The Book Review
'The Great Gatsby' at 100
A century after “The Great Gatsby” was first published, F. Scott Fitzgerald’s slender novel about a mysterious, lovelorn millionaire living and dying in a Long Island mansion has become among the most widely read American fictions — and also among the most analyzed and interpreted. A.O. Scott joins host Gilbert Cruz this week to discuss Fitzgerald’s novel and its long afterlife.
11 apr. 2025 - 33 мин. 03 сек.
Colum McCann on Undersea Cables and His New Novel "Twist"
In his new novel, “Twist,” the National Book Award-winning Irish writer Colum McCann tells the story of a journalist deep at sea in more ways then one: A man adrift, he accepts a magazine assignment to write about the crews who maintain and repair the undersea cables that transmit all of the world’s information. Naturally, the assignment becomes more treacherous and psychologically fraught than he had anticipated. On this week’s episode, McCann tells host Gilbert Cruz how he became interested in the topic of information cables and why the story resonated for him at multiple levels.
4 apr. 2025 - 38 мин. 52 сек.
Book Club: Let's Talk About "We Do Not Part," by Han Kang
The novel “We Do Not Part,” by the Nobel laureate Han Kang, involves a pet-sitting quest gone surreal: It follows a writer and documentarian whose hospitalized friend beseeches her to take care of her stranded pet parakeet on an island hundreds of miles away. When she arrives, the writer finds not only the bird but also an apparition of her friend, who has a devastating history to tell. On this week’s episode, the Book Club host MJ Franklin discusses “We Do Not Part” with fellow Book Review editors Lauren Christensen and Emily Eakin.
28 mrt. 2025 - 50 мин. 30 сек.
Steven Soderbergh on His Reading Life (Rerun)
The director Steven Soderbergh has just released his second film of 2025: the spy thriller "Black Bag," starring Michael Fassbender and Cate Blanchett. In January 2024, Soderbergh spoke with host Gilbert Cruz about some of the more than 80 books that he read in the previous year. (This episode is a rerun.)
21 mrt. 2025 - 43 мин. 49 сек.
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. Host Gilbert Cruz is joined by Book Review editor Joumana Khatib to talk about a dozen or so titles that sound interesting in the months ahead.
7 mrt. 2025 - 33 мин. 17 сек.
Book Club: Let's Talk About "Orbital," by Samantha Harvey
In "Orbital," by Samantha Harvey, a group of astronauts in the International Space Station orbit the Earth 16 times over 24 hours. This simple and beautiful novel won the 2024 Booker Prize. On this week's episode, MJ Franklin discusses Harvey's slim book with fellow Book Review editors Joumana Khatib and Jennifer Harlan.
28 feb. 2025 - 43 мин. 22 сек.
Celebrating 100 Years of Edward Gorey
You’re familiar with Edward Gorey, whether you know it or not. The prolific author and illustrator, who was born 100 years ago this week, was ubiquitous for a time in the 1970s and 1980s, and his elaborate black-and-white line drawings graced everything from book jackets to the opening credits of the PBS show “Mystery!” to his own eccentric storybooks. On this week’s episode, the Book Review’s Sadie Stein joins Gilbert Cruz for a celebration of all things Gorey.
21 feb. 2025 - 36 мин. 55 сек.
Inside the Making of ‘Wicked’
Meet the writer who helped turn a book into a cultural phenomenon.
19 feb. 2025 - 28 мин. 11 сек.
Adapting the Twists and Turns of ‘Conclave’
How the novel became an Oscar-nominated film.
14 feb. 2025 - 24 мин. 33 сек.
Is Bob Dylan Still a ‘Complete Unknown’?
The director James Mangold discusses the things we may never understand about the folk legend.
11 feb. 2025 - 24 мин. 10 сек.