The Edgar Award-winning Law & Order writer shares why the best dramas are also funny.
Art critic, author, and Pulitzer Prize winner Jerry Saltz () was bound to have a robust, inspiring listening list, so we asked him to name his favorites. He selected five audiobooks and five podcasts that round out his varied passions—from literature and music to art and politics—and it’s the perfect listening list for anyone with an inclination toward creativity.
"For me, the greatest books of all time are Robert Fagles's translations of the great Greek epics."
"I have spent years listening and re-listening to this Moncrieff translation of Marcel Proust’s In Search of Lost Time (Remembrance of Things Past), read by John Rowe."
"Anyone struggling with dark nights of the creative soul must listen to this guide, read by the author, Elizabeth Gilbert."
"Ada Calhoun’s brand-new memoir, read by the author along with Lili Taylor and Josephine Brill, rounds out my five audiobook favorites."
"As for podcasts, there are many I love on the topic of art. Two of the best are Dialogues...
"For politics, I listen to at least 10 podcasts, with The Bulwark at the top of the list."
"As a lifetime fan, I love what Kerry Shale and Lucas Hare do with this Dylan-themed podcast."
"And for a podcast about books, I love the very, very English Backlisted."
