The Book Review

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The world's top authors and critics join host Gilbert Cruz and editors at The New York Times Book Review to talk about the week's top books, what we're reading and what's going on in the literary world. Subscribe today at nytimes.com/podcasts or on Apple Podcasts, Spotify and Amazon Music. You can also subscribe via your favorite podcast app here https://www.nytimes.com/activate-access/audio?source=podcatcher. For more podcasts and narrated articles, download The New York Times app at nytimes.com/app.

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The Interview: Sylvester Stallone Hid His Struggles for Decades. Now He’s Coming Clean.

2026-11-13 · 1 hr 17 min

Today we are delighted to share an episode from our colleagues on “The Interview,” originally published on Sept. 26. Lulu Garcia-Navarro spoke with actor Sylvester Stallone, best known for his starring roles in “Rocky”…
Book Club: Let's Talk About 'Switzy'

2026-10-30 · 57 min

Emma Cline’s latest novel is about a man with dementia who has decided to end his life on his own terms.
What to Read This Halloween, According to Two Best-Selling Writers

2026-10-23 · 52 min

Leigh Bardugo and Paul Tremblay share the books that scared them as kids, the stories that still unnerve them and their recommendations for readers new to horror.
A Book Review Critics’ Roundtable E

2026-10-16 · 42 min

Jennifer Szalai, Alexandra Jacobs and Dwight Garner discuss their approach to reading and offer stacks and stacks of book recommendations.
Min Jin Lee Wants Us to Rethink Education

2026-10-09 · 57 min

After almost a decade away, the author of “Pachinko” is back with her latest tale about the Korean diaspora, “American Hagwon.”
Decades Later, Stephen King Is Finishing What He and Peter Straub Started

2026-10-02 · 36 min

The author speaks about his new book, “Other Worlds Than These,” which completes a trilogy he began with his friend and co-writer in 1984.
Book Club: Let’s Talk About ‘Etna,’ by Paul Yoon

2026-09-25 · 56 min

Yoon’s latest novel is about a bomb-sniffing dog trying to make it home after a war.
John Green Knows a True Hollywood Ending is Complicated

2026-09-18 · 58 min

Critic Dwight Garner talks about his review of Marlon James's “The Disappearers,” and then John Green speaks about writing his first novel for adults, "Hollywood, Ending."
The Best Books of the 21st Century: Taffy Brodesser-Akner on ‘The Corrections’

2026-09-11 · 47 min

If you were a reading adult in the early 2000s, you probably tackled, or at least heard about, “The Corrections,” Jonathan Franzen’s best-selling and much discussed book. The novel won the National Book Award, was a…

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Oldest episode in feed: 10/2026
Typical length: 49 min
Format: Episodic Newest first, episodes stand alone

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