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David Gilbert: “Come Softly to Me”

February 2, 2023October 10, 2022 by Trevor Berrett

This week’s New Yorker fiction is David Gilbert’s “Come Softly to Me.”

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David Gilbert: “Cicadia”

August 17, 2020 by Trevor Berrett

This week’s New Yorker story is David Gilbert’s “Cicadia.”

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David Gilbert: “Fungus”

May 28, 2018 by Trevor Berrett

It’s time for the annual Fiction Issue of The New Yorker. Here we have David Gilbert’s “Fungus.”

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David Gilbert: “The Sightseers”

November 13, 2017 by Trevor Berrett

This week’s New Yorker fiction is David Gilbert’s “The Sightseers.”

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David Gilbert: “Underground”

May 25, 2017January 30, 2017 by Trevor Berrett

This week’s New Yorker fiction is David Gilbert’s “Underground.” Read the full post.

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David Gilbert: “Here’s the Story”

June 12, 2014June 2, 2014 by Trevor Berrett

This week’s New Yorker fiction is David Gilbert’s “Here’s the Story,” one of the four selected for the summer fiction issue. Betsy offers her thoughts. Read the full post.

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David Gilbert: “From a Farther Room”

July 15, 2013July 15, 2013 by Trevor Berrett

Click here to read the abstract of the story on The New Yorker webpage (this week’s story is available only for subscribers). David Gilbert’s “From a Farther Room” was originally published in the July 22, 2013 issue of The New Yorker. Trevor “From a Farther Room” is about the familiar story of a middle-aged man … Read more

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David Gilbert: “Member/Guest”

August 4, 2016November 5, 2012 by Trevor Berrett

This week’s New Yorker fiction is David Gilbert’s “Member/Guest.” Read the full post.

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