I'm Gilbert Cruz, and this is the book review for the New York Times.

On this week's episode, our monthly book club discussion hosted by M.J. Franklin.

February marked the peak of Wuthering Heights fever, given the recent film adaptation,

and M.J. gathered a fantastic group of book review editors to talk about Emily Bronte's Gothic classic.

MJ, over to you.

Hello, and welcome to another book club episode of the book review podcast.

I'm MJ Franklin, and you know, it's funny.

We here at the book review are always watching out for what books are popping in a year.

What books are sticking? What are the books readers don't want to miss? And so far this year,

it seems like there's been one big it book that everybody is talking about. And yep, you guessed it.

It's Wuthering Heights, a book that originally published in 1847,

and yet it seems to be the event of 2026 so far. In general, the book is a perennial reader favorite,

but this year it got a big boost back into the zeitgeist because of a new film adaptation

by Emerald Fennell, the director behind movies like Promising Your Woman and Saltburn.

And we thought, a great beloved classic that's back in the conversation, that sounds like a book club

pick for us. And joining me in our Wuthering Heights Deep Dive are several of my esteemed colleagues.

First up, we have two returning guests, Jen Harlan. Hi, Jen. Hi, MJ. And Sadie Stein. Hi, Sadie. Thank you for having me. We also have a first-time bookclumber, a big newcomer, Nima Jerome. Hi, MJ. Said with such a deep voice, such a good timbre. That's my Heathcliff voice. Oh, my God.

And here are the wins on the Moors now.

Nima, you've been at the Book Review for a while.

You've joined other podcast episodes, but never a book club.

By way of introduction, can you tell us what you do here at the Book Review and what you like to read?

I am a preview editor who looks at nonfiction books, history, politics, a lot of war,

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