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...
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On the show
- Joumana Khatib2 eps
- Dave Kim1 ep
- Patrick Radden Keefe1 ep
Also: Ada Limón, Andy Weir, Louise Erdrich, Bob Crawford, Clint Bentley, Patricia Cornwell, Daniel Kraus, Gregory Cowles, Alexandra Jacobs, Michael Pollan, Matt Haig, Ryan Holiday, Sophie Elmhirst, Madeline Miller, Jill Lepore, Jennifer Harlan, Isaac Butler
Audience Interest
- literary discussions
- book recommendations
Podcast Focus
- reviews of new books
- interviews with authors
Publishing Consistency
- weekly episodes
- 11 years active
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Most discussed topics
Brands & references
Total monthly reach
Based on 1 signal.
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By chart position
- 🇺🇸United States · BooksHOME#22.8M to 15M
- 🇨🇦Canada · Books#388K to 466K
- 🇮🇳India · Books#742K to 222K
- 🇦🇺Australia · Books#635K to 184K
- 🇬🇧United Kingdom · Books#1231K to 163K
- Per-Episode Audience
Est. listeners per new episode within ~30 days
3.2M to 17M🎙 ~2x weekly·600 episodes·Last published 5d ago - Monthly Reach
Unique listeners across all episodes (30 days)
6.3M to 33M🇺🇸89%🇨🇦3%🇮🇳1%+3 more - Active Followers
Loyal subscribers who consistently listen
3.5M to 18M
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Platform Distribution
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| Date | Episode | Topics | Guests | Brands | Places | Keywords | Sponsor | Length | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10/23/26 |  What to Read This Halloween, According to Two Best-Selling Writers | Leigh Bardugo and Paul Tremblay share the books that scared them as kids, the stories that still unnerve them and their recommendations for readers new to horror. | 51m 32s | ||||||
| 10/16/26 |  A Book Review Critics’ Roundtable | Jennifer Szalai, Alexandra Jacobs and Dwight Garner discuss their approach to reading and offer stacks and stacks of book recommendations. | 41m 40s | ||||||
| 10/9/26 |  Min Jin Lee Wants Us to Rethink Education | After almost a decade away, the author of “Pachinko” is back with her latest tale about the Korean diaspora, “American Hagwon.” | 56m 32s | ||||||
| 10/2/26 |  Decades Later, Stephen King Is Finishing What He and Peter Straub Started | The author speaks about his new book, “Other Worlds Than These,” which completes a trilogy he began with his friend and co-writer in 1984. | 36m 05s | ||||||
| 9/26/26 | Book Club: Let’s Talk About ‘Etna,’ by Paul Yoon | Yoon’s latest novel is about a bomb-sniffing dog trying to make it home after a war. | 55m 42s | ||||||
| 9/18/26 |  John Green Knows a True Hollywood Ending is Complicated | Critic Dwight Garner talks about his review of Marlon James's “The Disappearers,” and then John Green speaks about writing his first novel for adults, "Hollywood, Ending." | 57m 35s | ||||||
| 9/11/26 |  The Best Books of the 21st Century: Taffy Brodesser-Akner on ‘The Corrections’ | If you were a reading adult in the early 2000s, you probably tackled, or at least heard about, “The Corrections,” Jonathan Franzen’s best-selling and much discussed book. The novel won the National Book Award, was a Pulitzer finalist, and an Oprah Book Club pick. The book arrives at its 25th anniversary this month, and in today’s episode of the “Book Review” podcast, host Gilbert Cruz talks with Taffy Brodesser-Akner, a writer for The New York Times magazine and novelist, about why this novel is so essential to modern American literature. And that’s not just her take: “The Corrections” ranks fifth on our list of the 100 Best Books of the 21st Century, as voted on by hundreds of influential readers. “The Corrections” is a book about America at the turn of the century; it was published just before 9/11. Brodesser-Akner, who admits to having read the novel 20 times, says that Franzen’s work “became the defining book of America’s golden moment, which ended on Sept. 10.” | 47m 14s | ||||||
| 9/4/26 | book previewliterary fiction+3 | — | The New York TimesIt’s Time for a Big Ol’ Fall Book Preview | — | fall book previewhorror books+3 | — | 49m 19s | ||
| 8/29/26 | mysteryteenager+4 | — | London Falling | River Thames | London FallingKeefe+6 | — | 54m 05s | ||
| 8/21/26 | bookstoresNew York City+3 | — | The Timesbookstores+1 | New York City | bookstoreNew York City+3 | — | 26m 03s | ||
| 8/14/26 | nuclear warapocalypse+3 | Annie Jacobsen | Nuclear War: A Scenario | — | nuclear apocalypseAnnie Jacobsen+3 | — | 45m 29s | ||
| 8/5/26 | thrillers21st century literature+3 | Gilbert CruzTina Jordan+1 | Gone GirlMystic River | — | thrillersGone Girl+5 | — | 51m 26s | ||
| 8/1/26 | novelfather-son relationship+3 | — | John of John | — | Douglas StuartJohn of John+5 | — | 55m 06s | ||
