New Yorker fiction writers read their stories.

Zach Williams reads his story “<a href="https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2024/03/25/neighbors-fiction-zach-williams">Neighbors</a>” from the March 25, 2024, issue of the magazine. Williams is a Jones Lecturer in Fiction at Stanford University. His début story collection, “<a href="https://www.amazon.com/Beautiful-Days-Stories-Zach-Williams/dp/0385550146">Beautiful Days</a>,” will be published in June.

Zach Williams reads his story “Neighbors” from the March 25, 2024, issue of the magazine. Williams is a Jones Lecturer in Fiction at Stanford University. His début story collection, “Beautiful Days,” will be published in June.

Zach Williams Reads “Neighbors”

André Alexis reads his story “Consolation,” from the May 20, 2024, issue of the magazine. Alexis, a playwright and fiction writer, received the Windham Campbell Prize in fiction in 2017. His novels include “Fifteen Dogs,” which won the Giller Prize, and “Days by Moonlight.” His story collection, “The Night Piece,” was published in 2020

André Alexis reads his story “Consolation,” from the May 20, 2024, issue of the magazine. Alexis, a playwright and fiction writer, received the Windham Campbell Prize in fiction in 2017. His novels include “Fifteen Dogs,” which won the Giller Prize, and “Days by Moonlight.” His story collection, “The Night Piece,” was published in 2020

André Alexis Reads “Consolation”

Simon Rich reads his story “We’re Not So Different, You and I,” from the May 13, 2024, issue of the magazine. Rich has published eight books of fiction, including “<a href="https://www.amazon.com/Last-Girlfriend-Earth-Other-Stories/dp/0316219398?ots=1&amp;tag=thneyo0f-20&amp;linkCode=w50">The Last Girlfriend on Earth</a>,” which was adapted for the TV series “Man Seeking Woman,” and “<a href="https://www.amazon.com/Hits-and-Misses-Simon-Rich-audiobook/dp/B07F8ZBCDT?ots=1&amp;tag=thneyo0f-20&amp;linkCode=w50">Hits and Misses</a>,” which won the Thurber Prize for American Humor in 2019. A new story collection, “<a href="https://www.amazon.com/Glory-Days-Stories-Simon-Rich/dp/0316569003?ots=1&amp;tag=thneyo0f-20&amp;linkCode=w50">Glory Days</a>,” will be published in July.

Simon Rich reads his story “We’re Not So Different, You and I,” from the May 13, 2024, issue of the magazine. Rich has published eight books of fiction, including “The Last Girlfriend on Earth,” which was adapted for the TV series “Man Seeking Woman,” and “Hits and Misses,” which won the Thurber Prize for American Humor in 2019. A new story collection, “Glory Days,” will be published in July.

Simon Rich Reads “We’re Not So Different, You and I”

Cynan Jones reads his story “<a href="https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2024/05/06/pulse-fiction-cynan-jones">Pulse</a>,” from the May 6, 2024, issue of the magazine. Jones is the author of six books of fiction, including, most recently, the novel “<a href="https://www.amazon.com/Cove-Cynan-Jones/dp/1936787849?ots=1&amp;tag=thneyo0f-20&amp;linkCode=w50">Cove</a>” and the story collection “<a href="https://www.amazon.com/Stillicide-Novel-Cynan-Jones/dp/1646220137/?ots=1&amp;tag=thneyo0f-20&amp;linkCode=w50">Stillicide</a>.” His previous story in The New Yorker, “<a href="https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2016/10/17/the-edge-of-the-shoal">The Edge of the Shoal</a>,” was the 2017 winner of the BBC National Short Story Award.

Cynan Jones reads his story “Pulse,” from the May 6, 2024, issue of the magazine. Jones is the author of six books of fiction, including, most recently, the novel “Cove” and the story collection “Stillicide.” His previous story in The New Yorker, “The Edge of the Shoal,” was the 2017 winner of the BBC National Short Story Award.

Cynan Jones Reads “Pulse”

Joyce Carol Oates reads her story “Late Love,” from the April 22 &amp; 29, 2024, issue of the magazine. Oates, a winner of the National Humanities Medal and the Jerusalem Prize, among others, is the author of more than seventy books of fiction. A new novel, “<a href="https://www.amazon.com/Butcher-novel-Joyce-Carol-Oates-ebook/dp/B0CG8SNND2?ots=1&amp;tag=thneyo0f-20&amp;linkCode=w50">Butcher</a>,” and a story collection, “<a href="https://www.amazon.com/Flint-Kill-Creek-Stories-Suspense/dp/1613165579/?ots=1&amp;tag=thneyo0f-20&amp;linkCode=w50">Flint Kill Creek</a>,” will be published later this year.

Joyce Carol Oates reads her story “Late Love,” from the April 22 & 29, 2024, issue of the magazine. Oates, a winner of the National Humanities Medal and the Jerusalem Prize, among others, is the author of more than seventy books of fiction. A new novel, “Butcher,” and a story collection, “Flint Kill Creek,” will be published later this year.

Joyce Carol Oates Reads “Late Love”

Kevin Barry reads his story “<a href="https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2024/04/15/finistere-fiction-kevin-barry">Finistère</a>,” from the April 15, 2024, issue of the magazine. Barry is the author of six books of fiction, including the novel “<a href="https://www.amazon.com/City-Bohane-Novel-Kevin-Barry/dp/155597645X?ots=1&amp;tag=thneyo0f-20&amp;linkCode=w50">City of Bohane</a>,” for which he won the International Dublin Literary Award, and the story collection “<a href="https://www.amazon.com/That-Old-Country-Music-Stories/dp/0385540337?ots=1&amp;tag=thneyo0f-20&amp;linkCode=w50">That Old Country Music</a>,” which came out in 2020. A new novel, “The Heart in Winter,” will be published in July.

