On this edition of The Weekly Reader, we review a novel and a collection of short fiction from two important black American writers finally getting their due: James, by Percival Everett, and Neighbors and Other Stories, by Diane Oliver. 

On this edition of The Weekly Reader, we review a novel and a collection of short fiction from two important black American writers finally getting their due: <a href="https://bookshop.org/p/books/james-percival-everett/20246670?ean=9780385550369">James</a>, by Percival Everett, and <a href="https://bookshop.org/p/books/neighbors-and-other-stories/19989781?ean=9780802161314">Neighbors and Other Stories</a>, by Diane Oliver.

----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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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.

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&rsquo;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.

Black American Fiction: "James" by Percival Everett and "Neighbors and Other Stories" by Diane Oliver

On this edition of The Weekly Reader, we review new biographies about two women who led mysterious lives in the glamorous, gloriously seedy New York cultural scene in the 1960s and 70s: Candy Darling, by Cynthia Carr, and To Anyone Who Ever Asks, by Howard Fishman.

On this edition of The Weekly Reader, we review new biographies about two women who led mysterious lives in the glamorous, gloriously seedy New York cultural scene in the 1960s and 70s: <a href="https://bookshop.org/p/books/candy-darling-dreamer-icon-superstar-cynthia-carr/19995342?ean=9781250066350">Candy Darling</a>, by Cynthia Carr, and <a href="https://bookshop.org/p/books/to-anyone-who-ever-asks-the-life-music-and-mystery-of-connie-converse-howard-fishman/18748510?ean=9780593187364">To Anyone Who Ever Asks</a>, by Howard Fishman.

Real Characters: "Candy Darling" by Cynthia Carr, and "To Anyone Who Ever Asks" by Howard Fishman

American author Sloane Crosley is best known for her humorous essays and stories, but her new book takes a different tack. On this edition of The Weekly Reader, we review some of her earlier work, The Clasp and I was Told There Would be Cake,  and her latest, a memoir called Grief is for People. 

American author Sloane Crosley is best known for her humorous essays and stories, but her new book takes a different tack. On this edition of The Weekly Reader, we review some of her earlier work, The Clasp and I was Told There Would be Cake,  and her latest, a memoir called Grief is for People.

Sloane Crosley Special: "Grief is for People," "The Clasp," and "I Was Told There Would Be Cake"

On this edition of The Weekly Reader we review two new books that take us behind the scenes of two very different and oddly intriguing work environments: Help Wanted, by Adelle Waldman, and Burn Book: A Tech Love Story, by Kara Swisher.

On this edition of The Weekly Reader we review two new books that take us behind the scenes of two very different and oddly intriguing work environments: <a href="https://bookshop.org/p/books/help-wanted-adelle-waldman/20074531?ean=9781324020448">Help Wanted</a>, by Adelle Waldman, and <a href="https://bookshop.org/p/books/burn-book-a-tech-love-story-kara-swisher/20388372?ean=9781982163891">Burn Book: A Tech Love Story</a>, by Kara Swisher.

Black American Fiction: "James" by Percival Everett and "Neighbors and Other Stories" by Diane Oliver

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