The New Yorker: The Writer's Voice - New Fiction from The New Yorker

Thomas McGuane reads his story “Not Here You Don’t,” from the October 18, 2021, issue of the magazine. McGuane has published more than a dozen books of fiction, including “Gallatin Canyon,” “Crow Fair,” and “Cloudbursts: Collected and New Stories,” which came out in 2018.  Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

Karen Russell reads her story “The Ghost Birds,” from the October 11, 2021, issue of the magazine. Russell is the author of five books of fiction, including the story collection “Orange World,” which was published in 2019, and the novel “Swamplandia,” which was a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize in 2012. She was made a MacArthur fellow in 2013.  Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

Esther Freud reads her story “Desire,” from the September 27, 2021, issue of the magazine. Freud is the author of nine novels, including “Hideous Kinky,” “Mr. Mac and Me,” and “I Couldn’t Love You More.” Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

Han Ong, author of plays and novels, reads his story 'The Monkey Who Speaks.' The story explores the relationship between Roscoe and Flavia as they navigate pasts, mental states, and deception. Flavia reflects on her immigrant narrative in NYC while assisting Roscoe with charitable acts. They discuss movies and discover a surprising connection. The chapter explores history, medical appointments, and the emotional resonance of a wartime love story.

George Saunders reads his story “The Mom of Bold Action,” from the August 30, 2021, issue of the magazine. Saunders won the Man Booker Prize in 2017 for his novel, “Lincoln in the Bardo.” He is the author of four story collections, including “CivilWarLand in Bad Decline” and “Tenth of December.”  Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

Emma Cline reads her story “The Iceman,” from the August 23, 2021, issue of the magazine. Cline’s first novel, “The Girls,” a winner of the Shirley Jackson Award, came out in 2016, and her story collection, “Daddy,” was published last year. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

hurmat kazmi reads their story “Selection Week,” from the August 16, 2021, issue of the magazine. kazmi, a graduate of the Iowa Writers Workshop, is a writer from Karachi, Pakistan, who lives and teaches in Iowa City. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

Sarah Braunstein reads her story “Superstition,” from the August 9, 2021, issue of the magazine. Braunstein is the author of the novel “The Sweet Relief of Missing Children,” which won the 2012 Maine Literary Award for Fiction and a recipient of the National Book Foundation’s 5 Under 35 Award.  Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

Tessa Hadley reads her story “Coda,” from the August 2, 2021, issue of the magazine. Hadley has published ten books of fiction, including the story collection “Bad Dreams and Other Stories” and the novel “Late In the Day,” which was published in 2019. She is a winner of the 2016 Wyndham-Campbell literature prize. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

Rebecca Curtis reads her story “Satellites,” from the July 12 & 19, 2021, issue of the magazine. Curtis is the author of the story collection “Twenty Grand: And Other Tales of Love and Money” and a winner of the Rona Jaffe Foundation Writers’ Award for Fiction. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices