Miriam Toews Reads Raymond Carver
01 Dec 2025
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Miriam Toews joins Deborah Treisman to read and discuss “Elephant,” by Raymond Carver, which was...
Adam Levin Reads David Foster Wallace
01 Nov 2025
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Adam Levin joins Deborah Treisman to read and discuss “Backbone,” by David Foster Wallace, which...
Karen Russell Reads Louise Erdrich
01 Oct 2025
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Karen Russell joins Deborah Treisman to read and discuss “The Stone,” by Louise Erdrich, which w...
Victor Lodato Reads Denis Johnson
01 Sep 2025
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Victor Lodato joins Deborah Treisman to read and discuss “The Largesse of the Sea Maiden,” by De...
Lauren Groff Reads Elizabeth Hardwick
01 Aug 2025
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Lauren Groff joins Deborah Treisman to read and discuss “The Faithful,” by Elizabeth Hardwick, w...
Souvankham Thammavongsa Reads Samanta Schweblin
01 Jul 2025
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Souvankham Thammavongsa joins Deborah Treisman to read and discuss “The Size of Things,” by Sama...
Edwidge Danticat Reads Zadie Smith
01 Jun 2025
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Edwidge Danticat joins Deborah Treisman to read and discuss “Two Men Arrive in a Village,” by Za...
Yiyun Li Reads William Trevor
01 May 2025
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Yiyun Li joins Deborah Treisman to read and discuss “The Piano Tuner’s Wives,” by William Trev...
David Wright Faladé Reads Madeleine Thien
01 Apr 2025
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David Wright Faladé joins Deborah Treisman to read and discuss “Lu, Reshaping,” by Madeleine Th...
Paul Theroux Reads V. S. Pritchett
01 Mar 2025
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Paul Theroux joins Deborah Treisman to read and discuss “The Necklace,” by V. S. Pritchett, whic...
Anne Enright Reads John McGahern
01 Feb 2025
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Anne Enright joins Deborah Treisman to read and discuss “Sierra Leone,” by John McGahern, which ...
Jennifer Egan Reads Margaret Atwood
01 Jan 2025
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Jennifer Egan joins Deborah Treisman to read and discuss “Kat,” by Margaret Atwood, which was pu...
Ayşegül Savaş Reads Tessa Hadley
01 Dec 2024
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Ayşegül Savaş joins Deborah Treisman to discuss “An Abduction,” by Tessa Hadley, which was pu...
Aleksandar Hemon Reads ZZ Packer
02 Nov 2024
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Aleksandar Hemon joins Deborah Treisman to read and discuss “Drinking Coffee Elsewhere,” by ZZ P...
Rebecca Makkai Reads Jhumpa Lahiri
01 Oct 2024
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Rebecca Makkai joins Deborah Treisman to read and discuss “The Third and Final Continent,” by Jh...
Louise Erdrich Reads Karen Russell
01 Sep 2024
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Louise Erdrich joins Deborah Treisman to read and discuss “Haunting Olivia,” by Karen Russell, w...
David Sedaris Reads George Saunders
01 Aug 2024
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David Sedaris joins Deborah Treisman to read and discuss “Love Letter,” by George Saunders, whic...
Nathan Englander Reads Chris Adrian
01 Jul 2024
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Nathan Englander joins Deborah Treisman to read and discuss “Every Night for a Thousand Years,” ...
André Alexis Reads Alice Munro
01 Jun 2024
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André Alexis joins Deborah Treisman for a special tribute to Alice Munro, who died in May at age ni...
Rachel Cusk Reads Marguerite Duras
01 May 2024
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Rachel Cusk joins Deborah Treisman to read and discuss "The Bible" and “The Stolen Pigeons” by M...
David Bezmozgis Reads Sarah Shun-lien Bynum
01 Apr 2024
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David Bezmozgis joins Deborah Treisman to read and discuss “Likes,” by Sarah Shun-lien Bynum, wh...
Greg Jackson Reads Jennifer Egan
01 Mar 2024
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Greg Jackson joins Deborah Treisman to read and discuss “Safari,” by Jennifer Egan, which was pu...
Sterling HolyWhiteMountain Reads Roberto Bolaño
01 Feb 2024
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Sterling HolyWhiteMountain joins Deborah Treisman to read and discuss “Labyrinth,” by Roberto Bo...
Rivka Galchen Reads Aleksandar Hemon
01 Jan 2024
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In the two hundredth episode of the New Yorker Fiction Podcast, Rivka Galchen joins Deborah Treisman...
Teju Cole Reads Anne Carson
01 Dec 2023
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Teju Cole joins Deborah Treisman to read and discuss “1=1,” by Anne Carson, which was published ...
