Podcasts by The Book Review

What We're Reading from 2023-11-29T19:19:05.148045

As you might guess, the folks who work at the Book Review are always reading — and many of them like to juggle three or four books at once. In this episode, Gilbert Cruz talks to the editors Tin...

Book Bans and What to Read in May from 2023-11-29T19:19:05.138490

Book-banning efforts remain one of the biggest stories in the publishing industry, and on this week’s episode of the podcast, our publishing reporters Alexandra Alter and Elizabeth Harris chat w...

On Reading ‘Beloved’ Over and Over Again from 2023-11-29T19:19:05.087317

For readers, a book’s meaning can change with every encounter, depending on the circumstances and experiences they bring to it each time. On this week’s podcast, Gilbert Cruz talks to Salamishah...

Summer Book Preview and 9 Thrillers to Read from 2023-11-29T19:19:05.085889

There’s no rule that says you have to read thrillers in the summer — some people gobble them up them year round, while others avoid them entirely and read Kafka on the shore — but on a long, laz...

The Magic of Literary Translation and'Bridget Jones'at 25 from 2023-11-29T19:19:05.080355

The editors of The Book Review talk about the nitty gritty of literary translation. And then, a conversation about the legacy of the novel “Bridget Jones’s Diary."

What makes translation a...

Ann Patchett on Her Summery New Novel from 2023-11-29T19:19:05.068081

Ann Patchett returns to the podcast to talk about her new novel, "Tom Lake,"  waxes poetic on Thornton Wilder's "Our Town" (which plays a big part in her book), and talks about the joys of ownin...

Talking to Stephen King and September Books to Check Out from 2023-11-29T19:19:05.063093

Stephen King’s new novel, “Holly,” is his sixth book to feature the private investigator Holly Gibney, who made her debut as a mousy side character in the 2014 novel “Mr. Mercedes” and has becom...

What It's Like to Write a Madonna Biography from 2023-11-29T19:19:05.055974

Madonna released her first single in 1982, and in one guise or another she has been with us ever since — ubiquitous but also astonishing, when you consider the usual fleeting arc of pop stardom....

Why is Shakespeare's First Folio So Important? from 2023-11-29T19:19:05.046840

In 1623, seven years after William Shakespeare died, two of his friends and fellow actors led an effort to publish a single volume containing 36 of the plays he had written, half of which had ne...

Talking Barbra Streisand and Rebecca Yarros from 2023-11-10T17:55:05

Book Review reporter Alexandra Alter discusses two of her recent pieces. The first is about Georgette Heyer, the "queen of Regency romance," and recent attempts to posthumously revise one of her...

Happy Halloween: Scary Book Recommendations from 2023-10-27T14:21:51

You don’t need Halloween to justify reading scary books, any more than you need sand to justify reading a beach novel. But the holiday does give editors here a handy excuse to talk about some of...

How Did Marvel Become the Biggest Name in Movies? from 2023-10-20T16:10:40

In 2008 — the same year that Robert Downey Jr. appeared in the action comedy “Tropic Thunder,” for which he would earn his second Oscar nomination — he also appeared as the billionaire inventor ...

What Big Books Have Yet to Come Out in 2023? from 2023-10-13T17:14:20

On this week’s episode, a look at the rest of the year in books — new fiction from Alice McDermott and this year’s Nobel laureate, Jon Fosse, a journalist’s investigation of state-sanctioned kil...

Audiobooks are the Best from 2023-09-29T18:12:58

You love books. You love podcasts. Ergo, we assume you love audiobooks the way we do — we hope you do, anyway, because this week we’ve devoted our entire episode to the form, as Gilbert Cruz is ...

Zadie Smith on Her New Historical Novel from 2023-09-22T16:45:18

Zadie Smith’s new novel, “The Fraud,” is set in 19th-century England, and introduces a teeming cast of characters at the periphery of a trial in which the central figure claimed to be a long-los...

Elon Musk's Biography and Profiling Naomi Klein from 2023-09-15T18:40:48

Elon Musk, the billionaire South Africa-born entrepreneur whose business interests include the electric car company Tesla, the private rocket company SpaceX and the social media platform X (form...

Amor Towles Sees Dead People from 2023-08-18T17:51:51

The novelist Amor Towles, whose best-selling books include “Rules of Civility,” “A Gentleman in Moscow” and “The Lincoln Highway,” Listen

What to Read in August from 2023-08-11T17:04:52

Sarah Lyall discusses a new thriller in which a scuba diver gets swallowed by a sperm whale and Joumana Khatib gives recommendations for five August titles.

Books discussed on this week's ...

It's Getting Hot Out There from 2023-07-28T13:29:44

The author Jeff Goodell joins to talk about his book  “The Heat Will Kill You First,”  about the consequences of a warming planet. Times critic Jennifer Szalai also discusses three books about t...

Colson Whitehead and His Crime Novel Sequel from 2023-07-21T15:06:11

Gilbert Cruz is joined by two-time Pulitzer Prize winner Colson Whitehead, who talks about his novel "Crook Manifesto" and Harlem in the '70s. He also reflects on his famous post-9/11 essay abou...

Great Books from The First Half of 2023 from 2023-07-14T19:14:42

Gilbert Cruz is joined by fellow editors from the Book Review to revisit some of the most popular and most acclaimed books of 2023 to date. First up, Tina Jordan and Elisabeth Egan discuss the y...

Remembering Cormac McCarthy and Robert Gottlieb from 2023-06-23T22:03:54

Recently, two giants of modern American literature died within a single day of each other. Gilbert Cruz talks with Dwight Garner about the work of Cormac McCarthy’s work, and with Pamela Paul an...

What It’s Like to Write an MLK Jr. Biography from 2023-06-16T17:41:15

Jonathan Eig’s book “King: A Life” is the first comprehensive biography in decades of Martin Luther King Jr., drawing on reams of interviews and newly uncovered archival materials to paint a ful...

Remembering Martin Amis from 2023-05-26T17:29:09

The writer Martin Amis, who died last week at the age of 73, was a towering figure of English literature who for half a century produced a body of work distinguished by its raucous wit, cutting ...

Essential Neil Gaiman and A.I. Book Freakout from 2023-05-19T19:43:02

Are you ready to dive in to the work of the prolific and inventive fantasy writer Neil Gaiman? On this week’s episode, the longtime Gaiman fan J.D. Biersdorfer, an editor at the Book Review, tal...

Pulitzer Winners from 2023-05-12T20:21:10

The Pulitzer Prizes were announced on Monday, bestowing one of America’s most prestigious awards in journalism and the arts on writers across a range of categories. Among the winners were three ...

Eleanor Catton on ‘Birnam Wood’ from 2023-04-28T20:03:51

Eleanor Catton’s new novel, “Birnam Wood,” is a rollicking eco-thriller that juggles a lot ...

David Grann on the Wreck of the H.M.S. Wager from 2023-04-21T19:59:20

David Grann is one of the top narrative nonfiction writers at work today; a staff writer at The New Yorker, he has previously combined a flair for adventure writing with deep historical research...

The Enduring Appeal of Judy Blume and Gabriel García Márquez from 2023-04-14T19:48:40

It’s been more than 50 years since the publication of Judy Blume’s middle-grade novel “Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret,” a coming-of-age tale that has become a classic for its frank discuss...

Victor LaValle Talks About Horror and ‘Lone Women’ from 2023-03-31T21:10:35

After a spate of more or less contemporary horror novels set in and around New York, Victor LaValle’s latest book, “Lone Women,” opens in 1915 as its heroine, Adelaide Henry, is burning down her...

Inside The New York Times Book Review: ‘Before the Fall’ from 2022-04-21T17:22:00.748693

This week, Noah Hawley talks about “Before the Fall”; Andrew Solomon discusses “Far and Away”; Marjorie Ingall on the season’s new Y.A. novels; and Parul Sehgal and Gregory Cowles talk about wha...

Inside The New York Times Book Review: ‘Hogs Wild’ from 2022-04-21T17:22:00.739277

This week, Ian Frazier talks about “Hogs Wild”; Alexandra Alter has news from the publishing world; Barry Friedman discusses two new books about law enforcement; and John Williams, Gregory Cowle...

Inside The New York Times Book Review: Colson Whitehead from 2022-04-21T17:22:00.691056

In a sneak preview of next week’s podcast, Colson Whitehead talks about what he read (and couldn’t read) while writing “The Underground Railroad.”

Inside The New York Times Book Review: ‘How to Be a Person in the World’ from 2022-04-21T17:22:00.682448

Heather Havrilesky discusses her new collection of advice columns, and Jessica Winter talks about her debut novel, “Break in Case of Emergency.”

Inside The New York Times Book Review: The Attica Uprising from 2022-04-21T17:22:00.669922

This week, Heather Ann Thompson talks about "Blood in the Water"; Seth Mnookin discusses "Patient H.M."; feedback from readers; and Gregory Cowles and John Williams on what w...

Inside The New York Times Book Review: Mark Thompson's'Enough Said' from 2022-04-21T17:22:00.667117

'Sing for Your Life' from 2022-04-21T17:22:00.654875

Daniel Bergner talks about "Sing for Your Life," and Maria Semple discusses "Today Will Be Different."

John Grisham on'The Whistler' from 2022-04-21T17:22:00.597807

John Grisham talks about his latest novel, and Ben Macintyre discusses "Rogue Heroes."

100 Notable Books of 2016 from 2022-04-21T17:22:00.582676

Editors at the Book Review discuss the year's notable books; Ronald H. Fritze talks about "Egyptomania," and Matthew Schneier on "Vanity Fair's Writers on Writers."

The 10 Best Books of 2016 from 2022-04-21T17:22:00.575871

Stefan Hertmans talks about "War and Turpentine"; editors at the Book Review talk about the year's best books; and Ian McGuire discusses "The North Water."

Should You Stop Eating Sugar? from 2022-04-21T17:22:00.556110

Gary Taubes discusses "The Case Against Sugar," and Anthony Gottlieb talks about a new biography of Casanova.

A Brave Look at Depression from 2022-04-21T17:22:00.543445

Daphne Merkin talks about “This Close to Happy,” and Min Jin Lee discusses her new novel, “Pachinko.”

Happy Trails from 2022-04-21T17:22:00.535173

Florence Williams discusses “The Nature Fix,” and Jennifer Szalai talks about new Argentine fiction.

Lives on the Line from 2022-04-21T17:22:00.484100

Elisabeth Rosenthal talks about “An American Sickness”; and Jill Filipovic discusses “Unwanted Advances,” by Laura Kipnis, and “The Campus Rape Frenzy,” by KC Johnson and Stuart Taylor Jr.

Gabourey Sidibe and Neil deGrasse Tyson from 2022-04-21T17:22:00.470384

Gabourey Sidibe talks about her memoir, "This Is Just My Face," and Neil deGrasse Tyson discusses "Astrophysics for People in a Hurry."

David Sedaris Talks About His Diaries from 2022-04-21T17:22:00.462430

Sedaris discusses "Theft by Finding," and Christopher Knowlton talks about "Cattle Kingdom: The Hidden History of the Cowboy West."

Al Franken on Life in the Senate from 2022-04-21T17:22:00.458944

Franken discusses his new political memoir; Thomas E. Ricks talks about “Churchill and Orwell”; and Dav Pilkey on the movie adaptation of “Captain Underpants” and more.

The History of the London Zoo from 2022-04-21T17:22:00.441297

Isobel Charman discusses "The Zoo," and R. L. Stine talks about scary stories for children.

Amy Schumer on ‘Girl With the Lower Back Tattoo’ from 2022-04-21T17:22:00.432935

Amy Schumer discusses her memoir, and Gregory Cowles talks about the Book Review's special poetry issue.

An American Abroad from 2022-04-21T17:22:00.386878

Suzy Hansen discusses “Notes on a Foreign Country,” and David Thomson talks about “Warner Bros: The Making of an American Movie Studio.”

