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1 week ago | 
georgesaunders.substack.com | George Saunders
This is a day I’ve been looking forward to for a long time, as we worked on rounding up the rights to a work by this writer. And many thanks to Julianna Yablans at CAA for her tireless work in making this happen. So, let’s read a story by the great Grace Paley.
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2 weeks ago | 
georgesaunders.substack.com | George Saunders
Greetings from Los Angeles, a city that is most decidedly not on-fire and not under invasion or in rebellion but is, as far as I can tell, cheerful, beautiful, and more certain than ever of the importance of supporting one another and not giving into tyranny. First, a few reading recommendations before we move on to our question of the week.
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2 weeks ago | 
georgesaunders.substack.com | George Saunders
I had a great time reading your comments regarding AI and its potential use in fiction. I have a few thoughts this week, from a writer’s perspective.
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3 weeks ago | 
georgesaunders.substack.com | George Saunders
Hi All,Just a quick note to thank all of you who, over on the far side of the paywall, are participating in an epic discussion of the use of AI in art. Second, thanks for all the fond wishes and prayers for our dog, Guin, who is doing much better and has even been going for walks around the block these last few days. Spent the day flying from LA to NY, for an event I’ll be participating in on Wednesday June 4 (that is…tomorrow? tonight?
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3 weeks ago | 
georgesaunders.substack.com | George Saunders
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4 weeks ago | 
georgesaunders.substack.com | George Saunders
Thanks to all of you who commented so insightfully and open-heartedly about “The Whistle.” I always learn so much from your comments.
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1 month ago | 
georgesaunders.substack.com | George Saunders
First, thank you all so much for your kind wishes and prayers on behalf of our dear dog, Guin - she’s doing much better, thank goodness. We’re taking her in for some further tests this week but meanwhile she’s resting comfortably and being positively lavished with affection and adoration. She has a clot in her lung, which was tending to make her woozy.
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1 month ago | 
georgesaunders.substack.com | George Saunders
Friday night I had the privilege of appearing at an event in Los Angeles, sponsored by Writers Bloc in honor of The New Yorker’s 100th Anniversary and the publication of this amazing anthology. We heard lovely readings of stories by Bernard Malamud (read by Richard Kind), Grace Paley (read by Kerry O’Malley), and Tobias Wolff (read by Jon Cryer) and, of course, this fired me up all over again about the beauty and mystery of this form we love.
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1 month ago | 
georgesaunders.substack.com | George Saunders
Hi everyone,First, a word about our story from last Sunday, which was “The Dwarf Pine,” by Varlam Shalamov.
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1 month ago | 
georgesaunders.substack.com | George Saunders
Hi all,Pardon the intrusion but just wanted to let those of you in the L.A. area know about an upcoming event, a celebration of the 100th anniversary of The New Yorker. Story Club with George Saunders is a reader-supported publication. To support my work, consider becoming a paid subscriber. We’ll be talking about how Deborah put together the epic 100th anniversary fiction anthology, what it’s like to be the fiction editor of the magazine, and there’ll be readings, by actors, from the anthology.
