Podcast Episodes

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…

3 years ago

View Episode

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…

3 years ago

View Episode

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…

3 years ago

View Episode

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…

3 years ago

View Episode

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…

3 years, 1 month ago

View Episode

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…

3 years, 1 month ago

View Episode

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…

3 years, 1 month ago

View Episode

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…

3 years, 1 month ago

View Episode

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…

3 years, 1 month ago

View Episode

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…

3 years, 2 months ago

View Episode