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NYT: Book Review for 11/27/2009

Fri, Nov 27 Listen

This week: A conversation with short story master Alice Munro; Motoko Rich has notes from the field; Clyde Haberman talks about Capt. Chesley Sullenberger's miracle landing on the Hudson River; and Jennifer Schuessler has best-seller news. Sam Tanenhaus is the host

NYT: Book Review for 11/20/2009

Fri, Nov 20 Listen

This week: A conversation with tennis great Andre Agassi about his new memoir; Motoko Rich has notes from the field; Stephen King discusses a new biography of short story writer, Raymond Carver; and Jennifer Schuessler has best-seller news. Sam Tanenhaus is the host.

NYT: Book Review for 11/13/2009

Fri, Nov 13 Listen

This week, Susan Cheever discusses Mary Karr's new memoir, "Lit"; Motoko Rich has notes from the field; David Carr tells us about the life and times of British journalist, Harry Evans; and Jennifer Schuessler has best-seller news. Sam Tanenhaus is the host.

NYT: Book Review for 11/06/2009

Fri, Nov 6 Listen

This week, a special look at our fall children's books issue with Adam Gopnik, Julie Just and Ryan Southerland; Motoko Rich has notes from the field; a conversation with pro wrestler Hulk Hogan; and Jennifer Schuessler has best-seller news. Sam Tanenhaus is the host.

NYT: Book Review for 10/30/2009

Fri, Oct 30 Listen

This week: Anne Heller discusses her biography of philosopher and novelist, Ayn Rand; Motoko Rich has notes from the field; Wiliam Grimes tells us about the culinary history of New York; and Jennifer Scheussler has bestseller news. Sam Tanenhaus is the host.

NYT: Book Review for 10/23/2009

Fri, Oct 23 Listen

This week: Jonathan Lethem discusses his new novel, "Chronic City"; Motoko Rich has notes from the field; Frank Bruni describes the life and times of Hollywood legend Elizabeth Taylor; and Gregory Cowles has best-seller news. Sam Tanenhaus is the host.

NYT: Book Review for 10/16/2009

Fri, Oct 16 Listen

This week: Times Op-Ed columnist Gail Collins discusses her new book, "How Everything Changed: The Amazing Journey of American Women from 1960 to the Present"; Motoko Rich has notes from the field; James Traub reviews Daniel Jonah Goldhagen's new book about genocide; and Gregory Cowles has bestseller news. Sam Tanenhaus is the host.

NYT: Book Review for 10/09/2009

Fri, Oct 9 Listen

This week, a conversation with Maureen Dowd about Dan Brown's new novel, "The Lost Symbol"; Motoko Rich has notes from the field; Times business reporter Peter Goodman talks about the state of the economy; and Jennifer Schuessler has best-seller news. Sam Tanenhaus is the host.

NYT: Book Review for 10/02/2009

Fri, Oct 2 Listen

This week, Edmund White talks about his new book, City Boy: My Life in New York During the 1960s and '70s; Motoko Rich has Notes from the Field; Pamela Paul discusses the science of child rearing; and Jennifer Schuessler has best-seller news. Sam Tanenhaus is the host.

NYT: Book Review for 9/25/2009

Fri, Sep 25 Listen

PODCAST TAG: This week, novelist Lorrie Moore talks about her new book, A Gate at the Stairs; Motoko Rich has Notes from the Field; Joe Klein discusses a new book about Bill Clinton; and Jennifer Schuessler has best-seller news. Sam Tanenhaus is the host.

NYT: Book Review for 9/18/2009

Fri, Sep 18 Listen

This week, journalist Nicholas Kristof talks about his new book, Half the Sky; Motoko Rich has Notes from the Field; literary funnyman Paul Rudnick discusses his new book of essays; and Jennifer Schuessler has best-seller news. Sam Tanenhaus is the host.

NYT: Book Review for 9/11/2009

Fri, Sep 11 Listen

This week, E.L. Doctorow discusses his new book, Homer and Langley; Motoko Rich has Notes from the Field; Leonard Marcus tells us about a charmng new children's book; and Jennifer Schuessler has best-seller news. Sam Tanenhaus is the host.

NYT: Book Review for 9/04/2009

Thu, Sep 3 Listen

This week, young novelist Nick McDonell talks about his new book, "An Expensive Education"; Motoko Rich has Notes from the Field; Times book critic Dwight Garner discusses Paul Bowles; and Jennifer Schuessler has best-seller news. Sam Tanenhaus is the host.

NYT: Book Review for 8/28/2009

Fri, Aug 28 Listen

This week, author Ron Suskind discusses Tracy Kidder's new book, "Strength in What Remains," Motoko Rich has notes from the field, Elsa Dixler looks back on the 1960's and Jennifer Schuessler has best seller news.

NYT: Book Review for 8/21/2009

Fri, Aug 21 Listen

This week, Frank Bruni on his new book, "Born Round, the Secret History of a Full-time Eater, Sir Harold Evans on Alex S. Jones's new book, "Losing the News"; Motoko Rich has notes from the field and Jennifer Schuessler has best seller news. Sam Tanenhaus is the host.

