
Podcast: Ep542: 12 Summer Books We're Looking Forward To
9. Mai 2025
Autor(en): The New York Times
Podcast: The Book Review
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Summer arrives just over a month from now, and along with your last-minute scramble for a house share or a part-time job scooping ice cream, youâre probably also wondering what to read. On this weekâs episode, Gilbert Cruz talks with Joumana Khatib about some of the books they're most looking forward to, from a James Baldwin biography to the true-life story of a young couple shipwrecked in the Pacific and a political thriller co-written by James Patterson and Bill Clinton.
Books discussed:
âThe Beast in the Clouds: The Roosevelt Brothersâ Deadly Quest to Find the Mythical Giant Panda,â by Nathalia Holt
âAtmosphere: A Love Story,â by Taylor Jenkins Reid
âThe Gunfighters: How Texas Made the West Wild,â by Bryan Burrough
âNext to Heaven," by James Frey
âA Marriage at Sea: A True Story of Love, Obsession, and Shipwreck,â by Sophie Elmhirst
âThe Sisters,â by Jonas Hassen Khemiri
âThe First Gentleman,â by Bill Clinton and James Patterson
âKing of Ashes,â by S.A. Cosby
âBonding," by Mariel Franklin
âBury Our Bones in the Midnight Soil,â by V.E. Schwab
âKatabasis,â by R.F. Kuang
âBaldwin: A Love Story,â by Nicholas Boggs
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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. Unlock full access to New York Times podcasts and explore everything from politics to pop culture. Subscribe today at nytimes.com/podcasts or on Apple Podcasts and Spotify. Unlock full access to New York Times podcasts and explore everything from politics to pop culture. Subscribe today at nytimes.com/podcasts or on Apple Podcasts and Spotify. Also, for more podcasts and narrated articles, download The New York Times app at nytimes.com/app.