As part of its recent “100 Best Books of the 21st Century" project, The New York Times Book Review is interviewing some of the authors whose books appeared on the list. This week, Jennifer Egan discusses discuss her Pulitzer-winning novel about the music industry, "A Visit From the Goon Squad."
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Art, Outrage and How the Culture Wars Began
In April 1989, a newspaper clipping about an art exhibit landed in the mailbox of the Rev. Donald Wildmon, the founder of a conservative evangelical group, the American Family Association. Partly funded by the National Endowment for the Arts, the exhibit included a now-infamous p ... Show More
34m 56s
Jun 12
The Best Books of the 21st Century: Ryan Holiday on ‘The Road’
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
36m 43s
Aug 2025
Jason Mott’s new novel ‘People Like Us’ is metafiction that was almost memoir
In 2021, Jason Mott won the National Book Award for Hell of a Book. Now, he’s out with a new novel called People Like Us, in which two Black writers navigate life in the United States in an era of gun violence. Mott says the book is loosely based on himself – and leans into the a ... Show More
9m 26s
Nov 2024
Aleksandar Hemon Reads ZZ Packer
<p>Aleksandar Hemon joins Deborah Treisman to read and discuss “<a href="https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2000/06/19/drinking-coffee-elsewhere"><strong>Drinking Coffee Elsewhere</strong></a>,” by ZZ Packer, which was published in <em>The New Yorker</em> in 2000. Hemon, a winner ... Show More
1h 17m
Dec 2024
Behind the Pages: The Journey of Anna-Maria Athanasiou
Send us Fan MailAnna-Maria Athanasiou, a Greek Cypriot author from Leeds, began her writing journey in secret, jotting down her first stories on napkins. Her debut novel, Waiting for Summer, grew from these humble beginnings into a 900-page best-seller, eventually becoming the fi ... Show More
40m 34s
Jun 2025
Ep. 228 - Jane Johnson on how her editing experience made her a better author
Jane Johnson is a novelist, historian, and publisher. She is the UK publisher of many bestselling authors, including George R.R. Martin. She has written for both adults and children, including the bestselling novels The Tenth Gift and The Salt Road. Her latest book is Secrets of ... Show More
1h 4m
<p>Paul Theroux joins Deborah Treisman to read and discuss “<a href="https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/1958/02/15/the-necklace"><strong>The Necklace</strong></a>,” by V. S. Pritchett, which was published in <em>The New Yorker</em> in 1958. Theroux’s nonfiction books include “<a ... Show More
