The Book Review

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.” Subscribe today at nytimes.com/podcasts or on Appl...

1 Mar 20191h 5min

Gal Beckerman discusses “How to Disappear,” by Akiko Busch, and “Silence,” by Jane Brox; and Steve Luxenberg talks about “Separate.” Subscribe today at nytimes.com/podcasts or on Apple Podcasts and Sp...

22 Feb 201951min

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. Subscribe today at nytimes...

15 Feb 20191h 3min

James discusses "Black Leopard, Red Wolf," and Stephanie Land talks about "Maid." Subscribe today at nytimes.com/podcasts or on Apple Podcasts and Spotify. You can also subscribe via your favorite pod...

8 Feb 201950min

Roger McNamee talks about "Zucked," and Charles Finch discusses the season's best thrillers. Subscribe today at nytimes.com/podcasts or on Apple Podcasts and Spotify. You can also subscribe via your f...

1 Feb 201957min

Shapiro talks about her new best-selling memoir, and David Treuer discusses “The Heartbeat of Wounded Knee.” Subscribe today at nytimes.com/podcasts or on Apple Podcasts and Spotify. You can also subs...

25 Jan 20191h 9min

A. O. Scott talks about Linn Ullmann’s “Unquiet,” and Judith Newman discusses new books about anxiety, mental illness and grief. Subscribe today at nytimes.com/podcasts or on Apple Podcasts and Spotif...

18 Jan 201950min

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." Subscribe today at n...

11 Jan 20191h 10min