Kevin Barry reads his story “Finistère,” from the April 15, 2024, issue of the magazine. Barry is the author of six books of fiction, including the novel “City of Bohane,” for which he won the International Dublin Literary Award, and the story collection “That Old Country Music,” which came out in 2020. A new novel, “The Heart in Winter,” will be published in July.

Kevin Barry Reads “Finistère”

Souvankham Thammavongsa reads her story “<a href="https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2024/04/08/bozo-fiction-souvankham-thammavongsa">Bozo</a>” from the April 8, 2024, issue of the magazine. Thammavongsa has published four volumes of poetry and the story collection “<a href="https://www.amazon.com/How-Pronounce-Knife-Souvankham-Thammavongsa/dp/0316422134?ots=1&amp;tag=thneyo0f-20&amp;linkCode=w50">How to Pronounce Knife</a>,” which won the Giller Prize in 2020.

Souvankham Thammavongsa reads her story “Bozo” from the April 8, 2024, issue of the magazine. Thammavongsa has published four volumes of poetry and the story collection “How to Pronounce Knife,” which won the Giller Prize in 2020.

Souvankham Thammavongsa Reads “Bozo”

Mohammed Naseehu Ali reads his story “<a href="https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2024/04/01/allah-have-mercy-fiction-mohammed-naseehu-ali">Allah Have Mercy</a>” from the April 1, 2024, issue of the magazine. Ali is the author of “<a href="https://www.amazon.com/Prophet-Zongo-Street-Stories/dp/0060523549?ots=1&amp;tag=thneyo0f-20&amp;linkCode=w50">The Prophet of Zongo Street</a>,” a story collection, which came out in 2005. He teaches undergraduate fiction in N.Y.U.’s Creative Writing department.

Mohammed Naseehu Ali reads his story “Allah Have Mercy” from the April 1, 2024, issue of the magazine. Ali is the author of “The Prophet of Zongo Street,” a story collection, which came out in 2005. He teaches undergraduate fiction in N.Y.U.’s Creative Writing department.

Mohammed Naseehu Ali Reads “Allah Have Mercy”

Joseph O’Neill reads his story “<a href="https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2024/03/18/the-time-being-fiction-joseph-oneill">The Time Being</a>” from the March 18, 2024, issue of the magazine. O’Neill is the author of one story collection and four novels, including “<a href="https://www.amazon.com/Netherland-Vintage-Contemporaries-Joseph-ONeill/dp/0307388778">Netherland</a>,” which won the pen/Faulkner Award for Fiction, in 2009, and “<a href="https://www.amazon.com/Dog-Novel-Vintage-Contemporaries/dp/0307472949">The Dog</a>.” A new novel, “Godwin,” will be published in June.

Joseph O’Neill reads his story “The Time Being” from the March 18, 2024, issue of the magazine. O’Neill is the author of one story collection and four novels, including “Netherland,” which won the pen/Faulkner Award for Fiction, in 2009, and “The Dog.” A new novel, “Godwin,” will be published in June.

Joseph O’Neill Reads “The Time Being”

Fiona McFarlane reads her story “<a href="https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2024/03/11/hostel-fiction-fiona-mcfarlane">Hostel</a>” from the March 11, 2024, issue of the magazine. McFarlane is the author of two novels and a story collection, “<a href="https://www.amazon.com/High-Places-Stories-Fiona-McFarlane/dp/1250131855?ots=1&amp;tag=thneyo0f-20&amp;linkCode=w50">The High Places</a>,” which was awarded the International Dylan Thomas Prize, in 2017. A new collection, “Highway Thirteen,” will be published in August.

Fiona McFarlane reads her story “Hostel” from the March 11, 2024, issue of the magazine. McFarlane is the author of two novels and a story collection, “The High Places,” which was awarded the International Dylan Thomas Prize, in 2017. A new collection, “Highway Thirteen,” will be published in August.

Fiona McFarlane Reads “Hostel”

Thomas Korsgaard reads his story “<a href="https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2024/03/04/the-spit-of-him-thomas-korsgaard-fiction">The Spit of Him</a>” from the March 4, 2024, issue of the magazine. Korsgaard is the author of three novels and two story collections, as well as several works for children. In 2021, at age twenty-six, he became the youngest writer ever to receive Denmark’s Golden Laurels prize.

Thomas Korsgaard reads his story “The Spit of Him” from the March 4, 2024, issue of the magazine. Korsgaard is the author of three novels and two story collections, as well as several works for children. In 2021, at age twenty-six, he became the youngest writer ever to receive Denmark’s Golden Laurels prize.

Thomas Korsgaard Reads “The Spit of Him” 

Jamil Jan Kochai reads his story “<a href="https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2024/02/26/on-the-night-of-the-khatam-jamil-jan-kochai-fiction">On the Night of the Khatam</a>” from the February 26, 2024, issue of the magazine. Kochai is the author of the novel “<a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/0525559191?ots=1&amp;tag=thneyo0f-20&amp;linkCode=w50">99 Nights in Logar</a>” and the collection “<a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/0593297199?ots=1&amp;tag=thneyo0f-20&amp;linkCode=w50">The Haunting of Hajji Hotak and Other Stories</a>” which was a finalist for the National Book Award in 2022 and won the 2023 Aspen Words Literary Prize.

Jamil Jan Kochai reads his story “On the Night of the Khatam” from the February 26, 2024, issue of the magazine. Kochai is the author of the novel “99 Nights in Logar” and the collection “The Haunting of Hajji Hotak and Other Stories” which was a finalist for the National Book Award in 2022 and won the 2023 Aspen Words Literary Prize.

