The Book Review

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May 13, 2016 Inside The New York Times Book Review: ‘The Gene’
Siddhartha Mukherjee talks about “The Gene”; Alexandra Alter has news from the publishing world; Jennifer Szalai discusses two books about taste; and Gregory Cowles and Parul Sehgal talk about what people are reading.
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46 min
May 06, 2016 Inside The New York Times Book Review: ‘Pumpkinflowers’
This week, Matti Friedman discusses “Pumpkinflowers: A Soldier’s Story”; Alexandra Alter has news from the publishing world; Judith Shulevitz talks about Angela Duckworth’s “Grit”; Sherman Alexie and Yuyi Morales discuss “Thunder Boy Jr.”; and Gregory Cowles and Parul Sehgal discuss what people are reading.
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56 min
May 05, 2016 Inside The New York Times Book Review: Celebrating 10 Years
On this special episode of the podcast, Pamela Paul, Sam Tanenhaus, Dwight Garner and Gary Shteyngart discuss the history of the show, which started in 2006.
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47 min
April 29, 2016 Inside The New York Times Book Review: ‘Listen, Liberal’
Thomas Frank talks about “Listen, Liberal”; Lydia Millet discusses her new novel, “Sweet Lamb of Heaven”; and Parul Sehgal and Gregory Cowles talk about what people are reading. Pamela Paul is the host.
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33 min
April 22, 2016 Inside The New York Times Book Review: ‘Old Age: A Beginner’s Guide’
This week, Michael Kinsley discusses “Old Age”; Alexandra Alter has news from the literary world; Eric Fair talks about “Consequence”; Viet Thanh Nguyen discusses his Pulitzer Prize-winning novel; and Gregory Cowles and Parul Sehgal talk about what people are reading. Pamela Paul is the host.
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41 min
April 22, 2016 Inside The New York Times Book Review: âOld Age: A Beginnerâs Guideâ
This week, Michael Kinsley discusses âOld Ageâ; Alexandra Alter has news from the literary world; Eric Fair talks about âConsequenceâ; Viet Thanh Nguyen discusses his Pulitzer Prize-winning novel; and Gregory Cowles and Parul Sehgal talk about what people are reading. Pamela Paul is the host.
41 min
April 15, 2016 Inside The New York Times Book Review: ‘At the Existentialist Café'
This week, Sarah Bakewell discusses her new book about the existentialists; Alexandra Alter has news from the publishing world; Liesl Schillinger talks about a new biography of Blanche Knopf; and Gregory Cowles has best-seller news. Pamela Paul is the host.
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40 min
April 15, 2016 Inside The New York Times Book Review: âAt the Existentialist CafÃ©'
This week, Sarah Bakewell discusses her new book about the existentialists; Alexandra Alter has news from the publishing world; Liesl Schillinger talks about a new biography of Blanche Knopf; and Gregory Cowles has best-seller news. Pamela Paul is the host.
40 min
April 08, 2016 Inside The New York Times Book Review: The Life of Louisa Adams
This week, Louisa Thomas talks about “Louisa”; Alexandra Alter has news from the publishing world; Hope Jahren discusses “Lab Girl”; and Gregory Cowles has best-seller news. Pamela Paul is the host.
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35 min
April 01, 2016 Inside The New York Times Book Review: ‘Spain in Our Hearts’
This week, Adam Hochschild talks about “Spain in Our Hearts”; Alexandra Alter has news from the publishing world; Anna Quindlen discusses “Miller’s Valley”; John Williams talks about James McBride and his new biography of James Brown; and Gregory Cowles has best-seller news. Pamela Paul is the host.
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44 min

About The Book Review

From the publisher's feed

The world's top authors and critics join host Gilbert Cruz 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.