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Fiction

“Ming”

He has won the lottery of fellowships—think of it that way and he’ll never be bothered about it again.
Fiction

“Prophecy”

First, they would consult the family astrologer, he said, and only if the man approved of the match would Dev be allowed to go through with the proposal.
Fiction

“The Leper”

The prosecutor spoke without emotion: “Your father’s been charged with espionage. Spying under orders from the North Korean puppet regime.”
Fiction

“Revision”

For the first time, Gabriel accepted that this privilege was in his possession. He had taken his place at the table.
Fiction

“Between the Shadow and the Soul”

On one side of Eliza, Willie put his hand on hers, and on the other, under the table, Bet’s knee pressed against her knee. She had to close her eyes and breathe.

Flash Fiction

A series of very short stories. Read them all »

Flash Fiction

“Happy New Year”

A long time ago, lots and lots of people lived on this island. Now there are only a few of us.
Flash Fiction

“The Third Premier”

He must be forever changed, we thought, entire fields of joy no longer his, every lovely thing tainted.
Flash Fiction

“The Books of Losing You”

I visited your room once to bring the book back but all we did was talk—you in shorts and me using your dumbbells. Was there a chance that night?
Flash Fiction

“The Door Between Us”

Again, I pressed my ear against the wall, but I heard nothing. Why couldn’t I have said something to her?

This Week in Fiction

New Yorker fiction writers discuss their stories from the magazine.

This Week in Fiction

Han Ong on Writing on the Basis of Vibes

The author discusses his story “Ming.”
This Week in Fiction

Kanak Kapur on Love and Astrology

The author discusses her story “Prophecy.”
This Week in Fiction

Lee Chang-dong on South Korea in the Nineteen-Eighties and Today

The author discusses his story “The Leper.”
This Week in Fiction

Daisy Hildyard on Seeing Interconnectedness

The author discusses her story “Revision.”

The Writer’s Voice

Writers read their stories from the magazine.

The Writer’s Voice

Han Ong Reads “Ming”

The author reads his story from the January 20, 2025, issue of the magazine.
The Writer’s Voice

Kanak Kapur Reads “Prophecy”

The author reads her story from the January 13, 2025, issue of the magazine.
The Writer’s Voice

John Lanchester Reads “Signal”

The author reads his story from the April 3, 2017, issue of the magazine.
The Writer’s Voice

Daisy Hildyard Reads “Revision”

The author reads her story from the December 23, 2024, issue of the magazine.

The Fiction Podcast

A monthly reading and conversation with The New Yorker’s fiction editor, Deborah Treisman.

Fiction Podcast

Jennifer Egan Reads Margaret Atwood

The author joins Deborah Treisman to read and discuss “Kat,” which was published in The New Yorker in 1990.
Fiction Podcast

Ayşegül Savaş Reads Tessa Hadley

The author joins Deborah Treisman to read and discuss “An Abduction,” which was published in The New Yorker in 2012.
Fiction Podcast

Aleksandar Hemon Reads ZZ Packer

The author joins Deborah Treisman to read and discuss “Drinking Coffee Elsewhere,” which was published in The New Yorker in 2000.
Fiction Podcast

Rebecca Makkai Reads Jhumpa Lahiri

The author joins Deborah Treisman to read and discuss “The Third and Final Continent,” which was published in The New Yorker in 1999.

The New Yorker Novella

Long-form fiction. Read them all »

Novellas

“Server”

It was empty when I logged in. I’d been off it since Vic died, four years ago.
Novellas

“The Bicycle Accident”

“Of course, Arlette understood, this was not a tragedy. Tragedy would be a broken neck or spine. Paralysis for life. A coma.”
Novellas

“Muscle”

“It’s time to turn up the heat a little bit more. My boys are getting bored, and that’s not good for their appetite or their temper.”
Novellas

“What’s the Time, Mr. Wolf?”

“He got out of the car, closing his door quietly, and crept through the woods toward the brick house.”

Poetry

Poems

“Sisters”

“I must have been breathing, of course, / although I no longer had sisters.”
Poems

“Prayer”

“I know / That everything I look out upon will vanish.”
Poems

“Summer Movies in Central Park”

“It is this honor, Juliusz, that is granted us: / To resurrect new forms, forged of gold.”
Poems

“Waiting”

“My first great love was a drunk. Her long dark hair / falling over my face. But even that is made up.”

The Poetry Podcast

Readings and conversations with The New Yorker’s poetry editor, Kevin Young.

Poetry Podcast

Dobby Gibson Reads Diane Seuss

The poet joins Kevin Young to read and discuss “I have slept in many places, for years on mattresses that entered,” by Diane Seuss, and his own poem “This Is a Test of the Federal Emergency Management Agency Wireless Warning System.”
Poetry Podcast

Rae Armantrout Reads Dorothea Lasky

The poet joins Kevin Young to read and discuss “Mother,” by Dorothea Lasky, and her own poem “Finally.”
Poetry Podcast

Jim Moore Reads Jane Mead

The poet joins Kevin Young to read and discuss “I wonder if I will miss the moss,” by Jane Mead, and his own poem “Mother.”
Poetry Podcast

Amber Tamblyn Reads Didi Jackson

The poet joins Kevin Young to read and discuss “The Dahlias,” by Didi Jackson, and her poem “This Living.”

More Fiction & Poetry

Poems

“Bass Lake”

“The year, that year, had been especially / cruel. Sickness and war.”
Poems

“Prelude in Grey Major”

“I was not alone, that much I know, / though no one was with me.”
Poems

Greetings, Friends!

Re ’24: Let’s not forget / We’re all in brave Navalny’s debt. / He showed a soul can still be free / Whatever its surroundings be.
Poems

“On Keats’s Seeking a Rhyme for ‘Breast’ in Each of His Three Last Sonnets”

“ ‘Unrest’ suggests the sleeplessness that turns / A burning saint upon a brazier bed.”
Poems

“Are We Going to Leave the Reception or What”

“I really wish people / would dance at receptions.”
Poems

“Snow”

“ ‘Your heart is photogenic, but it’s shy,’ the nurse / announces.”
The Writer’s Voice

Lauren Groff Reads “Between the Shadow and the Soul”

The author reads her story from the December 16, 2024, issue of the magazine.
Poems

“The Sterling Silver Mirror”

“My great great grandmother was a slave holding inside / Her the first of our family to be born / Free.”
Poems

“Elegy for a Name”

“How you used to come when called. / Blood-in-Me. Best-of-All.”
Fiction

“Plaster”

The things that left him feeling that nothing would ever be the same again—they just aren’t important here.