This week The New York Times Book Review rolled out the results of an ambitious survey it conducted to determine the best books of the 21st century so far. On this week’s episode, Gilbert Cruz chats with some fellow editors about the results of that survey and about the project itself.
Aug 14
This Reporter Can Tell Us What Nuclear Apocalypse Looks Like (Encore)
Imagine, if you will, that for unknown reasons North Korea has just launched a nuclear bomb at the United States. What happens next? The journalist Annie Jacobsen has imagined exactly that, and spent more than a decade interviewing dozens of experts while mastering the voluminous ... Show More
45m 29s
Aug 5
Let’s Talk About the 50 Best Thrillers of the 21st Century
What are the best thrillers published since 2000? That was the question that the team at The New York Times’s Book Review posed to hundreds of writers of every kind of crime fiction, from legal thrillers to spy novels to cozy mysteries, as well as librarians, editors, critics and ... Show More
51m 26s
Aug 1
Book Club: Let’s Talk About ‘John of John’
Early in Douglas Stuart’s new novel, “John of John,” the Booker Prize-winning author describes a peculiar irony: “What skinned him was that the closer he got to home, the more lost he felt.” It’s a passing line, but it captures the tension at the heart of this magnificent book: H ... Show More
55m 6s
Dec 2024
How THE NEW YORK TIMES Picks The 100 Notable, and 10 Best, Books of the Year
Gilbert Cruz, editor of The New York Times Book Review, joins Jeff to talk about the colossal undertaking that is making its 100 Notable Books List and its 10 Best Books of the Year List.
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47m 22s
Dec 2024
The Year in Books
<p>As 2024 comes to a close, critics, reporters and editors at The New York Times are reflecting on the year in arts and culture, including books.</p><p>The deputy editor of Culture and Lifestyle, Melissa Kirsch, speaks with the editor of The New York Times Book Review, Gilbert C ... Show More
26m 2s
Jul 2024
Bookish Hot Takes
This week, we're doing something special: sharing your hot takes on popular books, genres, and authors. You've sent in your most controversial bookish opinions, and now it's time for us, your hosts Mikayla, Reggie, and Kennedy, to respond! Get ready for a lively discussion filled ... Show More
45m 19s
Dec 2021
Best Books of 2021- Young Reader's Literature- Kelly Loy Gilbert
On our second Best Books episode, Kelly Loy Gilbert discusses When We Were Infinite (Simon & Schuster, March). Gilbert’s “beautifully, achingly cathartic” YA novel (starred review), is one of Kirkus’ Best Books in young readers’ literature for 2021. Then young readers’ editor Lau ... Show More
48m 7s