Sam Sacks writes the Fiction Chronicle for the Wall Street Journal Book Review, one of the best sections in the world of book criticism. He is eloquent in his defense of good books, tactful in his criticism of bad ones, and always interesting in his taste. In this episode, he joins David to chat about several stand-out novels that have been published so far in 2022.
The Best Fiction of 2023 So Far (with Sam Sacks)
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Scott Avett on His Favorite Books, Truth in Art, and the Notion of the Contemplative Life
Audio Book Narrator Edoardo Ballerini
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