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AILSA CHANG, HOST:

It is year-end list season. And for your reading and gift-giving pleasure, NPR has rounded up more than 350 of our favorite books this year.

If that sounds like a lot, do not worry because Andrew Limbong is back with us to help highlight a few key recommendations. He's host of NPR's Book Of The Day podcast and joins us now. Hey, Andrew.

ANDREW LIMBONG, BYLINE: Hey, Ailsa.

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What's up?

CHANG: What's up? OK, so, I mean, let's be honest. Is it time to call this list All Books Considered? - because...

LIMBONG: Yeah. OK, OK (laughter).

CHANG: ...Three hundred fifty titles - that's, like, really overwhelming.

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Did we even choose our favorites, or did we just name all the books in the world?

LIMBONG: Yeah, yeah. OK, OK. Listen.

CHANG: Why is this the approach?

LIMBONG: Listen. All right, so it's 350 titles, yes.

And it's all sourced from staff and critics. We take this approach because, you know, everyone and thei