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Agents of Change

Episode 326

Kerri Greenidge discusses two books about African-Americans in the years before the Civil War, and Neal Gabler talks about “Catching the Wind,” his b…

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Jo Nesbo Talks About 'The Kingdom'

Episode 325

Nesbo discusses his latest novel, and David Michaelis talks about his new biography of Eleanor Roosevelt. Subscribe today at nytimes.com/podcasts or …

5 years, 3 months ago

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David Sedaris on a Career-Spanning Collection

Episode 324

Sedaris talks about “The Best of Me” and his life as an essayist.

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5 years, 4 months ago

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Talking About the 10 Best Books of 2020

Episode 323

On a special episode of the podcast, taped live, editors from The New York Times Book Review discuss this year's outstanding fiction and nonfiction.

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5 years, 4 months ago

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Joy Williams and Unique Views of America

Episode 322

A.O. Scott talks about Williams’s fiction, and Nicholas Christakis discusses his new book about the coronavirus, “Apollo’s Arrow.”

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5 years, 4 months ago

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David Byrne on Turning 'American Utopia' Into a Book

Episode 321

Byrne talks about his work with the artist Maira Kalman on his latest book, and Brittany K. Barnett discusses "A Knock at Midnight."

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The Birth of the Animal Rights Movement

Episode 320

Ernest Freeberg talks about “A Traitor to His Species,” and the illustrator Christian Robinson discusses his career in picture books.

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A Writing Career Among Trailblazing Music Stars

Episode 319

Peter Guralnick talks about “Looking to Get Lost,” and Alex Ross discusses “Wagnerism.”

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5 years, 5 months ago

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Real-Life Political Violence Fuels Fiction in ‘The Abstainer’

Episode 318

Ian McGuire talks about his new novel, and Elisabeth Egan discusses Romy Hausmann’s “Dear Child.”

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The Ottoman Empire’s Influence on the Present Day

Episode 317

Alan Mikhail talks about “God’s Shadow,” and Benjamin Lorr discusses “The Secret Life of Groceries.”

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5 years, 5 months ago

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