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Rachel Heng Reads “A Very Safe Place”

The author reads her story from the October 12, 2026, issue of the magazine.

I am an Audiobook

I built my own little audiobook narration studio in the attic, then discovered one rather important flaw: no windows and summer heat. That led me to Amazon's virtual voice—and an u...

George Saunders Reads “Appeasement, Ohio”

The author reads his story from the October 26, 2026, issue of the magazine.

The Absolute Absence

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Sarah Anderson Reads “Dark Horse”

The author reads her story from the September 28, 2026, issue of the magazine.

Lend Me an Ear

Colm Tóibín Reads Tobias Wolff

The author joins Deborah Treisman to read and discuss “Awaiting Orders,” which was published in The New Yorker in 2005.

Helen Simpson Reads “Lub Dub Lub Dub Lub Dub”

The author reads her story from the September 7, 2026, issue of the magazine.

Ceremony Reading: Excerpt from The Amber Spyglass by Philip Pullman

A declaration of love from an acclaimed novel

Featured Audio Excerpt: Wedlocked by Hillary Frank

Author Hillary Frank on Wedlocked: “I wrote Wedlocked for audio because Zara, the protagonist, is a fitness influencer, and I thought it would be fun to hear the difference between...

How to Read Good or Maybe Great

Originally published in the near future. - - -Are you one of the last humans reading? You are rare. Appreciation! I wrote this—personally, with hands—to help the billions who don’t...

The Composer

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Hisham Matar Reads “New Shoes”

The author reads his story from the September 14, 2026, issue of the magazine.

In The Book

First tuesday of the month as always....

Megan Tusing on the Art of Audiobook Narration

When I’m writing, I do sometimes hear voices in my head: I imagine what characters would sound like delivering different lines of dialogue, and I “listen” to my prose to make sure...

Kevin Barry Reads “Chuck Murphy’s Last Run”

The author reads his story from the October 19, 2026, issue of the magazine.

Featured Excerpt: Speechless by Jordan Sawyer

Chapter 1 Sometimes people ask me what I do. For a living, they mean. I start by telling them a story. It’s a hundred percent true—and if it’s not, there’s no one you can complain...

Min Jin Lee Reads Wendi Kaufman

The author joins Deborah Treisman to read and discuss “Helen on Eighty-Sixth Street,” which was published in The New Yorker in 1997.

Joyce Carol Oates Reads “Lost Child”

The author reads her story from the September 21, 2026, issue of the magazine.

Voice

there is a voice...

Rachel Kushner Reads from Love and Death in the American Novel

Season 2, Episode 4 of Private Life

On the Podcast: David Soren, Tim Manley, and M. T. Anderson

S11 E36: Go behind the mic with the authors of Visible, My Own Kind of Person, and Stealing Saint Nick and hear clips from their audiobooks. The post On the Podcast: David Soren, T...

The Diatribe Beside the John

One dim December afternoon,...