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In this episode of Poured Over: The Barnes & Noble Podcast with host Miwa Messer, New York Times Book Review critic at large A. O. Scott talks about his journey as a journalist and book critic, reflects on “instant classics” like Percival Everett’s novel James (Doubleday, 2024), and discusses how the experience of discovering books has changed because of the internet.
Tags: Fiction | Creative Nonfiction | Poured Over | Miwa Messer | A. O. Scott | New York Times Book Review | James | Percival Everett | book critic | 2025