Allegra Goodman Reads “Deal-Breaker”

The author reads her story from the January 12, 2026, issue of the magazine.
Allegra Goodman in black and white next to a orange and pink background with cursive writing on it.
Illustration by The New Yorker; Source photograph by Joshua Meyer

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Allegra Goodman reads her story “Deal-Breaker,” from the January 12, 2026, issue of the magazine. Goodman is the author of ten books of fiction, including the novels “Kaaterskill Falls,” which was a National Book Award finalist, “Sam,” and “Isola,” published last year. Her new collection of linked stories, “This Is Not About Us,” will come out in February.