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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, Gilbert Cruz, along with staff critics Dwight Garner, Alexandra Jacobs, and Jen Szalai, delve into the topic of great road trip books since Jack Kerouac's "On the Road." They discuss the elements that make a compelling road trip novel, including the flexibility of the form, t...

Book Club: Let's Talk About 'The Catch,' by Yrsa Daley-Ward

25 Jul 2025

52m

The Best Books of the Year (So Far)

18 Jul 2025

46m

The True Story of a Married Couple Stranded at Sea

11 Jul 2025

31m

Book Club: Let's Talk About 'Mrs. Dalloway" at 100

27 Jun 2025

42m

A.O. Scott on the Joy of Close Reading Poetry

20 Jun 2025

33m

50 Years After ‘Jaws’ Terrified Filmgoers, a Reporter Looks Back

14 Jun 2025

37m

S.A. Cosby on Writing Southern Crime Fiction

06 Jun 2025

37m

Book Club: Let's Talk About 'The Safekeep'

30 May 2025

39m

'Fun Home' Author Alison Bechdel on Her New Graphic Novel

23 May 2025

35m

Ron Chernow on His New Mark Twain Biography

16 May 2025

42m

12 Summer Books We're Looking Forward To

09 May 2025

32m

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This episode explores upcoming books for the summer, focusing on those that editors Gilbert Cruz and Joumana Khatib are anticipating. Against the backdrop of their shared dislike for summer, they highlight books that offer an escape, beginning with "The Beast in the Clouds" by Natalia Holt, which details the Roosevelt ...