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Michael Orthofer, one of the world\\u2019s most prolific book reviewers, joins Tyler Cowen for a conversation on\\u200a\\u2014\\u200awhat else?\\u200a\\u2014\\u200abooks. Read to discover why Michael believes everyone should read more fiction, how we should choose books, why American popular literature is overrated, what he thinks about authors like Herman Melville, Fyoder Dostoevsky, Goethe, J.K. Rowling, Arno Schmidt, and many others, his recommendations for the best sites for readers, why studying literature at college was such a big disappointment, how much book covers matter, and why his opinion will never be the final word.

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