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What It's Like to Write a King Arthur Tale
Episode 499
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 "T…
1 year, 10 months ago
The 100 Best Books of the 21st Century
Episode 498
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 s…
1 year, 10 months ago
Book Club: 'Headshot,' by Rita Bullwinkel
Episode 492
Rita Bullwinkel’s impressive debut novel, “Headshot,” follows eight teenagers fighting in the Daughters of America Cup, a youth women’s boxing tourna…
1 year, 11 months ago
Griffin Dunne on His Joyful and Tragic Family Memoir
Episode 491
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, ha…
1 year, 11 months ago
10 Books to Check Out This Summer
Episode 490
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 …
1 year, 11 months ago
Elin Hilderbrand on Her Final Nantucket Summer Book
Episode 489
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 bestsell…
1 year, 11 months ago
Let's Talk About Percival Everett's 'James'
Episode 488
The broad outlines of "James" will be immediately familiar to anyone with even a basic knowledge of American literature: A boy named Huckleberry Finn…
1 year, 11 months ago
Writing About NASA's Most Shocking Moment
Episode 487
The year 1986 was notable for two big disasters, both of them attributable to human error and bureaucratic negligence at competing super powers: the …
2 years ago
Fantasy Superstar Leigh Bardugo on Her New Novel
Episode 486
In the world of fantasy fiction, Leigh Bardugo is royalty: Her Grishaverse novels are mainstays on the young adult best-seller list, her “Shadow and …
2 years ago
Colm Toibin on His Sequel to 'Brooklyn'
Episode 485
Colm Tóibín’s 2009 novel “Brooklyn” told the story of a meek young Irishwoman, Eilis Lacey, who emigrates to New York in the 1950s out of a sense of …
2 years ago