Daniyal Mueenuddin Reads “The Golden Boy” The author reads his story from the December 1, 2025, issue of the magazine. Illustration by The New Yorker; Source photograph by Chris Blonk Save this story Listen and subscribe: Apple | Spotify | Google | Wherever You Listen Sign up to receive our weekly Books & Fiction newsletter. Daniyal Mueenuddin reads his story “ The Golden Boy ” from the December 1, 2025, issue of the magazine. Mueenuddin is the author of the story collection “ In Other Rooms, Other Wonders ,” which was published in 2009 and won both the Story Prize and the Commonwealth Writers’ Prize. His first novel, “ This is Where the Serpent Lives ,” from which this story was adapted, will be published in January. New Yorker Favorites A new era of strength competitions is testing the limits of the human body . How an unemployed blogger confirmed that Syria had used chemical weapons. The author reads her story from the November 24, 2025, issue of the magazine. The Writer’s Voice The author reads his story from the November 3, 2025, issue of the magazine. The Writer’s Voice The author reads his story from the November, 17, 2025, issue of the magazine. The Writer’s Voice The author reads her story from the November 10, 2025, issue of the magazine. Fiction Podcast The author joins Deborah Treisman to read and discuss “Backbone,” which was published in The New Yorker in 2011. This Week in Fiction The author discusses his story “The New Coast.” This Week in Fiction The author discusses his story “Outcomes.” This Week in Fiction The author discusses her story “Mother of Men.” This Week in Fiction The author discusses her story “Lara’s Theme.” Video Dept. Source: https://www.newyorker.com/podcast/the-writers-voice/daniyal-mueenuddin-reads-the-golden-boy