Beginning March 21st, you’ll be able to hear the short stories that appear in The New Yorker, read by their authors, on our new podcast, The Author’s Voice: New Fiction from The New Yorker. For this special, one-time preview episode of the podcast, we’ve put together an anthology of recent readings. First, you’ll hear Michael Cunningham reading his updated fairy tale “Little Man”; next will be Zadie Smith reading her story “Escape from New York”; and, finally, Tom Hanks reading his fiction piece “Alan Bean Plus Four.” If you like what you hear, don’t forget to subscribe to The Author’s Voice on your podcast app. We’ll be back next week with a new episode of The Author’s Voice, featuring a new story by Ian McEwan. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

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“What did the council decide on item 42?” — answered with the speaker and the moment.

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