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Alexandra Alter’s book recommendations in 2021

24 books · 11 episodes · Alexandra Alter’s most recommended books, all years →

Every episode from 2021, newest first

Ann Patchett on ‘These Precious Days’

The Book Review · 2021-11-25

Our Journey Together by Donald J. Trump · discussed · at 50:29

Thomas Mallon on the Career of Jonathan Franzen

The Book Review · 2021-10-15

Paradise by Abdulrazak Gurnah · discussed · at 40:59

Colson Whitehead on 'Harlem Shuffle'

The Book Review · 2021-09-17

No One Is Talking About This by Patricia Lockwood · discussed · at 45:32
The Love Songs of W.E.B. Du Bois by Honorée Fanonne Jeffers · discussed · at 47:17
The Prophets by Robert Jones Jr. · discussed · at 47:42

Brandon Taylor on the Sally Rooney Phenomenon

The Book Review · 2021-09-10

It Ends With Us by Colleen Hoover · discussed · at 51:57
The Song of Achilles by Madeline Miller · discussed · at 52:39
We Were Liars by E. Lockhart · discussed · at 52:53

A.O. Scott Talks About William Maxwell

The Book Review · 2021-08-27

I Alone Can Fix It by Carol Leonnig · discussed · at 45:03
Here, Right Matters by Alexander Vindman · discussed · at 45:44

Echoes of a Fairy Tale in a Devastating Novel

The Book Review · 2021-07-30

No One Goes Alone by Erik Larson · discussed · at 43:40

A More Perfect Union

The Book Review · 2021-06-11

Golden Girl by Elin Hilderbrand · discussed · at 44:05
Red, White & Royal Blue by Casey McQuiston · discussed · at 49:00

Celebrating Our 15th Anniversary

The Book Review · 2021-04-16

The Hill We Climb by Amanda Gorman · discussed · at 54:30

Four Decades of Downs and Ups in New York City

The Book Review · 2021-03-19

French Braid by Anne Tyler · discussed · at 34:24
I Miss You, I Hate This by Sara Saedi · discussed · at 35:14
Rez Dogs by Joseph Bruchac · discussed · at 35:41
Solo by Rebecca Seal · discussed · at 36:12

Kazuo Ishiguro and Friendship With Machines

The Book Review · 2021-03-05

And to think that I saw it on Mulberry Street by Dr. Seuss · discussed · at 49:32

Navigating the Maze of Paying for College

The Book Review · 2021-01-29

The Premonition by Michael Lewis · discussed · at 48:11
The Fifth Risk by Michael Lewis · discussed · at 48:44
The Plague Year by Lawrence Wright · discussed · at 50:46
The End of October by Lawrence Wright · discussed · at 50:48
Preventable by Andy Slavitt · discussed · at 51:45

Other mentions in 2021 (13: passing, ad reads, own books)