Melissa Kirsch
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Today's episode was produced by Sarah Curtis, with help from Kate Lopresti. It was edited by Wendy Dorr, with production support by Frannie Carthoff, and original music by Diane Wong, Dan Powell, Alisha Baetoop, Marion Lozano, and Sophia Landman. It was engineered by Daniel Ramirez. That's it for The Daily. I'm Melissa Kirsch. Michael and Sabrina will be back on Thursday after the holiday.
Today's episode was produced by Sarah Curtis, with help from Kate Lopresti. It was edited by Wendy Dorr, with production support by Frannie Carthoff, and original music by Diane Wong, Dan Powell, Alisha Baetoop, Marion Lozano, and Sophia Landman. It was engineered by Daniel Ramirez. That's it for The Daily. I'm Melissa Kirsch. Michael and Sabrina will be back on Thursday after the holiday.
From the New York Times, this is The Daily. I'm Melissa Kirsch, Deputy Editor of Culture and Lifestyle. As we close out 2024, I'm talking with my colleagues around the newsroom about what they watched and listened to and read this year. Today, we're talking about books.
From the New York Times, this is The Daily. I'm Melissa Kirsch, Deputy Editor of Culture and Lifestyle. As we close out 2024, I'm talking with my colleagues around the newsroom about what they watched and listened to and read this year. Today, we're talking about books.
I'll talk with Gilbert Cruz, the editor of the New York Times Book Review, about the best books of the year and the best books of the century. Then the Times' book critics will join us with some of their favorites of 2024. And the critic Dwight Garner will share some of the funniest, snappiest, and most insightful writing he encountered this year. It's Tuesday, December 31st. Gilbert Cruz, hello.
I'll talk with Gilbert Cruz, the editor of the New York Times Book Review, about the best books of the year and the best books of the century. Then the Times' book critics will join us with some of their favorites of 2024. And the critic Dwight Garner will share some of the funniest, snappiest, and most insightful writing he encountered this year. It's Tuesday, December 31st. Gilbert Cruz, hello.
Okay, so every year, the staff of the New York Times Book Review puts out a list of the 10 best books of the year. It has just come out. Tell me about how that list comes together.
Okay, so every year, the staff of the New York Times Book Review puts out a list of the 10 best books of the year. It has just come out. Tell me about how that list comes together.
Got it. Okay. So let's take a spin through the list. Sure. Let's start with fiction.
Got it. Okay. So let's take a spin through the list. Sure. Let's start with fiction.
Do you have a personal favorite from that fiction list?
Do you have a personal favorite from that fiction list?
Right. What about the nonfiction list? What books are on there?
Right. What about the nonfiction list? What books are on there?
I would love to read about possibly getting scurvy. So those are the best books of the year. But I want to talk to you about another project the book review tackled this year. You put out a list of the best books of the 21st century so far. How does one determine the best books of the last 25 years?
I would love to read about possibly getting scurvy. So those are the best books of the year. But I want to talk to you about another project the book review tackled this year. You put out a list of the best books of the 21st century so far. How does one determine the best books of the last 25 years?