "Able, Baker, Charlie, Dog," and discusses it with The New Yorker's fiction editor, Deborah Treisman. "Able, Baker, Charlie, Dog" was published in the June 5, 1978, issue of The New Yorker and can be found in "Sweet Talk," which will be reissued in 2012. Tea Obreht is the author of the novel "The Tiger's Wife."
Posted on 16 December 2011 | 5:02 am
Said Sayrafiezadeh reads Thomas Beller
Said Sayrafiezadeh reads Thomas Beller's "A Different Kind of Imperfection," and discusses it with The New Yorker's fiction editor, Deborah Treisman. "A Different Kind of Imperfection" was published in the February 11, 1991, issue of The New Yorker and can be found in "Seduction Theory." Said Sayrafiezadeh is the author of the memoir "When Skateboards Will Be Free."
Posted on 19 November 2011 | 5:50 am
Colum McCann reads Benedict Kiely
Colum McCann reads Benedict Kiely's "Bluebell Meadow," and discusses it with The New Yorker's fiction editor, Deborah Treisman. "Bluebell Meadow" was published in the April 14, 1975, issue of The New Yorker and can be found in "The Collected Stories of Benedict Kiely." Colum McCann's most recent book is "Let the Great World Spin."
Posted on 19 October 2011 | 3:59 am
Ben Marcus reads Kazuo Ishiguro
Ben Marcus reads Kazuo Ishiguro's "A Village After Dark," and discusses it with The New Yorker's fiction editor, Deborah Treisman. "A Village After Dark" was published in the May 21, 2001, issue of The New Yorker. Ben Marcus's upcoming book, "The Flame Alphabet," will be published in 2012.
Posted on 22 September 2011 | 12:13 am
Salman Rushdie reads Donald Barthelme
Salman Rushdie reads Donald Barthelme's "Concerning the Bodyguard," and discusses it with The New Yorker's fiction editor, Deborah Treisman. "Concerning the Bodyguard" was published in the October 16, 1978, issue of The New Yorker, and was collected in "Forty Stories." Salman Rushdie's most recent book is "Luka and the Fire of Life."
Posted on 19 August 2011 | 11:32 pm
ZZ Packer reads Stuart Dybek
ZZ Packer reads Stuart Dybek's "Paper Lantern," and discusses it with The New Yorker's fiction editor, Deborah Treisman. "Paper Lantern" was published in the November 27, 1995, issue of The New Yorker, and was reprinted in "The Best American Short Stories 1996." ZZ Packer is the author of the short-story collection "Drinking Coffee Elsewhere."
Posted on 16 July 2011 | 4:18 am
Lauren Groff reads Alice Munro
Lauren Groff reads Alice Munro's "Axis," and discusses it with The New Yorker's fiction editor, Deborah Treisman. "Axis" was published in the January 31, 2011, issue of The New Yorker.
Posted on 22 June 2011 | 12:06 am
Allegra Goodman reads John Updike
Allegra Goodman reads John Updike's "A & P," and discusses it with The New Yorker's fiction editor, Deborah Treisman. "A & P" was published in the July 22, 1961, issue of The New Yorker and is collected in "The Early Stories: 1953-1975."
Posted on 21 May 2011 | 4:39 am
Sam Lipsyte reads Thomas McGuane
Sam Lipsyte reads Thomas McGuane's "Cowboy," and discusses it with The New Yorker's fiction editor, Deborah Treisman. "Cowboy" was published in the September 19, 2005, issue of The New Yorker and is collected in "Gallatin Canyon."
Posted on 21 April 2011 | 3:01 am
Daniel Alarcon reads Roberto Bolano
Daniel Alarcon reads Roberto Bolano's "Gomez Palacio."
Posted on 18 March 2011 | 10:36 pm
Anne Enright reads John Cheever
Anne Enright reads John Cheever's "The Swimmer."
Posted on 17 February 2011 | 4:43 am
Hilton Als reads James McCourt
Hilton Als reads James McCourt's "Kaye Wayfaring in 'Avenged'"
Posted on 21 January 2011 | 6:11 am
Cynthia Ozick reads Steven Millhauser
Cynthia Ozick reads Steven Millhauser's "In the Reign of Harad IV."
Posted on 18 December 2010 | 12:20 am
Jennifer Egan reads Lore Segal
Jennifer Egan reads Lore Segal's "The Reverse Bug."
Posted on 19 November 2010 | 6:51 am
David Means reads Raymond Carver
David Means reads Raymond Carver's "Chef's House."
Posted on 15 October 2010 | 3:06 am
Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie reads Jamaica Kincaid
Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie reads Jamaica Kincaid's "Figures in the Distance."
