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21st Century Books Special Edition: Min Jin Lee on 'Pachinko'
Episode 494
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 ap…
2 years, 1 month ago
Book Club: Let's Talk About "The Talented Mr. Ripley," by Patricia Highsmith
Episode 500
Patricia Highsmith’s 1955 thriller “The Talented Mr. Ripley” follows a young, down-on-his-luck scammer, Tom Ripley, who is looking to reverse his for…
2 years, 1 month ago
21st Century Books Special Edition: Colson Whitehead on 'The Underground Railroad'
Episode 493
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 ap…
2 years, 1 month ago
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…
2 years, 1 month 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…
2 years, 1 month 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…
2 years, 2 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…
2 years, 2 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 …
2 years, 2 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…
2 years, 2 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…
2 years, 2 months ago