Molly Aitken reads her story “<a href="https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2026/02/09/this-is-how-it-happens-fiction-molly-aitken">This Is How It Happens</a>,” from the February 9, 2026, issue of the magazine. Aitken is the author of two novels, “<a href="https://www.amazon.com/Island-Child-novel-Molly-Aitken/dp/0593080912/">The Island Child</a>,” from 2020, and “<a href="https://www.amazon.com/Bright-Burn-Novel-Molly-Aitken/dp/0593080920/">Bright I Burn</a>,” which was published in 2024. She won the 2023 Alice Hoffman Prize for Fiction.

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Molly Aitken Reads “This Is How It Happens”

FEB 1, 202628 MIN
The New Yorker: The Writer's Voice - New Fiction from The New Yorker

Molly Aitken Reads “This Is How It Happens”

FEB 1, 202628 MIN

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Molly Aitken reads her story “This Is How It Happens,” from the February 9, 2026, issue of the magazine. Aitken is the author of two novels, “The Island Child,” from 2020, and “Bright I Burn,” which was published in 2024. She won the 2023 Alice Hoffman Prize for Fiction. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices