This year, our Fresh Air book critic highlights alternative history, suspense, satire — and some of the most extraordinary letters ever written. Here are Maureen Corrigan's 10 best books of 2024.

December 21, 2024 • Recorded in Chicago, with host Peter Sagal, judge and scorekeeper Bill Kurtis, Not My Job guests Melissa McCarthy and Ben Falcone, and panelists Dulcé Sloan, Hari Kondabolu, and ...

Life's biggest questions, explored.

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