"Listen and subscribe: Apple | Spotify | Google | Wherever You Listen Sign up to receive our weekly Books & Fiction newsletter. Joan Silber reads her story " Safety," from the December 8, 2025, issue of the magazine. A winner of the National Book Critics Circle Award in Fiction and the PEN/Malamud Award for Excellence in the Short Story, Silber is the author of nine books of fiction, the most recent of which are the novels " Mercy" and " Secrets of Happiness.""
"A winner of the National Book Critics Circle Award in Fiction and the PEN/Malamud Award for Excellence in the Short Story, Silber is the author of nine books of fiction, the most recent of which are the novels " Mercy" and " Secrets of Happiness.""
Listeners can subscribe via Apple, Spotify, Google, or other platforms to hear the reading. A weekly Books & Fiction newsletter is available for sign-up. Joan Silber reads 'Safety' from the December 8, 2025 issue of the magazine. Silber has won the National Book Critics Circle Award in Fiction and the PEN/Malamud Award for Excellence in the Short Story. Silber has nine books of fiction; the most recent novels are Mercy and Secrets of Happiness. The listing provides listening options, newsletter subscription, award recognition, and recent publication titles.
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