Jennifer Szalai

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Jennifer Szalai is the nonfiction critic at The New York Times . [1] She started in this role in January 2018, [2] after having worked for four years as an editor for The New York Times Book Review . [3] During the 2000s, she was a senior editor for reviews at Harper's Magazine . [4] Her reviews have also appeared in the London Review of Books , [5] The New Yorker , [6] and many more publications.

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. [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 Woodward's book Rage as a "Didion-worthy dissection". [8]

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