new video loaded: The World According to Patricia Cornwell

On a recent episode of the “Book Review” podcast, the best-selling crime author Patricia Cornwell talks about how working in a morgue influenced her writing and how she sees the world. We spoke with her about her new memoir, “True Crime,” in which she tells the surprising story of her childhood and the events that led her to become a novelist. Video by Patricia Sulbarán/The New York Times
May 15, 2026
