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Victor LaValle Talks About Horror and ‘Lone Women’

Episode 436

After a spate of more or less contemporary horror novels set in and around New York, Victor LaValle’s latest book, “Lone Women,” opens in 1915 as its…

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What We're Reading

Episode 435

It should come as no surprise that writers and editors at the Book Review do a lot of outside reading — and, even among ourselves, we like to discuss…

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Books About the Oscars

Episode 434

The 95th Academy Awards will be presented on Sunday evening in Hollywood, with top contenders including “Tár,” “Women Talking” and “Everything Everyw…

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Revisiting 'Wisconsin Death Trip,' 50 Years Later

Episode 433

It's been 50 years since Michael Lesy's influential cult classic "Wisconsin Death Trip" was published. A documentary text of found material, the book…

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On Reading "A Wrinkle in Time"

Episode 432

Some books find us at the right age and in the right frame of mind to lodge an enduring hold on our imagination; these are the books we turn to again…

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Public Libraries, and Profiling Paul Harding

Episode 431

At a time when public libraries and librarians are facing budget headwinds and sometimes intense political scrutiny for the roles they play in their …

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"Lives of the Wives: Five Literary Marriages"

Episode 430

Admit it: It's fun to look at other people's marriages — and all the more fun if those marriages are messy. In a new group biography, "Lives of the W…

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A Look Ahead at the Season's Big Books

Episode 429

How do you define a "big book"? It might be a new offering from a beloved author or a deep dive into a timely subject or a story that has generated u…

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The Critics’ Picks: A Year in Reading

Episode 428

Last week’s podcast featured members of The New York Times’s Books staff discussing the Book Review’s picks for the best books of 2022. The paper’s s…

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The 10 Best Books of 2022

Episode 427

Heads up! The Book Review podcast returns with a new episode this week, recorded Tuesday during a live event in which several of our editors and crit…

3 years, 4 months ago

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