Summary: Pamela Paul is the editor of the <em>New York Times</em> book review and the woman who oversees all of the paper’s books coverage. She sat down with Isaac Chotiner to discuss what our books say about who we are and why giving someone a book is so fraught with meaning. She also discussed what it’s like to run the <em>Times</em>’ book review, the future of literary criticism, and the debate over pornography addiction.
