Joseph O’Neill joins Deborah Treisman to read and discuss “The Pet,” by Nadine Gordimer, from a 1962 issue of the magazine. O’Neill’s four novels include “The Dog” and “Netherland.” His most recent book, the story collection “Good Trouble,” was published last year.
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Lifeboat
Volunteers from a German nonprofit risk the waves of the Mediterranean to pluck refugees from sinking rafts, which had set out from Libya, in the middle of the night.
Directed and Produced by Skye Fitzgerald and Bryn Mooser
"Lifeboat" was nominated for an 2019 Academy Award nomination in the category of Documentary Short Subject.
Fiction Podcast
David Sedaris Reads George Saunders
The author joins Deborah Treisman to read and discuss “Love Letter,” which was published in The New Yorker in 2020.