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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 a novel and a memoir that take us deep into the world of women and sports: Headshot, by Rita Bullwinkel, and Coming Home, by Brittney Griner.
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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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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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