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A monthly reading and conversation with The New Yorker’s fiction editor, Deborah Treisman.

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Tessa Hadley Reads John McGahern
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Tessa Hadley Reads John McGahern

Tessa Hadley Reads John McGahern
The author joins Deborah Treisman to read and discuss “Gold Watch,” which was published in The New Yorker 1980.
Bryan Washington Reads Yiyun Li
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Bryan Washington Reads Yiyun Li

Bryan Washington Reads Yiyun Li
The author joins Deborah Treisman to read and discuss “A Small Flame,” which was published in The New Yorker in 2017.
Miriam Toews Reads Raymond Carver
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Miriam Toews Reads Raymond Carver

Miriam Toews Reads Raymond Carver
The author joins Deborah Treisman to read and discuss “Elephant,” which was published in The New Yorker in 1986.
Adam Levin Reads David Foster Wallace
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Adam Levin Reads David Foster Wallace

Adam Levin Reads David Foster Wallace
The author joins Deborah Treisman to read and discuss “Backbone,” which was published in The New Yorker in 2011.
Karen Russell Reads Louise Erdrich
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Karen Russell Reads Louise Erdrich

Karen Russell Reads Louise Erdrich
The author joins Deborah Treisman to read and discuss “The Stone,” which was published in The New Yorker in 2019.
Victor Lodato Reads Denis Johnson
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Victor Lodato Reads Denis Johnson

Victor Lodato Reads Denis Johnson
The author joins Deborah Treisman to read and discuss “The Largesse of the Sea Maiden,” which was published in The New Yorker in 2014.
Lauren Groff Reads Elizabeth Hardwick
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Lauren Groff Reads Elizabeth Hardwick

Lauren Groff Reads Elizabeth Hardwick
The author joins Deborah Treisman to read and discuss “The Faithful,” which was published in The New Yorker in 1979.
Souvankham Thammavongsa Reads Samanta Schweblin
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Souvankham Thammavongsa Reads Samanta Schweblin

Souvankham Thammavongsa Reads Samanta Schweblin
The author joins Deborah Treisman to read and discuss “The Size of Things,” which was published in The New Yorker in 2017.
Edwidge Danticat Reads Zadie Smith
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Edwidge Danticat Reads Zadie Smith

Edwidge Danticat Reads Zadie Smith
The author joins Deborah Treisman to read and discuss “Two Men Arrive in a Village,” which was published in The New Yorker in 2016.
Yiyun Li Reads William Trevor
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Yiyun Li Reads William Trevor

Yiyun Li Reads William Trevor
The author joins Deborah Treisman to read and discuss “The Piano Tuner's Wives,” which was published in The New Yorker in 1995.
David Wright Faladé Reads Madeleine Thien
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David Wright Faladé Reads Madeleine Thien

David Wright Faladé Reads Madeleine Thien
The author joins Deborah Treisman to read and discuss “Lu, Reshaping,” which was published in The New Yorker in 2021.
Paul Theroux Reads V. S. Pritchett
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Paul Theroux Reads V. S. Pritchett

Paul Theroux Reads V. S. Pritchett
The author joins Deborah Treisman to read and discuss “The Necklace,” which was published in The New Yorker in 1958.
Anne Enright Reads John McGahern
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Anne Enright Reads John McGahern

Anne Enright Reads John McGahern
The author joins Deborah Treisman to read and discuss “Sierra Leone,” which was published in The New Yorker in 1977.
Jennifer Egan Reads Margaret Atwood
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Jennifer Egan Reads Margaret Atwood

Jennifer Egan Reads Margaret Atwood
The author joins Deborah Treisman to read and discuss “Kat,” which was published in The New Yorker in 1990.
Ayşegül Savaş Reads Tessa Hadley
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Ayşegül Savaş Reads Tessa Hadley

Ayşegül Savaş Reads Tessa Hadley
The author joins Deborah Treisman to read and discuss “An Abduction,” which was published in The New Yorker in 2012.
Aleksandar Hemon Reads ZZ Packer
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Aleksandar Hemon Reads ZZ Packer

Aleksandar Hemon Reads ZZ Packer
The author joins Deborah Treisman to read and discuss “Drinking Coffee Elsewhere,” which was published in The New Yorker in 2000.
Rebecca Makkai Reads Jhumpa Lahiri
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Rebecca Makkai Reads Jhumpa Lahiri

Rebecca Makkai Reads Jhumpa Lahiri
The author joins Deborah Treisman to read and discuss “The Third and Final Continent,” which was published in The New Yorker in 1999.
Louise Erdrich Reads Karen Russell
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Louise Erdrich Reads Karen Russell

Louise Erdrich Reads Karen Russell
The author joins Deborah Treisman to read and discuss “Haunting Olivia,” which was published in The New Yorker in 2005.
David Sedaris Reads George Saunders
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David Sedaris Reads George Saunders

David Sedaris Reads George Saunders
The author joins Deborah Treisman to read and discuss “Love Letter,” which was published in The New Yorker in 2020.
Nathan Englander Reads Chris Adrian
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Nathan Englander Reads Chris Adrian

Nathan Englander Reads Chris Adrian
The author joins Deborah Treisman to read and discuss “Every Night for a Thousand Years,” which was published in The New Yorker in 1997.