Jennifer Szalai

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Jennifer Szalai is the nonfiction critic at The New York Times.[1] She started in this role in January 2018,[2] after having worked for four years as an editor for The New York Times Book Review.[3] During the 2000s, she was a senior editor for reviews at Harper's Magazine.[4] Her reviews have also appeared in the London Review of Books,[5] The New Yorker,[6] and many more publications.

Szalai was born in Canada and attended the University of Toronto, studying political science and peace and conflict. She also holds a master's degree in international relations from the London School of Economics.[7]

Szalai is one of the three professional critics who write for The New York Times, together with Dwight Garner and Parul Sehgal. Her reviews appear on Wednesdays. She is also a frequent contributor to The Book Review Podcast.

Frank Rich referred to Szalai's review of Woodward's book Rage as a "Didion-worthy dissection".[8]

References[]

  1. ^ "Jennifer Szalai - The New York Times". www.nytimes.com. Retrieved 2020-12-31.
  2. ^ "Jennifer Szalai hired as "New York Times" nonfiction critic; Former Gawker staff hope to buy back website". www.bookforum.com. Retrieved 2020-12-31.
  3. ^ "Jennifer Szalai Named New Nonfiction Critic". The New York Times Company. 2017-12-11. Retrieved 2020-12-31.
  4. ^ "Jennifer Szalai | C-SPAN.org". www.c-span.org. Retrieved 2020-12-31.
  5. ^ Jennifer Szalai. "Jennifer Szalai · LRB". London Review of Books. Retrieved 2020-12-31.
  6. ^ "Jennifer Szalai". The New Yorker. Retrieved 2020-12-31.
  7. ^ "Canadian Jennifer Szalai named New York Times's new non-fiction critic". Quill and Quire. 2017-12-11. Retrieved 2020-12-31.
  8. ^ Rich, Frank (2020-09-10). "Why Woodward's Book Won't Break Through". Intelligencer. Retrieved 2020-12-31.
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