The Best Books of 2024 According to the Editor of The New York Times Book Review
Gilbert Cruz, editor of The New York Times Book Review, shared a commentary about some of his favorite books of the year so far in a short video released this week. Here are three of his books with a short quote about why.
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James
Percival Everett“This is a book that is darkly funny, as many of Everett’s books are, and I just know that I’m going to be talking about it the rest of the year.”
Barack Obama & Ron CharlesHardcover, 2024
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Good Material
Dolly Alderton“The wonderful thing about this book is that its witty, its funny… We’ve all flailed at some point as we try to discover who we are, and this gets at that in a very funny and entertaining way.”
Elin Hilderbrand & The New York TimesHardcover, 2024
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Beautyland
Marie-Helene Bertino“This book is full of lovely observational gems about human life…It reminded me that no matter who you are there are moments when you will feel like an alien.”
Michael Schaub & Alexandra JacobsHardcover, 2024
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