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The Book Review

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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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4.2 out of 5 stars from 4.9k ratings
  • Still good but room for improvement

    I still find smart and interesting discussions here but I miss news from the publishing world and especially miss hearing what people at the Books desk are reading,

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    4
    K Uhuru
    United States7 days ago
  • disappointed

    I agree with the many recent reviews about the downhill slide of this podcast. I keep waiting for the NYT to respond to their long term followers and make some changes. They could start by replacing Cruz.

    Apple Podcasts
    3
    Travelbit
    United States11 days ago
  • Quit saying “like” so much

    This is really annoying. I am interested in what you have to say, but interjecting “like” in almost every sentence makes it almost unlistenable. You are smarter than that.

    Apple Podcasts
    3
    22bluesman
    United States20 days ago
  • New format

    New format seems to get a lot of flack but I like it well enough 🤷‍♂️

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    Evsbee
    United States20 days ago
  • Try speaking without saying Like all the time

    Hello I like your point of view and enjoy listening but have to turn it off when the reviewers can’t speak without every other word being “like”.

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    WestSF
    United States20 days ago

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