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Back to SearchPatrick Radden Keefe on ‘Empire of Pain’
Episode 344
Patrick Radden Keefe’s new book, “Empire of Pain,” is a history of the Sacklers, the family behind Purdue Pharma, the creator of the powerful painkil…
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Celebrating Our 15th Anniversary
Episode 343
We’ve been in celebration mode all week as the Book Review’s podcast turns 15 years old. Pamela Paul shared 15 of her favorite episodes since she beg…
5 years, 1 month ago
Blake Bailey on Writing His Life of Philip Roth
Episode 342
Blake Bailey’s long-awaited biography of Philip Roth has generated renewed conversation about the life and work of the towering American novelist who…
5 years, 1 month ago
Carl Zimmer on Defining Life
Episode 341
In his new book, “Life’s Edge,” Carl Zimmer asks the modest questions: What is life? How did it begin? And by what criteria can we define things as “…
5 years, 1 month ago
Tillie Olsen and the Barriers to Creativity
Episode 340
A.O. Scott, The Times’s co-chief film critic, returns to the Book Review’s podcast this week to discuss the work of Tillie Olsen, the latest subject …
5 years, 2 months ago
Four Decades of Downs and Ups in New York City
Episode 339
There’s nothing wrong with your eyes: The title of Thomas Dyja’s new book is “New York, New York, New York.” (The triplicate is inspired by the urban…
5 years, 2 months ago
Imbolo Mbue on Writing Her Second Novel
Episode 338
Imbolo Mbue first began writing her new novel, “How Beautiful We Were,” in 2002. The book concerns the impact of an American oil company’s presence o…
5 years, 2 months ago
Kazuo Ishiguro and Friendship With Machines
Episode 337
Kazuo Ishigruo’s eighth novel, “Klara and the Sun,” is his first since he won the Nobel Prize for Literature in 2017. It’s narrated by Klara, an Arti…
5 years, 2 months ago
Lauren Oyler Talks About Deception Online
Episode 336
Lauren Oyler’s debut novel, “Fake Accounts,” features a nameless narrator who discovers that her boyfriend has a secret life online, where he posts c…
5 years, 3 months ago
Writing About Illness Without Platitudes
Episode 335
At 22 years old, Suleika Jaouad was a recent college graduate who had moved to Paris, looking forward to everything life might offer. Then she receiv…
5 years, 3 months ago