John Cheever and the New Yorker

We have already talked about John Cheever's longstanding, professional relationship with the New Yorker magazine. They published over a hundred of his stories during his lifetime. Well, that special relationship continues... Anne Enright (author of The Gathering and regular fiction contributor to the New Yorker) has chosen 'The Swimmer' as a New Yorker story from the archives to read and discuss.

Follow the link below to hear Ms Enright in conversation with the New Yorker's fiction editor before and after a recitation of one of Cheever's best known short stories....

http://www.newyorker.com/online/blogs/books/2011/02/fiction-podcast-the-swimmer-1.html

Note the emphasis on the American short story of the sixties as an alternative source of sex education!