The New Yorker: Fiction

Kristen Roupenian Reads Shirley Jackson

Episode Summary

<p><span>Kristen Roupenian joins Deborah Treisman to read and discuss “</span><a href="https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/1943/09/04/afternoon-in-linen">Afternoon in Linen</a><span>,” by Shirley Jackson, which appeared in a 1943 issue of the magazine. Roupenian’s début story collection, “You Know You Want This,” was published last year, and was just released in paperback under the title “Cat Person and Other Stories.” </span></p>

Episode Notes

Kristen Roupenian joins Deborah Treisman to read and discuss “Afternoon in Linen,” by Shirley Jackson, which appeared in a 1943 issue of the magazine. Roupenian’s début story collection, “You Know You Want This,” was published last year, and was just released in paperback under the title “Cat Person and Other Stories.”