Jennifer Szalai is the nonfiction critic at The New York Times.[1] 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.[2]
During the 2000s, she was a senior editor for reviews at Harper's Magazine.[3] Her reviews have also appeared in the London Review of Books,[4] The New Yorker,[5] and many more publications.
She started working as the nonfiction critic for the Times in January 2018,[6] after having worked for four years as an editor for The New York Times Book Review.[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 Bob Woodward's book Rage, about the presidency of Donald Trump, as a "Didion-worthy dissection".[8] In February 2023, she wrote a similar review of The Courage to Be Free by Ron DeSantis.[9]
References edit
- ^ "Jennifer Szalai - The New York Times". www.nytimes.com. Retrieved 2020-12-31.
- ^ "Canadian Jennifer Szalai named New York Times's new non-fiction critic". Quill and Quire. 2017-12-11. Retrieved 2020-12-31.
- ^ "Jennifer Szalai | C-SPAN.org". www.c-span.org. Retrieved 2020-12-31.
- ^ Jennifer Szalai. "Jennifer Szalai · LRB". London Review of Books. Retrieved 2020-12-31.
- ^ "Jennifer Szalai". The New Yorker. Retrieved 2020-12-31.
- ^ "Jennifer Szalai hired as "New York Times" nonfiction critic; Former Gawker staff hope to buy back website". www.bookforum.com. Retrieved 2020-12-31.
- ^ "Jennifer Szalai Named New Nonfiction Critic". The New York Times Company. 2017-12-11. Retrieved 2020-12-31.
- ^ Rich, Frank (2020-09-10). "Why Woodward's Book Won't Break Through". Intelligencer. Retrieved 2020-12-31.
- ^ Szalai, Jennifer, Preaching Freedom, Ron DeSantis Leads By Cracking Down, The New York Times, February 27, 2023
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