The Writer’s Voice

Cynan Jones Reads “Pulse”

The author reads his story from the May 6, 2024, issue of the magazine.
Cynan Jones in blackandwhite next to an orange background with cursive writing on it.
Illustration by The New Yorker; Source photograph by Bernadine Jones

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Cynan Jones reads his story “Pulse,” from the May 6, 2024, issue of the magazine. Jones is the author of six books of fiction, including, most recently, the novel “Cove” and the story collection “Stillicide.” His previous story in The New Yorker, “The Edge of the Shoal,” was the 2017 winner of the BBC National Short Story Award.