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The New Yorker's blend of reporting, commentary, criticism, fiction, and cartoons has garnered 36 National Magazine Awards - more than any other publication. Get the latest issue or subscribe!
Wonderful Town: New York Stories from The New Yorker
UNABRIDGED (9 hrs and 23 mins)
By Woody Allen, John Cheever, E.B. White, and others
Narrated By Tyne Daly, Timothy Jerome, Joe Morton, and others
Overall
(40)
Performance
(7)
Story
(8)
New York City is not only The New Yorker magazine's place of origin and its sensibility's life blood, it is the heart of American literary culture. Wonderful Town, an anthology of superb short fiction by many of the magazine's most accomplished contributors, celebrates the 75-year marriage between a preeminent publication and its preeminent context with this collection of 20 of its best stories from (so to speak) home.
Alison says:
"Great stories and readers, but technically sloppy"
The New Yorker, April 30th 2012 (Dana Goodyear, Ken Auletta, Philip Gourevitch)
HIGHLIGHTS (2 hrs and 3 mins)
By Dana Goodyear, Ken Auletta, Philip Gourevitch
Narrated By Dan Bernard, Christine Marshall
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"China’s Crisis", by Evan Osnos; "Raw Deal", by Dana Goodyear; "Get Rich U.", by Ken Auletta; "Unreconciled", by Philip Gourevitch; and "Funny and Funnier", by David Denby.
The New Yorker, May 14th 2012 (Nick Paumgarten, Michael Specter, James Surowiecki)
HIGHLIGHTS (1 hr and 56 mins)
By Nick Paumgarten, Michael Specter, James Surowiecki
Narrated By Dan Bernard, Christine Marshall
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(0)
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(0)
"Six More Months", by George Packer; "Afterlife", by Christopher Heaney; "Invisible Hand, Greased Palm", by James Surowiecki; "Here’s Looking at You", by Nick Paumgarten; "The Climate Fixers", by Michael Specter; and "Double Lives", by Anthony Lane.
The New Yorker, April 2nd 2012 (Rebecca Mead, Lauren Collins, David Sedaris)
HIGHLIGHTS (2 hrs and 4 mins)
By Rebecca Mead, Lauren Collins, David Sedaris
Narrated By Dan Bernard, Christine Marshall
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(0)
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(0)
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"A Lot of Gas", by Elizabeth Kolbert; "The Trade", by Ben McGrath; "Mayor Presumptive", by Rebecca Mead; "Mail Supremacy", by Lauren Collins; "Dentists Without Borders", by David Sedaris; and "Kids at Risk", by David Denby.
The New Yorker Festival - Master Class in the Graphic Novel
ORIGINAL (1 hr and 30 mins)
By Charles Burns, Chris Ware
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(3)
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(0)
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Charles Burns contributes covers and illustrations to The New Yorker. He first gained prominence for his work in Art Spiegelman and Francoise Mouly's Raw magazine in the 1980s, and has since worked on projects ranging from an Iggy Pop album cover to a recent ad campaign for Altoids. His graphic novel Black Hole is out in October.
The New Yorker, May 7th 2012 (David Kushner, Ariel Levy, James Wood)
HIGHLIGHTS (2 hrs and 21 mins)
By David Kushner, Ariel Levy, James Wood
Narrated By Todd Mundt
Overall
(1)
Performance
(0)
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(0)
"Vive la France", by Adam Gopnik; "Picks", by Reeves Wiedeman; "Machine Politics", by David Kushner; "A Ring of One’s Own", by Ariel Levy; "Invitation to a Beheading", by James Wood; and "Going the Distance", by David Denby.
The New Yorker, March 5th 2012 (Nick Paumgarten, Jonah Lehrer, James Surowiecki)
HIGHLIGHTS (2 hrs and 9 mins)
By Nick Paumgarten, Jonah Lehrer, James Surowiecki
Narrated By Dan Bernard, Christine Marshall
Overall
(0)
Performance
(0)
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(0)
"Satanic Reverses", by Hendrik Hertzberg; "A New Max", by Reeves Wiedeman; "Linjustice", by James Surowiecki; "Magic Mountain", by Nick Paumgarten; "Kin and Kind", by Jonah Lehrer; and "Born Free", by David Denby.
The New Yorker: A Fiction Trio features short stories by three masters of the form: "Path Light" by Tom Drury: A carelessly tossed bottle nearly misses a man and his dog and begins a quest to find out who threw it; "Coping Stones" by Ann Beattie: A neighbor's secrets unsettle a small Maine town; "The View from Castle Rock" by Alice Munro: A family emigrates from Scotland to Canada in 1818 with visions of their lives in the new world.
