This Week in Fiction
Kiran Desai on Life with Her Characters
The author discusses her story “An Unashamed Proposal.”
By Cressida Leyshon
This Week in Fiction
Clare Sestanovich on Balancing Hope and Despair
The author discusses her story “Natural History.”
By Willing Davidson
Poetry Podcast
Sasha Debevec-McKenney Reads Gabrielle Calvocoressi
The poet joins Kevin Young to read and discuss “Hammond B3 Organ Cistern,” by Gabrielle Calvocoressi, and her own poem “Kaepernick.”
This Week in Fiction
Mona Awad on Enchantment as a Sinister Force
The author on her story “The Chartreuse.”
By Cressida Leyshon
Books
Briefly Noted
“Moderation,” “Via Ápia,” “Misbehaving at the Crossroads,” and “The Key to Everything.”
The Writer’s Voice
Anne Enright Reads “The Bridge Stood Fast”
The author reads her story from the August 4, 2025, issue of the magazine.
Books
A Memoir of Working-Class Britain Wrings Playfulness from Pain
The writer Geoff Dyer unravels a tale in which the intricacies of model airplanes and the comic horrors of school lunch mingle with something darker.
By James Wood
Books
Briefly Noted
“The Strangers,” “The Place of Tides,” “The Girls Who Grew Big,” and “The Scrapbook.”
The Writer’s Voice
Mona Awad Reads “The Chartreuse”
The author reads her story from the July 28, 2025, issue of the magazine.