Book Review

Celebrating Our 15th Anniversary

We’ve been in celebration mode all week as the Book Review’s podcast turns 15 years old. Pamela...

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Blake Bailey on Writing His Life of Philip Roth

Blake Bailey’s long-awaited biography of Philip Roth has generated renewed conversation about the...

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Carl Zimmer on Defining Life

In his new book, “Life’s Edge,” Carl Zimmer asks the modest questions: What is life? How did it...

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Tillie Olsen and the Barriers to Creativity

A.O. Scott, The Times’s co-chief film critic, returns to the Book Review’s podcast this week to...

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Four Decades of Downs and Ups in New York City

There’s nothing wrong with your eyes: The title of Thomas Dyja’s new book is “New York, New York,...

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Imbolo Mbue on Writing Her Second Novel

Imbolo Mbue first began writing her new novel, “How Beautiful We Were,” in 2002. The book...

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Imbolo Mbue on Writing Her Second Novel

Imbolo Mbue first began writing her new novel, “How Beautiful We Were,” in 2002. The book...

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Kazuo Ishiguro and Friendship With Machines

Kazuo Ishigruo’s eighth novel, “Klara and the Sun,” is his first since he won the Nobel Prize for...

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Kazuo Ishiguro and Friendship With Machines

Kazuo Ishigruo’s eighth novel, “Klara and the Sun,” is his first since he won the Nobel Prize for...

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Lauren Oyler Talks About Deception Online

Lauren Oyler’s debut novel, “Fake Accounts,” features a nameless narrator who discovers that her...

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Lauren Oyler Talks About Deception Online

Lauren Oyler’s debut novel, “Fake Accounts,” features a nameless narrator who discovers that her...

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Surviving Without Silver Linings

At 22 years old, Suleika Jaouad was a recent college graduate who had moved to Paris, looking...

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Writing About Illness Without Platitudes

At 22 years old, Suleika Jaouad was a recent college graduate who had moved to Paris, looking...

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This Land Is Whose Land?

When Simon Winchester takes on a big subject, he takes on a big subject. His new book, “Land: How...

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This Land Is Whose Land?

When Simon Winchester takes on a big subject, he takes on a big subject. His new book, “Land: How...

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Chang-rae Lee on His New Novel: ‘It’s Kind of a Crazy Book.’

Chang-rae Lee’s new novel, “My Year Abroad,” is his sixth. On this week’s podcast, Lee says that...

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Chang-rae Lee on His New Novel: ‘It’s Kind of a Crazy Book.’

Chang-rae Lee’s new novel, “My Year Abroad,” is his sixth. On this week’s podcast, Lee says that...

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Navigating the Maze of Paying for College

Ron Lieber’s new book, “The Price You Pay for College,” aims at helping families with, as the...

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Navigating the Maze of Paying for College

Ron Lieber’s new book, “The Price You Pay for College,” aims at helping families with, as the...

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The Ethics of Adoption in America

In “American Baby,” the veteran journalist Gabrielle Glaser tells the story of one mother and...

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