Slate's Audio Book Club Plus

"The Sparsholt Affair" by Alan Hollinghurst

Fri, 30 Mar 2018 18:00:00 GMT

Laura Miller, Alex Barasch, and Gabriel Roth discuss the new novel by Alan Hollinghurst, The Sparsholt Affair, a multigenerational saga about gay life. Following this episode, the Audio Book Club will be going on hiatus. From the hosts and producers of the show, thanks for listening.

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"The Left Hand of Darkness" by Ursula K. Le Guin

Tue, 27 Feb 2018 07:00:00 GMT

Laura Miller, Jacob Brogan, and Charlie Jane Anders discuss Ursula K. Le Guin's classic science fiction novel "The Left Hand of Darkness". Please fill out the Slate podcast survey at ⁠slate.com/podcastsurvey

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"Her Body and Other Parties" by Carmen Maria Machado

Mon, 29 Jan 2018 07:00:00 GMT

Katy Waldman, Parul Sehgal, and Laura Bennett discuss Her Body and Other Parties by Carmen Maria Machado. This episode is Katy's last episode as host of the Audio Book Club, but watch this space for more about the future of the show.

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"The Odyssey" by Homer; Translated By Emily Wilson

Tue, 19 Dec 2017 07:00:00 GMT

Katy Waldman, Parul Seghal, and Meghan O'Rourke discuss Emily Wilson's translation of The Odyssey by Homer. Next month's book will be Her Body and Other Parties by Carmen Maria Machado.

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"Manhattan Beach" by Jennifer Egan

Tue, 28 Nov 2017 07:00:00 GMT

Katy Waldman, Laura Miller, and Meghan O'Rourke discuss the novel Manhattan Beach by Jennifer Egan. Our selection for next month will be Emily Wilson's translation of The Odyssey.

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"What Happened" by Hillary Clinton

Mon, 30 Oct 2017 19:00:00 GMT

Katy Waldman, Meghan O'Roark, and Emily Bazelon discuss Hilary Clinton's memoir, What Happened. Next month's book will be Manhattan Beach by Jennifer Egan.

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"Conversations with Friends" by Sally Rooney

Tue, 26 Sep 2017 18:00:00 GMT

Laura Bennett, Katy Waldman, and Meghan O'Rourke discuss Sally Rooney's debut novel Conversations with Friends, and idea-driven novel about a group of four young people in Dublin struggling with ideology and identity. Next month's book with be What Happened, by Hillary Clinton.

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"The Ministry of Utmost Happiness" by Arundhati Roy

Wed, 30 Aug 2017 18:00:00 GMT

Katy Waldman, Isaac Chotiner, and Laura Miller discuss The Ministry of Utmost Happiness, the sprawling novel by Arundhati Roy about sectarian violence in India. Next month's book will be Conversations with Friends by Sally Rooney.

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"Do Not Become Alarmed" by Maile Meloy

Sat, 29 Jul 2017 06:00:00 GMT

Katy Waldman, Jacob Brogan, and Dan Kois discuss Maile Meloy's novel Do Not Become Alarmed. Next month's book will be The Ministry of Utmost Happiness by Arundhati Roy.

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"Too Much and Not the Mood: Essays" by Durga Chew-Bose

Thu, 29 Jun 2017 16:00:00 GMT

Katy Waldman, Jacob Brogan, and Meghan O'Rourke discuss Durga Chew-Bose's collection of essays Too Much and Not the Mood. Next month's book is Do Not Become Alarmed, by Maile Meloy.

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"The Handmaid's Tale" by Margaret Atwood

Sun, 21 May 2017 06:00:00 GMT

Katy Waldman, Meghan O'Rourke, and Emily Bazelon discuss Margaret Atwood's dystopic novel The Handmaid's Tale and the Hulu television adaptation.

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"Lincoln In the Bardo" by George Saunders

Sat, 29 Apr 2017 18:00:00 GMT

This month Katy Waldman, Meghan O'Rourke, and Nora Caplan-Bricker discuss George Saunders' Lincoln In the Bardo. Next month is Margaret Atwood's The Handmaid's Tale.

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"The Art of War" by Sun Tzu

Fri, 24 Mar 2017 06:00:00 GMT

In this bonus episode, Katy Waldman, Jeremy Stahl, and Ava Lubell discuss The Art of War by Sun Tzu as self-help and potential guide to understanding the world of 2017.

April's Audio Book Club will be on Lincoln in the Bardo by George Saunders.

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"Swing Time" by Zadie Smith

Mon, 13 Mar 2017 06:00:00 GMT

Slate's Katy Waldman and Laura Miller discuss Zadie Smith's new novel, Swing Time with The New York Time's Parul Sehgal.

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"The Lyrics: 1961-2012" by Bob Dylan

Fri, 10 Feb 2017 07:00:00 GMT

Slate's Katy Waldman, John Dickerson of Face the Nation, and writer and poet Meghan O'Rourke discuss Bob Dylan's The Lyrics: 1961-2012. They discuss whether his work should be considered poetry, how his work functions on the page, and what makes a great Dylan song.

