Jackie, Before Marrying Jack

The Book Review

The New York Times

Books, Arts

4.2 • 3.7K Ratings

🗓️ 17 June 2022

⏱️ 48 minutes

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Summary

Elisabeth Egan talks about Louis Bayard’s “Jackie & Me,” and Matthew Schneier discusses Paula Byrne’s biography of Barbara Pym.

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0:00.0	You come to understand what Jackie has at stake and has to lose by committing to this life
0:11.8	with the Kennedys.
0:13.3	Liz Egan and editor at the Book Review is here to talk about Lewis Bayard's new novel,
0:17.2	Jackie and Me, which imagines the life of the young Jacqueline Boogie before she became
0:22.3	Jackie Kennedy.
0:23.3	What Oliveran brings to the table is the distance of someone who was not a close intimate
0:29.8	of hers, who's maybe less interested in sanding off some of her rough edges.
0:34.3	Matthew Schneier is here to talk about a new biography of the British novelist Barbara
0:38.1	Pym.
0:39.1	Plus, Alexandra Alter has news from the literary world, and Times is critics Jennifer
0:43.7	Salai and Molly Young join me to talk about books they've recently reviewed.
0:47.8	This is the Book Review podcast.
0:49.6	It's June 17th.
0:52.0	I'm John Williams.
0:55.4	Liz Egan joins me now.
0:56.6	He's an editor at the Book Review and also the curator of the Book Review's group,
1:01.3	Text Column.
1:02.3	Hi, Liz.
1:03.3	Hi, John.
1:04.3	How are you?
1:05.3	I'm good.
1:06.3	So you're here to talk about your latest pick for group text, the June pick.
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