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“If we march into that village and we start trying to persecute people for using poison, something that's very illegal, nobody's going to talk to us. We're not going to find out where the poison came from. We're not going to be able to shut anything down. We should take the approach that people are using poison because they're desperate, because they see no other alternative.” – Andrew Stein Andrew Stein is a wildlife ecologist who spent the past 25 years studying human carnivore conflict from African wild dogs and lions in Kenya and Botswana to leopards and hyenas in Namibia. His work has long focused on finding ways for people and predators to coexist. He is the founder of CLAWS , an organization based in Botswana that's working at the intersection of cutting-edge wildlife research and community driven conservation. Since its start in 2014 and official launch as an NGO in 2020, CLAWS has been pioneering science-based, tech-forward strategies to reduce conflict between people and carnivores. By collaborating closely with local communities, especially traditional cattle herders, CLAWS supports both species conservation and rural livelihoods—making coexistence not just possible, but sustainable.…

The New Yorker: Fiction

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A monthly reading and conversation with the New Yorker fiction editor Deborah Treisman.

221 episoade

The New Yorker: Fiction

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A monthly reading and conversation with the New Yorker fiction editor Deborah Treisman.

221 episoade

#Fiction #New #Yorker #Literature #Storytelling #Books and Writing #WNYC Studios #Books #Arts #WNYC Studios and The New Yorker #New Yorker #WNYC

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David Wright Faladé Reads Madeleine Thien 1:16:54

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David Wright Faladé joins Deborah Treisman to read and discuss “ Lu, Reshaping ,” by Madeleine Thien, which was published in The New Yorker in 2021. Falade is the author of the novels “ Black Cloud Rising ” and “ The New Internationals ,” and the nonfiction work “ Fire on the Beach: Recovering the Lost Story of Richard Etheridge and the Pea Island Lifesavers .” He’s been publishing fiction and nonfiction in The New Yorker since 2020. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices…

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Paul Theroux Reads V. S. Pritchett 1:05:25

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Paul Theroux joins Deborah Treisman to read and discuss “ The Necklace ,” by V. S. Pritchett, which was published in The New Yorker in 1958. Theroux’s nonfiction books include “ The Great Railway Bazaar ” and “ On the Plain of Snakes: A Mexican Journey .” A winner of the James Tait Black Award and the Whitbread Prize, he has published thirty-nine books of fiction, including the novels “ The Mosquito Coast ” and “ Burma Sahib ” and the story collections “ Mr. Bones ” and “ The Vanishing Point ,” which came out earlier this year. He has been publishing fiction and nonfiction in The New Yorker since 1979. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices…

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Anne Enright Reads John McGahern 1:07:34

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Anne Enright joins Deborah Treisman to read and discuss “Sierra Leone,” by John McGahern, which was published in The New Yorker in 1977. Enright, a winner of the Carnegie Medal for Excellence in Fiction and the Man Booker Prize, among others, has published eleven books of fiction, including the story collection “ Yesterday’s Weather ” and the novels “ Actress ” and “ The Wren, The Wren .” She has been publishing fiction in The New Yorker since 2000. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices…

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Jennifer Egan Reads Margaret Atwood 1:07:24

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Jennifer Egan joins Deborah Treisman to read and discuss “Kat,” by Margaret Atwood, which was published in The New Yorker in 1990. Egan’s books of fiction include “ The Keep ,” “ A Visit from the Goon Squad ,” “ Manhattan Beach ,” and “ The Candy House .” She is a winner of the National Book Critics Circle Award, the Pulitzer Prize, and the Andrew Carnegie Medal for Excellence in Fiction, among other honors. She has been publishing fiction and nonfiction in The New Yorker since 1989. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices…

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Ayşegül Savaş Reads Tessa Hadley 1:24:40

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Ayşegül Savaş joins Deborah Treisman to discuss “ An Abduction ,” by Tessa Hadley, which was published in The New Yorker in 2012. Savaş has published three novels, “ Walking on the Ceiling ,” “ White on White, ” and “ The Anthropologists ,” and one nonfiction book, “ The Wilderness ,” an essay and memoir about the first forty days of motherhood. A collection of stories, “ Long Distance, ” will come out in 2025. She has been publishing fiction in The New Yorker since 2019. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices…

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Aleksandar Hemon Reads ZZ Packer 1:17:11