The author reads his story from the February 26, 2024, issue of the magazine

Jamil Jan Kochai Reads “On the Night of the Khatam”

Addie Citchens reads her story “That Girl,” from the February 12 &amp; 19, 2024, issue of the magazine. Citchens is a Mississippi Delta-born, New Orleans-based writer of fiction and nonfiction. She has published work in the Oxford American and The Paris Review, among other places.

Addie Citchens reads her story “That Girl,” from the February 12 & 19, 2024, issue of the magazine. Citchens is a Mississippi Delta-born, New Orleans-based writer of fiction and nonfiction. She has published work in the Oxford American and The Paris Review, among other places.

The author reads her story from the February 12 & 19, 2024, issue of the magazine.

Addie Citchens Reads “That Girl”

Patrick Langley reads his story “Life with Spider,” from the February, 5, 2024, issue of the magazine. Langley is the author of two novels, “<a href="https://www.amazon.com/Arkady-Patrick-Langley/dp/1910695513?ots=1&amp;tag=thneyo0f-20&amp;linkCode=w50">Arkady</a>” and “<a href="https://www.amazon.com/Variations-Patrick-Langley/dp/1804270504?ots=1&amp;tag=thneyo0f-20&amp;linkCode=w50">The Variations</a>,” which came out in the U.K. last year, and will be published in the U.S. on February 20th.

Patrick Langley reads his story “Life with Spider,” from the February, 5, 2024, issue of the magazine. Langley is the author of two novels, “Arkady” and “The Variations,” which came out in the U.K. last year, and will be published in the U.S. on February 20th.

The author reads his story from the February 5, 2024, issue of the magazine.

Patrick Langley Reads “Life with Spider”

David Means reads his story “Chance the Cat,” from the January 22, 2024, issue of the magazine. Means is the author of the novel “Hystopia” and six story collections, including “Instructions for a Funeral” and “Two Nurses Smoking,” which was published in 2022.

David Means reads his story “Chance the Cat,” from the January 22, 2024, issue of the magazine. Means is the author of the novel “Hystopia” and six story collections, including “Instructions for a Funeral” and “Two Nurses Smoking,” which was published in 2022.

The author reads his story from the January 22, 2024, issue of the magazine.

David Means Reads “Chance the Cat”

Joy Williams reads her story “<a href="https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2024/01/15/the-beach-house-fiction-joy-williams">The Beach House</a>,” from the January 15, 2024, issue of the magazine. Williams, a winner of the Library of Congress Prize for American Fiction, is the author of five story collections, including “Ninety-Nine Stories of God” and “The Visiting Privilege: New and Collected Stories,” and five novels, such as “Harrow,” which was published in 2021.

Joy Williams reads her story “The Beach House,” from the January 15, 2024, issue of the magazine. Williams, a winner of the Library of Congress Prize for American Fiction, is the author of five story collections, including “Ninety-Nine Stories of God” and “The Visiting Privilege: New and Collected Stories,” and five novels, such as “Harrow,” which was published in 2021.

The author reads her story from the January 15, 2024, issue of the magazine.

Joy Williams Reads “The Beach House”

On a special, archival New Year’s episode, Greg Jackson reads his story “<a href="https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2014/07/21/wagner-in-the-desert">Wagner in the Desert</a>,” from the July 21, 2014, issue of the magazine, in which a group of old friends convene in Palm Springs, California, for the week between Christmas and New Year’s. Jackson, a winner of the National Book Foundation’s 5 Under 35 Award, is the author of the story collection “<a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/1250118050?ots=1&amp;slotNum=0&amp;imprToken=dac64759-6b8e-fdc1-885&amp;tag=thneyo0f-20&amp;linkCode=w50" target="_blank">Prodigals</a>” and the novel “<a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/0374298491?ots=1&amp;slotNum=1&amp;imprToken=dac64759-6b8e-fdc1-885&amp;tag=thneyo0f-20&amp;linkCode=w50" target="_blank">The Dimensions of a Cave</a>,” which was published in October, 2023.

On a special, archival New Year’s episode, Greg Jackson reads his story “Wagner in the Desert,” from the July 21, 2014, issue of the magazine, in which a group of old friends convene in Palm Springs, California, for the week between Christmas and New Year’s. Jackson, a winner of the National Book Foundation’s 5 Under 35 Award, is the author of the story collection “Prodigals” and the novel “The Dimensions of a Cave,” which was published in October, 2023.

On a special archival New Years episode, the author reads his story from the July 21, 2014, issue of the magazine.

Greg Jackson Reads “Wagner in the Desert”

Rivka Galchen reads her story “Crown Heights North,” from the January 1 &amp; 8, 2024, issue of the magazine. Galchen is the author of three books of fiction, including the story collection “American Innovations” and the novel “Everyone Knows Your Mother Is a Witch.”

Rivka Galchen reads her story “Crown Heights North,” from the January 1 & 8, 2024, issue of the magazine. Galchen is the author of three books of fiction, including the story collection “American Innovations” and the novel “Everyone Knows Your Mother Is a Witch.”

The author reads her story from the January 1 & 8, 2024, issue of the magazine.

Rivka Galchen Reads “Crown Heights North”

Caleb Crain reads his story “Keats at Twenty-Four,” from the December 11, 2023, issue of the magazine. Crain is the author of one book of nonfiction and two novels, “Necessary Errors,” which was a finalist for the Lambda Literary Award, and “Overthrow,” which was published in 2019.

Caleb Crain reads his story “Keats at Twenty-Four,” from the December 11, 2023, issue of the magazine. Crain is the author of one book of nonfiction and two novels, “Necessary Errors,” which was a finalist for the Lambda Literary Award, and “Overthrow,” which was published in 2019.

The author reads his story from the December 11, 2023, issue of the magazine.

