This year, like every year, NPR's Books We Love project rounded up hundreds of books

that scratch whatever your reading itch might be.

Today, we're going to talk about some of the nonfiction we loved in 2021.

Maybe you'll find your next read that comes from the increasingly strange world we'd

like to call reality.

I'm Linda Holmes, and today we're talking about some of the nonfiction books we loved

on pop culture happy hour from NPR.

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Joining me today is NPR Culture Desk Correspondent Netta Ulibi Ha Netta!

Hey, Linda!

I'm always delighted to have you here to talk about books or anything else.

So NPR's Books We Love project used to be called the Book Concierge, if you're confused

by that, but whatever you call it, it's a great way to find a book for any occasion, any

reader, any set of tastes and interests.

It's a labor of love and literacy put together by a wonderful team and dedicated, of course,

to our dear friend and colleague and pop culture happy hour panelists.

NPR books editor Petra Mayer, who died in November.

But we do want to dive right in with one of Netta's non-fiction picks from this year, Netta,

what is your first pick?

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