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'The Great Gatsby' at 100
A century after “The Great Gatsby” was first published, F. Scott Fitzgerald’s slender novel about a mysterious, lovelorn millionaire living and dying…
1 year, 4 months ago
Colum McCann on Undersea Cables and His New Novel "Twist"
In his new novel, “Twist,” the National Book Award-winning Irish writer Colum McCann tells the story of a journalist deep at sea in more ways then on…
1 year, 4 months ago
Book Club: Let's Talk About "We Do Not Part," by Han Kang
The novel “We Do Not Part,” by the Nobel laureate Han Kang, involves a pet-sitting quest gone surreal: It follows a writer and documentarian whose ho…
1 year, 5 months ago
Steven Soderbergh on His Reading Life (Rerun)
The director Steven Soderbergh has just released his second film of 2025: the spy thriller "Black Bag," starring Michael Fassbender and Cate Blanchet…
1 year, 5 months ago
Spring Preview: A Few Books We're Excited For
Every season brings its share of books to look forward to, and this spring is no different. Host Gilbert Cruz is joined by Book Review editor Joumana…
1 year, 5 months ago
Book Club: Let's Talk About "Orbital," by Samantha Harvey
Samantha Harvey’s novel “Orbital,” which won the Booker Prize last year, has a tight, poetic frame: We follow one day in the lives of six people work…
1 year, 6 months ago
Celebrating 100 Years of Edward Gorey
You’re familiar with Edward Gorey, whether you know it or not. The prolific author and illustrator, who was born 100 years ago this week, was ubiquit…
1 year, 6 months ago
Inside the Making of ‘Wicked’
Episode 515
One day, several decades ago, the writer Winnie Holzman was shopping in a Manhattan bookstore where a particular cover caught her eye. It showed a wo…
1 year, 6 months ago
Adapting the Twists and Turns of ‘Conclave’
The screenwriter Peter Straughan has become adept at taking well known — and beloved — books and adapting them for the big and small screens. He was …
1 year, 6 months ago
Is Bob Dylan Still a ‘Complete Unknown’?
Elijah Wald’s 2015 book, “Dylan Goes Electric! Newport, Seeger, Dylan and the Night That Split the Sixties,” traces the events that led up to Bob Dyl…
1 year, 6 months ago