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"Postcards from the Edge" by Carrie Fisher

Thu, 19 Jan 2017 07:00:00 GMT

Slate's Katy Waldman, Aisha Harris, and Laura Bennett discuss Carrie Fisher's Postcards from the Edge, a novel inspired in part by the author's own struggles with drug abuse and experiences as an actor in Hollywood.

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"Moonglow" by Michael Chabon

Sat, 10 Dec 2016 07:00:00 GMT

Katy Waldman is joined by Slate's Gabriel Roth and Jacob Brogan to Michael Chabon's new novel Moonglow.

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"The Underground Railroad" by Colson Whitehead and "Underground Airlines" by Ben Winters

Wed, 16 Nov 2016 07:08:00 GMT

Katy Waldman is joined by Slate's Laura Miller and Jamelle Bouie to compare and contrast Colson Whitehead's The Underground Railroad and the new book by Ben Winters Underground Airlines.

Join us in December for a conversation about Bob Dylan's The Lyrics 1961-2012.

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"Shrill" by Lindy West

Sat, 08 Oct 2016 01:16:00 GMT

Katy Waldman is joined by Slate's Meg Wiegand and Nora Caplan-Bricker to talk about Lindy West's confident book Shrill.

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"The Girls" by Emma Cline

Fri, 09 Sep 2016 16:03:00 GMT

Katy Waldman is joined by NPR's Hanna Rosin and Slate's Laura Bennett to sort through their respective feelings on Emma Cline's novel, The Girls.

Join us in October for a conversation about two books: Underground Airlines by Ben Winters and The Underground Railroad by Colson Whitehead.

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"Harry Potter and the Cursed Child" by J.K. Rowling

Thu, 04 Aug 2016 09:00:00 GMT

Katy Waldman is joined by Slate's Dan Kois and L.V. Anderson to discuss the play by J.K. Rowling, John Tiffany, and Jack Thorne – Harry Potter and the Cursed Child.

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"All the Single Ladies" by Rebecca Traister

Sat, 16 Jul 2016 00:37:00 GMT

Slate critic, Katy Waldman, is joined by Parul Sehgal of the New York Times Book Review and culture critic, Meghan O'Rourke, to discuss Rebecca Traister's All the Single Ladies. Next month, Slate's Audio Book Club will discuss The Girls by Emma Cline. Read the book and join us for a conversation in August!

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"Eligible" by Curtis Sittenfeld

Fri, 10 Jun 2016 00:29:00 GMT

Katy Waldman, Emily Bazelon, and Jessica Winter discuss Curtis Sittenfeld's modern retelling of Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice, Eligible. Next month, the Audio Book Club will dig into All The Single Ladies by Rebecca Traister. Read the book and stay tuned for our discussion in July!

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"Lab Girl" by Hope Jahren

Fri, 06 May 2016 06:58:00 GMT

Katy Waldman, Laura Miller, and Susan Matthews discuss Hope Jahren's budding debut memoir, Lab Girl. Join us next month to discuss Eligible by Curtis Sittenfeld.

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"When Breath Becomes Air" by Paul Kalanithi

Sat, 09 Apr 2016 21:00:00 GMT

Critics Katy Waldman, Parul Sehgal, and Meghan O'Rourke discuss Paul Kalanithi's bestselling memoir, When Breath Becomes Air. Join us next month to discuss A Hologram for the King by Dave Egger's.

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"Better Living Through Criticism" by A.O. Scott

Thu, 24 Mar 2016 11:00:00 GMT

Critics Katy Waldman, Laura Miller, and Laura Bennett discuss A.O. Scott’s insightful new book, Better Living Through Criticism. Next month, Slate's Audio Book Club will be chatting about When Breath Becomes Air by Paul Kalanithi. Read the book and join us for our conversation in April!

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"A Manual for Cleaning Women" by Lucia Berlin

Thu, 04 Feb 2016 07:00:00 GMT

Critics Christina Cauterucci, Mark Harris, and Katy Waldman discuss Lucia Berlin's dazzling short story collection.

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"Purity" by Jonathan Franzen

Thu, 14 Jan 2016 05:00:00 GMT

Slate critic, Katy Waldman, is joined by Parul Sehgal of the New York Times Book Review and culture critic, Meghan O'Rourke, to discuss Jonathan Franzen's Dickensian novel – Purity.

Next month, Slate's Audio Book Club will discuss A Manual for Cleaning Women by Lucia Berlin. Read the book and join us for a conversation in February!

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"Fates and Furies" by Lauren Groff

Tue, 08 Dec 2015 07:00:00 GMT

Slate critics Emily Bazelon, Laura Miller, and Katy Waldman discuss Lauren Groff's ambitious new novel, “Fates and Furies.” Next month, Slate's Audio Book Club discusses “Purity,” by Jonathan Franzen. Read the book and join us for our conversation in January!

