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Jennifer Szalai’s book recommendations in 2021

21 books · 13 episodes · Jennifer Szalai’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

Accidental Gods by Anna Della Subin · discussed · at 49:29

Katie Couric Talks About 'Going There'

The Book Review · 2021-10-29

The End of Bias by Jessica Nordell · discussed · at 1:01:30
Biased by Jennifer L. Eberhardt · discussed · at 1:04:33

Randall Kennedy on 'Say It Loud!'

The Book Review · 2021-09-24

Fear: Trump in the White House by Bob Woodward · discussed · at 1:01:34
The Contrarian by Max Chafkin · discussed · at 1:07:05

Brandon Taylor on the Sally Rooney Phenomenon

The Book Review · 2021-09-10

The Failed Promise by Robert S. Levine · discussed · at 58:20

A.O. Scott Talks About William Maxwell

The Book Review · 2021-08-27

Reign of Terror by Spencer Ackerman · discussed · at 48:29
The Trump Realignment by Spencer Goidel · discussed · at 48:29

Katie Kitamura Talks About ‘Intimacies’

The Book Review · 2021-08-06

Until Proven Safe by Geoff Manaugh · discussed · at 52:24

S.A. Cosby on 'Razorblade Tears'

The Book Review · 2021-07-16

Democracy Rules by Jan-Werner Müller · discussed · at 52:05
Everyone Knows Your Mother Is a Witch by Rivka Galchen · recommended · at 57:18

An Outsider Finds Suspense in Hollywood

The Book Review · 2021-07-02

The journalist and the murderer by Janet Malcolm · discussed · at 53:21
Forty-One False Starts by Janet Malcolm · recommended · at 55:19
Psychoanalysis, the impossible profession by Janet Malcolm · recommended · at 58:12

Maggie O’Farrell on ‘Hamnet’

The Book Review · 2021-05-21

Dedicated by Pete Davis · discussed · at 48:59

Tillie Olsen and the Barriers to Creativity

The Book Review · 2021-03-26

Until Justice Be Done by Kate Masur · discussed · at 52:20

Imbolo Mbue on Writing Her Second Novel

The Book Review · 2021-03-12

Lucky by Jonathan Allen · discussed · at 45:22
Shattered by Jonathan J. M. Allen · discussed · at 45:32

Navigating the Maze of Paying for College

The Book Review · 2021-01-29

1984 by George Orwell · discussed · at 1:01:38
Animal Farm by George Orwell · discussed · at 1:02:01

James Comey and Truth in Government

The Book Review · 2021-01-15

Kill Switch - the Rise of the Modern Senate and the Crippling of American Democracy by Adam Jentleson · discussed · at 42:12

Other mentions in 2021 (6: passing, ad reads, own books)