Posted on 11 September 2010 | 3:25 am
Chris Adrian reads Donald Barthelme
Chris Adrian reads Donald Barthelme's "The Indian Uprising."
Posted on 12 August 2010 | 10:25 pm
Salvatore Scibona reads Denis Johnson
Salvatore Scibona reads Denis Johnson's "Two Men."
Posted on 13 July 2010 | 7:00 pm
Rivka Galchen reads Leonard Michaels
Rivka Galchen reads Leonard Michaels's "Cryptology."
Posted on 5 June 2010 | 3:46 am
Monica Ali reads Joshua Ferris
Monica Ali reads Joshua Ferris's "The Dinner Party."
Posted on 14 May 2010 | 12:13 am
Chang-Rae Lee reads Don DeLillo
Chang-Rae Lee reads Don DeLillo's "Baader-Meinhof."
Posted on 13 April 2010 | 4:03 am
Lorrie Moore reads Julie Hayden
Lorrie Moore reads Julie Hayden's "Day-Old Baby Rats."
Posted on 19 March 2010 | 9:14 pm
Julian Barnes reads Frank O'Connor
Julian Barnes reads Frank O'Connor's "The Man of the World."
Posted on 12 February 2010 | 2:09 am
Karen Russell reads Carson McCullers
Karen Russell reads Carson McCullers's "The Jockey."
Posted on 14 January 2010 | 9:39 pm
Junot Diaz reads Edwidge Danticat
Junot Diaz reads Edwidge Danticat's "Water Child."
Posted on 15 December 2009 | 7:06 pm
Yiyun Li reads John McGahern
Yiyun Li reads John McGahern's "The Wine Breath."
Posted on 12 November 2009 | 7:34 pm
Orhan Pamuk reads Vladimir Nabokov
Orhan Pamuk reads Vladimir Nabokov's "My Russian Education" and discusses it with The New Yorker's fiction editor, Deborah Treisman.
Posted on 13 October 2009 | 11:40 pm
Marisa Silver reads Peter Taylor
Marisa Silver reads Peter Taylor's "Porte-Cochere" and discusses it with The New Yorker's fiction editor, Deborah Treisman.
Posted on 11 September 2009 | 11:00 pm
Joshua Ferris reads George Saunders
Joshua Ferris reads George Saunders's "Adams" and discusses it with The New Yorker's fiction editor, Deborah Treisman.
Posted on 11 August 2009 | 12:51 am
David Bezmozgis reads Sergei Dovlatov
David Bezmozgis reads Sergei Dovlatov's "The Colonel Says I Love You" and discusses it with The New Yorker's fiction editor, Deborah Treisman.
Posted on 7 July 2009 | 10:52 pm
Jonathan Franzen reads Veronica Geng
Jonathan Franzen reads Veronica Geng's "Love Trouble Is My Business" and Ian Frazier's "Coyote v. Acme" and discusses them with The New Yorker's fiction editor, Deborah Treisman.
Posted on 1 June 2009 | 11:34 pm
Tobias Wolff reads Denis Johnson
Tobias Wolff reads Denis Johnson's "Emergency" and discusses it with The New Yorker's fiction editor, Deborah Treisman.
Posted on 8 May 2009 | 11:44 pm
Nathan Englander reads Isaac Bashevis Singer
Nathan Englander reads Isaac Bashevis Singer's short story Disguised and discusses it with The New Yorker's fiction editor, Deborah Treisman.
Posted on 10 April 2009 | 8:09 pm
Joyce Carol Oates reads Eudora Welty
Joyce Carol Oates reads Eudora Welty's short story "Where Is the Voice Coming From?" and discusses it with The New Yorker's fiction editor, Deborah Treisman.
Posted on 9 March 2009 | 7:46 pm
Roger Angell reads John Updike
Roger Angell reads John Updike's short story "Playing with Dynamite," and talks with The New Yorker's fiction editor, Deborah Treisman, about editing Updike.
Posted on 11 February 2009 | 11:55 pm
Roger Angell reads John Updike
Roger Angell reads John Updike's short story "Playing with Dynamite," and talks with The New Yorker's fiction editor, Deborah Treisman, about editing Updike.
Posted on 11 February 2009 | 11:49 pm
Thomas McGuane reads James Salter
Thomas McGuane reads James Salter's "Last Night," and discusses it with The New Yorker's fiction editor, Deborah Treisman.
Posted on 10 January 2009 | 2:48 am
Roddy Doyle reads Maeve Brennan
Roddy Doyle reads Maeve Brennan's short story "Christmas Eve," and discusses Brennan's relationship with Ireland and Doyle's own family, with The New Yorker's fiction editor, Deborah Treisman.
