There was no shortage of books that came out in 2021 of all genres.

The Show spoke with critic Mark Athitakis about some of his favorites from 2021. The Chandler-based book critic has written for several national publications, and his top-five list was recently published in the LA Times.

Athitakis talked about the problems the industry faced by the COVID-19 pandemic.

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