Brilliant. Story, voice, pacing, breathtaking … everything I love in storytelling

How can o read my stories on here?

I eagerly await each podcast in this series. While not all authors are great readers, most convey the meaning and mood in an authentic and personalized way, and leave me thinking about their stories for hours afterward. But a good writer does not necessarily a good reader make. Some are unlistenable, often due to unrelenting vocal fry, monotone pitch, thick accents, bursts of three or four words with no flow to the phrasing. Or, as in this week’s episode, the reader over-enunciates each word as if he is using voice recognition software or is reading words he doesn’t understand (but he wrote it!) Couldn’t listen to it.

Very cool to hear these engaging stories read by their authors.

Like a sparkling scrumptious bonbon waiting on my nightstand ~ I devour each new short story podcast from The New Yorker the day (hour!) it arrives. Full stop the best podcasts out there. Zero unplayed episodes.

An honor to hear the voices.

I listen to your podcasts daily and find them perfect bedtime companions. Thank you!

Loved this intricate story. Listened to it a 2nd time right after the 1st time.

The Writer’s Voice is a great way to enjoy new short stories, read by the author.

The excessive, repetitive use of profanity and vulgarity doesn’t speak to literary imagination or creative command of the English language. Do better.

This was the worst episode you’ve ever put out. It was not clever in the least. If I want this type of work I can produce it myself or find it elsewhere. Really disappointed in the New Yorker for this one.

Thanks to the New Yorker and its authors for this great free extra.

Would love a description of the story with a heads up re violence. Is the New Yorker too elite and minimalist for that?

Just listened to Jamie Quattro. I loved her story. Thank you for this podcast

I had to put down the knife I was chopping kale with to be with the bus driver until the very end. Yogurt Stories. Mesmerizing. The author’s soft tone and easy pace illuminated the story.

I’m so happy this podcast exists. Love the whispery MC. But seconding what another review said, it would be cool to have a very loose story description. I wanna add this to my podcast rotation at work and play this for my coworkers but given the lack of information I’m afraid to risk it!

Lovely idea to listen to stories. Yet, please describe the story a little bit. Most stories are great, but some are very violent not great at bedtime. Please more female voices or softer male voices. I wait every month and just loved Clair keeghan and bought her books.

THE NEW YORKER has no excuse for the poor sound quality of these readings. Podcasts have evolved yet these still can sound like someone on speakerphone. An embarrassment. Spend some money to send authors mics, for the love of god.

If reviewers don’t like a story, if they are hard of hearing or-personally don’t agree with a story they downgrade the writing. They don’t want any element of surprise ( I need a description! I can’t hear! ).This is a FREE podcast where we get to hear new work read in a writers own voice . It is a gift to have that opportunity and if I don’t like a story or a voice I can turn it off. Some of these reviewers sound so out of touch it’s almost funny. Downgrading a writer (Allegra Goodman) because your divorce experience wasn’t the same as the characters is strange. I w If your hard of hearing there’s an invention called headphones and they really work.

Brilliant debut, Makkai <3

Some hits, some misses but always interesting. We live in wondrous times to have all these stories at our fingertips. Thank you!

Deborah seems to select stories that revolve around the health problems of Gen Xers and Boomers (I and II). I understand death adds suspense and thats their target market, but every story seems to be quietly laced with someone dying or at the hospital. I just wonder how Treismans successor will liven up the joint.

I love the Family Markowitz by Allegra Goodman but felt her most recent story was rather dull. As a recently, divorced woman, myself, I did not find the story satisfying, or realistic. I am sure that someone’s experience can be like this, and it did make me feel well-wishing for all of the characters, but it was almost like reading a young adult novel instead of an adult, one with more varied and nuanced experiences within one family, which I have noted in her previous work. I had a similar experience with the Rivka Galchen story. I thought it was a better story, and generally more satisfying, but not as good as other work, as I have seen of hers in the New Yorker.

While there’s an interesting, eclectic mix of stories as told by the authors, some have such poor audio quality that I stopped listening because I couldn’t hear or understand what was being said.

Hearing the writers read their own work is so gratifying. Thank you! Such a nice bonus for students of creative writing. I wish there was a quality podcast for nonfiction writers/memoirists/essayists to read their work as well!

I’m thoroughly smitten by this podcast. The writers are superb and the storytelling is spellbinding. I always come away with a sense of awe about how creative and imaginative writers can be.

My time spent listening is so joyful thank you all for this podcast

The best podcast, a treasure, I would grieve if it ended.

Perfect for my afternoon walk. Thank you!

Wish you had descriptions for the stories.

Wonderful delivery and content

Too good for good.

Not having a story description to refer to as the only reason you don’t get five stars right now.

Please think of the hearing challenged when producing these podcasts. Music in the introduction makes it nearly impossible to hear the voice. And the sound quality is not good. Sorry, I would really like to listen to these.

To hear these stories read is just marvelous. Listening is my bedtime ritual. I do wish there was some précis of the story, but I do fine without one. The Irish readers are bliss.

Great authors, top notch production and new content regularly.

Anyone who has loved a New Yorker short story can find more here. Curated stories read by the author. I do find it strange they have set up for an author to read but don’t think it’s worth it to discuss the piece. Still, it’s free and it’s a very valuable bite sized piece of American literature every week. Can’t complain

Interesting reads

A generous offering of excellent stories by exceptional writers.

It would help me decide which episodes to listen to…

My favorite podcast, like the best reading series money can buy. I look forward to it each week.

Thank you for introducing us to this wonderful author. I especially enjoyed the local words which sent me to the printed version and then back to the audio. The variety of authors throughout the anglophone world and beyond is a very important feature of this podcast. A little chitchat with the authors might be fun.

So deep and descriptive. Beautifully read. Loved the story. Plan to read more by this author.

Poor audio, unable to understand and discern the words. Poor enunciation, poor rhythm, Reading is sing song style, Making it difficult to pay attention. Tone drops off at the end of each line, becoming inaudible.

I find ideal time to listen to this podcast is while I’m walking my dog, Rosie. I become so Immersed in the stories that I don’t even mind picking up the poop. And I get to over 10,000 steps without checking my Fitbit every 200 steps.

In case you’re listening with kids in the car. Even something in the episode bio would be helpful.

Insulting to have trash story on this site! I guess it’s a sign of the times but it left me cold. I listened to the entire read just to know that my reaction was correct. From now on, I won’t listen past the first inkling of such smut! I rate it a minus 10!

One of my favorite podcasts of all time but lacks in consistency with release dates.

An amazingly powerful story! Deeply touching and harrowing all at once!

I love this podcast but apparently authors are recording from home.. audio is terrible. I had to stop listening because I couldn’t stand it!