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Rebecca Makkai Reads “The Plaza”

Rebecca Makkai reads her story “The Plaza,” which appeared in the May 8, 2023, issue of the magazine. Makkai is the author of a story collection and four novels, including “The Great Believers,” which won the Andrew Carnegie Medal for Excellence in Fiction and was a finalist for the National Book Award, and “I Have Some Questions for You,” which came out in February.

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  Cynan Jones Reads “Pulse”

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  Joyce Carol Oates Reads “Late Love”

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  Kevin Barry Reads “Finistère”

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  Souvankham Thammavongsa Reads “Bozo”

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  Mohammed Naseehu Ali Reads “Allah Have Mercy”

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  Zach Williams Reads “Neighbors”

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  Joseph O’Neill Reads “The Time Being”

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  Fiona McFarlane Reads “Hostel”

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  Thomas Korsgaard Reads “The Spit of Him”

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  Jamil Jan Kochai Reads “On the Night of the Khatam”

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  Addie Citchens Reads “That Girl”

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  Patrick Langley Reads “Life with Spider”

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  David Means Reads “Chance the Cat”

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  Joy Williams Reads “The Beach House”

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  Greg Jackson Reads “Wagner in the Desert”

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  Rivka Galchen Reads “Crown Heights North”