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Back to SearchSummer Book Preview and 9 Thrillers to Read
Episode 446
There’s no rule that says you have to read thrillers in the summer — some people gobble them up them year round, while others avoid them entirely and…
2 years, 9 months ago
On Reading ‘Beloved’ Over and Over Again
Episode 445
For readers, a book’s meaning can change with every encounter, depending on the circumstances and experiences they bring to it each time. On this wee…
2 years, 10 months ago
Remembering Martin Amis
Episode 444
The writer Martin Amis, who died last week at the age of 73, was a towering figure of English literature who for half a century produced a body of wo…
2 years, 10 months ago
Essential Neil Gaiman and A.I. Book Freakout
Episode 443
Are you ready to dive in to the work of the prolific and inventive fantasy writer Neil Gaiman? On this week’s episode, the longtime Gaiman fan J.D. B…
2 years, 10 months ago
Pulitzer Winners
Episode 442
The Pulitzer Prizes were announced on Monday, bestowing one of America’s most prestigious awards in journalism and the arts on writers across a range…
2 years, 10 months ago
Book Bans and What to Read in May
Episode 441
Book-banning efforts remain one of the biggest stories in the publishing industry, and on this week’s episode of the podcast, our publishing reporter…
2 years, 10 months ago
Eleanor Catton on ‘Birnam Wood’
Episode 440
Eleanor Catton’s new novel, “Birnam Wood,” is a rollicking eco-thriller that juggles a lot of heady themes with a big plot and a heedless sense of pl…
2 years, 11 months ago
David Grann on the Wreck of the H.M.S. Wager
Episode 439
David Grann is one of the top narrative nonfiction writers at work today; a staff writer at The New Yorker, he has previously combined a flair for ad…
2 years, 11 months ago
The Enduring Appeal of Judy Blume and Gabriel García Márquez
Episode 438
It’s been more than 50 years since the publication of Judy Blume’s middle-grade novel “Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret,” a coming-of-age tale th…
2 years, 11 months ago
What We're Reading
Episode 437
As you might guess, the folks who work at the Book Review are always reading — and many of them like to juggle three or four books at once. In this e…
2 years, 11 months ago