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New York Times
30-05-2025
- Entertainment
- New York Times
Book Club: Let's Talk About ‘The Safekeep'
MJ Franklin, who hosts the Book Review podcast's monthly book club, says that whenever someone asks him what book to read next, Yael van der Wouden's 'The Safekeep' is his go-to recommendation. So he was particularly excited to discuss the novel with a fellow editor at the Book Review, Joumana Khatib, and Anna Dubenko, a passionate reader who heads The New York Times newsroom's audience team, for this week's episode. (We've also been talking about the book with readers online. Join that conversation here.) Set in the Netherlands in 1961, 'The Safekeep' is the kind of book it's best not to know too much about, as part of the delight is discovering its secrets unspoiled. As our reviewer coyly wrote in her piece about the novel, which was shortlisted for the Booker Prize in 2024 (alongside former Book Club picks 'James' and 'Orbital'): 'What a quietly remarkable book. I'm afraid I can't tell you too much about it.' Here are some other works discussed in this week's episode: 'The Torqued Man,' by Peter Mann 'The Little Stranger,' by Sarah Waters 'Mice 1961,' by Stacey Levine 'The New Life,' by Tom Crewe We would love to hear your thoughts about this episode, and about the Book Review's podcast in general. You can send them to books@
New York Times
07-03-2025
- Entertainment
- New York Times
Spring Preview: A Few Books We're Excited For
Every season brings its share of books to look forward to, and this spring is no different. On this week's episode the host Gilbert Cruz and his colleague Joumana Khatib talk about a dozen or so titles that sound interesting in the months ahead. Books discussed on this episode: 'Dream Count,' by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie 'Sunrise on the Reaping,' by Suzanne Collins 'The Buffalo Hunter Hunter,' by Stephen Graham Jones 'Medicine River: A Story of Survival and the Legacy of Indian Boarding Schools,' by Mary Annette Pember 'Great Big Beautiful Life,' by Emily Henry 'John & Paul: A Love Story in Songs,' by Ian Leslie 'Yoko: A Biography,' by David Sheff 'Searches,' by Vauhini Vara 'Strangers in the Land: Exclusion, Belonging, and the Epic Story of the Chinese in America,' by Michael Luo 'Rabbit Moon,' by Jennifer Haigh 'Mark Twain,' by Ron Chernow 'Authority,' by Andrea Long Chu 'Spent,' by Alison Bechdel 'Fish Tales,' by Nettie Jones We would love to hear your thoughts about this episode, and about the Book Review's podcast in general. You can send them to books@
