Dwight Garner, Jennifer Szalai and Alexandra Jacobs — staff critics for The New York Times Book Review — join host Gilbert Cruz to look back on highlights from their year in books.
Books discussed:
"Intermezzo," by Sally Rooney
"All Fours," by Miranda July
"You Dreamed of Empires," by Álvaro Enrigue
"When the Clock Broke," by John Ganz
"Radiant: The Life and Line of Keith Haring," by Brad Gooch
"Miss May Does Not Exist: The Life and Work of Elaine May, Hollywood's Hidden Genius," by Carrie Courogen
"My Beloved Monster," by Caleb Carr
"Rejection," by Tony Tulathimutte
"Beautyland," by Marie-Helene Bertino
"Free and Equal: A Manifesto for a Just Society," by Daniel Chandler
"Seeing Through: A Chronicle of Sex, Drugs and Opera," by Ricky Ian Gordon
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