The New Yorker: The Writer's Voice - New Fiction from The New Yorker

Tessa Hadley on Her Years of Learning to Write

Episode Summary

<p><span>In July, </span><em>The</em><em><span> </span>New Yorker</em><span><span> </span>published its thirtieth story by Tessa Hadley—a higher count that<span> </span></span><span>of</span><span> </span><span>any other fiction writer in the past two decades. On a recent episode of the New Yorker Radio Hour, the fiction editor Deborah Treisman spoke with Hadley about her genesis as a fiction writer. Hadley’s latest story collection is “After the Funeral.”</span></p>

Episode Notes

In July, The New Yorker published its thirtieth story by Tessa Hadley—a higher count that of any other fiction writer in the past two decades. On a recent episode of the New Yorker Radio Hour, the fiction editor Deborah Treisman spoke with Hadley about her genesis as a fiction writer. Hadley’s latest story collection is “After the Funeral.”