What to Read in August

In 2024, The New York Times Book Review gathered more than 500 novelists, nonfiction writers, poets and literary enthusiasts to help pick the best books of the 21st century so far. One of those books was Cormac McCarthy’s Pulitzer Prize-winning novel, “The Road,” which came in at ... Show More

June is here and the long summer days are stretching out ahead, which means it’s time to settle in front of the air-conditioner with a pile of books. (Just us?) But which ones should you read this summer? The “Book Review” podcast’s Gilbert Cruz talks with the Book Review editors ... Show More

Ben Lerner’s slender new novel, “Transcription,” is just 130 pages long, yet it cracks open some of our most colossal and enduring philosophical questions. The novel is told in three parts. We open with an unnamed narrator going to interview his mentor, Thomas — an acclaimed arti ... Show More

On this week's episode Reggie, Kennedy, and Mikayla recommend books for their listeners. They put up a question box on instagram and the listeners put what kind of books they wanted the Ill read what she's reading girls to recommend for them! Books talked about in this episode: T ... Show More

The story of why the novel Ariel is currently reading is making her bake bread, plus we recommend weird books, a book about mental health, and some poetry! Submit your book requests to booksunboundpodcast@gmail.com and support the podcast on patreon! https://www.patreon.com/books ... Show More

Our favourite books from 2023 – or reads, because of course we mostly read ‘backlisted’ titles. Always a fun one to record – this time with the added bonus that we were each going to choose one from the other’s 

On today's episode... we had no plan! Therefore, we brought on Emma and Kristin and did a roundtable of book recommendations. There is, quite literally, something for everyone in this list.   Book Mentioned in this episode Again but Better by Christine Riccio The Cozy Minim ... Show More

Welcome back to Espresso Epilogues, a podcast where two besties talk about books over coffee. You guys asked us for very specific book recommendations - and we're here to deliver. Here are all the books mentioned in this episode: Perfume - Patrick Süskind We Have Always Lived in ... Show More

<p>From Nobel-winning greats and pacey thrillers to memoirs and historical novels, Times Radio's Stig Abell returns to the podcast for our guide to the best reads for the beach.</p><br><p><em>This podcast was brought to you thanks to the support of readers of The Times and The S ... Show More

Mary Lawson joins us to talk about all her novels &#8211; welcome to episode 122! I can&#8217;t quite believe I&#8217;m writing this, but THE Mary Lawson &#8211; Canadian author of Crow Lake, The Other Side of the Bridge, Road Ends, and A Town Called 

Our first podcast episode recorded in the same room! Raeleen rereads a favourite book and Ariel gets another George Orwell book... Submit your book requests to booksunboundpodcast@gmail.com and support the podcast on patreon! https://www.patreon.com/booksunbound Books mentioned: ... Show More

<p dir="ltr">Show notes:</p> <p dir="ltr">We’re both very different readers, but it seems like lately, there’s more of a middle ground between Team Sarah and Team Mia. Here are some books that we both love and it was easier than we thought to come up with this list.</p> <p><stron ... Show More