The Book Review

A Books podcast by The New York Times

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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.

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Nicholas Boggs on Writing a James Baldwin Biography
Published: November 14, 2025
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The Sinking of the Edmund Fitzgerald, 50 Years Later
Published: November 7, 2025
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Book Club: Let's Talk About 'The Buffalo Hunter Hunter'
Published: October 31, 2025
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Joe Hill's Scary Book Recs and Victor LaValle on "The Haunting of Hill House" (Rerun)
Published: October 24, 2025
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Stephen King Isn't Always Scary (with Sean Fennessey)
Published: October 17, 2025
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Brandon Taylor On His New Novel, 'Minor Black Figures'
Published: October 10, 2025
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The Sunday Special: The Books We Read in School
Published: October 3, 2025
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Book Club: Let's Talk About 'Pride and Prejudice'
Published: September 26, 2025
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Mary Roach Loves Writing About Weird Science
Published: September 19, 2025
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17 Nonfiction Books We’re Looking Forward to This Fall
Published: September 12, 2025
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