Posted on 12 December 2008 | 3:36 pm
A. M. Homes reads Shirley Jackson
A. M. Homes reads Shirley Jackson's short story "The Lottery," and discusses it with The New Yorker's fiction editor, Deborah Treisman.
Posted on 12 November 2008 | 7:12 pm
Gary Shteyngart reads Andrea Lee
Gary Shteyngart reads Andrea Lee's short story "Brothers and Sisters Around the World," and discusses it with The New Yorker's fiction editor, Deborah Treisman.
Posted on 9 October 2008 | 8:50 pm
Tobias Wolff reads Stephanie Vaughn
Tobias Wolff reads Stephanie Vaughn's short story "Dog Heaven," and discusses it with The New Yorker's fiction editor, Deborah Treisman.
Posted on 12 September 2008 | 7:09 pm
Head Cold
Jeffrey Eugenides reads Harold Brodkey's short story "Spring Fugue," and discusses it with The New Yorker's fiction editor, Deborah Treisman.
Posted on 7 August 2008 | 10:27 pm
Aleksandar Hemon discusses Bernard Malamud
Aleksandar Hemon discusses Bernard Malamud's short story "A Summer's Reading" with The New Yorker's fiction editor, Deborah Treisman.
Posted on 9 July 2008 | 11:52 pm
Mary Gaitskill reads Vladimir Nabokov
Mary Gaitskill reads "Symbols and Signs," Vladimir Nabokov's first story published in The New Yorker, and discusses it with fiction editor Deborah Treisman.
Posted on 2 June 2008 | 5:46 pm
Hilton Als discusses Jean Stafford
Invalid Souls: Hilton Als discusses Jean Stafford and her story "Children Are Bored on Sunday" with The New Yorker's fiction editor, Deborah Treisman. Reading by Eliza Foss.
Posted on 6 May 2008 | 12:17 am
Louise Erdrich reads Lorrie Moore
Louise Erdrich reads Lorrie Moores short story "Dance in America" and discusses Moore with The New Yorker's fiction editor, Deborah Treisman.
Posted on 9 April 2008 | 5:45 pm
Jonathan Lethem reads James Thurber
Jonathan Lethem reads James Thurber's short story "The Wood Duck" and discusses Thurber with The New Yorker's fiction editor, Deborah Treisman.
Posted on 3 March 2008 | 6:00 am
T. Coraghessan Boyle reads Tobias Wolff
T. Coraghessan Boyle reads Tobias Wolff's "Bullet in the Brain" and discusses Wolff with The New Yorker's fiction editor, Deborah Treisman.
Posted on 11 February 2008 | 6:00 pm
E. L. Doctorow reads John O'Hara
E. L. Doctorow reads John O'Hara's short story "Graven Image" and discusses O'Hara with The New Yorker's fiction editor, Deborah Treisman.
Posted on 7 January 2008 | 6:00 am
Jhumpa Lahiri reads William Trevor
Jhumpa Lahiri reads the short story "A Day," by William Trevor, and discusses it with The New Yorker's fiction editor, Deborah Triesman
Posted on 10 December 2007 | 8:25 pm
Antonya Nelson reads Mavis Gallant
Antonya Nelson reads Mavis Gallant's short story "When We Were Nearly Young" and discusses Gallant with The New Yorker's fiction editor, Deborah Treisman.
Posted on 5 November 2007 | 6:00 am
Paul Theroux reads Jorge Luis Borges
Paul Theroux reads Jorge Luis Borges's short story "The Gospel According to Mark" and discusses Borges with The New Yorker's fiction editor, Deborah Treisman. "The Gospel According to Mark" was published in The New Yorker on October 23, 1971.
Posted on 8 October 2007 | 6:00 am
Nell Freudenberger discusses Grace Paley
Nell Freudenberger discusses Grace Paley's short story "Somewhere Else" with The New Yorker's fiction editor, Deborah Treisman. The podcast includes a reading of the story by Barbara Rosenblatt. "Somewhere Else" was published in The New Yorker on October 23, 1978.
Posted on 10 September 2007 | 6:00 am
George Saunders reads Isaac Babel
George Saunders reads Isaac Babel's short story "You Must Know Everything" and discusses it with The New Yorker's fiction editor, Deborah Treisman.
Posted on 6 August 2007 | 6:00 am
Donald Antrim reads Donald Barthelme
Donald Antrim reads Donald Barthelme's 1974 short story "I Bought a Little City" and discusses it with The New Yorker's fiction editor, Deborah Treisman.
Posted on 9 July 2007 | 7:00 am
Junot Díaz reads How to Date a Brown Girl (Black Girl, White Girl, or Halfie)
Junot Díaz reads a story; Edwidge Danticat and Deborah Treisman discuss.
Posted on 1 June 2007 | 10:05 pm