Book Review

This week, Nicholas Lemann discusses “Sons of Wichita”; Parul Sehgal and John Williams on the week’s literary news; Louisa Lim talks about “The People’s Republic of Amnesia: Tiananmen Revisited”; and Gregory Cowles has best-seller news. Pamela Paul is the host.

This week, David Pilling discusses “Bending Adversity: Japan and the Art of Survival”; Parul Sehgal and John Williams on the week’s literary news; John Schwartz talks about the audiobooks of four new celebrity memoirs; and Gregory Cowles has best-seller news. Pamela Paul is the host.

This week, Jyoti Thottam discusses Ramachandra Guha’s “Gandhi Before India”; Anand Giridharadas talks about “The True American”; Parul Sehgal and John Williams on the week’s literary news; Sarah Harrison Smith discusses this week’s Children’s Books section; and Gregory Cowles has best-seller news. Pamela Paul is the host.

This week, Ayelet Waldman talks about her new novel, “Love and Treasure”; John Williams on the week’s literary news; Thomas Mallon and Dana Stevens discuss movies about writers; and Gregory Cowles has best-seller news. Pamela Paul is the host.

This week, William D. Cohan talks about “The Price of Silence”; Parul Sehgal and John Williams discuss the week’s literary news; Amy Chozick discusses Elizabeth Warren’s “A Fighting Chance”; Ms. Sehgal on Barbara Ehrenreich’s “Living With a Wild God”; and Gregory Cowles has best-seller news. Pamela Paul is the host.

This week, Robert D. Kaplan discusses “Asia’s Cauldron”; Parul Sehgal and John Williams discuss this year’s Pulitzer Prizes; William Easterly talks about “The Tyranny of Experts”; and Parul Sehgal has best-seller news. Pamela Paul is the host.

This week, Chris Hayes talks about Kevin Roose’s “Young Money”; Parul Sehgal and John Williams discuss the book business; Timothy Noah on Matt Taibbi’s “The Divide”; and Gregory Cowles has best-seller news. Pamela Paul is the host.

This week, Akhil Sharma discusses his new novel, “Family Life”; Julie Bosman looks back at her four years on the publishing beat; Leslie Jamison talks about “The Empathy Exams”; and Gregory Cowles has best-seller news. Pamela Paul is the host.

This week, Simon Schama discusses “The Story of the Jews”; Julie Bosman has notes from the field; Brigid Schulte talks about “Overwhelmed”; and Gregory Cowles has best-seller news. Pamela Paul is the host.

This week, Dan Hurley talks about his new book, “Smarter: The New Science of Building Brain Power”; Julie Bosman has notes from the field; Jason Zengerle discusses Seth Davis’s new biography of John Wooden; and Gregory Cowles has best-seller news. John Williams is the host, filling in for Pamela Paul.

This week, Rebecca Traister talks about Dalton Conley’s “Parentology”; Julie Bosman has notes from the field; Amy Finnerty discusses four new books about New York City history; and Gregory Cowles has best-seller news. Pamela Paul is the host.

This week, Phil Klay talks about “Redeployment”; John B. Judis discusses “Genesis”; and Gregory Cowles has best-seller news. Pamela Paul is the host.

This week, Alida Becker talks about “The Fishing Fleet”; Julie Bosman has notes from the field; Nick Reding discusses two new books about the meat industry; and Gregory Cowles has best-seller news. Pamela Paul is the host.

This week, Fareed Zakaria talks about “The Kennan Diaries”; Julie Bosman has notes from the field; Jodi Kantor discusses “HRC”; and Gregory Cowles has best-seller news. Pamela Paul is the host.

This week, Elizabeth Kolbert talks about “The Sixth Extinction”; Julie Bosman has notes from the field; Dave Itzkoff discusses “Mad as Hell,” about the making of the movie “Network”; and Gregory Cowles has best-seller news. Pamela Paul is the host.