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A.O. Scott on the Joy of Close Reading Poetry
On this week's episode, A.O. Scott joins host Gilbert Cruz to talk about the value of close reading poetry. And New York Times Book Review poetry edi…
1 year, 2 months ago
50 Years After ‘Jaws’ Terrified Filmgoers, a Reporter Looks Back
Steven Spielberg’s movie “Jaws” hit theaters 50 years ago this month, in June 1975, and became a phenomenon almost instantly. In some ways that was n…
1 year, 2 months ago
S.A. Cosby on Writing Southern Crime Fiction
In S.A. Cosby’s latest thriller, “King of Ashes,” a successful and fast-living financial adviser is called suddenly back to the small Virginia hometo…
1 year, 2 months ago
Book Club: Let's Talk About 'The Safekeep'
MJ Franklin, who hosts the Book Review podcast’s monthly book club, says that whenever someone asks him, “What should I read next?,” Yael van der Wou…
1 year, 3 months ago
'Fun Home' Author Alison Bechdel on Her New Graphic Novel
Alison Bechdel rose to fame as the creator of a long-running alt-weekly comic strip before jumping to an even wider audience by way of her celebrated…
1 year, 3 months ago
Ron Chernow on His New Mark Twain Biography
The biographer Ron Chernow has written about the Rockefellers and the Morgans. His book about George Washington won a Pulitzer Prize. His book about …
1 year, 3 months ago
12 Summer Books We're Looking Forward To
Summer arrives just over a month from now, and along with your last-minute scramble for a house share or a part-time job scooping ice cream, you’re p…
1 year, 3 months ago
'The Interview': Isabel Allende Understands How Fear Changes a Society
At 82, Isabel Allende is one of the world’s most beloved and best-selling Spanish-language authors. Her work has been translated into more than 40 la…
1 year, 3 months ago
Book Club: Let’s Talk About Adam Ross’s ‘Playworld’
Episode 516
Set in New York in the 1980s, Adam Ross’s new novel, “Playworld,” tells the story of a young actor named Griffin as he navigates the chaos of the cit…
1 year, 4 months ago
What It Was Like to Edit The 'Wolf Hall' Books
Last summer, when The New York Times Book Review released its list of the 100 Best Books of the 21st Century, one of the authors with multiple titles…
1 year, 4 months ago