| 7/24/26 | best booksmidyear check-in+3 | — | The New York Times | — | best booksmidyear review+3 | — | 39m 21s | ||
| 7/17/26 | shipwreckmarriage+4 | Sophie Elmhirst | Marriage at Sea: A True Story of Love, Obsession and Shipwreck | — | shipwreckcouple+6 | — | 31m 32s | ||
| 7/10/26 | literatureThe Odyssey+4 | Madeline Miller | The New York TimesThe Odyssey+1 | — | The OdysseyMadeline Miller+5 | — | 43m 38s | ||
| 7/3/26 | reading listFourth of July+3 | Jill Lepore | The New York Times | — | Jill LeporeFourth of July+3 | — | 52m 14s | ||
| 6/27/26 | book discussionnovel analysis+3 | Jennifer HarlanJoumana Khatib | Yesteryear | — | YesteryearCaro Claire Burke+3 | — | 58m 19s | ||
| 6/19/26 | culture warsart+3 | Isaac Butler | The New York TimesThe Perfect Moment: God, Sex, Art and the Birth of America’s Culture Wars | — | culture warsart+3 | — | 34m 56s | ||
| 6/12/26 | 21st century literaturefatherhood+3 | Ryan Holiday | The Road | — | Ryan HolidayThe Road+3 | — | 36m 43s | ||
| 6/5/26 | book recommendationsdoppelgängers+2 | — | The New York TimesA Summer Book Recommendation Bonanza | — | book reviewsummer books+3 | — | 43m 40s | ||
| 5/30/26 | philosophyliterature+3 | Gregory CowlesAlexandra Jacobs | The New York TimesTranscription | — | TranscriptionBen Lerner+3 | — | 47m 21s | ||
| 5/22/26 | consciousnessinterview+4 | Michael Pollan | The Omnivore’s DilemmaIn Defense of Food+2 | — | Michael Pollanconsciousness+4 | — | 1h 28m 58s | ||
| 5/15/26 | fictionmental illness+3 | Matt Haig | The New York TimesThe Midnight Library+2 | — | Matt HaigThe Midnight Library+5 | — | 42m 07s | ||
| 5/8/26 | memoircrime fiction+3 | Patricia CornwellDaniel Kraus | True CrimeAngel Down | — | Patricia CornwellTrue Crime+5 | — | 59m 30s | ||
| 5/1/26 | literary trendshit books+4 | — | The New York Timesromantasy | — | book reviewliterary trends+4 | — | 1h 05m 19s | ||
| 4/24/26 | book discussionliterature+3 | Joumana KhatibDave Kim | The New York TimesThe Renovation | IstanbulSilivri Prison+2 | Kenan OrhanThe Renovation+3 | — | 42m 40s | ||
| 4/17/26 | book seriestranslated fiction+3 | — | On the Calculation of Volume | — | Solvej BalleOn the Calculation of Volume+3 | — | 35m 58s | ||
| 4/10/26 | mysteryinvestigation+3 | Patrick Radden Keefe | London Falling | — | Patrick Radden KeefeLondon Falling+4 | — | 34m 41s | ||
| 4/3/26 | spring booksfiction+3 | Ada Limón | The New York Times | — | booksspring+3 | — | 47m 35s | ||
| 3/27/26 | book discussionnovel analysis+3 | — | Kin | — | Tayari JonesKin+3 | — | 47m 17s | ||
| 3/20/26 | writingfilm adaptation+3 | Andy Weir | The New York TimesProject Hail Mary | — | Andy WeirProject Hail Mary+3 | — | 39m 01s | ||
| 3/13/26 | writing processstory collection+3 | Louise Erdrich | The New York TimesPlanet of the Apes | — | Louise Erdrichwriting+3 | — | 34m 17s | ||
| 3/6/26 | musicwriting+3 | Bob Crawford | The New York TimesAmerica’s Founding Son | — | Bob CrawfordJohn Quincy Adams+3 | — | 38m 12s | ||
| 2/27/26 | Wuthering HeightsEmily Brontë+3 | — | New York Times Book ReviewWuthering Heights+1 | — | Wuthering HeightsEmily Brontë+3 | — | 54m 11s | ||
| 2/24/26 | film adaptationscreenplay writing+3 | Clint Bentley | The New York TimesOscars+1 | — | Clint BentleyTrain Dreams+5 | — | 38m 40s | ||
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About the show, platforms, and key insights.
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What the show covers
- reviews of new books
- interviews with authors
- literary world updates
- discussions with critics
Audience interests
- literary discussions
- book recommendations
- author interviews
- current literary trends
Platform reach
- available on Apple Podcasts
- available on Spotify
- accessible via podcast apps
- hosted by The New York Times
Publishing consistency
- weekly episodes
- 11 years active
- 589 total episodes
- consistent publishing schedule
Chart history for The Book Review
Peaked at #2 in United States, top 10 in 18 of 50 tracked markets, currently #2 in United States.
| Market | Genre | Peak | Current | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States | — | #2 | #2 | — |
| IS | — | #2 | #2 | — |
| Canada | — | #3 | #3 | — |
| New Zealand | — | #4 | #4 | — |
| South Africa | — | #4 | #4 | — |
| Ireland | — | #5 | #5 | — |
| IS | — | #5 | #5 | — |
| SG | — | #5 | #5 | — |
| Australia | — | #6 | #6 | — |
| CL | — | #6 | #6 | — |
| Norway | — | #7 | #7 | — |
| India | — | #7 | #7 | — |
| PH | — | #7 | #7 | — |
| SG | — | #8 | #8 | — |
| United States | — | #9 | #9 | — |
| Canada | — | #9 | #9 | — |
| Sweden | — | #9 | #9 | — |
| Mexico | — | #9 | #9 | — |
| United Kingdom | — | #12 | #12 | — |
| Denmark | — | #12 | #12 | — |
Chart Positions
50 placements across 31 markets.
Chart Positions
50 placements across 31 markets.