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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 powerful memoirs about some of the unique challenges women face in the world of politics and power in the United States: One Way Back, by Christine Blasey Ford, and True Gretch, by Gretchen Whitmer.
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419 - Women, Politics, and Power: "One Way Back" by Christine Blasey Ford and "True Gretch" by Gretchen WhitmerFri, 06 Sep 2024
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418 - Great Memoirs: "The Friday Afternoon Club" by Griffin Dunne and "Do Something" by Guy TrebayWed, 04 Sep 2024
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417 - New England Vacations: "Sandwich" by Catherine Newman and "The Wedding People" by Alison EspachTue, 27 Aug 2024
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416 - Talk to the Animals: "Bear" by Julia Phillips and "The Horse" by Willie VlautinTue, 13 Aug 2024
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415 - Take Me to the Beach: "The Same Bright Stars" by Ethan Joella and "Swan Song" by Elin HilderbrandWed, 31 Jul 2024
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414 - Women of Sports: "Headshot" by Rita Bullwinkel, and "Coming Home" by Brittney GrinerFri, 26 Jul 2024
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413 - Poor Dear Planet: "Pearce Oysters" by Joselyn Takacs and "Beep" by Bill RoorbachThu, 18 Jul 2024
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412 - Great American Novels: "Long Island Compromise" by Taffy Brodesser-Akner and "Familiaris" by David WrobliewskiThu, 11 Jul 2024
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411 - Epic India: "The Covenant of Water" by Abraham Verghese and "Victory City" by Salman RushdieMon, 08 Jul 2024
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410 - Women Warriors: "Daughters of Shandong" by Eve Chung and "The Women" by Kristin HannahWed, 26 Jun 2024
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409 - Hot Summer Reads: "Come and Get It" by Kiley Reid and "Margo Has Money Troubles" by Rufi ThorpeTue, 25 Jun 2024
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408 - Stranger Things: "Real Life and Other Fictions" by Susan Coll and "The Husbands" by Holly Gramazio.Wed, 12 Jun 2024
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407 - A Trio of Thrillers: "One of Our Kind" by Nicola Yoon, "Death in the Air" by Ram Murali, and "The God of the Woods" by Liz MooreWed, 05 Jun 2024
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406 - New Gay Comic Novels from Stephen Rowley and Stephen McCauleyThu, 30 May 2024
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405 - New Memoirs from Salmon Rushdie and Daniel HandlerTue, 21 May 2024
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404 - Eat the Rich: Wives Like Us, by Plum Sykes, and Lies and Weddings, by Kevin KwanWed, 15 May 2024
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403 - Midlife Adventures: "The Lady Waiting" by Magdalena Zyzak, and "All Fours" Miranda JulyWed, 08 May 2024
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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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