What It's Like to Write a New John le Carré Novel
The works of John le Carré, who died in 2020, are among the most beloved thrillers of all time. For some, books like "Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy," "A Perfect Spy" and "The Spy Who Came in From the C...
8 Marras 202438min
Sally Rooney's "Intermezzo": Our Book Club Conversation
Sally Rooney is a writer people talk about. Since her first novel, “Conversations With Friends,” was published in 2017, Rooney has been hailed as a defining voice of the millennial generation because ...
1 Marras 202438min
Two Horror Authors on the Scary Books You Should Be Reading
Halloween is just around the corner, so we turned to two great horror authors — Joe Hill and Stephen Graham Jones — for their recommendations of books to read this season.Books discussed:"Mean Spirite...
26 Loka 202452min
The Ezra Klein Show: Salman Rushdie
Salman Rushdie's "Knife: Meditations After an Attempted Murder," has been nominated in the nonfiction category as part of this year's National Book Awards, which will take place in mid-November. This ...
18 Loka 20241h
Stanley Tucci on His Year in Eating and a Look at the National Book Awards
The actor-director-producer Stanley Tucci is also, famously, an avid eater, who has explored his enthusiasm for food through his travel show “Searching for Italy” and through two books: “Taste,” in 20...
11 Loka 202446min
Jean Hanff Korelitz on "The Sequel"
In 2021, the novelist Jean Hanff Korelitz had a hit with “The Plot,” a book that was partly a mystery, partly a thriller and entirely a delicious sendup of the publishing industry. It told the tale of...
4 Loka 202438min
Book Club: 'The Hypocrite,' by Jo Hamya
Jo Hamya’s novel “The Hypocrite” follows a famous English novelist as he watches a new play by his daughter, Sophia, in London. The lights go down in the theater, and immediately the novelist realizes...
27 Syys 202441min
The Fall Books We're Looking Forward To
This weekend marks the official start of autumn, so what better time to take a peek at the fall books we’re most excited to read? On this week’s episode, Gilbert Cruz chats with Joumana Khatib and Ann...
20 Syys 202431min
