Episode: Ep521: Our Book Critics On Their Year in Reading

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 Unlock full access to New York Times podcasts and explore everything from politics to pop culture. Subscribe today at nytimes.com/podcasts or on Apple Podcasts and Spotify.