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 detail their favorite reads of the year.
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The fear and finding ways to use.
It until I could be motivated by the exact opposite of that.
And I never had to worry about.
The fear again because it didn't define me.
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Today, our coverage of the year in arts and in culture continues with guest host Melissa Kirsch speaking to Times critics, reporters and editors.
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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, Melissa.
Hi.
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.