Caleb Crain Reads “Keats at Twenty-Four”

Teju Cole reads his story “Incoming,” which appears in the December 4, 2023, issue of the magazine. Cole, a winner of the PEN/Hemingway Award and the Windham Campbell Literature Prize, is a novelist, critic, curator, and essayist. His novel “Tremor” was published earlier this year and a new book, “Pharmakon,” a collection of prose pieces and photographs, will be published in 2024.

Teju Cole reads his story “Incoming,” which appears in the December 4, 2023, issue of the magazine. Cole, a winner of the PEN/Hemingway Award and the Windham Campbell Literature Prize, is a novelist, critic, curator, and essayist. His novel “Tremor” was published earlier this year and a new book, “Pharmakon,” a collection of prose pieces and photographs, will be published in 2024.

The author reads his story from the December 4, 2023, issue of the magazine.

Teju Cole Reads “Incoming”

The story in The New Yorker’s November 27, 2023, issue is “<a href="https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2023/11/27/beauty-contest-fiction-yoko-ogawa">Beauty Contest</a>,” by Yoko Ogawa, translated from the Japanese by Steven Snyder. Ogawa was not able to read her story for The Writer’s Voice, but, on a recent episode of the <a href="https://www.newyorker.com/podcast/fiction">New Yorker Fiction Podcast</a>, the writer Madeleine Thien read and discussed Ogawa’s 2004 story “The Cafeteria in the Evening and a Pool in the Rain,” and we wanted to share that episode with you instead. We hope you enjoy it.

The story in The New Yorker’s November 27, 2023, issue is “Beauty Contest,” by Yoko Ogawa, translated from the Japanese by Steven Snyder. Ogawa was not able to read her story for The Writer’s Voice, but, on a recent episode of the New Yorker Fiction Podcast, the writer Madeleine Thien read and discussed Ogawa’s 2004 story “The Cafeteria in the Evening and a Pool in the Rain,” and we wanted to share that episode with you instead. We hope you enjoy it.

The author joins Deborah Treisman to read and discuss the story “The Cafeteria in the Evening and a Pool in the Rain,” which was published in a 2004 issue of the magazine.

Madeleine Thien Reads Yoko Ogawa

Sheila Heti reads her story “<a href="https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2023/11/20/according-to-alice-fiction-sheila-heti">According to Alice</a>,” which appears in the November 20, 2023, issue of the magazine. Heti wrote this story in collaboration with a customizable chatbot on the Chai AI platform, which she began engaging in conversation in 2022. Heti is the author of seven books, including the novels “Motherhood,” which was short-listed for the Giller Prize, and “Pure Color,” which won the Governor General’s Award last year.

Sheila Heti reads her story “According to Alice,” which appears in the November 20, 2023, issue of the magazine. Heti wrote this story in collaboration with a customizable chatbot on the Chai AI platform, which she began engaging in conversation in 2022. Heti is the author of seven books, including the novels “Motherhood,” which was short-listed for the Giller Prize, and “Pure Color,” which won the Governor General’s Award last year.

The author reads her story from the November 20, 2023, issue of the magazine.

Sheila Heti Reads “According to Alice”

Clare Sestanovich reads her story “Our Time Is Up,” which appears in the November 13, 2023, issue of the magazine. Sestanovich’s début story collection, “Objects of Desire,” which came out in 2021, was a finalist for the PEN Robert W. Bingham Prize, and she was named a “5 Under 35” honoree by the National Book Foundation in 2022.

Clare Sestanovich reads her story “Our Time Is Up,” which appears in the November 13, 2023, issue of the magazine. Sestanovich’s début story collection, “Objects of Desire,” which came out in 2021, was a finalist for the PEN Robert W. Bingham Prize, and she was named a “5 Under 35” honoree by the National Book Foundation in 2022.

The author reads her story from the November 13, 2023, issue of the magazine.

Clare Sestanovich Reads “Our Time Is Up”

Junot Díaz reads his story “The Ghosts of Gloria Lara,” which appears in the November 6, 2023, issue of the magazine. Díaz is the author of the story collections “Drown” and “This Is How You Lose Her,” and the novel “The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao,” for which he won the Pulitzer Prize in Fiction in 2008.

Junot Díaz reads his story “The Ghosts of Gloria Lara,” which appears in the November 6, 2023, issue of the magazine. Díaz is the author of the story collections “Drown” and “This Is How You Lose Her,” and the novel “The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao,” for which he won the Pulitzer Prize in Fiction in 2008.

The author reads his story from the November 6, 2023, issue of the magazine.

Junot Díaz Reads “The Ghosts of Gloria Lara”

Ong, the recipient of a MacArthur Fellowship and a Berlin Prize, is the author of more than a dozen plays and two novels, “Fixer Chao” and “The Disinherited.”

Ong, the recipient of a MacArthur Fellowship and a Berlin Prize, is the author of more than a dozen plays and two novels, “Fixer Chao” and “The Disinherited.”

The author reads his story from the October 23, 2023, issue of the magazine.

Han Ong Reads “I Am Pizza Rat”

Mary Costello reads her story “<a href="https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2023/10/16/the-choc-ice-woman-fiction-mary-costello">The Choc-Ice Woman</a>,” which appears in the October 16, 2023, issue of the magazine. Costello is the author of three books of fiction, including “Academy Street,” which won the Irish Novel of the Year Award, and the novel “The River Capture,” which came out in 2019.

Mary Costello reads her story “The Choc-Ice Woman,” which appears in the October 16, 2023, issue of the magazine. Costello is the author of three books of fiction, including “Academy Street,” which won the Irish Novel of the Year Award, and the novel “The River Capture,” which came out in 2019.

The author reads her story from the October 16, 2023, issue of the magazine.