'Gorbachev: His Life and Times' from 2022-04-21T17:22:00.384061

William Taubman discusses his biography of Mikhail Gorbachev, and N. K. Jemisin talks about reading, writing and reviewing science fiction and fantasy.

Jennifer Egan Talks About'Manhattan Beach' from 2022-04-21T17:22:00.369194

Egan discusses her new novel, and Franklin Foer talks about “World Without Mind: The Existential Threat of Big Tech.”

The American Revolution in Six Lives from 2022-04-21T17:22:00.361214

Russell Shorto talks about “Revolution Song,” and Richard Aldous discusses his new biography of Arthur M. Schlesinger Jr.

The History of Jann Wenner and Rolling Stone from 2022-04-21T17:22:00.345130

Joe Hagan discusses "Sticky Fingers," and Simon Winchester talks about "The Taste of Empire" and "A Thirst for Empire."

'The Second Coming of the KKK' from 2022-04-21T17:22:00.342389

Linda Gordon talks about “The Second Coming of the KKK”; Scott Kelly discusses “Endurance: A Year in Space, a Lifetime of Discovery”; and editors from the Book Review talk about our 10 Best Book...

What to Read About North Korea from 2022-04-21T17:22:00.333817

Nicholas Kristof discusses the best books about the secretive country, and Tui Sutherland talks about the graphic novel edition of “Wings of Fire.”

Rose McGowan on'Brave' from 2022-04-21T17:22:00.288334

McGowan talks about her new memoir, and Katie Kitamura discusses Tom Malmquist’s new novel, “In Every Moment We Are Still Alive.”

Laura Lippman on'Sunburn' from 2022-04-21T17:22:00.285864

Lippman talks about her new novel, and Tina Jordan discusses new romance novels.

A Marine’s Inventive Memoir from 2022-04-21T17:22:00.280374

Matt Young discusses “Eat the Apple,” and A. O. Scott talks about Martin Amis’s “The Rub of Time.”

Ronen Bergman on Israel’s Targeted Assassinations from 2022-04-21T17:22:00.277767

Bergman talks about “Rise and Kill First,” and Felix Salmon discusses Chris Hughes’s “Fair Shot.”

Tara Westover on'Educated' from 2022-04-21T17:22:00.263259

Westover discusses her best-selling memoir, and Mark Weinberg talks about "Movie Nights With the Reagans."

There Is Nothin'Like a Tune from 2022-04-21T17:22:00.254992

Todd S. Purdum talks about “Something Wonderful: Rodgers and Hammerstein’s Broadway Revolution,” and Fran Leadon discusses “Broadway: A History of New York City in Thirteen Miles.”

Dinosaurs, the Master of Horror and Philip Roth from 2022-04-21T17:22:00.240288

Steve Brusatte talks about “The Rise and Fall of the Dinosaurs”; Victor Lavalle and Gilbert Cruz discuss the work of Stephen King; and Dwight Garner, A.O. Scott and Taffy Brodesser-Akner talk ab...

Michael Pollan on His Acid Test from 2022-04-21T17:22:00.204655

Michael Pollan talks about “How to Change Your Mind,” and Edward Tenner discusses “The Efficiency Paradox.”

An Inside View of Putin from 2022-04-21T17:22:00.154366

Michael McFaul discusses "From Cold War to Hot Peace: An American Ambassador in Putin’s Russia," and Ottessa Moshfegh talks about her new novel, "My Year of Rest and Relaxation."

Beth Macy on'Dopesick' from 2022-04-21T17:22:00.096594

Macy discusses her new book about the opioid crisis; Lovia Gyarkye talks about Chibundu Onuzo’s “Welcome to Lagos”; and Jennifer Schuessler discusses a controversy in the world of poetry.

'The Most Secretly Interesting Place in America' from 2022-04-21T17:22:00.080362

Sam Anderson talks about “Boom Town,” his new book about Oklahoma City; and David Enrich and Andrew Ross Sorkin discuss finance in fiction, including in Gary Shteyngart’s new novel, “Lake Succes...

Kate Atkinson on'Transcription' from 2022-04-21T17:22:00.068724

Atkinson talks about her new novel, and Shane Bauer discusses "American Prison."

Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah on “Friday Black” from 2022-04-21T17:22:00.055644

“Black people being murdered is unfortunately a constant in this country. Murdered with impunity. It’s something that’s constantly on my mind,” Adjei-Brenyah says. “So some of these stories resp...

Big New Biographies of Two Big American Lives from 2022-04-21T17:22:00.052816

David W. Blight talks about “Frederick Douglass: Prophet of Freedom,” and Bob Spitz talks about “Reagan: An American Journey.”

Immaturity in American Politics from 2022-04-21T17:22:00.041542

Alan Wolfe discusses “The Politics of Petulance,” and Nadja Spiegelman talks about two newly published books by Lucia Berlin, “Evening in Paradise” and “Welcome Home.”

Fugitive Slaves and the Road to the Civil War from 2022-04-21T17:21:59.896756

Andrew Delbanco discusses “The War Before the War,” and Rob Dunn talks about “Never Home Alone.”

Assessing the Facebook Problem from 2022-04-21T17:21:59.881625

Roger McNamee talks about "Zucked," and Charles Finch discusses the season's best thrillers.

Marlon James Talks About His Epic New Trilogy from 2022-04-21T17:21:59.879025

James discusses "Black Leopard, Red Wolf," and Stephanie Land talks about "Maid."

A Gripping Political Mystery in Northern Ireland from 2022-04-21T17:21:59.867181

Patrick Radden Keefe talks about “Say Nothing,” and Frans de Waal discusses “Mama’s Last Hug: Animal Emotions and What They Tell Us About Ourselves.”

A Violent Summer in Chicago from 2022-04-21T17:21:59.863868

Alex Kotlowitz discusses “An American Summer: Love and Death in Chicago,” and John Lanchester talks about his new novel, “The Wall.”

The Chernobyl Disaster in Full from 2022-04-21T17:21:59.855775

Adam Higginbotham talks about his sweeping new history of the nuclear accident and its aftermath, and Nellie Bowles discusses Clive Thompson's "Coders."

Laila Lalami on'The Other Americans' from 2022-04-21T17:21:59.838634

Lalami discusses her latest novel, and Jenny Odell talks about "How to Do Nothing."

Rethinking the Epidemic of Domestic Violence from 2022-04-21T17:21:59.792552

Rachel Louise Snyder talks about “No Visible Bruises,” and Josh Levin discusses “The Queen.”

Picking the Best Memoirs Since 1969 from 2022-04-21T17:21:59.785013

The Times’s book critics talk about choosing the best 50 memoirs of the past 50 years, and Daniel Okrent discusses “The Guarded Gate.”

The Fight for the Supreme Court from 2022-04-21T17:21:59.768358

Carl Hulse talks about “Confirmation Bias,” and De’Shawn Charles Winslow discusses “In West Mills.”

Toni Morrison's Legacy from 2022-04-21T17:21:59.763613

Wesley Morris, Parul Sehgal and Dwight Garner talk about Morrison’s career, and Sarah M. Broom talks about her debut memoir, “The Yellow House.”

Trump, TV and America from 2022-04-21T17:21:59.755814

James Poniewozik discusses “Audience of One,” and Bina Venkataraman talks about “The Optimist’s Telescope.”

Ben Lerner's New Novel and the Politics of Language from 2022-04-21T17:21:59.742076

Garth Risk Hallberg talks about Lerner's "The Topeka School," and Bari Weiss discusses "How to Fight Anti-Semitism."

The Life of Thomas Edison from 2022-04-21T17:21:59.689407

David Oshinsky talks about Edmund Morris’s “Edison,” and Tina Jordan discusses new memoirs by Demi Moore, Julie Andrews and Carly Simon.

Among the Trolls from 2022-04-21T17:21:59.685038

Andrew Marantz talks about “Antisocial,” and Gail Collins discusses “No Stopping Us Now.”

The Life of Mike Nichols from 2022-04-21T17:21:59.597254

Ash Carter and Sam Kashner discuss their new oral history of the director, and Alexandra Jacobs talks about her biography of Elaine Stritch.

Medicine in the Middle Ages from 2022-04-21T17:21:59.584503

Jack Hartnell talks about “Medieval Bodies,” and Matt Dorfman talks about his work as the Book Review’s art director.

Leslie Jamison on Jenny Offill’s ‘Weather’ from 2022-04-21T17:21:59.570089

Jamison talks about Offill’s new novel, and Courtney Maum talks about “Before and After the Book Deal.”

James McBride Talks About ‘Deacon King Kong’ from 2022-04-21T17:21:59.562370

McBride discuss his latest novel, and Rebecca Solnit talks about “Recollections of My Nonexistence.”

Parenting When the Family Is Locked Inside from 2022-04-21T17:21:59.546645

The clinical psychologist Lisa Damour discusses the specific challenges of raising children during the pandemic, and Dwight Garner asks Pamela Paul about putting together the Book Review.

Lawrence Wright on Researching a (Fictional) Pandemic from 2022-04-21T17:21:59.539318

Wright talks about “The End of October,” and Dalia Sofer discusses “Man of My Time.”

The Angry Children Are Our Future from 2022-04-21T17:21:59.535938

Lydia Millet talks about “A Children’s Bible,” and Barry Gewen discusses “The Inevitability of Tragedy.”

A.O. Scott on the Work of Wallace Stegner from 2022-04-21T17:21:59.495835

Scott discusses his first in a series of essays about American writers, and David Kamp talks about "Sunny Days: The Children’s Television Revolution That Changed America."

Jules Feiffer on His Long, Varied Career from 2022-04-21T17:21:59.488116

Feiffer talks about his new picture book and more, and Steve Inskeep discusses "Imperfect Union."

Isabel Wilkerson Talks About'Caste' from 2022-04-21T17:21:59.468184

Wilkerson describes the ideas about race in America that fuel her new book, and David Hill discusses “The Vapors.”

Jeffrey Toobin on Writing About Trump from 2022-04-21T17:21:59.460611

Toobin talks about “True Crimes and Misdemeanors,” and Dayna Tortorici discusses Elena Ferrante’s “The Lying Life of Adults.”

Hari Kunzru on Writing ‘Red Pill’ from 2022-04-21T17:21:59.441831

Kunzru talks about his new novel, and Ben Macintyre discusses “Agent Sonya,” his latest real-life tale of espionage.

The Fate of Refugees After World War II from 2022-04-21T17:21:59.438171

David Nasaw talks about “The Last Million,” and Carlos Lozada discusses “What Were We Thinking.”

The Birth of the Animal Rights Movement from 2022-04-21T17:21:59.389545

Ernest Freeberg talks about “A Traitor to His Species,” and the illustrator Christian Robinson discusses his career in picture books.

David Sedaris on a Career-Spanning Collection from 2022-04-21T17:21:59.378525

Sedaris talks about “The Best of Me” and his life as an essayist.

Fareed Zakaria on Life After the Pandemic from 2022-04-21T17:21:59.361232

The author and CNN host Fareed Zakaria calls the coronavirus pandemic “the most transformative event of our lifetimes.” He says: “What has happened over the last 50 years is, we have gotten incr...

Charles Yu Talks About ‘Interior Chinatown’ from 2022-04-21T17:21:59.358422

Charles Yu’s “Interior Chinatown,” which won the National Book Award for fiction in Novem...

Chang-rae Lee on His New Novel: ‘It’s Kind of a Crazy Book.’ from 2022-04-21T17:21:59.342928

Chang-rae Lee’s new novel, “My Year Abroad,” is his sixth. On this week’s podcast,...

Kazuo Ishiguro and Friendship With Machines from 2022-04-21T17:21:59.333804

Kazuo Ishigruo’s eighth novel, “Klara and the Sun,” is his first since he won ...

Carl Zimmer on Defining Life from 2022-04-21T17:21:59.285933

In his new book, “Life’s Edge,” Carl Zimmer asks the modest questions: What is life? How...

Blake Bailey on Writing His Life of Philip Roth from 2022-04-21T17:21:59.275845

Blake Bailey’s long-awaited biography of Philip Roth has generated renew...

Michael Lewis on'The Premonition' from 2022-04-21T17:21:59.266991

In 2018, Michael Lewis published “The Fifth Risk,” which argued, in short, that the federal government was underprepared for a variety of disaster scenarios. Guess what his new book is about? Le...

Reimagining the Aftermath of a Wartime Attack from 2022-04-21T17:21:59.249624

Francis Spufford’s new novel, “Light Perpetual,” is rooted in a real event: th...

An Outsider Finds Suspense in Hollywood from 2022-04-21T17:21:59.188495

The actress and thriller writer Catherine Steadman visits the podcast this week to talk about “The Disappear...

The Lives of Flies from 2022-04-21T17:21:59.184414

The subtitle of Jonathan Balcombe’s new book, “Super Fly: The Unexpected Lives of the W...

Katie Kitamura Talks About ‘Intimacies’ from 2022-04-21T17:21:59.175924

The slightly directionless, unnamed narrator of Katie Kitamura’s fourth novel, “Intimacie...

Andrew Sullivan on Being ‘Out on a Limb’ from 2022-04-21T17:21:59.161112

“Out on a Limb” is a selection of Andrew Sullivan’s essays from the past 32 years...

Richard Powers on ‘Bewilderment’ from 2022-04-21T17:21:59.144874

In “Bewilderment,” Richard Powers’s first novel since he won a Pulitzer Prize for “...

Andrea Elliott on ‘Invisible Child’ from 2022-04-21T17:21:59.141632

In 2013, the front page of The New York Times devoted five straight days to the story of Dasa...

Huma Abedin Talks About'Both/And' from 2022-04-21T17:21:59.089064

In her new memoir, “Both/And: A Life in Many Worlds,” Huma Abedin writes about her Muslim ...

Talking About the 10 Best Books of 2021 from 2022-04-21T17:21:59.069503

Earlier this week, several editors at The New York Times got together (virtually) for a live taping of the podcast to discuss the Book Review’s list of the year’s 10 Best Books. (If you haven’t ...

The Second Annual Listeners’ Questions Episode from 2022-04-21T17:21:59.058760

Throughout the year, we hear from many of you, and are always glad when we do. From time to time, we try to answer some of your questions on the podcast. This week, for the second time, we dedic...

Ruta Sepetys Talks About'I Must Betray You' from 2022-04-21T17:21:59.043287

Ruta Sepetys writes Y.A. historical fiction that draws plenty of adult readers as well. Her new novel, “I Mus...

Two New Memoirs About Affliction from 2022-04-21T17:21:59.035474

In 2017, Frank Bruni suffered a stroke while sleeping in the middle of the night, an event that led to blindness in his right eye. His new memoir, Listen

Life in an E.R. During Covid from 2022-04-21T17:21:58.993159

Thomas Fisher’s new book, “The Emergency,” details his life as an emergency ...

Fiction About Lives in Ukraine from 2022-04-21T17:21:58.990267

While a steady stream of disturbing news continues to come from Ukraine, new works of fict...

Elizabeth Alexander on'The Trayvon Generation' from 2022-04-15T19:16:47

Elizabeth Alexander’s new book, “The Trayvon Generation,” grew out of a wid...

A Personal Tour of Modern Irish History from 2022-03-25T20:27:55

Fintan O’Toole was born in Dublin in 1958, the same year that T.K. Whitaker, a member of the Irish government, published an influential report suggesting that Ireland open its doors economically...

The Science Behind Mental Afflictions from 2022-03-18T17:18:49

In “A Molecule Away From Madness,” the neurologist Sara Mannin...

How People First Arrived in the Americas from 2022-03-11T21:59:56

Scholars have long believed that the first Americans arrived via land bridge some 13,000 years ago, when retreating glaciers created an inland corridor from Siberia. Jennifer Raff, an anthropolo...

Inside The New York Times Book Review: Charles D’Ambrosio’s ‘Loitering’ from 2022-03-07T05:43:57.198681

This week, Phillip Lopate discusses Charles D’Ambrosio’s “Loitering”; Alexandra Alter has news from the publishing world; Sven Beckert talks about “Empire of Cotton”; and Gregory Cowles has best...

Inside The New York Times Book Review: ‘America’s Bitter Pill’ from 2022-03-07T05:43:57.196286

This week, Steven Brill discusses “America’s Bitter Pill”; Alexandra Alter has news from the publishing world; Heidi Julavits talks about Rachel Cusk’s “Outline”; and Gregory Cowles has best-sel...

Inside The New York Times Book Review: ‘Guantánamo Diary’ from 2022-03-07T05:43:57.190926

Mark Danner on “Guantánamo Diary” and David Adam on “The Man Who Couldn’t Stop.”

Inside The New York Times Book Review: ‘Love and Lies’ from 2022-03-07T05:43:57.188440

This week, Adelle Waldman discusses Clancy Martin’s “Love and Lies”; Alexandra Alter has news from the publishing world; Dana Goldstein talks about Anya Kamenetz’s “The Test”; and Gregory Cowles...

Inside The New York Times Book Review: Erik Larson’s ‘Dead Wake’ from 2022-03-07T05:43:57.181461

This week, Erik Larson talks about “Dead Wake: The Last Crossing of the Lusitania”; Alexandra Alter has news from the literary world; Orlando Patterson discusses two new books by black conservat...

Inside The New York Times Book Review: ‘Becoming Steve Jobs’ from 2022-03-07T05:43:57.170396

This week, “Becoming Steve Jobs” and three new books about neuroscience.

Inside The New York Times Book Review: ‘The Life of Saul Bellow’ from 2022-03-07T05:43:57.162145

This week, Sam Tanenhaus talks about Zachary Leader’s new biography of Saul Bellow; Alexandra Alter has news from the literary world; Emily Bazelon discusses Jon Krakauer’s “Missoula”; and Grego...

Inside The New York Times Book Review: ‘A God in Ruins’ from 2022-03-07T05:43:57.159041

This week, Tom Perrotta discusses Kate Atkinson’s “A God in Ruins”; Alexandra Alter has news from the publishing world; Ruth Franklin talks about Shirley Jackson; and Gregory Cowles has best-sel...

Inside The New York Times Book Review: “Reagan: The Life” from 2022-03-07T05:43:57.141201

This week, Jeff Shesol discusses H. W. Brands’s new biography of Ronald Reagan; Alexandra Alter has notes from the publishing world; Charlotte DeCroes Jacobs talks about her new biography of Jon...

Inside The New York Times Book Review: ‘Skyfaring’ from 2022-03-07T05:43:57.133646

This week, Mark Vanhoenacker talks about “Skyfaring: A Journey With a Pilot”; Alexandra Alter has notes from the publishing world; Kristen Green discusses “Something Must Be Done About Prince Ed...

Inside The New York Times Book Review: ‘Katrina: After the Flood’ from 2022-03-07T05:43:57.092986

This week, Gary Rivlin discusses “Katrina: After the Flood”; Alexandra Alter has news from the publishing world; Joe Domanick talks about “Blue: The LAPD and the Battle to Redeem American Polici...

Inside The New York Times Book Review: Bill Clegg’s Debut Novel from 2022-03-07T05:43:57.084386

This week, Bill Clegg talks about “Did You Ever Have a Family”; Alexandra Alter has news from the publishing world; Kathryn J. Edin discusses "$2.00 a Day”; feedback from readers; and Grego...

Inside The New York Times Book Review: Niall Ferguson’s ‘Kissinger’ from 2022-03-07T05:43:57.077872

This week, Niall Ferguson discusses his biography of Henry Kissinger; Alexandra Alter has news from the publishing world; Sloane Crosley talks about “The Clasp”; and Gregory Cowles has best-sell...

Inside The New York Times Book Review: ‘Rosemary: The Hidden Kennedy Daughter’ from 2022-03-07T05:43:57.075527

This week, Kate Clifford Larson discusses the life of Rosemary Kennedy; Alexandra Alter has news from the literary world; Larissa MacFarquhar talks about “Strangers Drowning”; feedback from read...

Inside The New York Times Book Review: Putin’s Reign from 2022-03-07T05:43:57.063512

This week, Steven Lee Myers talks about “The New Tsar”; Alexandra Alter has news from the publishing world; Amy Ellis Nutt discusses “Becoming Nicole”; Maria Russo talks about the season in chil...

Inside The New York Times Book Review: The 10 Best Books of 2015 from 2022-03-07T05:43:57.056215

This week, editors at the Book Review discuss the year’s best books; Alexandra Alter has news from the literary world; Matthew Schneier discusses facial hair and a treatise on men’s style; Bee W...

Inside The New York Times Book Review: ‘The Defender’ from 2022-03-07T05:43:57.037183

This week, Brent Staples discusses “The Defender” and the history of the black press; Alexandra Alter has news from the publishing world; Maria Konnikova talks about “The Confidence Game”; and G...

Inside The New York Times Book Review: ‘Infinite Jest’ at 20 from 2022-03-07T05:43:56.990680

This week, Michael Pietsch and Tom Bissell talk about David Foster Wallace’s “Infinite Jest”; Alexandra Alter has news from the publishing world; Chris Jennings discusses “Paradise Now”; and Gre...

Inside The New York Times Book Review: ‘All the Single Ladies’ from 2022-03-07T05:43:56.968781

This week, Rebecca Traister talks about “All the Single Ladies”; Alexandra Alter has news from the publishing world; Ben Ratliff discusses “Every Song Ever”; Richard Armitage discusses his audio...

Inside The New York Times Book Review: ‘Spain in Our Hearts’ from 2022-03-07T05:43:56.958134

This week, Adam Hochschild talks about “Spain in Our Hearts”; Alexandra Alter has news from the publishing world; Anna Quindlen discusses “Miller’s Valley”; John Williams talks about James McBri...

Inside The New York Times Book Review: The Life of Louisa Adams from 2022-03-07T05:43:56.896326

This week, Louisa Thomas talks about “Louisa”; Alexandra Alter has news from the publishing world; Hope Jahren discusses “Lab Girl”; and Gregory Cowles has best-seller news. Pamela Paul is the h...

Inside The New York Times Book Review: Celebrating 10 Years from 2022-03-07T05:43:56.877283

On this special episode of the podcast, Pamela Paul, Sam Tanenhaus, Dwight Garner and Gary Shteyngart discuss the history of the show, which started in 2006.

Inside The New York Times Book Review: ‘Pumpkinflowers’ from 2022-03-07T05:43:56.867719

This week, Matti Friedman discusses “Pumpkinflowers: A Soldier’s Story”; Alexandra Alter has news from the publishing world; Judith Shulevitz talks about Angela Duckworth’s “Grit”; Sherman Alexi...

The Invention of the Index from 2022-02-25T22:39:03

You probably take the index for granted. It might be hard to remember that the handy list of subjects at the back of a book, with the corresponding page numbers on which each subject is discusse...

Jennifer Haigh on'Mercy Street' from 2022-02-18T20:09:49

Jennifer Haigh’s new novel, “Mercy Street” — which Richard Russo calls “extraordina...

A Spiritual, Dangerous Quest in the Himalayas from 2022-02-11T22:18:37

Harley Rustad’s new book, “Lost in the Valley of Death,” is about an ...

Imani Perry Talks About'South to America' from 2022-01-28T21:30:52

Imani Perry’s new book, “South to America,” joins a tradition of books that travel...

The Chinese Language Revolution from 2022-01-21T21:02:40

Jing Tsu’s new book, “Kingdom of Characters,” is about the long and concerted ef...

Robert Gottlieb on ‘Garbo’ and ‘Babbitt’ from 2022-01-14T17:13:26

The writer and editor Robert Gottlieb does double duty on this week’s podcast. He talks about the life and career of Sinclair Lewis, on the occasion of the Listen

David Sedaris’s Diaries and Paul McCartney’s Songs from 2021-12-23T19:43:08

David Sedaris’s second volume of diaries, “A Carnival of Snackery,” covers the years 2003 ...

The Life of a Jazz Age Madam from 2021-12-17T18:29:15

In 2007, Debby Applegate won a Pulitzer Prize for “The Most Famous Man in America,” her biography of the 19th-century preacher and abolitionist Henry Ward Beecher. Listen

A New Oral History of HBO from 2021-12-10T19:23:45

James Andrew Miller has written a series of oral histories about some our biggest cultural institutions: “Saturday Night Live,” Creative Artists Agency and ESPN. His new book, Listen

Ann Patchett on ‘These Precious Days’ from 2021-11-25T16:19:24

The novelist and Nashville bookstore owner Ann Patchett’s latest book is a collection of essays, Listen

Ross Douthat on Dealing With Lyme Disease from 2021-11-19T19:52:01

The New York Times columnist Ross Douthat is used to writing about politics and ideas at play in the broader world, but with his new book, Listen

Alan Cumming Talks About ‘Baggage’ from 2021-11-12T17:52:39

The actor and author Alan Cumming was happily surprised that his best-selling first memoir, “Not My Father’s Son,” inspired many readers who had suffered their own childhood traumas. But he was ...

Katie Couric Talks About'Going There' from 2021-10-29T18:56:36

In her new memoir, “Going There,” Katie Couric writes about her career as a host of “T...

One Factory and the Bigger Story It Tells from 2021-10-22T19:23:12

In “American Made,” Farah Stockman writes about the downfall of manufacturing empl...

Thomas Mallon on the Career of Jonathan Franzen from 2021-10-15T17:55:39

Jonathan Franzen’s new novel, “Crossroads,” has generated a lot of discussion, as his work tends to do. The novelist and critic Thomas Mallon, who Listen

Randall Kennedy on'Say It Loud!' from 2021-09-24T17:26:51

The Harvard law professor Randall Kennedy’s new book, “Say It Loud!,” collects 29 o...

Colson Whitehead on'Harlem Shuffle' from 2021-09-17T18:39:28

Colson Whitehead’s new novel, “Harlem Shuffle,” revolves around Ray Carney, a f...

Brandon Taylor on the Sally Rooney Phenomenon from 2021-09-10T18:57:31

The novelist Brandon Taylor, who has generated his own buzz with his debut novel, “Real Life,” and a collection of stories, “Filthy Animals,” visits the podcast to discuss the much-discussed wor...

A.O. Scott Talks About William Maxwell from 2021-08-27T16:59:32

A.O. Scott, The Times’s co-chief film critic, returns to the Book Review’s podcast this week to discuss the work of William Maxwell, the Listen

Life at Seven Miles Below the Sea from 2021-08-20T19:06:47

In her new book, “The Brilliant Abyss,” Listen

Dana Spiotta Talks About ‘Wayward’ from 2021-08-13T16:16:57

In Dana Spiotta’s new novel, “Wayward,” a woman named Sam buys a dilapidated house in a ne...

Echoes of a Fairy Tale in a Devastating Novel from 2021-07-30T19:52:10

Omar El Akkad’s new novel, “What Strange Paradise,” uses some fablelike tec...

A Heartbreaking Novel About Mothers, Daughters and Secrets from 2021-07-23T16:22:16

The latest pick for Group Text, our monthly column for readers and book clubs, is Esther Freud's Listen

S.A. Cosby on'Razorblade Tears' from 2021-07-16T15:50:38

On this week’s podcast, S.A. Cosby says that a writer friend once told him: “I think you’re like the bard of broken men.” In Cosby’s new novel, Listen

Clint Smith on ‘How the Word Is Passed’ from 2021-06-25T20:12:19

Clint Smith’s “How the Word Is Passed” is about how places in the United Sta...

George Packer on Our Divided America from 2021-06-18T16:57:11

In his new book, “Last Best Hope,” Ge...

A More Perfect Union from 2021-06-11T20:40:36

“The Engagement,” by Sasha Issenberg, recounts the complex and chaotic chain reaction that thrust same-sex marriage from the realm of conservative conjecture to the top of the gay political agen...

A Desperate Writer Steals'The Plot' from 2021-05-28T18:20:25

Jake Bonner, the protagonist of Jean Hanff Korelitz’s “The Plot,” writes a nov...

Maggie O’Farrell on ‘Hamnet’ from 2021-05-21T16:49:12

Maggie O’Farrell’s “Hamnet,” one of last year’s most widely acclaimed novels, imagines t...

Louis Menand on'The Free World' from 2021-05-14T17:24:56

Louis Menand’s new book, “The Free World: Art and Thought in the Cold War,” covers ...

Amy Klobuchar on'Antitrust' from 2021-04-30T20:08:55

In her new book, “Antitrust,” Senator Amy Klobuchar of Minnesota explores the history o...

Patrick Radden Keefe on ‘Empire of Pain’ from 2021-04-23T19:08:08

Patrick Radden Keefe’s new book, “Empire of Pain,” is a his...

Celebrating Our 15th Anniversary from 2021-04-16T18:17:46

We’ve been in celebration mode all week as the Book Review’s podcast turns 15 years old. Pamela Paul shared Listen

Tillie Olsen and the Barriers to Creativity from 2021-03-26T18:42:06

A.O. Scott, The Times’s co-chief film critic, returns to the Book Review’s podcast this week to discuss the work of Listen

Four Decades of Downs and Ups in New York City from 2021-03-19T15:45:04

There’s nothing wrong with your eyes: The title of Thomas Dyja’s new book is Listen

Imbolo Mbue on Writing Her Second Novel from 2021-03-12T18:28

Imbolo Mbue first began writing her new novel, “How Beautiful We Were,” in 20...

Lauren Oyler Talks About Deception Online from 2021-02-26T20:14:52

Lauren Oyler’s debut novel, “Fake Accounts,” features a nameless narrator who discov...

Writing About Illness Without Platitudes from 2021-02-19T18:53:44

At 22 years old, Suleika Jaouad was a recent college graduate who had moved to Paris, looking forward to everything life might offer. Then she received a diagnosis of leukemia. In her new memoir...

This Land Is Whose Land? from 2021-02-12T18:44:19

When Simon Winchester takes on a big subject, he takes on a big subject. His new book, Listen

Navigating the Maze of Paying for College from 2021-01-29T20:08:25

Ron Lieber’s new book, “The Price You Pay for College,” aims at helping families w...

The Ethics of Adoption in America from 2021-01-22T16:26:25

In “American Baby,” the veteran journalist Gabrielle Glaser tells the story of one mother and child, and also zooms out from there to consider the ethics of adoption in this country. Our reviewe...

James Comey and Truth in Government from 2021-01-15T17:56:15

James Comey’s “Saving Justice,” arrives three years after his first book, “A Higher Loyalty.” Joe Klein Listen

The Listeners’ Episode: Editors and Critics Answer Your Questions from 2020-12-25T00:39:33

We respond to questions about criticism, reading habits, favorite stories and more.

Agents of Change from 2020-12-18T08:26

Kerri Greenidge discusses two books about African-Americans in the years before the Civil War, and Neal Gabler talks about “Catching the Wind,” his biography of Edward Kennedy.

Jo Nesbo Talks About'The Kingdom' from 2020-12-11T18:04:27

Nesbo discusses his latest novel, and David Michaelis talks about his new biography of Eleanor Roosevelt.

Talking About the 10 Best Books of 2020 from 2020-11-27T16:39:40

On a special episode of the podcast, taped live, editors from The New York Times Book Review discuss this year's outstanding fiction and nonfiction.

Joy Williams and Unique Views of America from 2020-11-20T19:32:39

A.O. Scott talks about Williams’s fiction, and Nicholas Christakis discusses his new book about the coronavirus, “Apollo’s Arrow.”

David Byrne on Turning'American Utopia'Into a Book from 2020-11-13T18:16:30

Byrne talks about his work with the artist Maira Kalman on his latest book, and Brittany K. Barnett discusses "A Knock at Midnight."

A Writing Career Among Trailblazing Music Stars from 2020-10-30T15:00:55

Peter Guralnick talks about “Looking to Get Lost,” and Alex Ross discusses “Wagnerism.”

Real-Life Political Violence Fuels Fiction in ‘The Abstainer’ from 2020-10-23T15:49:56

Ian McGuire talks about his new novel, and Elisabeth Egan discusses Romy Hausmann’s “Dear Child.”

The Ottoman Empire’s Influence on the Present Day from 2020-10-16T17:53:17

Alan Mikhail talks about “God’s Shadow,” and Benjamin Lorr discusses “The Secret Life of Groceries.”

C.I.A. Operatives in the Early Years of the Cold War from 2020-09-25T16:02:08

Scott Anderson discusses “The Quiet Americans,” and Peter Baker and Susan Glasser talk about “The Man Who Ran Washington.”

Ayad Akhtar on Truth and Fiction from 2020-09-18T17:42:39

Akhtar discusses "Homeland Elegies," and Marc Lacey talks about "Cry Havoc," by Michael Signer, and "The Violence Inside Us," by Chris Murphy.

Brian Stelter on Fox News and Reed Hastings on Netflix from 2020-09-11T17:54:39

Stelter talks about "Hoax: Donald Trump, Fox News and the Dangerous Distortion of Truth" and Reed Hastings discusses "No Rules Rules: Netflix and the Culture of Reinvention."

Kurt Andersen on ‘Evil Geniuses’ from 2020-08-28T18:42:28

Andersen talks about his new book, and Lesley M.M. Blume discusses “Fallout.”

The Life of a Brilliant, Suffering Scientist from 2020-08-21T17:01:39

Samanth Subramanian discusses “A Dominant Character,” his biography of J. B. S. Haldane, and Patrik Svensson talks about “The Book of Eels.”

The Fictional World of Edward P. Jones from 2020-08-14T18:13:15

A.O. Scott talks about Jones’s work and the American experience, and Eric Jay Dolin discusses “A Furious Sky.”

The'Seductive Lure'of Authoritarianism from 2020-07-31T17:03:17

Anne Applebaum discusses "Twilight of Democracy," and Barbara Demick talks about "Eat the Buddha."

The Yearning for the Unexplained from 2020-07-24T14:29:26

Colin Dickey talks about “The Unidentified,” and Miles Harvey discusses “The King of Confidence.”

Newt Gingrich and the Start of an Era from 2020-07-17T19:27:33

Julian E. Zelizer talks about "Burning Down the House," and Lacy Crawford talks about "Notes on a Silencing."

David Mitchell's Vast and Tangled Universe from 2020-07-10T16:56:08

Daniel Mendelsohn discusses Mitchell's career and new novel, "Utopia Avenue," and Maria Konnikova talks about "The Biggest Bluff."

A Short Guide to'The World' from 2020-06-26T18:47:23

Richard Haass talks about his new primer on global affairs, and Abhrajyoti Chakraborty on new novels in translation.

André Leon Talley on'The Chiffon Trenches' from 2020-06-18T17:46:51

Talley talks about his new memoir; Claudia Rankine and Jericho Brown read new poems; and Megha Majumdar discusses her debut novel, "A Burning."

Stephen Fry on Reimagining the Greek Myths from 2020-06-12T17:55:53

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A Manhunt on the 17th Century’s High Seas from 2020-05-29T17:19:16

Steven Johnson talks about “Enemy of All Mankind,” and Gilbert Cruz offers a guide to Stephen King’s work.

Immigration Reform, Past and Present from 2020-05-22T19:12:37

Jia Lynn Yang talks about “One Mighty and Irresistible Tide,” and Judith Newman talks about books that help simplify life.

One Young Mother and the Homelessness Crisis from 2020-05-15T16:45:42

Lauren Sandler talks about “This Is All I Got,” and Sarah Weinman discusses classic mysteries.

The Great Alaska Quake of 1964 from 2020-04-24T20:14:31

Jon Mooallem talks about “This Is Chance!” and Elisabeth Egan discusses Charlie Mackesy’s “The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse.”

Samantha Irby Talks About ‘Wow, No Thank You’ from 2020-04-17T15:23:28

Irby on her new essay collection, and Jon Meacham discusses three books about leadership during times of crisis.

Robert Kolker Discusses'Hidden Valley Road' from 2020-04-10T16:29:20

Kolker talks about a large family beset by schizophrenia, and Elisabeth Egan discusses Lily King's "Writers & Lovers."

From the Archives: Colson Whitehead and Jeffrey Toobin from 2020-03-27T18:49:58

Whitehead discusses “The Underground Railroad,” and Toobin talks about “American Heiress.”

From the Archives: Robert Caro on How He Does It from 2020-03-20T16:32:30

The acclaimed biographer of Lyndon Johnson and Robert Moses talks about his book “Working: Researching, Interviewing, Writing.”

From the Archive: Michael Lewis and Tana French from 2020-03-13T15:42:28

Lewis discusses "The Fifth Risk," and French talks about "The Witch Elm."

The Ties That Bind Deutsche Bank and Donald Trump from 2020-02-28T21:01:35

David Enrich discusses "Dark Towers," and Kiran Millwood Hargrave talks about "The Mercies."

Unjust America from 2020-02-21T22:51:25

Adam Cohen talks about “Supreme Inequality,” and Madeline Levine discusses “Ready or Not.”

A History of Seduction from 2020-02-14T20:30:11

Clement Knox talks about “Seduction,” and Elisabeth Egan discusses Amina Cain’s “Indelicacy.”

The Paradoxes of Nuclear War from 2020-01-31T17:46:46

Fred Kaplan discusses “The Bomb,” and Sarah Lyall talks about new thrillers.

Andrea Bernstein on'American Oligarchs' from 2020-01-24T19:55:26

Bernstein discusses her new book about the Trumps and Kushners, and David Zucchino talks about “Wilmington’s Lie.”

Americans on a Financial'Tightrope' from 2020-01-17T20:26:18

Nicholas Kristof and Sheryl WuDunn talk about their new book, and Daniel Susskind discusses “A World Without Work.”

Life in Tech’s ‘Uncanny Valley’ from 2020-01-10T18:29:32

Anna Wiener discusses her new memoir, and Elisabeth Egan talks about Group Text, a new monthly feature from the Book Review.

Ralph Ellison’s Life in Letters from 2019-12-27T16:15:13

Saidiya Hartman talks about Ellison’s correspondence, and Olaf Olafsson discusses his new novel, “The Sacrament.”

Times Critics Talk About Their Year-End Lists from 2019-12-20T18:12:19

Dwight Garner, Parul Sehgal and Jennifer Szalai on the top books of 2019.

Poems About the Challenges of Life After Prison from 2019-12-13T18:13:17

Reginald Dwayne Betts talks about “Felon,” and Jung Chang discusses “Big Sister, Little Sister, Red Sister.”

10 Best Books of 2019 from 2019-11-26T16:37:12

On a special episode of the podcast, taped live, editors from The New York Times Book Review discuss this year’s outstanding fiction and nonfiction. Read more details about the Listen

The Authorized Life of the Iron Lady from 2019-11-22T22:22:46

Charles Moore discusses the final volume of his biography of Margaret Thatcher, and Adrienne Brodeur talks about her memoir, “Wild Game.”

Revisiting Baldwin vs. Buckley from 2019-11-15T22:16:34

Nicholas Buccola talks about “The Fire Is Upon Us,” and Saeed Jones discusses “How We Fight for Our Lives.”

John Lithgow on His Satirical Poems from 2019-10-25T21:03:51

The actor talks about "Dumpty: The Age of Trump in Verse," and Leigh Bardugo discusses "Ninth House."

Thomas Chatterton Williams on ‘Unlearning Race’ from 2019-10-18T19:14:53

Williams talks about his new memoir, “Self-Portrait in Black and White,” and Stephen Kinzer discusses “Poisoner in Chief: Sidney Gottlieb and the CIA Search for Mind Control.”

Are Cheap Clothes Ruining the Planet? from 2019-10-11T19:42:07

Dana Thomas discusses “Fashionopolis,” and Steven Greenhouse talks about “Beaten Down, Worked Up.”

Samantha Power on What She's Learned from 2019-09-27T19:20:36

Power talks about her new memoir, "The Education of an Idealist," and Craig Johnson discusses his Longmire mysteries.

Two Times Reporters on ‘The Education of Brett Kavanaugh’ from 2019-09-20T21:41:50

Robin Pogrebin and Kate Kelly discuss their new book, and Tim Winton talks about his most recent novel, “The Shepherd’s Hut.”

Bringing Down Harvey Weinstein from 2019-09-13T18:52:29

Jodi Kantor and Megan Twohey talk about their new book, “She Said,” and Ian Urbina discusses “The Outlaw Ocean.”

The Ruining of the American West from 2019-08-30T18:19:56

Christopher Ketcham talks about “This Land,” and Gretchen McCulloch discusses “Because Internet.”

The Politicization of Academic Life from 2019-08-23T18:37:09

Anthony Kronman talks about “The Assault on American Excellence,” and Christopher Benfey discusses “If,” his new book about Rudyard Kipling.

Jia Tolentino on Life With the Internet from 2019-08-16T16:29:12

Tolentino talks about “Trick Mirror,” and John Taliaferro discusses “Grinnell,” his biography of a pioneering conservationist.

Fiction About Unprecedented Situations from 2019-07-26T21:43:15

Ted Chiang talks about “Exhalation,” and Helen Phillips discusses “The Need.”

Colson Whitehead Talks About'The Nickel Boys' from 2019-07-19T18:07:46

The Pulitzer Prize winner discusses his new novel, and Jon Gertner talks about “The Ice at the End of the World.”

George F. Will on Conservatism’s Homelessness from 2019-07-12T19:55:28

Will discusses “The Conservative Sensibility,” and David Maraniss talks about “A Good American Family: The Red Scare and My Father.”

Taffy Brodesser-Akner Talks About Her First Novel from 2019-06-28T16:08:52

Brodesser-Akner discusses “Fleishman in Trouble,” and Katherine Eban talks about “Bottle of Lies: The Inside Story of the Generic Drug Boom.”

Jill Lepore on the 50th Anniversary of the Moon Landing from 2019-06-21T20:14:38

Lepore discusses several new books about the Apollo 11 mission, and Julie Satow talks about the history of the Plaza Hotel.

The World's Far Corners and Deepest Depths from 2019-06-14T20:49:42

Robert Macfarlane talks about "Underland," and Julia Phillips discusses "Disappearing Earth."

Thrillers for Summer from 2019-05-31T16:07:22

Vanessa Friedman talks about this season’s notable thrillers, and Liesl Schillinger discusses new books about travel.

A Trilogy About the American Revolution Begins from 2019-05-24T16:14:40

Rick Atkinson talks about “The British Are Coming,” and Brenda Wineapple discusses “The Impeachers.”

Harper Lee's Unwritten True-Crime Book from 2019-05-17T16:00:36

Casey Cep discusses "Furious Hours," and Eliza Griswold talks about "Amity and Prosperity: One Family and the Fracturing of America."

The Real Life of a Diplomat, Told Like a Novel from 2019-05-10T15:57:04

George Packer talks about “Our Man: Richard Holbrooke and the End of the American Century,” and Lori Gottlieb discusses “Maybe You Should Talk to Someone.”

Connecting the Dots Between Reconstruction and Jim Crow from 2019-04-26T20:31:38

Henry Louis Gates Jr. talks about “Stony the Road” and “Dark Sky Rising,” and David Wallace-Wells discusses “The Uninhabitable Earth.”

Robert Caro on How He Does It from 2019-04-19T17:47:22

The acclaimed biographer of Lyndon Johnson and Robert Moses talks about his new book, "Working: Researching, Interviewing, Writing."

Ruth Reichl's Delicious New Memoir from 2019-04-12T18:51:23

Reichl discusses "Save Me the Plums," and Emily Bazelon talks about "Charged: The New Movement to Transform American Prosecution and End Mass Incarceration."

Preet Bharara on the Rule of Law from 2019-03-29T18:41:26

Bharara discusses “Doing Justice,” and Senator Doug Jones talks about “Bending Toward Justice.”

The Life of Sandra Day O'Connor from 2019-03-22T17:24:21

Evan Thomas talks about “First,” his new biography of O’Connor, and Mitchell S. Jackson discusses “Survival Math.”

Isaac Mizrahi on His New Memoir from 2019-03-15T19:50:31

The fashion designer discusses “I.M.,” and David McCraw talks about “Truth in Our Times.”

Seeking Silence from 2019-02-22T20:14:22

Gal Beckerman discusses “How to Disappear,” by Akiko Busch, and “Silence,” by Jane Brox; and Steve Luxenberg talks about “Separate.”

A Class in ‘Dreyer’s English’ from 2019-02-15T17:57:05

Benjamin Dreyer discusses his best-selling book about writing, and Thomas Mallon discusses “Landfall,” his new novel about the presidential administration of George W. Bush.

Dani Shapiro on Her Surprising'Inheritance' from 2019-01-25T22:35:20

Shapiro talks about her new best-selling memoir, and David Treuer discusses “The Heartbeat of Wounded Knee.”

A New Novel Conjures Liv Ullmann and Ingmar Bergman from 2019-01-18T17:51:13

A. O. Scott talks about Linn Ullmann’s “Unquiet,” and Judith Newman discusses new books about anxiety, mental illness and grief.

How Curses Function in Literature from 2019-01-11T17:49:26

Julian Lucas talks about the role of curses in contemporary African literature, and Abby Ellin discusses "Duped: Double Lives, False Identities, and the Con Man I Almost Married."

Tyranny in Rome and Fake Drugs in Fiction from 2018-12-28T21:18:02

Yascha Mounk discusses Edward J. Watts's "Mortal Republic," and Jonathan Lethem talks about the surge of fictional psychotropic drugs in novels.

Isabel Wilkerson Talks About Michelle Obama’s Memoir from 2018-12-21T20:06:26

The Pulitzer Prize-winning historian discusses the former first lady’s story, and Helen Schulman talks about her novel “Come With Me.”

Poetry&Politics from 2018-12-14T19:13:09

The Book Review’s poetry editor, Gregory Cowles, discusses Tracy K. Smith’s essay about political poetry and more from this week’s special issue; and Maria Russo discusses the best children's bo...

Talking About the 10 Best Books of 2018 from 2018-11-30T19:03:46

On a special episode of the podcast, taped live, editors from The New York Times discuss the Book Review’s list of the year’s outstanding fiction and nonfiction.

The Epic Tragedy of Vietnam from 2018-11-21T17:37:18

Max Hastings discusses his new history of the war, and Sue Prideaux talks about the life of Friedrich Nietzsche.

The Past, Present and Future of Jews in America from 2018-11-16T17:12:38

Gal Beckerman discusses several new books about the state of Judaism in this country, and Kiese Laymon talks about his new memoir, “Heavy.”

Lisa Brennan-Jobs on'Small Fry' from 2018-10-26T18:40

In a special episode of the Book Review's podcast, taped in front of a live audience, Brennan-Jobs talks about her memoir, and Gary Shteyngart discusses "Lake Success."

Susan Orlean on a Great Library Fire from 2018-10-19T17:35:11

Orlean discusses “The Library Book,” and Reid Hoffman talks about “Blitzscaling.”

Barry Jenkins and Meg Wolitzer on Two of This Season's Novels on Screen from 2018-10-16T15:40:17

Jenkins talks about his adaptation of James Baldwin's "If Beale Street Could Talk," and Wolitzer discusses the adaptation of her novel "The Wife."

Michael Lewis and Tana French on Their Latest Books from 2018-10-12T19:41:02

Lewis talks about "The Fifth Risk," and French discusses "The Witch Elm."

The End of the ‘Struggle’ from 2018-09-28T20:14:32

Daniel Mendelsohn discusses Karl Ove Knausgaard’s “My Struggle,” and Jill Lepore talks about “These Truths: A History of the United States.”

Esi Edugyan on Her Booker-Shortlisted'Washington Black' from 2018-09-21T16:29:03

Edugyan talks about her new novel, and Lisa Margonelli talks about “Underbug: An Obsessive Tale of Termites and Technology.”

A Memoir From the Hard-Working ‘Heartland’ from 2018-09-14T20:07:08

Sarah Smarsh talks about her new book, and Allan Lichtman discusses "The Embattled Vote in America."

The Uses and Misuses of Identity from 2018-08-31T19:31:22

Kwame Anthony Appiah talks about “The Lies That Bind: Rethinking Identity,” and Jonathan Haidt discusses “The Coddling of the American Mind.”

Interrogating the Change Makers from 2018-08-24T16:34:40

Anand Giridharadas talks about his new book on the world of a global elite, and Kim Brooks discusses “Small Animals: Parenthood in the Age of Fear.”

Rethinking the'Tangled Tree'of Life from 2018-08-17T15:32:37

David Quammen discusses his new book about the science of evolution, and Andrea Gabor talks about “After the Education Wars.”

Lydia Millet on'Fight No More' from 2018-08-10T19:57:46

Millet discusses her new collection of stories, and Alexandra Jacobs talks about Jamie Bernstein’s “Famous Father Girl: A Memoir of Growing Up Bernstein.”

Drawing History from 2018-07-27T16:52:34

Hillary Chute talks about new graphic books that address serious issues, and Nicole Lamy discusses her Match Book column, in which she helps readers find books they'll love.

True Crime Starring the Creator of Sherlock Holmes from 2018-07-20T18:10:40

Margalit Fox talks about “Conan Doyle for the Defense,” and Tina Jordan discusses this season’s thrillers.

Making a Killing from 2018-07-19T14:22:28

In this special bonus episode of the Book Review’s podcast, best-selling thriller writers Lee Child, Megan Abbott, Meg Gardiner, Lisa Gardner and Lisa Scottoline discuss the tricks of their best...

From Transcribing for Obama to Writing Her Own Story from 2018-07-13T16:34:59

Beck Dorey-Stein discusses “From the Corner of the Oval,” and Caroline Weber talks about “Proust’s Duchess: How Three Celebrated Women Captured the Imagination of Fin-De-Siècle Paris.”

The Latest in Cyberwarfare from 2018-06-29T19:41:38

David E. Sanger talks about “The Perfect Weapon,” and Stacy Horn discusses “Damnation Island: Poor, Sick, Mad & Criminal in 19th-Century New York.”

The Life of Atticus Finch from 2018-06-22T18:41:41

Joseph Crespino talks about his biography of Harper Lee's fictional character, and Philip Dray talks about “The Fair Chase: The Epic Story of Hunting in America.”

The Things We Inherit from 2018-06-15T19:38:41

Carl Zimmer discusses “She Has Her Mother’s Laugh,” and Henry Alford talks about “And Then We Danced.”

David Sedaris on ‘Calypso’ from 2018-05-25T16:57:43

Sedaris talks about his latest book, and Alisa Roth discusses “Insane: America’s Criminal Treatment of Mental Illness.”

Lost at Sea from 2018-05-18T20:55:44

Rachel Slade talks about “Into the Raging Sea,” and Clemantine Wamariya discusses “The Girl Who Smiled Beads.”

Amy Chozick on'Chasing Hillary' from 2018-05-11T16:48:16

Chozick discusses her time covering Hillary Clinton on the campaign trail, and Sloane Crosley talks about her new collection of essays, “Look Alive Out There.”

Julian Barnes on'The Only Story' from 2018-04-27T17:37:54

Barnes talks about his latest novel, and Lawrence Wright discusses “God Save Texas.”

Jo Nesbo Reimagines ‘Macbeth’ from 2018-04-20T16:57:44

James Shapiro discusses Nesbo’s new novel, and Leila Slimani talks about “The Perfect Nanny.”

Parenting in the Age of Omnipresent Screens from 2018-04-13T16:01:25

Pamela Druckerman discusses “The Art of Screen Time” and “Be the Parent, Please,” and Ben Austen talks about “High-Risers: Cabrini-Green and the Fate of American Public Housing.”

All in the Family from 2018-03-30T16:44:30

Luis Alberto Urrea talks about his new novel, “The House of Broken Angels,” and Martin Doyle discusses “The Source: How Rivers Made America and America Remade Its Rivers.”

'Just the Funny Parts' from 2018-03-23T06:06:14

Nell Scovell discusses her new memoir, and Joanne Lipman talks about "That's What She Said."

Impeachment, Then and Now from 2018-03-16T15:51:02

Cass R. Sunstein talks about “Impeachment: A Citizen’s Guide” and “Can It Happen Here?”; and Kathryn Hughes discusses “Victorians Undone.”

Tayari Jones on'An American Marriage' from 2018-02-23T20:14:46

Jones talks about her new novel, and J. Randy Taraborrelli discusses “Jackie, Janet & Lee.”

Lisa Halliday on'Asymmetry' from 2018-02-16T18:52:31

Halliday discusses her debut novel, and Naomi Novik and Gerald Jonas remember the life and work of Ursula K. Le Guin.

Twilight's Last Gleaming? from 2018-01-26T17:37:30

David Frum talks about “Trumpocracy,” and Helen Thorpe discusses “The Newcomers.”

'Off the Charts' from 2018-01-19T18:26:59

Ann Hulbert discusses her new book about child prodigies, and Sam Graham-Felsen talks about his debut novel, “Green.”

Some Assembly Required from 2018-01-12T13:50:14

Alexander Langlands discusses “Craeft: An Inquiry Into the Origins and True Meaning of Traditional Crafts,” and Max Boot talks about “The Road Not Taken: Edward Lansdale and the American Tragedy...

The Fire Next Time from 2017-12-29T16:43:24

Brendan I. Koerner talks about “Megafire” and “Firestorm,” and Henry Fountain discusses “The Great Quake.”

'The Story of the Jews'Continues from 2017-12-22T17:11:57

Simon Schama talks about “Belonging: 1492-1900,” and Christopher de Hamel discusses “Meetings With Remarkable Manuscripts.”

Mary Beard on'Women&Power' from 2017-12-15T20:55:55

Beard talks about her new manifesto, and Hillary Chute discusses “Why Comics? From Underground to Everywhere.”

O Pioneers! from 2017-11-21T21:37:50

Caroline Fraser talks about “Prairie Fires: The American Dreams of Laura Ingalls Wilder,” and Tiya Miles discusses “The Dawn of Detroit.”

Mother Knows Best? from 2017-11-17T19:23:42

James Wolcott talks about “Raising Trump” and “The Kardashians,” and Tina Brown discusses “The Vanity Fair Diaries.”

Kurt Andersen on Channeling President Trump from 2017-11-10T17:30:16

Andersen talks about "You Can't Spell America Without Me"; Liza Mundy discusses “Code Girls”; and Maria Russo on the season's children’s books.

Marilyn Stasio on True Crime from 2017-10-27T16:24:29

Stasio discusses new books about real crimes, and Dave Eggers talks about his two new illustrated books.

From Podcast to Book with Marc Maron from 2017-10-20T16:15:48

Marc Maron discusses “Waiting for the Punch,” and Victor Sebestyen talks about his new biography of Lenin.

Ron Chernow on'Grant' from 2017-10-13T16:50:50

Chernow talks about his new biography of Ulysses S. Grant, and Mike Wallace discusses “Greater Gotham: A History of New York City From 1898 to 1919.”

Recent Romances from 2017-09-29T16:37:08

Robert Gottlieb talks about new romance novels, and Celeste Ng discusses her new novel, “Little Fires Everywhere.”

Jesmyn Ward on'Sing, Unburied, Sing' from 2017-09-22T23:21:09

Ward discusses her new novel; David Dobbs on five new books about Darwin; and Kristin Cashore talks about “Jane, Unlimited.”

Jill Abramson on the 2016 Presidential Campaign from 2017-09-15T22:54:28

Abramson discusses Katy Tur's "Unbelievable" and Hillary Clinton's "What Happened."

The Joys of Children’s Literature from 2017-08-25T15:55:47

Bruce Handy talks about “Wild Things,” and Adrian Owen discusses “Into the Gray Zone.”

Analyzing Freud from 2017-08-18T20:26:18

George Prochnik discusses “Freud,” and Nancy MacLean talks about “Democracy in Chains.”

New Books About Parenting from 2017-08-11T15:55:33

Judith Newman discusses new parenting books, and Bill Goldstein talks about “The World Broke in Two: Virginia Woolf, T.S. Eliot, D.H. Lawrence, E.M. Forster, and the Year That Changed Literature...

'Lights On, Rats Out' from 2017-07-28T16:47:58

Cree LeFavour talks about her new memoir, and Andrew Sean Greer discusses his new novel, "Less."

Steve Bannon's Road to the White House from 2017-07-21T21:33:33

Joshua Green talks about “Devil’s Bargain”; Alexandria Marzano-Lesnevich discusses “The Fact of a Body”; and Laura Dassow Walls on her new biography of Thoreau.

The World of Jane Austen Fans from 2017-07-14T16:39:42

Deborah Yaffe talks about “Among the Janeites,” and Robert Ferguson discusses “Scandinavians: In Search of the Soul of the North.”

Silk on a Stick from 2017-06-30T21:39:23

Aaron Retica talks about Tim Marshall’s “A Flag Worth Dying For,” and Jill Eisenstadt discusses her new novel, “Swell.”

'The Boy Who Loved Too Much' from 2017-06-23T16:06:23

Jennifer Latson talks about “The Boy Who Loved Too Much”; Daniel Menaker discusses two new books about how to understand others and make ourselves understood.

China's World from 2017-06-16T20:36:32

Howard W. French talks about “Everything Under the Heavens,” and Judith Newman discusses new books about how to grieve and how to die.

Paris, London and New York in the Age of Revolution from 2017-05-26T15:46:09

Mike Rapport discusses "The Unruly City," and Dan Egan talks about "The Death and Life of the Great Lakes."

Joshua Ferris on ‘The Dinner Party’ from 2017-05-19T16:21:28

Ferris talks about his new collection of stories, and Jonathan Taplin discusses “Move Fast and Break Things: How Facebook, Google, and Amazon Cornered Culture and Undermined Democracy.”

Elizabeth Warren on Fighting for the Middle Class from 2017-05-12T16:06:35

Elizabeth Warren talks about “This Fight Is Our Fight,” and Doree Shafrir discusses her debut novel, “Startup.”

Sheryl Sandberg on Life After Tragedy from 2017-04-28T16:01:51

Sheryl Sandberg and Adam Grant talk about “Option B,” and Annie Jacobsen discusses “Phenomena.”

'Hamlet Globe to Globe' from 2017-04-21T18:30:14

Dominic Dromgoole talks about “Hamlet Globe to Globe”; and Judith Newman discusses new books about sex and relationships.

Power and Punishment from 2017-04-14T15:01:23

Chris Hayes discusses "A Colony in a Nation," and Jason Zinoman talks about "Letterman: The Last Giant of Late Night."

The Charm of'The Idiot' from 2017-03-31T15:00:11

Elif Batuman talks about her first novel, “The Idiot,” and David Bellos discusses “The Novel of the Century: The Extraordinary Adventure of ‘Les Misérables.’ ”

'Ties'to Ferrante? from 2017-03-24T17:10:36

Domenico Starnone and Jhumpa Lahiri talk about “Ties”; Mary Otto discusses “Teeth: The Story of Beauty, Inequality, and the Struggle for Oral Health in America.”

The Definition of Adulthood from 2017-03-17T17:32:49

Jami Attenberg talks about her new novel, “All Grown Up,” and Bonnie Rochman discusses “The Gene Machine.”

Points of No Return from 2017-03-10T21:43:44

Mohsin Hamid talks about his new novel, “Exit West,” and Gillian Thomas discusses Marjorie J. Spruill’s “Divided We Stand.”

The History of Race and Racism in America from 2017-02-24T18:08:08

Ibram X. Kendi discusses the history of books about race and racism in America; Bill Schutt talks about "Cannibalism: A Perfectly Natural History."

Neil Gaiman's Myths from 2017-02-17T17:02:39

Neil Gaiman discusses "Norse Mythology"; Sarah Lyall talks about Ali Smith's "Autumn"; and Nick Bilton on two new books about Silicon Valley.

George Saunders on Lincoln and Lost Souls from 2017-02-10T18:13:50

George Saunders talks about “Lincoln in the Bardo”; Alan Burdick on “Why Times Flies”; and Maria Russo discusses Laura Ingalls Wilder and the “Little House” books.

From Brooklyn to the Gulag from 2017-01-27T17:32:32

Sana Krasikov talks about her debut novel, "The Patriots"; and Michael Sims discusses "Arthur and Sherlock: Conan Doyle and the Creation of Holmes."

Barack Obama's Legacy from 2017-01-20T18:11:47

Jonathan Chait talks about "Audacity: How Barack Obama Defied His Critics and Created a Legacy That Will Prevail," and Randall Fuller discusses "The Book That Changed America: How...

Edward Snowden: Hero, Traitor or Spy? from 2017-01-13T17:13:50

Nicholas Lemann talks about Edward Jay Epstein's "How America Lost Its Secrets: Edward Snowden, the Man and the Theft," and James Ryerson discusses new books about how to be civil in a...

How Octopuses Are Like Aliens from 2016-12-29T17:03:59

Peter Godfrey-Smith discusses “Other Minds,” and Jeff Howe talks about “Whiplash: How to Survive Our Faster Future.”

The Year in Reading from 2016-12-23T16:40:09

Editors at the Book Review discuss what many notable people were reading in 2016, and Will Schwalbe talks about "Books for Living."

Michael Lewis and Arianna Huffington from 2016-12-16T18:15:50

Michael Lewis discusses his new book, "The Undoing Project," and Arianna Huffington talks about "Rest: Why You Get More Done When You Work Less," by Alex Soojung-Kim Pang.

Thomas Friedman on'Thank You for Being Late' from 2016-11-25T17:26:54

Thomas Friedman discusses "Thank You for Being Late," and David France talks about "How to Survive a Plague."

Michael Chabon Talks About'Moonglow' from 2016-11-18T17:49:56

Michael Chabon discusses his new novel, and Blanche Wiesen Cook talks about the third volume in her biography of Eleanor Roosevelt.

War Stories from 2016-11-11T15:43:14

Thomas Ricks discusses new books about military history, and Maria Russo talks about the season's best new children's books.

Thrillers and True Crime from 2016-10-29T00:32:39

Charles Finch talks about the season’s thrillers; and Marilyn Stasio discusses new true-crime books.

Beth Macy’s ‘Truevine’ from 2016-10-21T16:25:26

Beth Macy talks about “Truevine”; Calvin Trillin and Roz Chast discuss “No Fair! No Fair! And Other Jolly Poems of Childhood”; and Molly Young on “Bridget Jones's Baby.”

The Rise of Hitler from 2016-10-14T15:40:34

Adam Kirsch discusses Volker Ullrich's new biography of Hitler; Billy Collins talks about his latest collection of poems; and iO Tillett Wright on his new memoir, "Darling Days."

American Apartheid from 2016-09-30T16:35:28

Patrick Phillips talks about “Blood at the Root”; Ethan Gilsdorf discusses three new books about gaming; and Melissa Clark on the season’s best new cookbooks.

Simon Schama's'The Face of Britain' from 2016-09-23T19:48:39

Simon Schama talks about “The Face of Britain: A History of the Nation Through Its Portraits,” and Robert Gottlieb discusses “Avid Reader.”

Maureen Dowd on Clinton and Trump from 2016-09-16T16:50:08

Maureen Dowd talks about “The Year of Voting Dangerously,” and Lauren Collins talks about “When in French.”

Inside The New York Times Book Review: ‘ADHD Nation’ from 2016-08-26T04:00

This week, Alan Schwarz talks about “ADHD Nation”; Raina Telgemeier discusses “Ghosts”; Nicholson Baker talks about “Substitute”; and Gregory Cowles, Jennifer Schuessler and John Williams on wha...

Inside The New York Times Book Review: ‘I Contain Multitudes’ from 2016-08-19T04:00

This week, Ed Yong talks about “I Contain Multitudes”; Alexandra Alter has news from the publishing world; Meghan Daum discusses Egos, her new column about memoirs; and Gregory Cowles and John W...

Inside The New York Times Book Review: Colson Whitehead and Jeffrey Toobin from 2016-08-12T04:00

This week, Colson Whitehead discusses his new novel, “The Underground Railroad,” and Jeffrey Toobin talks about “American Heiress,” his new book about Patty Hearst. Pamela Paul is the host.

Inside The New York Times Book Review: Megan Abbott’s ‘You Will Know Me’ from 2016-07-29T04:00

Megan Abbott discusses “You Will Know Me”; Alexandra Alter has news from the publishing world; Marilyn Stasio talks about several new true-crime books; feedback from readers; and Gregory Cowles ...

Inside The New York Times Book Review: ‘We Are Not Such Things’ from 2016-07-22T04:00

This week, Justine van der Leun talks about “We Are Not Such Things”; Alexandra Alter has news from the publishing world; David Goldblatt discusses “The Games: A Global History of the Olympics”;...

Inside The New York Times Book Review: The Life of Helen Gurley Brown from 2016-07-15T04:00

This week, Moira Weigel discusses new biographies of Helen Gurley Brown; Alexandra Alter has news from the publishing world; Juliet Nicolson talks about “A House Full of Daughters”; and Gregory ...

Inside The New York Times Book Review: ‘You’ll Grow Out of It’ from 2016-07-10T04:00

This week, Jessi Klein discusses her new essay collection; Alexandra Alter has news from the publishing world; Antonio García Martinez talks about “Chaos Monkeys”; and Gregory Cowles and Parul S...

Inside The New York Times Book Review: Why Populism Now? from 2016-06-24T04:00

This week, Sam Tanenhaus talks about new political books; Alexandra Alter has news from the publishing world; Calvin Trillin discusses “Jackson, 1964”; listeners share some of their favorite sum...

Inside The New York Times Book Review: Susan Faludi’s ‘In the Darkroom’ from 2016-06-17T04:00

This week, Susan Faludi discusses her new memoir, “In the Darkroom”; Alexandra Alter has news from the publishing world; James Lee McDonough talks about his new biography of William Tecumseh She...

Inside The New York Times Book Review: ‘First Dads’ from 2016-06-10T04:00

This week, Joshua Kendall talks about “First Dads”; Alexandra Alter has news from the publishing world; Judith Warner discusses “The End of American Childhood”; and Gregory Cowles and Parul Sehg...

Inside The New York Times Book Review: ‘Secondhand Time: The Last of the Soviets’ from 2016-05-27T04:00

This week, Adam Hochschild talks about Svetlana Alexievich’s “Secondhand Time”; Alexandra Alter has news from the publishing world; Stephanie Danler discusses her debut novel, “Sweetbitter”; Joj...

Inside The New York Times Book Review: ‘The Romanovs’ from 2016-05-20T04:00

This week, Simon Sebag Montefiore discusses his new history of the Romanovs; Alexandra Alter has news from the publishing world; Laura Miller talks about new audiobooks of childhood favorites; a...

Inside The New York Times Book Review: ‘The Gene’ from 2016-05-13T04:00

Siddhartha Mukherjee talks about “The Gene”; Alexandra Alter has news from the publishing world; Jennifer Szalai discusses two books about taste; and Gregory Cowles and Parul Sehgal talk about w...

Inside The New York Times Book Review: ‘Listen, Liberal’ from 2016-04-29T04:00

Thomas Frank talks about “Listen, Liberal”; Lydia Millet discusses her new novel, “Sweet Lamb of Heaven”; and Parul Sehgal and Gregory Cowles talk about what people are reading. Pamela Paul is t...

Inside The New York Times Book Review: ‘Old Age: A Beginner’s Guide’ from 2016-04-22T04:00

This week, Michael Kinsley discusses “Old Age”; Alexandra Alter has news from the literary world; Eric Fair talks about “Consequence”; Viet Thanh Nguyen discusses his Pulitzer Prize-winning nove...

Inside The New York Times Book Review: ‘At the Existentialist Café' from 2016-04-15T04:00

This week, Sarah Bakewell discusses her new book about the existentialists; Alexandra Alter has news from the publishing world; Liesl Schillinger talks about a new biography of Blanche Knopf; an...

Inside The New York Times Book Review: ‘Girls and Sex’ from 2016-03-25T04:00

This week, Peggy Orenstein talks about “Girls and Sex”; Alexandra Alter has news from the publishing world; John Williams discusses “The Throwback Special”; and Gregory Cowles has best-seller ne...

Inside The New York Times Book Review: American Eugenics from 2016-03-18T04:00

This week, Adam Cohen talks about “Imbeciles”; Alexandra Alter has news from the publishing world; Ellen Fitzpatrick discusses “The Highest Glass Ceiling”; and Gregory Cowles has best-seller new...

Inside The New York Times Book Review: ‘The Profiteers’ from 2016-03-11T05:00

This week, Sally Denton talks about “The Profiteers”; Alexandra Alter has news from the literary world; Jack Viertel discusses “The Secret Life of the American Musical”; and Gregory Cowles has b...

Inside The New York Times Book Review: ‘A Mother’s Reckoning’ from 2016-02-26T05:00

This week, Sue Klebold talks about her new memoir; Alexandra Alter has news from the publishing world; Matthew Desmond discusses “Evicted”; and Gregory Cowles has best-seller news. Pamela Paul i...

Inside The New York Times Book Review: ‘West of Eden’ from 2016-02-19T05:00

This week, Maria Russo discusses Jean Stein’s “West of Eden,” A. O. Scott talks about “Better Living Through Criticism” and Parul Sehgal has best-seller news. Pamela Paul is the host.

Can the American Dream Survive? from 2016-02-18T05:00

Robert Gordon, author of “The Rise and Fall of American Growth,” and Jeffrey Sachs, director of the Earth Institute at Columbia University, debate whether the era of strong economic growth is ov...

Inside The New York Times Book Review: Love and Death from 2016-02-12T05:00

This week, Andrew Solomon discusses five new books about death and dying; Alexandra Alter has news from the literary world; Alexandra Fuller talks about Olga Grushin’s “Forty Rooms”; readers rec...

Inside The New York Times Book Review: Bill Bryson on Britain from 2016-01-29T05:00

This week, Bill Bryson talks about “The Road to Little Dribbling”; Jennifer Schuessler has news from the literary world; Molly Young discusses new books about productivity; and Gregory Cowles ha...

Inside The New York Times Book Review: ‘Dark Money’ from 2016-01-24T05:00

This week, Jane Mayer discusses “Dark Money”; Alexandra Alter has news from the publishing world; David Greenberg talks about “Republic of Spin”; and Gregory Cowles has best-seller news. Pamela ...

Inside The New York Times Book Review: ‘City of Thorns’ from 2016-01-15T05:00

This week, Ben Rawlence discusses “City of Thorns”; Alexandra Alter has news from the literary world; Janice Y. K. Lee talks about “The Expatriates”; and Gregory Cowles has best-seller news. Pam...

Inside The New York Times Book Review: You, New and Improved from 2015-12-31T05:00

This week, Heather Havrilesky talks about Amy Cuddy’s “Presence” and Shonda Rhimes’s “Year of Yes,” and Michael Ian Black discusses “Navel Gazing.” Pamela Paul is the host.

Inside The New York Times Book Review: The Year in Poetry from 2015-12-24T05:00

This week, Parul Sehgal and Gregory Cowles discuss the year in poetry; Alexandra Alter has news from the publishing world; George Saunders talks about children’s books; and Cowles has best-selle...

Inside The New York Times Book Review: From Movement to Mainstream from 2015-12-18T05:00

This week, Sam Tanenhaus discusses two new books about the history of American conservatism; Alexandra Alter has news from the publishing world; Lori Gottlieb talks about Courtney Jung’s “Lactiv...

Inside The New York Times Book Review: Reading ‘Pride and Prejudice’ from 2015-12-11T05:00

This week, Rosamund Pike talks about recording “Pride and Prejudice” as an audiobook; Alexandra Alter has news from the publishing world; Kaiama Glover discusses the work of Patrick Modiano; Jam...

Inside The New York Times Book Review: ‘Dark Matter and the Dinosaurs’ from 2015-11-27T05:00

This week, Lisa Randall talks about “Dark Matter and the Dinosaurs”; Alexandra Alter has news from the publishing world; Louisa Lim discusses five new memoirs about fleeing North Korea; and John...

Inside The New York Times Book Review: David Hare’s Memoir from 2015-11-20T05:00

This week, David Hare discusses “The Blue Touch Paper”; Alexandra Alter has news from the publishing world; Sarah Vowell talks about “Lafayette in the Somewhat United States”; and Gregory Cowles...

Inside The New York Times Book Review: The Life of George H. W. Bush from 2015-11-13T05:00

This week, Jon Meacham discusses his biography of the 41st president; Alexandra Alter has news from the publishing world; Dan Ephron talks about “Killing a King”; and Gregory Cowles has best-sel...

Inside The New York Times Book Review: Michael Connelly’s ‘The Crossing’ from 2015-10-30T04:00

This week, Michael Connelly discusses his new novel; Alexandra Alter has news from the literary world; Joseph Kanon talks about a new biography of John le Carré and a memoir by Frederick Forsyth...

Inside The New York Times Book Review: ‘Doomed to Succeed” from 2015-10-25T04:00

This week, Scott Anderson and Roger Lowenstein.

Inside The New York Times Book Review: Richard McGuire’s ‘Here’ from 2015-10-16T04:00

This week, Richard McGuire talks about “Here”; John Williams has news from the literary world and feedback from readers; Simon Parkin discusses two new books about gaming; and Gregory Cowles has...

Inside The New York Times Book Review: ‘Black Silent Majority’ from 2015-09-25T04:00

This week, Khalil Gibran Muhammad talks about Michael Javen Fortner’s “Black Silent Majority”; Alexandra Alter has news from the publishing world; Hanna Rosin discusses David Brock’s “Killing th...

Inside The New York Times Book Review: ‘The Court and the World’ from 2015-09-18T04:00

This week, John Fabian Witt talks about Stephen Breyer’s new book; Alexandra Alter has news from the literary world; Mira Jacob discusses three new coming-of-age novels; Sam Tanenhaus reminisces...

Inside The New York Times Book Review: ‘Fates and Furies’ from 2015-09-11T04:00

This week, Lauren Groff talks about her new novel, “Fates and Furies”; Alexandra Alter has news from the publishing world; Scott Shane discusses “Objective Troy”; feedback from listeners; and Gr...

Inside The New York Times Book Review: ‘Give Us the Ballot’ from 2015-08-30T04:00

This week, Ari Berman and Simon Winchester.

Inside The New York Times Book Review: ‘NeuroTribes’ from 2015-08-21T04:00

This week, Steve Silberman talks about “NeuroTribes” and autism; Alexandra Alter has news from the publishing world; Elisabeth Egan discusses “A Window Opens”; questions from readers; Maria Russ...

Inside The New York Times Book Review: Vu Tran’s ‘Dragonfish’ from 2015-08-14T04:00

This week, Vu Tran discusses his debut novel, “Dragonfish”; Alexandra Alter has news from the publishing world; Ruth Franklin talks about Lucia Berlin’s stories; listeners share what they’ve bee...

Inside The New York Times Book Review: ‘The Conservative Heart’ from 2015-07-31T04:00

This week, Arthur C. Brooks discusses “The Conservative Heart”; Alexandra Alter has news from the publishing world; Susan Southard talks about “Nagasaki”; readers offer changes to the literary c...

Inside The New York Times Book Review: ‘What Pet Should I Get?’ from 2015-07-24T04:00

This week, Maria Russo and Alexandra Alter talk about Dr. Seuss; Jill Ciment discusses “The Hand That Feeds You”; and Gregory Cowles has best-seller news. Pamela Paul is the host.

Inside The New York Times Book Review: ‘Barbarian Days’ from 2015-07-17T04:00

This week, William Finnegan talks about “Barbarian Days: A Surfing Life”; Alexandra Alter has news from the publishing world; Peter Moore discusses “The Weather Experiment”; questions from reade...

Inside The New York Times Book Review: Michael B. Oren’s ‘Ally’ from 2015-07-10T04:00

This week, Jacob Heilbrunn discusses Michael B. Oren’s “Ally”; Alexandra Alter has news from the publishing world; Julia Pierpont talks about her debut novel, “Among the Ten Thousand Things”; qu...

Inside The New York Times Book Review: The Art Issue from 2015-06-26T04:00

This week, Holland Cotter discusses four new books and the contemporary art scene; Alexandra Alter has notes from the publishing world; Jonathon Keats talks about art theft and forgeries; questi...

Inside The New York Times Book Review: When I Grow Up from 2015-06-19T04:00

This week, Heather Havrilesky and Meghan Daum discuss new books about bringing up children and redefining adulthood; Alexandra Alter has news from the publishing world; Vendela Vida talks about ...

Inside The New York Times Book Review: ‘Stalin’s Daughter’ from 2015-06-12T04:00

This week, Rosemary Sullivan talks about “Stalin’s Daughter”; Alexandra Alter has news from the publishing world; Eugenia Cheng discusses “How to Bake Pi”; Judd Apatow on his reading habits; que...

Inside The New York Times Book Review: Judy Blume’s ‘In the Unlikely Event’ from 2015-05-29T04:00

This week, Judy Blume talks about her new novel; Liesl Schillinger rounds up new travel books; Alexandra Alter has news from the publishing world; Vanessa Grigoriadis discusses Wednesday Martin’...

Inside The New York Times Book Review: Shakespeare in Love from 2015-05-22T04:00

This week, Alan Riding discusses two new books about Shakespeare’s women characters and his personal life; Parul Sehgal and John Williams have news from the literary world; Michelle Orange talks...

Matthew Weiner On the End of ‘Mad Men’ from 2015-05-15T04:00

In a special supplement from The Times’s culture desk, Mr. Weiner, the creator of “Mad Men,” discusses the coming conclusion of the series with Dave Itzkoff, a reporter for The Times.

Inside The New York Times Book Review: The Future of Work from 2015-05-15T04:00

This week, Barbara Ehrenreich discusses “Rise of the Robots” and “Shadow Work”; Alexandra Alter has news from the publishing world; Andrew Solomon talks about Oliver Sacks’s new memoir, “On the ...

Inside The New York Times Book Review: Mass Murder in Norway from 2015-04-24T04:00

This week, Eric Schlosser discusses Asne Seierstad’s “One of Us”; Alexandra Alter has news from the literary world; Meghan O’Rourke talks about Elizabeth Alexander’s “The Light of the World”; an...

Inside The New York Times Book Review: ‘Spinster’ and Public Shaming from 2015-04-17T04:00

This week, Kate Bolick discusses “Spinster”; Alexandra Alter has news from the publishing world; Jon Ronson talks about “So You’ve Been Publicly Shamed”; and Gregory Cowles has best-seller news....

Inside The New York Times Book Review: ‘The Brothers,’ About the Boston Marathon Bombers from 2015-04-10T04:00

This week, Masha Gessen discusses “The Brothers”; Alexandra Alter has news from the publishing world; Gretchen Rubin talks about “Better Than Before”; and Gregory Cowles has best-seller news. Pa...

Inside The New York Times Book Review: ‘The Folded Clock’ from 2015-03-27T04:00

This week, Heidi Julavits and Jeffrey Lieberman.

Inside The New York Times Book Review: ‘The Opposite of Spoiled’ from 2015-03-20T04:00

This week, Ron Lieber discusses “The Opposite of Spoiled”; Alexandra Alter has news from the literary world; Harris Irfan talks about “Heaven’s Bankers”; and Gregory Cowles has best-seller news....

Inside The New York Times Book Review: ‘The Last Flight of Poxl West’ from 2015-03-13T04:00

This week, Daniel Torday discusses “The Last Flight of Poxl West”; Alexandra Alter has news from the literary world; Frank Bruni talks about Barney Frank’s new memoir; and Gregory Cowles has bes...

Inside The New York Times Book Review: Elliot Ackerman’s ‘Green on Blue’ from 2015-02-27T05:00

This week, Tom Bissell discusses Elliot Ackerman’s “Green on Blue”; Alexandra Alter has news from the literary world; John Hooper talks about “The Italians”; and Gregory Cowles has best-seller n...

Inside The New York Times Book Review: ‘H Is for Hawk’ from 2015-02-20T05:00

This week, Vicki Constantine Croke discusses Heather Macdonald’s “H Is for Hawk”; Parul Sehgal has news from the literary world; John Williams talks about Nick Hornby’s “Funny Girl”; and Gregory...

Inside The New York Times Book Review: The War on Drugs from 2015-02-13T05:00

This week, Seth Mnookin discusses Johann Hari’s “Chasing the Scream”; John Williams has news from the publishing world; Ben Yagoda talks about “The B Side”; and Gregory Cowles has best-seller ne...

Inside The New York Times Book Review: Jill Leovy’s ‘Ghettoside’ from 2015-01-23T05:00

This week, Jill Leovy discusses “Ghettoside”; Patton Oswalt talks about his memoir “Silver Screen Fiend”; Alexandra Alter has news from the publishing world; Anita Shapira discusses “Ben-Gurion:...

Inside The New York Times Book Review: ‘Leaving Before the Rains Come’ from 2015-01-16T05:00

This week, Alexandra Fuller discusses her new memoir, “Leaving Before the Rains Come”; John Williams has news from the publishing world; Lauren Groff talks about Miranda July’s “The First Bad Ma...

Inside The New York Times Book Review: Patrick Modiano’s ‘Suspended Sentences’ from 2014-12-26T05:00

This week, Alan Riding discusses Patrick Modiano’s “Suspended Sentences”; Alexandra Alter has news from the literary world; Judith Newman talks about Ruth Goodman’s “How to Be a Victorian”; and ...

Inside The New York Times Book Review: Disappearing Religions from 2014-12-19T05:00

This week, Gerard Russell talks about “Heirs to Forgotten Kingdoms”; Alexandra Alter has news from the literary world; Phil Zuckerman discusses “Living the Secular Life”; and Gregory Cowles has ...

Inside The New York Times Book Review: A Rare View of North Korea from 2014-12-12T05:00

This week, Suki Kim talks about “Without You, There Is No Us”; Parul Sehgal and John Williams have news from the literary world; Meghan Daum discusses “The Unspeakable”; and Gregory Cowles has b...

Inside The New York Times Book Review: A Rare View of North Korea from 2014-12-12T05:00

This week, Suki Kim talks about “Without You, There Is No Us”; Parul Sehgal and John Williams have news from the literary world; Meghan Daum discusses “The Unspeakable”; and Gregory Cowles has b...