Jennifer Szalai
Jennifer Szalai is the nonfiction critic at "The New York Times". She started in this role in January 2018, after having worked for four years as an editor for "The New York Times Book Review". During the 2000s, she was a senior editor for reviews at "Harper's Magazine". Her reviews have also appeared in the "London Review of Books", "The New Yorker", 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. 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".