New Fiction by Kate Walbert—Will Mackin Reads George Saunders—The Lessons of “The Lorax”

Plus: how electrical impulses let us live, and an interview with Paul Verhoeven. View in browser | Update your preferences Fiction “Marriage Quarantine” “There she is, a bad penny, an aching back, an errand to run. She wears what she always wears these days: her fuzzy sweater and leggings meant for yoga.” By Kate Walbert This Week in Fiction Kate Walbert on Entanglement and Separation The author discusses “Marriage Quarantine,” her story from the latest issue of the magazine. By Cressida Leyshon Fiction “Life Without Children” If you liked “Marriage Quarantine,” we think that you will enjoy this story, from 2020. By Roddy Doyle Essays & Podcasts Books Understanding the Body Electric Strong current can kill us, but electrical impulses let us live—a power even the ancients may have attempted to exploit. By Jerome Groopman Comment The Lessons of “The Lorax” The battle over what we read isn’t about to end anytime soon. By Jill Lepore Fiction Podcast Will Mackin Reads George Saunders The author joins Deborah Treisman to read and discuss “The Falls,” by George Saunders, which was published in a 1996 issue of the magazine. More from The New Yorker Postscript The Remarkable Life of Virgil Abloh The designer forced the fashion industry to accept the values it had dismissed as unserious: earnestness, excitement, credulity, love. By Doreen St. Félix The New Yorker Interview Paul Verhoeven Wants to Keep Things Light and Playful The director-provocateur talks about sex-scene choreography, the revolutionary Jesus, and the art of compromise. By Jane Hu You’re receiving this e-mail because you signed up for Books & Fiction from The New Yorker. Was this e-mail forwarded to you? Sign up. Unsubscribe | Manage your e-mail preferences | Send newsletter feedback | View our Privacy Policy Copyright © Condé Nast 2021. One World Trade Center, New York, NY 10007. All rights reserved.