Fiction & Poetry
Fiction
“An Unashamed Proposal”
Look, Sunny said, however progressive my mother is, she is an Indian woman from another generation. Do you really think I can tell her that we sleep in the same bed?
Flash Fiction
A series of very short stories. Read them all »
This Week in Fiction
New Yorker fiction writers discuss their stories from the magazine.
The Writer’s Voice
Writers read their stories from the magazine.
The Fiction Podcast
A monthly reading and conversation with The New Yorker’s fiction editor, Deborah Treisman.
The New Yorker Novella
Long-form fiction. Read them all »
Poetry
The Poetry Podcast
Readings and conversations with The New Yorker’s poetry editor, Kevin Young.
More Fiction & Poetry
Poems
“Girlfriends”
“Now we’re older we know who’s gotten sober / or been bitten by God or chewed and discarded / under a dirty bus shelter.”
The Writer’s Voice
Zadie Smith Reads “The Silence”
The author reads her story from the July 7 & 14, 2025, issue of the magazine.
Flash Fiction
“Dedication”
“After my father stopped breathing, God bless his memory, I covered his body up in blankets—and kept studying.”
The Writer’s Voice
Ottessa Moshfegh Reads “The Comedian”
The author reads her story from the July 7 & 14, 2025, issue of the magazine.
The Writer’s Voice
Jhumpa Lahiri Reads “Jubilee”
The author reads her story from the July 7 & 14, 2025, issue of the magazine.
Fiction
“The Comedian”
He was nothing and nobody, and nobody cared, and he thought that everyone was watching him, that even I was watching him.
Fiction
“Jubilee”
I was simply happy to inhabit my birthplace, my janmasthan: this almost unbearably meaningful fact that linked me to every red letter box and double-decker bus.
