The Book Review podcast

The Book Review

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 and Spotify. 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.

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 and Spotify. 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.

 

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

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17 Oct 2025

53 MINS

53:10

17 Oct 2025


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

The novelist Brandon Taylor has been a force to reckon with right from the start: His debu... more

10 Oct 2025

40 MINS

40:12

10 Oct 2025


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The Sunday Special: The Books We Read in School

This week, the Book Review podcast presents an episode of The Sunday Special from early Se... more

03 Oct 2025

39 MINS

39:01

03 Oct 2025