David Wright Faladé Reads “The Sand Banks, 1861”

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David Wright Faladé Reads “The Sand Banks, 1861”: David Wright Faladé reads his story from the August 31, 2020, issue of the magazine. Wright Faladé is the author of the nonfiction book “Fire on the Beach: Recovering the Lost Story of Richard Etheridge and the Pea Island Lifesavers” and the young-adult by The New Yorker: The Writer's Voice - New Fiction from The New Yorker

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Joseph O’Neill Reads “Rainbows”: Joseph O’Neill reads his story from the October 5, 2020, issue of the magazine. O’Neill is the author of four novels, including “Netherland,” which won the PEN/Faulkner award in 2009, and “The Dog.” His first story collection, “Good Trouble,” came out in by The New Yorker: The Writer's Voice - New Fiction from The New Yorker

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Ben Lerner Reads “The Media”: Ben Lerner reads his story from the April 20, 2020, issue of the magazine. Lerner is the author of the novels “Leaving the Atocha Station,” “10:04,” and “The Topeka School,” which was published last year. He was awarded a MacArthur fellowship in 2015. by The New Yorker: The Writer's Voice - New Fiction from The New Yorker

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Lauren Groff Reads “The Wind”: Lauren Groff reads her story from the February 1, 2021, issue of the magazine. Groff has published three novels, including “Arcadia,” in 2012, and “Fates and Furies,” in 2015. Her second story collection, “Florida,” won the Story Prize in 2018. by The New Yorker: The Writer's Voice - New Fiction from The New Yorker

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George Saunders Reads “Ghoul”: George Saunders reads his story from the November 9, 2020, 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 “Te by The New Yorker: The Writer's Voice - New Fiction from The New Yorker

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Hari Kunzru Reads “A Transparent Woman”: Hari Kunzru reads his story from the July 6 & 13, 2020, issue of the magazine. Kunzru is the author of five novels, including “Gods Without Men” and “White Tears.” A new novel, “Red Pill,” from which this story was adapted, will be published this Sep by The New Yorker: The Writer's Voice - New Fiction from The New Yorker

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Patricia Lockwood Reads “The Winged Thing”: Patricia Lockwood reads her story from the November 30, 2020, issue of the magazine. Lockwood has published two collections of poetry and the memoir “Priestdaddy,” which came out in 2017. Her first novel, “No One Is Talking About This,” from which this s by The New Yorker: The Writer's Voice - New Fiction from The New Yorker

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Tessa Hadley Reads “After the Funeral”: Tessa Hadley reads her story “After the Funeral,” from the March 28, 2022, issue of the magazine. Hadley has published eleven books of fiction, including the story collection “Bad Dreams and Other Stories, ” and the novel “Free Love,” which came out this by The New Yorker: The Writer's Voice - New Fiction from The New Yorker

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