The New York Times Narrated

Janet Malcolm Understood the Power of Not Being ‘Nice’

Episode Summary

The writer is remembered, above all, for her ruthlessness. But when I went looking for it, I found something much more complicated. To read the full story, please visit: https://www.nytimes.com/2025/02/12/magazine/janet-malcolm-nice.html By Katie Roiphe Read by Samantha Desz Narration produced by Krish Seenivasan Engineered by Quinton Kamara

Episode Notes

The writer is remembered, above all, for her ruthlessness. But when I went looking for it, I found something much more complicated.

To read the full story, please visit: https://www.nytimes.com/2025/02/12/magazine/janet-malcolm-nice.html

By Katie Roiphe
Read by Samantha Desz
Narration produced by Krish Seenivasan
Engineered by Quinton Kamara