Today, I link to the New York Times Book Review Podcast archives.
Inside The New York Times Book Review began in 2006, and its entire archive is available.
And here are links to some recent podcasts:
Book Club: Let’s Talk About Adam Ross’s ‘Playworld’
This off-kilter coming-of-age novel about one boy growing up in New York in the 1980s is detailed, digressive and capable of tracking the most minute shifts in emotional weather.
April 25, 2025
What It Was Like to Edit the ‘Wolf Hall’ Books
The final novel in Hilary Mantel’s great trilogy has been adapted for TV. Her editor joins us this week to discuss working with Mantel on the books.
April 18, 2025
‘The Great Gatsby’ Is 100, and as Fresh as Ever
F. Scott Fitzgerald’s masterpiece has left an enduring mark on American culture.
April 11, 2025
Colum McCann on the Surprising Drama of Undersea Cables
The Irish writer’s new novel, “Twist,” is a shipboard adventure about the ragtag crews who repair ruptured information cables deep in the ocean.
April 4, 2025
Book Club: Let’s Talk About Han Kang’s ‘We Do Not Part’
This Korean novel by the 2024 winner of the Nobel Prize in Literature turns a pet-sitting mission into a haunting reflection on grief and memory.
March 28, 2025
Spring Preview: A Few Books We’re Excited For
Every season brings its share of books to look forward to, and this spring is no different. On this episode Gilbert Cruz and Joumana Khatib talk about a dozen or so titles that sound interesting in the months ahead.
March 7, 2025
Book Club: Let’s Talk About Samantha Harvey’s ‘Orbital’
Harvey’s novel about six astronauts living and working on the International Space Station won the 2024 Booker Prize.
Feb. 28, 2025
Celebrating 100 Years of Edward Gorey
The great author and illustrator was born on Feb. 22, 1925. Gilbert Cruz talks with the Book Review’s Sadie Stein about his distinctive talent and sensibility.
Feb. 21, 2025
Inside the Making of ‘Wicked’
Meet the writer who helped turn a book into a cultural phenomenon.
By Alex Barron, Kate LoPresti, Wendy Dorr, Sophia Lanman, Daniel Ramirez, Elisheba Ittoop and Gilbert Cruz
Feb. 19, 2025
Adapting the Twists and Turns of ‘Conclave’
How the novel became an Oscar-nominated film.
By Tina Antolini, Alex Barron, Wendy Dorr, Daniel Ramirez, Elisheba Ittoop and Gilbert Cruz
Feb. 14, 2025
Is Bob Dylan Still a ‘Complete Unknown’?
The director James Mangold discusses the things we may never understand about the folk legend.
By Alex Barron, Kate LoPresti, Wendy Dorr, Sophia Lanman, Elisheba Ittoop and Gilbert Cruz
Feb. 11, 2025
How ‘Nickel Boys’ Became One of the Year’s Most Visually Striking Films
The director RaMell Ross on adapting Colson Whitehead’s prize-winning novel.
By Tina Antolini, Alex Barron, Kate LoPresti, Wendy Dorr, Sophia Lanman, Elisheba Ittoop and Gilbert Cruz
Feb. 7, 2025
