Today on The Weekly Reader, we review two new books about maintaining your cultural identity whilst working hard to “fit in": Rabia Chaudry's memoir "Fatty Fatty Boom Boom" and Ayad Akhtar's novel "American Dervish." 

All titles available at The Ivy Bookshop and other fine local retailers. 

Today on The Weekly Reader, we review two new books about maintaining your cultural identity whilst working hard to “fit in": Rabia Chaudry's memoir "Fatty Fatty Boom Boom" and Ayad Akhtar's novel "American Dervish." 
All titles available at The Ivy Bookshop and other fine local retailers.

----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.

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