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Dec 2024
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The Year in Books

The New York Times
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As 2024 comes to a close, critics, reporters and editors at The New York Times are reflecting on the year in arts and culture, including books. The deputy editor of Culture and Lifestyle, Melissa Kirsch, speaks with the editor of The New York Times Book Review, Gilbert Cruz, about the best books of 2024 — and of the century. Also, The Times’s book critics d ... Show More
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