NYT: Book Review for 8/14/2009

Fri, Aug 14 Listen

This week, novelist Richard Russo talks about his new novel, "That Old Cape Magic"; Times reporter Patricia Cohen describes a new publishing controversy; Mary Jo Murphy tells us about the greatest tennis match ever played; and Jennifer Schuessler has best-seller news. Sam Tanenhaus is the host.

NYT: Book Review for 8/07/2009

Fri, Aug 7 Listen

This week, reviewer Jonathan Rosen on a new biography of Theodore Roosevelt; Motoko Rich has notes from the field; Times columnist Gail Collins reminisces about Woodstock; and Jennifer Schuessler has best-seller news. Sam Tanenhaus is the host.

NYT: Book Review for 7/31/2009

Fri, Jul 31 Listen

This week, author Christopher Caldwell discusses Islamic migration in Europe; Motoko Rich has notes from the field; author Colum McCann reimagines New York City in 1974; and Jennifer Schuessler has best-seller news. Sam Tanenhaus is the host.

NYT: Book Review for 7/24/2009

Fri, Jul 24 Listen

This week: Tour discusses the Yankees and their many scandals; Motoko Rich has notes from the field; back page essayist Ed Park talks about literature’s “invisible library”; and Jennifer Schuessler has best-seller news. Sam Tanenhaus is the host.

NYT: Book Review for 7/17/2009

Fri, Jul 17 Listen

This week: A conversation with the best-selling mystery writer Janet Evanovich; Motoko Rich has notes from the field; the novelist Rafael Yglesias talks about his new book, “A Happy Marriage”; and Jennifer Schuessler has best-seller news. Sam Tanenhaus is the host.

NYT: Book Review for 7/10/2009

Fri, Jul 10 Listen

This week, Arianne Cohen talks about the lives of very tall people; Motoko Rich has notes from the field; author Howard Blum discusses a new book about a crime in 1930s Los Angeles; and Jennifer Schuessler has best-seller news. Sam Tanenhaus is the host.

NYT: Book Review for 7/03/2009

Thu, Jul 2 Listen

This week, The Times' Neil MacFarquhar tells us about his interesting experiences in the Middle East; Motoko Rich has notes from the field; Caitlin Macy discusses the new novel by Jill Ciment; and Jennifer Schuessler has best-seller news. Sam Tanenhaus is the host.

NYT: Book Review for 6/26/2009

Fri, Jun 26 Listen

This week, Robert Wright tells us how God evolved; Motoko Rich has notes from the field; Richard Haas, President of the Council on Foreign Relations, discusses the two wars in Iraq; and Jennifer Schuessler has best-seller news. Sam Tanenhaus is the host.

NYT: Book Review for 6/19/2009

Fri, Jun 19 Listen

This week, Katie Roiphe tells us about the return of grand passions and stormy love affairs; Motoko Rich has notes from the field; Times columnist Ross Douthat asks whether there are barbarians dominating the internet; and Jennifer Schuessler has best-seller news. Sam Tanenhaus is the host.

NYT: Book Review for 6/12/2009

Fri, Jun 12 Listen

This week,a conversation with novelist Kate Walbert about her new book, A Short History of Women; Motoko Rich has notes from the field; Paul Barrett tells us about the Wall Street implosion; and Jennifer Schuessler has best-seller news. Sam Tanenhaus is the host.

NYT: Book Review for 6/05/2009

Fri, Jun 5 Listen

This week, conversations with two tremendously successful authors, John Irving and Danielle Steel; Motoko Rich has notes from the field; and Jennifer Schuessler has best-seller news. Sam Tanenhaus is the host.

NYT: Book Review for 5/29/2009

Fri, May 29 Listen

This week, Jonathan Miles discusses food writing from many decades ago; Motoko Rich has notes from the field; Christine Muhlke looks at some new food-themed memoirs; and Jennifer Schuessler has best-seller news. Sam Tanenhaus is the host.

NYT: Book Review for 5/22/2009

Fri, May 22 Listen

This week: Walter Kirn discusses his memoir, "Lost in the Meritocracy"; Motoko Rich has Notes From the Field; Robert Sullivan takes us on a tour of old Manhattan; and Jennifer Schuessler has best-seller news. Sam Tanenhaus is the host.

NYT: Book Review for 5/15/2009

Fri, May 15 Listen

This week: a conversation with novelist Jeffrey Eugenides; Motoko Rich has Notes From the Field; the Times' Helene Cooper talks about Africa's first female president; and Jennifer Schuessler has best-seller news. Sam Tanenhaus is the host.

NYT: Book Review for 5/08/2009

Fri, May 8 Listen

This week: Laurie Halse Anderson discusses her young adult novel, "Wintergirls"; author and illustrator Peter Brown talks about his new picture book, "The Curious Garden"; Motoko Rich has Notes From the Field; and Jennifer Schuessler has best-seller news. Sam Tanenhaus is the host.

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