The New Yorker: Fiction

Ben Marcus reads Kazuo Ishiguro's "A Village After Dark," and discusses it with The New Yorker's fiction editor, Deborah Treisman. "A Village After Dark" was published in the May 21, 2001, issue of The New Yorker. Ben Marcus's upcoming book, "The Flame Alphabet," will be published in 2012.

Salman Rushdie reads Donald Barthelme's "Concerning the Bodyguard," and discusses it with The New Yorker's fiction editor, Deborah Treisman. "Concerning the Bodyguard" was published in the October 16, 1978, issue of The New Yorker, and was collected in "Forty Stories." Salman Rushdie's most recent book is "Luka and the Fire of Life."

ZZ Packer reads Stuart Dybek's "Paper Lantern," and discusses it with The New Yorker's fiction editor, Deborah Treisman. "Paper Lantern" was published in the November 27, 1995, issue of The New Yorker, and was reprinted in "The Best American Short Stories 1996." ZZ Packer is the author of the short-story collection "Drinking Coffee Elsewhere."

Lauren Groff reads Alice Munro's "Axis," and discusses it with The New Yorker's fiction editor, Deborah Treisman. "Axis" was published in the January 31, 2011, issue of The New Yorker.

Allegra Goodman reads John Updike's "A & P," and discusses it with The New Yorker's fiction editor, Deborah Treisman. "A & P" was published in the July 22, 1961, issue of The New Yorker and is collected in "The Early Stories: 1953-1975."

Sam Lipsyte reads Thomas McGuane's "Cowboy," and discusses it with The New Yorker's fiction editor, Deborah Treisman. "Cowboy" was published in the September 19, 2005, issue of The New Yorker and is collected in "Gallatin Canyon."

Daniel Alarcon reads Roberto Bolano's "Gomez Palacio."

Anne Enright reads John Cheever's "The Swimmer."

Hilton Als reads James McCourt's "Kaye Wayfaring in 'Avenged'"

Cynthia Ozick reads Steven Millhauser's "In the Reign of Harad IV."

Jennifer Egan reads Lore Segal's "The Reverse Bug."

David Means reads Raymond Carver's "Chef's House."

Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie reads Jamaica Kincaid's "Figures in the Distance."

Chris Adrian reads Donald Barthelme's "The Indian Uprising."

Salvatore Scibona reads Denis Johnson's "Two Men."

Rivka Galchen reads Leonard Michaels's "Cryptology."

Monica Ali reads Joshua Ferris's "The Dinner Party."

Chang-Rae Lee reads Don DeLillo's "Baader-Meinhof."

Lorrie Moore reads Julie Hayden's "Day-Old Baby Rats."

Julian Barnes reads Frank O'Connor's "The Man of the World."