Why is college so expensive and is the cost always worth it?

Ron Lieber joins us to talk about his new book, The Price You Pay for College.

Which would be no other longs in a time of viral pandemic?

Michael J. Stephen will tell us about his book, Breath Taking, The Power, Fragility, and

Future of our extraordinary longs.

Alexander Altair will have an update from the publishing world, plus our critics will

join us for the latest in literary criticism.

This is the Book Review Podcast from the New York Times.

It's January 29th.

I'm Pamela Paul.

My colleague Ron Lieber joins us now.

He is a personal finance columnist for the Times and his latest book is called The Price

You Pay for College.

An entirely new roadmap for the biggest financial decision your family will ever make.

Ron, thanks for being here.

Thank you for having me.

I had trouble reading that subtitle because I am one of those families and the idea of

this biggest financial decision that I will ever make.

This is a big subject.

Well, why not call it what it is?

It looms incredibly large, not just because the list prices are so high, but also because

of the emotional component of the decision.

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