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"A Little Life" by Hanya Yanagihara

Fri, 06 Nov 2015 01:45:00 GMT

Slate critics Laura Bennett, Andrew Kahn, Dan Kois, and Katy Waldman discuss Hanya Yanagihara's misery-soaked epic.

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"The Martian" by Andy Weir

Thu, 08 Oct 2015 23:59:00 GMT

Slate critics Dan Kois, Laura Miller, and Katy Waldman discuss Andy Weir's tense space procedural.

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"Between the World and Me" by Ta-Nehisi Coates

Fri, 18 Sep 2015 00:52:00 GMT

Slate critics Jamelle Bouie, Meghan O'Rourke, and Katy Waldman discuss Ta-Nehisi Coates' searing book about being black in America.

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"Go Set a Watchman" by Harper Lee

Fri, 07 Aug 2015 00:44:00 GMT

Slate critics Dan Kois, Meghan O'Rourke, and Katy Waldman discuss Harper Lee's newly published sequel to "To Kill a Mockingbird."

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"Station Eleven" by Emily St. John Mandel

Fri, 10 Jul 2015 01:35:00 GMT

Slate critics Jamelle Bouie, Hanna Rosin, and Katy Waldman discuss Emily St. John Mandel's award-winning novel.

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"All the Light We Cannot See" by Anthony Doerr

Fri, 05 Jun 2015 00:57:00 GMT

Slate critics Emily Bazelon, Hanna Rosin, and Katy Waldman discuss Anthony Doerr's Pulitzer Prize-winning novel.

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"H Is for Hawk" by Helen MacDonald

Fri, 08 May 2015 00:43:00 GMT

Slate critics Katy Waldman, Julia Turner, and Meghan O'Rourke discuss Helen MacDonald's shapeshifting memoir.

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"How to Be Both" by Ali Smith

Fri, 10 Apr 2015 03:33:00 GMT

Slate critics Emily Bazelon, Hanna Rosin, and Katy Waldman discuss Ali Smith's novel about a prickly, grief-torn teenager and her Renaissance painter counterpart.

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"The Girl on the Train" by Paula Hawkins

Fri, 06 Mar 2015 01:20:00 GMT

Slate critics Dan Kois, Katy Waldman, and Laura Bennett discuss Paula Hawkins' bestselling thriller.

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"Redeployment" by Phil Klay

Fri, 06 Feb 2015 02:00:00 GMT

Slate critics Dan Kois, Meghan O'Rourke, and Hanna Rosin discuss Phil Klay's National Book Award-winning debut collection of stories about the Iraq war.

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"My Brilliant Friend" by Elena Ferrante

Fri, 09 Jan 2015 00:07:00 GMT

Slate critics Katy Waldman, David Haglund, and Parul Sehgal discuss the first in Elena Ferrante's Neapolitan trilogy.

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"We Are All Completely Beside Ourselves" by Karen Joy Fowler

Fri, 05 Dec 2014 18:38:00 GMT

Slate critics Dan Kois, Hanna Rosin, and Emily Bazelon discuss Karen Joy Fowler's novel about an all-too-human family.

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"The Magician's Land" by Lev Grossman

Fri, 07 Nov 2014 01:03:00 GMT

Slate critics Dan Kois, Choire Sicha, and Miriam Krule discuss Lev Grossman's fantasy trilogy.

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"Wild" by Cheryl Strayed

Fri, 10 Oct 2014 00:53:00 GMT

Slate critics Dan Kois, Parul Sehgal, and Katy Waldman discuss Cheryl Strayed's memoir.

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"The Bad Feminist" by Roxane Gay

Fri, 12 Sep 2014 00:17:00 GMT

Slate's Audio Book Club take on Bad Feminist, Roxane Gay's book of essays on gender, race and her messy life.

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"Can't We Talk About Something More Pleasant?" by Roz Chast

Thu, 07 Aug 2014 20:00:00 GMT

Slate critics Dan Kois, Emily Bazelon, and Hanna Rosin discuss Roz Chast's cartoon memoir about her parents' decline.

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"My Struggle" by Karl Ove Knausgaard

Fri, 11 Jul 2014 01:58:00 GMT

Slate's Dan Kois and David Haglund talk with New York Times Book Review editor Parul Sehgal about Book 1 of Karl Ove Knausgaard's 6-volume autobiographical epic.

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"Americanah" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

Fri, 06 Jun 2014 04:26:00 GMT

Slate critics Dan Kois, Jamelle Bouie, and Emily Bazelon discuss Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie's novel about Nigerians immigrating abroad and returning home.

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"Dept. of Speculation" by Jenny Offill

Fri, 09 May 2014 01:27:00 GMT

Slate critics Dan Kois, Meghan O'Rourke, and Jessica Winter discuss Jenny Offill's novel about the struggle to make art part of a full life.