Mary Costello Reads “The Choc-Ice Woman”

Lore Segal reads her story “On the Agenda,” which appears in the September 18, 2023, issue of the magazine. Segal’s most recent books are “The Journal I Did Not Keep: New and Selected Writing” and “Ladies’ Lunch: and Other Stories,” which comes out later this month.

Lore Segal reads her story “On the Agenda,” which appears in the September 18, 2023, issue of the magazine. Segal’s most recent books are “The Journal I Did Not Keep: New and Selected Writing” and “Ladies’ Lunch: and Other Stories,” which comes out later this month.

Lore Segal reads her story “On the Agenda,” which appears in the September 18, 2023, issue of the magazine. Segal’s most recent books are “The Journal I Did Not Keep: New and Selected Writing” and “Ladies’ Lunch: and Other Stories,” which comes out later this month. 

Lore Segal Reads “On the Agenda”

Lara Vapnyar reads her story “Siberian Wood,” which appears in the September 11, 2023, issue of the magazine. Vapnyar has published two short story collections and four novels, including “Still Here” and “Divide Me By Zero,” which came out in 2019.

Lara Vapnyar reads her story “Siberian Wood,” which appears in the September 11, 2023, issue of the magazine. Vapnyar has published two short story collections and four novels, including “Still Here” and “Divide Me By Zero,” which came out in 2019.

Lara Vapnyar reads her story “Siberian Wood,” which appears in the September 11, 2023, issue of the magazine. Vapnyar has published two short story collections and four novels, including “Still Here” and “Divide Me By Zero,” which came out in 2019. 

Lara Vapnyar Reads “Siberian Wood”

In July, The New Yorker published its thirtieth story by Tessa Hadley—a higher count that of any other fiction writer in the past two decades. On a recent episode of the New Yorker Radio Hour, the fiction editor Deborah Treisman spoke with Hadley about her genesis as a fiction writer. Hadley’s latest story collection is “After the Funeral.”

In July, The New Yorker published its thirtieth story by Tessa Hadley—a higher count that of any other fiction writer in the past two decades. On a recent episode of the New Yorker Radio Hour, the fiction editor Deborah Treisman spoke with Hadley about her genesis as a fiction writer. Hadley’s latest story collection is “After the Funeral.”

Tessa Hadley on Her Years of Learning to Write

T. Coraghessan Boyle reads his story “The End Is Only a Beginning,” which appears in the August 21, 2023, issue of the magazine. Boyle has published more than two dozen books of fiction, including the story collection, “I Walk Between the Raindrops,” and the novel “Blue Skies,” which came out earlier this year.

T. Coraghessan Boyle reads his story “The End Is Only a Beginning,” which appears in the August 21, 2023, issue of the magazine. Boyle has published more than two dozen books of fiction, including the story collection, “I Walk Between the Raindrops,” and the novel “Blue Skies,” which came out earlier this year.

T. Coraghessan Boyle Reads “The End Is Only a Beginning”

Karan Mahajan reads his story “The True Margaret,” which appears in the August 14, 2023, issue of the magazine. Mahajan is the author of two novels, “Family Planning” and “The Association of Small Bombs,” which won the New York Public Library Young Lions Fiction Award in 2017.

Karan Mahajan reads his story “The True Margaret,” which appears in the August 14, 2023, issue of the magazine. Mahajan is the author of two novels, “Family Planning” and “The Association of Small Bombs,” which won the New York Public Library Young Lions Fiction Award in 2017.

Karan Mahajan Reads “The True Margaret”

Jamie Quatro reads her story “Yogurt Days,” which appears in the August 7, 2023, issue of the magazine. Quatro is the author of the story collection “I Want to Show You More” and the novel “Fire Sermon.”  A new novel, “Two-Step Devil,” will be published next year.

Jamie Quatro reads her story “Yogurt Days,” which appears in the August 7, 2023, issue of the magazine. Quatro is the author of the story collection “I Want to Show You More” and the novel “Fire Sermon.”  A new novel, “Two-Step Devil,” will be published next year.

Jamie Quatro reads her story “Yogurt Days,” which appears in the August 7, 2023, issue of the magazine. Quatro is the author of the story collection “I Want to Show You More” and the novel “Fire Sermon.”  A new novel, “Two-Step Devil,” will be published next year. 

Jamie Quatro Reads “Yogurt Days”

Tessa Hadley reads her story “The Maths Tutor,” which appeared in the July 24, 2023, issue of the magazine. Hadley has published twelve books of fiction, including the novels “Free Love’ and “The Past,” and the story collections “Bad Dreams” and “After the Funeral.” She is a winner of the 2016 Windham Campbell Literature Prize.

Tessa Hadley reads her story “The Maths Tutor,” which appeared in the July 24, 2023, issue of the magazine. Hadley has published twelve books of fiction, including the novels “Free Love’ and “The Past,” and the story collections “Bad Dreams” and “After the Funeral.” She is a winner of the 2016 Windham Campbell Literature Prize.

Tessa Hadley Reads “The Maths Tutor”

Camille Bordas reads her story “Colorín Colorado,” which appeared in the July 10 &amp; 17, 2023, issue of the magazine. Bordas published two novels in France. Her first novel in English, “How to Behave in a Crowd,” came out in 2017.

Camille Bordas reads her story “Colorín Colorado,” which appeared in the July 10 & 17, 2023, issue of the magazine. Bordas published two novels in France. Her first novel in English, “How to Behave in a Crowd,” came out in 2017.

Camille Bordas Reads “Colorín Colorado”

Paul Yoon reads his story “Valley of the Moon,” which appeared in the July 3, 2023, issue of the magazine. Yoon is the author of four books of fiction, including the story collection “The Mountain” and the novel “Run Me to Earth,” which came out in 2020. A new collection, “The Hive and the Honey,” will be published later this year.

