The Weekly Reader

European Voices: "The Lack of Light" by Nino Haratischwili and "Serge" by Yasmina Reza 02.12.2025 3:54 ↓

Big stories about big European families.

Happy 250th, Jane Austen! 25.11.2025 3:54 ↓

A new way to enjoy your favorite Jane Austen classics.

Writers' Memoirs: "Joyride" by Susan Orlean and "Book of Lives" by Margaret Atwood 19.11.2025 3:54 ↓

Sometimes, you just want more. This week, The Weekly Reader has you covered.

Just For Fun: "Henry and Grace's Holiday Movie Marathon" by Matt Norman and "The Literati" by Susan Coll 17.11.2025 3:52 ↓

Like most things in life, some books are just more fun than others.

Lives and Loves: Heart the Lover, by Lily King, and Dream Count, by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie 05.11.2025 3:54 ↓

What's more fun, or more complicated, than falling in love?

Sappho In Space: "To the Moon and Back" by Eliana Ramage and "Atmosphere" by Taylor Jenkins Reid 30.10.2025 3:54 ↓

Lesbian love stories...in space.

Sappho in Space: are "To the Moon and Back" by Eliana Ramage and "Atmosphere" by Taylor Jenkins Reid 30.10.2025 3:54 ↓

Lesbian love stories...in space.

Super Stories: "Fools for Love" by Helen Schulman and "Mercy" by Joan Silber 21.10.2025 3:52 ↓

Novels in stories from two great writers.

Meet the Parents: "The Boy from the North Country" by Sam Sussman and "No Ordinary Bird" by Artis Henderson 14.10.2025 3:54 ↓

Who's your daddy?

Mommie Dearest: "Bad Bad Girl" by Gish Jen and "Mother Mary Comes to Me" by Arundhati Roy 06.10.2025 3:54 ↓

Two new books about the often fraught relationship between mothers and their daughters.

Passage to India: "The Lonelinesss of Sonia and Sunny" by Kiran Desai and "A Guardian and A Thief" by Megha Majumdar 30.09.2025 3:54 ↓

Continent-spanning stories about love, life, and the interconnectivity of it all.

Passage to India: "The Lonelinesss of Sonia and Sunny" by Kiran Desai and "A Guardian and A Thief" by Megha Majumdar 30.09.2025 3:54 ↓

Continent-spanning stories about love, life, and the interconnectivity of it all.

New Romance: "August Lane" Regina Black, "Sweet Heat" by Bobu Babalola, and "Jamaica Road" by Lisa Smith 16.09.2025 3:54 ↓

Romance novels are having a moment. A long, popular moment! Check out these new titles.

Gifted Children: "The Sunflower Boys" by Sam Wachman and "Life, Death and Giants" by Ron Rindo 09.09.2025 3:54 ↓

We all want the best for our children, but how do we get it?

Goin' Out West, plus Paperback Releases For Bookclubs 25.08.2025 3:54 ↓

New releases from Michelle Huneven and Jess Walter, plus some of this year's best books now out in paperback.

Trouble in Eastern Europe: "A Dog in Georgia" by Lauren Grodstein and "Endling" by Maria Reva 07.08.2025 3:51 ↓

Adventures in life and love in Eastern Europe during interesting times.

Comic Novels: "Vera, or Faith" by Gary Shteyngart and "Run for the Hills" by Kevin Wilson 29.07.2025 3:50 ↓

Leave your everyday cares behind and enjoy a good laugh with us this week.

Adventures in Travel: "Culpability" by Bruce Holsinger and "Sky Daddy" by Kate Folk 23.07.2025 3:51 ↓

Travel makes you big!

Magnificent Memoirs: "Flowers and Locusts" by Martha Reid Paradis and "Not My Type" by E. Jean Carroll 16.07.2025 3:46 ↓

Life isn't always pretty, but a good memoir is a thing of beauty.

Magnificent Memoirs: "Flowers and Locusts" by Martha Reid Paradis and "Not My Type" by E. Jean Carroll 16.07.2025 3:46 ↓

Life's not always pretty, but it makes for great memoirs.

Seaside Reads: "Next to Heaven" by James Frey and "The Listeners" by Maggie Stiefvater 09.07.2025 3:53 ↓

Perfect companions to tuck in your tote bag this summer.

Must-Read Memoirs from Molly Jong-Fast and Sarah Wynn-Williams 02.07.2025 3:54 ↓

Some people are born with privilege; what they do with it makes all the difference.

Insiders: Dispatches from New York City and Hollywood 25.06.2025 3:54 ↓

Two new memoirs that take us behind the scenes of glamour and excess from glitzy publishing in NYC to filmmaking in Hollywood.

Women on Women: new books from Elizabeth Evitts Dickinson and Sophie Gilbert 18.06.2025 3:53 ↓

Influential women in the world of fashion and pop culture get the credit, and scrutiny, they deserve.

Great Debuts: Aaron John Curtis and Lucas Schaefer 10.06.2025 3:53 ↓

Exciting debut releases from two new American authors.