Stefan Hertmans talks about "War and Turpentine"; editors at the Book Review talk about the year's best books; and Ian McGuire discusses "The North Water."

The 10 Best Books of 2016

Sam Tanenhaus, editor of The New York Times Book Review, discusses this week's issue.

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Atkinson talks about her new novel, and Shane Bauer discusses "American Prison."

Kate Atkinson on 'Transcription'

Daniel Mendelsohn discusses Karl Ove Knausgaard’s “My Struggle,” and Jill Lepore talks about “These Truths: A History of the United States.”

The End of the ‘Struggle’

Bergman talks about “Rise and Kill First,” and Felix Salmon discusses Chris Hughes’s “Fair Shot.”

Ronen Bergman on Israel’s Targeted Assassinations

Matt Young discusses “Eat the Apple,” and A. O. Scott talks about Martin Amis’s “The Rub of Time.”

A Marine’s Inventive Memoir

Jones talks about her new novel, and J. Randy Taraborrelli discusses “Jackie, Janet & Lee.”

The 10 Best Books of 2016

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