Book Review

This week: Jonathan Alter and Christopher Caldwell on political books and the midterm elections; Julie Bosman with notes from the field; and Jennifer Schuessler with best-seller news. Sam Tanenhaus is the host.

This week, a conversation with novelist Nicole Krauss about her new book, "Great House"; Julie Bosman has notes from the field; Steven R. Weisman discusses the fascinating life of former Senator Daniel Patrick Moynihan; and Jennifer Schuessler has best-seller news. Sam Tanenhaus is the host.

This week, Times reporter Kate Zernike discusses Tea Party politics; Julie Bosman has notes from the field; Sam Roberts talks about new findings in the Rosenberg spy case; and Jennifer Schuessler has bestseller news. Sam Tanenhaus is the host.

This week: the science writer Annie Murphy Paul discusses her new book “Origins” and the emerging scientific field of fetal origins; Gay Talese talks about the art of nonfiction narrative and his new collection of sports writing, “The Silent Season of a Hero”; Julie Bosman has notes from the field; and Gregory Cowles has best-seller news. Sam Tanenhaus is the host.

This week, Alexandra Jacobs reviews "The Hiliker Curse: My Pursuit of Women", the new memoir by novelist James Ellroy; Julie Bosman has notes from the field; Kaiama Glover discusses "Some Sing, Some Cry", by award-winning writers and real life sisters, Ntozake Shange and Ifa Bayeza; and Jennifer Schuessler has best-seller news. Sam Tanenhaus is the host.

This week, Norwegian novelist Per Petterson discusses his career and his new book, "I Curse The River of Time"; Julie Bosman has notes from the field; Susan Casey, author of "The Wave", talks about giant ocean waves and the daredevil surfers who chase them; and Jennifer Schuessler has best-seller news. Sam Tanenhaus is the host.

This week, Darin Strauss talks about his memoir, "Half a Life"; Julie Bosman has notes from the field; Jennifer Egan discusses her review of Tom McCarthy's new novel, "C"; and Jennifer Schuessler has best-seller news. Sam Tanenhaus is the host.

This week, Isabel Wilkerson discusses her book, "The Warmth of Other Suns", an account of the Great Migration; Julie Bosman has notes from the field; historian Sean Wilentz talks about the world of Bob Dylan; and Jennifer Schuessler has best-seller news. Sam Tanenhaus is the host.

This week, a conversation with Suzanne Collins about "Mockingjay", the final book in her Hunger Games trilogy; Julie Bosman has notes from the field; Sam Tanenhaus and Greg Cowles discuss Jonathan Franzen's new novel, "Freedom"; and Jennifer Schuessler has best-seller news. Sam Tanenhaus is the host

Author Eliza Griswold discusses her new book, "The Tenth Parallel," on the war between Islam and Christianity; Julie Bosman has notes from the field and Back Page essayist Chrystia Freeland tells us what's wrong with business books. Sam Tanenhaus is the host.

This week, author Martin Cruz Smith on his latest Russian mystery novel, "Three Stations"; Julie Bosman has notes from the field; Sara Ivry discusses the new story collection, "Death is Not an Option" by Suzanne Rivecca; and Jennifer Schuessler has best-seller news. Sam Tanenhaus is the host.

This week, a conversation with author Jonathan Weiner on the science of immortality; Julie Bosman has notes from the field; Times dining critic Sam Sifton tells us about four endangered wild fish; and Jennifer Schuessler has best-seller news. Sam Tanenhaus is the host.

This week, a conversation with author Jonathan Weiner on the science of immortality; Julie Bosman has notes from the field; Times dining critic Sam Sifton tells us about four endangered wild fish; and Jennifer Schuessler has best-seller news. Sam Tanenhaus is the host.

This week, a conversation with novelist Allegra Goodman about her new book,”The Cookbook Collector”; Julie Bosman has notes from the field; author Stefanie Syman tells us about the long history of yoga in America; and Jennifer Schuessler has best-seller news. Sam Tanenhaus is the host.

This week, a conversation with Mo Willems and Jon J Muth about their new children’s book, “City Dog, Country Frog”; Christine Muhlke discusses Anthony Bourdain’s new book, “Medium Raw”; Julie Bosman has notes from the field; and Jennifer Schuessler has best-seller news. Sam Tanenhaus is the host.

This week, a conversation with Jennifer Egan about her new novel; Julie Bosman has notes from the field; Christopher Hitchens on Philip Pullman’s version of the life of Christ; and Jennifer Schuessler has bestseller news. Sam Tanenhaus is the host.

This week, Baz Dreisinger tells us about the latest biography of reggae star Bob Marley; Charles McGrath on a new memoir by terrorism expert, Jessica Stern; Nicholas Confessore discusses two books about Eliot Spitzer; and Jennifer Schuessler has best-seller news. Sam Tanenhaus is the host.

This week, Yale psychologist Paul Bloom on the origins and meanings of pleasure; Charles McGrath talks about John Updike's archive; David Carr reviews "Portrait of the Addict as a Young Man" by Bill Clegg; and Jennifer Schuessler has bestseller news. Sam Tanenhaus is the host.

This week, Christopher Hitchens on his new memoir, "Hitch-22"; Patricia Cohen describes a brewing controversy in the Orthodox Jewish community; Chris Suellentrop explores the world of videogames; and Jennifer Schuessler has bestseller news. Sam Tanenhaus is the host.

This week, Sloane Crosley talks about her new essay collection, “How Did You Get This Number?”; Julie Bosman with notes from the field; Deborah Solomon reviews a new biography of art dealer Leo Castelli; and Jennifer Schuessler has best-seller news. Sam Tanenhaus is the host.