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The Weekly Reader

The Weekly Reader

WYPR Baltimore

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Frequency: 1 episode/11d. Total Eps: 277

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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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    12/02/2026
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Jane Gardam Trilogy: Old Filth, The Man in the Wooden Hat, and Last Friends

mercredi 11 février 2026Duration 03:54

A classic trilogy from a beloved British author.

Invisible Threads: are The Correspondent, by Virginia Evans, Palaver, by Bryan Washington and Deeper than the Ocean, by Mirta Ojita

jeudi 5 février 2026Duration 03:54

What are the invisible threads that weave us all together?

Writers' Memoirs: "Joyride" by Susan Orlean and "Book of Lives" by Margaret Atwood

mercredi 19 novembre 2025Duration 03:54

Sometimes, you just want more. This week, The Weekly Reader has you covered.

The Mothers: "Flores and Miss Paula" by Melissa Rivero and "The Underburn" by Bill Gaythwaite

mardi 6 février 2024Duration 03:40

On this edition of The Weekly Reader, we review two new novels about navigating life with mom as a grownup: Flores and Miss Paula, by Melissa Rivero, and The Underburn, by Bill Gaythwaite.

 

 

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Family Life: "Mercury" by Amy Jo Burns" and "Welcome Home, Stranger" by Kate Christensen

jeudi 1 février 2024Duration 03:45

On this edition of TheWeekly Reader, our book critic Marion Winik reviews two new novels about messy families and their pursuit of happiness:" Mercury, by Amy Jo Burns, and Welcome Home, Stranger, by Kate Christensen.

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Breaking Taboos: "The Fetishist" by Katherine Min and "Alice Sadie Celine" by Sarah Blakley-Cartwright

jeudi 11 janvier 2024Duration 03:47

On this edition of The Weekly Reader, we review two new novels that tackle taboos, fetishes, and other transgressive topics: The Fetishist, by Katherine Min, and Alice Sadie Celine, by Sarah Blakley-Cartwright.

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Christmas in Nantucket with Elin Hilderbrand

mercredi 3 janvier 2024Duration 03:48

Perhaps you are familiar with the charming Nordic custom of exchanging books on Christmas eve, to be read cozily by the fire with your best mates and your finest pajamas. On this edition of The Weekly Reader, we have a late holiday gift for you! Get comfy and get ready for Christmas in Nantucket with Elin Hilderbrand: Winter Street, Winter Stroll, Winter Storms, and Winter Solstice

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Adventure Time: "Orbital" by Samantha Harvey and "Airplane Mode" Shahnaz Habib

jeudi 28 décembre 2023Duration 03:49

On this edition of The Weekly Reader, we review two new books about travel, exploration, and how where we come from often determines where we go, and how we get there: "Orbital" by Samantha Harvey, and "Airplane Mode" Shahnaz Habi.

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Historical Fiction from Ariel Lawhon and Paulette Jiles

mardi 12 décembre 2023Duration 03:37

On this edition of The Weekly Reader, we review two new historical novels that explore hard times in the American past: Chenneville, by Paulette Jiles and The Frozen River, by Ariel Lawhon.

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Texas Size: "The Madstone" by Elizabeth Crook and "Mr. Texas" by Lawrence Wright

lundi 11 décembre 2023Duration 03:43

Texas is a big land of legends and lore, heroes and villains unlike any other state in the nation. On this edition of  The Weekly Reader, we review two Texas-sized tales from The Lone Star State: The Madstone by Elizabeth Crook, and Mr. Texas by Lawrence Wright.

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