On this edition of The Weekly Reader we review two new engaging memoirs from the entertainment industry: From Here to the Great Unknown, by Lisa Marie Presley and Riley Keough, All I Ever Wanted, by Kathy Valentine. 

On this edition of The Weekly Reader we review two new engaging memoirs from the entertainment industry: <a href="https://bookshop.org/p/books/from-here-to-the-great-unknown-riley-keough/21003019?ean=9780593733875">From Here to the Great Unknown</a>, by Lisa Marie Presley and Riley Keough, <a href="https://bookshop.org/p/books/all-i-ever-wanted-a-rock-n-roll-memoir-kathy-valentine/13200514?ean=9781477324660">All I Ever Wanted</a>, by Kathy Valentine.

----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.

Celebrity Memoirs Part One: "From Here to the Great Unknown" by Lisa Marie Presley and Riley Keough and  "All I Ever Wanted" by Kathy Valentine

On this edition of The Weekly Reader, we review a pair of  high-profile memoirs that reveal the complex lives of two vastly different, widely influential people: Patriot, by Alexei Navalny, and Cher: The Memoir, Part One, by Cher.

 

On this edition of The Weekly Reader, we review a pair of&nbsp; high-profile memoirs that reveal the complex lives of two vastly different, widely influential people: <a href="https://bookshop.org/p/books/patriot-alexei-navalny/21364440?ean=9780593320969">Patriot</a>, by Alexei Navalny, and <a href="https://bookshop.org/p/books/cher-the-memoir-part-one-cher/21662149?ean=9780062863102">Cher: The Memoir, Part One</a>, by Cher.
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Majestic Memoirs: "Patriot" by Alexei Navalny and "Cher: The Memoir, Part One" by Cher

Ah, December! On this edition of The Weekly Reader, we review two new novels to help get you in the mood to celebrate the season, however, and whatever, you choose: Time of the Child, by Niall Williams, and Love You A Latke, by Amanda Elliot.

Ah, December! On this edition of The Weekly Reader, we review two new novels to help get you in the mood to celebrate the season, however, and whatever, you choose: <a href="https://bookshop.org/p/books/time-of-the-child-niall-williams/20864154?ean=9781639734207">Time of the Child</a>, by Niall Williams, and <a href="https://bookshop.org/p/books/love-you-a-latke-amanda-elliot/21035312?ean=9780593815830">Love You A Latke</a>, by Amanda Elliot.

The Holiday Spirit: "Time of the Child" by Niall Williams and "Love You A Latke" by Amanda Elliot

On this edition of The Weekly Reader, we review a unique collaboration involving the celebrated poet Naomi Shahib Nye, Ann Alejandro, and our own Marion Winik: "I Know About a Thousand Things: The Writings of Ann Alejandro of Uvalde, Texas."

On this edition of The Weekly Reader, we review a unique collaboration involving the celebrated poet Naomi Shahib Nye, Ann Alejandro, and our own Marion Winik: "I Know About a Thousand Things: The Writings of Ann Alejandro of Uvalde, Texas."

Naomi & Me: "I Know About a Thousand Things: The Writings of Ann Alejandro of Uvalde, Texas" and "Everything Comes Next: Collected and New Poems" by Naomi Shahib Nye

Celebrity Memoirs Part One: "From Here to the Great Unknown" by Lisa Marie Presley and Riley Keough and "All I Ever Wanted" by Kathy Valentine

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