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 Sep 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 Sep 202431min
Robert Caro on 50 Years of 'The Power Broker'
Robert Caro’s 1974 biography “The Power Broker” is a book befitting its subject, Robert Moses — the unelected parochial technocrat who used a series of appointed positions to entirely reshape New York...
13 Sep 202446min
Kate Atkinson on the Return of Jackson Brodie
The British writer Kate Atkinson has had a rich and varied career since her debut novel, “Behind the Scenes at the Museum,” won the Whitbread Book of the Year award in 1996; her 14 subsequent books ha...
6 Sep 202444min
21st Century Books Special Edition: Isabel Wilkerson on 'The Warmth of Other Suns'
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, Isabel Wilkerson joi...
26 Aug 202439min
Book Club: 'My Brilliant Friend,' by Elena Ferrante
This July, The New York Times Book Review published a list of The 100 Best Books of the 21st Century. The top choice was “My Brilliant Friend,” by Elena Ferrante, translated by Ann Goldstein.The book ...
23 Aug 202450min
21st Century Books Special Edition: Jennifer Egan on 'A Visit from the Goon Squad'
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, Jennifer Egan joins ho...
19 Aug 202441min
Liz Moore on Her Summer Camp Mystery "The God of the Woods"
A summer camp in the Adirondacks. A rich girl gone missing, 14 years after her older brother also disappeared. A prominent local family harboring dark secrets. Liz Moore’s new novel, “The God in the W...
16 Aug 202439min