Paul Yoon reads his story “Valley of the Moon,” which appeared in the July 3, 2023, issue of the magazine. Yoon is the author of four books of fiction, including the story collection “The Mountain” and the novel “Run Me to Earth,” which came out in 2020. A new collection, “The Hive and the Honey,” will be published later this year.

Paul Yoon Reads “Valley of the Moon”

Weike Wang reads her story “Status in Flux,” which appeared in the June 26, 2023, issue of the magazine. Wang is the author of two novels: “Chemistry,” which won the PEN/Hemingway Award in 2018, and “Joan Is Okay,” which was published in 2022.

Weike Wang reads her story “Status in Flux,” which appeared in the June 26, 2023, issue of the magazine. Wang is the author of two novels: “Chemistry,” which won the PEN/Hemingway Award in 2018, and “Joan Is Okay,” which was published in 2022.

Weike Wang Reads “Status in Flux”

Saïd Sayrafiezadeh reads his story “<a href="https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2023/06/19/civil-disturbance-fiction-said-sayrafiezadeh">Civil Disturbance</a>,” which appeared in the June 19, 2023, issue of the magazine. Sayrafiezadeh is the author of the story collections “<a href="https://www.amazon.com/Brief-Encounters-Enemy-Sa%C3%AFd-Sayrafiezadeh/dp/0812993586?ots=1&amp;tag=thneyo0f-20&amp;linkCode=w50" target="_blank">Brief Encounters with the Enemy</a>,” which was a finalist for the pen/Robert W. Bingham Prize for début fiction in 2014, and “<a href="https://www.amazon.com/American-Estrangement-Stories-Sa%C3%AFd-Sayrafiezadeh/dp/0393541231?ots=1&amp;tag=thneyo0f-20&amp;linkCode=w50" target="_blank">American Estrangement</a>,” which was published in 2021.

Saïd Sayrafiezadeh reads his story “Civil Disturbance,” which appeared in the June 19, 2023, issue of the magazine. Sayrafiezadeh is the author of the story collections “Brief Encounters with the Enemy,” which was a finalist for the pen/Robert W. Bingham Prize for début fiction in 2014, and “American Estrangement,” which was published in 2021.

Saïd Sayrafiezadeh Reads “Civil Disturbance”

George Saunders reads his story “Thursday,” which appeared in the June 12, 2023, issue of the magazine. Saunders won the Booker Prize in 2017 for his novel “Lincoln in the Bardo.” He is the author of five story collections, including “Tenth of December” and “Liberation Day,” which came out last year.

George Saunders reads his story “Thursday,” which appeared in the June 12, 2023, issue of the magazine. Saunders won the Booker Prize in 2017 for his novel “Lincoln in the Bardo.” He is the author of five story collections, including “Tenth of December” and “Liberation Day,” which came out last year.

George Saunders Reads “Thursday”

Nicole Krauss reads her story “Long Island,” which appeared in the May 22, 2023, issue of the magazine. Krauss is the author of four novels, including “The History of Love” and “Forest Dark.” Her story collection, “To Be a Man,” was published in 2020 and won the Wingate Literary Prize.

Nicole Krauss reads her story “Long Island,” which appeared in the May 22, 2023, issue of the magazine. Krauss is the author of four novels, including “The History of Love” and “Forest Dark.” Her story collection, “To Be a Man,” was published in 2020 and won the Wingate Literary Prize.

Nicole Krauss Reads “Long Island”

Rebecca Makkai reads her story “The Plaza,” which appeared in the May 8, 2023, issue of the magazine. Makkai is the author of a story collection and four novels, including “The Great Believers,” which won the Andrew Carnegie Medal for Excellence in Fiction and was a finalist for the National Book Award, and “I Have Some Questions for You,” which came out in February.

Rebecca Makkai reads her story “The Plaza,” which appeared in the May 8, 2023, issue of the magazine. Makkai is the author of a story collection and four novels, including “The Great Believers,” which won the Andrew Carnegie Medal for Excellence in Fiction and was a finalist for the National Book Award, and “I Have Some Questions for You,” which came out in February.

Rebecca Makkai Reads “The Plaza”

Rachel Cusk reads her story “The Stuntman,” which appeared in the April 24 &amp; May 1, 2023, issue of the magazine. Cusk, a Guggenheim fellow, is the author of four nonfiction works and eleven novels, including the “Outline” trilogy and, most recently, “Second Place.”

Rachel Cusk reads her story “The Stuntman,” which appeared in the April 24 & May 1, 2023, issue of the magazine. Cusk, a Guggenheim fellow, is the author of four nonfiction works and eleven novels, including the “Outline” trilogy and, most recently, “Second Place.”

Rachel Cusk Reads “The Stuntman”

Ben Lerner reads his story “The Ferry,” which appeared in the April 10, 2023, issue of the magazine. Lerner is the author of the novels “Leaving the Atocha Station,” “10:04,” and “The Topeka School,” which was a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize in 2020. He was awarded a MacArthur Fellowship in 2015.

Ben Lerner reads his story “The Ferry,” which appeared in the April 10, 2023, issue of the magazine. Lerner is the author of the novels “Leaving the Atocha Station,” “10:04,” and “The Topeka School,” which was a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize in 2020. He was awarded a MacArthur Fellowship in 2015.

Ben Lerner Reads “The Ferry”

Sterling HolyWhiteMountain reads his story “False Star,” which appeared in the March 20, 2023, issue of the magazine. HolyWhiteMountain is a former Stegner fellow and current Jones Lecturer at Stanford University, and an unrecognized citizen of the Blackfeet Nation. He is at work on a novel.

Sterling HolyWhiteMountain reads his story “False Star,” which appeared in the March 20, 2023, issue of the magazine. HolyWhiteMountain is a former Stegner fellow and current Jones Lecturer at Stanford University, and an unrecognized citizen of the Blackfeet Nation. He is at work on a novel.

