Writers Bloc Presents Deborah Treisman and George Saunders

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Writers Bloc presents a celebration of fiction from The New Yorker: its first 100 years. With fiction editor Deborah Treisman and George Saunders, and readings by actors. 

For 100 years, we have turned to The New Yorker for deep investigative reporting, broad profiles of those in politics and culture here and abroad, indisputably the best cartoons on the planet, humor,  arts criticism, and more.  It simply set the standard for excellence. For 100 years, its fiction has been a touchstone in the field of international letters. In celebration of the magazine’s 100th year, The New Yorker has published a huge trove of short stories that graced its pages, often launching the careers of some of the superb novelists and short story writers of our time, and of another, earlier time. Isaac Bashevis Singer. Shirley Jackson. Annie Proulx. J.D. Salinger.  Saul Bellow. Philip Roth. And so many more, including George Saunders, and  stories published recently.  How to choose the lucky stories that made the cut?

Deborah Treisman, the fiction editor of The New Yorker, edited the glorious new book, A Century of Fiction in The New Yorker: 1925-2025.  She and novelist George Saunders discuss the magazine’s stories and the selection process. Actors will read a few selections from this beautiful book.  

Actors to be announced. 

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