Melissa Kirsch
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Podcast Appearances
So it seems to me that if you're looking for a book to read, you could do a lot worse than to start with the number one book on the list, which is...
So it seems to me that if you're looking for a book to read, you could do a lot worse than to start with the number one book on the list, which is...
And why do you think this book emerged as the number one book of the 21st century?
And why do you think this book emerged as the number one book of the 21st century?
Yeah, everyone I know loves these books. So were there any surprises on the list?
Yeah, everyone I know loves these books. So were there any surprises on the list?
The list has a feature where you can check off the books that you've read, and at the end, it gives you a tally, like a score of how conscientious a reader you've been. So when this list was originally published over the summer, there were a lot of people online bragging about how many of the books they'd read. Yeah. But some of us were a little surprised at how low our number was.
The list has a feature where you can check off the books that you've read, and at the end, it gives you a tally, like a score of how conscientious a reader you've been. So when this list was originally published over the summer, there were a lot of people online bragging about how many of the books they'd read. Yeah. But some of us were a little surprised at how low our number was.
I was wondering what you would say to somebody who was feeling perhaps a little bit sheepish about how few of these books they'd read.
I was wondering what you would say to somebody who was feeling perhaps a little bit sheepish about how few of these books they'd read.
But what I want to say is you can still be a reader who reads widely and curiously and not have read many books on this list, right?
But what I want to say is you can still be a reader who reads widely and curiously and not have read many books on this list, right?
Did you find a book on this list that you ended up really loving?
Did you find a book on this list that you ended up really loving?
Oh, how I love George Saunders. Me too. So on that note, we're going to take a break. And when we come back, we're going to hear from some of your book review colleagues about the best books they read this year.
Oh, how I love George Saunders. Me too. So on that note, we're going to take a break. And when we come back, we're going to hear from some of your book review colleagues about the best books they read this year.