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"Where'd You Go, Bernadette" by Maria Semple

Fri, 11 Apr 2014 02:18:00 GMT

Slate critics Dan Kois, Emily Bazelon, and Meghan O'Rourke discuss Maria Semple's bestselling comic novel set in Seattle.

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"Slaughterhouse-Five" by Kurt Vonnegut

Fri, 07 Mar 2014 04:56:00 GMT

Recorded live at Town Hall Seattle, Dan Kois, Hanna Rosin, and special guest Hugh Howey discuss Kurt Vonnegut's countercultural classic.

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"The Group" by Mary McCarthy

Thu, 06 Feb 2014 23:04:00 GMT

Slate critics David Haglund, Emily Bazelon and Meghan O'Rourke discuss Mary McCarthy's classic 1953 novel.

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"The Good Lord Bird" by James McBride

Fri, 10 Jan 2014 06:10:00 GMT

Slate critics Dan Kois, Emily Bazelon, and David Haglund discuss James McBride’s National Book Award winning novel about slavery and John Brown.

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"The Goldfinch" by Donna Tartt

Thu, 05 Dec 2013 20:04:00 GMT

Slate critics Dan Kois, Hanna Rosin, and Meghan O’Rourke discuss Donna Tartt’s big literary adventure novel.

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"Bleeding Edge" by Thomas Pynchon

Fri, 08 Nov 2013 14:59:00 GMT

Slate critics Dan Kois, Hanna Rosin, and Forrest Wickman discuss Thomas Pynchon's mystery set in the New York tech world around 9/11.

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"Ender’s Game" by Orson Scott Card

Fri, 11 Oct 2013 00:05:00 GMT

Slate critics David Haglund, Emily Bazelon, and Meghan O’Rourke discuss Orson Scott Card’s science fiction classic.

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"The Flamethrowers" by Rachel Kushner

Thu, 05 Sep 2013 22:51:00 GMT

Slate critics Dan Kois, Hanna Rosin, and David Haglund debate Rachel Kushner’s novel of the New York art scene, Italian revolutionaries, and motorcycle racing.

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"Life After Life" by Kate Atkinson

Thu, 08 Aug 2013 20:08:00 GMT

Slate critics Dan Kois, Emily Bazelon, and Katy Waldman discuss Kate Atkinson’s historical novel about a British woman who lives World War II over and over again.

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"The Interestings" by Meg Wolitzer

Thu, 11 Jul 2013 01:02:00 GMT

Slate critics Dan Kois, Hanna Rosin, and David Plotz discuss Meg Wolitzer's novel.

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"Tenth of December" by George Saunders

Mon, 17 Jun 2013 22:37:00 GMT

Slate critics Dan Kois and David Haglund discuss George Saunders’ celebrated collection of short stories.

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"Swann's Way" by Marcel Proust

Thu, 02 May 2013 22:34:00 GMT

Emily Bazelon, David Haglund, and Meghan O'Rourke celebrate the 100th anniversary of the first volume of Marcel Proust's In Search of Lost Time.

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"Going Clear" by Lawrence Wright

Fri, 12 Apr 2013 13:53:00 GMT

Slate critics Dan Kois, Hanna Rosin, and Meghan O'Rourke discuss Lawrence Wright's epic investigation into Scientology.

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"Arcadia" by Lauren Groff

Fri, 01 Mar 2013 02:30:00 GMT

Slate’s Dan Kois, Hanna Rosin, and David Haglund discuss Lauren Groff’s novel of a 1970s hippie commune.

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"Pride and Prejudice" by Jane Austen

Fri, 01 Feb 2013 03:00:00 GMT

Slate’s David Plotz, Julia Turner, and Seth Stevenson celebrate Jane Austen’s classic novel on its 200th birthday.

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"Behind the Beautiful Forevers" by Katherine Boo

Fri, 04 Jan 2013 02:00:00 GMT

Slate critics Dan Kois, Hanna Rosin, and Emily Bazelon discuss Katherine Boo’s National Book Award-winning story of life in a Mumbai slum.

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"NW" by Zadie Smith

Fri, 30 Nov 2012 02:30:00 GMT

Slate critics Dan Kois, Hanna Rosin, and David Haglund discuss Zadie Smith’s novel about four Londoners from the same council estate.

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"Cloud Atlas" by David Mitchell

Fri, 02 Nov 2012 16:00:00 GMT

Dan Kois, Emily Bazelon, and Meghan O'Rourke discuss David Mitchell's epic novel.

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"How Should a Person Be?" by Sheila Heti

Fri, 05 Oct 2012 07:30:00 GMT

Slate critics Dan Kois, Meghan O’Rourke, and David Haglund discuss Sheila Heti’s polarizing novel about life and art.

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"Gone Girl" by Gillian Flynn

Fri, 07 Sep 2012 14:32:00 GMT

Dan Kois, Emily Bazelon and Hanna Rosin discuss the plot-twisting thriller Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn.