Margaret Atwood Reads Mavis Gallant, Live
01 Nov 2023
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Margaret Atwood joins Deborah Treisman to read and discuss “Varieties of Exile,” by Mavis Gallan...
Lucinda Rosenfeld Reads Annie Ernaux
01 Oct 2023
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Lucinda Rosenfeld joins Deborah Treisman to read and discuss “Returns,” by Annie Ernaux, transla...
Andrew O’Hagan Reads Donald Antrim
01 Sep 2023
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Andrew O’Hagan joins Deborah Treisman to discuss “An Actor Prepares,” by Donald Antrim, which ...
David Means Reads Lorrie Moore
01 Aug 2023
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David Means joins Deborah Treisman to discuss “Face Time,” by Lorrie Moore, which was published ...
George Saunders Reads Claire Keegan
01 Jul 2023
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George Saunders joins Deborah Treisman to read and discuss “So Late in the Day,” by Claire Keega...
Ottessa Moshfegh Reads David Means
01 Jun 2023
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Ottessa Moshfegh joins Deborah Treisman to read and discuss “Two Ruminations on a Homeless Brother...
Jonas Hassen Khemiri Reads Vladimir Nabokov
01 May 2023
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Jonas Hassen Khemiri joins Deborah Treisman to read and discuss “A Slice of Life,” by Vladimir N...
Saïd Sayrafiezadeh Reads Samuel Beckett
01 Apr 2023
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Saïd Sayrafiezadeh joins Deborah Treisman to read and discuss “Ill Seen Ill Said,” by Samuel Be...
Introducing: “In The Dark”
09 Mar 2023
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We’re pleased to announce that “In The Dark,” the acclaimed investigative podcast from America...
Claire-Louise Bennett Reads Maeve Brennan
07 Mar 2023
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Claire-Louise Bennett joins Deborah Treisman to read and discuss “Family Walls,” by Maeve Brenna...
Clare Sestanovich Reads Alice Munro
01 Feb 2023
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Clare Sestanovich joins Deborah Treisman to read and discuss “The Moons of Jupiter” by Alice Mun...
Gary Shteyngart Reads Weike Wang
01 Jan 2023
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Gary Shteyngart joins Deborah Treisman to read and discuss “Omakase,” by Weike Wang, which was p...
Ling Ma Reads Nicole Krauss
01 Dec 2022
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Ling Ma joins Deborah Treisman to read and discuss “Seeing Ershadi,” by Nicole Krauss, which was...
Jamil Jan Kochai Reads Yiyun Li
01 Nov 2022
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Jamil Jan Kochai joins Deborah Treisman to read and discuss “All Will Be Well,” by Yiyun Li, whi...
Madeleine Thien Reads Yoko Ogawa
01 Oct 2022
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Madeleine Thien joins Deborah Treisman to read and discuss “The Cafeteria in the Evening and a Poo...
Elif Batuman Reads Sylvia Townsend Warner
01 Sep 2022
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Elif Batuman joins Deborah Treisman to read and discuss “Truth and Fiction,” by Sylvia Townsend ...
André Alexis Reads Italo Calvino
05 Aug 2022
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André Alexis joins Deborah Treisman to read and discuss “Waiting for Death in a Hotel,” by Ital...
Akhil Sharma Reads Joyce Carol Oates
01 Jul 2022
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Akhil Sharma joins Deborah Treisman to read and discuss “Zombie,” by Joyce Carol Oates, which wa...
Rachel Kushner Reads Edna O’Brien
01 Jun 2022
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Rachel Kushner joins Deborah Treisman to read and discuss “Come Into the Drawing Room, Doris,” b...
Camille Bordas Reads Saul Bellow
01 May 2022
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Camille Bordas joins Deborah Treisman to read and discuss “A Father-to-Be,” by Saul Bellow, whic...
Sherman Alexie Reads Raymond Carver
01 Apr 2022
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Sherman Alexie joins Deborah Treisman to read and discuss “Where I’m Calling From,” by Raymond...
Gish Jen Reads Grace Paley
01 Mar 2022
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Gish Jen joins Deborah Treisman to read and discuss “Friends,” by Grace Paley, which was publish...
Alejandro Zambra Reads Bruno Schulz
01 Feb 2022
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Alejandro Zambra joins Deborah Treisman to read and discuss “Loneliness,” by Bruno Schulz, trans...
Kevin Barry Reads V. S. Pritchett
01 Jan 2022
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Kevin Barry joins Deborah Treisman to read and discuss “A Family Man,” by V. S. Pritchett, which...
Will Mackin Reads George Saunders
01 Dec 2021
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Will Mackin joins Deborah Treisman to read and discuss “The Falls,” by George Saunders, which wa...
