What Pamela Paul learned from keeping a list of every book she has ever read
q guest host Ali Hassan talks to the New York Times books editor about why she decided to make the private journal of her reading life available to the public.
Pamela Paul is the editor of the hugely influential New York Times Book Review. In addition to holding a prestigious editorial position, she has just published her latest book. My Life With Bob: Flawed Heroine Keeps Book of Books, Plot Ensues is Paul's memoir about all the books she has read since she was 17 years old. Bob is actually shorthand for "book of books," and refers to the journal in which she has listed the books she has read.
q guest host Ali Hassan talks to Paul about why she decided to make this private book public, how her reading has been influenced and dictated by her various personal life experiences, from world travel to divorce, and why she has a particular love for young adult novels.
— Produced by Jean Kim