The New Yorker: Fiction

Monthly readings and conversations about fiction and literature AI summary

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

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  1. Catherine Lacey Reads Lorrie Moore

    2026-11-01 · 1 hr 29 min · Episode 4

    Catherine Lacey joins Deborah Treisman to discuss “Which Is More Than I Can Say About Some People,” by Lorrie Moore, published in The New Yorker in 1993. Lacey, a winner of the New York Public Library’s Young Lions…

  2. Colm Tóibín Reads Tobias Wolff

    2026-10-01 · 1 hr 4 min · Episode 3

    Colm Tóibín joins Deborah Treisman to discuss “Awaiting Orders,” by Tobias Wolff, which was published in The New Yorker in 2005. Tóibín, who is a fiction writer, essayist, playwright, and poet, has won the International…

  3. Min Jin Lee Reads Wendi Kaufman

    2026-09-01 · 1 hr 4 min · Episode 2

    Min Jin Lee joins Deborah Treisman to discuss “Helen on Eighty-Sixth Street,” which was published in The New Yorker in 1997. A recipient of the Fitzgerald Prize for Literary Excellence, Lee is the author of three…

  4. Mohsin Hamid Reads Haruki Murakami

    2026-08-01 · 1 hr 33 min · Episode 1

    Mohsin Hamid joins Deborah Treisman to discuss “Man-Eating Cats,” by Haruki Murakami, which was published in The New Yorker in 2000. Hamid is the author of five novels, including “The Reluctant Fundamentalist,” “Exit…

  5. 2026-07-01 · 1 hr 5 min

    Paul Yoon joins Deborah Treisman to discuss “Hostel,” by Fiona McFarlane, which was published in The New Yorker in 2024. Yoon was one of the National Book Foundation’s “5 Under 35” in 2010, and has published five books…

  6. 2026-06-01 · 1 hr 25 min

    Han Ong joins Deborah Treisman to discuss “The Fugitive,” by Lyudmila Ulitskaya, which was published in The New Yorker in 2014. Ong is the author of numerous plays and of the novels “The Disinherited” and “Fixer Chao.”…

  7. 2026-05-01 · 1 hr 29 min

    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…

  8. 2026-04-01 · 1 hr 14 min

    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…

  9. 2026-03-01 · 1 hr 5 min

    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…

  10. 2026-02-01 · 1 hr 25 min

    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…

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