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"Capital" by John Lanchester

Fri, 03 Aug 2012 07:00:00 GMT

Dan Kois, Emily Bazelon and David Haglund discuss the sprawling London novel Capital by John Lanchester.

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"Fifty Shades of Grey" by E. L. James

Fri, 29 Jun 2012 07:00:00 GMT

Dan Kois, Meghan O'Rourke, and Hanna Rosin discuss the erotic novel Fifty Shades of Grey by E. L. James.

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"Are You My Mother?: A Comic Drama" by Alison Bechdel

Fri, 01 Jun 2012 22:31:00 GMT

Emily Bazelon, Dan Kois, and Meghan O'Rourke discuss Alison Bechdel's comic memoir Are You My Mother?: A Comic Drama

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"The Good Mother" by Sue Miller

Thu, 08 Dec 2011 03:00:00 GMT

Emily Bazelon, Hanna Rosin, and special guest novelist Amy Bloom discuss Sue Miller's The Good Mother on the novel's 25th anniversary.

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"This Beautiful Life" by Helen Schulman

Mon, 31 Oct 2011 01:30:00 GMT

Slate editors discuss Helen Schulman's "This Beautiful Life," a new novel about a video that goes viral and ruins the lives of two teenagers at a posh New York City private school.

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"The Submission" by Amy Waldman

Mon, 26 Sep 2011 01:58:00 GMT

For Slate's September Audio Book club, Yale art historian and architect Kishwar Rizvi joins Emily Bazelon and Hanna Rosin to discuss The Submission, Amy Waldman's novel about memorializing 9/11.

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"A Visit From the Goon Squad" by Jennifer Egan

Mon, 29 Aug 2011 01:30:00 GMT

Michael Agger, Emily Bazelon, and Julia Turner talk about the memorable themes and intricate structure of Jennifer Egan's prize-winning A Visit From the Goon Squad.

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The "Harry Potter" Series by J.K. Rowling

Sat, 16 Jul 2011 04:39:00 GMT

Slate editors Emily Bazelon and Hanna Rosin discuss the final book in J.K. Rowling’s Harry Potter series. Joining them are two Potter enthusiasts: Emily’s son Simon, 8, and Hanna’s daughter Noa, 10. They discuss death, loyalty and Snape's love for Lily.

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"Caleb’s Crossing" by Geraldine Brooks

Mon, 27 Jun 2011 02:30:00 GMT

Slate editors Emily Bazelon and Hanna Rosin, and the New Yorker’s Margaret Talbot discuss Pulitzer Prize winner Geraldine Brooks’ latest historical novel, Caleb’s Crossing.

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"Killer Angels" by Michael Shaara

Tue, 31 May 2011 02:30:00 GMT

Our critics, including Yale historian David Blight, discuss the Civil War classic The Killer Angels, by Michael Shaara.

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"Moonwalking with Einstein" by Joshua Foer

Wed, 27 Apr 2011 14:30:00 GMT

In this week’s audio book club, Slate’s Daniel Engber, David Plotz and Hanna Rosin discuss Joshua Foer’s Moonwalking with Einstein, about his quest to compete in the U.S. Memory Championships, and what he learned about the human brain along the way.

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"Swamplandia!" by Karen Russell

Sun, 27 Mar 2011 07:00:00 GMT

In this week’s Audio Book Club, Slate’s Emily Bazelon, John Dickerson, and Hanna Rosin discuss Karen Russell’s Swamplandia!, a new novel about the struggle of a family who runs an alligator-wrestling theme park.

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"Room" by Emma Donoghue

Sun, 27 Feb 2011 08:00:00 GMT

Slate’s Audio Book Club discusses Emma Donoghue’s Room, a best-selling novel about a 5-year-old boy raised by his mother in a shed where she has been held prisoner since before he was born.

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"Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mother" by Amy Chua

Wed, 26 Jan 2011 08:00:00 GMT

Hanna Rosin, Ann Hulbert, and Nina Shen Rastogi discuss Amy Chua's book, "Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mother." We recommend, but don't insist, that you read the book before listening to this audio program.

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Lydia Davis’ Translation of "Madame Bovary" by Gustave Flaubert

Thu, 30 Dec 2010 02:49:00 GMT

Emily Bazelon, Hanna Rosin and Margaret Talbot discuss the new translation of Gustave Flaubert's nineteenth century French classic Madame Bovary. Relive your college days with this dissection of the original desperate housewife.

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"Lord of Misrule" by Jaimy Gordon

Sun, 19 Dec 2010 08:00:00 GMT

Meghan O’Rourke, Troy Patterson, and Michael Agger discuss Jaimy Gordon's book, Lord of Misrule. We recommend, but don't insist, that you read the book before listening to this audio program.

