With David Folkenflik
The best reads of 2018. We’ll hear picks from book critics and an independent bookseller.
We also have a list of the year’s best books chosen by … you! The listeners. Read through the picks here.
Guests
Amanda Nelson, executive editor of Book Riot. Host of the “ Get Booked” podcast. ( @ImAmandaNelson)
Clay Smith, editor-in-chief of Kirkus Reviews. Literary director of the San Antonio Book Festival. ( @ckhs10)
Danny Caine, owner of Raven Bookstore in Lawrence, Kansas. His poetry collection “Continental Breakfast” is out next year. ( @MisterCaine)
The Top Books Of 2018, As Chosen By Our Guests
Amanda Nelson
- “What You Are Getting Wrong About Appalachia,” by Elizabeth Catte
- “Trail of Lightning,” by Rebecca Roanhorse
- “Educated: A Memoir,” by Tara Westover
- “The Widows of Malabar Hill,” by Sujata Massey
- “Sawkill Girls,” by Claire Legrand
Clay Smith
- “The Sparsholt Affair,” by Alan Hollinghurst
- “Severance,” by Ling Ma
- “You’re On An Airplane: A Self-Mythologizing Memoir,” by Parker Posey
- “The House of Broken Angels,” by Luis Alberto Urrea
- “Dopesick: Dealers, Doctors, and the Drug Company that Addicted America,” by Beth Macy
Danny Caine
- “The Great Believers,” by Rebecca Makkai
- “Calypso,” by David Sedaris
- “Convenience Store Woman,” by Sayaka Murata
- “Heavy: An American Memoir,” by Kiese Laymon
- “There There,” by Tommy Orange
On Point Interviews From The Year In Books
“ Rage Becomes Her: The Power of Women’s Anger,” by Soraya Chemaly
“ These Truths: A History of the United States,” by Jill Lepore
“ Frederick Douglass: Prophet of Freedom,” by David Blight
More Top Books Lists
New York Times: “ 100 Notable Books of 2018”
Publishers Weekly: “ Best Books of 2018”
Washington Post: “ Best books of 2018“
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