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Episodes

• Jamil Jan Kochai Reads “The Twice-Widowed Khala Helai” 01.06.2026 28m

  Jamil Jan Kochai reads his story “The Twice-Widowed Khala Helai,” from the June 8, 2026, issue of the magazine. Kochai is the author of the novel “99 Nights in Logar” and the story collection “The Haunting of Hajji Hotak and Other Stories,” which was a finalist for the National Book Award in 2022 and won the 2023 Aspen Words Literary Prize.
• Taiye Selasi Reads “Firstborn Immigrant Daughter” 31.05.2026 23m

  Taiye Selasi reads her story “Firstborn Immigrant Daughter,” from the July 8, 2026, issue of the magazine. Selasi is an author and photographer. Her début novel, “Ghana Must Go,” a New York Times best-seller, was published in 2013, the year she was named one of the best young British novelists by Granta.