Who is Poxel West?

Jewish World War II fighter pilot?

Novelist Daniel Torde will be here to talk about the titular hero of his new book, The

Last Flight of Poxel West.

What might have started as a sort of idea of a revenge fantasy became something very different

both in the midst of writing and after seeing that quintitartino movie and recognizing that

it wasn't quite as much of a fantasy as that movie might have imagined.

What do we learn about Barney Frank in his memoir?

And Brunie will be here to talk about his review of Frank.

He's more candid than I've heard him before on liberals and how they've disappointed him

and how they may have disappointed themselves.

Alexander Altar will share her notes from the publishing world and Greg Cole's has best

other news.

This is Inside the New York Times Book Review.

I'm Pamela Paul.

Daniel Torde is here now.

His book, The Last Flight of Poxel West, is reviewed this week on the cover of the book

Review by Teddy Wayne.

Hi, Daniel.

Hi, thanks so much for having me.

Oh, thank you for being here.

So this is your first novel, a debut novel, but you've written a novella, you've written

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