TNR Live: Work Sucks—How We Work Now
How we can govern for better labor conditions, wages, and leisure time

Monday, March 1, 7 p.m. to 8 p.m. (EST)

With:
Clio Chang—Political journalist
Sarah Jaffe—Political journalist, author
Jessica Ramos—New York State senator
Aisha Nyandoro—CEO, Springboard To Opportunities
Moderator: Katie McDonough–TNR editor

Author George Saunders and TNR's literary editor, Laura Marsh, discuss George's new novel, A Swim in a Pond in the Rain

Tuesday, March 2, 7 p.m. to 8 p.m. (EST)

From the New York Times bestselling, Booker Prize–winning author of Lincoln in the Bardo and Tenth of December, a literary masterclass on what makes great stories work, how to become both a better writer and reader, and what stories can tell us about how to live.

In A Swim in a Pond in the Rain, George Saunders guides the reader through seven classic Russian short stories he's been teaching for 20 years as a professor in the prestigious Syracuse University graduate MFA creative writing program. Paired with stories by Chekhov, Turgenev, Tolstoy, and Gogol, these essays are intended for anyone interested in how fiction works and why it’s more relevant than ever in these turbulent times.

Saunders approaches each of these stories technically yet accessibly, and through them explains how narrative functions; why we stay immersed in a story and why we resist it; and the bedrock virtues a writer must foster. For the process of writing, Saunders reminds us, is as much a craft as it is a quality of openness and a willingness to see the world through new eyes.

Funny, frank, and rigorous, A Swim in a Pond in the Rain ultimately shows how great fiction can change a person’s life and become a benchmark of one’s moral and ethical beliefs.

YOU CAN PURCHASE A SWIN IN A POND IN THE RAIN HERE

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