Each week, Sam Tanenhaus, the editor of the Book Review, talks to authors, editors and critics about new books, the literary scene and current best sellers. The downloadable audio files are in mp3 format; instructions for subscribing to the podcast are below.
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May 13, 2011
This week: Pamela Paul, the Book Review’s children’s books editor, talks to Dr. Jane Goodall; the novelist and essayist Geoff Dyer discusses his craft; Julie Bosman has notes from the field; and Jennifer Schuessler has best-seller news. Sam Tanenhaus is the host.
May 6, 2011
This week: Ian Brown discusses his memoir, “The Boy in the Moon”; Leslie Gelb talks about Mohamed ElBaradei and nuclear disarmament; Julie Bosman has notes from the field; and Jennifer Schuessler has best-seller news. Sam Tanenhaus is the host.
April 29, 2011
This week: a conversation with Arthur Phillips about his new novel, “The Tragedy of Arthur”; Julie Bosman has notes from the field; and Jennifer Schuessler has best-seller news. Sam Tanenhaus is the host.
April 22, 2011
This week: Adam Goodheart on his book “1861: The Civil War Awakening”; excerpts from a panel discussion about the role of poetry in the modern world; Julie Bosman has notes from the field; and Jennifer Schuessler has best-seller news. Sam Tanenhaus is the host.
April 15, 2011
This week: the poet and essayist Meghan O’Rourke on her memoir, “The Long Goodbye”; Jennifer Schuessler discusses her back-page essay on David Foster Wallace and the I.R.S.; Julie Bosman has notes from the field; and Jennifer Schuessler returns with best-seller news. Sam Tanenhaus is the host.
April 8, 2011
This week: Francisco Goldman discusses his new novel, “Say Her Name”; the historian Deborah Lipstadt revisits the trial of Adolf Eichmann; and Pamela Paul talks about Beverly Cleary. As always, Julie Bosman has notes from the field; and Jennifer Schuessler has best-seller news. Sam Tanenhaus is the host.
April 1, 2011
This week: A special conversation with Henry Kissinger about Otto von Bismarck; the linguist Ben Zimmer on a new dictionary of slang; Julie Bosman has notes from the field; and Jennifer Schuessler has best-seller news. Sam Tanenhaus is the host.
March 25, 2011
This week: Joseph Lelyveld revisits Gandhi’s years in South Africa; The Times’s John Schwartz on a new biography of Will Rogers; Julie Bosman has notes from the field; and Jennifer Schuessler has best-seller news. Sam Tanenhaus is the host.
March 18, 2011
This week: The author and journalist John Darnton on his memoir, “Almost a Family”; The Times’s art critic Holland Cotter on a new biography of the painter Amedeo Modigliani; Julie Bosman has notes from the field; and Gregory Cowles has best-seller news. Sam Tanenhaus is the host.
March 11, 2011
This week, Joshua Foer discusses his book, “Moonwalking With Einstein”; Frank Bruni talks about the chef Gabrielle Hamilton’s memoir, “Blood, Bones and Butter”; Julie Bosman has notes from the field; and Jennifer Schuessler has best-seller news. Sam Tanenhaus is the host.
March 4, 2011
This week: The novelist and playwright Michael Frayn on his memoir, “My Father’s Fortune”; Donovan Hohn on his book, “Moby-Duck”; Julie Bosman with notes from the field; and Jennifer Schuessler with best-seller news. Sam Tanenhaus, the editor of the Book Review, is the host.
Feb. 25, 2011
This week: Bing West on his book “The Wrong War: Grit, Strategy and the Way Out of Afghanistan”; David Hajdu on the life of Ethel Waters; Julie Bosman with notes from the field; and Jennifer Schuessler with best-seller news. Sam Tanenhaus, the editor of the Book Review, is the host.
Feb. 18, 2011
This week: Walter Isaacson discusses a new biography of Socrates, “The Hemlock Cup,” by Bettany Hughes; Pamela Paul talks about her new role as the children’s books editor of the Book Review; and Jennifer Schuessler has best-seller news. Sam Tanenhaus is the host.
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