We will talk about this new book, but I do feel like we need to do a little bit of a Jonathan Franzen primer because there seems to be an assumption that everyone knows, has read, has an opinion, maybe has not read but has an opinion, about Jonathan Franzen, and then there are a lot of people who don’t know what any of this is all about and why everybody gets all heated when talking about this particular novelist. He writes about the new Jonathan Franzen novel, “Crossroads,” this week in the Book Review. Novelist and critic Thomas Mallon joins us now from Washington, D.C. This is the Book Review podcast for The New York Times.
Plus, we’ll hear from two brand new critics, Molly Young and Alexandra Jacobs. First, why is Jonathan Franzen’s work so beloved and Jonathan Franzen, the author, so polarizing? Novelist and critic Thomas Mallon will join us to talk about Franzen’s latest book, “Crossroads.”Īnd what’s Josh Ferris’s new novel about? Ferris will join us to talk about his latest book, “A Calling for Charlie Barnes.” Alexandra Alter will be here to talk about what’s going on in the publishing world. This episode, two big new novels of fall. Transcript Thomas Mallon on the Career of Jonathan Franzen Hosted by Pamela Paul Mallon talks about Franzen’s “Crossroads,” and Joshua Ferris discusses “A Calling for Charlie Barnes.” Friday, October 15th, 2021
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