Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchBook Club: Gabriel Garcia Marquez's "One Hundred Years of Solitude"
It begins with one of the most iconic lines in literature: “Many years later, as he faced the firing squad, Colonel Aureliano Buendía was to remember…
1 year, 4 months ago
Patrick Radden Keefe on Taking "Say Nothing" From Book to Show
As part of The New York Times Book Review's project on the 100 Best Books published since the year 2000, Nick Hornby called "Say Nothing: A True Stor…
1 year, 4 months ago
What It's Like to Write a New John le Carré Novel
The works of John le Carré, who died in 2020, are among the most beloved thrillers of all time. For some, books like "Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy," …
1 year, 4 months ago
Sally Rooney's "Intermezzo": Our Book Club Conversation
Sally Rooney is a writer people talk about. Since her first novel, “Conversations With Friends,” was published in 2017, Rooney has been hailed as a d…
1 year, 5 months ago
Two Horror Authors on the Scary Books You Should Be Reading
Episode 513
Halloween is just around the corner, so we turned to two great horror authors — Joe Hill and Stephen Graham Jones — for their recommendations of book…
1 year, 5 months ago
The Ezra Klein Show: Salman Rushdie
Episode 512
Salman Rushdie's "Knife: Meditations After an Attempted Murder," has been nominated in the nonfiction category as part of this year's National Book A…
1 year, 5 months ago
Stanley Tucci on His Year in Eating and a Look at the National Book Awards
Episode 511
The actor-director-producer Stanley Tucci is also, famously, an avid eater, who has explored his enthusiasm for food through his travel show “Searchi…
1 year, 5 months ago
Jean Hanff Korelitz on "The Sequel"
Episode 509
In 2021, the novelist Jean Hanff Korelitz had a hit with “The Plot,” a book that was partly a mystery, partly a thriller and entirely a delicious sen…
1 year, 5 months ago
Book Club: 'The Hypocrite,' by Jo Hamya
Episode 508
Jo Hamya’s novel “The Hypocrite” follows a famous English novelist as he watches a new play by his daughter, Sophia, in London. The lights go down in…
1 year, 6 months ago
The Fall Books We're Looking Forward To
Episode 507
This weekend marks the official start of autumn, so what better time to take a peek at the fall books we’re most excited to read? On this week’s epis…
1 year, 6 months ago