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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, 2 months 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, 2 months 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, 3 months 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, 3 months 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, 3 months 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, 3 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, 5 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, 5 months ago
Bringing Down Harvey Weinstein
Episode 426
For the next few months, we’re sharing some of our favorite conversations from the podcast’s archives. This week’s segments first appeared in 2019 an…
3 years, 6 months ago
Taffy Brodesser-Akner Discusses “Fleishman Is in Trouble”
Episode 425
For the next few months, we’re sharing some of our favorite conversations from the podcast’s archives. This week’s segments first appeared in 2019 an…
3 years, 6 months ago