Book Review

This week, Karen Russell talks about “Vampires in the Lemon Grove”; Leslie Kaufman has notes from the field; Adam Kirsch discusses two new biographies of Sylvia Plath; and Gregory Cowles has best-seller news. Sam Tanenhaus is the host.

This week, Christoph Irmscher discusses the life of the scientist Louis Agassiz; Leslie Kaufman has notes from the field; Timothy Naftali talks about Richard Nixon; and Gregory Cowles has best-seller news. Sam Tanenhaus is the host.

This week, Joe Queenan talks about his reading habits; Leslie Kaufman has notes from the field; J. D. Biersdorfer discusses new apps about famous wars; and Gregory Cowles has best-seller news. Sam Tanenhaus is the host.

This week, Lawrence Wright discusses Scientology; Leslie Kaufman has notes from the field; Emily Bazelon talks about Sonia Sotomayor’s new memoir; and Gregory Cowles has best-seller news. Sam Tanenhaus is the host.

This week, Bill Keller discusses three new books about nuclear weapons; Leslie Kaufman has notes from the field; Susan Chira talks about Susanna Sonnenberg’s “She Matters”; and Gregory Cowles has best-seller news. Sam Tanenhaus is the host.

This week, John Homans talks about “What’s a Dog For?”; Leslie Kaufman has notes from the field; Allan Kozinn discusses Kurt Weill and Lotte Lenya; and Gregory Cowles has best-seller news. Sam Tanenhaus is the host.

This week, Jami Attenberg discusses her novel “The Middlesteins”; Leslie Kaufman has notes from the field; Maxwell Carter talks about “The Art Forger” by B. A. Shapiro; and Gregory Cowles has best-seller news. Sam Tanenhaus is the host.

This week, Robert P. George discusses “America’s Unwritten Constitution”; Leslie Kaufman has notes from the field; Jonathan Mahler talks about the fate of Detroit; and Gregory Cowles has best-seller news. Sam Tanenhaus is the host.

This week, Molly Haskell discusses two new books about old Hollywood; Leslie Kaufman has notes from the field; Liesl Schillinger on three books about the world of high fashion; and Gregory Cowles has best-seller news. Sam Tanenhaus is the host.

This week, a discussion of the Book Review’s 10 Best Books of 2012; Caroline Weber talks about Duran Duran; Leslie Kaufman has notes from the field; Steven Heller on his latest Visuals column; and Gregory Cowles has best-seller news. Sam Tanenhaus is the host.

This week, a big show for the Book Review’s big holiday issue, with discussions about our 100 Notable Books of 2012, a dictionary controversy, the Rolling Stones, Joseph Cornell, the Dallas Cowboys, Shakespeare apps and best-seller news. Sam Tanenhaus is the host.

This week, Andrew Solomon discusses “Far From the Tree”; Leslie Kaufman has notes from the field; John Schwartz talks about recording his own audiobook; and Gregory Cowles has best-seller news. Sam Tanenhaus is the host.

This week, Charles McGrath talks about Alice Munro’s “Dear Life”; Leslie Kaufman has notes from the field; J. D. Biersdorfer discusses Sean Howe’s history of Marvel Comics; and Gregory Cowles has best-seller news. John Williams is the host, filling in for Sam Tanenhaus.

This week, Jon Meacham discusses his new book, “Thomas Jefferson: The Art of Power”; Pamela Paul talks about the year’s best illustrated children’s books; Sam Tanenhaus explains the prescient politics of John Updike’s “Rabbit Redux”; and Gregory Cowles has best-seller news. Sam Tanenhaus is the host.

This week, Nate Silver talks about his new book, “The Signal and the Noise”; Parul Sehgal discusses publishing news; and Gregory Cowles has best-seller news. Sam Tanenhaus is the host.

This week, Robert Christgau talks about Pete Townshend’s new memoir; Amanda Foreman discusses J. K. Rowling’s novel “The Casual Vacancy”; and Gregory Cowles has best-seller news. Sam Tanenhaus is the host.

This week, Chris Ware talks about “Building Stories”; Parul Sehgal has notes from the field; Dexter Filkins discusses Mark Owen’s “No Easy Day”; and Gregory Cowles has best-seller news. Sam Tanenhaus is the host.

This week, Lois Lowry discusses her novel “Son”; Julie Bosman has notes from the field; Evgeny Morozov talks about the world of hacktivists; and Gregory Cowles has best-seller news. Sam Tanenhaus is the host.

This week, Lois Lowry discusses her novel “Son”; Julie Bosman has notes from the field; Evgeny Morozov talks about the world of hacktivists; and Gregory Cowles has best-seller news. Sam Tanenhaus is the host.

This week, Kevin Powers discusses his novel “The Yellow Birds”; Matt Taibbi talks about Seth Rosenfeld’s “Subversives”; and Gregory Cowles has best-seller news. Parul Sehgal is the host.