The Weekly Reader

On this edition of The Weekly Reader, our book critic Marion Winik reviews two new books that seek to illuminate the uncommon lives of American women who are often overshadowed by the stories of their male counterparts: Seward Darby's Sisters in Hate, and Laila Lalami's Conditional Citizens. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this edition of The Weekly Reader, our book critic Marion Winik reviews two new novels about navigated the sometimes complicated waters of modern marriage, both at home and abroad. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this edition of The Weekly Reader, debuts from two authors you will want to get to know: Marion Winik reviews Raven Leilani 's Luster, and Deesha Philyaw's The Secret Lives of Church Ladies. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this edition of The Weekly Reader, we go behind the scenes with ghost writers and gatecrashers to see how the other half lives. Marion Winik reviews Heidi Pitlor's Impersonation and Ben Widdicombe's Gatecrasher. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this edition of The Weekly Reader, we review two new novels about the complex, full, and fascinating world of mature women's lives: Charlotte Wood's The Weekend and Larry Watson's The Lives of Edie Pritchard. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this edition of The Weekly Reader, we review two new memoirs that examine the effects and aftermath of civil war and civil unrest: Wayetu Moore's The Giant, The Dragons, and The Women, and Wes Moore's Five Days. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this edition of The Weekly Reader, we review two new memoirs that are very "of the moment": Paul Takes the Form of a Mortal Girl and Duchess Goldblatt. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this edition of The Weekly Reader, we celebrate the release of the Everyman's Library collection of 40 short stories by Lorrie Moore. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this edition of The Weekly Reader, Marion Winik reviews two new collections of short stories from authors Francesca Marciano and Stephen King. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this edition of The Weekly Reader, two new novels about the perils of trying to fit in: Marion Winik reviews Rufi Thorpe's The Knockout Queen, and Frances Cha's If I had Your Face. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this edition of The Weekly Reader, our book critic Marion Winik reviews two new great novels by two great writers: Anne Tyler's Redhead by the Side of the Road and Julia Alverez's Afterlife. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this edition of The Weekly Reader, our book critic Marion Winik reviews two new novels that might take you away from your everyday troubles, but also remind you to appreciate the good things in your life, too. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this edition of The Weekly Reader, we review two new memoirs that remind us how important a sense of humor can be to surviving both trauma and drama. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this edition of The Weekly Reader, our book critic Marion Winik reviews Helen Fremont's acclaimed 1999 memoir "After Long Silence' and her newly released follow-up, "The Escape Artist." See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this edition of The Weekly Reader we preview Douglas Stuart's debut novel Shuggie Bain, a profoundly affecting story about growing up amidst the poverty, violence, and alcoholism in a crumbling Glasgow housing scheme in the 1980s. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Want to get away? On this edition of The Weekly Reader, we review two new novels that take us to exotic locales, replete with intriguing characters and plenty of plot twists. Our book critic Marion Winik shares her thoughts on Isabel Allende's A Long Petal of the Sea and Christopher Bollen's A Beautiful Crime. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this edition of The Weekly Reader, we review two new books that explore important topics that will appeal to inquisitive readers. Marion Winik shares her thoughts on Peggy Orenstein's Boys and Sex, and Susannah Cahalan's The Great Pretender. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this edition of The Weekly Reader, we review Kiley Reid's debut novel Such a Fun Age. The book is a clever, thoughtful examination of race and racism in America, and, it's our selection for the next meeting of The Weekly Reader Book Club. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this edition of The Weekly Reader, we review two new novels that might just make you appreciate your own family relationships a little bit more: Jami Attenberg's All This Could be Yours and Jacqueline Woodson's Red at the Bone. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this edition of The Weekly Reader our book critic Marion Winik reviews the winners of this year's Booker Prize for Fiction, Bernadine Evaristo's Girl, Woman, Other, and Margaret Atwood's The Testaments. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this edition of The Weekly Reader, we review two new collections of short stories that run the gamut from funny to sad, and everything in between. New work from Etgar Keret and Zadie Smith. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this edition of The Weekly Reader, we review two new memoirs about growing up in extraordinary circumstances. Marion Winik shares her thoughts on Adrienne Brodeur's Wild Game and Anthony Siegel's Criminals. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Who doesn't want to live in a mansion? On this edition of The Weekly Reader, we review Ann Patchett's latest novel The Dutch House, and we remember Bill Roorbach's Life Among Giants, which came out in 2012. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this edition of The Weekly Reader, we feature two new novels that explore the often complicated terrain of motherhood. Our book critic Marion Winik on The Need by Helen Phillips and Strike the Heart by Amelie Nothomb. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this edition of The Weekly Reader, we are excited to re-introduce you to Rebecca Makkai's beautiful book, ----The Great Believers.---- It is our pick for the next meeting of WYPR's Weekly Reader Book Club on September 12th at 7pm at Bird in Hand. We also look back at book critic Marion Winik's ----First Comes Love,---- her memoir of love and loss during the early years of the AIDS crisis. See o...