The Book Review Podcast

The podcast that takes you inside the literary world.
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Talking About the Century’s Best Books
A roundtable of Book Review editors discuss what surprised them, what delighted them, what will send them back to their own shelves.
Book Club: Let’s Talk About ‘Headshot,’ by Rita Bullwinkel
Bullwinkel’s debut novel sheds light on the culture of youth women’s boxing through an ensemble cast of complicated characters. It packs a punch.
Griffin Dunne on His Joyful and Tragic Family Memoir
In “The Friday Afternoon Club,” the actor and director recalls his years growing up around performers, writers and the Hollywood set.
Elin Hilderbrand Says Goodbye to Nantucket Summers
The author discusses her new novel, “Swan Song,” which she says is the last beach read she intends to write.
Book Club: Let’s Talk About ‘James,’ by Percival Everett
Everett’s latest novel revisits “The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn” from the perspective of Huck’s fellow runaway.
Why Did the First Space Shuttle Disaster Happen?
Adam Higginbotham discusses his new book, “Challenger: A True Story of Heroism and Disaster on the Edge of Space.”
Talking to Leigh Bardugo, Fantasy Superstar
The best-selling author of dark fantasy novels for Y.A. and adult audiences discusses her career and her stand-alone new historical fantasy, “The Familiar.”
A Conversation With Colm Tóibín
The Irish author discusses “Long Island,” the sequel to his 2009 novel “Brooklyn.”
Book Club: Let’s Talk About ‘Good Material,’ by Dolly Alderton
The writer Dolly Alderton has long had an avid following in her native England, but with her best-selling comic novel “Good Material” she’s become a trans-Atlantic success.
100 Years of Simon & Schuster
The publisher has gone through a lot of changes since its founding in 1924. Its current chief executive, Jonathan Karp, talks about the company’s history and its hopes for the future.