Ben Lerner Reads Julio Cortázar
01 Nov 2021
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Ben Lerner joins Deborah Treisman to read and discuss “In the Name of Bobby,” by Julio Cortázar...
Donald Antrim Reads Donald Barthelme 2021
01 Oct 2021
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Donald Antrim joins Deborah Treisman to read and discuss “The Balloon,” by Donald Barthelme, whi...
Rebecca Curtis Reads Haruki Murakami
01 Sep 2021
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Rebecca Curtis joins Deborah Treisman to read and discuss “Confessions of a Shinagawa Monkey,” b...
Ann Patchett Reads Maile Meloy
01 Aug 2021
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Ann Patchett joins Deborah Treisman to read and discuss “The Proxy Marriage,” by Maile Meloy, wh...
Susan Choi Reads Jennifer Egan
01 Jul 2021
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Susan Choi joins Deborah Treisman to read and discuss “Found Objects,” by Jennifer Egan, which w...
Ben Okri Reads Franz Kafka
01 Jun 2021
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Ben Okri joins Deborah Treisman to read and discuss “The Rescue Will Begin in Its Own Time,” fou...
Téa Obreht Reads Thomas McGuane
01 May 2021
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Téa Obreht joins Deborah Treisman to read and discuss “Gallatin Canyon,” by Thomas McGuane, whi...
Weike Wang Reads Lara Vapnyar
01 Apr 2021
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Weike Wang joins Deborah Treisman to read and discuss “Katania,” by Lara Vapnyar, which appeared...
Douglas Stuart Reads Kevin Barry
01 Mar 2021
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Douglas Stuart joins Deborah Treisman to read and discuss “Fjord of Killary,” by Kevin Barry, wh...
Hisham Matar Reads Colm Tóibín
01 Feb 2021
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Hisham Matar joins Deborah Treisman to read and discuss “One Minus One,” by Colm Tóibín, which...
Chang-rae Lee Reads Steven Millhauser
01 Jan 2021
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Chang-rae Lee joins Deborah Treisman to read and discuss “Coming Soon,” by Steven Millhauser, wh...
Samantha Hunt Reads Yiyun Li
01 Dec 2020
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Samantha Hunt joins Deborah Treisman to read and discuss “A Sheltered Woman,” by Yiyun Li, which...
Elizabeth Strout Reads William Trevor
01 Nov 2020
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Elizabeth Strout joins Deborah Treisman to read and discuss “Bravado,” by William Trevor, which ...
ZZ Packer Reads Lesley Nneka Arimah
01 Oct 2020
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ZZ Packer joins Deborah Treisman to read and discuss “Who Will Greet You At Home,” by Lesley Nn...
David Gilbert Reads Samantha Hunt
01 Sep 2020
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David Gilbert joins Deborah Treisman to read and discuss “Three Days,” by Samantha Hunt, which ...
Tommy Orange Reads Louise Erdrich
01 Aug 2020
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Tommy Orange joins Deborah Treisman to read and discuss “The Years of My Birth,” by Louise Erdr...
Allegra Goodman Reads Eudora Welty
01 Jul 2020
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Allegra Goodman joins Deborah Treisman to read and discuss “No Place for You My Love,” by Eudor...
Bryan Washington Reads Haruki Murakami
01 Jun 2020
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Bryan Washington joins Deborah Treisman to read and discuss “U.F.O. in Kushiro,” by Haruki Mura...
Kristen Roupenian Reads Shirley Jackson
01 May 2020
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Kristen Roupenian joins Deborah Treisman to read and discuss “Afternoon in Linen,” by Shirley Ja...
Deborah Treisman Reads David Foster Wallace
01 Apr 2020
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Deborah Treisman reads and discusses “Good People,” by David Foster Wallace, which appeared in a...
Greg Jackson Reads Ann Beattie
01 Mar 2020
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Greg Jackson joins Deborah Treisman to read and discuss “Where You’ll Find Me,” by Ann Beattie...
David Rabe Reads John Updike
01 Feb 2020
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David Rabe joins Deborah Treisman to read and discuss “The Other Side of the Street,” by John Up...
Andrea Lee Reads Haruki Murakami
01 Jan 2020
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Andrea Lee joins Deborah Treisman to read and discuss “Barn Burning,” by Haruki Murakami, which ...
Ann Beattie Reads Mavis Gallant
01 Dec 2019
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Ann Beattie joins Deborah Treisman to read and discuss “Dédé,” by Mavis Gallant, which appeare...
Garth Greenwell Reads Jean Stafford
01 Nov 2019
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Garth Greenwell joins Deborah Treisman to read and discuss “The Shorn Lamb,” by Jean Stafford, w...
Jhumpa Lahiri Reads Primo Levi
01 Oct 2019
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Jhumpa Lahiri joins Deborah Treisman to read and discuss "Quaestio De Centauris," by Primo Levi, tr...