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Aleksandar Hemon joins Deborah Treisman to read and discuss “ Drinking Coffee Elsewhere ,” by ZZ Packer, which was published in The New Yorker in 2000. Hemon, a winner of a MacArthur Fellowship and a PEN/W. G. Sebald Award, among others, is the author of eight books, including the novels “ The Lazarus Project ” and “ The World and All It Holds ,” the story collection “ Love and Obstacles ,” and two nonfiction works, “ The Book of My Lives ” and “ My Parents: an Introduction .” Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices…

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Rebecca Makkai Reads Jhumpa Lahiri 1:18:50

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Rebecca Makkai joins Deborah Treisman to read and discuss “ The Third and Final Continent ,” by Jhumpa Lahiri, which was published in The New Yorker in 1999. Makkai is the author of the story collection “ Music for Wartime ” and the novels “ The Borrower ,” “ The Hundred Year House ,” “ The Great Believers ,” for which she won the Andrew Carnegie Medal for Excellence in Fiction, and “ I Have Some Questions for You ,” which was published last year. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices…

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Louise Erdrich Reads Karen Russell 1:12:47

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Louise Erdrich joins Deborah Treisman to read and discuss “ Haunting Olivia ,” by Karen Russell, which was published in The New Yorker in 2005. Erdrich's novels include “ The Round House ,” which won the National Book Award in 2012, and “ The Night Watchman ,” which was awarded the Pulitzer Prize for fiction in 2021. She will publish a new novel, “ The Mighty Red ,” this fall. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices…

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David Sedaris Reads George Saunders 46:59

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David Sedaris joins Deborah Treisman to read and discuss “ Love Letter ,” by George Saunders, which was published in The New Yorker in 2020. Sedaris is the author of more than a dozen books of essays, memoirs, and diaries, including, most recently, “A Carnival of Snackery” and “Happy-Go-Lucky.” Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices…

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Nathan Englander Reads Chris Adrian 1:04:19

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Nathan Englander joins Deborah Treisman to read and discuss “ Every Night for a Thousand Years ,” by Chris Adrian, which was published in The New Yorker in 1997. Englander is the author of five books of fiction, including the novel “ kaddish.com ” and the story collection “ What We Talk About When We Talk About Anne Frank ,” which was a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize in 2013. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices…

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André Alexis Reads Alice Munro 1:38:34

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André Alexis joins Deborah Treisman for a special tribute to Alice Munro, who died in May at age ninety-two. Alexis reads and discusses “ Before the Change ,” by Munro, which was published in The New Yorker in 1998. Alexis’s works of fiction include “ Fifteen Dogs ,” which won the Giller Prize, “ Days by Moonlight ,” and the story collection “ The Night Piece ,” which was published in 2020. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices…

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Rachel Cusk Reads Marguerite Duras 54:38

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Rachel Cusk joins Deborah Treisman to read and discuss "The Bible" and “The Stolen Pigeons” by Marguerite Duras, which were translated from the French, by Deborah Treisman, and published in *The New Yorker* in 2006 and 2007. Cusk is a winner of the Whitbread First Novel Award and the Somerset Maugham Award, and is the author of five books of nonfiction and twelve novels, including "Arlington Park," "Outline," "Transit," "Kudos," and "Parade," which will be published in June. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices…

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David Bezmozgis Reads Sarah Shun-lien Bynum 1:08:35

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David Bezmozgis joins Deborah Treisman to read and discuss “Likes,” by Sarah Shun-lien Bynum, which was published in The New Yorker in 2017. Bezmozgis is a filmmaker and writer. He has published two story collections and two novels, “The Free World,” which was a finalist for the Governor General's Award and the Giller Prize, and “The Betrayers,” which won the National Jewish Book Award. He was also chosen as one of The New Yorker's 20 Under 40 in 2010. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices…

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Greg Jackson Reads Jennifer Egan 1:14:37

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Greg Jackson joins Deborah Treisman to read and discuss “Safari,” by Jennifer Egan, which was published in The New Yorker in 2010. Jackson has published a story collection, “Prodigals,” and a novel “The Dimension of a Cave,” which was one of The New Yorker 's Best Books of 2023. He has been publishing in the magazine since 2014. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices…

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Sterling HolyWhiteMountain Reads Roberto Bolaño 1:09:13

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