Ian Frazier recently read from his new book Travels in Siberia at the Russian Samovar in New York City. Some of you may remember Frazier from his bestseller Great Plains; others may remember him from those New Yorker pieces that make you laugh so hard your mouth hurts. ("The New Poetry" from Lamentations of the Father is a favorite of mine.)

FSG hosts a reading series at the Russian Samovar in New York, most recently with Lydia Davis and David Means. Produced by two of our assistant editors, Chantal Clarke and Mark Krotov, the readings occur at irregular intervals throughout the year. Homemade vodka is often consumed. Here, writer and translator Lydia Davis reads new work, including a short piece that, due to its own logic, can never be completed.

We are very excited about Jonathan Franzen's Freedom, his first novel since The Corrections. He recently stopped by our office to discuss the ideas behind his book, why reading is the opposite of multitasking, and how very odd it can be for authors to appear...

FSG hosts a reading series at the Russian Samovar in New York, most recently with Lydia Davis and David Means. Produced by two of our assistant editors, Chantal Clarke and Mark Krotov, the readings occur at irregular intervals throughout the year. Homemade vodka is often consumed. Here, David Means reads "The Blade," a short story from his recent collection The Spot.