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----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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On this edition of The Weekly Reader, we review two new extraordinary memoirs about the exquisite joy of true love and the nearly unbearable pain of losing one we love: Fi, A Memoir of My Son, by Alexandra Fuller and My Beloved Monster, by Caleb Carr.
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402 - Loss: "Fi, A Memoir of My Son" by Alexandra Fuller and "My Beloved Monster" by Caleb CarrWed, 01 May 2024
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401 - Real Characters: "Candy Darling" by Cynthia Carr, and "To Anyone Who Ever Asks" by Howard FishmanWed, 24 Apr 2024
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400 - Sloane Crosley Special: "Grief is for People," "The Clasp," and "I Was Told There Would Be Cake"Thu, 18 Apr 2024
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399 - The World of Work: "Help Wanted" by Adelle Waldman and "Burn Book: A Tech Love Story" by Kara SwisherWed, 10 Apr 2024
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398 - Funny Women: "Worry" by Alexandra Tanner and "Sylvia's Second Act" by Hillary YablonWed, 03 Apr 2024
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397 - Black American Fiction: "James" by Percival Everett and "Neighbors and Other Stories" by Diane OliverThu, 28 Mar 2024
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396 - On Immigration: "The Prince of Los Cocuyos" by Richard Blanco, "Everyone Who Is Gone Is Here" by Jonathan Blitzer and "A Map of Future Ruins" by Lauren MarkhamFri, 22 Mar 2024
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395 - Fabulous Fables: "The Bullet Swallower" by Elizabeth Gonzalez James and "The Fox Wife" by Yangsee ChooWed, 13 Mar 2024
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394 - Mental Illness: "The Best Minds" by Jonathan Rosen and :"While You Were Out" by Meg KissingerThu, 07 Mar 2024
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393 - The Art World: "Get the Picture" by Bianca Bosker and "The Art Thief" by Michael FinkelThu, 29 Feb 2024
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392 - People With Causes: "Martyr" by Kaveh Akbar and "Birnam Wood" by Eleanor CattonWed, 21 Feb 2024
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391 - My Moody Valentine: Roxana Robinson's "Leaving" and Emily Austin's "Interesting Facts About Space"Wed, 14 Feb 2024
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390 - Life During COVID: "Joan is Okay" by Weike Wang, and "Fourteen Days" edited by Margaret Atwood and Douglas PrestonThu, 08 Feb 2024
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389 - The Mothers: "Flores and Miss Paula" by Melissa Rivero and "The Underburn" by Bill GaythwaiteTue, 06 Feb 2024
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388 - Family Life: "Mercury" by Amy Jo Burns" and "Welcome Home, Stranger" by Kate ChristensenThu, 01 Feb 2024
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387 - Breaking Taboos: "The Fetishist" by Katherine Min and "Alice Sadie Celine" by Sarah Blakley-CartwrightThu, 11 Jan 2024
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386 - Christmas in Nantucket with Elin HilderbrandWed, 03 Jan 2024
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385 - Adventure Time: "Orbital" by Samantha Harvey and "Airplane Mode" Shahnaz HabibThu, 28 Dec 2023
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384 - Historical Fiction from Ariel Lawhon and Paulette JilesTue, 12 Dec 2023
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383 - Texas Size: "The Madstone" by Elizabeth Crook and "Mr. Texas" by Lawrence WrightMon, 11 Dec 2023
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382 - Great Reporting: "The Times" by Adam Nagourney, and "Gator Country" by Rebecca RennerWed, 06 Dec 2023
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381 - "My Name is Barbra"Wed, 29 Nov 2023
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380 - Social Circles: "Ana Turns" by Lisa Gornick and "The Children's Bach" by Helen GarnerWed, 15 Nov 2023
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379 - Dispatches from Southeast Asia: Alice McDermott and Vanessa ChanTue, 14 Nov 2023
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378 - When in Rome: "Roman Stories" Jhumpa Lahiri, and "The Helsinki Affair" by Anna PitoniakThu, 02 Nov 2023
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377 - Non-fiction Update: Nathan Thrall, Alexandra Robbins, and Claire DedererWed, 25 Oct 2023
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376 - Social Satire: "Wellness" by Nathan Hill and "The Book of Ayn" by Lexi FreimanWed, 18 Oct 2023
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375 - Book Award Finalists: "The Bee Sting" by Paul Murray and "How to Say Babylon" by Safiya SinclairWed, 11 Oct 2023
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374 - Ben Fountain Special: "Devil Makes Three" and "Billy Lynn's Long Halftime Walk"Thu, 05 Oct 2023
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373 - Women on the Verge: "Breaking and Entering" by Don Gillmor and "Search History" by Amy TaylorWed, 27 Sep 2023
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372 - Dramatic Interpretation: "Speech Team" by Tim Murphy, and "Sugarless" by James MagruderSun, 24 Sep 2023
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371 - New books from old favorites: Ann Patchett and Angie KimFri, 15 Sep 2023
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370 - Cristina Garcia SpecialWed, 06 Sep 2023
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369 - More Memoirs: "Everything/Nothing/Someone" by Alice Carrière and "Meet Me Tonight in Atlantic City" by Jane WongWed, 30 Aug 2023
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368 - On the Road: American Ramble, by Neil King, and White Sands, by Geoff DyerThu, 24 Aug 2023
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367 - Sequels from the Masters: New books by Colson Whitehead and Richard RussoTue, 22 Aug 2023
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366 - Great Memoirs from Mary Rodgers and Frieda HughesWed, 16 Aug 2023
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365 - DC Authors: Mary Kay Zuravleff, Michelle Brafman and Paul GoldbergThu, 03 Aug 2023
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364 - Friends and Lovers: "The Rachel Incident" by Caroline O’Donoghue, and "Farrell Covington and the Limits of Style" by Paul RudnickMon, 31 Jul 2023
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363 - Merry Widows: "The Five Star Weekend" by Elin Hilderbrand and "You Can't Stay Here Forever" by Katharine LinWed, 19 Jul 2023
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362 - Seaside Reads: "Beach Week" by Susan Coll and "Silver Alert" by Lee SmithWed, 12 Jul 2023
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361 - Local Authors Special: Jane Delury, Christine Grillo, and Matt NormanWed, 05 Jul 2023
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360 - Hot Summer Reads: "Friends Like These" by Meg Rosoff and "The Guest," by Emma ClineWed, 28 Jun 2023
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359 - Interracial Complications: "Everything is Fine" by Cecilia Rabess and "Wade in the Water" by Nyani NkrumahThu, 22 Jun 2023
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358 - New Work from Cool Writers: "Lucky Dogs" by Helen Schulman and "Fireworks Every Night" by Beth RaymerWed, 14 Jun 2023
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357 - Mother - Daughter MemoirsThu, 08 Jun 2023
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356 - it Happened on Twitter: "The Society of Shame"by Jane Roper and "Yellowface" by R.F. KuangThu, 01 Jun 2023
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355 - In and Out of Love: "Romantic Comedy" by Curtis Sittenfeld and "How to Fall Out of Love Madly" by Jan CasalesFri, 26 May 2023
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354 - Back of the House: New Adventures in the KitchenTue, 16 May 2023
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353 - Small Towns, Great Books: "Big Swiss" by Jen Beagin, and "Take What You Need" by Idra NoveyWed, 03 May 2023
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