Yiyun Li Reads “Calm Sea and Hard Faring”

Yiyun Li reads her story “ Calm Sea and Hard Faring ,” from the March 9, 2026, issue of the magazine. Li is the author of eight books of fiction, including the novels “ Must I Go ” and “ The Book of Goose ,” and the story collection “ Wednesday’s Child ,” which was a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize, in 2024. Her most recent book, “ Things in Nature Merely Grow ,” won this year’s Andrew Carnegie Medal for Excellence in Nonfiction. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

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This episode was published on Mar 1, 2026.

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