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

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George Saunders Reads “Appeasement, Ohio” Oct 18, 2026

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George Saunders reads his story “Appeasement, Ohio,” from the October 26, 2026, issue of the magazine. A winner of the Library of Congress Prize for American Fiction, among others, Saunders is the author of five story collections, including “Tenth of December” and “Liberation Day,” and two novels, “Lincoln in the Bardo,” which was awarded the Booker Prize in 2017, and “Vigil,” which was published earlier this year.

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Kevin Barry Reads "Chuck Murphy's Last Run" Oct 11, 2026

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Kevin Barry reads his story “Chuck Murphy’s Last Run,” from the October 19, 2026, issue of the magazine. Barry is the author of seven books of fiction, including the story collection “That Old Country Music” and the novels “City of Bohane,” for which he won the International Dublin Literary Award, and “The Heart in Winter,” which came out in 2024.

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Rachel Heng Reads "A Very Safe Place" Oct 04, 2026

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Rachel Heng reads her story “A Very Safe Place,” from the October 12, 2026, issue of the magazine. Heng is the author of the novels “Suicide Club” and “The Great Reclamation,” which won the New American Voices Award in 2023.

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Sarah Anderson Reads "Dark Horse" Sep 20, 2026

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Sarah Anderson reads her story “Dark Horse,” from the September 28, 2026, issue of the magazine. Anderson is a graduate of the Helen Zell Writers’ Program at the University of Michigan, where she won two Hopwood Awards. Her début novel, “Fallow,” was published this month.

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