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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Book Club: Let's Talk About 'Kin,' by Tayari Jones

Tayari Jones’s [new novel, “Kin,”] (https://www.nytimes.com/2026/02/19/books/review/kin-ta... more

27 Mar 2026

47 MINS

47:17

27 Mar 2026


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Andy Weir on Writing the Hit Book Behind the Movie ‘Project Hail Mary’

Andy Weir’s first time at the Hollywood rodeo was a singular trip. His debut novel, “The M... more

20 Mar 2026

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20 Mar 2026


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Louise Erdrich on Her New Story Collection and the Mystery of Writing

Since the publication of her first novel, “Love Medicine,” in 1984, Louise Erdrich has wri... more

13 Mar 2026

34 MINS

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13 Mar 2026