This week, Jon Meacham discusses his new book, “Thomas Jefferson: The Art of Power”; Pamela Paul talks about the year’s best illustrated children’s books; Sam Tanenhaus explains the prescient politics of John Updike’s “Rabbit Redux”; and Gregory Cowles has best-seller news. Sam Tanenhaus is the host.

This week, Nate Silver talks about his new book, “The Signal and the Noise”; Parul Sehgal discusses publishing news; and Gregory Cowles has best-seller news. Sam Tanenhaus is the host.

This week, Nate Silver talks about his new book, “The Signal and the Noise”; Parul Sehgal discusses publishing news; and Gregory Cowles has best-seller news. Sam Tanenhaus is the host.

This week, Robert Christgau talks about Pete Townshend’s new memoir; Amanda Foreman discusses J. K. Rowling’s novel “The Casual Vacancy”; and Gregory Cowles has best-seller news. Sam Tanenhaus is the host.

This week, Robert Christgau talks about Pete Townshend’s new memoir; Amanda Foreman discusses J. K. Rowling’s novel “The Casual Vacancy”; and Gregory Cowles has best-seller news. Sam Tanenhaus is the host.

This week, Chris Ware talks about “Building Stories”; Parul Sehgal has notes from the field; Dexter Filkins discusses Mark Owen’s “No Easy Day”; and Gregory Cowles has best-seller news. Sam Tanenhaus is the host.

This week, Chris Ware talks about “Building Stories”; Parul Sehgal has notes from the field; Dexter Filkins discusses Mark Owen’s “No Easy Day”; and Gregory Cowles has best-seller news. Sam Tanenhaus is the host.

This week, Lois Lowry discusses her novel “Son”; Julie Bosman has notes from the field; Evgeny Morozov talks about the world of hacktivists; and Gregory Cowles has best-seller news. Sam Tanenhaus is the host.

This week, Lois Lowry discusses her novel “Son”; Julie Bosman has notes from the field; Evgeny Morozov talks about the world of hacktivists; and Gregory Cowles has best-seller news. Sam Tanenhaus is the host.

This week, Kevin Powers discusses his novel “The Yellow Birds”; Matt Taibbi talks about Seth Rosenfeld’s “Subversives”; and Gregory Cowles has best-seller news. Parul Sehgal is the host.