The Writer’s Voice

Sally Rooney Reads “Opening Theory”

The author reads her story from the July 8 & 15, 2024, issue of the magazine.
A portrait of Sally Rooney in a collage.
Illustration by The New Yorker; Source photograph by Basso Cannarsa / Alamy

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Sally Rooney reads her story “Opening Theory,” from the July 8 & 15, 2024, issue of the magazine. Rooney is the author of three novels, “Conversations with Friends,” “Normal People,” and “Beautiful World, Where Are You.” A new novel, “Intermezzo,” from which this story was adapted, will be published in September.