The Frenzy

On this episode of The Writer's Voice, we'll hear Joyce Carol Oates read her story, "Lost Child," which appears in the September 21, 2026, issue of the magazine.

Oates, a winner of the National Humanities Medal and the Jerusalem Prize, among others, is the author of more than 70 books of fiction, including the novel Fox and the story collections Clint Kill Creek and The Frenzy.

Now here's Joyce Carol Oates.

"Lost Child." He said, "Come with me.