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The New Yorker: Fiction

The New Yorker: Fiction

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A monthly reading and conversation with the New Yorker fiction editor Deborah Treisman.

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  • Daniyal Mueenuddin Reads Peter Taylor

    Daniyal Mueenuddin Reads Peter Taylor
    Mar 1 2026

    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, Other Wonders,” which was published in 2009 and won both the Story Prize and the Commonwealth Writers’ Prize.

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    1 hr and 3 mins
  • Tessa Hadley Reads John McGahern

    Tessa Hadley Reads John McGahern
    Feb 1 2026

    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 Windham-Campbell Prize for fiction in 2016.

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    1 hr and 23 mins
  • Bryan Washington Reads Yiyun Li

    Bryan Washington Reads Yiyun Li
    Jan 1 2026

    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,” “Family Meal,” and “Palaver,” which was a finalist for the National Book Award in 2025.

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    1 hr and 17 mins

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very well done. the interview portion a nice touch. each story is read in perfect harmony matching the perspective of the story being presented.

to take note, 99.9% of all these stories have a melancholy feel to them. if you're looking for overtly cheerful or feel good stories this is not the place to find them. Though many of the stories are quite touching.

dynamic, well read, smart, easy to listen to

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I'm an almost daily listener of audio content, and Kevin Barry could be the best reader I’ve ever heard. Good story selection too.

Truly great reading

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