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The Weekly Reader
----What should I read next?---- Book critic and longtime NPR commentator Marion Winik answers this question in four opinionated, book-loving minutes. With reviews of new releases and older titles you may have missed, it’s like having a new best friend with very good taste to guide you in your literary adventures. The Weekly Reader is produced by WYPR and hosted by Lisa Morgan.
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Episodes
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.
For Music Lovers: "Matriarch" by Tina Knowles and "Walk Softly On This Heart of Mine" by Callie Collins 04.06.2025 3:47
Sometimes, talent is in the blood.
New York Stories: New novels from Maxine Rosaler, Austin Kelley, and Rumaan Alaml 28.05.2025 3:53
Three new books that will leave you in a New York state of mind.
Funny People: "What Is Wrong With You?" by Paul Rudnick, and "Making the Best of What's Left" by Judith Viorst. 21.05.2025 3:50
It’s easy to get caught up in life’s little messes and difficulties, especially as we age. Laughter may just help!
Family Life in the UK: "Going Home" by Tom Lamont and "The Names" by Florence Knapp 14.05.2025 3:53
The concept of “family” can mean a variety of things to different people. What does it mean to you?
Fiction Fights Back: The Dream Hotel, by Laila Lalami, and The Antidote, by Karen Russell 08.05.2025 3:54
Whether you believe that technology and AI will save us or eventually ruin our lives, have we got some books for you!
Good Stories: "Atavists" by Lydia Millet and "Good Women" by Halle Hill 30.04.2025 3:54
The world is complicated, for all of us. Good stories can help!
Modern Predicaments: "Jane and Dan at the End of the World" by Colleen Oakley and "Rental House" by Weike Wang 23.04.2025 3:53
Have you ever found yourself in a sticky situation, wishing you could you snap your fingers or click your heels and disappear?
Cats From Japan: The Blanket Cats, by Kiyoshi Shigematsu and Mornings Without Mii, by Mayumi Inaba 17.04.2025 3:54
In Japan they call it iyashakei – a term that can be applied to anything that is comforting and uplifting: a person, a meal, a walk in the park. These books fit the bill!
Listen to This: New Audio Memoirs 09.04.2025 3:54
Never trust the teller, trust the tale? Not when the "teller" is as compelling as the "tale!"
Weekly Reader Live at CityLit Festival 2025 27.03.2025 3:54
The Weekly Reader's Marion Winik will be in conversation with four local writers who have been receiving raves for their new work in fiction and poetry.
Europe in Wartime: "33 Place Brugmann" by Alice Austen and "Maya and Natasha" by Elyse Durham 19.03.2025 3:54
World War II and its aftermath left an indelible mark on the world and inspired countless artists to try to make sense of such a calamity.
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