If you're looking for a great read, NPR's Books We Love is back.

You might have known it previously as the book concierge, but it's got a new name and

a whole new crop of great reads.

Chosen by NPR staff, critics, and other contributors we think you'll be happy to hear from.

Whether you want sci-fi or romances, books about politics or literary fiction, you can

find exactly what you're looking for just in time for a chilly winter night.

I'm Linda Holmes and today we're talking about some of the books we love this year on

Pop Culture Happy Hour from NPR.

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Joining us is Barry Hardy-Mins, senior editor, Hey, Barry.

Hiya!

And also with us is Andrew Limbong.

He is the host of NPR's Book of the Day podcast and a reporter for the Culture Desk,

Hey, Andrew.

Hey, Linda.

So before we start, we must acknowledge that Books We Love was a prized project of someone

who's been much on our minds the last couple of weeks.

NPR Books editor, Petra Mayer, who died last month.

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