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"Great House" by Nicole Krauss

Thu, 02 Dec 2010 03:55:00 GMT

In this week’s gabfest, DoubleX's Emily Bazelon and Hanna Rosin, along with The New Yorker’s Margaret Talbot, discuss Nicole Krauss’ latest novel, Great House. They discuss why this novel is less light hearted than Krauss’ last one, The History of Love.

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"Remainder" by Tom McCarthy

Mon, 15 Nov 2010 03:43:00 GMT

Meghan O’Rourke, Troy Patterson, and Michael Agger discuss Tom McCarthy's book, Remainder. We recommend, but don't insist, that you read the book before listening to this audio program.

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"Freedom" by Jonathan Franzen

Thu, 07 Oct 2010 02:38:00 GMT

In this week's audio book club, DoubleX's Emily Bazelon and Hanna Rosin and The New Yorker's Margaret Talbot discuss Jonathan Franzen's Freedom. The novel follows Patty and Walter Berglund's failing marriage and serves as a commentary on how we live.

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"Super Sad True Love Story" by Gary Shteyngart

Mon, 20 Sep 2010 02:35:00 GMT

Jacob Weisberg, Jody Rosen and Troy Patterson discuss Gary Shteyngart's book, Super Sad True Love Story. We recommend, but don't insist, that you read the book before listening to this audio program.

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"The Imperfectionists" by Tom Rachman

Mon, 16 Aug 2010 00:21:00 GMT

Julia Turner, June Thomas and Troy Patterson discuss Tom Rachman's book, "The Imperfectionists." We recommend, but don't insist, that you read the book before listening to this audio program.

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"Imperial Bedrooms" by Bret Easton Ellis

Sun, 18 Jul 2010 00:03:00 GMT

Stephen Metcalf, Troy Patterson, and Michael Agger discuss Bret Easton Ellis’ book, Imperial Bedrooms. We recommend, but don't insist, that you read the book before listening to this audio program.

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"Reality Hunger - A Manifesto" by David Shields

Mon, 21 Jun 2010 01:13:00 GMT

Meghan O’Rourke, Troy Patterson and Jody Rosen discuss David Shields’ book, Reality Hunger - A Manifesto. We recommend, but don't insist, that you read the book before listening to this audio program.

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"The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks" by Rebecca Skloot

Thu, 17 Jun 2010 01:51:00 GMT

DoubleX editors Hanna Rosin and Emily Bazelon, along with The New Yorker's Margaret Talbot, discuss Rebecca Skloot's new non-fiction book, The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks.

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"To Kill A Mockingbird" by Harper Lee

Sun, 16 May 2010 19:53:00 GMT

Meghan O’Rourke, Troy Patterson and Emily Bazelon discuss Harper Lee's book, To Kill A Mockingbird. We recommend, but don't insist, that you read the book before listening to this audio program.

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"The Surrendered" by Chang-rae Lee

Thu, 06 May 2010 18:45:00 GMT

DoubleX editors Hanna Rosin and Emily Bazelon along with The New Yorker's Margaret Talbot discuss Chang-rae Lee's new novel, The Surrendered.

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"The Big Short: Inside the Doomsday Machine" by Michael Lewis

Mon, 19 Apr 2010 01:24:00 GMT

Stephen Metcalf, Troy Patterson, and Daniel Gross discuss Michael Lewis' book, The Big Short: Inside the Doomsday Machine. We recommend, but don't insist, that you read the book before listening to this audio program.

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"Wolf Hall" by Hilary Mantel

Mon, 15 Mar 2010 02:01:00 GMT

Troy Patterson, Jacob Weisberg, and John Swansburg discuss Hilary Mantel's book, Wolf Hall. We recommend, but don't insist, that you read the book before listening to this audio program.

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"White Noise" by Don DeLillo

Sun, 14 Feb 2010 23:31:00 GMT

Meghan O’Rourke, Stephen Metcalf, and Troy Patterson discuss Don DeLillo's book, White Noise. We recommend, but don't insist, that you read the book before listening to this audio program.

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"Lit" by Mary Karr

Mon, 18 Jan 2010 04:04:00 GMT

Meghan O’Rourke, Katie Roiphe, and Troy Patterson discuss Mary Karr's memoir, Lit. We recommend, but don't insist, that you read the book before listening to this audio program.

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"The Original of Laura" by Vladimir Nabokov

Mon, 21 Dec 2009 18:39:00 GMT

Meghan O’Rourke, Katie Roiphe, and Troy Patterson discuss Vladimir Nabokov's book, The Original of Laura. We recommend, but don't insist, that you read the book before listening to this audio program.

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"The Bath" and "A Small Good Thing" by Raymond Carver

Mon, 16 Nov 2009 14:29:00 GMT

Slate's Audio Book Club. Meghan O'Rourke, Katie Roiphe, and Troy Patterson compare two versions of a story by Raymond Carver - "The Bath," and "A Small Good Thing." One version was heavily edited by Gordon Lish. We recommend, but don't insist, that you read the stories before listening to this audio program

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"The Anthologist" by Nicholson Baker

Mon, 19 Oct 2009 02:31:00 GMT

Meghan O’Rourke, Michael Agger, and Troy Patterson discuss Nicholson Baker's book, The Anthologist. We recommend, but don't insist, that you read the book before listening to this audio program.

