The New Yorker: Fiction

Lorrie Moore reads Julie Hayden's "Day-Old Baby Rats." Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

Julian Barnes, a celebrated novelist and editor of 'The Best of Frank O'Connor', discusses his admiration for O'Connor’s storytelling. He delves into O'Connor's complex reception in Ireland versus the U.S., highlighting bans and academic interest. Barnes examines 'The Man of the World', emphasizing its child’s perspective and the pivotal attic scene that shapes the narrator. He also explores themes of guilt, curiosity, and O'Connor's unique narrative voice, stressing how childhood memories influence adult understanding.

Karen Russell reads Carson McCullers's "The Jockey." Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

Junot Diaz reads Edwidge Danticat's "Water Child." Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

Yiyun Li reads John McGahern's "The Wine Breath." Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

Orhan Pamuk reads Vladimir Nabokov's "My Russian Education" and discusses it with The New Yorker's fiction editor, Deborah Treisman. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

Marisa Silver reads Peter Taylor's "Porte-Cochere" and discusses it with The New Yorker's fiction editor, Deborah Treisman. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

Joshua Ferris reads George Saunders's "Adams" and discusses it with The New Yorker's fiction editor, Deborah Treisman. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

David Bezmozgis reads Sergei Dovlatov's "The Colonel Says I Love You" and discusses it with The New Yorker's fiction editor, Deborah Treisman. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

Jonathan Franzen reads Veronica Geng's "Love Trouble Is My Business" and Ian Frazier's "Coyote v. Acme" and discusses them with The New Yorker's fiction editor, Deborah Treisman. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices