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| Title | Pub. Date | Duration | |
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| Jane Gardam Trilogy: Old Filth, The Man in the Wooden Hat, and Last Friends | 11 Feb 2026 | 00:03:54 | |
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 | 05 Feb 2026 | 00:03:54 | |
What are the invisible threads that weave us all together? | |||
| Great New Memoirs from Iconic Entertainers | 21 Jan 2026 | 00:03:54 | |
New memoirs from giants of the world of entertainment: Anthony Hopkins, Tim Curry, and Peter Wolf. | |||
| New Thrillers: "Best Offer Wins" by Marisa Kashino and "The Gallagher Place" by Julie Doar | 13 Jan 2026 | 00:03:54 | |
More twists and turns than a carnival helter skelter! | |||
| Memorable Memoirs of 2025 | 07 Jan 2026 | 00:03:54 | |
The cream of the crop from a very good year for new memoirs. | |||
| Memorable Memoirs of 2025 | 07 Jan 2026 | 00:03:54 | |
The cream of the crop from a very good year for new memoirs. | |||
| Top Ten Fiction Titles of the Year 2025 | 30 Dec 2025 | 00:03:54 | |
Our book critic Marion Winik rounds up the very best fiction of the year. | |||
| Non-fiction Gift Books 2025 | 15 Dec 2025 | 00:03:54 | |
Some of the very best non-fiction for holiday gift giving or as a little treat for yourself. | |||
| European Voices: "The Lack of Light" by Nino Haratischwili and "Serge" by Yasmina Reza | 02 Dec 2025 | 00:03:54 | |
Big stories about big European families. | |||
| Happy 250th, Jane Austen! | 25 Nov 2025 | 00:03:54 | |
A new way to enjoy your favorite Jane Austen classics. | |||
| Writers' Memoirs: "Joyride" by Susan Orlean and "Book of Lives" by Margaret Atwood | 19 Nov 2025 | 00:03:54 | |
Sometimes, you just want more. This week, The Weekly Reader has you covered. | |||
| Just For Fun: "Henry and Grace's Holiday Movie Marathon" by Matt Norman and "The Literati" by Susan Coll | 17 Nov 2025 | 00:03:52 | |
Like most things in life, some books are just more fun than others. | |||
| Lives and Loves: Heart the Lover, by Lily King, and Dream Count, by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie | 05 Nov 2025 | 00:03:54 | |
What's more fun, or more complicated, than falling in love? | |||
| Sappho In Space: "To the Moon and Back" by Eliana Ramage and "Atmosphere" by Taylor Jenkins Reid | 30 Oct 2025 | 00:03:54 | |
Lesbian love stories...in space. | |||
| Sappho in Space: are "To the Moon and Back" by Eliana Ramage and "Atmosphere" by Taylor Jenkins Reid | 30 Oct 2025 | 00:03:54 | |
Lesbian love stories...in space. | |||
| Super Stories: "Fools for Love" by Helen Schulman and "Mercy" by Joan Silber | 21 Oct 2025 | 00:03:52 | |
Novels in stories from two great writers. | |||
| Meet the Parents: "The Boy from the North Country" by Sam Sussman and "No Ordinary Bird" by Artis Henderson | 14 Oct 2025 | 00:03:54 | |
Who's your daddy? | |||
| Mommie Dearest: "Bad Bad Girl" by Gish Jen and "Mother Mary Comes to Me" by Arundhati Roy | 06 Oct 2025 | 00:03:54 | |
Two new books about the often fraught relationship between mothers and their daughters. | |||
| Passage to India: "The Lonelinesss of Sonia and Sunny" by Kiran Desai and "A Guardian and A Thief" by Megha Majumdar | 30 Sep 2025 | 00:03:54 | |
Continent-spanning stories about love, life, and the interconnectivity of it all. | |||
| Passage to India: "The Lonelinesss of Sonia and Sunny" by Kiran Desai and "A Guardian and A Thief" by Megha Majumdar | 30 Sep 2025 | 00:03:54 | |
Continent-spanning stories about love, life, and the interconnectivity of it all. | |||
| New Romance: "August Lane" Regina Black, "Sweet Heat" by Bobu Babalola, and "Jamaica Road" by Lisa Smith | 16 Sep 2025 | 00:03:54 | |
Romance novels are having a moment. A long, popular moment! Check out these new titles. | |||
| Gifted Children: "The Sunflower Boys" by Sam Wachman and "Life, Death and Giants" by Ron Rindo | 09 Sep 2025 | 00:03:54 | |
We all want the best for our children, but how do we get it? | |||
| Goin' Out West, plus Paperback Releases For Bookclubs | 25 Aug 2025 | 00:03:54 | |
New releases from Michelle Huneven and Jess Walter, plus some of this year's best books now out in paperback. | |||
| Trouble in Eastern Europe: "A Dog in Georgia" by Lauren Grodstein and "Endling" by Maria Reva | 07 Aug 2025 | 00:03:51 | |
Adventures in life and love in Eastern Europe during interesting times. | |||
| Comic Novels: "Vera, or Faith" by Gary Shteyngart and "Run for the Hills" by Kevin Wilson | 29 Jul 2025 | 00:03:50 | |
Leave your everyday cares behind and enjoy a good laugh with us this week. | |||
| Adventures in Travel: "Culpability" by Bruce Holsinger and "Sky Daddy" by Kate Folk | 23 Jul 2025 | 00:03:51 | |
Travel makes you big! | |||
| Magnificent Memoirs: "Flowers and Locusts" by Martha Reid Paradis and "Not My Type" by E. Jean Carroll | 16 Jul 2025 | 00:03:46 | |
Life isn't always pretty, but a good memoir is a thing of beauty. | |||
| Magnificent Memoirs: "Flowers and Locusts" by Martha Reid Paradis and "Not My Type" by E. Jean Carroll | 16 Jul 2025 | 00:03:46 | |
Life's not always pretty, but it makes for great memoirs. | |||
| Seaside Reads: "Next to Heaven" by James Frey and "The Listeners" by Maggie Stiefvater | 09 Jul 2025 | 00:03:53 | |
Perfect companions to tuck in your tote bag this summer. | |||
| Must-Read Memoirs from Molly Jong-Fast and Sarah Wynn-Williams | 02 Jul 2025 | 00:03:54 | |
Some people are born with privilege; what they do with it makes all the difference. | |||
| Insiders: Dispatches from New York City and Hollywood | 25 Jun 2025 | 00:03:54 | |
Two new memoirs that take us behind the scenes of glamour and excess from glitzy publishing in NYC to filmmaking in Hollywood. | |||
| Women on Women: new books from Elizabeth Evitts Dickinson and Sophie Gilbert | 18 Jun 2025 | 00:03:53 | |
Influential women in the world of fashion and pop culture get the credit, and scrutiny, they deserve. | |||
| Great Debuts: Aaron John Curtis and Lucas Schaefer | 10 Jun 2025 | 00:03:53 | |
Exciting debut releases from two new American authors. | |||
| For Music Lovers: "Matriarch" by Tina Knowles and "Walk Softly On This Heart of Mine" by Callie Collins | 04 Jun 2025 | 00:03:47 | |
Sometimes, talent is in the blood. | |||
| New York Stories: New novels from Maxine Rosaler, Austin Kelley, and Rumaan Alaml | 28 May 2025 | 00:03:53 | |
Three new books that will leave you in a New York state of mind. | |||
| Funny People: "What Is Wrong With You?" by Paul Rudnick, and "Making the Best of What's Left" by Judith Viorst. | 21 May 2025 | 00:03:50 | |
It’s easy to get caught up in life’s little messes and difficulties, especially as we age. Laughter may just help! | |||
| Family Life in the UK: "Going Home" by Tom Lamont and "The Names" by Florence Knapp | 14 May 2025 | 00:03:53 | |
The concept of “family” can mean a variety of things to different people. What does it mean to you? | |||
| Fiction Fights Back: The Dream Hotel, by Laila Lalami, and The Antidote, by Karen Russell | 08 May 2025 | 00:03:54 | |
Whether you believe that technology and AI will save us or eventually ruin our lives, have we got some books for you! | |||
| Good Stories: "Atavists" by Lydia Millet and "Good Women" by Halle Hill | 30 Apr 2025 | 00:03:54 | |
The world is complicated, for all of us. Good stories can help! | |||
| Modern Predicaments: "Jane and Dan at the End of the World" by Colleen Oakley and "Rental House" by Weike Wang | 23 Apr 2025 | 00:03:53 | |
Have you ever found yourself in a sticky situation, wishing you could you snap your fingers or click your heels and disappear? | |||
| Cats From Japan: The Blanket Cats, by Kiyoshi Shigematsu and Mornings Without Mii, by Mayumi Inaba | 17 Apr 2025 | 00:03:54 | |
In Japan they call it iyashakei – a term that can be applied to anything that is comforting and uplifting: a person, a meal, a walk in the park. These books fit the bill! | |||
| Listen to This: New Audio Memoirs | 09 Apr 2025 | 00:03:54 | |
Never trust the teller, trust the tale? Not when the "teller" is as compelling as the "tale!" | |||
| Weekly Reader Live at CityLit Festival 2025 | 27 Mar 2025 | 00:03:54 | |
The Weekly Reader's Marion Winik will be in conversation with four local writers who have been receiving raves for their new work in fiction and poetry. | |||
| Europe in Wartime: "33 Place Brugmann" by Alice Austen and "Maya and Natasha" by Elyse Durham | 19 Mar 2025 | 00:03:54 | |
World War II and its aftermath left an indelible mark on the world and inspired countless artists to try to make sense of such a calamity. | |||
| Listening to Joan Didion | 12 Mar 2025 | 00:03:54 | |
Joan Didion died in 2021, but interest in her life and work has only increased since then. | |||
| Inheritance: "The Magnificent Ruins" by Nayantara Roy and "Like Mother, Like Mother" by Susan Rieger | 05 Mar 2025 | 00:03:52 | |
We can inherit so many things from our ancestors: physical traits, like hair and eye color, a quick temper, musical talent, a bunch of money, maybe even a big old house. | |||
| I Dream of Joni Mitchell | 27 Feb 2025 | 00:03:54 | |
Joni Mitchell gets the biographical treatment in a pair of books as unconventional as the artist herself. | |||
| Short Stories: New Books From Curtis Sittenfeld, Erika Krouse, and by Amor Towles | 24 Feb 2025 | 00:03:54 | |
We love Short Stories, and we're going to make you love them, too. | |||
| Career Opportunities: "Mona Acts Out" by Mischa Berlinski and "How to Sleep at Night" by Elizabeth Harris | 17 Feb 2025 | 00:03:51 | |
Who hasn’t dreamed of running away, leaving it all behind, totally reinventing yourself? | |||
| When Bad Things Happen to Good Writers | 10 Feb 2025 | 00:03:54 | |
Great art is often created in the wake of terrible tragedy – think Guernica, The Lonesome Death of Hattie Carroll, The Vietnam Memorial. | |||
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