Talking About the 10 Best Books of 2021
Podcast |
The Book Review
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The New York Times
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audio
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Books
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Publication Date |
Dec 03, 2021
Episode Duration |
01:06:36

Earlier this week, several editors at The New York Times got together (virtually) for a live taping of the podcast to discuss the Book Review’s list of the year’s 10 Best Books. (If you haven’t seen books-2021.html">the list yet and don’t want spoilers before listening, the choices are revealed one by one on the podcast.)

In addition to the 10 Best Books, the editors discuss on this episode some of their favorite works from the year that didn’t make the list. Here are those additional books the editors discuss:

toibin-magician.html">“The Magician” by Thomas Mann

and-the-sun-kazuo-ishiguro.html">“Klara and the Sun” by Kazuo Ishiguro

tears-s-a-cosby.html">“Razorblade Tears” by S.A. Cosby

dana-spiotta.html">“Wayward” by Dana Spiotta

work-eyal-press.html">“Dirty Work” by Eyal Press

world-where-are-you-sally-rooney.html">“Beautiful World, Where Are You” by Sally Rooney

life-of-mind-christine-smallwood.html">“The Life of the Mind” by Christine Smallwood

franzen-crossroads.html">“Crossroads” by Jonathan Franzen

prophets-robert-jones-jr.html">“The Prophets” by Robert Jones Jr.

shteyngart-our-country-friends.html">“Our Country Friends” by Gary Shteyngart

On a special episode of the podcast, taped live, editors from The New York Times Book Review discuss this year’s outstanding fiction and nonfiction.

Earlier this week, several editors at The New York Times got together (virtually) for a live taping of the podcast to discuss the Book Review’s list of the year’s 10 Best Books. (If you haven’t seen books-2021.html">the list yet and don’t want spoilers before listening, the choices are revealed one by one on the podcast.)

In addition to the 10 Best Books, the editors discuss on this episode some of their favorite works from the year that didn’t make the list. Here are those additional books the editors discuss:

toibin-magician.html">“The Magician” by Thomas Mann

and-the-sun-kazuo-ishiguro.html">“Klara and the Sun” by Kazuo Ishiguro

tears-s-a-cosby.html">“Razorblade Tears” by S.A. Cosby

dana-spiotta.html">“Wayward” by Dana Spiotta

work-eyal-press.html">“Dirty Work” by Eyal Press

world-where-are-you-sally-rooney.html">“Beautiful World, Where Are You” by Sally Rooney

life-of-mind-christine-smallwood.html">“The Life of the Mind” by Christine Smallwood

franzen-crossroads.html">“Crossroads” by Jonathan Franzen

prophets-robert-jones-jr.html">“The Prophets” by Robert Jones Jr.

shteyngart-our-country-friends.html">“Our Country Friends” by Gary Shteyngart

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