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The Book Review

The Book Review

The New York Times

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Show overview

The Book Review has been publishing since 2014, and across the 12 years since has built a catalogue of 612 episodes, alongside 2 trailers or bonus episodes. That works out to roughly 500 hours of audio in total. Releases follow a weekly cadence.

Episodes typically run thirty-five to sixty minutes — most land between 40 min and 58 min — though episode length varies meaningfully from one episode to the next. It is catalogued as a EN-language Arts show.

The show is actively publishing — the most recent episode landed 5 days ago, with 39 episodes already out so far this year. Published by The New York Times.

Episodes
612
Running
2014–2026 · 12y
Median length
48 min
Cadence
Weekly

From the publisher

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 and Spotify. 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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Let’s Talk About the Best Books of the Year (So Far)

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Sophie Elmhirst on the True Story of a Shipwrecked Couple

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This Author Says You Shouldn’t Be Intimidated by ‘The Odyssey’

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Jill Lepore on What to Read This Fourth of July

Jul 3, 202652 min

Book Club: Let's Talk About 'Yesteryear,' by Caro Claire Burke

Jun 27, 202658 min

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A Summer Book Recommendation Bonanza

Jun 5, 202643 min

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