Fiction & Poetry

Fiction

“From, To”

How little it takes for people to feel “unsafe”—that glib euphemistic construction. The opposite of safe is not unsafe, as the opposite of love is not unlove.

By David Bezmozgis

Fiction

“Marseille”

Alba stretched her arms dramatically. “I mean, I guess it would be fun to have an amoureux in Marseille. Handy for holidays.”

By Ayşegül Savaş

Fiction

“Hatagaya Lore”

The bar was mostly empty, but Aaliyah was playing, so I passed the bartender some yen, and after he mixed my drink he lingered in front of me.

By Bryan Washington

Fiction

“The Frenzy”

With the girl beside him, he has all that he requires. So long as they are alone together, and she is in his custody, so to speak.

By Joyce Carol Oates

Fiction

“Techniques and Idiosyncrasies”

It’s astonishing, Lilian often thought, that people feel this urge to talk about themselves with a stranger, however much or little they have lived.

By Yiyun Li

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.

By Hiromi Kawakami

Flash Fiction

“The Third Premier”

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

By George Saunders

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?

By Junot Díaz

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?

By Mieko Kawakami

This Week in Fiction

New Yorker fiction writers discuss their stories from the magazine.

This Week in Fiction

David Bezmozgis on Ancestral and Adversarial Pain

The author discusses his story “From, To.”

By Deborah Treisman

This Week in Fiction

Ayşegül Savaş on Friendship and Friction

The author discusses her story “Marseille.”

By Cressida Leyshon

This Week in Fiction

Bryan Washington on Writing Toward Optimism

The author discusses his story “Hatagaya Lore.”

By Willing Davidson

This Week in Fiction

Joyce Carol Oates on a New Jersey Adventure

The author discusses her story “The Frenzy.”

By Deborah Treisman

The Writer’s Voice

Writers read their stories from the magazine.

The Writer’s Voice

David Bezmozgis Reads “From, To”

The author reads his story from the April 14, 2025, issue of the magazine.

With Deborah Treisman

The Writer’s Voice

Ayşegül Savaş Reads “Marseille”

The author reads her story from the April 7, 2025, issue of the magazine.

With Deborah Treisman

The Writer’s Voice

Bryan Washington Reads “Hatagaya Lore”

The author reads his story from the March 31, 2025, issue of the magazine.

With Deborah Treisman

The Writer’s Voice

Joyce Carol Oates Reads “The Frenzy”

The author reads her story from the March 24, 2025, issue of the magazine.

With Deborah Treisman

The Fiction Podcast

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

Fiction Podcast

David Wright Faladé Reads Madeleine Thien

The author joins Deborah Treisman to read and discuss “Lu, Reshaping,” which was published in The New Yorker in 2021.

With Deborah Treisman

Fiction Podcast

Paul Theroux Reads V. S. Pritchett

The author joins Deborah Treisman to read and discuss “The Necklace,” which was published in The New Yorker in 1958.

With Deborah Treisman

Fiction Podcast

Anne Enright Reads John McGahern

The author joins Deborah Treisman to read and discuss “Sierra Leone,” which was published in The New Yorker in 1977.

With 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.

With Deborah Treisman

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.

By Bryan Washington

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.”

By Joyce Carol Oates

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.”

By Daniyal Mueenuddin

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.”

By Lauren Groff

Poetry

Poems

“Cirrus”

“ ‘I don’t have time,’ I told / myself, ‘To kill myself: I have / to write a paper on Rimbaud.’ ”

By Rosanna Warren

Poems

“What I Meant to Say Was”

“Let the house burn again; / Already I outlive the New World.”

By Sophie Cabot Black

Poems

“Refusal”

“Acclaim / Nature’s hues / in fall and spring.”

By Cynthia Ozick

Poems

“Day One”

“Been a long while now coming up / Thought we were past it, thought we’d patched it up.”

By Bon Iver, Dijon, and Flock of Dimes

The Poetry Podcast

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

Poetry Podcast

Edward Hirsch Reads Gerald Stern

The poet joins Kevin Young to read and discuss “96 Vandam,” by Gerald Stern, and his own poem “Man on a Fire Escape.”

With Kevin Young

Poetry Podcast

Jericho Brown Reads Elizabeth Alexander

The poet joins Kevin Young to read and discuss “When,” by Elizabeth Alexander, and his own poem “Colosseum.”

With Kevin Young

Poetry Podcast

Kevin Young and Deborah Garrison Discuss “A Century of Poetry in The New Yorker”

The poets talk about “A Century of Poetry in The New Yorker.”

With 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.”

With Kevin Young