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

Chang-rae Lee Reads “Standings”

Chang-rae Lee reads his story “Standings [https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2026/05/11/chang-rae-lee-fiction-standings],” from the May 11 & 18, 2026, issue of the magazine. Lee is the author of six novels, including “Native Speaker [https://www.amazon.com/dp/1573225312/],” “The Surrendered [https://www.amazon.com/dp/1594485011/],” which won the Dayton Literary Peace Prize in 2011, and “My Year Abroad [https://www.amazon.com/dp/1594634580/].” His new novel, “A Tender Age [https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0G2GGTQDL],” will be published in August. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices [https://dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices]

Saïd Sayrafiezadeh Reads “Process of Elimination”

Saïd Sayrafiezadeh reads his story “Process of Elimination [https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2026/05/04/said-sayrafiezadeh-fiction-process-of-elimination],” from the May 4, 2026, issue of the magazine. Sayrafiezadeh is the author of several plays, a memoir, and the story collections “Brief Encounters with the Enemy [https://www.amazon.com/dp/0812993586]” and “American Estrangement [https://www.amazon.com/dp/B091V3HB3V/],” which was a finalist for the L.A. Times Book Prize. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices [https://dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices]

Thomas McGuane Reads “Ordinary Wear and Tear”

Thomas McGuane reads his story “Ordinary Wear and Tear [https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2026/04/27/ordinary-wear-and-tear-fiction-thomas-mcguane],” from the April 27, 2026, issue of the magazine. McGuane has published more than a dozen books of fiction, including the story collections “Gallatin Canyon [https://www.amazon.com/dp/1400075181],” “Crow Fair [https://www.amazon.com/dp/0345805917/],” and “A Wooded Shore [https://www.amazon.com/dp/0385350236/],” which came out in 2025. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices [https://dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices]

Douglas Stuart Reads "A Private View"

Douglas Stuart reads his story “A Private View [https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2026/04/20/a-private-view-fiction-douglas-stuart],” from the April 20, 2026, issue of the magazine. Stuart has published two novels, “Shuggie Bain [https://www.amazon.com/dp/0802148506/],” which won the Booker Prize in 2020, and “Young Mungo [https://www.amazon.com/dp/1529068789/],” released in 2022. His new novel, “John of John [https://www.amazon.com/dp/0802167195/],” will be published in May. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices [https://dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices]

Catherine Lacey Reads "Rate Your Happiness"

Catherine Lacey reads her story “Rate Your Happiness [https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2026/04/13/rate-your-happiness-fiction-catherine-lacey],” from the April 13, 2026, issue of the magazine. Lacey is the author of five books of fiction, including the novels “Pew [https://www.amazon.com/dp/1250798531]” and “Biography of X [https://www.amazon.com/dp/1250321689/],” both of which were short-listed for the Dylan Thomas Prize in 2021 and 2024, respectively. Her memoir and novella, “The Möbius Book [https://www.amazon.com/dp/0374615403],” was published in 2025. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices [https://dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices]