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- The Interview: Sylvester Stallone Hid His Struggles for Decades. Now He’s Coming Clean. · 1 t. 17 min.Today we are delighted to share an episode from our colleagues on “The Interview,” originally published on Sept. 26. Lulu Garcia-Navarro spoke with actor Sylvester Stallone, best…
- Book Club: Let's Talk About 'Switzy' · 57 min.Emma Cline’s latest novel is about a man with dementia who has decided to end his life on his own terms.
- What to Read This Halloween, According to Two Best-Selling Writers · 52 min.Leigh Bardugo and Paul Tremblay share the books that scared them as kids, the stories that still unnerve them and their recommendations for readers new to horror.
- A Book Review Critics’ Roundtable · 42 min.Jennifer Szalai, Alexandra Jacobs and Dwight Garner discuss their approach to reading and offer stacks and stacks of book recommendations.
- Min Jin Lee Wants Us to Rethink Education · 57 min.After almost a decade away, the author of “Pachinko” is back with her latest tale about the Korean diaspora, “American Hagwon.”
- Decades Later, Stephen King Is Finishing What He and Peter Straub Started · 36 min.The author speaks about his new book, “Other Worlds Than These,” which completes a trilogy he began with his friend and co-writer in 1984.
- Book Club: Let’s Talk About ‘Etna,’ by Paul Yoon · 56 min.Yoon’s latest novel is about a bomb-sniffing dog trying to make it home after a war.
- John Green Knows a True Hollywood Ending is Complicated · 58 min.Critic Dwight Garner talks about his review of Marlon James's “The Disappearers,” and then John Green speaks about writing his first novel for adults, "Hollywood, Ending."
- The Best Books of the 21st Century: Taffy Brodesser-Akner on ‘The Corrections’ · 47 min.If you were a reading adult in the early 2000s, you probably tackled, or at least heard about, “The Corrections,” Jonathan Franzen’s best-selling and much discussed book. The…
- It’s Time for a Big Ol’ Fall Book Preview · 49 min.From horror to history to literary fiction, the Book Review editors discuss 31 titles that deserve a look.
- Book Club: Let’s Talk About ‘London Falling’ · 54 min.Keefe’s new book explores a teenager’s mysterious death on the River Thames.
- Why We Can’t Resist a Great Bookstore · 26 min.We visit a local New York City bookstore, dive into The Times’s new bookstore crawl series, and recommend some of our favorite books about bookstores and booksellers.
- This Reporter Can Tell Us What Nuclear Apocalypse Looks Like (Encore) · 45 min.We bring back an episode from our archives, in which Annie Jacobsen discusses her 2024 book “Nuclear War: A Scenario.”
- Let’s Talk About the 50 Best Thrillers of the 21st Century · 51 min.From “Gone Girl” to “Mystic River,” Gilbert Cruz, Tina Jordan and Sarah Lyall revisit the books that changed the genre, discuss overlooked favorites and recommend the thrillers…
- Book Club: Let’s Talk About ‘John of John’ · 55 min.Douglas Stuart’s latest novel follows a profoundly isolated father and son, each grappling with long-held secrets.
- Let’s Talk About the Best Books of the Year (So Far) · 39 min.It’s time for our annual midyear check-in on the books that we can’t stop thinking about.
- Sophie Elmhirst on the True Story of a Shipwrecked Couple · 32 min.Host Gilbert Cruz's conversation from last year with author Sophie Elmhirst features "Marriage at Sea: A True Story of Love, Obsession and Shipwreck" — the gripping 1970s story…
- This Author Says You Shouldn’t Be Intimidated by ‘The Odyssey’ · 44 min.First, a primer from the author of “Circe,” Madeline Miller. Then, A.O. Scott on all the genres inside the 3,000-year-old poem.
- Jill Lepore on What to Read This Fourth of July · 52 min.As America celebrates its 250th birthday, Jill Lepore, a Pulitzer Prize-winning historian, offers a reading list for the occasion. Then we round up some of the summer’s most…
- Book Club: Let's Talk About 'Yesteryear,' by Caro Claire Burke · 58 min.Burke’s best-selling novel, about a tradwife influencer with some surprises in store, is one of the buzziest books of 2026. On this episode, MJ Franklin discusses “Transcription”…
- Art, Outrage and How the Culture Wars Began · 35 min.Isaac Butler, an author and cultural historian, joined the “Book Review” podcast to discuss his new book, “The Perfect Moment: God, Sex, Art and the Birth of America’s Culture…
- The Best Books of the 21st Century: Ryan Holiday on ‘The Road’ · 37 min.The best-selling author joined the “Book Review” podcast to discuss how his relationship to Cormac McCarthy’s novel changed after becoming a father.
- A Summer Book Recommendation Bonanza · 44 min.From doppelgängers to dark academia, the Book Review editors share some of their most-anticipated titles.
- Book Club: Let's Talk About 'Transcription,' by Ben Lerner · 47 min.Ben Lerner’s slender new novel, “Transcription,” is just 130 pages long, yet it cracks open some of our most colossal and enduring philosophical questions. On this episode, MJ…
- The Ezra Klein Show: Michael Pollan’s Journey to the Borderlands of Consciousness · 1 t. 28 min.Today we are delighted to share an episode from our colleagues on “The Ezra Klein Show,” originally published on March 31. Ezra interviewed author Michael Pollan, whose…
- Matt Haig on ‘The Midnight Library,’ Mental Illness and Winnie-the-Pooh · 42 min.The best-selling author joins the “Book Review” podcast to discuss his new novel, “The Midnight Train.”
- Patricia Cornwell on Her Dark Childhood and Best-Selling Novels · 60 min.The crime novelist discusses her new memoir “True Crime.” Also, Daniel Kraus, winner of this year’s Pulitzer Prize for fiction, talks about his novel “Angel Down.”
- ‘The Book Review’ Podcast Turns 20 · 1 t. 5 min.From Oprah to romantasy, we look back at two decades of hit books and literary trends.
- Book Club: Let's Talk About 'The Renovation,' by Kenan Orhan · 43 min.Dilara, the heroine of Kenan Orhan’s debut novel, is a Turkish exile living in Italy and undergoing a routine bathroom renovation that turns out to be not so routine: When the…
- The Time Loop Book Series You Should Be Reading · 36 min.The Book Review editors discuss Solvej Balle’s seven-book series, “On the Calculation of Volume.” Plus, a selection of translated fiction to put on your reading list.
- Patrick Radden Keefe on the Mystery at the Center of ‘London Falling’ · 35 min.The author discusses his newest book, about a 19-year-old’s curious death and the investigation that followed.
- 23 Books We Are Looking Forward to This Spring · 48 min.The Book Review editors discuss fiction and nonfiction that caught their eye. Plus, Ada Limón on the power of poetry.
- Book Club: Let's Talk About 'Kin,' by Tayari Jones · 47 min. · Episode 519On this week’s episode, book club host MJ Franklin leads a discussion about Tayari Jones's latest novel, "Kin."
- Andy Weir on Writing the Hit Book Behind the Movie ‘Project Hail Mary’ · 39 min. · Episode 518The author talked about adapting his best-selling novel for film, creating the beloved character Rocky and making complex science feel approachable.
- Louise Erdrich on Her New Story Collection and the Mystery of Writing · 34 min.The Pulitzer Prize-winning author talks process and “Planet of the Apes.”
- The Avett Brothers’ Bassist on Writing a John Quincy Adams Book · 38 min.Bob Crawford discusses the leap from stage to page and why his new book, “America’s Founding Son,” feels so relevant.
- Book Club: Let's Talk About 'Wuthering Heights,' by Emily Brontë · 54 min.Emily Brontë’s classic “Wuthering Heights” has long been a favorite among readers, and the novel is back in the zeitgeist thanks to Emerald Fennell’s recent film adaptation. On…
- Director Clint Bentley on Adapting ‘Train Dreams’ for the Big Screen · 39 min. · Episode 517The latest film from the writer and director Clint Bentley, “Train Dreams,” is nominated for four Oscars, including best adapted screenplay. The movie is based on Denis Johnson’s…
- Guillermo del Toro on Writing and Directing the Oscar-Nominated ‘Frankenstein’ · 36 min.Ahead of this year’s Academy Awards, the director appeared on the Book Review podcast to speak about his latest film.
- Julia Quinn on Her 'Bridgerton' Books and the Smash Netflix Series · 43 min.Julia Quinn published "The Duke and I," the first book in the 'Bridgerton' series, in 2000. Seven books and a quarter century later, its adaptation remains one of the biggest…
- How Nintendo Became the World's Most Fun Video Game Company · 43 min.Keza MacDonald, the video games editor at The Guardian and author of the new book “Super Nintendo: The Game-Changing Company That Unlocked the Power of Play,” speaks with host…
- Book Club: Let's Talk About 'The Hounding' by Xenobe Purvis · 50 min.Xenobe Purvis’s slim but powerful debut novel, “The Hounding,” is about five young sisters in 1700s England who are suspected of being able to transform into a pack of wild dogs…
- Chuck Klosterman Has So Much to Say About Football · 45 min.The journalist, novelist and cultural critic Chuck Klosterman is best known for writing about rock music and pop culture. But Klosterman got his start in college as a sports…
- The Books We're Excited About in Early 2026 · 46 min.A new year means new books are on the way! So many new books. On this week’s episode, host Gilbert Cruz talks with fellow Book Review editors Joumana Khatib and MJ Franklin about…
- 'The Correspondent' Author Virginia Evans On Her Breakout Year · 40 min.Virginia Evans’s debut novel, “The Correspondent,” was published last April and became one of the publishing industry’s heartwarming champions of 2025. For Evans, who had written…
- Book Club: Let’s Talk About ‘What We Can Know’ · 52 min.Ian McEwan’s latest novel, one of the Book Review’s 100 Notable Books of 2025, is a literary mystery about a scholar’s search for a long-lost poem.
- What Did 2025 Mean for Books? · 47 min.On this week’s episode, host MJ Franklin talks with his Book Review colleagues Alexandra Alter, Tina Jordan and John Maher about the biggest book stories and most significant…
- Our Book Critics on Their 2025 in Reading · 36 min.On this episode, host Gilbert Cruz talks with New York Times Book Review critics Dwight Garner, Alexandra Jacobs and Jennifer Szalai about their standout fiction and nonfiction…
- The 10 Best Books of 2025 · 1 t. 18 min.In this week’s episode, host Gilbert Cruz gathers a group of fellow editors at The New York Times Book Review to talk about the most exciting fiction and nonfiction of the year.
- Book Club: Let's Talk About 'Hamnet' · 1 t. 2 min.In this week's episode, host MJ Franklin leads a discussion about Maggie O'Farrell's "Hamnet" — one of the Book Review’s 10 Best Books of 2020, and the source of Chloé Zhao’s new…
