Episode

Book Club: Let's Talk About 'Transcription,' by Ben Lerner

Podcast: The Book Review
Published: May 30, 2026
Duration seconds: 2841
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Summary

Ben Lerner’s slender new novel, “Transcription,” is just 130 pages long, yet it cracks open some of our most colossal and enduring philosophical questions. On this episode, MJ Franklin discusses “Transcription” with fellow Book Review editors Gregory Cowles and Alexandra Jacobs.