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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. Subscribe today at nytimes.com/podcasts or on Apple Podcasts, Spotify and Amazon Music. You can also subscribe via your favorite podcast app here https://www.nytimes.com/activate-access/audio?source=podcatcher. For more podcasts and narrated articles, download The New York Times app at nytimes.com/app.

Episodes

In this episode of The Book Review Podcast, MJ Franklin leads a discussion with Sarah Lyall, Jen Harlan, and Leah Greenblatt about Maggie O'Farrell's novel "Hamnet." The panel explores the novel's themes of grief, parenthood, and the mysteries surrounding Shakespeare's life, particularly his relationship with his wife,...

Welcome to Literary Award Season

22 Nov 2025

46m

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In The Book Review podcast, MJ Franklin and colleagues Emily Eakin, Dave Kim, and Joumana Khatib discuss the recent book award season, focusing on the Booker Prize, Nobel Prize, and National Book Awards. The panel shares initial reactions to the award season, describing it as mystifying, curious, and unpredictable. The...

Nicholas Boggs on Writing a James Baldwin Biography

14 Nov 2025

36m

The Sinking of the Edmund Fitzgerald, 50 Years Later

07 Nov 2025

39m

Book Club: Let's Talk About 'The Buffalo Hunter Hunter'

31 Oct 2025

45m

Joe Hill's Scary Book Recs and Victor LaValle on "The Haunting of Hill House" (Rerun)

24 Oct 2025

47m

Stephen King Isn't Always Scary (with Sean Fennessey)

17 Oct 2025

53m

Brandon Taylor On His New Novel, 'Minor Black Figures'

10 Oct 2025

40m

The Sunday Special: The Books We Read in School

03 Oct 2025

39m

Book Club: Let's Talk About 'Pride and Prejudice'

26 Sep 2025

1h 5m

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In this episode of The Book Review podcast, Gilbert Cruz introduces a discussion on Jane Austen's "Pride and Prejudice" in anticipation of the 250th anniversary of Austen's birth. MJ Franklin interviews Sarah Lyall, the resident Jane Austen expert, to provide background on Austen's life and the novel's significance. La...