Talking About the 10 Best Books of 2020

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Talking About the 10 Best Books of 2020

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Nov 27, 2020

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On a special episode of the podcast, taped live, editors from The New York Times Book Review discuss this year's outstanding fiction and nonfiction.

Released:

Nov 27, 2020

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The world's top authors and critics join host Pamela Paul and editors at The New York Times Book Review to talk about the week's top books, what we're reading and what's going on in the literary world.

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