Pamela Paul is a columnist for The New York Times. She was previously the editor of The New York Times Book Review and oversaw all books coverage at The New York Times. She is the former host of the weekly Book Review podcast for The Times. She is the author and editor of eight books: Rectangle Time (out now), How to Raise a Reader (co-author), My Life with Bob: Flawed Heroine Keeps Book of Books, Plot Ensues, The Starter Marriage and the Future of Matrimony, Pornified, Parenting, Inc., and By the Book: Writers on Literature and the Literary Life. Her most recent book is 100 Things We’ve Lost to the Internet.
Latest Articles
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- You Can Keep Your Holiday Rom-Com. I’ll Take a Military Thriller.
- Cold Plunging Sounded Like a Nightmare. I Decided to Dive In.
- The Growing Divide in the Rainbow Coalition
- Israel’s Entertainment Industry Is Being Targeted by the Left in Hollywood and the Right at Home
- Woody Allen Refuses to Be Cancelled
- The Conservative Women Who Are ‘Having It All’
- What Is Planned Parenthood Fighting For?
- My Farewell Column
- How to Remain a Reality-Based Human in 2025
Latest Book
It Simply Can’t Be Bedtime
On Sale May 20, 2025
Bedtime routines get a jolt of silliness and creativity when a dad and daughter face off in this timeless scenario.
When dad says it’s bedtime and his daughter strongly disagrees, her stuffy hilariously comes to her defense.
Lady Pigsworth is quick to point out the many ongoing projects that just can’t be abandoned, the danger of sleeping in a butterfly costume, the alarming spinach stuck in the girl’s teeth, and more. Each over-the-top declaration of why it can’t possibly be bedtime yet leads the group through common bedtime routines in animated and heartwarming scenes—until Lady Pigsworth’s demands reach questionable heights, even to the little girl, so she takes matters into her own hands to get both of them into bed.








