This week, summer reading and what better way to kick it off than with David Sideris,

who needs zero introduction.

He'll be here to talk about his brand new book, Theft by Finding.

When I started keeping diary, I looked back and I thought, this is awful.

And it's going to be awful for a long time.

What can a new history tell us about the Old West?

Christopher Nolton will join us to talk about Cattle Kingdom, the hidden history of the

cowboy West.

The cattle industry was really the precursor of the great industrial enterprises that emerged

in the late 19th century and into the 20th century.

Alexander Alter will give us an update from the literary world.

Plus, we'll talk about what we and the water world are reading.

This is Inside the New York Times Book Review.

I'm Pamela Paul.

David Sideris joins us now.

His new book is called Theft by Finding.

Diaries, 1977 to 2002.

David, thanks so much for being here.

Thank you so much for having me.

So this diary starts in 1977.

Is that what you actually began writing the diary?

Or did you sort of arbitrarily pick a date?

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