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Gish Jen Reads Grace Paley

Gish Jen joins Deborah Treisman to read and discuss “Friends,” by Grace Paley, which was published in The New Yorker in 1979. Jen is the author of nine books, including the novel “The Resisters” and the story collection “Thank you, Mr. Nixon,” which was published in February.

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  Aleksandar Hemon Reads ZZ Packer

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  Rebecca Makkai Reads Jhumpa Lahiri

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  Louise Erdrich Reads Karen Russell

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  David Sedaris Reads George Saunders

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  Nathan Englander Reads Chris Adrian

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  André Alexis Reads Alice Munro

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  Rachel Cusk Reads Marguerite Duras

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  David Bezmozgis Reads Sarah Shun-lien Bynum

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  Greg Jackson Reads Jennifer Egan

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  Sterling HolyWhiteMountain Reads Roberto Bolaño

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  Rivka Galchen Reads Aleksandar Hemon

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  Teju Cole Reads Anne Carson

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  Margaret Atwood Reads Mavis Gallant, Live

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  Lucinda Rosenfeld Reads Annie Ernaux

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  Andrew O’Hagan Reads Donald Antrim

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  David Means Reads Lorrie Moore