Sterling HolyWhiteMountain Reads “False Star”

Rivka Galchen reads her story “How I Became a Vet,” which appeared in the March 13, 2023, issue of the magazine. Galchen is the author of three books of fiction, including the story collection “American Innovations” and the novel “Everyone Knows Your Mother Is a Witch,” which was published in 2021.

Rivka Galchen reads her story “How I Became a Vet,” which appeared in the March 13, 2023, issue of the magazine. Galchen is the author of three books of fiction, including the story collection “American Innovations” and the novel “Everyone Knows Your Mother Is a Witch,” which was published in 2021.

Rivka Galchen Reads “How I Became a Vet”

Allegra Goodman reads her story “The Last Grownup,” which appeared in the February 27, 2023, issue of the magazine. Goodman has published two story collections and seven novels, including “Kaaterskill Falls,” which was a National Book Award finalist, “The Chalk Artist,” and, most recently, “Sam,” which came out earlier this year.

Allegra Goodman reads her story “The Last Grownup,” which appeared in the February 27, 2023, issue of the magazine. Goodman has published two story collections and seven novels, including “Kaaterskill Falls,” which was a National Book Award finalist, “The Chalk Artist,” and, most recently, “Sam,” which came out earlier this year.

Allegra Goodman Reads “The Last Grownup”

Clare Sestanovich reads her story “Different People,” which appeared in the January 30, 2023, issue of the magazine. Sestanovich’s début story collection, “Objects of Desire,” which came out in 2021, was a finalist PEN/Robert W. Bingham Prize. She was named a  “5 Under 35” honoree by the National Book Foundation in 2022.

Clare Sestanovich reads her story “Different People,” which appeared in the January 30, 2023, issue of the magazine. Sestanovich’s début story collection, “Objects of Desire,” which came out in 2021, was a finalist PEN/Robert W. Bingham Prize. She was named a  “5 Under 35” honoree by the National Book Foundation in 2022.

Clare Sestanovich Reads “Different People”

Yiyun Li reads her story “Wednesday’s Child,” which appeared in the January 23, 2023, issue of the magazine. Li is the author of two story collections and five novels, including “Must I Go” and “The Book of Goose,” which was published last year. She won the Windham Campbell Literature Prize in 2020.

Yiyun Li reads her story “Wednesday’s Child,” which appeared in the January 23, 2023, issue of the magazine. Li is the author of two story collections and five novels, including “Must I Go” and “The Book of Goose,” which was published last year. She won the Windham Campbell Literature Prize in 2020.

Yiyun Li Reads “Wednesday’s Child”

Han Ong reads his story “Hammer Attack,” which appeared in the January 16, 2023, issue of the magazine. Ong, the recipient of a MacArthur Fellowship and a Berlin Prize, is the author of more than a dozen plays and two novels, “Fixer Chao” and “The Disinherited.”

Han Ong reads his story “Hammer Attack,” which appeared in the January 16, 2023, issue of the magazine. Ong, the recipient of a MacArthur Fellowship and a Berlin Prize, is the author of more than a dozen plays and two novels, “Fixer Chao” and “The Disinherited.”

Han Ong Reads “Hammer Attack”

Ayşegül Savaş reads her story “Notions of the Sacred,” which appeared in the January 2 &amp; 9, 2022, issue of the magazine. Savaş is the author of two novels, “Walking on the Ceiling,” which was published in 2019, and “White on White,” which came out in 2021.

Ayşegül Savaş reads her story “Notions of the Sacred,” which appeared in the January 2 & 9, 2022, issue of the magazine. Savaş is the author of two novels, “Walking on the Ceiling,” which was published in 2019, and “White on White,” which came out in 2021.

Ayşegül Savaş reads her story “Notions of the Sacred,” which appeared in the January 2 & 9, 2022, issue of the magazine. Savaş is the author of two novels, “Walking on the Ceiling,” which was published in 2019, and “White on White,” which came out in 2021.  

Ayşegül Savaş Reads “Notions of the Sacred”

Matthew Klam reads his story “<a href="https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2022/12/19/the-other-party">The Other Party</a>,” which appeared in the December 19, 2022, issue of the magazine. Klam is the author of the collection “Sam the Cat: And Other Stories” and the novel “Who Is Rich?,” which was published in 2017.

Matthew Klam reads his story “The Other Party,” which appeared in the December 19, 2022, issue of the magazine. Klam is the author of the collection “Sam the Cat: And Other Stories” and the novel “Who Is Rich?,” which was published in 2017.

Matthew Klam Reads “The Other Party”

Danielle Dutton reads her story “My Wonderful Description of Flowers,” which appeared in the December 5, 2022, issue of the magazine. Dutton is the co-founder of Dorothy, a publishing project, and the author of three books of fiction, including the novel “Margaret the First.” A new book, “Prairie, Dresses, Art, Other,” will be published in 2024.

Danielle Dutton reads her story “My Wonderful Description of Flowers,” which appeared in the December 5, 2022, issue of the magazine. Dutton is the co-founder of Dorothy, a publishing project, and the author of three books of fiction, including the novel “Margaret the First.” A new book, “Prairie, Dresses, Art, Other,” will be published in 2024.

Danielle Dutton Reads “My Wonderful Description of Flowers”

Louise Erdrich reads her story “The Hollow Children,” which appeared in the November 28, 2022, issue of the magazine. Erdrich is the author of more than a dozen works of fiction, nonfiction, and poetry, most recently “The Sentence” and “The Night Watchman,” which won the Pulitzer Prize in 2021.

Louise Erdrich reads her story “The Hollow Children,” which appeared in the November 28, 2022, issue of the magazine. Erdrich is the author of more than a dozen works of fiction, nonfiction, and poetry, most recently “The Sentence” and “The Night Watchman,” which won the Pulitzer Prize in 2021.

