Which subpar books actually warrant writing a bad review? Do best
sellers usually live up to the hype? And how does our relationship
with technology affect the publishing industry? Kara sits down with
two of her favorite book critics, Dwight Garner of The New York
Times and Becca Rothfeld of The Washington Post, to discuss the
best and worst books of 2024. The trio debates standout books
and notable disappointments, the craft of book reviewing, and the
best way to experience a great book. They also explore the
importance of best-seller lists, how concerned we should be over
the rising tide of book censorship, and which books from 2024 could
end up becoming forever classics. Books mentioned includes (listed
alphabetically): What Are Children For? On Ambivalence and Choice,
Anastasia Berg & Rachel Wiseman Boswell’s London Journal
1762-1763 Believe Nothing Until it is Officially Denied: Claud
Cockburn and the Invention of Guerrilla Journalism, Patrick
Cockburn D'Aulaires’ Book of Greek Myths Carson McCullers: A Life,
Mary V. Dearborn You Dreamed of Empires, Álvaro Enrigue James,
Percival Everett When the Clock Broke, John Ganz The Upstairs
Delicatessen, Dwight Garner Small Rain, Garth Greenwell Lesser
Ruins, Mark Haber Alphabetical Diaries, Sheila Heti A Few Words in
Defense of Our Country: The Biography of Randy Newman, Robert
Hilburn Splinters, Leslie Jamison Howl's Moving Castle, Diana Wynne
Jones Creation Lake, Rachel Kushner Liars, Sarah Manguso We Who
Wrestle With God, Jordan B. Peterson Intermezzo, Sally Rooney The
Extinction of Experience: Being Human in a Disembodied World,
Christine Rosen Things Are Too Small, Essays in Praise of Excess,
Becca Rothfeld Knife, Salman Rushdie I Heard Her Call My Name, Lucy
Sante The Rebel’s Clinic, Adam Schatz The Politics of Cultural
Despair, Fritz Stern Hillbilly Elegy, J.D. Vance Questions?
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