21st Century Books Special Edition: Colson Whitehead on 'The Underground Railroad'
As part of its recent "100 Best Books of the 21st Century" project, The New York Times Book Review is interviewing some of the authors whose books appeared on the list. This week, two-time Pulitzer Pr...
22 Heinä 202436min
What It's Like to Write a King Arthur Tale
Lev Grossman, author of fantasy novel "The Magicians" and its two sequels, joins host Gilbert Cruz to talk about writing his version of Camelot in "The Bright Sword: A Novel of King Arthur." Subscribe...
19 Heinä 202432min
The 100 Best Books of the 21st Century
This week The New York Times Book Review rolled out the results of an ambitious survey it conducted to determine the best books of the 21st century so far. On this week’s episode, Gilbert Cruz chats w...
12 Heinä 202437min
Book Club: 'Headshot,' by Rita Bullwinkel
Rita Bullwinkel’s impressive debut novel, “Headshot,” follows eight teenagers fighting in the Daughters of America Cup, a youth women’s boxing tournament staged in a dilapidated gym in Reno. Each chap...
28 Kesä 202434min
Griffin Dunne on His Joyful and Tragic Family Memoir
Every family has its stories, and every family has its drama — and some families, like the one the actor and director Griffin Dunne was born into, have an excess of both. His uncle was the writer John...
21 Kesä 202437min
10 Books to Check Out This Summer
Summer is upon us and you're going to need a few books to read. Book Review editors Elisabeth Egan and Joumana Khatib join host Gilbert Cruz to talk through a few titles they're looking forward to ove...
14 Kesä 202428min
Elin Hilderbrand on Her Final Nantucket Summer Book
For many years now, Elin Hilderbrand has published a novel every summer set on the island of Nantucket. With her 30th book, 'Swan Song,' the bestselling author says she will step off that hamster whee...
7 Kesä 202437min
Let's Talk About Percival Everett's 'James'
The broad outlines of "James" will be immediately familiar to anyone with even a basic knowledge of American literature: A boy named Huckleberry Finn and an enslaved man named Jim are fleeing down the...
31 Touko 202445min
