{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/af0e16de-9e4b-419b-b090-e1fe8c56f241/b833ad87-d01c-4278-85cb-90e47eb62f4d?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Books of the Year 2021","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/61ba0ef81a8cbec7663cf149/61ba0f45db9996001aebd9ac.jpg?height=200","description":"<p>This week, Thea Lenarduzzi and Lucy Dallas are joined by TLS editors to look through twelve months of intriguing books, as nominated by contributors including Mary Beard, the poet Paul Muldoon and the writer and critic Marina Warner, covering a range of genres and subjects, from ancient Greek swear words to fictional messiahs</p><p><br></p><p>For the full round-up, go to&nbsp;<a href=\"http://the-tls.co.uk/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">the-tls.co.uk/</a>&nbsp;</p><p><br></p><p><strong>Produced by Sophia Franklin</strong></p>","author_name":"The TLS"}