William Taubman discusses his biography of Mikhail Gorbachev, and N. K. Jemisin talks about reading, writing and reviewing science fiction and fantasy.

'Gorbachev: His Life and Times'

Sam Tanenhaus, editor of The New York Times Book Review, discusses this week's issue.

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Atkinson talks about her new novel, and Shane Bauer discusses "American Prison."

Kate Atkinson on 'Transcription'

Daniel Mendelsohn discusses Karl Ove Knausgaard’s “My Struggle,” and Jill Lepore talks about “These Truths: A History of the United States.”

The End of the ‘Struggle’

Bergman talks about “Rise and Kill First,” and Felix Salmon discusses Chris Hughes’s “Fair Shot.”

Ronen Bergman on Israel’s Targeted Assassinations

Matt Young discusses “Eat the Apple,” and A. O. Scott talks about Martin Amis’s “The Rub of Time.”

'Gorbachev: His Life and Times'

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