Addie Citchens Reads "The City Is a Graveyard"

"Addie Citchens reads her story 'The City Is a Graveyard,' from the March 16, 2026, issue of the magazine. Citchens is a Mississippi Delta-born, New Orleans-based writer of fiction and nonfiction. Her first novel, 'Dominion,' was published in 2025 and was short-listed for the PEN/Faulkner Award for Fiction, and long-listed for the Center for Fiction's First Novel Prize."

Addie Citchens, a Mississippi Delta-born writer based in New Orleans, presents her short story 'The City Is a Graveyard' from The New Yorker magazine's March 16, 2026 issue. Citchens is an accomplished author of both fiction and nonfiction. Her debut novel 'Dominion,' published in 2025, received significant recognition, earning a short-list nomination for the PEN/Faulkner Award for Fiction and a long-list nomination for the Center for Fiction's First Novel Prize. The audio presentation is available across multiple platforms including Apple and Spotify, with a weekly Books & Fiction newsletter available for subscription.

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