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Dwight Garner’s book recommendations in 2021

24 books · 11 episodes · Dwight Garner’s most recommended books, all years →

Every episode from 2021, newest first

The Life of a Jazz Age Madam

The Book Review · 2021-12-17

Oxford Companion to Spirits and Cocktails by David Wondrich · discussed · at 44:18
Killer Cocktails by David Wondrich · discussed · at 44:18

Ann Patchett on ‘These Precious Days’

The Book Review · 2021-11-25

Patricia Highsmith : Her Diaries and Notebooks by Patricia Highsmith · recommended · at 52:51

Katie Couric Talks About 'Going There'

The Book Review · 2021-10-29

Colorization by Wil Haygood · discussed · at 1:05:58

A.O. Scott Talks About William Maxwell

The Book Review · 2021-08-27

Playlist for the Apocalypse by Rita Dove · discussed · at 57:02

S.A. Cosby on 'Razorblade Tears'

The Book Review · 2021-07-16

Don't erase me by Carolyn Ferrell · discussed · at 50:07
Dear Miss Metropolitan by Carolyn Ferrell · discussed · at 50:18

George Packer on Our Divided America

The Book Review · 2021-06-18

Where You Are Is Not Who You Are by Ursula Burns · discussed · at 51:30
The Selected Letters of Ralph Ellison by Ralph Ellison · recommended · at 55:43
84, Charing Cross Road by Helene Hanff · recommended · at 56:17
Vox by Nicholson Baker · discussed · at 56:59

Reimagining the Aftermath of a Wartime Attack

The Book Review · 2021-06-04

The Dog of the South by Charles Portis · discussed · at 41:47
The Underground Railroad by Colson Whitehead · discussed · at 47:17
Lincoln in the Bardo by George Saunders · discussed · at 47:17

Maggie O’Farrell on ‘Hamnet’

The Book Review · 2021-05-21

The Yearling by Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings · discussed · at 45:30
Cross Creek by Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings · discussed · at 45:51
Cross Creek Cookery by Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings · discussed · at 48:12

Blake Bailey on Writing His Life of Philip Roth

The Book Review · 2021-04-09

Orientalism by Edward W. Said · discussed · at 50:06
Places of Mind by Timothy Brennan · critiqued · at 50:59
The world is what it is by Patrick French · recommended · at 1:00:05

Imbolo Mbue on Writing Her Second Novel

The Book Review · 2021-03-12

Alone Together by Sherry Turkle · discussed · at 53:52
Reclaiming Conversation by Sherry Turkle · discussed · at 53:52
The Empathy Diaries by Sherry Turkle · recommended · at 54:13

This Land Is Whose Land?

The Book Review · 2021-02-12

Native speaker by Chang-rae Lee · discussed · at 48:01

Other mentions in 2021 (7: passing, ad reads, own books)