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Podcast · Arts & Books
The Book Review
by The New York Times · English · Arts & Books
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
- New episodes
- Weekly
- Typical length
- 56 min
- Latest
- 2 Oct 2026
- Language
- English
Latest episode
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18 Sep 2026 · 58 min
John Green Knows a True Hollywood Ending is Complicated
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About The Book Review
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 New York Times
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- English
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- Arts & Books
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- Weekly
- Typical length
- 56 min
- Latest episode
- 2 Oct 2026
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- © 2023 The New York Times Company
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