A Spiritual, Dangerous Quest in the Himalayas
Harley Rustad’s new book, “Lost in the Valley of Death,” is about an American adventurer named Justin Alexander Shetler, who went on a quest in the Hi...
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The world's top authors and critics join host Pamela Paul and editors at The New York Times Book Review to talk about the week's top books, what we're reading and what's going on in the literary world.
Ruta Sepetys Talks About 'I Must Betray You'
Ruta Sepetys writes Y.A. historical fiction that draws plenty of adult readers as well. Her new novel, “I Must Betray You,” is about a Romanian teenag...
Imani Perry Talks About 'South to America'
Imani Perry’s new book, “South to America,” joins a tradition of books that travel the South to find keys to the United States: its foundations, its c...
The Chinese Language Revolution
Jing Tsu’s new book, “Kingdom of Characters,” is about the long and concerted efforts of linguists, activists and others to adapt Chinese writing to t...
Robert Gottlieb on ‘Garbo’ and ‘Babbitt’
The writer and editor Robert Gottlieb does double duty on this week’s podcast. He talks about the life and career of Sinclair Lewis, on the occasion o...
The Second Annual Listeners’ Questions Episode
Throughout the year, we hear from many of you, and are always glad when we do. From time to time, we try to answer some of your questions on the podca...
David Sedaris’s Diaries and Paul McCartney’s Songs
David Sedaris’s second volume of diaries, “A Carnival of Snackery,” covers the years 2003 to 2020. On this week's podcast, he talks about the diaries,...
The Life of a Jazz Age Madam
In 2007, Debby Applegate won a Pulitzer Prize for “The Most Famous Man in America,” her biography of the 19th-century preacher and abolitionist Henry ...
A New Oral History of HBO
James Andrew Miller has written a series of oral histories about some our biggest cultural institutions: “Saturday Night Live,” Creative Artists Agenc...
Talking About the 10 Best Books of 2021
Earlier this week, several editors at The New York Times got together (virtually) for a live taping of the podcast to discuss the Book Review’s list o...