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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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.
Feb. 11, 2011
This week: Susan Dominus on Amy Chua’s “Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mother”; Alexandra Jacobs discusses Allison Pearson's new novel, “I Think I Love You”; Julie Bosman has notes from the field; and Jennifer Schuessler has best-seller news. Sam Tanenhaus is the host.
Feb. 4, 2011
This week: Karen Russell discusses her first novel, “Swamplandia!”; Lee Siegel talks about the dark side of the internet; Julie Bosman has notes from the field; and Jennifer Schuessler has best-seller news. Sam Tanenhaus is the host.
Jan. 28, 2011
This week: Paul Berman discusses the career of Irving Kristol, the “godfather of neoconservatism”; The Times’s Bruce Weber discusses a new book that debunks some persistent sports myths; Julie Bosman has notes from the field; and Jennifer Schuessler has best-seller news. Sam Tanenhaus is the host.
Jan. 21, 2011
This week: the philosopher Sean Dorrance Kelly, co-author of “All Things Shining,” on the classics of Western literature; James Ryerson talks about novelists who are trained philosophers; Julie Bosman has notes from the field; and Jennifer Schuessler has best-seller news. Sam Tanenhaus is the host.
Jan. 14, 2011
This week: Sam Tanenhaus talks with the authors Jennifer Egan and Siddhartha Mukherjee in front of a live audience at Barnes and Noble; and Jennifer Schuessler has best-seller news.