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"The Catcher in the Rye" by J.D. Salinger

Thu, 17 Sep 2009 07:00:00 GMT

Slate's Audio Book Club. Stephen Metcalf, Troy Patterson, and James Ryerson discuss J.D. Salinger's classic novel The Catcher in the Rye. We recommend, but don't insist, that you read the book before listening to this audio program.

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"A Vindication of Love: Reclaiming Romance for the Twenty-First Century" by Cristina Nehring

Thu, 20 Aug 2009 02:21:00 GMT

Slate's Audio Book Club. Meghan O'Rourke, Katie Roiphe, and guest Laura Kipnis discuss Cristina Nehring's "A Vindication of Love: Reclaiming Romance for the Twenty-First Century." We recommend, but don't insist, that you read the book before listening to this audio program.

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"Thy Neighbor's Wife" by Gay Talese

Wed, 15 Jul 2009 15:47:00 GMT

Slate's Audio Book Club. Meghan O'Rourke, Katie Roiphe, and Troy Patterson discuss Gay Talese's "Thy Neighbor's Wife." We recommend, but don't insist, that you read the book before listening to this audio program.

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John Cheever's "The Swimmer" and Flannery O'Connor's "A Good Man is Hard To Find"

Thu, 18 Jun 2009 04:29:00 GMT

Slate's Audio Book Club. Meghan O'Rourke, Katie Roiphe, and Troy Patterson discuss two short stories - John Cheever's 'The Swimmer,' and Flannery O'Connor's 'A Good Man is Hard To Find.' We recommend, but don't insist, that you read the book before listening to this audio program.

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"Atmospheric Disturbances" by Rivka Galchen

Thu, 21 May 2009 01:34:00 GMT

Slate's Audio Book Club. Meghan O'Rourke, Katie Roiphe, and Troy Patterson discuss Rivka Galchen's Atmospheric Disturbances. We recommend, but don't insist, that you read the book before listening to this audio program.

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"Infinite Jest" by David Foster Wallace

Wed, 18 Mar 2009 02:10:00 GMT

Slate's Audio Book Club. Katie Roiphe, Troy Patterson, and James Surowiecki discuss David Foster Wallace's Infinite Jest. We recommend, but don't insist, that you read the book before listening to this audio program.

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"Rabbit, Run" by John Updike

Thu, 19 Feb 2009 03:01:00 GMT

Slate's Audio Book Club. Meghan O'Rourke, Troy Patterson, and Katie Roiphe discuss John Updike's Rabbit, Run. We recommend, but don't insist, that you read the book before listening to this audio program.

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"The Great Gatsby" by F. Scott Fitzgerald

Tue, 25 Nov 2008 03:14:00 GMT

Slate's Audio Book Club. Stephen Metcalf, Troy Patterson, and Katie Roiphe discuss the American classic The Great Gatsby, by F. Scott Fitzgerald. We recommend, but don't insist, that you read the book before listening to this audio program.

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"The Night of the Gun" by David Carr

Thu, 09 Oct 2008 06:01:00 GMT

Slate's Audio Book Club. Meghan O'Rourke, Katie Roiphe, and Troy Patterson discuss New York Times columnist David Carr's The Night of the Gun, a memoir in which he uses his journalistic skills to dig up the details he's forgotten about his earlier life as a drug addict. We recommend, but don't insist, that you read the book before listening to this audio program. The next book we'll be discussing is The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald.

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"American Wife" by Curtis Sittenfeld

Mon, 08 Sep 2008 00:03:00 GMT

Slate's Audio Book Club. Meghan O'Rourke, Katie Roiphe, and Julia Turner discuss the novel American Wife, by Curtis Sittenfeld. We recommend, but don't insist, that you read the book before listening to this audio program.

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"Brideshead Revisited" by Evelyn Waugh

Wed, 06 Aug 2008 03:55:00 GMT

Slate's Audio Book Club. Meghan O'Rourke, Troy Patterson, and Katie Roiphe discuss the novel Brideshead Revisited, by Evelyn Waugh. We recommend, but don't insist, that you read the book before listening to this audio program.

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"Netherland" by Joseph O'Neill

Wed, 16 Jul 2008 03:55:00 GMT

Slate's Audio Book Club. Stephen Metcalf, Meghan O'Rourke, and Katie Roiphe discuss the novel Netherland, by Joseph O'Neill. We recommend, but don't insist, that you read the book before listening to this audio program.

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"Anna Karenina" by Leo Tolstoy

Wed, 04 Jun 2008 07:00:00 GMT

Slate's Audio Book Club. Stephen Metcalf, Troy Patterson, and Katie Roiphe discuss Anna Karenina, by Leo Tolstoy. We recommend, but don't insist, that you read the book before listening to this audio program.

