----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.
Latest episodes
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Excellent Nonfiction: "London Falling" by Patrick Radden Keefe and "Rin Tin Tin" by Susan Orlean
Reality is stranger than fiction in these fascinating accounts from a pair of best-selling, masterful storytellers.
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Chris Bohjahlian Special:
Something old, and something new, from the beloved, prolific American author Chris Bohjalian.
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Stunning Memoirs: "A Jew in the Woods" by Berl Kagan and "The Wound is Where the Light Enters" by Chris Young
Two new memoirs that cover familiar topics, The Holocaust and the carceral state, in new, eye opening ways.
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Speculative Fiction: "Exit Party" by Emily St. John Mandel, "Public Access Afterworld" by Jane Schoenbrun, and…
Sci Fi, Cli Fi, Fantasy and Romantasy, Horror, Dystopian Political Novels, you name it. Welcome to the world of Speculative Fiction!
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Bad Guys: "Murder in the Dollhouse" by Rich Cohen and "The Castle" by Jon Ronson
Two new chronicles of real life horror stories.
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The Daughter-in-Law Book Club: "Yesteryear" by Caro Claire Burke and "Strangers" by Belle Burden
This week, The Weekly Reader keeps it in the family.
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Funny Women at the Baltimore Book Festival: "Word Salad" by Susan Coll and "Cloud Six" by Amy Fusselman
Two funny books by female writers who will be at the 2026 Baltimore Book Festival.
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Back to School with Elin Hildebrand
Beloved author Elin Hildebrand leaves the seaside and goes back to school with a little help from her daughter Shelby Cunningham.
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It's a Dog's Life: "Etna" by Paul Yoon and "Social Animals" by Camille Perri
The Weekly Reader goes to the dogs this week!
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Laurie Frankel Special
Laurie Frankel's books feature complex characters exploring life's controversial topics.
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Immigrant Communities: "Good People" by Patmeena Sabit and "I Hope You Find What You're Looking For" by Bsrat…
How do you honor and hold onto your heritage whilst trying to assimilate into a brand new culture?
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Ann Patchett's "Whistler" and "The Patron Saint of Liars"
Something old, and something new, from Ann Patchett.
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Down South: "The Calamity Club" by Kathryn Stockett and "The Great Wherever" by Shannon Sanders
What is it about the American south that makes it such fertile and enduring ground for tantalizing literature?
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Life-changing Friendships: "Contrapposto" by Dave Eggers, "Honoria" by Janice Shapiro, and "We Should Not Be F…
A novel, a graphic novel, and a memoir about a timeless theme.
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There Goes The Neighborhood: Alan Opts Out" by Courtney Maum and "Coyoteland" by Vanessa Hua"
Where you live, and how you live, can say a lot about you.
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Giants of Fiction: "What We Can Know" by Ian McEwan and "John of John" by Douglas Stuart.
Two new novels from masters of the craft.
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Murder Most Foul: "The Pinnacle" by Abir Mukherjee and "Blunt Instrument" by Amy Bloom
Drama, mayhem and...glamour. The makings of a great murder mystery.
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Arch Thrillers: "The Author Weekend" by Laura Zigman and "The Ending Writes Itself" by Evelyn Clarke
Sometimes, things, and people, are not as the seem.
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Famous and Funny: "The Land and Its People" by David Sedaris and "Famesick" by Lena Dunham
Two new revealing essay collections from a pair of familiar, funny, and influential artists.
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Family Memoirs: A Room in Bombay, by Manil Suri, and Keeper of My Kin, by Ada Ferrer
Two new memoirs about the transcendent power of love and family.