The New Yorker, April 16th 2012 (Daniel Mendelsohn, Lauren Collins, Nathan Heller)
HIGHLIGHTS (2 hrs and 4 mins)
By Daniel Mendelsohn, Lauren Collins, Nathan Heller
Narrated By Dan Bernard, Christine Marshall
Overall
(1)
Performance
(0)
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(0)
"Girls Will be Girls", by Margaret Talbot; "Crystal Ball", by Lizzie Widdicombe; "Club Med", by James Surowiecki; "Unsinkable", by Daniel Mendelsohn; "The British Invasion", by Lauren Collins; "The Disconnect", by Nathan Heller; and "Learning on the Job", by David Denby.
Eggs, Cookies, and Leeches: Memorable Writing from The New Yorker
ABRIDGED (4 hrs and 32 mins)
By Malcolm Gladwell, Hendrik Hertzberg, John Colapinto, and others
Overall
(31)
Performance
(7)
Story
(7)
Certainly, all the writing in The New Yorker is memorable, and this collection is no exception. The authors include such best sellers as Malcolm Gladwell, Seymour Hersh, and Jonathan Franzen - and the subjects range from the lives of short-order cooks to the secrets of college admissions.
The New Yorker, December 14, 2009 (Jeffrey Toobin, Atul Gawande, Ian Parker)
(2 hrs and 11 mins)
By Jeffrey Toobin, Atul Gawande, Ian Parker
Narrated By Dan Bernard, Christine Marshall
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(3)
Performance
(0)
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(0)
"Bad Choices", by Hendrik Hertzberg; "Getting In", by Ian Parker; "Testing, Testing", by Atul Gawande; "The Celebrity Defense", by Jeffrey Toobin; and "Love Hurts", by David Denby.
The New Yorker Festival - Master Class in Humor Writing
ORIGINAL (1 hr and 35 mins)
By Andy Borowitz, Bruce McCall
Overall
(12)
Performance
(2)
Story
(3)
Andy Borowitz's books include Who Moved My Soap?: The CEO's Guide to Surviving in Prison, The Trillionaire Next Door: The Greedy Investor's Guide to Day Trading, Governor Arnold: A Photodiary of His First 100 Days in Office, and The Borowitz Report: The Big Book of Shockers. His Web site, Borowitzreport.com, has won five About.com Political Dot-Comedy Awards. He has been contributing humor pieces to The New Yorker since 1998.
The New Yorker, March 21st 2011 (D. T. Max, Ian Frazier, James Surowiecki)
HIGHLIGHTS (2 hrs and 5 mins)
By D. T. Max, Ian Frazier, James Surowiecki
Narrated By Dan Bernard, Christine Marshall
Overall
(7)
Performance
(0)
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(0)
"A Man, A Plan", by David Remnick; "Two Bejars", by Kelefa Sanneh; "Scrimmage", by James Surowiecki; "The Prince's Gambit", by D. T. Max; "Back to the Harbor", by Ian Frazier; "Cops and Cons", by Nancy Franklin; and "Out There", by Anthony Lane.
C says:
"Spare us your editorials and horrible editing"
The New Yorker Festival - American Obsession with Precociousness
ORIGINAL (1 hr and 27 mins)
By Malcolm Gladwell
Overall
(41)
Performance
(2)
Story
(2)
Malcolm Gladwell has been a staff writer at The New Yorker since 1996. He is the author of The Tipping Point: How Little Things Can Make a Big Difference and Blink: The Power of Thinking Without Thinking, which was published this year. Both books grew out of articles that first appeared in the magazine. Mr. Gladwell will discuss other works in progress as well.
The New Yorker, April 9th 2012 (Steve Coll, Evan Osnos, James Surowiecki)
HIGHLIGHTS (1 hr and 59 mins)
By Steve Coll, Evan Osnos, James Surowiecki
Narrated By Todd Mundt
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"Heavy Burden", by Jeffrey Toobin; "Call That a Budget?", by James Surowiecki; "Gusher", by Steve Coll; "The God of Gamblers", by Evan Osnos; and "Have Mercy", by Anthony Lane.
The Mission: A Profile of Mitt Romney from The New Yorker
UNABRIDGED (35 mins)
By Ryan Lizza
Narrated By Todd Mundt
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(5)
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(2)
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(2)
Learn Mitt Romney's strategies for success - and who his inner consultant is - in this special presidential-candidate profile from the pages of The New Yorker. This article originally appeared in the magazine's October 29, 2007, issue.
The New Yorker, December 5, 2011 (Elizabeth Kolbert, James Surowiecki, George Packer)
HIGHLIGHTS (1 hr and 53 mins)
By Elizabeth Kolbert, James Surowiecki, George Packer
Narrated By Todd Mundt
Overall
(4)
Performance
(3)
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(3)
"Burning Love", by Elizabeth Kolbert; "Sound of Silence", by Tad Friend; "An Avoidable Crisis", by James Surowiecki; "All the Angry People", by George Packer; "The Materialist", by Calvin Tomkins; "Hot and Bothered", by Anthony Lane.