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"Beautiful Children" by Charles Bock

Wed, 16 Apr 2008 07:00:00 GMT

Slate's Audio Book Club. Stephen Metcalf, Troy Patterson, and Katie Roiphe discuss the novel Beautiful Children, by Charles Bock. We recommend, but don't insist, that you read the book before listening to this audio program.

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"All the King's Men" by Robert Penn Warren

Thu, 13 Mar 2008 03:47:00 GMT

Slate's Audio Book Club. Stephen Metcalf, Julia Turner, and Jacob Weisberg discuss the novel All the King's Men, by Robert Penn Warren. We recommend, but don't insist, that you read the book before listening to this audio program.

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"Eat, Pray, Love" by Elizabeth Gilbert

Thu, 07 Feb 2008 03:06:00 GMT

Slate's Audio Book Club. Stephen Metcalf, Katie Roiphe, and Julia Turner discuss Eat Pray Love, by Elizabeth Gilbert. We recommend, but don't insist, that you read the book before listening to this audio program.

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"Tree of Smoke" by Denis Johnson

Thu, 03 Jan 2008 01:50:00 GMT

Slate's Audio Book Club. Meghan O'Rourke, Katie Roiphe, and James Surowiecki discuss the novel Tree of Smoke, by Denis Johnson. We recommend, but don't insist, that you read the book before listening to this audio program.

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"The Audacity of Hope" by Barack Obama

Tue, 20 Nov 2007 08:00:00 GMT

Slate's Audio Book Club. Stephen Metcalf, Julia Turner, and John Dickerson discuss The Audacity of Hope, by Barack Obama. We recommend, but don't insist, that you read the book before listening to this audio program.

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"The Road" by Cormac McCarthy

Wed, 30 May 2007 07:00:00 GMT

Slate's Audio Book Club. Meghan O'Rourke, Katie Roiphe, and John Burnham Schwartz discuss the novel The Road, by Cormac McCarthy. We recommend, but don't insist, that you read the book before listening to this audio program.

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"The House of Mirth" by Edith Wharton

Thu, 10 May 2007 07:00:00 GMT

Slate's Audio Book Club. Stephen Metcalf, Meghan O'Rourke, and Katie Roiphe discuss the novel The House of Mirth by Edith Wharton, along with a new biography of Wharton by Hermione Lee. We recommend, but don't insist, that you read The House of Mirth before listening to this audio program.

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"Independence Day" by Richard Ford

Thu, 29 Mar 2007 07:00:00 GMT

Slate's Audio Book Club. Stephen Metcalf, Katie Roiphe, and John Burnham Schwartz discuss the novel Independence Day by Richard Ford. We recommend, but don't insist, that you read the book before listening to this audio program.

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"The Emperor's Children" by Claire Messud

Wed, 27 Dec 2006 08:00:00 GMT

Slate's Audio Book Club. Critics Stephen Metcalf, Meghan O'Rourke, and Katie Roiphe discuss the novel The Emperor's Children by Claire Messud. We recommend, but don't insist, that you read the book before listening to this audio program.

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"The Omnivore's Dilemma" by Michael Pollan

Wed, 01 Nov 2006 08:00:00 GMT

Slate's Audio Book Club. Critics Stephen Metcalf, Meghan O'Rourke, and Katie Roiphe discuss the nonfiction book The Omnivore's Dilemma: A Natural History of Four Meals by journalist Michael Pollan. We recommend, but don't insist, that you read the book before listening to this audio program.

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"Beloved" by Toni Morrison

Wed, 19 Jul 2006 07:00:00 GMT

Slate's Audio Book Club. Critics Stephen Metcalf, Meghan O'Rourke, and Katie Roiphe discuss the novel Beloved by Toni Morrison.

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"Everyman" by Philip Roth

Wed, 14 Jun 2006 07:00:00 GMT

Slate's Audio Book Club. Critics Stephen Metcalf, Meghan O'Rourke, and Katie Roiphe discuss the novel Everyman by Philip Roth.

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"Saturday" by Ian McEwan

Wed, 31 May 2006 20:00:00 GMT

Slate's Audio Book Club. Critics Stephen Metcalf, Meghan O'Rourke, and Katie Roiphe discuss the novel Saturday by Ian McEwan. Thanks to the Housing Works Book Store Cafe in New York City for providing the venue for this month's club meeting.

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"The Year of Magical Thinking" by Joan Didion

Wed, 31 May 2006 19:30:00 GMT

Slate critics Stephen Metcalf, Meghan O'Rourke, and Katie Roiphe sit down at the Housing Works Used Book Cafe in New York's Soho neighborhood to discuss The Year of Magical Thinking, Joan Didion's memoir of the year following the death of her husband John Gregory Dunne, during which her daughter also came close to death.

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