Latest Episodes
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Teaser: Dream of the Red Chamber Part 1
In this extended teaser, we share the first three of seven "chapters" discussing one of the foremost Chinese classical novels, Dream of the Red...
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The Slaves of Solitude with Nora
We discuss Patrick Hamilton's 1947 novel The Slaves of Solitude with Spinster September creator Nora. The story concerns Miss Roach, an unmarried woman scraping...
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Teaser: Iliad or Odyssey?
We test Dylan's theory that all stories can be classified as either an Iliad or Odyssey by going through the list of NYRB Classics...
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With Renata Adler
Author, journalist, and critic Renata Adler joins us in person for a discussion of her novels Speedboat and Pitch Dark, both reprinted as NYRB...
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Teaser: Melville, Wharton, and the Perils of Pilgrimage
In this episode, we break from our usual format and discuss a recent "literary" road trip through New England. We share our thoughts on...
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Waiting for the Fear with Merve Emre
Critic Merve Emre joins us to discuss Oğuz Atay's short story collection Waiting for the Fear, newly translated from Turkish by Ralph Hubbell. These...