George Saunders reads his story from the April 6, 2020, issue of the magazine. Saunders won the Man Booker Prize in 2017, for his novel “Lincoln in the Bardo.” He is the author of four story collections, including “In Persuasion Nation” and “Tenth of December.”
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Love Letter
“What would you have done? I know what you will say: you would have fought. But how? How would you have fought?”
By George Saunders
This Week in Fiction
George Saunders on Politics and the Future
The author discusses “Love Letter,” his story from this week’s issue of the magazine.
By Deborah Treisman
The Writer’s Voice
Souvankham Thammavongsa Reads “Bozo”
The author reads her story from the April 8, 2024, issue of the magazine.
The Writer’s Voice
Joyce Carol Oates Reads “Late Love”
The author reads her story from the April 22 & 29, 2024, issue of the magazine.