Etgar Keret Reads Janet Frame
01 Sep 2019
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Etgar Keret joins Deborah Treisman to read and discuss "You Are Now Entering the Human Heart," by Ja...
Margaret Atwood Reads Alice Munro
01 Aug 2019
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Margaret Atwood joins Deborah Treisman to read and discuss "Corrie," by Alice Munro, from a 2010 iss...
Kirstin Valdez Quade Reads John L'Heureux
01 Jul 2019
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Kirstin Valdez Quade joins Deborah Treisman to read and discuss "The Long Black Line," by John L'Heu...
Andrew Sean Greer Reads Dorothy Parker
03 Jun 2019
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Andrew Sean Greer joins Deborah Treisman to read and discuss "I Live on Your Visits," by Dorothy Par...
Emma Cline Reads Miranda July
01 May 2019
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Emma Cline joins Deborah Treisman to read and discuss "The Metal Bowl," by Miranda July, from a 2017...
Marisa Silver Reads Daniyal Mueenuddin
01 Apr 2019
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Marisa Silver joins Deborah Treisman to read and discuss "Nawabdin Electrician," by Daniyal Mueenudd...
Joy Williams Reads Don DeLillo
01 Mar 2019
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Joy Williams joins Deborah Treisman to read and discuss "The Itch," by Don DeLillo, from a 2017 issu...
Joseph O'Neill Reads Nadine Gordimer
01 Feb 2019
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Joseph O'Neill joins Deborah Treisman to read and discuss "The Pet," by Nadine Gordimer, from a 1962...
Orhan Pamuk Reads Jorge Luis Borges
02 Jan 2019
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Orhan Pamuk joins Deborah Treisman to read and discuss "Ibn Hakkan Al-Bokhari, Dead in his Labyrinth...
Dave Eggers Reads Sam Shepard
01 Dec 2018
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Dave Eggers joins Deborah Treisman to read and discuss "Indianapolis (Highway 74)," by Sam Shepard, ...
Stuart Dybek Reads Steven Millhauser
01 Nov 2018
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Stuart Dybek joins Deborah Treisman to read and discuss "Miracle Polish," by Steven Millhauser, from...
Roddy Doyle Reads Lorrie Moore
01 Oct 2018
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Roddy Doyle joins Deborah Treisman to read and discuss "Community Life," by Lorrie Moore, from a 199...
Tessa Hadley Reads John Updike
03 Sep 2018
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Tessa Hadley joins Deborah Treisman to read and discuss "New York Girl," by John Updike, from a 1996...
Kate Walbert Reads Stuart Dybek
01 Aug 2018
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Kate Walbert joins Deborah Treisman to read and discuss “Pet Milk,” by Stuart Dybek, from a 1984...
Ottessa Moshfegh Reads Sheila Heti
02 Jul 2018
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Ottessa Moshfegh joins Deborah Treisman to read and discuss "My Life Is a Joke," by Sheila Heti, fro...
A. M. Homes Reads Margaret Atwood
01 Jun 2018
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A.M. Homes joins Deborah Treisman to read and discuss "Stone Mattress," from a 2011 issue of The N...
Hari Kunzru Reads Robert Coover
01 May 2018
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Hari Kunzru reads and discusses “The Colonel's Daughter,” by Robert Coover, from a 2013 issue of...
Mohsin Hamid Reads Jorge Luis Borges
02 Apr 2018
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Mohsin Hamid joins Deborah Treisman to read and discuss “The Book of Sand,” by Jorge Luis Borges...
Lorrie Moore Reads Antonya Nelson
02 Mar 2018
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Lorrie Moore joins Deborah Treisman to read and discuss "Naked Ladies," by Antonya Nelson, from ...
Colin Barrett Reads Joy Williams
02 Feb 2018
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Colin Barrett joins Deborah Treisman to read and discuss "Stuff" by Joy Williams, from a 2016 issue ...
David Sedaris Reads Wells Tower
02 Jan 2018
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David Sedaris joins Deborah Treisman to read and discuss "Leopard," by Wells Tower from a 2008 issue...
Fiction Podcast Bonus: David Sedaris Reads Miranda July
22 Dec 2017
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Last month, in honor of the tenth anniversary of the Fiction Podcast, we asked you to vote for your ...
Sarah Shun-lien Bynum Reads Yiyun Li
01 Dec 2017
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Sarah Shun-lien Bynum joins Deborah Treisman to read and discuss “Extra,” by Yiyun Li from a 200...
Lauren Groff Reads Shirley Hazzard
01 Nov 2017
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Lauren Groff joins Deborah Treisman to read and discuss Shirley Hazzard’s “In These Islands,” ...