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Back to SearchVictor 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 ago
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 ago
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…
3 years ago
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…
3 years, 1 month ago
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…
3 years, 1 month ago
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 …
3 years, 1 month ago
"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…
3 years, 1 month ago
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…
3 years, 2 months ago
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…
3 years, 3 months ago
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