The New Yorker: Fiction

Mohsin Hamid joins Deborah Treisman to read and discuss “The Book of Sand,” by Jorge Luis Borges, from a 1976 issue of the magazine.

Lorrie Moore joins Deborah Treisman to read and discuss "Naked Ladies," by Antonya Nelson, from a 1992 issue of the magazine.

Colin Barrett joins Deborah Treisman to read and discuss "Stuff" by Joy Williams, from a 2016 issue of the magazine.

David Sedaris joins Deborah Treisman to read and discuss "Leopard," by Wells Tower from a 2008 issue of the magazine.

Last month, in honor of the tenth anniversary of the Fiction Podcast, we asked you to vote for your favorite episode from our first ten years. The winner was an episode from 2012, in which David Sedaris read and discussed "Roy Spivey," by Miranda July. This is a re-release of that podcast.

Sarah Shun-lien Bynum joins Deborah Treisman to read and discuss “Extra,” by Yiyun Li from a 2003 issue of the magazine.

Lauren Groff joins Deborah Treisman to read and discuss Shirley Hazzard’s “In These Islands,” from a 1990 issue of the magazine.

Matthew Klam joins Deborah Treisman to read and discuss John Updike’s “Twin Beds in Rome,” from a 1964 issue of the magazine.

Curtis Sittenfeld joins Deborah Treisman to read and discuss Tessa Hadley’s “The Surrogate,” from a 2003 issue of the magazine.

Akhil Sharma reads and discusses “Baster,” by Jeffrey Eugenides.

Gabe Hudson joins Deborah Treisman to read and discuss Robert Coover’s “The Frog Prince,” from a 2014 issue of the magazine.

Colm Tóibín reads and discusses “In The Middle of The Fields,” by Mary Lavin.

Rachel Kushner reads and discusses “The Black Lights,” by Thom Jones.

Salman Rushdie reads and discusses “Love Far From Home,” by Italo Calvino

Mary Gaitskill reads and discusses “The Five-Forty-Eight,” by John Cheever.

Junot Díaz reads and discusses "Seven," by Edwidge Danticat.

Richard Powers reads and discusses “A Visit,” by Steven Millhauser

David Means reads and discusses “The Toughest Indian in the World,” by Sherman Alexie.

Ben Marcus reads and discusses "A Dream of Men," by Mary Gaitskill.

Karen Russell joins Deborah Treisman to read and discuss Mavis Gallant’s “From the Fifteenth District,” from a 1978 issue of the magazine.