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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.

Listen to this podcast in New York Times Audio, our new iOS app for news subscribers. Download now at nytimes.com/audioapp

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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.

Listen to this podcast in New York Times Audio, our new iOS app for news subscribers. Download now at nytimes.com/audioapp

    Zadie Smith on Her New Historical Novel

    Zadie Smith on Her New Historical Novel

    Zadie Smith joins the podcast to talk about her new novel "The Fraud." And we talk about the recent controversy involving the National Book Awards and erstwhile host Drew Barrymore.

    • 34 min
    Elon Musk's Biography and Profiling Naomi Klein

    Elon Musk's Biography and Profiling Naomi Klein

    Times critic Jennifer Szalai talks about Walter Isaacson's biography of the world's richest man and her recent look at the writer and activist Naomi Klein.

    • 24 min
    Talking to Stephen King and September Books to Check Out

    Talking to Stephen King and September Books to Check Out

    Stephen King joins the podcast to talk about his new thriller "Holly." And Joumana Khatib gives us a look at six of the month's most anticipated releases.

    • 38 min
    Amor Towles Sees Dead People

    Amor Towles Sees Dead People

    The novelist discusses his career and his recent essay about cadavers in crime fiction, and the actor Richard E. Grant talks about his memoir and his love of “Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland.”

    • 52 min
    What to Read in August

    What to Read in August

    Sarah Lyall discusses a new thriller in which a scuba diver gets swallowed by a sperm whale and Joumana Khatib gives recommendations for five August books.

    • 26 min
    Ann Patchett on Her Summery New Novel

    Ann Patchett on Her Summery New Novel

    Ann Patchett returns to the podcast to talk about her new novel, "Tom Lake," and waxes poetic on Thornton Wilder.

    • 37 min

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