Louise Erdrich reads her story “The Hollow Children,” which appeared in the November 28, 2022, issue of the magazine. Erdrich is the author of more than a dozen works of fiction, nonfiction, and poetry, most recently “The Sentence” and “The Night Watchman,” which won the Pulitzer Prize in 2021. 

Louise Erdrich Reads “The Hollow Children”

T. Coraghessan Boyle reads his story “Princess,” which appeared in the November 7, 2022, issue of the magazine. Boyle has published more than two dozen books of fiction, including the novels “Outside Looking In” and “Talk to Me.” his most recent story collection, “I Walk Between the Raindrops,” came out earlier this year.

T. Coraghessan Boyle reads his story “Princess,” which appeared in the November 7, 2022, issue of the magazine. Boyle has published more than two dozen books of fiction, including the novels “Outside Looking In” and “Talk to Me.” his most recent story collection, “I Walk Between the Raindrops,” came out earlier this year.

T. Coraghessan Boyle Reads “Princess”

Jonathan Lethem reads his story “Narrowing Valley,” which appeared in the October 31, 2022, issue of the magazine. Lethem’s books of fiction include the story collection “Lucky Alan and Other Stories” and the novels “Motherless Brooklyn,” “The Feral Detective,” and, most recently, “The Arrest,” which was published in 2020.

Jonathan Lethem reads his story “Narrowing Valley,” which appeared in the October 31, 2022, issue of the magazine. Lethem’s books of fiction include the story collection “Lucky Alan and Other Stories” and the novels “Motherless Brooklyn,” “The Feral Detective,” and, most recently, “The Arrest,” which was published in 2020.

Jonathan Lethem reads his story “Narrowing Valley,” which appeared in the October 31, 2022, issue of the magazine. Lethem’s books of fiction include the story collection “Lucky Alan and Other Stories” and the novels “Motherless Brooklyn,” “The Feral Detective,” and, most recently, “The Arrest,” which was published in 2020. 

Jonathan Lethem Reads “Narrowing Valley”

Marisa Silver reads her story “Tiny Meaningless Things,” which appeared in the October 24, 2022, issue of the magazine. Silver is the author of seven books of fiction, including the story collection “Alone with You,” and the novels “Little Nothing” and “The Mysteries,” which was published last year.

Marisa Silver reads her story “Tiny Meaningless Things,” which appeared in the October 24, 2022, issue of the magazine. Silver is the author of seven books of fiction, including the story collection “Alone with You,” and the novels “Little Nothing” and “The Mysteries,” which was published last year.

Marisa Silver reads her story “Tiny Meaningless Things,” which appeared in the October 24, 2022, issue of the magazine. Silver is the author of seven books of fiction, including the story collection “Alone with You,” and the novels “Little Nothing” and “The Mysteries,” which was published last year. 

Marisa Silver Reads “Tiny Meaningless Things”

David Gilbert reads his story “<a href="https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2022/10/17/come-softly-to-me">Come Softly to Me</a>,” which appeared in the October 17, 2022, issue of the magazine. Gilbert is the author of the story collection “Remote Feed,” and two novels, “&amp; Sons” and “The Normals.”

David Gilbert reads his story “Come Softly to Me,” which appeared in the October 17, 2022, issue of the magazine. Gilbert is the author of the story collection “Remote Feed,” and two novels, “& Sons” and “The Normals.”

David Gilbert Reads “Come Softly to Me”

Thomas McGuane reads his story “Take Half, Leave Half,” which appeared in the October 10, 2022, issue of the magazine. McGuane has published more than a dozen books of fiction, including the story collections “Gallatin Canyon,” “Crow Fair,” and “Cloudbursts: Collected and New Stories,” which came out in 2018.

Thomas McGuane reads his story “Take Half, Leave Half,” which appeared in the October 10, 2022, issue of the magazine. McGuane has published more than a dozen books of fiction, including the story collections “Gallatin Canyon,” “Crow Fair,” and “Cloudbursts: Collected and New Stories,” which came out in 2018.

Thomas McGuane Reads “Take Half, Leave Half”

Nicole Krauss reads her story “Shelter,” which appeared in the October 3, 2022, issue of the magazine. Kruass is the author of four novels, including “The History of Love,” and “Forest Dark.” Her story collection, “To Be a Man,” was published in 2020 and won the Wingate Literary Prize.

Nicole Krauss reads her story “Shelter,” which appeared in the October 3, 2022, issue of the magazine. Kruass is the author of four novels, including “The History of Love,” and “Forest Dark.” Her story collection, “To Be a Man,” was published in 2020 and won the Wingate Literary Prize.

Nicole Krauss reads her story “Shelter,” which appeared in the October 3, 2022, issue of the magazine. Kruass is the author of four novels, including “The History of Love,” and “Forest Dark.” Her story collection, “To Be a Man,” was published in 2020 and won the Wingate Literary Prize. 

Nicole Krauss Reads “Shelter”

Caleb Crain reads his story “Easter,” from the September 26, 2022, issue of the magazine. Crain is the author of one book of nonfiction and two novels, “Necessary Errors” and “Overthrow,” which was published in 2019 and was a finalist for the Lambda Literary Award.

Caleb Crain reads his story “Easter,” from the September 26, 2022, issue of the magazine. Crain is the author of one book of nonfiction and two novels, “Necessary Errors” and “Overthrow,” which was published in 2019 and was a finalist for the Lambda Literary Award.

Caleb Crain reads his story “Easter,” from the September 26, 2022, issue of the magazine. Crain is the author of one book of nonfiction and two novels, “Necessary Errors” and “Overthrow,” which was published in 2019 and was a finalist for the Lambda Literary Award. 